8 percent of coverage continues to be in choice, as the way identity has become new york. and elizabeth is always up to be said to 77 percent in 60 minutes on dw the what there's to us that's why we listen to their stories. reporter every weekend on d w the, this, the state of the news advocate coming up on the program surprised june the list of paying to deliver the truth. and they were tray and showed this tells us how and why she was fortunate in prison. and we looked at media freedom elsewhere in africa and why some countries are turning into news, black holes that back on home, soil the nigerians left home seeking

a better future that got stuck in baltimore and libya instead. and saw the african activists say, some of the diamonds on display at this weekend's carnation of persons, king charles with lucy. we have one opinion on why it is crucial for them to be returned. fortunately, the other part of the colonial contract is not we need is if you told me i play the playstation more next continued use of these and rooted. so for us, you can use of our freedom 3, please put me at ease of use with the bus. the thing is something that to me to do something with us today. the hello, i'm christine window. it is good to have your company and its released this week marking will press freedom day one. that's media freedom is i looked way it's in

more countries than ever before. reports is without borders who compiled index, say the environment for june. the some is bad and 7 out of 10 countries in africa. the situation is classified as bad and nearly 40 percent of countries on the continent. and this, the whole region in particular is said to be in the process of becoming and no news that i'll be told into an exposure for more of that in a moment. for 1st, it would try, it is ranked the worst country for peace, freedom in africa, we made adjoining listen, poet who was imprisoned for her work. the report you're about to see begins with, you're going to say have been brought to reading the words of her poem she wrote that led to her incarceration of this, the of the style of dislocation center. how that and go. but in a little go down. uh, is that many of us to flush and that's and that's how old number know out of the hands of the concept. helena has up to the atlanta and kind of put them

on a poem that led to prison and almost death 14 years ago. retreat and right to you had all emphasis on it, but as to was arrested for her words. she wanted to publish a collection of poems, but the phone of the senses authorities interpreted the driver and the poem, as president, the size of a working dictator has ruled the country for more than 3 decades and is accused of crimes against humanity. how about as i this time tells the driver to drive casserly because he's carrying people to wear a seatbelt about he's responsible for those in the car. if the driver doesn't have that, the ability, he should let all those drives because hello. so i can got mckenna, how much will i will do? she was taken into custody. interrogated divine. and um, they said the problem was about the president. i said it was and then i was beaten until i lost consciousness. i'm out of my head around. so the torch and never stop

. stop this so i, you know, she was held in a secret detention side knowles of us, myra, and had to buy to me to sell other inmates what health and shipping containers boylen called during the day freezing cold at night. she says they were subject to regular meetings. one of the heavy to some of the had it to my whole body was swollen from the 1st injuries from us. that if i didn't think i would survive, it came in less and then that working. but she did of the 6 years in prison without explanation, she was freed. as soon as she could, she flipped the country. but not only her poems gotten into trouble, she also worked as a rated journalist and imagery as capital a smaller um press. frank, there is no freedom of the price and every trail, i'm not private newspapers have been shut down and there is only one state media that says propaganda hold on to ethic. and every trip is one of the world's biggest

dangers of report has done this stuff, either fled the country on prison. you've got a limb now lives and works in germany, touring the country, reading the po, and she wrote in prison. people a keen to learn about a country that holds the citizens captive in cost rates. it's janice, now as of right and so she helps her work, can help make people understand the reality in eritrea. up to the heart of tv, i want to go to every try a one day. that is where i don't to mention my memories. when i was young, i left go with victims last i watched the and didn't think you could be punished for your fluids. the sun that's cause the 3 in back of cargo you w me. but for now she doesn't see a future for herself in the world's most sense that country and to talk more about the conditions for press freedom in africa. we've invited angela quincy onto the

program. she's a full magenta's 2 now works as africa program coordinator for the committee to protect journalists, welcome to dw and use africa. angela said this is media freedom index, ones that say content is a, at the rates of journalism. but as we just saw in our reports, in some countries in africa, journalist, they was clear freedom in some cases, their lives to live at the truth from we just said, what would you say is the main threats to price freedom in africa? well it's, it's pretty broad, but let me say and it's, it's the criminalization of journalism. i mean, you know, janice throughout the continental, the world awesome to do and they will come, what are they doing? they're trying to bring the news to the public, trying to ensure that people are in the position to make informed decisions. um, you know, that the people have the right to know. and for that reason, they're seen as the switch by governments,

repressive governments and even searching the governments, the ones, but the think would be democratic and there is a crack down. and what you see is just being hold before the quotes being jailed and being punished, penalized for they're drawn and isn't. and why is the situation particularly bad in the so how the index this is a, is that the region is and i quote you up becoming and no news the just well, i think it's a multiple effect is i guess part of it, of course is what you've seen in terms of the cruise, but also because the so is being used by international pilots as a, you know, so they proxy beth, what was right. and, and i think that feeds into it's a menu of course have a problem of, of the fact that she has non state actors operating there. so i'll send you have journalist quotes between a rock and a hard place. i mean,

let's take marty for example. you know, so there are no go areas in monte, which in this really called going to, i mean, we can talk about the noise. but even which in this have felt relatively comfortable in terms of operating from um, you know, they say subduction will they say so wrist or they accused of not being patry or taken off. and then of course you've got the whole issue of this information where you have major powers. obviously, you know, i'm trying to discredit and smear, you know, each other and in the process generous a quote up in the local channels. so bearing the brunt of course, and then you have the international media international jen, this to so trying to get the will to understand what is going on, the finding that there are the boot it out or, or you have, as we've seen, you know, the broad cost is like, um, differential cost is,

are not allowed to operate there anymore. yeah. yeah. and, and staying on that point. uh, angelo, what, what can be done to help doing this, working in these, in these difficult conditions to get the truth out as well. i think definitely organizations like us and international community needs actually woke the tool. it's all very well, you know, saying that we are, that we believe in free expression. but we need to ensure that we do more than just, you know, it shouldn't public statements. it's very important for janice on the ground to feel that they are being heard. and that there is someone in their corner that was angela quintal, advocate program coordinator for the committee to protect you and destroying us from needles. let's take a look now at some of his stories making news across the continent starting into the done way. the late to cease fire has failed to hold with us now for routine stations, the u. n. is wanting of a deepening humanitarian crisis in the country as fighting intensifies and the

capital to and other major cities disrupting the flow of vital food aid and supplies. residents have reported steve price prices with supplies, reputation funding shows on the shelves. and if he's 130 people have died in one death of the torrential rains. tr good floods and lance lies in several parts of the country, thousands up, and if time is off the rivers of match swept away buildings and other vices. infrastructure, at least 6 people at the report of date and neighboring who signed a due to a glance. and support is off one of kenya's most famous telephones in the city of braided on the street. following his release on fail officer reports. appearance cost is equal. darrow was detained last week as part of an investigation into the depth of dozens of people who police say stop themselves to death on the instructions of completed a temporary impossible page o m b has been named the in baseless valuable plan. it was an emotional moment for

both the play and his teammates, from the philadelphia 76 is as the news was announced, he's only the 2nd african. so when the prestigious as you've done that is pushing ahead with its crack down on game in his bins, parliament has post a new version of the bill targeting homosexuals after the president called for a previous one to be watered down. but they knew both still cause for the death penalty in specific cases, needing many lesbians and gaming feeling for their lives. after less than half an hour of debates, uganda is parliament passed one of the world strictest n t l g b t q bill the i'm going to be on the page to the decision was you know, what i most made some little make cars using them i meant to go on the attack after

seeing the us even major corporations previously can the different part of his legislation that protest yolanda mass profits. all of our news, all of our choose. we have a deductible to deal with dot com and not the safe house for lesbian women in the capital compiler, stop follower, ready urging residents to remove the screens, which in some cases means changing how they dress and behave onto the new draft flows. the death penalty could be imposed that those found guilty assets and same sex acts. anyone seems to be promoting homosexuality could also face up to 20 years in jail. make you look at yourself in america,

so you give them your name to clear today. give me a my, my rainbows all because of the, the bank i'm kind of like, so you have to select your flooding, jewelry, everything, because everybody just unlocked and dangerous. i know they proposed measure that it relies people to the full time of the sent you an activity has now been amended to only require reporting when a child is involved. but despite the bill not yet coming low, the some, it's just too dangerous to go. hi, it's a friend and send me a message to let you know what people are talking to a bunch of weirdness be, say i, you know how it was that it steps like that. so they wait for you to come back and do whatever they want to do to you because you're, we're not allowed to be in there. so say it because they're looking to leave. you've gone through all together with people already asking it this refuge about help seeking assign them approved. there is some hope here though, that the l g

b t q activists will challenge the draft legislation in the quotes and when with a similar bill over time to buy, uganda is constitutional quotes. in 2014, you're watching data being use advocates still to come. the moroccan festival rekindling the claims of an ancient medic, this of culture. but it's to this, 1st of a, 13000 nigerian migrants have returned to the country in the last 3 years. that's according to the u. n's, migration agency. thousands gets stuck in libya, which has served as a transit point for migrants and having face calculus perils on the journey. many of them choose to return home. a state of he's only such a one explains as the airports illegals. it's not the flights of people. but these are my dear in my grands coming back from libya. for some like 20 years old. give me 60. it's how 1st time home. so you said 10 by 2220

having left in search of green pastures. she like many others, maybe didn't just route to join us. we did visit to get to you, but never made it. has since been in libya where she was out of jobs struggling to survive. she tells us she's happy to be back after facing hash conditions and friedman as a migrant debacle me. so because there's lots of but as a whole we've gone through we, i've looked all i'm going to do on the country where was was about the country. so we all back, all reactive, so on, and you know that no, no, we all happy. we all happy the box. it's easy for them for you. we said aided by the international organization for migration, along with and i do and government agencies to help nigeria and my grants stranded

in lead yet to safety. we said coming home may sound simple. what for both your needs and the agents, and it's more than just getting funded. like i believe one of the most important challenges the psycho social and mental health situation of the migrants one day. the 3rd, that's why we're really privatized. besides supporting some of the material needs of these people, we also prioritize the mental health to a fun. yeah. right. if i look at the airports, the average is the best comp process. but before the out loud, the headphone? yeah, gaping more. i systems it is at trans expense as like these illegals. february 20 migrants out. brooks. yeah, they get food shelter. medical like counseling services for a few days before they go back to documented things. but at least he says she has

plans to go back to school in the future and can't wait to be the united would have friends of farming golf course. a lot of life. i'm reading the fcc on my voice, and i'm also happy to hear from them, especially my dad. this may not have been have planned when she left in 2020 but there are many like huh. who choose to remain in b b, i unplugged the, assisting them back on the same joint issue for me with dreams of a better life elsewhere. because now the coordination of persons, king charles is getting a lot of attention this weekend and it's not all the acts of it say that some of the diamonds on the display in the lavish ceremony was stolen during the colonial era from what he is now saw the african, they say now would be an ideal moment for the british monarchy, as it begins a new era to return what they describe as luke will have more on that in the moment

. that 1st, we take a closer look at the diamond in question and how it came to be in the hands of the british royal family. this is the colon and diamond in its reform. it's the biggest jim quality diamond ever mind at over 3100, carrots discovered in 19 o 5 and trends. well, in present day, south africa. during british colonial rule, the transfer of government bought the diamond for the equivalent of 15000000 euros today. in 1907, the young cut diamond was presented as a gift to britons. king edward the 7th. the stone then went to amsterdam to be cut into gems. the biggest are now part of the british royal sceptre and imperial state . crown. others are on the crown, the queen consort camilla, where the coronation and still more are featured in other royal jewelry. for years, however,

there have been calls to return the call in and diamonds to south africa, where the story began. i am now joined by if a restore thing yet he is a professor of african politics at the university of south africa. he edited a book sizes breaking the colonial contractors about how colonialism is still being perpetuated in africa. welcome to the diabetes, africa. profess that you're one of the people calling for the colored environment to be returned to south africa. what do you think that would achieve a thank you very much and thank you for helping me. i'm very 10 of the calling on time wanted to south africa. is meant not only to symbolize breaking with their quoting, you on a contract, but also the beginning of this very difficult conversations about how to retrace the call on the injustice of depressed. simply wishing them away, we will not solve any problem in the you know,

gratian any of the quarter nation of the king is a propitious moment for africa ends, therefore, my colonize as to come together and say, how do we forge if you check to get out of i was very difficult depressed into this dime one to can be used. is that opportunity to break the prophy and be able to ice? correct. all right, i professing you talk there about the cost um saw that because biggest diamond company today is owned by a british company. what would really be the benefits, right to the people of south africa taking back one diamond, putting it in the museum o ensuring that the country's vast mineral wealth improves the lives of people. what is the priority of the cost or the present? what should be the priority and what's the zip punched in the present? unfortunately, a priority to for us was there calling on time on the end of the day and was in the cold. that way looted from africa must to be accounted for. we will not leave the

north to an i intend, you know, a chris to, for, for, for i started to suggest this, we can not have a situation where we are 40 source for the lived experience. ease of that, people feel free to continue as if it was during court on your part it. so what tweet, according for, is not just the very 10 of the time on the lease, but it is also the acknowledgment of the colonial eagles. and the various repulsion make a new seems to be put in place. one of them is to do with the lead to issue one of them is to do with the ownership of what i quoted the means of production. so is africans we are calling for a comm mode. oh, what a dress make any seems we i do minding not only epistemic independence. we are also demanding their rights to be head into the right to rise, like in other citizens of the world. and we must hold for those that the phones of weekends for those that the wrong best to begin the processes by acknowledging why

did they acknowledge, then you can see did this, a couple of them say, how do we forge head or if i, so what would you say is, is the legacy off? brisson is colonialism in south africa. is it still being felt in the legacy of british colonialism still continues to divvy. i am sitting here in the full and pretty dirty. i took them to you in english. in fact, the issue of the cutting on dad went into how it is clean out symbolizes what we call color, nearly to, which is the continued i've seen a tree called power relations between the for my portal. nice as in the form of colonized. he, you know, for you to, we only know to wish we had the power tool to, to hold accountable it goes back to home to us. but we also want to get so every piece before either you. so that's what the paper tray does. and therefore,

my big teams can forge as future head way they can be viewed as if i was unfortunately, the other part of the colonial contract is not tweeting is if you told me i used to be a british or more next continued use of these and looked at them one. so for us here in africa you use of africa. please call me at ease of use with the past event. it is something that to me, tips it to something that i did with us today. right. profess that every stopping at the university of south africa. thank you. thank you very much for giving me a celebration of the no magic way of life has been taking place in morocco. the know that's festival allows people to embarrass themselves in the traditions of the ancient culture that have spread over centuries across these heart, these which and been passed out through the generations in

a small town on the edge of this the harbor deserts, traditions are being kept as long as like the middle of an old fashioned way of cooking. bread in the sand. the a small move, does it hockey? no, no. i think ways of live spread far and wide on the backs of camels, over centuries. creatures at the hearts of this ancient culture. but i'm a little dissembling for me. the role of the camel is and less the camel keeps the new much heritage alive in the year 2000. it was given intangible, cultural heritage states is by you next go on to be all the states that share the camel's culture. should mock this factors, there's lot of stuff and make it a federal rating. fine. and then in my, for the it out there and know the

tradition being revived at this year's festival. is story telling me, i don't know, how do i owe shipping money? because if i see so much american society in general, based the education of the families and the children on story telling, can it has a daughter to be late. at night the grandma would gather her family to tell stories that she learned to self and that's from her own mother and grandmother. and so she was telling them stories for of strong messages. yeah, he can, we use, you know, traditional nomads experience would be complete without music with international artists joining local talents to help bring the authentic sounds that they switched as a culture to a month and a audience. and that's the way we leave it for the program. today be sure to check

out all of the stories on the w dot com forward slash africa. we're also on facebook, add onto that, and we're always interested to know about what do you think of the stories that we cover here on data. these african, perhaps the stories that you think we should be covering, reach out to me to, i'm at the windows 7 on split. let's become particularly interested to know what you think about the diamonds that will be on display at 10 channels of our nation. i will see you next time, the

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