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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. we can carnation of persons, king charles, where lucy, if 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 to my play deplete issue more next continues of these and rooted. so for us, you can use of our freedom piece putting me at ease of use with the bus. do you think it is something that to me to do something distracted with us today? the hello, i'm christine window. it is good to have your company and it's released this week mocking will press freedom day one that's media freedom is i looked rates in more

countries than ever before. reports is without borders who compiled index, say the environment for doing this. i'm 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 the 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 between africa. we met a june list and poet who was imprisoned for her work. the report you're about to see begins with, you're going to say have brought you reading the words of a poem she wrote that led to her incarceration of the stuff out the start of the struggling center. how that and go. but in a little go to now, is that many of us to fuss and that's and that's how or another now you're out of the hands of the concept. helena has up to that i had to pay attention and kind of

live in a poem that led to prison and almost death. 14 years ago. retreat and right you had got 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. the dictator has ruled the country for more than 3 decades, and is accused of crimes against humanity. how about as the this time tells the driver to drive casserly because he's carrying people to wear a seat belt and that he's responsible for those in the car. if the driver doesn't have about the possibility, he should let all those drives because hello. so i can talk much and how my whole life will do. she was taken into custody and 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 the torch and never stopped

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

every trip is one of the world's biggest dangers of report has done this stuff either fled the country on present. utica island 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 incarcerated. so it's janice, now as of right and so she helps her work can help make people understand the reality and every trip up to that i will hold them at 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 pass out and did not think you could be punished for your fluids. the sun that's cause the city 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 former to in this to now works as africa program coordinator for the committee to protect journalists. welcome to dw, and use africa angela. so 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 their freedom. in some cases their lives to deliver the truth from we just said, what would you say is the main threats to praise freedom in africa as 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 doing their work and 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's, that people have the right to know and for that reason they're seen as the switch by a government's repressive governments and even searching the governments that one's

good think would be democratic and there is a correct on what you see is generally speaking hold before the quotes being jailed and being punished, penalized for the agent and this and, and why is the situation particularly bad in the so how the indexes here says that the region is and our quotes are becoming and no news. it's, 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, in monte, which in this really con, going to, i mean, we can talk about the rules. but even which in this have felt relatively comfortable in terms of operating from, um, you know, they say subduction. well, they say so wrist, oh, 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 describe it to, 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, gender sewell. 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 during 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 journalists on the ground to feel that they are being heard. and that there is someone in their corner that was angela quintal, africa program coordinator for the community to protect you and straining us from needles. let's take a look now at some of his stories making news across the continent starting in sedan way. the late to cease fire has failed to hold with us now quickly inspections. the un is wanting of a deepening humanitarian crisis in the country as fighting intensifies in the

capital call. 2 and other major cities disrupting the flow of vital food aid and supplies. residents have reported steve price prices with supplies, repartee, funding shows on the shelves, and at least $130.00 people have died in one desk of to torrential rains triggered floods and lance lives in several parts of the country. thousands, i've been, they've told me this off the roof is of much slipped away buildings and other vice infrastructure. at least 6 people at the reports of data neighboring has done that due to a land supply and support as of one of kenya's most famous telephones in the city of braided on the streets. following his release on fail, officer reports, appearance cost is equal. darrell was detained last week as part of an investigation into the death of dozens of people who police say stop themselves to death on the instructions of faculty. this a temporary impossible page. all in beads 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 to win the prestigious and you can, that is pushing ahead with it's cracked 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's past. what are the world strictest? n t l g b t q bill the. i'm going to be on the page to sit on the decision was unanimous with some little make confusing them. i meant to go on the attack after seeing the

us even major corporations previously conducted, the proposed legislation. process yoga, mess, process, all of our news. all of our choose. we have a kind of deductible to deal with or not to come on. the safe house for lesbian women in the capital con paula staff, i've already urging residents to be more discreet, 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 of certain same sex acts. anyone seems to be promoting homosexuality could also face up to 20 years in jail. like you look at just have a number of if you give them the link to clear my,

my rainbows all because of the, the bank i'm kind of lake. so you have to select your flooding, jewelry. everything because everybody's just one, i'm not dangerous. i know that proposed to measure that applies to people to a full time essential activity has now been amended to only require reporting when a child is involved. but despite the bill, not yet, but 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 i'd be by talking to a bunch of weirdness, be say, i know how it was that it starts like that. so they wait for you to come back and to 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 got the role together with people already asking if this refuge about help seeking us telling 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 advocate still to come. the moroccans festival rekindling the claims of an ancient medic, this of culture. but it's to this 1st, over 13000 nigerian migrants have returned to the country in the last 3 years. that's according to the humans 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 at the airports illegals. it's not the flights of people need, but these are major in my grants coming back from libya. for some like 20 years or

give me 60. it's have 1st time home. so you said 10 by 2020 having left in search of green pastures. sheet like many others, may be dangerous route to join you through the desert to get to your boss. and if i maybe that 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, i see my grades back on me. so because there's lots of but as a whole we've gone through we, i've looked at all countries, you aren't comfortable with what's our country? so we all buckle reactive. so on and you know, so got, no, no, we all happy. we all happy the box, so 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 nigerian my grants, trying to the media, to safely to coming home may sound simple. what for both,

if it's a needs and the agents, and it's more than just getting on the flight. 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 say material needs of these people, well, sobriety ties their mental health upon. yeah, right front of the airports, the average is best process. but before the allowed to happen. yeah, gaping more systems it is at trans expense as like these illegal study. we, tony migrants out brooks kid, they get food shelter, medical like counseling services for a few days before they go back to the communities. and the city says she has plans

to go back to school in the future and can't wait to be the united would have friends. i'm finding quite a lot of my family members. yeah. via my voice. and i'm also happy to hear from them, especially in my dodge this may not have been have planned when she left in 2020 but there are many like who choose to be made in libya. 1 and other, assisting them back on the same joint issue funding. we dreams of a better life elsewhere because are now the coordination of persons. king charles is getting a lot of attention this weekend and it's not a good accident say that some of the diamonds on the display in the lavish ceremony was stolen during the colonial era from what 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 loops. we'll have more on that in

a moment. but 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, and it's 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. and $19.00, oh $7.00, the young cut diamond was presented as a gift to britain's 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 diamonds to south africa where the story began. i am now joined by if a restore opinion. he is a professor of african politics at the university of south africa. he edited a book size or 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 coloring 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 the quality of a contract, but also the beginning of this very difficult conversations about how to retrace the colonial injustice of depressed, simply wishing them away. we are not for any problem in the integration,

any the court. our mission 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 all was very difficult, depressed into these dam on to can be used. is that opportunity to break the prophy and be able to ice? correct. all right, perfect. and 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? 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. so support the lived experiences of that people feel free to continue as if it was during court on your apply to it. so what tweet, according for, is not just the very 10 of the time onto the lead, but it is also the acknowledgment of the colonial eagles and to the various republishing, make a new seems to be put in place. one of them is to do with the lender issues. one of them is to do with the ownership of what i quoted them means of production. so is africans we are calling for a comm mode. oh, what a dress make any seems we i do mind being not only epistemic independents, we are also demanding their rights to be head and does it right to rise like in other citizens of the world. and we must hold for those. dr. foamed africans for

those that the wrong best to begin the processes by acknowledging why did they acknowledge? then you can see did this a, the template them say, how do we forge head professor, what would you say is, is the legacy off? brisson is colonialism in solve 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 playing out symbolizes what we've quoted quoted on the 2. which is the continued, i've seen a tree called power relations between the for my call nice as in the form of colonized. he, you know, for you to, we only know to wish we had the power to, to, to hold a comfortable with the spectrum to us. but we also want to get so every piece before either you. so that's what the paper tray does. and therefore most victims

can forge as future i 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 brief issue more next continued use of these and looked at them one. so for us here in a frequent use of our freak up, please call me at ease of use with the past events. it is something that to me to do something that i did with us today. right. profess that every stopping at the university of south africa. thank you. thank you very much. waiving me a celebration of the no magic way of life has been taking place in morocco. the nomads festival allows people to embarrass themselves in the traditions of the ancient culture that have spread of the centuries across these heart these which and been passed down through the generations in

a small town on the edge of this the harbor deserts, traditions of being kept to life like the miller, an old fashioned way of cooking bread in the sand. the only small move does it hockey, the? oh, 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. oh my lord, to show me the rule of the campbells and less, the camel keeps the new much heritage alive in the year 2000. it was given intangible cultural heritage states as by unesco. and today, all the states that share the camels culture should mock this factors. there's lot of stuff and make it a federal rating fine. and then am i figured out that i

know that tradition being revived at this year's festival. is story telling me i don't know. how do i owe shipping money? be profecia. so months 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 saw what she was telling them stories sort of strong messages. yeah, he can. we usually think no traditional nomads experience would be complete without music. with international law and to it's joining local talents to help bring the authentic sounds of this rich. does it culture to and modern day audience or,

and that's the way we leave it for the program today. be sure to check out all of the stories on d, 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 was 7 on split this week. i'm particularly interested to know what you think about the diamonds that will be on display at king charles ordination. i will see you next time by the

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