the migrants then passed the dangerous desert in niger on their way to libya. from there they crossed to italy where tens of thousands of nigerians and out as prostitutes selling sex for as little as 10 euros after long research one nigerian agreed to talk to us about her my dumb this is what they call nigerian traffickers here under one condition she wants to remain anonymous the madam trafficked her to italy to force her into prostitution. wish you well conned you sometimes. it will be turned you so we can't really we can't know that you. know is no sane way. we traced down the mud down in a suburb of florence in a darkened apartment and i jerry and colleague and just 1st with a hidden camera and under false pretense money with money. our you know number of. i think he meets in all my ego on one rare and 6 female young nigerians insides. afterwards we confront the legit madame she denies all allegations of trafficking but constantly contradicts herself the girls she says are tenants. and then they have to do prostitution to get money to live here. but will mo

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just to name a few, we are seeing in russia, chile, niger, and even here in germany. at the weekend, we saw demonstrations. again, a mixed bag of conspiracy theorists and pro-speech activists. that was shut down by police because it was deemed to be illegal. however, it is complicated here because there is a court in germany that ruled government cannot issue a blanket ban against anti-lockdown demonstrations. so again, facebook will have to decide whose authority to take their. -- there. these issues will only continue to grow as people become angry as they have to stay home without income and work. brent: as always, thank you. now for the virus and the journalists, the media watchdog reporters without borders is warning that the coronavirus pandemic could threaten press freedom around the globe. it comes as the group publishes its annual press freedom index, a list of countries ranked according to how freely their media are allowed to operate. throughout the day, we have been speaking to journalists from around the world to find out about the situation in their coun

oil fields in the niger delta have been pumping black gold into the nigerian economy for years accounting for 60 percent of annual revenues and tarnishing attention africa's biggest oil exports are this week's price collapse however has shaken the industry. the entire world today is what's going on in the industry has never seen. these numbers or these complexity the problems we have. cultural issues that have come together to create what i would call in my time the most worrying. being nigeria's largest drilling and refining oil company is particularly exposed to the fluctuations in the global oil market. at 0 price there's no business there's no commercial case for us being it's in existence so we look for it and that's and that's open to. the government has asked for a 7 day week in loan from the i.m.f. and offered concessions to the energy sector but an existential question lingered in the air this week as this the beginning of the end for oil might take a while before you see large crowds in mexico where you see people change their habits and fly so i'm taking all this into considera

. >> burkina faso just transferred its presidency to niger.n, worsening they insist the coalition will eventually bear fruit. >> even still, the hardest days may be yet to come. burkina faso must now also confront the coronavirus outbreak. the health crisis any consequences on the economy risk hampering efforts against terrorism. they already expect economic growth to fall by 4% in 2020. >> we haveve a brand-new show fr you on "frarance 24." this all about extraordinary global health crcrisis touching all of our lives. millions affected. billio crawford: we start with an exclusive report from myanmar. [jet passing overhead] [explosion] man: the country's military has been accused of turning its guns on another ethnic group. crawford: this time, it is the kachin people, who have been fighting for self-aututonomy for decades. i'm alex crawford in kachin state in northern myanmar, and this is "hotspots." [theme music playing] tonight, we're going to take you behind the scenes of the world's biggest and hardest-hitting stories. we get rare access

the migrants passed the dangerous sahara desert in niger on their way to libya.om their, they crossed to italy with tens of thousands of nigerians as prostitutes selling sex for as little as 10 euros. one nigerian agreed to us about her madame. she wants to remain anonymous. the madadme trafficker to italy to force her into prostitutioio. >> he said we should walk on the road. he will bebeat us. he is so wicked. >> we traced down the madame in to a darkened apartment. a nigerian colic enters with a hidden camera under a false pretense. >> good morning. >> how are you? is madame around? >> he meets her and six female nigerians inside. afterward, we confront the alleged madam. she denies allegations of trafficking and contradicts herself. the girls are tenants, she says. >> they have to do prostitution to get money to o live herere? >> they have to wowork outside. they do begging. >> so it is a lie when they say they are exploited? >> it is a life. >> w we talked to the state prosecutor about the researcher starts to investigate and finds proof it is no lie. becaus

minus this in niger. but now looking at this is. a interesting. i'm busy if you like partner to find some more stuff i'm not i'm going i am what i see on the phone when i have not having a pop i hear the flame after all nothing but i'm an ice house girl i open my beat up i'm not in my hand i got through all the time. when i 1st came down on the piano i how has the strength of the vibration from going back home and the thing that feels the sun i'm not about that nights is not will not a new site not one is that well nice of it's very easy it's about what i say so what i feel until i do. being able to hear the monks certainly losing that is a massive thing for anybody as the for their on their own on a composer. off you know he become artists and i. thought i had fun with it but that's not how i thought if i don't know. if you think about viennese cochin that. people with me in coffee houses rather than find out the news out there would find out about all that. because you don't pick up becomes how you do feel. but i. find that i struggle with. the

minus the niger. that night maybe nothing to set the scene. just him. for. you see if you work hard if you find some more stop on by going i'm on what i see on the school when i sign not having a pop i hear nothing after all not like i'm an ice house girl i open my beat up i'm not in my hand i got the ball i sound fine. want to succeed i'm going to pan out i'm hit to strangle that i'm bashing from the back and the thing up feet is the sun i'm not about that night's it's not will not even newsnight not one is not one not to much about me is that about what i say yes to what i feel and tomorrow i do. being able to hear the months of news that is a massive thing for anybody as before they run your money on a composer. off your back he become aren't. you so how hard was it to but that's not how i thought if i don't know. if you think about very cogent i think when people with me in coffee houses rather find out that humans out there would find out about all that if you don't hear that you don't pick up the congress you goofy about how you knocked down. but i hav

i went around the house and the niger the house itself.hese were exhibited in new york in september of 2019. being a smoker, i did not care for new york, so i never went. we came back to normandy and i began drawing the trees on my new ipad. then the virus started. i went on drying the winter trees that entually burst into blossoms. this is the stage we are at right now. meanwhile, the virus is going mad and many people said my drawings were a great respite from what was going on. why are my ipad drawings seen as a respite? well, they are obviously made by the hand depicting renewal of sing. i intend to carry on with my h work, wh seen as important. this will in time be over and then what? i'84 years old, i will die. the cause of death is birth. the only real thingsn life are food and love, in thaik order. justour little dog, ruby. i really believe this. ce of art is lov mylove life. alove, david h. laura: wonderful. let's recap top stories. vice president pence says american should expect a scenario comparable to italy as the crisis unfol

beautiful unpredictable and can not be temped i'm talking about the death that over 80 percent of niger along the country in west africa lies in the sahara desert and huge dunes are quipping closer and closer to the capital niamey bought an old young volunteers for the invite. it is sickening to be advised think desertification leading the fight children teens who intel on alcohol racing other members of the funny to join the coals. and environmental protection in action. xenia is learning from master blacksmith even human mana how to build an oven that works without wood all parts must fit together perfectly so that the oven closes tightly and no heat can escape. ibraheem a man is building a series he just received an order for 50 ovens from the ngo volunteer how porn on view. fuel food left in the well this oven is a tool in the fight against desertification because it's not filled with wood but with rice husks the husks can't be used for anything else not even animals a ton of i know mike but every day tons of rice husks accumulate in the state rice factory it's waste with no nutriti

back to work and made us ranks 55th in the world in the ease of starting a business just ahead of niger in just behind afghanistan i mean did it take you have to go to 10 different agencies to get a permit to start something that's ridiculous. you also said so this this temple grandin at were in that act then. if the temporary recovery authority would. would have the authority to wind of rules that would require allow require and allow states to for example create one stop shop for new businesses it would streamline if you thought through permits so we could get infrastructure jobs going it would waive the thousands of rules that govern public schools that would make it hard for people to get schools back up and running and you know you could you describe this as an economic call up your lab raid on the. yeah i mean it's unprecedented even in times of war we haven't been disabled from moving out of our homes mean this is a situation where. where businesses that don't serve the public thinks keep going but the businesses that do serve the public which is probably 25 percent or more of th

get from western africa to europe so we did a 5 part series researching along the way in nigeria in niger and italy as well to see how the situation really is and we talked to a lot of victims and when we reached italy we also talked to try to talk to those people in trafficking which was very challenging and in the end after a lot of research one of the ladies who was forced into prostitution told us about her human traffic her and this is the story let's have a look. all right i mean we must bring a reporter will will will ok i'm told it's on its way. in 2016 d.w. reporters investigated along with human trafficking routes between italy and nigeria starting in between city when i gerry and girls are recruited. it is here that traditional priests forced them to pledge loyalty to their traffickers. the migrants then pass the dangerous desert in the eyes are on their way to libya. from there they cross to italy where tens of thousands of nigerians and out as prostitutes selling sex for as little as 10 euros after long research one nigerian agreed to talk to us about her my dumb this is what

legace is the epicenter of this virus this pandemic by the way and this is the 1st state in niger even before the federal government declared a lockdown on 3 states in lagos state in the south west of the country and the administrative capital here so if we look at the legal situation we will understand the reason why the government is taking such measures in recent times over the past 4 days with the daily infection rate doubling and in some cases tripling over the past 3 or 4 days so for the state government this is key in sort of halting the wild spread of this virus in the state but this is also the economic capital of nigeria it could be signs of things to come it could be that the state is preparing to. probably use some restrictions we understand the been some riots here and such in areas of lagos because of the continuous state has been its 7th week of 5th week of lockdown by the way and it has brought. residents a lot of people pressurizing the government are putting pressure on the government to ease the restrictions so that people can go out to work. well still ahead here on

experts say even for those able to keep their jobs that are no guarantees of doing that for a long nigerrecession is projected to continue into next year though at a slower rate representatives of organized labor here are concerned. jobs. injury. too many already guess injury to life and they want. you both know. the national bureau of statistics report of 29000 said nigeria had 23 percent unemployment in 2018 but one of michelle admitted that the number could top 33 percent this year and that was even before the current 19 pandemic and a sharp decline in all demand and pricing the nigerian government is cutting its 2020 budget estimates by nearly 40 percent with negative implications on financing development and job creation. i report from the world bank predicts africa's economy will lose between $37.00 to $79000000000.00 in output this year nigeria in particular is expected to account for a substantial part of that loss more bad news for a country which only 2 years ago emerged from its worst recession since 1987. al-jazeera. astray as prime minister has praised the world health organ

back to work and made us ranks 55th in the world in the ease of starting a business just ahead of niger in just behind afghanistan i mean did it take you have to go to 10 different agencies to get a permit to start something that's ridiculous you also said so this this temple grandin at were in an actor much then.

by controlling the state mission he controlled the army he also controlled the police and to really niger stand he controlled the opposition will all weekend inside him is that after years of fighting this brutal regime. when the country went to the polls again in 2007 before he could pose another threat to my god these rule was arrested again and severely beaten at 78 mugabe entered his 27th year in power. the big difference between dictatorships of the past and today is that today they're less brutal but they're also more durable and one reason for this is they started to mimic democracies they hold elections they have political parties they have judiciaries but they figured out clever ways to always ensure that they never lose power there is no no chance at all one could have imagined that this could be described as a fair election as a free election it was neither this is a breakdown in civil society it is a blood stained regime that is letting down its own people the whole international community reflecting the outreach people feel about the violence the intimidation and the legitima

outside for the fast time and weeks and italy will also become easing restrictions we're going to niger but they're committed to a legal so for me for the wholesale sector will restart but it is obvious. will need a more acute and therefore for me we expect to reopen the retail sector from then we're also planning to reopen museums exhibitions and libraries and sport teams can resume training we also hope that june 1st will be the date for the reopening of bars restaurants beauty salons and hairdressers basically all personal character. and more us states are loosening lockdown measures there as the nationwide death toll passes 54000 montana is reopening places of worship while colorado state home order has expired on friday georgia became the 1st to reopen most businesses despite warnings from health expanse of the world health organization has clarified its position on coronavirus immunity and says while most of those who recover will develop some level of protection it's not clear to what extent nor for how long china says there are no remaining coronavirus patients and hospitals in

their policy seems to be to take all the white men and kill them off for the sake of freeing a few niger's. i don't feel like fighting to free nicolas at the expense of my. life here is a classic example of cherry-picking. this is an important point. this is a hard-core principle he believed, and but in that very same letter he wrote at length about the in humanity of war, and that as christians should not be killing each other. again, i want to be sensitive to all of this. we try to make sense of these letters, and we have to make choices in terms of what we bolivia are the salient points of principles that drove these individuals, that shaped their understanding of the world, and it is hard to do. you cannot do it all. here's a great example. certainly this is an important point. but even in this one letter, there are other aspects and standards, other perspectives, i should say, that i might not have given due attention to. i want again to make a point that i think it is also a mistake to reduce the motivation of democratic soldiers to racism alone. his words have to be situated within

by the government the 45 years on by the government are spread across the country 3 of them in the niger delta the oil producing region and one of them some 800 kilometers away from where the oil is being produced that is the kahuna refinery now it would be interesting to see how the government will ensure the supply of oil from the oil wells to these refineries especially the refinery because as we speak all been going i mean stealing of crude oil and siphoning of oil from oil pipelines government is still continue in this country so it will be interesting for many an idea as they will that what the group managing director is talking about will come and pass successfully people will be a tool would welcome any development that will ease all production shortages in nigeria and it will also impact on government resources because this is a country that spends billions and billions of dollars to import refined petroleum products from outside of the idea that this is africa's largest producer it produces more than $2000000.00 barrels of oil per day yet it cannot refine that oil to satisfy it

megas is the epicenter of this virus this pandemic by the way and this is the 1st stage in niger even before the federal government declared a lockdown on 3 states in lagos state in the south west of the country and the administrative capital here in a border so if we look at the legal situation we will understand the reason why the government is taking such measures in recent times over the past 4 days we've seen daily infection rates doubling and in some places tripling over the past 3 or 4 days so for the lagos state government this is key in sort of halting the wild spread of this virus in the state but this is also the economic capital of nigeria it could be signs of things to come it could be that the state is preparing to. probably east some restrictions we understand the been some riots here and a certain areas of lagos because of the continuous not lagos state it's been its 7th week 5th week of lockdown by the way and it has brought and toward hardship on residents a lot of people are pressurizing the government are putting pressure on the government to ease the restrictions