we presume free success stories from south africa. identifying rare glimpse of replanting them creating an urban oasis in africa. 60 minutes. on not over out and they will not succeed in dividing us about i'll not succeed in taking the people off the streets because we're tired of this dictatorship. taking the stand global news that matters. made from minds. best a state of being news africa with a special edition of our show we look back at ordinary people who do extraordinary things coming up on the program the best of local heroes from our crossed the continent. right here. on the map. moving with the sun this is a bit of a toss from that taking a different approach to naming. on that we get in the car with africa's moto grabby champion in uganda the call has some. guts the women.

news africa coming up in the program. spirit from euro some say that africa hasn't got the museums to house its own artifacts is that a fair argument. because of losing. in the house. species in the world of policing in kingdoms it's time to try. and climate change is forcing increasing numbers of me jazz for me to turn back on the actual additional nomadic lifestyle. i mean my god you know and you are welcome to the program there's a kilometer or a 10 africa stretches now think about this for a 2nd if we want to look at many of our works and sacred objects we have to make a long journey because many of us got there throughout museums in europe a year ago french. just abandon these royal statues those looted by french clothing all forces that been in ones back but not much has happened yet micron's announcement was triggered by a reporter he had commissioned on the restitution of africa's stretches will talk to one of the report's authors in a moment but fest what are people seeing on the continent. high and african out o

kenya i mean why rwanda well rwanda is of course one of the fastest growing economies in africa so africa stagnated last couple of years on the you know with the part about their struggles with a colony so rwanda is a good place to be economically speaking it's stable politically it's also not a very very big market so that also allows them to maybe test a product and see how it works out and it's quite unclear whether they'll be expanding this in terms of scale ability of course they're probably waiting to see the results for themselves and like they said in terms of demand for electric cars we heard that in the report there is not much of a demand for electricity bills in africa so this is on that way to be smitten with ride sharing as an option and speaking to that how feasible is electric mobility in africa it's not very feasible we are obviously always reporting in a lot about the problems power issues in a lot of countries i mean one that we haven't reported too much about it there's only like 50 percent of the population having access to electricity in rwanda itself you know if you

to south africa now and property analysts a while. warning that shopping malls there are losing their appeal and could soon be a thing of the past because you must migrating to online shopping and the economy flirting with the recession big shopping complexes battling with tenants and foot traffic estimate feltus. this shopping complex could mark the end of an era for weighs more in the wealthy northern suburbs of johannesburg is one of africa's biggest. development an expansion project that took us 278000 screaming into this mixture into any treaty that will expand to 200 thousands maybe just leaving us as the biggest make a board on the sub-saharan continent it now operates 450 different stores featuring both local and global brands you know you get a special inside africa people love to touch and feel and having the store here allows you to still come in touch a chocolate feel the chocolate and of the room of the chocolate the different paths that all is right for us but with over 1700 malls throughout southern africa market analys

news africa coming up on the program. that's this where shipped into slavery from africa to america now to 400 years and into where it all began searching for traces of history and they are not going back to the us. from a very young age i kind of felt like i never belonged to be. on the it was known as the world's biggest floating city. in lagos nigeria cannot be found on any numbers at least not yet.

africa coming up on the program. from euro. museums to house its own artifacts is that a fair argument. is that. climate change is forcing increasing numbers of new jazz to turn back. and you are welcome to the program there's a cloud africa stretches now think about this for a 2nd if we want to look at. sacred objects we have to make a long journey it goes. throughout museums in europe a year ago french. from mr attend. these royal statues those looted by french colonial forces. back but not much has happened yet. was triggered by a reporter you had commissioned on the restitution of africa stretches well talk to one of the report's authors in a moment but what are people seeing on the continent. high and african art on display in a museum in africa something that is fairly unusual as many of africa's masterpieces a host in europe cynicus museum of black civilisations and deco is an exception like many on the continent the museum's director wants to change. things have been stolen africans are not going to ask to strip europea

this is news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes africa's people wanted the news why born fiji's in kenya. said they are still refugees it's a fate shared by millions of africans and many have lost hope. my friends have a problem themselves because of what they are going through would like to stop them several times in this country sometimes i think about killing myself because of the hardship i'm going through. and broken promises thousands dampier's take to the streets to call on the president just step down. i'm christine one bill welcome to news africa it's good to have you along a global summit aimed at finding ways to support the world's growing number of refugees is underway in switzerland it's the 1st meeting off its kind bringing together the politicians business nita's and refugee day to get at that summit but 1st the majority off africa's refugees on the continent and many faced adverse conditions in their host countries they're denied citizenship and sometimes basic human rights report is in kenya home to one of the biggest refugee camps in the world. mohammed he has

coming up next as africa business update with kate ferguson she'll also bring you the latest on a german air life facing strikes in the upcoming days it is getting good all the latest news and information around the clock by heading to our web site that will rock and going on behalf of the entire state thanks for watching. if you would like to be our fighters want to start families to become farmers or engineers every one of us a plan would be an issue for your children. on the children who have already been this way and that's you and those that will follow are part of a new the process. they could be the future of. granting opportunities. matters you may. take. us. with. to make them special. africa on the rise investors from all over the world are showing interest in the continent we'll take a look at the highs and lows of doing business in some of the world's most rapidly growing economies. also coming up most times i cabin crew prepared to stay squawk a flight attendant say they'll strike on monday during one of the busiest travel weeks of the year. wheeling and dealing it's been a

to our south africa. my current your character are the car for the. africa out of a better. over the. top in the public perception africa is now assuming the position to which it was always untitled so most of it is of it is a. few months starting january 1st. this is d.w. news live from berlin firefighters in australia under world lentulus train for nearly 4 months now among those working to put out the flames are many volunteers take a leave from their jobs in some cases risking their lives. in government has announced plans to compensate them and honor their efforts.

some companies in africa turning them into jackets shoes and hops. a french tannery produces latter for luxury accessories like card holders and comebacks. in all measures which used to transform fish skin into leather because today it's a way studies thrown away by the food industry and the catering industry i wanted to question on the advantage of fish skin once it's been discovered is that it has a unique texture it's one of the strongest the most durable leathers in the world and very supple. the tunnel really removes the remaining flesh and cleans the skins and a rotating drum. just psyching an eco friendly town instead of to dry. then the skins are softened and died with various colors. and now the company is processing around 2000 skins per month. skins that would otherwise just be useless white stuff. and how about you if you're also doing your bit tell us about it. visit our website or send us a tweet. hash tag doing your piece. we share your story. whether there was a bike or trucks it mostly is going to be changed every now and then long b

this is the news africa coming up in the program the effects of the climate crisis on africa the psycho who died of a stupid parts of zimbabwe gave months ago we meet some survivors still living in tents also coming out. so that because the worst drought in a century means farmers are struggling to save their lifestyle. and the world's largest several species on the threat of severe weather conditions on the island of their gradation mean that only $3000.00 survive in green fees etc. i could join yeah you're welcome to the program today show is about the effects the climate crisis is having on africa's people and it's wildlife the un secretary general until you can see it is opened an international climate conference on monday with a warning he said levels of heat trapping gases have hit a record high and the impacts could be catastrophic if nations do not take action so that meant that greenhouse gas emissions africa is already struggling with effects of the mall for the tall climates droughts are usually severe rainfall cycles 8 months ago cycling that i wrecked havoc in the east of z

and this is do business africa welcome. online shopping is huge in most parts of the world in germany some 94 percent of internet use is over 16 shop online but the situation in africa is very different there are fewer than one in 20 people use e-commerce a huge potential market but there are hurdles regulations such as consumer protection are lacking in many regions and purchases often don't trust online retail infrastructure is another problem if roads are bad reliable deliveries can't be guaranteed rural regions often don't have street names house numbers and payment systems are often in adequate despite this potential online retail giants have been cautious amazon for instance invested in south africa and 2013 after a year of losses it pulled out again china's ali baba has been more assertive setting up digital retail shops in rwanda and ethiopia but despite a home market advantage it hasn't been easy for african challenges gerri an online platform jamia went public on the new york stock exchange this spring but after i

africa with my colleague any michael jr you know forget all the latest news and information available around the clock on our website that's d w dot com or follow us on twitter that's at d w news i'm carl kasell and thanks for watching. i'm secure in that my work not hard and in the end it's a me you're not allowed to stay here anymore we will send you back. are you familiar with this. new smugglers who alliance and. what's your story ready ready. i'm working i was a women especially in victims of violence. take part and send us your story train all with understand this new culture. another visitor nothing yet you want to become a citizen. in for migrants your platform for reliable information. there's there's news africa coming up in the program one will last the country as a spirit hand from euro some see that africa hasn't got the museums to house its own artifacts is that a fair argument. because of the museum would have taken in this room due to going to the house in the future the species is moot in the world of fruit in the arse in kingdoms it strikes a truck. and climate chang

more live news from africa and the world join us on facebook at g.w. africa. lock christmas.this is deja vu news live from berlin the final words in madrid negotiations wrap up at the u.n. climate conference 2 days after the summit was scheduled to end delegates appear to have reached an agreement on some of the most contentious points but countries that disagree on how to keep their commitment to tensions learning again in hong kong pro-democracy demonstrators and police.

this is the next stop africa. news around the clock on the website. i'm going to. take it personally. with wonderful people. make the game so special. for all truth dot com. takes it personally with wonderful people and stories that make so special. was. called. arrested for corruption we are. actually the way forward to solve africa's energy crisis. production instead of $20000000.00. backers. and french president obama travels to west africa to discuss the future of the save our currency. should it. come to business. africa your updates on today's african and global business news here on the us welcome. south african police have arrested 2 former executive at embattled power utility eskom they're charged with fraud corruption and money laundering in connection with new power plants that are supposed to alleviate the country's electricity problems south africa's grid nearly collapsed in 2008 and eskom has had to enforce rolling blackouts ever since in a bid to relieve pressure it is causing chaos for the country and the economy the contracts involved in the allega

business africa in just a moment i'll be back at the top of the hour how the day. i'm sure that of us are. insupportable. what's a view what's able. to be able. to go to the girl makes you to change. the mind of stories. we think. a must see concerning heart culture to europe. should be curious minds. do it yourself networkers. some subscribers don't miss out. as to eskom managers are arrested for corruption we are. actually the way forward to solve africa's energy crisis one nigerian stands up bits off grid power production instead and gets a $20000000.00 boost from international bankers. and french president obama travels to west africa to discuss the future of the safer currency and its survival should it. welcome to business africa your update on today's african and global business news here on. welcome. south african police have arrested 2 former executive embattled power utility eskom charged with fraud corruption and money laundering in connection with new power plants that are supposed to alleviate the country's electricity problems south africa's grid near

this weekend i think that's really one of africa's strengths from africa. i had already suspected that singing has a completely different meaning here than it does for us in germany and that it brought people together during the apartheid era and gave them strength and was maybe even used to make political statements political statements akiva the sphinx had music everything and. right now i'm very angry hesitant because i've just seen or been shown how so many personal fates were affected by a party it was my idea that if the apartheid hammond is in the studio but i'm also thinking about germany. and how there are still racists all over the world a man of justice who gives in who are who live in. so. who live there all in cool aiko means freedom to the women from leipsic are getting a lesson in soon one of south africa's official languages. there was that the. was. c.l.a and just 6 make good use of the break before their next for herself. she should. stand by the sun when i see. one to take care of. 10 stranded was yet here. and that in the end it was. wro

from africa via europe to new york.a few years ago until a kid draw adopted the city as her 3rd home. today she's on her way to the united nations she's been a unicef goodwill ambassador since 2002. i want to make up with you. aside from her humanitarian work she also regularly hosts a current affairs program for the un website. 21st century friendship 9 him music has always appealed for peaceful coexistence between races and the sexes. as a presenter she embodies a life lived between continents and cultures a citizen of the world in the truest sense. of evil rainfall immediately back. once again his schedule is tight she squeezes in a small studio session with her band. a song about people who exert control over a country's government. leak and the adventure of music began with personal appeal and migration. 3 have made cross cultural innovation their guiding principle and the source of their inspiration. all the places i've been have shaped the person i am i travel because i have the health and strength to do so and c

on the game in south africa some see the top 2. is the top. of this body art are trying to prove that it's cool that. i am any of my good you know you're welcome to the program africa has the fig drug problem and it's killing hundreds of thousands every year we're looking at the suffering this multi-million dollar business courses and what can be done to stop it now according to the world health organization africa accounts for 42 percent of the global consumption of substandard and fake medicines their results are deadly 250000 drug related that are reported every year children are dying every year from malaria or pneumonia due to fit drugs flooding the market cartels free on developing countries with little or no regulatory oversight like in kenya where our correspondent melanie corrado. has been investigating it's been a year since 18 month old son passed away memories of a baby boy vivid so are the nightmares of losing him when he got sick son to a local chemist for help he was given an injection his skin color changed soon after in a publ

africa risk on clients in maritime security company focusing on west africa welcome to the show now how serious is wired time piracy in the gulf of guinea compared to other parts of the world. compared to other boats the wild delays serious say the most affected by us. of indian ocean off of somalia but. a lot of attention a few years ago compared to us uk and now has really dropped down southeast asia was against them a letter and since west africa has really hit the headlines most recently with the attacks but it's been an ongoing problem for a long time this year lloyd we've seen 52 major attacks on brussels in the region where the 125 c. 4 has kidnapped not just since the beginning a 1966 attacks last year and with 155 at night so it is a really sure the moment you see attacks are increasing what is the having arise these attacks. the main causes for is a really the problems that are in the niger delta in nigeria. and we're in the world we have 3 main things which are effectively an environment to operate from which is the niger delta as an area that has a very very loose rule of la

ego africa. the bigger animals attract a lot of attention but don't overlook these little flowers very endangered. and you can do something to protect them. and. we presume free success stories from south africa. identifying rare plants or returning them creating an urban oasis eco account for. 30 minutes. his future mission soaring into outer space charlie the robot. and other intelligent machines are the future. but they're already carrying out valuable tasks in the present what can artificial intelligence do. and what are its limits. charlie and the human. d.w. . in the height of climate change. africa's most of. what's in store. for the future of the. c.w. comforting megacities to the multimedia insight click enter. that this is the world's oldest film festival. supposed to do even faster. thank you for joining us josh. if you know the hearts of many. welcomes the shark. me. me me me me me me me me me me me movie because there's so much to discover will remain cheeriest. don't meet for minds.

south africa's economy continues to real g.d.p. growth turned negative in the 3rd quarter the 2nd contraction this year in the country turn its fortunes around before received another junk bond rating. also on the show zimbabwe is in the middle of a hunger crisis it's not just economic mismanagement behind it but increasing droughts. and it was a showcase project for china in africa so why is the most awesome nairobi railway struggling to attract business. this is your business after report i'm stephen beers in berlin thanks for watching. south africa has slipped back into negative economic growth latest figures showing g.d.p. shrank by 6 tenths of a percent during the 3rd quarter of this year that's well below the small amount of growth that analysts had predicted and it continues a volatile trend that has seen south africa yoyo between expansion and contraction over the past few years and this time around the economy was let down by certain industries in particular namely mining manufacturing storage and communication now add to

countries like south africa. are making it into the top 20 and are doing fairly well but at the other end of the rankings chad and the democratic republic of congo are at the very bottom of the rankings so i think there's quite a lot of diversity and if you look at the pace of change in africa as a whole on average it's still going to take 95 years to get to parity because of those very different rates of change across those different economies and i think what you see really there is highly unequal societies so there are still a lot of women going into labor force participation but they happen to be very low skilled and lacking the education that could actually make them into medium skilled and high skilled workers so we're seeing some impressive jumps that you think that developed economies are much more set in their own ways and the developing economies in africa are more open to adopt the demands of equality. i think there are interesting opportunities for both sets of economies i certainly wouldn't say that

this news africa coming up on the program. pirate nigeria's navy has trouble fighting our readers as the coast of west africa becomes piracy hotspot. on the devastation in uganda also villages again by flash floods and landslides killing thousands. are welcome to the program nigerian navy is on higher limit after pirates kidnapped the crew of last week it was the latest incident in a growing piracy problem afflicting the gulf of guinea off the coast of west africa the waters there now have the most anywhere in the world nigeria is at the center of our correspondent shot went to the niger delta to find out the scale of the problem and how it's affecting people there. from the outside the beautiful wetlands of nigeria inside a problematic history in the past creeks in niger delta. this region is already struggling for theft with arms trafficking kidnapping and in recent years a number of business has been to florida. has become a hotspot for narita. piracy and armed robbery at sea. and this is where pirates operate from a labyri

africa. according to the latest get the number of african open source projects has increased by 40 percent in the last year more than anywhere else in the world. one of these projects is run by a nigerian team using drones to map parts of lagos more than 1000000000 people worldwide but in places that don't have an official address which makes it hard or even impossible to locate them sometimes these. people cannot claim state support or get medical treatment and in case of an emergency authorities have no idea how many people are affected let alone where they are. whole in lagos this is one of the largest shanty towns in africa. around 2 thirds of all nigerians live in this type of settlement nobody knows exactly how many people are in morocco latest estimate said the population was around 90000 but cold for africa's lead technologist david limine thinks it's home to many more his organization is working on creating the 1st ever map of moscow. exists as a essentially a block wall or google ma

africa. this is news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes europe's if it's to crack down on migration from africa austudy into bison but at what cost the e.u. supported a lot to close the border between it and the being in 2015 that smugglers tell d.w. boy it's done is put more lives at risk. of. driver transporting migrants when suddenly the military shows up in the blood and see that little of the migrants out of the car just down the road a little in tell them to wait there until i come back and then i just leave and they die there just not there are many such cases. and watch a situation that eased a burden for women to hold in uganda and also create a business opportunity in. a place of food that's really where a picture. of the nigerian creative who makes our out of. hello i'm kristie wonder welcome to news africa it's good to have you along it is now for you is closed its border with libya to try to reduce the number of migrants trying to get to europe in asia it took the stand off

what we saw in west africa the all international crew here through the horde of africa is a place where we can operate. the more you open up people flow in and likewise regimes that are very closed actually are using criminal methods in the management of their economies. what's the point here? >> one of the things it is occurring. what the youth are saying when you look at the social media they are asking very simply where has the money gone? all right, a question that we have asked of her own governments. now this is not unique to this particular region. this is fundamental. simply talking about anti-corruption is not there, it is criminalization around by a merging cartels who risk, the risk is they will begin to capture parts of our whole of states. now fortunately there are people in governments who see that in no it but it is fascinating that this is what is emerging and if we don't wake up and understand that terrorists are in effect piggybacking on this. is one, al-shabaab has become a self financing organization. that is what it is, in other words is this a terrorist organizatio

you look at africa right now maybe only 6 or 7 countries america. and 54 countries are . in within them maybe a 120000000 people his day job is in silicon valley but in his spare time to one the country is thousands of kilometers away filling in the gaps left by google street view being from zimbabwe and having grown up in the region i knew that many places in the region to grow fat street that became clear when tijuana moved to california a decade ago and he tried to show his new friends his hometown of harare friends parent asked me to show that. the house that i grew up. so we went to my hometown of google maps and we clicked all we could get like you are. like the. car why do we not have the same. truck terms that you know are the worst in cities do so last year he borrowed a camera and went back to southern africa to map some of the places he remembered from his youth. those images became the 1st instance of street view in zimbabwe. and he didn't just stick to the streets he maps some of the country's most famous sites like victoria falls from

in south africa. this woman. is the new miss universe 2019 she was crowned on sunday nights in the u.s. doing a lavish ceremony so that many says she wants to inspire gayle's with a new title the most important thing girls need is leadership. message need to be able to be here today and as a miss universe with my hair looking the way that it does in my skin looking the way that it does is something truly magical and i hope that it touches every child who grew up the way that i grew up and was told that you know they were not beautiful and it even extends the utica that's not just about beauty it's about breaking boundaries and doing things that you've been told you can never do before . i couldn't have said it better that's news africa you can catch all our stories on our website on face book page we'll leave you with some wall of the new miss universe i phone now. another blockbuster weekend honestly. good amount of the movie in the 1st place. like to be called from time to game on the 2nd. block box scored in i

it's in africa. i think china is itself discovering something, which is that simply saying that we are investing because a country wants it, they are discovering that different people within these different countries have different views about what is the nature of its investment. and i think that is where there is a very interesting discussion to be had with china, developments in places like sudan or ethiopia or even south sudan have reminded china that you cannot separate commerce from political realities. that was the fate of the east india company 150, 180 years ago, so it will be with others who think that you can keep the separation. and i think, therefore, this is why i was suggesting earlier, actually we are at a very, very interesting strategic moment where a real discussion can begin with all those people who want to invest in africa. who are we to say they shouldn't? the question is, can we all decide on some rules to this game that will therefore benefit the africans? i don't say that ou

africa the day's other you know started in significance the global military. expanding their military presence in the. here terror is an extremist groups also seek to establish a foothold with weirdo one the whole need to be a battleground for superpowers nor a hideout for the merchants of terror and brokers of the spear and misery we want the horn of africa to become a target of peace and progress. at home has led radical reforms but he still faces enormous challenges following your rise in the think bobbins within the g.o.p. . july 16th 2018 the unthinkable ethiopia's prime minister on eritrean soil. the move shocked even his own officials. on the left reached across the divide and soon signed a peace deal with eritrea as president he says of worki restoring ties between both countries if you and eritrea are like estranged siblings they used to be one nation before eritrea's independence in 1903. between 982000 they fought over the shared border. it's estimated 80000 people were killed the war was followed by a standoff that lasted 2 decades. suddenly those

this is business africa on africa and global business. as well. and we start in south africa where the government has made an urgent call to the energy industry to help find extra capacity at an urgent meeting at the crisis at state supply eskom was the main subject south africans have been dealing with the worst power cuts for a decade this week paralyzing business across the country. how do you run a cafe in a blackout no lights no coffee machine no electricity at all johannesburg businesswoman micah vander 8 speer speaks from experience when she says you can't coffee and teas are afflicted reviews a box of 2000 rand if we morning if it happens in the mornings even afternoons people want they want ever just you can't make toast to cheeses we can't use any of those devices mike his business is a victim of the rolling blackouts that this week reached a new level of severity made worse by flooding there were enough to force president cyril ramaphosa to cut short a trip to egypt on wednesday back then he blames state energy workers for part of the p

africa's moment of. what's in store for him if you want to come for the future of the dog comfort to make your city to the. insight. turk. welcome to the what is the game here for double. triple play to talk about its. coverage. 3 more. puzzle we have the truth let's have a look at some of the other much the book so you don't want to. g.w. . last will be our fighters want to start families to become farmers or engineers every one of them has a plan of the initial. sending is just that the children who have already been there all day and that's you and those that will follow are part of a new process. they could be the future of. granting opportunity global news that matters d. w. made for minds. i've. i've. all we can be the generation that ends it for good malaria must start so millions can live. this is from. britain's conservative. protesters confront. except those that prime minister mr johnson's conservatives are sweeping. absolute majority in parliament on a promise to get. also on the program.

one of the most stable countries in africa for decades leading africa's liberation libya was the head of the african union the head of the african european summit one of the most important countries and developing african economic projects such as the african central bank the african organization for natural resources the african unified army the african gold based currency and look at libya now it's a battle field for extremism for tribal conflict for western asians fighting for robbing libya of its wealth ideas of freedom and liberation. and sovereignty well if these allegations were presented to populations in nato countries is the reason for war were indeed false and you know the u.k. parliamentary foreign select committee in 2016 the the very high and we'll researched and well funded parliamentary committee and britain came up with many conclusions but the main ones relevant to our discussion they said 1st of all the accusations against the libyan regime were either completely invented or at least exaggerated and they said there were many chances to avoid the war and to reach a p

traditional healing in south africa it's a 21st century make but not everyone thinks it's. hello i'm christine wonderwall come to africa it's good to have you along there is a race against time in south sudan with warnings that parts of the country could tip into famine in the coming months devastating floods that submerged entire towns have destroyed crops and killed livestock the world food program says 5 and a half 1000000 people facing hunger. she bore the capital of bomb a state is normally a flourishing town but since october when unusually heavy rain started falling nothing is normal anymore. you know. i've been destroyed by floods. people. so. the been destroyed the whole market. is barely covered with what a lot of human private been destroyed and disappeared you need. to know this situation is not just causing hunger but could also threaten the fragile peace in the area violence between rival ethnic groups has decreased of late. u.n. engineers repaired roads relinking areas where the groups live but now because of the floods these roads are no longer usable people

this is news africa coming up on the program and african leader is recognized if you're just prime minister collects the nobel peace prize for resolving the long running conflict with every tree also coming out. the life changing experiences of benefiting from peace between the retreat. on the historic moments for. the scientists from beneath who is on trial for corruption. what does it mean for the country. i mean michael jr your welcome to the program prime minister has received the nobel peace prize at the ceremony in norway the nobel committee priest before his efforts to end 2 decades of conflict with its neighbor and longtime enemy every tree here in his acceptance speech said he had also stepped up as the mediator in political crisis in eastern africa warning that many times groups continue to pose a threat to peace in the horn of africa the whole of africa today is that as you know started its significance the global military superpower those are expanding their military presence in the area terrorist and extremist groups also seek to establish a foothold with weirdo one the whole n