barnaby phillips of al jazeera english looks where germany stands. >> reporter: germany's factories are the manufacturing heartbeat of europe, and they're starting to move again. six months ago, this car spare parts factory near frankfurt was quiet. now, it's humming. but recovery has come at a cost. one of many germans, who has had to accept what they call reduced hours and reduced pay as?l alternative to being laid off. he fears there may be worse to come. >> translator: i, personally, don't think it will get better next year. we depend on the automobile industry, which is in a global crisis. i hope i'm wrong but i don't think so. the measures may not be enough. i worry that after the elections, my colleagues and i could lose our jobs. >> reporter: the frankfurt motor show is the biggest in the world. this year, as ever, there's a buzz around new german cars. the buyout of opal should save many german jobs. there are hybrids and electric cars, but it's a difficult year for the industry. germany's carmakers will have to carry on innovating to stay on topnth(n this is hamburg, germany's

barnaby phillips, al jeera, germany. >>> we turn to africa for a ory that is not gtting much attention heren th united states. seve drought in east africa tff0 million peopletowards severe hunger, according to the aid ganization. the hardest hit counies are keny ethiopia, somal, uganda some people are survivg on as little as two quas of watt air day, les war than a toilet flush, as one official put it. d kenya alone, 4 million people are surviving on food handouts. and there is another aspect to this crisis, the toll on z the report. >> reporter: little ow is left on mt.kilimanjaro. now the unusuawater is affectg the wildlife par at foot of the mountain. the grass isdry, and many anals have starved to death >> we've seen more th a hundred ccasses in two hours. i mean, tey're all over the place. it's really, really sa >> reporter: safariguides sa it hasn't been like this in decades. one in three haanimals has alwa died. >> we fe possibly the government should do sething about it, maybe gray hayo the animals, supply wer. >> reporter:lephant remas are quickly emoved, due to the value of