ghana is currently china's 7th largest african trading partner in 2018 alone bilateral trade between the 2 countries reached $7250000000.00 us dollars and the running trade tensions between china and the us have helped to shift africa ever further into the limelight. the business we have a conflict with europe. or whatever but are we africa we do business because we were just. so. so we have no problem. last year ghana sold almost 2 and a half $1000000000.00 worth of goods to the chinese market and officials hope to boost this in future. we need to identify new markets for us given the size of china and what we're currently doing we. did have the markets within the. china you know africa definitely also provides a market for you know some products and. witnesses to how far china has come and it's now the month. of the world literally turn that something on a and businesses and determined to make use of. our 1st moment. conference an acrostic china's increasing presence in africa has also been much criticized most of the projects that are chinese built with chinese labor and materials

in ghana merry go rounds are creating electricity and enabling people to study as to go. to a movie area. in 30 minutes w. . thought you'd have to get through the bundesliga break without a football 6 think again. the big fun with some excitement. not celebs facing 19 lives mug ultimate exults on the detail ng. much of it. linked to news from africa and the world or links to exceptional stories and discussion. of easy ally website devil dot com slate 6 join us on facebook to double up for. what does now for t.v. tell us about her. leg let's experience a modern museum center with her place of caution cultural heritage foundation our legislators researchers are looking for answers of more than 5000000 objects played chump change relates to the history of the play by those who know about secret things how a house like this. it's a good actionable reading at the dentist subsequence template cultural heritage foundation plays treasure troves our 2 part. starts june 21st on d w. play play play. this is d w news live from berlin hong kong's leader backs down on the extradition c

untitled ghana freedom. and such a powerful statement we have read you know what does that freedom mean what did it mean that in 1000 fifties that when he got out in the pan that he what does it mean now how you know how is that freedom grown or not gravity. what does it mean for us to be free. 6 artists from different generations offer their viewpoints on these questions. john a conference video installation was commissioned especially it's about migration climate change and trust and environment. the works will be displayed in ghana's capital city opera after the beginning and will be accompanied by a series of debates around the gama freedom project. as all very well coming to badlands you know with the well heeled crowd and doing something like this but what the relevance and what resonance does. actually happening within the country not just in our grasp on our meaning and in the kind of sound now where people you know maybe static large galleries but in communities across the country this is very much

well the price of cocoa has risen sharply after ivory coast in ghana demanded a minimum price for what is the base of the world's chocolate the move has been seen as an historic attempt to shift the balance of power away from big companies and back to produces and here's why it's such a big issue at present the world's coca market is worth around $100000000000.00 but of that only $6000000000.00 goes to farmers and that is a major headache for ivory coast and ghana because together they produce some 60 percent of the world's cocoa but because they traditionally haven't had a say over prices the country's farmers have been especially vulnerable to market fluctuations and that's now set to change after the nation said they would no longer sell cocoa for less the 2006 on the dollars per tonne about $150.00 more than the current average price for more let's bring in who joins us now in akra and i think if you can hear me already could you please tell us what impact will the new minimum price have on the cocoa business in ghana and ivory coast. what the interest in growing who in their few y

from designing and pick up especially for africa the prototype a car got its 1st african outing in ghana 2 years ago proving the hardy little truck can handle the challenges the. the test crowned 4 years of work by a group of munich students they built a basic electric pickup that can be recharged on a standard household outlet and that in less than 6 hours. the main challenge for electric vehicles in africa is the availability of electricity that's why from the start we focused on energy supply where to get it experience has shown that there is an energy network it's just not reliable so we're also working a lot with primary energy providers meaning were newborn energies like solar or hydro electric. eva motors is now in its 4th prototype this model is expected to launch in africa in 2 years time in countries like ghana kenya south africa and namibia the idea is to supply some parts as modules with other components made locally. the a car is made mostly with flat metal panels and a total of $600.00 components not counting screws and rivets it comes with only a few very basic fittings an

when anthony buffalo ended his career in 1999 he moved to ghana. where he has lived and worked ever since. i always wanted to live in africa and i think that i could be of more value on african soil. than in germany. he certainly is over the last few years anthony has made a big impact on guinea in football. between 20052008 he was the coach of the national team. more and more he became interested in the sporting politics of africa in 2009 he founded a footballer's union in ghana which is a player's union it's a syndicate the fight and defend the interest of the players nobody believed in it before and now we've managed to get insurance for players we created the life of the football fund we had players getting the money back when salaries are not paid when the contracts are differences locally and internationally most of the key players part of the union and that also includes former bundesliga players because . sami coup for the former f.c. byron star know his microphone was so important for ghana but i think you know we have to be appreciated ha

i and i believe this is going to be a year for ghana.oing to be a yearfor ghana. i will give it to you. my barack does the work for us. and he is very serious for a team that does not choke on the pitch. —— mubarak. he scores are good goals, gives good passes stop he also creates a lot of chances for us. he is always a cracking jokes and a lwa ys is always a cracking jokes and always dancing and he is the one who leads the team always. the worst, when we singing he raises his voice and spoils everything. sings. i am not bad, right? nothing is impossible. we can wind. ——we can win. when christian atsu returns to his club newcastle united, he won't find rafael benitez in charge there anymore. the spaniard is leaving the club after just over three years in charge. newcastle fans have been protesting about how the owner mike ashley runs the club. benitez wanted more control over transfers. he's also received an offer of $15 million a year to manage chinese super league club dalian yifang. italy will host the olympics and paralympics in 2026,

environment program in 10 african countries including ghana now in ghana right now on startup is alreadydoing a test of a compact electric pickup van designed to meet the big needs of african countries we met some of the founders. the 1st prototype of the a car was presented at a ceremony in ghana 2 years ago. the king of the ashanti people received the german developers of the electrically powered truck and. then the pickup was put through its paces to see if it's robust enough to cope with the challenges of ghana's roads. there are now 4 prototypes of the a car it's expected to launch 1st in germany and other european countries before it's introduced in african countries including ghana kenya south africa and namibia . a car is made up mainly of simple sheet metal parts. it has just $600.00 components excluding screws and rivets. it's a vehicle reduced to the very bare essentials. of course a basic part such as the battery electric engine and so on need to be delivered but the elements made of steel and metal can be manufactured long. the point is that you don't need a lot of know how

game developers prince andrew at the fuel and matthew hunter who grew up in ghana. they want players to come up with creative solutions to one of their country's biggest challenges either way east of the game and reality is more or less intertwined because because what is happening in your life and also you get to explore the world of the water we are creatures it is our 100 different definition of reality it's more or less intending with reality as in real life virtual reality and commented to the game tries to encompass everything. and make it as a whole is everything of an army real if you ask yourself when you're playing a game. and reality really does play an important part here because anyone playing the chronicles of peano needs. to be on location at the site interacting directly with the environment. players can learn about the toxic gases that are released when waste is bhante. they can also walk to its goals like getting rid of the west and cleaning up. the game deals with the theme of recycling but in a playful way another task players might have to compe

you're watching every news we're still have a lot more coming up including playground power schools in ghana are harnessing children seemingly unlimited energy reserves to help quench their endless thirst for knowledge that story coming up with gary hart alfred's in just a moment and i'll see you again at the top of the hour. it's been 50 years since the movie. she was the 1st man to walk on the. hardware. as a small boy she dreamed of the stars. as a pilot she flew anything no matter how to. go to the pole. as an astronaut he took part in the greatest adventure in history. neil armstrong was his destiny starts july 20th on t.w. . economics come to region how the latest outbreak of ebola is not only a danger to public health closed borders and fish pose a threat to local businesses in the affected countries and their neighbors. and in rural gama they have found a way to use playground equipment so that power the country's future workforce. and who said skyscrapers me to scrape the skies the chinese cities shows the world's. 1st horizontal. this is business africa on. the latest outbreak of e

the works will be displayed in ghana's capital city opera after the begin our act will be accompanied by a series of debates around the gonna freedom project. it's all very well coming to venice you know with the well heeled crowd and doing something like this but what relevance and what resonance that they actually have. within the country and not just in our own mean and in the kind of satire where people you know maybe static large galleries but in communities across the country this is very much part of this process. thousands of kilometers lie between ghana and india but only a few meters separate that type of aliens. the world's biggest democracy is being represented in the mass for only the 2nd time the government set the fame the pavilion pays tribute to a national icon mahatma gandhi this year is the 150th anniversary of his birth. every time every time some place is addressed then we do look up gandhi so the idea was to really look at these artists and how they're lewd to all very subtly walk him through his ideas and pronounce values of either p.s. nonviolence passive resis

this is the moment they've been waiting for the pupils at this school in western ghana aren't only excited about writing the carousel they're also eager to see what happens when they do why because this is no ordinary piece of playground equipment each spin produces enough electricity to power forcing rechargeable alie de lamps which the kids are allowed to take home with them in the evenings. as does school. homework. no they were all given it as cues the dishes i don't get the lot that's why i didn't do my homework so this study. that you still had is and it does he said 50 in. the car cell was donated to the school by an organization called empower play grandes it's one of more than 50 of that kind to cross ghana the concept of course on plans are ready in the works for more. new look i've been stylish and i would guess they just on the ground cable that goes into the head must office where the grid it shouldn't and they discovered that internet to cut energy and they use then they need to charge portable every day ranting for that so don't half like to state. the lamps enable people to

school by an organization called in powerplay grandes it's one of more than 50 of the kind across ghana the concept of course on plans are ready in the works for more. on that. and i would guess they're just on the ground cable that goes into the head must office where the grid it shouldn't and they dispose of it that internet and edgy and they use then they need to charge portable every day ranting for that so don't half like to stay down. the lamps enable people to with no access to electricity to do their homework after dark many of them spend the daylight hours that remain after school helping out in the fields or at home like now bio before i was only able to study at home when my parents didn't need the lice. i can study together with the other kids. in the evenings the children often gather together to do their homework under the lights of the lamps. benefiting at night from the playground memories and any christmas eve they created searing the day. great story there and that's it for busy me and the business team here for lent i'm seeing beardsley that's watching. going to. cut.

school by an organization called empower play grandes it's one of more than 50 of that kind to cross ghana the concept of course on plans are ready in the works for more. but that if. you look at installation i would guess that just on the ground cable that goes into the head must office where it shouldn't and they just convert that into a little energy and they use then they need to charge portable every day around to get to the house like to stage the whole of the lamps enable people to with no access to electricity to do their homework after dark many of them spend the daylight hours that remain after school helping out in the fields or at home like you know before i was only able to study at home when my parents didn't need the lights you know i can study together with the other kids. in the evenings the children often gather together to do their homework under the light of the lamps. benefiting at night from the playground memories and the electricity they created searing the day i'm what a great idea now to some of the other business news of the day facebook's plans to introduce its

battling fake drugs a company in ghana takes on congress for pharmaceutical producers it allows people to determine where their drugs are the real thing also coming up don't get caught with a plastic bag in tanzania violators of a new band now face massive penalties and chinese tech companies huawei fights to keep customers made washington's efforts to sideline the text. will come to africa i'm chris colburn in berlin and we start the program with efforts to tackle a global risk counterfeit pharmaceuticals kill an estimated $1000000.00 people each year while agricultural inputs hinder productivity and keep smallholder farmers in poverty a company in ghana has made it its mission to help people determine whether their drugs or seeds are real or fake and as you might have guessed your mobile phone is playing a vital role. combating crime in protecting consumers developers at canadian tech company m pedigree are fine tuning a program that does just that the company's main technology product called gold keys takes aim at supply chain crime by exposing counterfeit products on the market gol

and malaria kills 3 people every day in ghana gold keys mobile technology means consumers buying anti malaria drugs among others can text special scratch codes to a designated short code to check for quality instantly. and pedigrees technology is also helping the textile industry consumers can equally know whether the print is fake or otherwise using their mobile phones. this year and pedigree will launch in 21 countries in africa and aid. helping to check quality of products in the agric sector. we have a vision to be for our system to be able to be used to standards not only in africa but a lot of the developing world a show that in america that vision seems closer for the emperor agree team. a counterfeit pharmaceuticals remain a massive problem in many developing countries for more on the story let's bring in and pedigrees founder and president bright simmons he joins me via skype from akron welcome to the program dr we learned about the service your company provides in the report we just saw what impact do you think has it had. first of all the most important impact the fact that

school by an organization called empower play grands it's one of more than 50 of the kind to cross ghana the concept of course on plans are already in the works for more. stylish and i would guess they're just on the ground now goes into the headmaster office where the children and they discovered that internet energy and they used to charge the ransom for the for the half life to stay the whole of the lamps enable people to with no access to electricity to do their homework after dark many of them spent the daylight hours that remain after school helping out in the fields or at home life you know before i was only able to study at home when my parents didn't need the lights now i can study together with the other kids. in the evenings the children often gather together to do their homework under the light of the lamps. benefiting at night from the playground memories and electricity they created searing the day. thanks for watching and see you later. it's time to take stock. and face. time you're up to such the up. and the fun for the troops. time to overcome outrage and compassion. it'

the cycling fizzes many challenges in ghana. professional competitions no funding and there is little interest in this among young people especially females to be writers from the professional cycling club. i need time on the road for 3 hours from the capital to come and meet group of enthusiast. they're glad it is want to help them get a head start in the spalls thanks to get donations some of the girls are also able to go to school whilst learning how to write this is the kind of support that the program needs to really make an impact the gladiator scoop even more will gets bitten by the cycling bag. the mystifies. cycling. as we see them. believe that was redemption some interest. in cycling the chance to meet a group of professional famous cyclists means a lot to the gills they want to learn from them and hopefully follow in their footsteps my dream is to becoming a professional cyclist. if training is over for to dean and the girls had whom they know that we've had wake they may 20th of the extreme of becoming a professiona

in ghana we discussed how the. country african colonies and how we can all benefit. we have in south africa where we discovered the adrenaline fueled while on the streets spending. around half. for nothing. but 1st what do you do with a broken mobile phone or an old computer recycle it throw it away most electronic trash ends up at huge waste dump sites but exactly great for the environment now to young game developers from ghana hoping to raise awareness of this problem they've created an augmented reality game with the hope inspiring change by taking players right to the heart of the problem. imagine you are a space command and responsible for keeping. what would you do. this is a trailer for the video game the chronicles of. the game is set in. a district in the southwest of central. home to the in famous crop yet known as sodom and gomorrah it's a vast dumping ground for. game developers prince andrew day fuel and matthew huntsman who grew up in ghana. they want to come up with creative solutions to one of their. country's biggest challenges faced. the game and r

thousands of kilometers line between ghana and india but only a few meters separate that type of aliens. the world's biggest democracy is being represented in venice for only the 2nd time the government at the theme of the pavilion pays tribute to a national icon mahatma gandhi this year is the 150th anniversary of his past. everytime a dime's of face is addressed then we do look up gandhi so the idea was to really look at these artists and how their leo do all very subtly he walked him through his ideas and pronounced values of either p.s. nonviolence passive resistance minimal consumption ecological concerns and so on. in 1039 mahatma gandhi wrote his 1st letter to as of hitler addressing him as dear friend. just as khaled has decided to project the original manuscript onto a smokescreen gunnies failed attempt to prevent a war 5 weeks before germany marched into poland remains very moving today. the center of the work is really the viewer who 1st reads the message in 1st person because the writer says their friend friends have been urging me to write to you for the sake of humanity an

proud and joyful this was one of the great emotional moments of this he has been honest so far ghana celebrated its 1st national pavilion in venice an exhibition that is 120 years old the country's 1st lady came to the inauguration as did top british architecture david adjaye who has canadian roots and who designed the pavilion. in the end the president wants to ensure that the odds are central to the development of a country central to tourism sokol to the soft power of the country and communicating to the world because of incredible benevolence of a country and its people so that's why we're here and not a small pavilion but a very large privilege making a very large state with. just designed plays on good main building traditions creating an intimate space for the sensitive portraits by painter the net your dong watching. you. and your photos by. philistia braun as 1st professional female photographer she started taking pictures at the age of 14 and captured the political developments in ghana which in $957.00 was one of the 1st african countries to gain independence from britain

many of the gills fans aged between dame and 17 year old packs of this cycling program in ghana which recruits young girls to be trained as psyches the gets their bags. from to support their program it's an opportunity that has changed their lives. and the. news. is strong and. the ghost come to this repair shop to get their bicycles fixed and to learn how to repair them themselves the shop is owned by vida view she was going as far as professional female cyclists she started writing in 1090 after dropping out of school now retired she wants to pass on her passion for cycling to a new generation. is already. ready to. bring england out of the high are. ready to do. the cycling faces many challenges in ghana there are no professional competitions no funding and there is little interest in the sports among young people especially females to de right is from the professional cycling club. i'm told they rode for 3 hours from the capital to come and meet fate as group of enthusiast. they're glad it is want to help them get a head start in the spalls thanks to get donations some of the girl

the men from keel work with a local project in ghana helping to set up a bicycle frame factory. bamboo is a commonly used material in the region it's ready for harvest in just 3 years. about 80 man hours go into making each frame more than 40 jobs were created the profits go to finance building a new school the bamboo bicycles by my foo cost from 15024500 euros many buyers use them as alternatives to their cars. i know that bicycles have their price i don't want to be supporting a social and sustainable product the bike was worth every cent to me. to us and it's all. over them it's a great compromise to say it's a step in the right direction but on our social commitment is 100 percent and ecologically dollars are a cut above any other bicycle. bicycles made of natural material. are both attractive and sustainable. and good on them of course they're very loyal to bamboozle i like that's it feel daily dose of azza a lot small on all these topics i and others of course on our website at d.w. dot com slash culture and on our facebook page as well as culture thanks very much for watc

in ghana we discuss how that it's allies asian country african economies and how we can all benefit. we had in south africa where we discovered that you have to run out of fuel while on the streets spending. and getting on the rough spots of the less soft shows us around his beloved home safe he cannot. but 1st what do you do with a broken mobile phone or an old computer cycle let's throw it away most electronic trash and huge waste dump sites on exactly great for the environment now to young game developers from prince andrew added a few and matthew hunter who grew up in got now. they want players to come up with creative solutions to one of their country's biggest challenges evil waste. the game in reality is more or less intertwined the course because what is happening in real life and also search and explore the world of the water we are creatures it is also an idea different definition of reality so it's more or less intending with reality as in real life retro unity and commented on to the game tries to encompass everything. and make it as a whole does everything have an army r

welcome highlighted simples village school in ghana. to the school kids in the eastern region it's more than just fun. playing on this merry go round generates electricity. as in many rural areas in ghana this village is not connected to the national power grid without electricity the children can do their homework at night . inside the merry go rounds generators and magnets produce electricity. the unit is connected by a cable to a battery in the school building the plant was donated by the u.s. funded n.g.o.s playgrounds it didn't take much time to install. the best. he needs 120 minutes to fully charge alarms and which provides about 40 hours of light alarms and are then taken home by the students to study in the evening. i was able to study at home only when my parents didn't use the light for their needs. now i can study together with other pupils whenever i want. all together 55 kids have been installed in ghana and book enough. and how about you. if you are also doing your bit tell us about it. visit our website or send us a twee

project that's trying to raise funds to support the young woman who want to join the cycling world ghana's 1st professional female cyclist i set up the repairs shop where they can get the wheels on track. i am michael jr welcome to the program it's great to have you with us after months of restraint this is a nice army has held back against protesters outside the military headquarters in security forces stormed the come on monday morning in the west violence to hit the country since the overthrow of longtime president omar al bashir in april. a. long feared violent escalation has ingolf cartoon. police and army chased demonstrators through the streets. gunfire and explosions have shocked their protests breaking out the peaceful city. but even as they flee the bullets the protesters mock the army and repeat their demands for change. freedom peace and justice civilian rule this month chant these protesters. and circled by the troops plead with them. to hold their fire. peacefully peacefully they shouted. but since the early morning sudan's capital has been anything but peaceful. protest lead