digital economy the transform africa is on the way with more than 4000 to to send our reporter in kigali tells us what's they're talking about. so coming up some steps up against the i know making the object of desire. less attractive. welcome to d.w. business africa i'm going to get jones in berlin good to have you with us and is africa a consumer or driver of digital technology well perhaps both more than 4000 technology enthusiastic policymakers and investors are currently gathered in the rundown capital kigali for the 5th edition of the transform africa summit over the next 4 days they will be discussing how to boost africa's ditches or economy. in kigali is convention center of policy makers politicians startups and entrepreneurs have come together to discuss the opportunities digital innovation is creating for africa and how it can close the gap to the rest of the world. africa's no legacy that's where we see it can leapfrog because there's no impediment if you take it technology exactly as it is in north america or in europe you want to apply it in the african context you may feel

reporters on the cause is after that summit in kigali for us is an africa is of course again continent with lots of young people ready to embrace new technologies the great ideas need financial backing don't say exactly your rights when you work there could guy really capital know you can see that more and more startups pop up and there's a very vibrant scene of tech savvy young people who are innovative and skilled and there are very interesting ideas for example how digital application can help farmers to calculate irrigation schedules and have better crops or how mobile applications act and have students in school for better on line education but they are challenged to find financial support now the vote bank will invest 25000000000 africa's digital transformation between now and 2030 but they hope to mobilize at least 25000000 more from the private sector so it is about bringing together sprains these young brains governorates with global tech and telecom chance as well as regional players and to get them to in the west yeah ok and this is all a something that can happen at this su

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five thousand victims of the country's genocide have been laid to rest in a ceremony in the capital kigali the victims were among the more than eight hundred thousand people mainly to were massacred by hutu extremists and militia forces twenty five years ago. more than one thousand people have now died of an ebola outbreak in the democratic. congo attacks on treatment centers are hampering efforts to control the nine month epidemic which is now the second worst on record in response the world health organization is expanding its vaccination program in the east of the country. activists from the environmental group extinction rebellion have staged a die in protest in the european commission in brussels they sing to european and union and with differently or expect called on governments to do more to address climate change. the venezuelan president nicolas maduro has called on the country's armed forces to be ready for defend the homeland in case of a military attack by the u.s. but to address the troops while opposition leader. rallied his supporters for another protest. to the u.s. now whe

a topic that's discussed at the transform africa summit currently underway in the rundown capital kigali the conference aims to boost africa's digital economy the african union's goal is to digitally connect every individual government and business in africa by $25.00 what about facial recognition well the ws is at a cost loss at that summit in australia gets about this new technology and its security aspects both have to go hand in hand like as you work on improving the correct technology you have to make sure that it's secure i think that everyone in africa on the continent deserves the same level of security that's afforded to do is in the west so as you know we are advancing to make things more open and more inclusive we also may have to make sure that people's privacy is is taken into account most of this is sims gets backed up by other systems outside africa. nobody has control. for using the data and how it's going to be used and it is the sense that people are losing ownership of their doctor and can be used and misused about anybody else i think if the government can make some e

five thousand victims of the country's genocide have been laid to rest in a ceremony in the capital kigali the victims were among the more than eight hundred thousand people mainly tootsies who were massacred by hutu extremists and militia forces twenty five years ago. venezuelan president nicolas maduro has called on the country's armed forces to be quote ready to defend the homeland in case of a military attack by the u.s. under addressed the troops while opposition leader why don't the porters for another protest. go to the u.s. now a boeing seven thirty seven has crashed on landing in florida no one died but twenty one people were injured as the airliner slid off the runway at jacksonville naval air station in the northeast of the state the commercial jet had been chartered by the u.s. military and was arriving from a u.s. base in cuba. passengers said it was terrifying they described how in the middle of a thunderstorm the seven thirty seven bounced twice on the runway and skidded into the st john's river but the plane did not submerge and all one hundred forty three people aboard wer

five thousand victims of the country's genocide have been laid to rest in a ceremony in the capital kigali the victims were among more than eight hundred thousand people. who were massacred by hutu extremists and militia forces twenty five years ago. north korean state media say the country's leader kim jong un has overseen a strike grill of multiple rocket launchers and tactical guided weapons the report came a day after south korea said it detected several short range project tiles launch from the north east coast. there's a turn now to bangkok where a procession is underway to celebrate the newly crowned king our correspondent charlotte charles and bill is in the midst of the festivities charlotte tell us what's happening around you in these celebrations. i am reason i'm sure you can see i'm in a very busy area at the moment and that is because the king's procession came past here just a short time ago as it was approaching people running to try and catch a glimpse of the king those who couldn't get closer just on this side of me here watching on television screens trying to watch the k

was in kigali. hello welcome to the business africa want to get jones in berlin good to have you with us now then how safe is your way if you listen to washington better keep chinese take away from sensitive infrastructure u.s. president donald trump even declared a national emergency to protect u.s. computer networks from quote foreign adversaries so how worried should we be while chinese take jonty away is the main player in africa it is the continent's leading provider of network equipment like fiber optic cables and it's also helping to build to the next generation of digital infrastructure it has data centers and provides the take for smart cities in more than a dozen countries across the continent but critics say that's where way has an unfair advantage some of its pro jackets are being supported or they are supported by the chinese government they already invested $2400000000.00 in digital infrastructure projects in ethiopia and 1800000000 in the nigeria and sim baba respectively now some pre

five thousand victims of the country's genocide have been laid to rest in a ceremony in the capital kigali the victims were among more than eight hundred thousand people mainly tutsis who were massacred by hutu extremists and militia forces twenty five years ago. north korean state media says the country's leader kim jong un has overseen a strike drill of multiple rocket launchers and tactical guided weapons the report came a day off to south korea said it detected several short range projectiles launched from the north eastern coast. as i just mentioned before answers of the ride in the bulgarian captain sofia on a two day visit to the european union's poorest country the pope is expected to discuss the complicated relationship between the catholic church and the bulgarian orthodox church which is the dominant religion in the balkan country that in his opening address he took up an issue that is close to his heart the plight of refugees here which has taken a hard line stance against migration to open their hearts to quote those who knock at your door. and for why i'm joined in the studio

five thousand victims of the country's genocide have been laid to rest in a ceremony in the capital kigali the victims were among more than eight hundred thousand people mainly to teens who were massacred by hutu extremists and militia forces twenty five years ago. south africa's governing african national congress is holding its final campaign rally ahead of a general election supporters poured into the johannesburg stadium for the event it's time to boosting support for the party as it faces the strongest challenge challenge yet to its twenty five years in power president cyril ramaphosa is propose promising new jobs and economic growth yancey has governed south africa since the racist apartheid system ended but has been shaken by several corruption scandals. joining me live from that rally in johannesburg a state of me is christine christine hi the a.n.c. has been in power since ninety four when nelson mandela became president what's at stake for the party and the selection. as you rightly said this is the most contested election in south africa's history post a party that is they see h

thousand victims of the country's genocide have been laid to rest in a set of many in the capital kigali the victims were among more than eight hundred thousand people many took the seas were massacred by hutu extremists and militia forces twenty five years ago. in the u.k. fans of the royal family of preparing for a celebration prince harry and his wife meggan mocking expecting their first born any day now to the disappointment of royal watchers the couple has been tight lipped about when the date is in public but prince harry has now canceled a planned trip to the netherlands fueling speculation that the big moment is imminent. baby hats and romper suits are at the ready. ukase next royal also won't be short on congratulations now the baby just has to arrive. we're just waiting patiently she was twelve days late so you never know it would happen and you never know when they're going to come do you. think yeah that's what they need to get younger generation attributable to get married on the tradition of. prince harry and meghan markle said their i do's here at windsor just a year ago a

five thousand victims of the country's genocide have been laid to rest in a ceremony in the capital kigali the victims were among the more than eight hundred thousand people mean the tutsis who were massacred by hutu extremists and militia forces twenty five years ago. north korean state media say the country's leader kim jong un has overseen a strike drill of multiple rocket launches and tactical guided weapons the report came a day off to south korea said it had detected several short range project tiles launched from the north eastern coast. in the united kingdom fans of the royal family are preparing for a celebration as well prince harry and his wife meghan mock expecting their first born any day to now to the disappointment of royal watchers the couple has been tight lipped in public but prince harry has now canceled a planned trip the netherlands fueling speculation that the big moment is imminent . baby hats and rubber suits are at the ready. ukase next royal also won't be short on congratulations now the baby just has to arrive. way just way too patiently she was twelve days late

five thousand victims of the country's genocide have been laid to rest in a ceremony in the capital kigali the victims were among more than eight hundred thousand people mainly tutsis who were massacred by hutu extremists and militia forces twenty five years ago north korean state media says the country's leader kim jong un has overseen a surgical drill of multiple rocket launchers and tactical guided weapons on the report comes a day off to south korea said it had detected several short range projectiles launched from north korea's east coast. now to thailand thousands of gathered in the thai capital of bangkok to witness king long kong greet the public for the first time since being crowned on saturday but due to a long gone ascended the throne two and a half years ago when his father came to me one died after a seventy year reign his coronation comes two months after a contentious election in which the opposition try to oust the ruling military junta. now our correspondent charlotte charles and bill is in bangkok following those celebrations charlotte is the second day of the festivitie

downpours around for the other side of the mediterranean here we've seen a fair amount of clapper to kigali over parts of libya and into egypt and you can see that trailing area of cloud is still with us at the moment still there as we head through monday and generally speaking to the south of that is pretty hot about thirty five a cooler to the north with twenty one as a maximum in benghazi. sponsored by catalona. people you all recalled on this channel in fact a few years ago there is place only for one state on the land of israel i do not believe in a two state solution the official story isn't there and. i don't care about the official story if you were going to visit today you would say what has the media been telling. there's lots of great join me from my guests from around the world take the hot seat and we debate the week's top stories and big issues here on al-jazeera. and what you know just a reminder about top stories this is a ceasefire agreement between israel and palestinian groups in gaza and egypt brokered the deal to end days of cross border attacks twenty four palestinians

. >> reporter: kigali, rwanda. call him j.b., grew up here. >> it's so quiet. >> reporter: he almost died here. we found his own grammar school. this was the home of your ideal childhood. >> we were kids. we didn't care who was who. i wish things remained that way. >> reporter: 25 years ago rwanda was a countries at war with itself. >> as the war goes on, civilian massacres are still being carried out. >> reporter: rival hutus slaughtered tutsis in staggering numbers. >> i just see the faces of the people taken out of this world for no apparent reason other than hate. they died in the most awful, awful way possible. >> reporter: 800,000 to 1 million people were killed in just 100 days. a genocide that was as rapid as it was ruthless. as this is happening, are you thinking, i'm going to die now? >> oh, absolutely. >> reporter: a teenager, half tutsi and half hutu, he was in danger, he fled to the border with his brother where they founded a chaotic, crowded refugee camp. days later j.b. encounter now retired nbc pro