everybody and welcome to the latest edition of eco africa i am now outside of the should expand lagos nigeria it's nice to have you with us we have a lot of new reports from europe and africa on things people are doing to tackle the environmental issues facing them and with me of course is my co present from uganda hello.

demonstrators have taken to the streets of lagos nigeria to protest against the massive actions off communities on the city's waterfront protesters marched to the state house of assembly to deliver petitions to their elected representatives tens of thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes of recent weeks with most being given no head of housing the government say as they took the step because criminal gangs were tapping into oil pipelines at the site causing damage to the economy. but critics say the government wants to sell their land to developers. surveying the damage. these nigerian maybe personalities are showing reporters why they recently evicted thousands of residents from this site in lagos. is this the commander explains it is one of more than a 100 illegal oil wells. the military says there's evidence all over this village of thieves stealing oil from pipelines and that the government is determined to put a stop to it that want to see never again. the trips to. britain it is this country. the government also wants to avoid more scenes like this at least 3 died in thi

lagos nigeria population more than 20000000 a small group of dancers has arrived from germany they aim to create a new kind of ballet that will include the best of western and african influences. this creative adventure is led by choreographer richard segal. the dance studio is located behind a gas station in the middle of an industrial area the dancers know each other some of them met while the project was in the development stage others have danced on stage with siegel fee is. the beginning was incredible when it became i mean did it music loud or else the n.f.c. if they feel. their energy is contagious i think their amazing. choreography is done and redone and redone and we've done that mean it's a volatile art form and at times it's useful. just to release some kind of latent energy which may still exist within the world. we have this downs that's choreographed we can teach you parts of we can modify parts of that but it shouldn't if it's not just in one direction that's what i'm what i'm saying the important thing is exactly what just happened when we walked into the room and you

everybody and welcome to the latest edition of eco africa i'm now outside of the should make scotland lagos nigeria it's nice to have you with us we have a lot of new reports from europe and africa on things people are doing to tackle the environmental issues facing them and with me of course is michael present from uganda hello sandra. hello nic good to see you once again my name is found out you know you're coming to from kampala here in uganda many thanks to you all for tuning in today's program will take us all are on a beautiful continent as we said some light on the environmental threats we face here in ivory coast we will hear about an op that locates our communities on take the pressure off forests we will take a look at what the tom get a wardrobe means here in uganda and find. a helping to rehabilitate land in south africa. report comes from the ivory coast like many places in africa the country is those in war on north korea's illegal logging and slash and bon theories in an effort to reduce always trend an initiative process on through to get the technology to help look at a new form no

with similar scenes playing out in airports in and out of the region, even as far as moscow and lagos, nigeria wuhan, behind-the-scenes footage shows extreme measures being taken to contain the virus. but reports of confirmed cases continue to rise, now reaching six countries, including the united states, where a man in his 30s remains in isolation at this hospital north of seattle. and as more people get sick the world health organization has added an extra day of talks to decide on whether this epidemic constitutes a global emergency. as for here in china, it's already taken decisive and some would say very startling action that begins, really, in the next few hours. norah. >> o'donnell: all right, ramy, thank you. today, president trump appeared to downplay the injuries suffered by u.s. service members in iran's recent missile attack on a base in iraq. 11 americans had been treated for concussion-like symptoms. our weijia jiang asked the president about it today in switzerland. >> i heard that they had headaches, and a couple of other things. but i would say-- and i can report, it is not ve

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bane: in lagos, nigeria, , a on motorbike t texas is taking a big toll. brian: the government is trying to outlaw momotorized taxis andd tricycless afterer a slew ofof l accidents. the e ban is s set to take effen a cole of days. opponents say it could put the livelihoods of thousands of drivers in peril. reporter: in a sprawling city of 20 million people,e, for many, t is their main way to get around. thisere is traffic, and motorcycle, no doubt, we can get you on a motorcycle. these are everywhere and are a fast way to navigate around the city's notorious good luck. starting on february 1, the state government is imposing a sweeping ban on the motorbike taxis, citing a number of fatal accidents in recent years. for drivers, the van threatens a key source of income, and a way of life often passed down for generations. people, 40 years, 30 years. a, they will not get anymore now. inorter: the unplug it right nigeria could reach 30% this year. thousands of young men have found a way of making a living with okadas. summary the ban could have unintended cons

for more on all of this, jacob joins us from lagos in nigeria. he is an associate at lse ideas.t is a foreign policy think tank at the london school of economics. good to see you. >> good morning. >> so, we got a sense of how the white house plans to respond to the charges against president trump over the weekend with the newest member of trump's legal team, alan dershowitz said there was not an impeachable offense. let's listen. >> without a crime there can be no impeachment. >> it certainly doesn't have to be a crime. if you have somebody that completely corrupts the office of president and who abuses trust and who poses great danger to our liberty, you don't need a technical crime. which is it and what does this do to dershowitz's credibility when you see this? >> well, i think a lot of people -- dershowitz is one of a number of people who were in the senate in 1998, 1999 taking opposite positions. i think that speaks to the extent to which rather than being a nonpartisan process, whether than being an attempt to look at the law and high crimes and misdemeanors are determined

good to have your company in the coming now is these motorcycle taxis will be eagle in nigeria's business capital lagos the state government announced the ban on the motorcycles known as because of what it described as the chaos and disorderliness and scary fake is often fatal accidents now drivers in lagos took to the streets to protest the band which starts on the 1st of february the bikes you see off a key source of income for thousands of young men living in the city. an attempt to keep and this police man is trying to keep trying off the street it's only the beginning of the morning rush hour but traffic is already jammed try sickles and motorbikes known as okada are by far the cheapest and fastest mode of transport. this is one of the easiest ways of getting through heavy traffic in lagos but soon people here won't be able to ride a motorbike like this anymore. the government argues that motorbikes cause too many accidents but many depend on them for their livelihoods plenty of small commercial companies have popped up in recent years that's on top of thousands of drivers who operate on their own

stay with us on bbc news, still to come: lagos becomes the new gotham as nigeria's comic craze createsm to force the iraqis out of kuwait has seen the most intense air attack since the second world war. tobacco is america's oldest industry and one of its biggest, but the industry is nervous of this report. this may tend to make people want to stop smoking cigarettes. there is not a street that is unaffected. huge parts of kobe were simply demolished, as buildings crashed into one another. this woman said she had been given no help and no advice by the authorities. she stood outside the ruins of her business. tens of thousands of black children in south africa have taken advantage of laws passed by the country's new multiracial government and enrolled at formerly white schools. tonight sees the 9610th performance of the long—running play, the mousetrap. when they heard about her death today, the management considered whether to cancel tonight's performance, but agatha christie would have been the last person to want such a thing. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: queen elizabeth b

nigeria's business capital, lagos, plans to ban motorbike and tricycle taxis from its major roads.'s most common form of transport, but cause many fatal accidents. rich preston reports. these are the offending bikes. and okadas which as of next month will be banned on the streets of lagos. this bustling city of 20 million people whose reputation for terrible traffic precedes it. officials say there are manus and play a big pa rt there are manus and play a big part in scary figures for fatal road accidents and drivers often flout the law. but the bikes area often flout the law. but the bikes are a lifeline for thousands of people here, giving them a vital source of income. i had on the news yesterday that the okadas, it is our work. for this,... there is a problem for us. and now if they ban okadas... and for many ordinary people, they are the only way for people to get around the city's clogged streets but the decision has been made and as of saturday, these drivers and their passengers will have to find a new way to get around. it is the end of the road for the kekes and okadas of

stay with us on bbc news, still to come: lagos becomes the new gotham as nigeria's comic craze createsert storm to force the iraqis out of kuwait has seen the most intense air attack since the second world war. tobacco is america's oldest industry and one of its biggest, but the industry is nervous of this report. this may tend to make people want to stop smoking cigarettes. there is not a street that is unaffected. huge parts of kobe were simply demolished, as buildings crashed into one another. this woman said she had been given no help and no advice by the authorities. she stood outside the ruins of her business. tens of thousands of black children in south africa have taken advantage of laws passed by the country's new multiracial government and enrolled at formerly white schools. tonight sees the 9,610th performance of the long—running play, the mousetrap. when they heard about her death today, the management considered whether to cancel tonight's performance, but agatha christie would have been the last person to want such a thing. you're watching the briefing. our headlines: bri

lagos. it will fit like this. unlike an okoroshi one would see at a masquerade festival in nigeria, in the film, raymond cannot takeed into a spirit. he cannot communicate with words or interact with the world as a normal human would. he wanders the streets, dancing and receiving offerings from pedestrians, doling out divine punishment to wrongdoers and making acquaintances with a strange group of characters. my inspiration for making this film stems back from my childhood. there would always be, like, a masquerade festival. at night, when the masquerades would come out and roam the streets, we would all be in bed, and i would just obsess about what was going on, you know. and i got older and i realised, "yo, it is just a guy dressed up in a costume," but what amazed me was that there was an unspoken agreement that the moment this guy wore this costume, he is now being elevated to a spiritual being, and thatjust blew my mind away, that. and there is also that thing of it being anonymous. like, there is power in that. i do not care who you are, if you see a masquerade, it is intimidating. that is magicalfor me. thou

nigeria's economic capital lagos says announced a ban on motor bike taxis in seminary is they known as ocado is and they have been blamed violent forty's for traffic chaos and a high rate of fatal crashes lied hailing sobs have tried to update the traditional service but the state government says those companies have become part of the problem. in pakistan supporters of a prominent pashto and white socks are protesting against his arrests a leader of the passion protection movement scene was detained on monday pakistan's government accuses him of inciting violence or has more from islamic bot. there were scattered protests all go to strengthen our very big dozens of supporters coming out in support of money. 'd by the police in the city of. he would be accused of denouncing the country's constitution of speaking against the country's security forces and for using strong and threatening language after that a member of parliament from not really understand that they should be countrywide protests demanding his release dozens of fish. in front of the press club in islamabad despite their

islands a tsunami warning for the region has not been lifted said to africa now where nigeria's largest city lagos has an unstable ban on the motorbike taxis in certain areas known as cutters they're being blamed for thirty's for traffic chaos and a high rate of fatal crashes right hailing the start ups have tried to update the traditional service but the state government says those companies have become part of the problem the border security guard has fired warning shots as dozens of mine once tried to enter from serbia but police say about 60 people tried to force their way through a checkpoint no one was hurt in the incident that he said biographer arrested on the serbian side. u.s. presidents inspected to sign off on a new trade deal with mexico and canada it's meant to replace the north american free trade agreement donald trump blamed that deal for encouraging u.s. manufacturers to be operations abroad but the new agreement could face dog delays before it comes into effect tansey reports now from washington d.c. this will help stop auto jobs from going overseas bipartisan congressional appr

nigeria? aliko: yes. david: did you get a job? aliko: i started work with my uncle, then i went to lagos, then i started my own business.t was a very low-key business. david: you are 20 years old, 21 years old you are a trader. you are not making it to me trading it. aliko: i was trading cement at that time. david: cement is your main business. why is cement such a big part of africa's wealth? aliko: when you look at cement, it is what builds infrastructure , and we need a lot of infrastructure. in nigeria alone, we have 17,000 -- and it is all over in africa. when we started in nigeria, we realized it was imported. that's why we started. it is a long story. david: you ultimately were trading cement. was it hard to keep the business going? aliko: it wasn't her. i was buying domestically. we started in 1980, because i started the business in 1978, so by 1980, we imported sugar, commodities generally, then started to cement business. the cement was local trading. it wasn't an import business. we started the import of cement into thousand. -- in 2000. david: you had a cement trading business. somebody wanted to buy it. you

lagos the color could have a public house tellez recording studio a health center and a residential space for his family and musicians but his polygamy and marijuana use were seen as an affront to nigeria's military willers in 1977 a 1000 soldiers raided the compound and burned calico to the ground so. he was a very brave man and remained true to his beliefs and his lyrics his son femi kuti has picked up the mantle. femi kuti has followed his father's example both musically and personally for over 30 years. to delete delete delete. delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete her it was the television radio during. the solo shows i was. reading the old uncle was coming up at the end of the event. that. was upon us and music was a weapon of the future which i believe it is a weapon in that respect a good way to make people aware of what is going on and find solutions and get out of the movement that will bring a better life for the african people. never short of energy fame and. hootie has led afrobeat into the future. thanks to. him he also collaborates with contemporary superstars such as nigerian rapper whiz kid. footie remains an african pop lege

lagos nigeria population more than 20000000 a small group of dances has arrived from germany they aim to create a new kind of ballet.