upside down in nairobi. the city of love's freewheeling new ideas. and treading carefully in georgia's abandoned spaces. kenya — it's a country bursting with natural beauty, the wildlife here is world beating, the bush is unspoiled and pristine, and sunsets will take your breath away. it's a bit different in the capital, but hidden in this maze of dusty backstreets, there is something truly special. welcome to the mighty jumbo circus academy. these are kenya's best—known acrobats. in normal times, they would be off touring the world. thanks to the pandemic, they have been stuck in nairobi for a year and a half. this is probably the most action i have ever seen happening per square metre in my entire life. it's incredible. in years gone by, the performers here, from tumblers to contortionists, have travelled across the planet showing off their incredible skills. in 2020, though, thanks to the pandemic, they only have one booking. this year, they've got nothing, no money coming in whatsoever. the first time we had the booking of the school, people were

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well, we are going to william davidson in nairobi. william, one of the things you said earlier was about the sensation of hostilities. that's the priority. get everybody to stop fighting, having heard other to guess. do you think that's going to happen in the short term? well, we hope so, but it does need a significant rethink from the key actors here. and i think if you look at the, the offensive from the take great forces into, i'm on a far and they say this is to, to break the seeds that they say the federal government has inflicted upon them. they also say they are trying to retake territory in west integrate that i'm har, region is now administering, backed up by ethiopian an era trained troops. and so these are the objectives of the brand leadership and that is needing that it's very strong mobilization that you know, a lot of has referred to. so i think what we need to happen here alternately, if there was some action on the monitoring situation. so the federal government allowing unhindered access, restoring some vital service

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hello and welcome to witness history with me, ciru muriuki in nairobi, with more remarkable moments and, we present five of our most memorable recent stories. coming up, haute tunisian woman became some of the most liberated women in the world in the 1950s. we found out about the 1950s. we found out about the zimbabwe empire, plus the kenyan pop song that became a global hit. i miss my friend, steve biko, and i am forever in his debt. steve biko is one of the people that originated the new generation of young political—minded black people — the black consciousness movement. we believe that in our country there shall be no minority, there shall be no majority, there shall be just the people. and those people will have the same status before the law and they will have the same rights before the law. the apartheid government ensured there was no resistance against its doctrines and against its policies. there was a roadblock and they then searched the car. they found an identity document, which was mine, they then said, "who is peterjones?" and i said, "that's me". he said, "oh, and who ar

in nairobi, covid restrictions meant street protests had been banned. this group took to the park. in berlin, protesters had a message. no more excuses. >> wake up and do something is the main message these protesters want to send as the country heads to the polls sunday. tens of thousands took to the street. not all our young people. future demonstrations have been put on hold due to the pandemic. many relished the opportunity to renew pressure on politicians and make sure climate issues are foremost in voters minds. >> the election on sunday will set the course for the future. >> we want to be heard and change the system. we needed to get serious about protecting the climate. we need to stop subsidizing call and take roles seriously. >> marchers took their protest to the government corridor. >> greta thunberg encouraged people get out -- to get out and vote in germany's election. she warned that that would not be enough. >> germany is the fourth biggest emitter of co2 in history. for a nation of 80 million people, that is an achievement. germany is objectively one of the biggest

environmentalists in the capital of nairobi are sounding e alarm. is actually setting fire to the grasslands? we have had fires burning across east africa every now and again, you get thsurge ofires. it's usually being done by local communities, intentionally or unintentionally. but in the case of -- it's a practice that goes back thousands of years. >> in the end, biggest threat to nature and wildlife years humans. targeted burning brings new grass but many small animals die. so there's nof ood and smoke is damaging. while on the road, brian is concerned about the entire ecosystem. in the changes he has observed recently. for example, the great animal migration is shifting its date more and more. he knows because he has been at his job for 20 years. brian: i can protect the animals. i have the freedom to be outdoors every single day. i'm very happy to see, a scene like this. i hope we can continue to protect it. >> some call this natural spectacle the eighth wonder of the world. nearly 2 million wildebeests, hundreds of thousands of zebra and gazel

spokes person for the africa region at the international, which is red cross joyce's via skype from nairobi. you know, thank you for joining us here and deserve as a modern griffin and spelt it out that the situation is dire. what are the priorities in your view? well, food access to food is definitely one of the important priorities, but there is also access to health, lack of medical supplies. what we're seeing is that there's been increased pressure on hospital with receiving dead and liking supplies and personnel. also, there's not enough this lack of cash, electricity, and other vital supply in the region. it's not for lack of trying and doesn't hundreds of trucks have gone through some like 450 more than 450 trucks of entity. great, but any 30 a have returned. is that all part of the problem? i mean, there's definitely not enough vital supplies that are coming in into to cry, including medical supplies and the full supply. so that's been an increasing concern. logistics has been extremely difficult, but also well looking at the shifting crop front lines, they're going fighting and it

ah, 3 in the afternoon and by god in nairobi. you're in moscow this tuesday, september the 20th. welcome to the news, our journalists and whistleblowers say they are deeply alarmed over revelations, up to see a plan to kidnap and potentially murder wiki leaks funder juliana songs during the trump administration time and office. the allocations come from a yahoo news report, citing testimonies from key witnesses, ortiz, donal quarter, ticks up the story. spy on him kidnap him, kill him even. that's what the c i a under its former director mike palm pay was accused of plotting for wiki leaks, founder julian, a son and recently published report pompeo and other top agency leaders were completely detached from reality because they were so embarrassed about vote 7 said a former trump national security official, they were seeing blood vault 7 series of document leaks put wiki leaks at the top of the most hated list in 2017. as it exposed the tools and methods used by the agency in hacking operations. the ca, itself describe the leak as a colossal loss and plans to assassinate assange w

africa and senior analyst was done with the international crisis group and he is joining us from nairobi. good to have you with us. let me ask you, 1st of all about this, this upon intelligence that was given several hours before the start of the, the 2. in your estimation, why do you think that the sudanese forces the authorities left it until the 2 actually began before taking action? yes, they my understanding is that even on television, the night before that the members of the forces were freedom and change. part of the governing coalition had warmed all this on television, so it was certainly no, no secret. i think it's certainly puzzle back for the military side of this hybrid traditional government. there is some value in fact in, in seeing this security threat to the transition because it certainly bolsters and boost the sense of importance that the military you remain within the transition and also remain beyond that. i think the most right has been struggling to, to get traction with, with sudanese in the streets, who rowley hoped to see a civilian dispensation following that a

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in a maximum-security prison in nairobi, kenya, inmates and guards who attended law school by mail arerees from the university of london. it's happening thanks to the work of this man, alexander mclean, a british lawyer whose nonprofit, justice defenders, provides legal training inside prisons and africa. >> good afternoon, brothers. our work is to help people who don't have lawyers to access justice. >> i met alexander mclean two years ago while reporting for cbs's 60 minutes. he is one of the most extraordinary people i know. how are you doing as an organization now? >> as an organization, we've innovated, we've grown, and we have been reminded that the world's crying out for justice. >> few inmates in kenyan prisons know their rights and many have never had a lawyer to defend them. so far, justice defenders has trained hundreds and of prisoners and prison guards to become paralegals and lawyers who then help tens of thousands of other inmates understand the law and hopefully get a fair hearing. >> i can't think of anybody i know who is more about focused on changing the status quo.

upside down in nairobi. the city of love's freewheeling new ideas. showing off their incredible skills. in 2020 though, thanks to the pandemic, they only have one booking. this year, they've got nothing, no money coming in whatsoever. the first time we had the booking of the school, people were confused, not knowing when they would come back. the senior acrobats have their own businesses but the young ones, the young generation, the ones that are starting, they have to keep on training but not knowing when. that must be frustrating. everything is just shut. i bet that is a loss of income for the academy? it is bad for the academy and for the individuals because they depend on this. everybody, the seniors, their families depend on acrobatics, and when they tell us not to come together for practising, something like that, it's so difficult for us. matthias invites me for an early morning run to show me how they have been keeping in shape without a show to work towards, and it starts at 5:30am, every single day. a whole country of good runners yeah? we