today's journey starts in west africa as we head to senegal in the so help village of the i would geology a woman's cooperative has none it's a cult of it once i read lines even though what is a challenge in the sales on the secret of success was restoring on old well and installing a solar pod home to run it with mining dowdy as a village job becoming autonomous and something rarely seeming rule communities in west africa they manage that own finances. a meeting in doro d.r.g. the women in this tiny senegalese village have joined forces to form of a loan three servings and lawn corporative once a week they get together and each one of them pays in what they can afford one stump impossible savings book represent two hundred phone approximately thirty cents. a woman which i do because it's not a sacrifice is going to stretch the money assaf. any of the members can borrow money at short notice but not more than three times what they're paid in the women have agreed on the ten percent interest rates i was a banker now we have our own bank and can decide ourselves who gets a loan and at what

this is student news africa coming up in the next fifteen minutes the islamist insurgency in west africa that's showing no signs of abating attacks are intensifying in book unify songs and the new government is calling for help we'll learn just how bad things have become. then we meet the ugandan boy who's saying he dances but not for fact. and the film on the walls in the democratic republic of congo wins best movie awards in the african oscars in while the duke. i'm christine want to welcome to news africa i'm glad you're cheated in we begin with west africa's growing islamized insurgency which is seeing attacks intensify under-rated to the new targets burkina faso the number of violent incidents in which enough of these are incidents against two local affiliates of al qaeda and the so-called islamic state rose by one hundred twelve between two thousand and seventeen and two thousand and eighteen these numbers come from the report by the africa center for strategic studies now the threat initially came from the northern side held region that is along the border with mali as you can see

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and see all right flourished in lagos and it's surging terrorism and violence by armed groups and west africa and the sahara region around two thousand troops from more than thirty african and western countries have been taking in a military exercise in book enough fossil the exercise exercise me i should say called flintlock is a bit aimed at boosting the capacity of african on me in the region especially the g. five held group which compromises work in a facile chad mali mauritania and. fred move when you was embedded in this miniature exercise and sent us this report. i did military training field in a body in the us or look an office or second ride yourself so just from a committee room you're nearly not or tyrion caught on to will be terrorist it's a simulated attack designed to be similar to what the west african i mean are likely to encounter on the battlefields this is just an exercise play into it brings together more than two thousand soldiers from west africa europe under us. it's a military exercise supported by the u.s. in africa but it's been led by an african nation every since

brings together truth of from west africa europe under us. it's a military exercise supported by the us in africa but it's been led by enough for every. five. you know when this exercise is over we've established relationships we've established in iraq ability training and left behind real capability for security forces to be confident in their ability to deal with the security for security problems they face in their country or in regional organizations like the g. five so how are the chairs multi-national joint task force. looking officer a member of the do you fight sahara has turned into a hotbed of violent extremism. terrorist the french embassy and the meter headquarters in we're going to group this official memorial reminds broken up the people of their loved ones who perished in the. broken office who was once a secure country but since two thousand and fifteen two hundred ounce of the people have been killed in terrorist attacks only in two thousand and sixteen thirty people in this restaurant where killed in a single day since that

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if we could visit the influence of sending these rappers west africa and. it's been pretty extraordinary one of the most interesting political phenomena they were actually able to form a popular movement multiple west african countries so hip hop artists have really sort of recognized that they can play this role with mobilizing to. commit its credit to the activism of sending these rappers i think. it's a kind of activism that will have some west african leaders shifting nervously but back in senegal the political elite seem to have in brace the power to talk in the hope that they can fool the chief. and finally the israeli election is a little more than two weeks away and the campaigns have produced some shocking ads back in january one candidate benny gantz ran a spot with a kill counter adding up the number of palestinian terror. arrests killed when he was the army's chief of staff turned out that many of them were just civilians the latest ad to go viral is from the country's minister of justice the video is about fascism in a bottle of perfume bottle

many turks hit hard by the country's economic recession and leave brigadiers polo tournaments in west africa is where the elite meet to watch the writers and courses but mostly each other will take you to the lagos international colo tournaments. thank you so much for your company everyone and we start with new developments in the crippling political deadlock in the u.k. theresa may has apparently told her conservative party that she will quit as british prime minister if her twice defeated breaks a deal is approved by parliament lawmakers are debating eight options that could steer the countries were drawn out process. that's from the european union ahead of a series of crucial votes so later tonight well besides may's dealy other proposals on the table include leaving the e.u. without a deal remaining in the blocks single market and customs union or holding a new referendum well the plan is for the most popular idea is to move to a second vote on monday in hopes of finding one option that can get a majority in parliament earlier to receive me again canvassed parliament to support her deal

vision the influence of sending these rappers west africa. has been pretty extraordinary one of the most interesting political phenomena they were actually able to foment popular movements multiple west african countries so hip hop artists have really sort of recognized that they can play this role with mobilizing you. can't spread it to the activism of sending these rappers i think. it's a kind of activism that will have some west african leaders shifting nervously but back in senegal the political elite seem to have been braced the power of hip hop in the hope that they can fool the chief. and finally the israeli election is a little more than two weeks away and the campaigns have produced some shocking ads back in january one candidate benny gantz ran a spot with a kill counter adding up the number of palestinian terror. arrests killed when he was the army's chief of staff turned out that many of them were just civilians the latest ad to go viral is from the country's minister of justice the video is about fascism in a bottle of perfume bo

still to come on tonight's program, trolling practices in west africa.ra: israel has carried out more if it's on targets in the gaza strip in response to lestinian rocket fire. the israeli army said ituc s dozens of hamas targets. palestinian groups said it fired rockets into israel. reporter: a sleepless night in gaza, with dozens of israeli buildines pounding said to belong to hamas. meanwhile, garages of palestinian rockets were fired n atrby israeli towns. tlocals desperateing cover as the iron dome defense system was put to use. frantic internationale efforts derway t. >> will continue to work with egypt and all concerned parties to de-escalate the situation and encourage restraint. further escalation is likely to make a bad situation worse, in particular forivilians in and ose to gaza. reporter: this morning and gaza, people surveying the distraction with israeli drones humming overhead. this is where the office of the hamas leader was hit. israel, this man began cleaning up his home hit by a rocket. people are now taking advantage of the calm to d

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going into a unit meeting into a room be coming in from europe so it's very strategic connecting west africa to east africa and east africa to the north and hemisphere extremely busy lots of kenyans and obviously other people from other parts of the world using that route definitely not a kenyan government has come out to say is going to take care of the sun the least the morning what exactly is the plan well at the moment the transport minister has said that he will first the first thing that needed to happen was a. which was set up at the main international airports in kenya the telecast international airport so now families and relatives can go and find out what's happening to their loved ones a team of government officials has also been sent from kenya and hopefully will get more information as the days go by the investigations are still going on i thank you very much for your time. u.n. environments talks i've opened in kenya under the shadow of the two pm played crush at least twenty two un stuff died at that event which looks at ways to slash pollution and ability green global economy

unfolding for its twenty million people so what's behind this violence and could it spread across west africa this is inside story. hello again i'm james bays became used to be best known for hosting the continent's most prestigious film festival in the capital ouagadougou a lot has changed now it's better known for an increasing amount of violence groups are attacking any vestige of the state and there's a growing tension between ethnic groups the situation is so bad the u.n. has warned of an impending disaster became so along with mali mauritania and chad have been working with european help to improve security in the saddle yet more than seventy thousand people have been forced from their homes and became a fast so in the last two months groups of attacks schools and hospitals furthermore the u.s. has warned that violence could destabilize the whole region. let's take a closer look at the unrest there been more than two hundred attacks since twenty sixteen the think tank the international crisis group says security began to deteriorate two years earlier when longtime president blaise com p

discontent is widespread with many turks hit by the country's economic recession and the biggest in west africa is where the elites me to watch the watchers ngo horses but mostly each other. lego international oh look. i'm good to have you with we start with that crippling political deadlock in the u.k. and an announcement that may change everything prime minister theresa may have told her conservative party that she will quit her job as prime minister if her twice defeated. is approved by parliament this week that would leave her successor to lead this. i could phase of negotiations on britain's post briggs relationship with the european union lawmakers are debating options tonight that could steer the country's withdrawal process from the european union ahead of a series of crucial votes later this evening besides may's deal the other proposals on the table include leaving the e.u. with the only remaining in the european union single market and customs union or holding a new works at referendum the plan is for the most popular ideas to move to a second vote on monday in hopes of finding one o

the practice originates in cameroon and other countries in west africa.t involves ironing a girl's chest with hot objects to delay their breasts from growing, so she doesn't attract male attention. and whilst many authorities are now familiar with the cultural practice of female genital mutilation, or fgm, where families cut their daughters‘ genitals, most have never heard of breast ironing. organisations say they have anecdotal evidence of it happening to dozens of girls every year here in the uk. we've come to middlesbrough to meet kanaya, that's not her real name. her family are cameroonian and she was breast ironed at ten years old. what we need to understand in terms of breast ironing is it's a community sensitive, hidden crime. women are not going to speak openly, they're not going to seek help. it's not out there on our government's agenda. i know this is happening because people have divulged it to me and they've said it's the first time openly that they've ever spoken about what's happened to them and they felt ashamed. they felt ashamed that it'

and the bridges over tournament in west africa is where the elite meet to watch the riders and horses but mostly each other will take you to the lagos international hotel tournaments. a large thank you so much your for your company everyone while we start this broadcast with the crippling political deadlock in the u.k. british lawmakers are preparing to vote on a series of options that could steer the country's withdrawal process from the european union well the voting comes two days after lawmakers took control of the parliamentary agenda from the government a parliament is now debating the proposals they include leaving the e.u. without a deal remaining in the block. single market and customs union and holding a new referendum well the plan is for the most popular ideas to move to a second vote on monday in hopes of finding one option they can command a majority while lawmakers have already rejected the deal negotiated with the e.u. by a british prime minister to reset twice well despite that may has again called on lawmakers to support it take a listen we have a deal which councils

the practice originates in cameroon and countries in west africa.nvolves flattening a girl's chest with hot objects to delay the breast from growing so she does not attract male attention. it is often done out of love and protection — to stop the girl being raped or getting early marriage proposals. kamiya, not her real name, was breast ironed by her mother at ten years old. this is a practice carried out by women on women, and pressure on some mothers to carry on the cultural tradition in the uk can be immense. i have four daughters. if they would have been able to get them, what would they have done to them? safe guarding experts like angie marriott from cheshire police say professionals are in denial about breast ironing. it is a community sensitive hidden crime. the numbers are far greater than we anticipate. comfort was breast ironed at eight years old. it was in a pe class in the uk where she realised she looked different from the other girls. i must have been 14 or 15. i always hid myself but in pe you could not hide yourself. the amount of t

elements in west africa and to actually see whether all support actually so hello frank states actually be more that it's and be more responsive to the populations needs. or a senior research of all this the whole region at stockholm supreme thank you. that's it from d w news africa you can catch all our stories on our website and facebook page the acclaimed an artist al announced the focus of a major exhibition here in germany at the house in munich even now with images of his words we'll see you next time i buy. what keeps us in shape what makes us see. my name is dr carson because i talk to medical experts. watch them at work. and i discuss what you can do to move your head. staterooms and let's all try to stay. calm. the moment you were in the book you are no one on the floor thank you learn from your local recoup exposing and justice good news that matters to you for months.

the ethnic militia were targeting groups long linked to isis and al qaeda groups in that part of west africaluding mothers, women, children, the u.n. managed to evacuate some of those injured to get to safety. but it just underscores the insecurity in this region and as ben was mentioning, isis related groups are operating in that part of west africa. it is a complicated fight that the human rights watch says is just spiraling out of control. the secretary-general says they must stop this kind of fighting and the mali president says he will disband the so-called self-defense units that may have been linked to this attack. but the u.s. is in that region particularly in neighbor iing nijar and they will be part of an ongoing coalition to try to stop the fighting between these ethnic groups and the link with isis and al qaeda. >> david, thank you very much for that report. >>> back heater presidere the p complained that the robert mueller investigation was a waste of money and time, but how does it compare with past investigations of presidents. we have a reality check for you next. is gym, but

over one hundred eighty thousand travelers pass through here every year tourists visiting west africa and africans heading to morocco and europe. as a hotspot for smuggling and illegal immigration the wait here can be ten feet they can't inspect over thirty thousand trucks and cars here every year. for ibrahim of that could be it it's an unwelcome bottleneck and they have no idea how long the visa procedure vehicle inspection and people work will take hours days or even longer and. the drivers are also concerned for their safety as there has been violence here in recent years. a brahim an up that could be.

supports the freedom of movement in west africa but that no longer seems to be valid everywhere. across africa people travel from country to country usually between neighboring countries border traffic is nothing unusual. but the people here say it's becoming increasingly difficult. we meet some people who are desperate to get to europe this man's destination is belgium. police move i made it's a new juror and then i was sent back by the police. they said would be risking their lives in the desert it's not normal because i would even if i die i have my dream that's the way it is because the secure. succumbs on his home country ivory coast is a member of eco us in a blizzard but you don't need a visa to post below normal you don't. and eco was member like my country in theory i don't need a visa. in the year the e.u. has achieved its goal of stemming the tide of migrants for now. the european union is going to great lengths to advance migration controls in africa. we take a closer look at these new strategies. in recent years some african countries have received more attention from

if we could visit the influence of sending these rappers west africa. has been pretty extraordinary one of the most interesting political phenomena they were actually able to form in popular movements multiple west african countries so hip hop artists have really sort of recognized that they can play this role with mobilizing to try. to spread it to the activism senegalese rappers i think. it's a kind of activism that will have some west african leaders shifting nervously but back in senegal the political elite seem to have been graced the power of hip hop in the hope that they can hold achieve. and finally the israeli election is a little more than two weeks away and the campaigns have produced some shocking ads back in january one candidate benny gantz ran a spot with a kill counter adding up the number of palestinian terror. arrests killed when he was the army's chief of staff turned out that many of them were just civilians the latest ad to go viral is from the country's minister of justice the video is about fascism in a bottle a perfume bottle if

if we could visit the influence of sending these rappers in west africa and. it's been pretty extraordinary one of the most interesting political phenomena they were actually able to form in popular movements multiple west african countries so hip hop artists have really sort of recognized that they can play this role with mobilizing to try to create its credit to be activism sending these guys first i think. it's a kind of activism that will have some west african leaders shifting nervously but back in senegal the political elite seem to have in grace the power of hip hop in the hope that they can fool the chief. and finally the israeli election is a little more than two weeks away and the campaigns have produced some shocking ads back in january one candidate benny gantz ran a spot with a kill counter adding up the number of palestinian terrorists killed when he was the army's chief of staff turned out that many of them were just civilians the latest ad to go viral is from the country's minister of justice the video is about fascism in a bottle of perfume bo

from south africa to west africa. young people looking at their phones maybe a common sight on the streets of. but only one third of the canadian population is online mobile access to the network it's often unstable even in the capital. that's a headache for small companies like stimulus technologies. define who and his seven employees offer network marketing services. applications you always have to think about. and it's. so easy how fast. we have. and people in east africa have their own share of problems take uganda if you're looking to send a message or post a photo on instagram you have to be prepared to pay up since july of last year the government's been cashing in on every click in the three months following the introduction of the so-called tax the number of social media users fell by three million. clearly bega has been importing cosmetics mean united states for the past three years much of her business takes place online in the o t t tax is a big issue for her right now he's. just a you just like the points

outside destroyed block like a country in east africa say kenya to do business with a country in west africa say i have a cost these are the difficulties that they have and it's not just. about the issues not just about signing a piece of paper an agreement. african nations do they actually produce enough to trade amongst each other without being reliant on on imports from abroad. the movement production level within africa is very low you don't have countries. producing that much but that doesn't mean that it does african countries do not have the capacity to the possibility to to to conduct three d. within the you find the country is. in need of a product that is being produced in ghana but it's far more cheaper say earlier to import this product from say germany in europe to get it from guyana does that it difficult to say these are the places that they need to find solutions to if solutions are found when do you reckon africa could get a pan african free trade deal. i don't think that's going to happen anytime soon because. the hurdles are really really too much that is very very low inf

. >>> with the islamic state on the run in syria, a lot of its fighters are headed to west africa. dist violence there is on the rise. and u.s. forces are training african forces to fight back. debra patta is with the troops. >> reporter: there is an eerie familiarity to this training exercise. west african soldiers creep stealthily along the wall of a hotel. inside, all hell breaks loose. the soldiers are being trained by u.s. special forces to storm a hotel under attack by islamic extremists. it's not real but could so easily be. a scene played out with alarming frequency in west africa. this has become the epicenter for violent extremists, bolstered by trained jihadists returning from iraq and is asyr. >> there's trained fighters coming from that region that need some place to go. >> reporter: major general marcus hicks says the focus on isis has created an opportunity for other terror groups. >> al qaeda has been able to take advantage of the attention being paid to the middle east, while they quietly build infrastructure and support here in africa. >> reporter: although the vio

elements in west africa and to actually see whether all support actually so hello rank states actually be more that it's and be more responsive to the populations needs. already and so be senior research of all this the whole region at stockholm so pray thank you. that's it from day w. news africa you can catch all stories on our website and facebook page the acclaimed gone a and al announced is the focus of a major exhibition here in germany at the house in munich leaving now with images of his words i will see you next time i buy. our of coercion. business. and entice finders. colors representing. fluence customers and sometimes cost structure first. their quiet but powerful ambassadors who help companies stay in the black. culture matters on made in germany. quadriga international talk show for journalists discuss the topic of the week museum and busy morning up to the christ church attacks on quadriga when asked about possible links between the suspected puppetry to conduct street right wing groups and books role of social media played in spreading his propaganda join us shortly. q

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a key problem and actually it should be a wake up call to actually reassess the gnc elements in west africa and to actually see where they're all support it actually so help raise states actually be more that it's and be more responsive to the populations needs. or a senior research of all this the whole region at stockholm supreme thank you. that's it from africa you can catch all stories on our website and facebook page the acclaimed guy named al anon is a focus of a major is sufficient care germany. in it even now with images on his words we'll see you next time i buy. what keeps us in shape what makes us see. my name is dr carson because i talk to me because. i watch them at work. and i discuss what you can do to your home. state use and let's all try to stay. calm. take. us. with. some special. true true friends. greetings from berlin and welcome to news from arts and culture with me karen how instead and i'll be joined shortly by a man who has mastered the art of immersing the masses in his music. cilla. and is germany's most successful electronic music artist he's just released his t

this is state of the news africa coming up in the next fifteen minutes the islamist insurgency in west africa that's. showing no signs of abating attacks are intensifying in book enough and the new government is calling for help we'll learn just how bad things have become. then we meet the ugandan boy who say is he done says but not for fact. and the film on the wall is in the democratic republic of congo wins best movie awards in the african oscars in.