for moral kenya we head to the capitol of the democratic republic of congo where we meet a bond that not only produces cool b. but also some very old original instruments pulling was making our equal heroes of the week. ahead a. unique costumes and an original sound the band full of music playing and they can show us a jobs 1st of all dizzy. the name says it all full music means music from garbage in the local lingo to language. and. everything about this group is impressive especially the fact that they play instruments made from west everyone's dancing it was amazing the. things. everything made out of west the idea came from a group found on the skull crammed he finds his inspiration at dumping sites. there's just. this button produces a nice sound and me far so lucky no this will make a good instrument for our music. a lack of proper waste management and recycling facilities has caused kinshasa to be littered with discarded plastic and other waste commit a music i came here to look for things that i can use to make musical instruments but i also want to draw attention to their pr

hello i'm christine wonderwall come to africa it's good to have you along in the democratic republic of congo sexual violence is widespread yet it's still a huge have today we meet one rape survivor who hasn't let her ordeal destroy her mission is to break the code of silence around trade and help women and girls she's also taken her passion for women's rights one step further. south east of the capital kinshasa there's a swathe monolith sunday and her friends go from door to door trying to educate locals about rape they will talk to anyone who's the women to listen. how old is she going as a live in what's her name brenda when i was like brenda you see her more near when i was trained as. i was 3. but you're lacking in monologue stories unfortunately far from being unique in the d r c sexual violence used as a weapon of war. twice a soldier repair when she was told a child later a family member also abused her sexually despite the fact that so many women it'd be victims of rape this to suffer widespread stigmatization. i was rejected i feel discriminated even ostracized some parents

the democratic republic of congo are at the very bottom of the rankings so i think there's quite a lot of diversity and if you look at the pace of change in africa as a whole on average it's still going to take 95 years to get to parity because of those very different rates of change across those different economies and i think what you see really there is highly unequal societies so there are still a lot of women going into labor force participation but they happen to be very low skilled and lacking the education that could actually make them into medium skilled and high skilled workers so we're seeing some impressive jumps that you think that developed economies are much more set in their own ways and the developing economies in africa are more open to adopt the demands of equality. i think there are interesting opportunities for both sets of economies i certainly wouldn't say that advanced economies are set in their ways you can see that the nordic economies are not just at the very top of the rankings but actually continue to move their scores up higher so iceland the number one co

we had to secure it where a new exhibition of art from the democratic republic of congo looks at that country's traditions both past and present. and in our series 100 german must read. the extraordinary memoir an exclusive love in which she tries to unravel the history behind her grandparents' suicide. but we start with the superstar of german composers and beethoven who will be in the spotlight in 2020 as we celebrate his 250th birthday and that means that his music will of course be everywhere as concerts and new recordings abound and in his hometown of bon the buddhist is getting a jump on things with a new exhibition that correlates his musical works with key events in his life. germany has never celebrated a composer this way before the 250th anniversary of libby from. one year ahead of the actual date and nowhere more than in bonn germany the composer. he's director of the anniversary society and the beatles and house we have a funding for more than 40000000 euros to celebrate beautiful german germany why. i think it's gives the national attention and shows that we look at it a

wear a new exhibition of art from the democratic republic of congo looks at that country's traditions both past and present. and in our series 100 german must. not extraordinary memoir an exclusive love in which she tries to unravel the history behind her grandparents. but we start with the superstar of german composers beethoven will be in the spotlight in 2020 as we celebrate his 250th birthday and that means that his music will of course be everywhere as concerts and new recordings abound and in his hometown of ball on the toilet is getting a jump on things with a new exhibition that correlates his musical works with key events in his life. germany has never celebrated a composer before 250th anniversary of.

we had to zurich new exhibition of art from the democratic republic of congo looks at that country's traditions both past and present. and in our series 100 german must really. extraordinary memoir an exclusive love in which she tries to unravel the history behind grandparents. but we start with the superstar of german composers beethoven will be in the spotlight in 2020 as we celebrate his 250th birthday and that means that his music will of course be everywhere his concerts and new recordings abound and in his hometown of baun the buddhist is getting a jump on things with a new exhibition that correlates his musical works with.

democratic republic of congo and these are all industries that involve child never but for the end user or the final destination this little information about what exactly was involved in sending it all the way to to the destination of correspondents are doing better on that and that will be thank you. saudi arabia state oil company. officially begun trading on its domestic stock market it's already the most valuable publicly listed company in the world however that's not enough for the kingdom which women's determined for saudi aramco to top the 2 trillion mark things have gone well so far the 1st day of trading. this is what it looks like to launch the world's most valuable company on the stock exchange for the 1st time. saudi aramco pride and joy at the saudi arabian royal family kingdom has gone public to made its long awaited market debut in riyadh on wednesday to much fanfare to nearly 3 trading the shares reached 9 dollars 39 each that was enough to hit the 10 percent cap on daily price rises he values the company at almost $1.00 trillion dollars short of crown prince mohammed bi

and our lack of electricity threatens the last train forest in the democratic republic of the congo. also a global trade emergency the world trade organizations. the tradition system collapses in disarray after u.s. pressure holds. its its top. this is business africa. as well. but 1st we go to south africa where heavy rainfall has triggered widespread flooding whole neighborhoods have been submerged and the country's oh utility. is introduced rolling pollak to relieve the national grid that has forced many mines to shut down posing a threat to the export sector it's a major blow to the country's already slowing economy which contracted in the last quarter. since taking power in 2018 of the opium prime minister that implemented sweeping political reforms. the nobel peace prize which he collected today ethiopia's economy also goes from strength to strength but a lot remains to be done because foreign investors are mainly. by the incredibly cheap wages their companies say they don't break the law and support efforts for a minimum living wage in the country but in the meantime despite s

in the democratic republic of the congo charcoal is the go to fuel for up to 90 percent of households mainly due to a lack of electricity but deforestation for charcoal production is eating into the forests of the congo basin which is vital in the fight against global warming too many profit from the destruction from the poor the need charcoal for fuel to the senior officials who profit from illegal logging that's also oil it's exploration and industrial agriculture in the area now on the hillsides around the capital scarcely any trees left congress trying to increase hydroelectric energy production to tackle the problem. illegal logging is a problem all over the world even here in the european union romania is home to more than half of europe's remaining untouched forests thus protect him them has become a dangerous business this year as seen a number of rangers killed trying to rid the country of illegal logging romania's primeval forest are legendary for their beauty and their under threat illegal logging here is bound up with corruption political intrigue and murder just get that

the national park lies in the eastern part of the democratic republic of congo. the charcoal produced here isn't exploited 97 percent of the people in the region use it for cooking and heating the areas surrounding the national park have already been cleared. according to the world wildlife fund 90 percent of the trees failed here are used to produce charcoal. over 4 years ago this whole area was full of trees and now 4 years later all the trees have been cut down and not only that even the roots have been pulled out of the ground. the world wildlife fund foresters are shocked. the demand for charcoal is so high in this region that even digging up and charring tree roots is worth the effort. cycle any 3000000000 people on the planet cook with wood and it's not just cooking used for heating to it's essential to them and there's no way of replacing it that's. producing wood sustainably requires space space they don't have enough the population in africa will quadruple by the end of the century capacity limits are often exceeded no. one big problem is the lack of in

republic of congo when you know him it's just opened its doors. it is vestiges of the congo's past on display in kinshasa the 12000 pieces trace its history this is d.r. congo's new national museum. the building was completed in june bankrolled by south korea it replaces the old national museum which has long suffered from poor conditions and neglect. when president felix you see katie inaugurated the new museum he expressed the wish that artifacts removed from the country under belgium colonial rule be returned. though many former colonial powers are reluctant to repack treat african art. it's one thing to demand that return and another to preserve them the idea is there but it needs to be done gradually. if we need to recognize the belgians helped us to safeguard the art so we can't just take it all back it must happen in an organized manner. much of the art in question is housed here at the africa museum on the outskirts of the belgian capital brussels king leopold the seconds colonial rule over the congolese was notorious for its brutality bas

in the democratic republic of congo. where close to extinction. in the conservation campaign they are insisting. your welcome to the program east africa is in the thick of the brutally unusual rainy season and it's set to get worse tropical storms i expect that to hit the region in the coming days 4 weeks torrential downpours have triggered landslides and flash flooding that that toll stands at 250 with some 3000000 affect it growing fears of starvation and disease outbreak the wet weather is due to warmer temperatures in the indian ocean in a moment we'll get the latest on the response from nairobi but 1st this report from the submerged kenyan village of. these floods may have killed scores deprived thousands of their homes you know they threaten to wash away the dead. not if these villagers have anything to do with it . any less moaned. a bomb goes late wife. we're putting big rocks on top of the grave to prevent the cotton from coming out due to these floods. the darn pours have only compounded the grief joseph married his wife just last week o

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camp to vent their anger at the people of bay need in eastern democratic republic of congo live on the front line of militia violence they feel let down by their nation's own armed forces and by the un for not stopping the deadly militia attacks that have claimed dozens of lives in the past few months alone before the un have done nothing for us here. protesters attacked the u.n. compound and set fire to baby town hall to show that they've had enough but the u.n. is pushing back it condemned the violent protests and says it is being made a scapegoat for issues beyond its control. well relations sometimes feel that the u.n. has the capacity and the resources more than the government forces and they can and they're not doing enough so it's also because people expect you to do all or even if you cannot do more they think you are not doing enough but the reality is that a peacekeeping mission is not deployed in a country to ration war but that is an argument protesters and dany don't accept they say if the un's mission is to protect civilians it's peacekeepers shouldn't be standing on the

mission in the democratic republic of congo protest this i'll talk to the given ascensions compound in the eastern town of benny they are accusing un of failing to protect them from the growing violence in the region also coming up. senior doctors in zimbabwe steve mass walkouts from good host of conditions and pain but how bad is the health service crisis that. i'm launching the fights i get.

of congo protest test i'll talk to the organizations compound and if you seem tunnel beneath they are cues are you in no feeling to protect them from the growing violence in the region also coming out the . scene of doctors in zimbabwe steeds the mass walkouts from cortez up conditions and. about how bad is the health service crisis that. launching the fights i get.

mission in the democratic republic of congo protest this i'll talk to the organization's compound in the eastern town of been the uk use the un the feeling to protect them from the growing violence in the region also coming out. scene up doctors in zimbabwe steeds the mass walkouts and glitters conditions and. how bad is the health service crisis that. launching the fight.

at least 39 people have been killed in flooding in the democratic republic of congo torrential rains hit the capital kinshasa overnight causing landslides near the main university at least 2 bridges and part of a major road collapsed the search for missing people is ongoing. 6 people have been killed in similar explosions in iraq's capital baghdad the blasts struck in leeds shiite neighborhoods after about a dozen people were injured in violent anti-government protests earlier in the day demonstrators are demanding an end to corruption more jobs and better public services. rescuers in albania searching for survivors after a powerful earthquake struck the country authorities say more than 20 people were killed and hundreds more injured the magnitude $6.00 quake struck about 60 kilometers northwest of the capital tirana is the most powerful to hit the country for decades i rescuers work into the night to free people from the deputy. finding survivors of albania's worst earth quake in 30 years is a slow and delicate operation but it is real ding results. a man has pulled out of a collap

at least 39 people have been killed in flooding in the democratic republic of congo torrential rains hit the capital kinshasa overnight causing landslides near the main university at least 2 bridges and part of a major road collapsed the search for missing people is ongoing. francaise 13 of its troops have died in a helicopter crash in mali the accident occurred when 2 helicopters collided during an operation against jihadists in the country's north is the single biggest loss of life since france intervened in mali in 2013 to combat the islamist insurgency. 6 people have been killed in explosions in iraq's capital baghdad the blast struck 3 shiite neighborhoods after a dozen people were injured in violent anti-government protests earlier in the day demonstrators are demanding an end to corruption more jobs and better public services. rescuers in albania searching for survivors after a powerful earthquake struck the country authorities say more than 20 people were killed and hundreds more injured the magnitude $6.00 earthquake struck about 60 kilometers northwest of the capital tirana

at least 39 people have been killed in flooding in the democratic republic of congo to wrench all right the capital kinshasa overnight causing landslides near the university and these 2 bridges and part of a major road collapsed the search for missing people it's ongoing. thousands of euro's farmers have rolled in to burn then on tractors to protest against the government's agricultural policies they say plans to introduce stricter environmental protections go too far and threaten the existence of their farms. jag museum officials here in germany are trying to work out exactly what is missing after things made off of priceless 18th century jewels in the city of dresden the raiders is continuing basis still examining the crime scene at the great vault museum searching for clues that will lead them to the rebels treasures that even the french king louis the 14th was said to be jealous of the gemstone sets of the saxon prince elector 3 of them have been stolen their material value is estimated to be in the millions their cultural value is incalculable and they'd fight and it's a unique col

at least 39 people have been killed in flooding in the democratic republic of congo to wrench will rains hit the capital kinshasa overnight causing landslides near the university at least 2 bridges and part of a major road collapsed the search for missing people is ongoing. chief executive carol lam says the government will reflect seriously on the results of the weekend's municipal elections we saw pro-democracy candidates make massive gains the territory has been rocked by months of violent protests against phasing through. landslide victories being seen as i clear rejection muslims handily off 300. and ukrainian filmmaker oleg sense office finally picked up the european union to talk human rights prize the sakharov prize after being released from prison in russia is the same stuff served 5 years of a 20 year sentence altera charges before being released in a prisoner swap with ukraine. there rescuers in albania are searching for survivors after a powerful earthquake struck the country early this morning with or she said at least 20 people were killed and hundreds more injured the magn

of congo. kinshasa overnight causing the landslides near the university at least 2 bridges and part of a major broad collapsed the search for missing people it's ongoing. a protester has been shot dead in the iraqi capital baghdad and any others wounded in the south of the country made escalating anti-government protests the demonstrators in. streets to prevent government employees from getting to work the demonstrations began in october directed at what protesters claims are corrupt political class. executive says the government will reflect seriously on the results of the weekend's municipal elections but so pro-democracy candidates make massive games the territory has been rocked by months of violent protests against beijing's rule . landslide victories being seen as a clear rejection of muslims handling the. use of the arm rest. rescuers in albania are racing to find survivors after a powerful earthquake struck the country early this morning or thought to say at least 20 people have been ki

floods have killed at least 39 people in the democratic republic of congo's capital kinshasa to ensure rains lashed the city overnight causing landslides near the university well at least 2 bridges and part of a major road collapsed the search for missing people is ongoing. in iraq one protester was shot dead in baghdad and many others were wounded in the country's south amid escalating anti-government protests and busta protesters blocked the streets to prevent government employees getting to work demonstrations began in october directed at what protestors see as a corrupt political elite. thousands of furious farmers have rolled into berlin on tractors to protest the government's agricultural policies they say plans to introduce stricter environmental protections go too far and would threaten the existence of their farms. in albania rescuers are reducing against the clock to find survivors after a powerful earthquake struck the country early this morning authorities say the quake has killed at least 800 people and injured hundreds more the magnitude 6.4 tremor struck about 60 kilomet