Its good to have your Company African leaders say it is time for the continent to be given a greater role at the United Nations now in the un was formed 75 years ago only 4 african countries were part of the Organization Today all 54. 00 countries are among the 193. 00 Member States off which only russia the u. S. China and the United Kingdom and france all permanent members of the Security Council that is the uns highest Decision Making body. Now in their addresses to this years General Assembly which was moved mostly online because of the coronavirus pandemic the president s off south africa and nigeria called for africa to be given permanent seats on the Security Council on the 75th anniversary of the un we repeat our hold for greater representation of african countries on the Security Council and that this be taken up with urgency and that intergovernmental negotiations it is only through every form and inclusive you and Security Council that we will be able to connect to fully resolve some of the worlds most protracted conflicts nigeria support the explanation of the United NationsSecurity Council to reflect the rusty and danny mix of the 21st century. Design of prominent seats in the United NationsSecurity Council and for more on this im joined by value he is a Senior Researcher at the institute for Security Studies he recently published a piece titled africa can become more influential in they go and say heres a Council Welcome to news africa why does this seemingly no interest in reforming the u. N. Security council to include more representation because African Leaders has been calling for a permanent seat on the council for the is. So to some extent permanent members of the u. N. Security Council Seats in a very comfortable position position where the status quo is good for them but in a situation where the role of no to the truth that you should see is that through it and the reason the great divide amongst great powers if the un is not able to adapt the un is increasingly going to become where you are relevant and does the mindset of coming just from africa Member States also coming from places like japan and germany india or brazil because for them now its 75 years old of the un its extremely important to understand not only what can the u. N. Security council do for its own permanent members but really how can we adapt to global realities and months in the un is a Relevant International organization. Just as i just want to read a quote by the irish president when he spoke at the General Assembly last year he said that we we continue to witness and historic and jest under representation of africa which was still ruled by colonial powers when the un came into existence and the Security Council established you know the ice for a president to go on to say that africans must be allowed to have a say a say in Council Decisions that have fix their own continent just whats your take on the idea that decisions being made that affect the continent and african start have a seat at that table. This is a very open tune quote from terrorist president 75 years ago when the wind was created most of africa was not even independent only 4 african countries were founding members of the un and today 75 years later africa is the largest Regional Group in the United Nations and they have 28 percent of the total membership coming from from from africa so therefore they have a claim for a stronger voice is not only reasonable demand african issues compose over 50 percent of the un Security Council discussions and majority of their resolutions are also about the continents while african states have a small representation in the council as nonpermanent members and it up and up seeing the most important organ the stake in decision about their own future with limited heat on inferences about their own compositions. African nations have taken different approaches right in an effort to get increased representation on the Security Council. By full nonpermanent seat that rotates and others almost all focused on establishing a permanent seat for the whole continent just how important is African Unity in this regard if the continent is going to gain that influence over the Security Council. This is been enough evidence in recent years that when african countries work to get there they tend to have formal leverage in Decision Making at the United Nations level able to break deadlocks theyre able to have a stronger voice because whilst i think countries like south africa and nigeria who want to change the composition of the of the council they are also acutely aware that they also have to break from within the structures so that because finishing their membership in the Security Council at the moment and one of the highlights of their membership has been designed you bring in African Voices together because when they work along being a be able to achieve some but particularly when they Work Together to able to break those deadlocks they want to showcase that on responses more influential status so exactly what kind of representation is africa calling for right is it one country having a permanent seat or is it that seats that would be created ideally would then go to some kind of a continental representative. Institution for example like the e. U. I think personally i do stage it and i think what it meant to this is that a continent continues pushing for the discussion around the relevance of the Security Council and more influence from african Decision Making there is a we need consensus which is now 15 years old was a great stepping sums of a chief in a common voice but hes not its it is a type of discussion that will continue shaping in the discussions and roles that african Member States want to have because the un is a big risk when african members they start seeing that the is not able or willing to respond to its own challenges in the late ninetys that was the great reason why the African Union was created on that ability of African Solutions for african challenges so even consensus in that sense will not be easy and most likely night or one of the audit type of approaches whether should be a continental rotation or a permanent member it its always going to be de it has to adapt ensuring that africas voice is more representative and i think that is the most important issue to be discussed at a moments right thats the status of alia thank you for the last. Thank you very much much appreciate it. Lets take a look at some other stories making news across the continent in south africa anti immigrant protesters have gathered outside the Nigerian Embassy calling for Foreign Workers to leave the country the protesters accuse immigrants of taking jobs and causing crime Rights Groups say foreigners are often made the scapegoats for south africas gaping inequality and high unemployment. Kenya is bracing for a possible return of the massive played soft that have devastated east africa for the past 10 months he is offline aerial controls in the north in the north west nile kenya where there is concern that news warms could emerge once short rains begin an observer. And more than 300000 people in mozambique have been displaced by an extremist insurgency the World Food Program says this is causing Food Shortages and an urgent humanitarian crisis clashes between extremists fighters and Government Forces in the north have caused large numbers of local residents to flee their homes and fields. Basically the people have been leaving their villages weve got anything on them. Im able to farm a coffee chain in uganda has opened a cafe stopped by deaf people the chain says it once to the deaf and also creates jobs for this marginalized group now launched in august the clientele of the sign language cafe is growing but the mosques that everyone has to weigh because of the coronavirus make the stops job a little bit tougher. As a customer. Roussel is dave so he uses sign language to communicate. Hes worked as a barista at this coffee shop in kampala photo months now. When i make good coffee and i serve the customers order perfectly and i get a positive feedback that makes me really happy especially if it comes from different customers. Russo graduated from university 3 years ago but since then hes had real difficulty finding a job. Uganda has one of the worlds highest youth unemployment rates resources that being dave makes it even worse i would apply for jobs write letters send evils and all of that but whenever i mention that i was deaf they became afraid of working with me in the end they wouldnt give a chance they wouldnt hire me. As workmates had beef too but that doesnt stop them from offering Great Service to their customers and by employing them the owner of the Company Wants to help break it down stereotypes i guess they did if. We wanted to inspire the ever companies and employers out there to employ different people because we are capable and want to use these people here as role model. According to official figures uganda has 1800000 different people that is about 3 percent of it at all population the activists see that this number could be higher. Ses that different people are often not taken into account by the government decides the recent distribution of 3 fifths musts which is cities did you not put into their special needs into direct consideration with that there is a lot of lip reading you see what they say without a face mask but when i cover my lips your formation is missing facial expressions are hidden by the mask. According to the United Nations over 400000000 people worldwide of hearing problems activists want people to be told sign language i mean kind of a different and the governments step called as to how these things and they do patiences sting it is very important we live with these people it is a language it is part of us and all of us are potential deaf people. Who sell seeds that are missing to preteens just as he says he has land to leave with the 8 but as it makes his ray home after it is a day he still hopes that some good that might change for the better. And thats it for todays program. Stories on. Africa at all on facebook and now while were on the topic of coffee well leave you now with these pictures of coffee harvesting in different parts of the continent see you next time about. What secrets lie behind this wall. Discover new adventures in 360 degree. And explore fascinating World Heritage sites. D. W. World heritage 360 get kidnapped now. Beethoven is from. Windows its from. Beethoven its for. Beethoven is for. Beethoven is for covering. Beethoven 2020 vision the 50th anniversary here on d w. Fake tattoos fake breasts fake teeth artist Cindy Sherman has spent decades dressing up and taking pictures of herself but dont call them selfies or new repped retrospective coming up here on arts and culture and. 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By the artist previously unseen place real people slips into movie roles creates fantasy figures work is often about the image of women if you see what interested me was the way she plays with this since generally the actress the model is a woman the director is a man and here she does everything from beginning to end shes the model but also the director the Costume Designer the producer etc in the end she claims completely. These are not self portraits she creates characters the artist has said that she actually has the idea of selfies. And yet shes also. A huge success on instagram go figure now speaking of social media a new generation of russian artists is speaking out online against their countrys strongman leadership one of them is the openly gay musician ill go off his very existence as a kind of protest in russia where publicly talking about same sex love can be deemed illegal propaganda his songs take president Vladimir Putin to task. See you nothing here nothing your brain fog this is a bang news corresponds to a landmark Political Development in russia new song domino is about changes in the constitution that strengthen the power of president Vladimir Putin in july. I wrote this song when russia recently voted on the changes to the constitution for me this was a very important topic because we were quite simply jupe by the government. Thanks changing freedom for emptiness and go early enough sings in another song written following a wave of protests. One year ago several 1000 people were arrested during protests ahead of moscows City Government elections. Environmental activists protested across the country including. And in the far east of the country russians took to the streets in recent months to protest the arrest of a regional governor. For you know state media are ignoring the mood in the country so he wants to highlight these events hes part of a wind a trend. 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No one longs for freedom more than teenagers whether or not theyre prepared for it over a century ago german playwright frank vidic and wrote about teenage longing in his drama spring awakening it broke taboos around sex rape homosexuality suicide and abortion since the place 1006. 00 premiere its been banned censored and also performed in several languages now the National Theater in mannheim germany has reimagined spring awakening as an opera called dark spring. That is there ever since i was a teenager young adults ive been excited by the idea of writing an opera with protectionists who are on the cusp of adult hood at the exact moment they are shaping their lives. With dark spring hence tamara set out to find the right tone for the feelings of his 4 characters its the soundtrack to an emotional state of emergency. The search for identity in the age of social media. 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