From abroad to play for a club in the cotton itself. As someone with an interest in the local league. People look up to me as they look up to the g. O. P. And when the same old treat in the canyon contest between the environment and urban development. Hello, im christine wonder. Its good to have your company. Amnesty International Say schools of people like the hundreds was stabbed and hacked to death in ethiopia is to grab a region on monday. Thats the region way of federal military troops, all fighting regional forces. Now the victims are said to be civilians, from the if any group working in the village of my khadra, i would this is have told amnesty that they found dead bodies strewn all over the town. Some of those who survived say they were attacked with machetes, axes, and knives. Im now joined by for say, a takeaway from amnesty international. He is the author of the report on the message to interact. Welcome to day to be is africa for sam . How did you 1st learn of this alleged massacre . We kept all of these our lives must social media posts where a number of dead bodies were posted, logins at the area killed in my car, and killed a solitary to misapply iran. And to tell us more about the victims who they are. The victors, theres drones are the reason isis who were interviewed for its use research as a victim. Most of them sees america daily. Lot of us who go to our town for this time of the year and most of them are hard arse us. Theres drones and national air desfontaines here to produce who is likely responsible for this the really limited information we have. As under control, us Security Forces ramped to get out of Regional Development as a times, especially after so busy information, it is likely that Security Forces and militia militia who are contrary to their original get a mentor to be had at ducks. Ok, and i mean this has happened as a conflict between the Ethiopian Defense force and if id say as it continues, we dont know very much about this because there is a communication back, a bit desperate. Have anything to do with this massacre. Yes, the conflict has Data Collection ship who is massacre because there was no active hostility between artists near my tatra and Ground Forces have lost some ground around my cattle. And during that Time NationalDefense Force was allowed to do things at night. Zeus must like it has happened. So we can put zeus must like that into context of on greinke between federal government and the creditor. No. Government. Ok. I did mention that communication about the shutdown. Instagram. Does this need to change so that we have a better picture of what is going on in the region is based on the side of the government offensive . Yes. Information blackout, as ive stated more and more internet communication is shared during our capacity to monitor as a human. So you moderates, its a human target situation into a conflict area. And also millions of people have a lot of wrapped into guy where this conflict is happening and he loved families. And since we are not able to know what is really happening, so information blackout should stop and also is our government should slicer to its humanitarian access. Ok to say take it from amnesty international. Thank you. The violence and military clashes in the region have forced more than 7000 people to flee, to so done more are expected to fall to although sudan has officially closed this border to ethiopia. Refugees are still crossing and they report receiving assistance when they arrive. Move them on that route. They are treating us well. I hope all the time to grind people out anyways, come to sudan in times of war one, where the sons and with very similar do you have our ancestors came to sudan to stop when it welcomed them . When you know, sudan has always taken a senior sudan form a guy, a captain as a malaysia, and has returned to the country of his birth to play for a local club in accra, having one of them his biggest stars on field, its hoped it would have interest in the local Football League fixtures were cancelled in march to the current vice pandemic at the leagues new series is due to kick off again on saturday. He is one of ghanas spaced ever football days for the past 17 years. And from all over the world, a somewhat john has entertained canadians, but he isnt done just yet. John has come home today, hes training with his new teammates in accra, after signing with local club league on cities. He insists this is not the story of a one time star. Moving back home before retiring. He is working his way back from a serious injury, but john says he manes business. You know, i started training about 10 days ago. You know, so ill go along with to go, you know, everything that i can only think i need time to prepare physically, mentally, im very strong. Everything is alright physically and to be ready to be able to compete. You know right now im just trying to do the finishing touches my experience and the next week john has a vast area of experience playing for plops in europe, asia and the middle east. He has also a competent gannetts national team, the black stars for years, with that background, even from the bench he mentors the younger football is something he hopes to do more. While playing in the low colleague, maybe household name and people look up to me, especially the local players. They look up to me. He says, spark. But yes, he is happy, everybody is happy. You know, because it was a Bold Decision i took and i think there are a lot of few players in africa was done. But im very happy to be part of this history making and just look at club knows the west of the investment in him. The expect him to have an instant impact on the team down as every known, brown, all of the, well, we believe the football has now gone very commercial. Its very business like these days you also need to find avenues of making money. And we believe that having a brand would help us in that regard. John is best remembered for his pen, artemis, at the 2010 world cup in south africa, the anguish that year. They still love him and seeing his name, expecting a lot from him this season. The tactics of our son were john and the way he dances when he scores excites us a lot. And were expecting him to help this new club and also promote the ghana premier league. And hes someone he wants to play in the local league. Im happy hes not back home to retire. We cant wait to see him play in help the local league again. John is a champion, we believe in him, and if we have players like him coming back home, it will help our local league. They would still have much to contribute. They got a Football Association creates for strategy is to keep up interest in pandemic. Johns presence excites officials who want to build on that to attract other players playing abroad. I mean, the potential is there. We just have to work around it, develop it, and make it look attractive. And once that is done, ill show trucked some more. John is already bringing the spark back to the local league even before hes doing his bit to breathe fresh air into a football. Now urban development very often comes at the expense of the environment and its no different in kenya. Away environmentalists say the capital nairobi is losing its green spaces. Theyve successfully campaign to save an iconic tree in the heart of the city name stamped. And in tune to keep nairobi green, these campaigners sound the alarm over the rapid rate at which the citys trees are being felled. Nairobis population is booming and its streets are struggling to cope with the masses. Who clogged these roads daily. Thats put pressure on authorities to expand nairobis highways in the process. Cutting down trees that have embellished these roads for decades. Including vis figtree. Its over 100 years old. Apart from being a city landmark, its also sacred to some the blue strip on it indicates that its in line to be axed. But this plan triggered a Massive Public outcry. This figtree is very significant because number one, egypt is standing at cottage, then a Cultural Heritage of the country. And the 2nd thing is that its symbolic of all agree spaces because this particular fig tree is fighting in our communities right now. Kenyas government has now backtracked on finding this iconic treat and more could be saved. This will be for us both many to forgo. As we strive to a sure that ruby remains, grows. Green city. As nairobi expands, more bottles are expected about how to balance the environment with the needs of the growing city. But for now though, come painters see this victory as something to celebrate their hit show is that is it for now at be sure to check out our of the stories on dot com forward slash africa. Were also on facebook and on twitter wed love to hear from you. So write us what you think about this stories that we have on the program and the stories that you should be covering today will leave you with pictures and action till next time. Im not laughing at the germans because sometimes i am, but mostly im laughing with the deep into german culture. When take this grandma its all out there. Im rachel. Join me to meet the japanese monkeys. Of course is from the top of his former girlfriend mocks. The 50th anniversary, germany is the image as a nation of poets and thinkers, is largely due to the huge influence of enlightenment figures like butta and cilla, but how its perceived today as a modern powerhouse of culture is at least in part thanks to the work of close to tell a month more in a moment and also coming up. Looking beyond hollywood, the coronavirus has impacted hundreds of thousands of livelihoods in the once booming Film Industries in india. And nigeria. Welcome to arts and culture for more than 30 years, close detail, a man has been a driving force of german culture 1st as the director of the German National library. Then as president of the Cultural Heritage foundation since 2008. Been president of the group to institute. Thats germanys cultural calling card that offer rights operates worldwide in nearly 100 countries on nov. 13th feel officially retired, but w. Has a fishing stand off. With a new documentary about his career, limon is a leading figure of germanys cultural scene, a man of books. He headed the National Library in frankfurt, and oversaw the fusion with its east german counterpart in life tick in 1990, assuring equal footing. He went on to lead the group institute from 2008 until november 2020. And one of his last missions was in the media before the pandemic. He was invited to speak at a conference on the restitution of artifacts looted during colonial times. Is not peacemaking per se, but it functions in that spirit when it encourages Real Exchange and i am of the opinion that we are in germany can only be a Cosmopolitan Society if we were flooded more than just ourselves in 1909 lehman with the backing of then chancellor Gerhard Schroeder unveiled his master plan for the renovation of Berlins Museum island. Perhaps his greatest career achievement you could saw every age has its people. That means that now someone has to come along who has new ideas and sets new impulses so that it always has a fresh and contemporary shape. So i can like go very easily with some projects such as the humble forum, also came with their share of controversy, but will now regard them from a distance and im joined by my colleague who coauthored the documentary closed on the last cultural diplomatic. Maybe not the last because we still have you. Welcome to this hour that was together with you, made that fellow hina, such an interesting man. And someone whos always had a real sense for how to capitalize allurements in history, to the benefit of culture as a unifier. In germany as well, that wasnt an easy job, was that . Yeah, thats a side many people dont know, ignore about him. Thats in the ninetys after german your real if occasion. It was a difficult time. You have to recall that a lot of people in the former socialist, germany, german democratic republic, they were embittered and feared to be overrun by companies to lose their job by institutions. And to be super flus. And he came in to realize the 2 libraries. There were 2 libraries cold war phenomenon. National library of the socialist, German National library in the west. And his task was to bring them together in leipzig and in frankfort to one united institution. And he did it with an incredible credible sensitivity and empathy. And he gave people the feeling to get them on board and to listen to them. I think thats his style. It doesnt talk to people and then decide he listens to people before deciding one of his greatest achievements, of course is that he was one of the architects of post unification. Berlin tells about, yeah, that was the next job. And actually the terrible tariff, it just did it on him, a lot of reputation in the political sphere. So politicians thought thats the person we want to really bring Forward Museum island, the whole museum scene in berlin, which at the time around 2000 was a bit not rundown, but in disarray and underfunded. And he came in, he put up a master plan which he forcefully implemented here, renovated, restored, reconstructed Museum Island. Not on his own, with a lot of staff with a lot of collaborators, of course. And with the backing of politics, you have to say he got the funding and thats one of his abilities and skills. He can convince people also politicians to get the money for cultural project. I add credibility than i would you also call him a visionary because for instance, he foresaw just how in porker the issues of restitution, for instance, and post colonial conciliation would be for africa long before the debate that were actually seeing today. Not a visionary in the common sense of the word, but hes a person with a big sensitivity, whats up at the moment, doesnt grasp whats it to the times. And when he took over good to institute in the mid ninetys around 2008, i think he grasped the moment that there was a lot of interest in africa and the German Foreign policy. There was a lot of money as well for project cultural project. So what he did his 1st trip as a president of duty, insitute was traveling to africa, looking at the local situation and learning. Understanding that africa would be one of the future topics of going to institute of well, of the world. And he was very right about that. Now i just want to ask you, because you met with him and many times over the course of this last his final, very difficult year, a difficult year, obviously, because corona brought everything to a standstill. How was that experience with him . What was it like to get close to him . Well, we thought the last year would be a celebration, you know, with events with speeches, with parties, with trips. Actually we were lucky enough to do that. Last trip to bangkok, there was a celebration in bangkok and i think we were the last film Crew International film for who under normal circumstances did filming there. Because corona came, changed everything. We didnt see him after bangkok he flew out from bangkok with one of the last regular flights. So did we, and we didnt see him for a while. We met him again. Im on Museum Island because he worked at home office. Everyone else here. And i think he was quite moved by the film we saw today. He things now that he should start last career as an actor, and that is a true authentic to do that very much in self. Thank you. I know that film will be, running on monday under w. , and we wish all our length, his successor, all the best. Thanks for coming in and telling us about and all this week weve been looking at the impact of covert 19 on the Film Industry in europe. And hollywood are, of course, only part of the picture. Indias bollywood and Nigerias Nollywood each produce more films per year than the u. S. Ever has. Which means the pandemic has a much wider Ripple Effect now there on where shake from india. And mme is on with saudi from nigeria are just 2 of the hundreds of thousands of people in the film business, who are now struggling to survive. On nollywood and bollywood based in lagos and mumbai are 2 of the most prolific Movie Industries in the world. Millions of viewers across continents watch their films. But the Global Pandemic is taking its toll on the industry. A mini song, the saudis film school is located in central lagos. Its no longer teeming with ambitious film students hoping to make it in the movies. Numerous shoots have been put on hold or scrapped altogether. A lot of it of sense of my income for this year. From my part of projects, the t. V. Series, the film in the cinema and the acting school. Nollywood has become increasingly, copula and successful since the end of the 1990 s. , it produces some 2000 films and series each year, mostly for the domestic market. Budgets run from almost nothing to into the billions. But when nigeria imposed a Strict Lockdown early this year, the Film Industry came to a standstill. Directors are now allowed to shoot films again, but under strict conditions. Here are there rehearsing for series about a family with real life members of the family. These days more and more productions are going straight to streaming without being released in a cinema at all. Companies that are just a faster now much better position, such as north flex, a streaming platform in from a 1000000 muslims. Some 7000 cars matters away in mumbai is the center of indias hindi language Film Industry. Known as bollywood. Its become famous for its extravagant music and dance scenes and superstars such as Shah Rukh Khan. But the corona virus has hit the indian dream factory hard behind the glitz and glamour. The industry also provides thousands of low paid workers with a live