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easy to spot. the great books of the 20th century. present day hoaxes. and who's behind the. manufacturing ignorance starts may 3rd on d w. the countryside of the north eastern congo is beautiful and the soil is rich and fertile and yet the people here live in poverty and constant fear of attack by armed militias over 120 such groups have been operating for more than 2 decades on the territory of the democratic republic of the congo along its northern borders to south sudan uganda and rwanda neither the government nor tens of thousands of un peacekeepers have been able to stop them and the people suffering inevitably leads

to more suffering as victims join one rebel group or the other soon the they killed my father. they killed everyone in my family. that's the only reason i became a fighter. a woman grieves for her murdered child an all too common side in the north eastern congo the militias killed around 2000 people here in 2020 alone the worst of them called themselves the allied democratic forces or a.d.f. there islam ist rebels who have been terrorizing the local population for some 30 years. of us oh

they kill people with bullets. they kill people with machetes. they killed my brother with machetes. the islamists attack every few days often under cover of darkness they leave devastation behind burned down houses and beheaded corpses the local people feel like the congolese army and the un peacekeepers have abandoned them. we joined up with the us. in patrol in beni one of the trouble spots. but taxed by the a.t.f. on the civilian population here have been on the increase in recent months. but the un patrol checks up on a clinic in maine it's been a frequent target of a.t.f. attacks in. is the clinic's director. wife of the militia

comes here and massacres people if you saw the sheer hatred that drives the killing they chop heads off and you find the brains all around and chopped off feet that leaves you terrified and traumatized. but once the islamists tried to abduct 4 of his nurses. they took them hostage in the waiting area when the people there realized it was the a.t.f. they were scared but then the militia said nobody would die it wasn't a day for killing. many in the area live in fear you and soldier was he said was x knows the clinic and the people who work there very well. as you can see all the nothing cannot prevent war then a few people question the adult and identify they are the ones that are targeted to be this cancer in the country worth it to dress like if it was. the constant threat level keeps the clinic closed all but a few hours

a day many patients are left without treatment. and they struggle with who they cannot go and how they can of corn from they have to stay at home they cannot move children cannot go to school. so far the u.n. force has failed to establish and maintain security often enough the more than 18000 troops from nearly 50 nations can hardly even get themselves coordinated many of them are in un to quickly. trained or at least not trained with the relevant skills the local villagers aggravate the problems with often unjust accusations that the un troops are a pack of thieves only concerned with their own safety many of the congolese no longer put any hopes in the un troops at all. and the local people too often find themselves caught between france when their daughters and sons actually join the a.d.f. so the parents end up cooperating with the rebels supplying them food for example in return they're left in peace but if they refuse they may be killed and we'll

sometimes are content sometimes we're afraid. the militias can show up any time they've become part of our daily lives. most of the local people are afraid to appear before the camera one man who didn't want to say his name gives vent to his frustration. the government should help or the international community should help our government with the situation there are so many people have suffered the a.t.f. got to be finished. in the meantime the a.t.f. keeps on murdering as soon as the cameras off many people here say the soldiers come too late only once the attacks over and people are already dead we meet jonny boom only one of you a local representative who's been studying the a.d.f. for years in his view the u.n. mission has not achieved its goal very much in. the quantities here really ought to

be secured according to my research as many as 4500 people have been killed right under the un forces knows it and what's their job again to protect the civilian population but more are getting killed every day. the a.d.f. was founded as an islamist group in uganda in the early 1990 s. experts have estimated their current strength and a few 100 fighters they're seen as accepting only cruel and intent on establishing islamic sharia law in the territory they control really they want to create a space a grey area where the state has no authority. they intend to control this area and exploit it. that's what they call. the islamic state of central africa the caliphate of central africa they've already set it up. to them the state is already up and running. in march 2021 the

united states designated the a.d.f. a terrorist organization with ties to the islamic state but some observers doubt the 2 groups maintain any direct contact besides the a.d.f. over 120 other militias are active in the eastern congo after the 1994 genocide in neighboring rwanda some hutu militias fled to the congo and kept on killing that prompted the formation of armed groups originally for purposes of self-defense they do not make it easy to contact them to do so we had to leave the area under central government control halfway their militia fighters meet up to lead us to one of their bases among them is my. she joined the militia about 20 years ago after an armed group massacred her family she was forced to watch as the men killed her parents with machetes then 6 of the men raped her she was only 15 years old at the

time. i felt defeated my life had defeated me. i saw what they had done to me and how they had murdered my family. i couldn't keep living my life the way i had. so i decided to become a fighter and drive them out. when a former teacher came to her village to recruit young people for a new militia she joined him many of its members have experienced similar horrors it is in essence a militia of traumatized and emotionally scarred people. they killed my father. they killed everyone in my family. that's the only reason i became a fighter. her own community cast her because she'd been raped too great was the stigma the militia offered her a chance to take revenge and to survive they control around 20 villages in the region protecting the inhabitants who in return keep them supplied with food it's

a simple trade security for food but we got the impression it wasn't always a voluntary arrangement. didn't speak openly until we moved some distance from the others. i've heard that others are fleeing the group but how could i run away i have nobody to help me i don't own any land i don't have anyone who could help me build a new life. now she places all her hopes on her children her hope that one day they'll have a choice. with the blessings of god i might at least arrange for them to get an education . if they are blessed at least that. i myself will never be able to do any other job. i can't help them by myself. hardly any other region has suffered atrocities by the militias as badly as the

congo z. turi province we go on the road with the norwegian aid organization over a distance of just 60 kilometers we pass through about 20 checkpoints on various rebel groups as well as the congolese military. by the side of the road a few are carrying guns though concealing them often they ask for money as they are doing here but a few words convince them to wait for another day. to draw draw it is a camp for internally displaced people it's one of many in the congo about 5 and a half 1000000 of the country's $105000000.00 people are displaced more than anywhere else in africa logo jewel row barely escaped her village when

a militia attacked it she was on the run with her children when she realized her daughter was missing. oh i decided to go back to find and save her but i was convinced she was still alive but unfortunately she was already dead. i was so sad just devastated when i walked past them they shot at me i had no idea if i'd survive i gradually lost all my strength i heaved and was breathing harder and harder than i slipped into some bush i didn't really have any hope anymore i was sure i was going to die. she survived but her 4 year old daughter was murdered. as soon as the hospital released her she gathered her other 5 children and fled to this camp. even if food water and medical care are in short supply

at least they are safe here. to call. her. many people here have stories like no go to tell they live in desperation and resignation the trauma runs deep. and like. although they don't have the money to send them to school they still put their hope in their children and so another generation is growing up without education as easy potential recruits for the militias. or. whatever anyway are there and in style

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how african african wax print really is. which back already be in uganda. and the multitalented the ventricle on takes us on a tour through parts i'm hopeful. if you open my wardrobe you'll find lots of fabrics like i received many as a present when i got married i took some from my mom because she has more than she will ever be able to wear in her lifetime and i always thought of this type of cloth as being very african until i read a report that made me question whether we africans should really use wax print as the cloth to show we're african so i set out on a mission to find out more about the history of these fabrics. 'd dozens of our dear it's made of africa. is that great are very popular across

africa they also sometimes. or i contend most of us were carried in one of these fabrics when we were a little our mothers wrap them around their waists like apparitions whenever they are doing house chores also in africa and across the diaspora people embrace waxed print as part of their identity and most of what we really have dubbed african friends is actually made and brought in the netherlands or in asia so how africa is african print really. the manet you see is a successful designer from cameroon gazed into france and he was among the 1st africans to showcase his creations and have the glamorous paris fashion week in mind there refuses to work with the so-called african print in his collection he says. 6. it's a personal view when you see african fabric.

have been made by. a few. become whips and it's really all for. me. and all the fabric. from zanzibar doesn't believe that rejecting wax clear and sans the right 'd. we have the congo and the congo is the green that has a you know historical story about the history. between india. portuguese and you know and. so we are a military court we are

a mix so it is impossible for me to say i don't work with this fabric because it's made in the history of wax print can be traced across 3 continents in the $850.00 is the technique of using wax and dye it to make patterns on fabric was already being used in many societies across the world also in africa around that time the dutch had colonized java which is present day in the media and there they came across the bow taking technique applied by the locals the dutch went back to europe and produced but by machines and then they tried to sell it to the in the knees eons they didn't like the machine made fabrics and sold the dutch had to look for another market and they found it in west africa. when this happened the nature of the fabrics change so then they would start to use more great colors that people on the course wanted they would start to incorporate local science and symbols and to adopt other like ways of printing that were popular in the west african coast today

a large part of what we see on the market is either manufactured abroad or in africa by companies owned by a larger foreign company. take the dutch company political for example its manufacturers the fabrics from its main brand less coal in the netherlands then it owns other companies in ghana. wooden and uni wax with that little dominates the high end mid price waxman's markets i think sometimes. she associates it for instance with having something that's. coming from her and direct it has a specific brand on it. because everybody knows that it's more expensive and so for instance if you do buy from certain brands when you are sewing sometimes it's a thing to have the boy down on the edge of your clothes whereas if it was

a cheaper fabric people would cut the companies from asia have also been exporting cheaper fabrics to africa the manufacturers have often been accused of counterfeiting designs by established companies like blue scope on top of that foreign companies have led to the shutdown of many local manufacturers across africa. but regardless of where and by whom they are made the african brand fabrics have been used to send a strong pan african message for decades take the best looking for example a loose fitting african shirt often made out of the wax print design popularly known as angelina so back to our original question is africa. and even africa when most fabrics are not manufactured on the continent yeah it was his african because one it was made in fact she's in europe but it was influenced by people on the continent over the years african print has evolved into

a fabric that even young people wear as a fashion statement it's no longer just that thing that you're on from the village where. it's also becoming more and more popular in the west from high fashion catalogs to be on says wardrobe wax print is the fabric of choice when it comes to signalize in africa and this is maybe a controversial choice but it's the fastest way to get the message across. i have to admit that i used to hate african print when i was younger because to me it always looked like something very old fashioned but now i absolutely love these bright unique fabrics will stay on the fashion topic we asked some of you watch role fashion plays in your life. way. i.

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get some. where saying in kampala will take you to a different part of the city uganda isn't well known internationally for its rugby but it's not for a lack of trying in the actually quarters children who grow up there may not have much but what they do have is a passion for rugby and a dedicated coach was preparing them and uganda's run be craning to the next level . or you know most welcome right. rugby academy is located in banda one of. the 4

yet he's a winner. this afternoon the 24 year. trophy from that season ugandan national rugby league the. river. of god it does. deserve a very important to much of this case because tomorrow. the champions 1. 100 kids in this neighborhood he started back in march 2020. 2 year old who has time. also. didn't play so he took the opportunity to pass on his skills and see a lot of talent i think this gives already the 1st everyone in terms of playing rugby in the country. greg or non-contact rugby players under 15 for years himself started with tired rugby instead of tackling an opponent

naturalistic a tag it makes the game listening to us but it's still tough the kids learn how to fall down and get up again after them to move the shoes because one will be without boots one will step on ducking because of they are obviously there you are crying not to themselves. it will be it is much better than playing that of playing with bear fruit. to fight until i find shoes yes with all boots bund. nothing separates the young studs he exhibited he was killed in talent. so after he had no other pitch although although the kitty if you close down stopped right by then have to come out i tell you sort of whip stand up and stuff like like one day fall down i just called him bum bum i just added this thing up so i was like i'm good. hopes that he can change his community the kids look up to him

and want to follow in his footsteps and learn to lean team and their employees in presenting the gang. before they look at them started in 2024 yet was preparing for trial a canadian club but called 900000 restrictions scuppered his chance. then when he decided to pursue possessing or no on on my travelling judgment that was a time when we closed down it does affect and me a lot because you put in excess energy. i couldn't train. we couldn't do anything even jogging. one elite rugby is bucking uganda isn't as fit as he was before the knock down but he sits on defending the national title on tour of a hobby. with my dream of. being around some of the village and some of the you know about some of that just coming in. and that's why you're seeing all the numbers. of 1st team that are going to buck in this number for you to

divides his time between his own training and coaching the kids but they have money fast and or little hopes they will one big join him in the elite league. and we wish them all the best on their way there. someone who has already made it to the top career wise is this woman here very shabby in fact she has become successful in effect that is mainly dominated by men there is the boss of her own construction company in johannesburg. and i'm so excited for you to see one of the projects that we've been making i'm here in johannesburg take you to the construction site there is chavez stands out in many ways here as one of the very few women on the ground she's also the 1st female boss for many here being treated as an equal is all part of the job. so at

the end of the day i'm on site i've got my safety boots i will climb but if i need to to make this happen for my clients and i think that that's the main thing is really just making sure that people see us as equal when we are woman on construction sites and making sure that this always honor and respect because i studied as much as any other man and studied to be able to become a mechanical engineer. but being a female construction boss isn't her only u.s.p. there is engineering company and green design that does something a little different they specialize in green buildings and that means using energy efficient materials and smart designs to save electricity it's a rather nice industry there are only a handful of similar companies on the continent. but everything that we do be considered green so that's part of how we do our designs it's not a line item it actually is integrated in how we've designed it so we've got lots of

natural lights coming into the space. very herself tries to lead a green lifestyle the 33 year old sold her car to reduce our carbon footprint and takes public transport back to her office when various started have come. me off to university she had a clear goal in mind tech and climate change through construction as we are the most wonderful continent when it comes to climate change. and gas emissions and almost 60 to 80 percent of that can actually be avoided. the greatest source of the problem but also the solution there is company has worked on 15 construction projects since she started in 2016 she also hosted lectures and workshops throughout the continent to give the green building sector a boost in the upmarket business district of sandton where various office is there already several green building projects about 600 all certified in south africa the

city of johannesburg is currently drafting a green buildings policy but vera has an even bigger vision 160 percent of the people in all continents i i really just want to see he. really wants them and this and i met a lady just like we need all kinds of forward and. it's a long journey there at mit's but she is willing to take it one project at a time really really. what an impressive woman. if you're a fan of cool architecture we have more of that in our next report maybe not as fancy as what we just saw in johannesburg but definitely rich in history allow me to introduce you to part of the capital. our local guy today is comedian and musician then to pick up. comedian a photographer and from there are. invited to to discover why city. point

took over 260000 people puerto novo it's been insulated back official capital the name puerto novo which means newport in portuguese to the city's history as a port during the transatlantic slave trade it's also known as a judge. in the local languages and was ruled by king tut for the 1st in the late 19th century even today. over kids in. the founder. of the fund he is a friendly place where people come to rest and relax in the afternoon. in front of the city also come here to do my photo shoot for the. emotions of the city. famous for its unique afro brazilian style architecture many of its buildings were designed by the descendants of freed slaves who were influenced by. brazil it's

a perfect backdrop for creative artists like said. i want to show you this extremely beautiful building it's the great mosque. or it looks like a church. take a lot of pictures and i made a lot of clips. because it's really beautiful. trip to puerto novo is complete without a visit to one of its many museums. case by means long and checkered history. here we have the museum of the silver when i was a little boy just right here and so scary pictures like this one that look at this . the money is tight it was ok. and i asked myself what is this little learn about the history of slavery and then what your terms i started to stand up here it's a place that is really important to me. the city's market is

a hub for local traders and customers in fact it's here where's that made a name for himself as an artist he's pretty recognizable these days. i want to see will so here we are the big market this is why i should make. me famous in 26 to thank you. for lunch let's squeeze by one of his favorite restaurants in 40 it's famous for its now watering dishes. with. a lot of people think of talk it became a signature dish typical of what novel for the weekend people come here from all over to the park you are invited to fault the little girl i was.

after a busy day out shooting and sightseeing what better place to wind down than a garden away so. our friend did not visit this is the botanical garden of course with century old trees which have the reputation of. it's a very quiet place where come to work and chat with friends this is. where waiting for you see them all when it all was about. thanks for the invitation that adam just added part of the war to my travel list well we're getting to the end today's show with thank you so much for watching as usual i once they hear your opinion about today's reports or about stories and topics that you think we should cover soon write me an email get in touch on facebook and don't forget to subscribe to our brand new insight that channel might

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