City from. Our we disagree for a saucer you know sort of the abuse went in there in regard to that was our emergency. Up to me smoke speed and stance all the elements of south africas cause spinning the most or raising protein hoping to be the best. Hello im christine want to welcome to news africa im glad you 2 indian Scientists Say theyre a step closer to an effective treatment for ebola after 2 experimental drugs in a Clinical Trial were found to significantly boost survival rates early data from the trial shows mortality rates dropped by about 50 percent for. People receiving either of the 2 drugs as compared to the mortality rate in the general population when the disease is not being treated by a drug now ebola is transmitted to people from wild animals it spreads among humans through direct contact with the blood or of the Sea Christians of infected people or with surfaces on tema native with their fluids now the 2nd deadliest outbreak off the virus is currently raging in the democratic republic of congo in which 1800 people have died now because the drugs have done so well in the trial theyll now be given to all patients in. The country. The World Health Organization is a cosponsor off the trial were going to go over to. The d. R. Janet diaz from the dead is standing by welcome city to every african janet would be understating it if i say that youre excited about the outcome off this trial hi thank you for having me on the show no i think its a correct statement we are very excited and happy about the preliminary results from the randomized control trial. Janet what does this mean for full court for this outbreak of ebola that we currently are seeing in the democratic republic of congo which as i said in the beginning is the 2nd deadliest on record. So that means many things i think the most important thing to remember is that weve had these therapeutics in that the air sea since the beginning of the outbreak we started to use them about one week into the outbreak under a monitored emergency use protocol so we have the therapeutics in use for patients who arrive to treatment units in november we started the randomized control trials of them patients who were in rolled into that study now the big challenge we have is to get patients from the community to the treatment units because once theyre in the treatment units theyve had access to these therapeutics so we do hope that these new results when community communicated well to the population to the people here of the dea or see that people will hear this and know that if they come early to the treatment units they can get treated and the survival is actually quite good. Ok is so as so much so janet that moving forward as i understand it having read a statement from the w. H. O. That people with ebola Going Forward will now be treated with these drugs could you give us any explanation as to how this treatment is actually administrate sure so yeah so since we heard the rate these preliminary analysis results patients at all the Treatment Center centers are treated with these 2 drugs the drugs are intravenous. Administration so they require between 30 minutes to 2 hours of an i. V. Administration. Ok janice diaz from the World Health Organization thank you. Thank you. Next story takes us to northeastern nigeria where a group of young men and women are taking the fight against boko haram into their own hands calling themselves the civilian joint task force they say the army has failed to protect the people the Vigilante Group was formed in 2013 with a lot of driving the islamist fighters out of their towns and cities now these young people armed themselves not just with guns but also with daggers machetes sticks and iron bars but some fear these young people might one day themselves be the cause of trouble prego reports from my degree. The city of my degree during the islamic festival of Salafi Muslim families intermingle s. Groups of blue clad civilian paramilitary stand guard against possible bull karama tax something they say the army has failed to do the young residents begin arming themselves in 2013. We just. Sort of the peers will reign in that is our emergence that this ideology of everything we wanted it will today the civilian j t f has around 26000 members many are School Dropouts who says little of tonnage have to fighting in the militia their growth has left residents worried that my degree is turning increasingly violent activist ahmed noor is one of them locals call him a peace ambassador all the while adam blows and the more government counters in inappropriate manner the more you know you know aggressive our people are trying to be is giving its changing the cultural mindset of our people our people are now by becoming violent by the day and i would have to fight to survive day in day out every month he gathers members of the community to build networks of activists and to work on Education Programs one Initiative Aims to encourage young people to return to school and to speak out against hate speech and here courageous community. Before we had a warrior to bring to school i mean you were being its a sizable for our children. And also. Especially he helps me with culture times to feed my children and school his 1st major currys official motto is home of peace but peace disappeared when boko haram came says. He hopes that the lorry will push harder to. Improve the situation. However many youngsters admired the civilian joint task force now while yusuf a research at the university of my degree calls it of resistance culture of violence this village idea what they are doing really attract a young ones. To join them are also to be like them they are supposed to be in the school in the Primary School and he surrendered to god not fighting. Mohammad is checking worshippers for weapons she joined the militia when she was 17 after boko haram had killed her husband and father she prides herself on being braver than her male co fighters nevertheless she still dreams of becoming a doctor. I was there but is finished that we are hopeful that one day we will study and get good jobs and i might add our government has promised his bat that the wife will fight. But for now the civilian j t f does not expect a defeat anytime soon they continue to recruit new members steadily in militarizing my degree and so grows the need to offer its youth and ill turn it to future perhaps only then can the city reclaim its place as a home of peace. To discuss the security situation in the region we sat down with the deputy chairman of the African Union say we asked why it is so difficult to overcome boko haram in the chad basin. It is not for want of trying something enough for we in. This situation determines everything and the institutions when they were developed. You know but the times in the in the. In the reason. For the stuff you know looks out used to be the work the body could give life and improve. Living to. The neighborhood surrounding that. Knowledge charges dry up. 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My brother so far the only were in tears on the wheels tires not to gives a mere a fighting chance of becoming the best spender in south africa spending is bordering on an official National Sport in the townships. Heading in the right direction though it may be some time yet for dogs. Like this. And that is it for now from africa as always catch all stories on our website and Facebook Page now because weve seen all that spinning will leave you with more images of cars. You now. Enter the conflict zone with Tim Sebastian. Have been challenging those in power asking tough questions demanding. As conflicts intensify ill be meeting with key players on the ground in the sense of. Cutting through the rhetoric holding the powerful to account facts of the conflict zone. Conflict zone with Tim Sebastian on t. W. What secrets lie behind these moments. Find out in an immersive experience and explores fascinating and Cultural Heritage sites. D w World Heritage 360 getting up. To. Greetings from the land of welcome to arts and culture well today well meet a composer who invites us to experience music as a physical presence Rebecca Saunders will be joining me in the studio and weve also got these stories lined up. In a new series on european landmarks we start with one that encompasses the very essence of france and the city of light the eiffel tower in paris. And taking up some slack at the end of the show get ready for the amazing feats of a stony and slack planner whos a. Well shes one of the most compelling composers working today london born Rebecca Saunders who lives and works here in berlin and her competent compositions turned the whisper the shimmer and funder of sounded to something almost tangible and she invites us to focus on minute creations of timber and of course the symbiotic relationship between musician and instrument challenging to play and fascinating to listen to. 8 the