Subscribe to the documentary. A Freedom Fighter turned out across zimbabwes longtime leader Robert Mugabe dies when you look at how he turned a country once stopped africas breadbasket into a place with the worst inflation the world has ever seen also coming. Here from the suit to argue much sought after commodity the country shepherds are taking a stand on who to sell to and its tax time here in berlin as the Consumer Electronics show opens its doors. Compass called a welcome to the program. For many a hero of National Independence but Robert Mugabe was also the despot behind zimbabwes economic collapse just how devastating was mugabes 37 year rule for the countrys economy now lets take a look at the numbers here. Is zimbabwe his most important cash crop its production collapsed in the early 2000 following mugabes land reforms which redistributed large wide run farms to an often inexperienced black ownership as the economy spotter inflation soared the government worsened it by printing cash like this 100. 00 trillion dollar bill hyperinflation reached almost 500000000000 percent in the fall of 2008 according to the International Monetary fund zimbabwes population suffer with undernourishment rising across the country even as it fell across Subsaharan Africa zimbabwe was the 22nd poorest nation in the world when mugabe left power in 2070 the country has since struggled to move ahead with shortages inflation and hunger again on the rise now d. W. Correspondent edith cmon is in cape town at the World Economic forum on africa a short while ago i asked her how leaders there reacted to the news of the passing of one of the continents most polarizing figures. Standing at the World Economic forum today it would be difficult to actually know that mugabe died this morning theres been no mention of it at least in public fora and understandably as youve mentioned this was a leader who was very divisive and towards the end of his tenure drew a lot of criticism from the kind of leaders who were seeing here but on the sidelines speaking to people they say that yes he was instrumental in shaping the narrative of pan african is him on the continent and thats what they would like to remember him for but as i mentioned in the Public Forums it didnt come up at all for us politicians Business Leaders and activists have been debating inclusive growth for the last couple of days as the meeting is coming to an end what do you think has been achieved. There actually some very specific things that have been launched and achieved and the president of the World Economic forum was careful to list all of them down at his Closing Remarks one of the big thing of course is the urgency that African Leaders here seem to have on the portions of working together across border multilateral. Policymaking this is what a lot of people are talking about but some of those examples i mentioned imagine see Response Services this is an action plan thats been launched to help women here in south africa who are suffering from family side and the World Economic forum together with the South African government is part of that and theres also an innovation challenge is actually a competition to see how Drone Technology can be used across africa by young people and how does all of this play out against the backdrop of attacks on foreigners during the meeting of violence and of people voicing their anger of the feeling that they are simply not welcome. The leaders here for some reason was skating around that issue until this afternoon when the session was formally closing the finance minister here from south africa saying that these are just issues that South Africans are dealing with but they theo p. And president who also spoke said that. This is not the kind of africa that we want and indeed if youre talking about inclusive growth on the continent trading together and movement of persons from one country to another freely then this is something that the continent must be looking into and thats something that im happy to say it was addressed finally doing the closing session in commanding reporting from cape town it is thank you. Germanys chancellor is on a 3 day visit to china to kick it off push for a European Investment deal with beijing but not only that meeting with Chinese Premier League she said the trade war between china and the United States was affecting the entire world and that she hopes that both sides will resolve it soon mr lee it didnt seem too focused on his countrys problems with the u. S. But rather with germany telling merkel he hopes germany will accept more Chinese Companies and loosen export rules for certain goods he went on to once more state that china promises to open up its economy economy even more. To german business view with regards to china could be summed up as one of huge opportunities coupled with huge challenges one of the main worries is chinas new social Credit System as well as its own citizens the Chinese Government also evaluates Companies Using a point system and penalizes things it doesnt like German Companies fear its becoming a method of blanket surveillance and they say the system is not a clearly nor transparent deregulated. The internet is also a bone of contention Foreign Companies in china still have complete access to the World Wide Web but beijing plans to introduce laws to curtail potentially shutting down google or twitter in china. And the old problems with fair play and Market Access are still prevalent despite repeated promises of improvement German Companies say they are still discriminated against in china the chances for major concessions in these areas have never been as. Good the trade war with the u. S. Has china under pressure Economic Growth there was a direct cold low in the 2nd quarter so theres a serious need for foreign investment. And not just some of the other business stories making news chinese in and of commerce ali baba is to buy luxury goods platform cola for 2000000000. 00 the purchase is part of ali babas attempts to secure a niche segments of the Online Retail market China Central bank has loosened its reserve requirements for commercial lenders freeing up 126000000000. 00 for lending beijings latest efforts to stimulate the countrys slowing economy and american retailers continue to grapple with an epidemic of gun violence days after walmart banned customers from carrying weapons onto its stores into its Stores Others are following suit among them a pharmacy giants c. V. S. And walgreens. It is a rare commodity that the shepherds of the mountain kingdom of list sue to provide to the world market their animals of wool and mohair keeps necks and hands warm and cold winters western Luxury Brands are eager to get their hands on the stuff but lately business has been bad as a new law and forces the shepherds to sell to one broker exclusively one from china but many are saying we wont have it. Is better known for its toll mountains and a vast number of sheep but now there is a small revolution taking place in the Tranquil Mountain kingdom a year ago a chinese entrepreneur was granted the valuable monopoly for trading wall and since then farmers say that they are not being paid among them is quote saying much sure sure he has become the leader of the protests. Big. Greed and corruption. Us is political because a politician order is things. That are for the people the chinese broker stone she lives in the most Expensive Hotel in the capital masa or and never goes out without his bodyguards we confront him with the sheep farmers accusations. We think so this problems and there we have finished the payments to the fatherless and now the fall of us is a high pay with us what is strange is that this warehouse is nearly empty we are told that many farmers refuse to deliver their wool here the Chinese Company seems to have excellent contacts within Prime Minister thomas to barneys alba su to Convention Party it is guarded not only by private Security Forces but also listen to policemen and beijing apparently also plays a role the Chinese Embassy has tried to make its influence felt but the trade minister strongly denies any corruption. Yeah yeah he said what theyre doing is right you have to protect investors this gentleman is doing she didnt know it so the government over this will do with the food that many. Went to china to ask it is judgment about me that yes. But its not just the shepherds who are suffering mohalla feet is a wool dealer but for the past year hes been unable to sell his stocks because of the monopoly. I have had to lay them off that makes me angry when they get into countries which is a very unfair they change the legislation to be able to build an 8 that i do not accept that at the beginning of july thousands of shepherds marched to the parliament in the capital it was one of the biggest protests in the history of the suit to they staged their protest in front of a Parliament Building funded with loans from china and built by Chinese Companies just like the new Exhibition Center and the residence of the Prime Minister. In the evening we sit down with quote sang the shepherds and the organizer of the demo suddenly it is announced on the evening news because of the protests licenses have been granted to other brokers but kut sang still does not believe in a breakthrough. For 2 for this. These as they call it. It could take months before new traders can so wall until then it remains a chinese monopoly the shepherds will still be rebels defending the room calls. In a highly competitive Global Market thats long saturated innovation is the key now samsung has promised to usher in a new age of foldable in the smartphone sector the 1st of its kind available in south korean stores from tomorrow and presented at the Consumer Electronics show here. One touch on this smartphone turns into a topless the Samsung Galaxy fold is one of the novelties at europes biggest Consumer Electronics show after lengthy delays due to cracking screens the model goes on sale this month the price a hefty 2000 euros. When you wipe me out and you can see like content is just incredible so. Divisional cues coming from social media videos even the audiophile its just incredible i think as we break the pound reason new technologies name for factories will point and she was to use it in different ways. Here at i. F. A. You can try out all the new high tech stuff nearly 2000 exhibitors are showing off their products including t. V. s that are bigger sharper on hooked up to the internet of things another trend smart Home Appliances from a customized refrigerator to a wardrobe that also cleans your clothes welcome to the future. Competition among the manufacturers is intense but trade conflicts and fears of economic slowdown mean selling the future is not all a breeze. Thats a shells ex for watching and have yourself a success. With different languages we fight for Different Things thats fine let me also make up for Freedom Freedom of speech and freedom of press. Giving freedom of Choice Global news that matters. Made for mimes. Every journey begins with the 1st step and every language the 1st word in the coax in germany to sunshine. Why not come with him for i am. In simple line on your mobile and free. Course. German. This is news africa coming up on the program the end of an era Robert Mugabe house died aged 95 was the former president of zimbabwe he was the Freedom Fighter for office you who told dictator well look at his somewhat complex legacy also coming out. Was was on the leaves goodbye to cool francis he holds in moscow with a message warning of the dangers of corruption well hear from our course