A project to help the kids to see our. Hello im kristie want to welcome to news africa its good to have you along remember those images of forest fires destroying the amazon rain forest today shocked the world and prompted a Global Response when nasa released satellite images off the blazes we saw that there were actually more fires burning in southern and Central Africa than those burning in the amazon today some of those fires off still burning all correspondence at 3 increase was recently in both namibia and. Baek where they off is that if it doesnt rain soon the damage may be irrepairable. Elizabeth and fuller rushes together firewood for cooking before thats timber too in flames the bush fires. In central mozambique are not only a threat to the environment people are also at risk. You know the fires came from back there far away from here. They were they had already burned down to house it is. The owners had just gone on a short trip to my somethings in the village. And when they came back the houses were gone. And full of suspects that hunters set the fire as a way to hunt wild animals while shes gathering woods 2 men walk past carrying shackled they say theyre just quarters and have nothing to do with the fires. For go. Its illegal to set fires here or did a commodity for it but people dont care. If. They. Saw it you know if they do it anyway in my school and then it gets out of control the. House back there just went up in flames see when youre driving through the area yet every few minutes you will pass a bush fire and its really a mess if the bush fires rage uncontrollably especially at night images from u. S. Space agency naser show how mess of the affected area is far more land in Southern Africa is ablaze than in the amazon but just how bad is the problem. From the plane you can see that these are not large scale forest fires but many smaller bushfires in was a big savannah area we fly on tonight where the president has declared a state of emergency due to drought still plumes of smoke can be seen everywhere mostly from men made fires before the rainy season locals prepare their fields using traditional slash and burn techniques the ashes are used as fertilizer experts say this is typical for the region but it can be dangerous. Given that that we in. The situation this is creating quite a serious problem for livestock but in the National Staff and therefore for the world and thats so it is a problem for the president because its you bet areas and. So the regeneration takes some time and then theyre in theres no food for the enemas theres no food for the water that is theres no food for livestock land clearance hunting and the fires of Southern Africa have several causes in spite of the damage to the nature of the environment the situation is not yet out of control the people here are hoping the rainy season will come soon before more damage is done. The commander of the london rebel group in the east and democratic republic of congo has been killed according to the Congolese Army generals of. The militia for the Democratic Forces for the liberation of one since it was founded in 2000 the group was started by hutu officials who fled wanda at the end of the 1904 genocide. Fred move one year from africa is standing by to give us more insight into what the death off a means for the f. T. L. Are and the region more broadly good to see you fred who was. There and why could he not live in a post genocide. Service removed the trauma was during and before the genocide he was Deputy Commander of president ial guards in rwanda the forces that we are protecting president. So he was a very important and cause a person to the who to rejuvenate that committed or that he was accused of committing genocide in rwanda so he fred along with other forces former forces and he went to congo and he has been there operating as a military officer. Behind the scenes he was not known until 2009 when he became an ick overall commander of the if the. This came after the leaders of if there are who were arrested here in germany when they were there announcement that they were arrested serious remove that from or took over or finish area and he read their forces and the u. S. Government untied terrorism a group. And the u. N. Actually believe that the trauma and his forces kid around or more than a 1000 people and raped women in the congo that the guy thats the person ok so we understand now why the i. C. C. Would once him given the allegations youre talking about its also pretty clear why the london government would want him to give us a sense of why maybe the congolese would want him for it why it would have been they interest to kill him. There are 2 reasons why i call go i try i would like to kill him 1st of all or. She committed here already committed crimes in cornwall that means that the women who were raped their kids who were recruited as child soldiers most of them well congress where congress is all these women who were raped where congress saw the crimes that he already committed actually were committed against Congress Rainbow and number 2 its for the pretty girl reasons because rand has been sending troops to congo. As trying to say that they are posturing if there are forces including this. So by kong henris government arresting or killing the parson dyke hume actually it indicates that kong and rand are working together now at this point of tile and the current government doesnt want any trouble with rhonda frank very quickly what is the step name for the f t l r in the region. Its a big draw to the rebel group because. The spokesman for these group was was arrested remember that we won a 2nd for married of if there are died in airport and the head of intelligence also was arrested and taken to rwanda so the death of the tumour is a big broad today to this rebel group and it means that the group is somehow ruling if its not completely destroyed i have to say. When you from africa test thank you. Now as we mentioned the International Criminal court wanted to face criminal allegations at the hague today war crimes proceedings did get under way over a case relating to the Central African republic 2 alleged leaders off christian dominated militias all charged with systematically targeting muslims will murder torture and rape and for using children as soldiers in the brutal campaigns life for children in the c. A. R. Has been shockingly difficult for you but there has been limited improvement in some regions is a look at one if it to reach young people deeply affected by violence. Football training as a form of therapy john is just 13 years old but hes lived through terrible times. My father and mother and i can learn something here john isnt his real name we wont identify him for his protection he was once a soldier obviously was called a child soldier and a project run by the aid group felt hunger hill for literally world hunger help aims to help him and children like him we shall go their cultures and look after the children not just during football practice he also visits them at home at 1st he said john constantly got into fights for john violence was normal based on his life as a child soldier. I didnt feel right unless i had a rifle in my hands sometimes we had to fight and sometimes only the older ones went to fight and we guarded our base when they returned we gave them food and water. They painted gave them drugs cannabis illegal substances and so they were prepared to do anything i felt john sr helped him escape the violence of his preteen years i hope that his life changes now and that he gets back on the right path. Well john embarks on a new life the circumstances of his younger days rage on in this part of bungie heavily armed u. N. Peacekeepers patrolled the streets while most of the city is considered relatively safe this part of town is still controlled by a defiant militia. And children are living in the midst of this conflict ben is another struggling with his own traumatic memories and 2013 rebels overran his district and burned down his home. Bens father was killed. When i go to bed i still think about my dad he was a Police Officer well. His mother has to look after him and the children of relatives alone. Its very difficult you have to buy some things to survive but how can you when you have nothing. But ben is getting some help now not just football lessons the aid project also provides School Lessons schools here were closed for a long time because of the conflict some still our culture. Is trying to build bridges between the mixed feed children he has received training in special therapy to help him. Play football and the christians can do that just as well as the muslims we want to instill a sense of team spirit of solidarity among the children. That team spirit a normal life with laughter i normally life because while thats. The server. And thats the fun our. Story is on our website and Facebook Page today will leave you with images from the african freestyle football championships in. And welcome to our culture we have more on the International Literature festival here in berlin and my guest is. Author of cold me by your name also coming up. We take a look at a new exhibition by british sculptor Antony Gormley who says he wants to transport visitors to the threshold between the known and the. All this week weve been reporting on the International Literature festival in berlin writers from around the world are here to give readings of discussion panels workshops and generally made to greet their fellow walthers and of course their fans for the right under our samoan will be with me in a minute but 1st more about the festival. Celebration literature the International Literature festival is happening now in the german capital p. You can not only listen to those reading from their works but discussable all manner of topics with literature fans from all over the world. There are 200 authors from 59 countries and someone from our team counted them there are very many languages being spoken. There are also cross disciplinary events inspired by young adult literature. French author clementine both ways coming of age story people that for example get some magical transformation could just