A 21st century may close but not everyone thinks its small and. Hello im christine want to welcome to news africa its good to have you along there is a race against time in south sudan with warnings that parts of the country could tip into famine in the coming months devastating floods that submerged entire towns have destroyed crops and killed livestock the World Food Program ses 5 in the hall 1000000 people are facing hunger next year. He bore the capital of belmont state is normally a flourishing town but since october when one usually heavy rain started falling nothing is normal anymore. You know. Ive been destroyed by a flood. Of people. So most of. The been destroyed the whole market. Is really covered with a lot of human rights that been destroyed and disappeared you need. To know the situation is not just causing hunger but could also threaten the fragile peace in the area violence between rival ethnic groups has decreased of late u. N. Engineers repaired roads relinking areas where the groups live but now because of the floods these roads are no longer usable people fear this could have dire consequences for stability. We need their movement their use of to move. So that they will discuss about how to make peace then. They may come here. And with. International aid organizations like the World Food Programme are delivering emergency aid but much more is needed just much worse than we anticipated and in fact if we dont get 100000000. 00 in the next few weeks and next month we literally are talking about a famine in the next few much the floods have inundated vast areas of fields and postulate and wiping out harvests and drowning tens of thousands of goats and cattle as a result 5500000 people are expected to go hungry in this region in early 2020. Were going to go over to nairobi village unless there joya forced is standing by she has recently been in south sudan for reporting bochum to africa joya so how dire is the situation in the country well from what i can see its very dire i went to visit the regional dont behave as i know which is the northwest of the country you know the Sudanese Border and most people there are subsistence farmers everyone i spoke to had lost either entirely or partially the cups that they need to survive i spoke to a 28 year old woman for example a mother of 4 and she told me that she had lost all of the crops and her storage of food and she her and her family are not living in a small hut that wasnt built for the storage and she says she really does know what to do and how to feed her family in the coming weeks and months and how are people being helped well and years of rushton many people are getting food aid from job if you know other n. G. O. S a lot of people are living in temporary shelters as well because they lost their homes and some n. G. O. S are also giving our Financial Aid so that people can buy some of the most needed items. Joy how is the political instability in south sudan affecting the situation. Well the countrys been in war for many years thousands of people had to flee they lost their livelihoods and they were already credibly vulnerable the fall of the flooding that was a Peace Agreement signed last year and by and large there hasnt been much fighting but a lot in security and people im sure whether this piece is going to hold a line for a unity government has been pushed several times the deadline is not temporary but its unsure whether the government will be standing by then or whether theyll be new fighting so theres a lot of security a lot of areas are still not very easily reachable fortunate erin workers and many n. G. O. S have told me that the government isnt providing a lot of the services that people need and a lot of these things schooling roads medical services are being provided by u. N. Agencies and n. G. O. S. I mean joy just listening to this report if you when you think about this nation south sudan the youngest nation in the world theres been famine and theres been disaster political instability fighting one wonders if things can get worse for the people of sudan but how do they see things well it really struck me in the conversations with the people that is how little and how unable people act and plan for the future. And the people i spoke to i think about the next few weeks the next few months how to feed their family but theres very little and people can do to think about how they can build on their lives and how they can improve on their lives so i really feel like in order for that to change there needs to be real long term peace and security right thats journalist joy foster thank you. The west african country is one of the poorest places on earth there are few hospitals and the Health System barely functions yet atlantic for rehabilitation there has become a rare beacon of hope for people with disabilities and mobility problems funded by the International Committee of the red cross it treats thousands of patients from across the region. Reports from. Turning things around. These people are learning how to move again theyve all suffered strokes and theres a physical Rehabilitation Center in Guinea Bissau now in west africa but its a clinic with a difference its a tracks patients not just from going to the south but from across the region by offering a service that is unique in west africa. We provide free treatment for everyone it is universal treatment for everyone who needs it even if they are vulnerable or very poor if they cannot contribute to get it for free. Clinics offer of treatment for free for those without means is unheard of in this region its especially unusual for going to the sound one of the poorest countries in the world and a place where most have no access to even basic health services. The standard of medical treatment across going to be sour is very poor this Center Offers people with disabilities hope that they otherwise would not have. Its made possible with financing from the International Committee of the red cross. They also fund a prosthetics workshop in the tenach and train its staff. The organization stepped in to help in 2012 when getting the sound was going through a period of political turmoil. The center originally opened in the 1980 s. At this time most patients were amputees whod been injured in the countrys war of independence. Today many of the artificial limbs are still made for patients wounded by landmines left over from conflicts in neighboring countries. Now though patients are just as likely to have lost limbs through traffic accidents and like this man diabetes a condition staff say is increasing because of poverty and bad diet. Is in the place it started with the. And then there would became gangrenous i came to the hospital and the amputee to below the knee and then the same thing happened to the other like. Whatever the cause of the disability doctors say their goal is to help patients start moving again so that they can continue their lives. Now traditional healing in south africa is getting a 21st century oval hole some here in this hall using social media and smartphone patients remote but as youre about to see not everyone in the profession is happy with the technological twist. The end up part 2 is seeking help of the traditional healer traditionally this would have meant going in person but these days shes able to consult he led by simply calling him. To us for advice is every year around the same time members of her family become victims of Car Accidents. J. S said to me that there was a Family Member who was involved in an accident some time back the correct rituals for this person who died in the accident werent follows. Almost to follow through on these rituals Car Accidents will keep happening i need to speak to the older members of my family to see who this Family Member was who died in a car accident. 80 percent of south africans consult a traditional healer 1st before turning to the doctor consulting healers by social media and phone is becoming increasingly popular south africas Traditional Healers Organization is about to take things a step further introducing an application which will be tailor made you know for certain interests and for certain specific needs of patients that cannot afford to travel to iraq because they dont have money some of them because theyre too far from the patient some of them because theyre too to walk out of the bed but days approach is proving controversial with some he list for a number of reasons. I dont support it but it isnt even close not healing its up by quantity in with your kind spirit its not something that you can just do it. Over the phone i can pick up some spirits over the phone but im not allowed to tell the person because i dont know their state of mind hell a day those sees things differently. This is not a human thing this is a spiritual thing whether you are far or near it doesnt matter its about me knowing you climbing. Has not abandoned face to face consultations just yet patients also still visit in person but for him the process is the same he burnt the traditional plant called him pip book lights this candles and connects with the ancestors to find solutions. And that is it for now from news africa you can catch all our stories on our website and Facebook Page will leave you now with pictures to offer additional of the list across africa. Back to. The current region politics used to. Draw on. Oh people of the Islamic Revolution if. It comes up making its initial flirtation discos a strength and states of emergency it sinks into chaos going to join the 2nd just spoke to the people from stealing told her. Mother carson. The story is an arrow that defines our mission today. 19 similitude the big fugitive small steps december 23rd double the 1st. Greetings from berlin and welcome to arts and culture and weve got these stories and a crescendo in the pipeline. This week kicks off a year of celebrations of germanys best known composer big fun. In honor of his 250th birthday and a new exhibition in bonn brings us closer to the man and his. We had to zurich new exhibition of art from the democratic republic of congo looks at that countrys traditions both past and present. And in our series 100 german. Guns extraordinary memoir an exclusive love in which she tries to ravel the history behind her grandparents. But we start with the superstar of german composers beethoven will be in the spotlight in 2020 as we celebrate his 250th birthday and that means that his music will of course be everywhere with concerts and new recordings abound and in his hometown of bon the buddhist is getting a jump on things with a new exhibition that correlates his musical works with key events in his life. Germany has never celebrated. For. 50 years
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