The granny packing punches in kenya for safety. Where one woman is raising his voice. Hello im christine one and i am mike julio welcome to east pressure edition of news africa where we bring you some obama highlights its good to have you along we start off in south africa an area outside of cape town known as the cape flats its often associated with crime and violence weve reported on gang related offenses and the day the fear that residents are facing right now we have some inspiring news from the cape flats 27 year old teach out bishop love his high school as a unique way of teach and his students hes got them hooked on this. Play the i. Love. 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She wanted to give last year the only african woman if a twitch of such wrestling success shes so cool now and the inspiring story we brought you was fun kenyas capital nairobi where some brave women are taking their safety into their own happy yes to east africa correspondent Melanie Carruthers a group of grannies you really dont want to mess. But. Just a few years ago this place was known as nairobis most dangerous slum president s in korogocho lived in constant fear especially elderly women like the 65 year old gary. He would hear screams all the time women were attacked by boys who had come to rank them. The grannies of coral gotto as they call themselves were regularly targeted to be stations attacked in spain heaved the women were a chevy free and that sex with them could cure their own infection almost daily one of those numbers older women were sexually assaulted raped on that it. Gave it a few months one day we found moment dead with broken bottles inside her body when we carried her body to the police but they closed the gates and didnt let a sin to get up of his but we took her body to the mortuary has just moved in on twitter and on that day we decided and enough is enough and we women will start helping ourselves on the plane to decide just. In the force about like korogocho as a few women have had to bear the brunt of society to the neglect and crime it is in this very community that many of them have been assaulted often sexually deemed as easy targets and this in here that they fight to take safety into their own hands. Monica has decided to fight back and others feel the same. As grannies while between 65 and 90 years old meet once a week and then wash rocks and defend themselves. And when im walking down the street and an attacker approaches this is how i fight. Proud and im proud to say that im a strong elderly woman. Costs and. It is with this pride and dedication. They have to tackle and raised awareness in the community rape used to be a daily reality with these granny. Now running can said she only hears of a case every 2nd day and she will keep on fighting until every woman. And her coming. Tough grannies will move from kenya to mali where one woman is doing have to make people live lives yep thats because a jihad is insurgency in the country has resulted in a big change in the way of peoples lives and musicians have been uniquely affected yest whether its a ban on music imposed by islamists in territory to control or you ban on public thats almost as bad a governments the result is the same musicians have been silenced in recent years but didnt respond if a child met with one woman whos determined her voice will be hit. And the sound of peace and hope. You has wanted to sing all her life but when she wanted to sing the most she had to stop that was 7 years ago when the war started the jihadi spend music and the money in government still limits public gatherings so no music fast to most rubies you could play this isnt a must its not like it was before the war for us artists but we hardly play in bamako. The artists are scared to sing at certain places. This stops us suffer because of. You is singing again in this studio working on her 1st album she does not know where she will perform it in mali but she keeps corney. We have to Stay Together as mali and nothing is better than peace music is my weapon through music i can talk to the children of mali or speak for them and speak for the women who had vision for the film. Aims to restore hope yet she too becomes emotional about the situation around her today she has a very special audience it is public yet hidden from the programmer the temporary shelters for full army people go largely unnoticed in the market. Performs for them about 800 people live here they had to leave their village after it was attacked by a rival group they say the children just want to hear be juicing. The lot of. Them send them off. You know why not draw. Better than one. We should give me its need leave this is too much one has to help these people here. Because you keep singing for them giving them a voice because that is all she can do with her music for now she says. Isnt that inspiring and that wraps up this special edition of news africa you can catch all our stories on our website and Facebook Page today will leave you with some images of these great African Musicians have passed away this year their music and shows theyll never be forgotten by fidel and happy holidays. To feel. Free. To move. To. Earth a home for saving global indias tell stories of creative people and innovative projects around the world ideas to protect the climate and boost Green Energy Solutions by global ideas be embodied in the series of global 3000 on d w and online. For 50 years of religious for peace people from many different faiths are working together toward a common goal the peaceful resolution of religious conflicts leading now female members or for allegiance for peace from the middle east or demanding a larger role. In the female peacemakers distortionary 5th on g. W. High tech global fun is what only Shirazi Kohls this music is banned the exiled orchestra based in germany with roots all over the world. More funk in a minute welcome to news from the world of arts and culture also coming up today. Interior design with a vintage touch one of the special qualities of the dream or a studio label. 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