Hello im christine one day its good to have your company nigerias president has called for National Healing as the west african giant 60 years of independence from British Colonial rule Officials Say liberations was scaled down due to the current virus and to make but more notably there were antigovernment demonstrations in a number of cities nigeria is currently experiencing deep economic and security challenges cars funded by if i shall has this report. Nigeria is turning 60 but if you look at it state youll find more reasons to be concerned than to celebrate 6 decades ago when this country declared independence it had a population of 45000000 people today more than 200000000 people live in nigeria a country that is fragmented along ethnic and religious lines a country that is battling terrorism and violence over lack of food and axes to basic infrastructure millions here live in extreme poverty and that number is expected to rise due to increasing food gasoline and electricity prices more and more people will be pushed into a life without a future the divide between rich and poor is deepening nigeria is far from unity and the politicians in power are losing credibility as they are unable to stop rampant corruption and bring much needed peace and stability so what do not during think about their countrys birthday. Is Independence Day a day to celebrate communities are going. Toward the political and it is. Issues in the jury. Of. This present moment. You dont. Believe thats not making most. Proud these are the opinions of just a few people of course but they represent the experience of millions here in nigeria a country that still has a choice between becoming a failed state oh turning things around before its too late. And so for more reflection on nigeria at 65 in vice and nathan john onto the program he is a nigerian oftenest satirist and lawyer who is strong. You have twice then shortlisted for the caine prize for african rising welcome to the deadly news africa i guess its maybe start off with one off your latest books that is thats waiting 19 release becoming nigerian a guide what is it to be a nigerian i guess in 2020 or to be a larger 2020 it must be. Very complicated for a lot going to specially for those living in nigeria for those living outside it is to always have to explain why things are so complicated and so i think were engaged in this. You know between pride of country frustration with all of the terrible things that are going on which most of which are preventable yeah i mean its talk about those terrible things because it looks like nigeria has has has all the ingredients right to make the perfect dish Natural Resources and the people of nigeria a massive resource there you see it a lot of investment into the country for instance Silicon Valley bosses who feel they need to set up shop in your country but it just doesnt make sense why this country appears to be punching below its weight what would be your assessment of the reason for that. Meanwhile while i would agree with the premise of this question i would also say that it has the same ingredients that make it very likely that the current state of affairs exists so for example the same things Natural Resources we know the shameless resource costs. That that makes countries that are developing with huge amounts of resources trapped in a cycle of dependency. Then we also have politicians who are trapped by this dependency. Have a crutch to hold on to so what adds or a little diamonds all of that so this of course makes for what i would call a lazy Political Climate where people know that whatever they do there will always be diamonds to sell there will always be the oil itself i mean even that itself is is in doubt these days because of course as we know resources are finite theyre not. Theyre not an Endless Supply right however one of the things i think that makes nigeria what it is is this unfortunate mix of history. And of of the nature of the country and the fact that we have not agreed on on a structure that works for all so if it produces the kind of politicians that are. Rent seeking you know opportunists who operate in. With such reckless abandon and have no consequences for them because there are no consequences for political election or or or all criminal behavior of these things because it was the part that i did i do want to come in there because i mean a lot of people out will point out that they divided the country between the rich and the plot because of course the number of poor people in nigeria is growing at a very alarming rate in fact this country took over to india as the single country with the most amount of political in it but then you have a lot of wealth in nigeria as well am so thats one divide but the other is the divide between between the northern the south what can you tell us i know that you are and know that at yes. This no solved divide has always existed i mean since the birth of country so its not a new situation it only is exacerbated by the fact that we have a particularly responsible set of political leaders. Who have thrown all caution to the wind and who operate in a manner. As to suggest that it is trying to worsen tensions to to stoke fires that already exists so for example between the north and the south weve always had resource sharing issues weve always had the issue of who takes walked in this political structure weve also had the issue of splitting appointments and all of that now the current i would call them the current regime. Does not do what traditional politicians do which is try to appease both sides this government is just completely insensitive and they just dont care to just say so for example its very interesting i was just going to look at a tweet from the president this morning where he says democracy the world over time pursuing in nigeria recognizes the power of the people however if some constituencies choose to bargain off their power they should be prepared for a denial of their rights now this is a statement on Independence Day by the president of the country referring to some constituencies basically saying i really dont care if you are not prepared to back me politically then be prepared to lose your rights. I mean he says this. In a way that is even uncommon for even the worst of niger and politicians legend politicians are known for making you know. Paying lip service to things like unity and oneness and under independence that all president s even the worst of them even dictators that well known to make rallying speeches that said meal was unified and all about this president however has lowered the bar even for larger habitations. Able to tweak things like if course its constituencies choose to bargain off their power which is to give power to some other at least they should be prepared for the denial of their rights and thats one of the problems that we face now if it didnt i really really wish we had on time though we will have to leave it there and i thank you so much for just adding hill for us to help us want to stab and nigeria at 60 that is nathan john thank you. Perhaps no place demonstrates the rapid change nigerias seen and the bustling city of lagos now 18000000 inhabitants means there are challenges in terms of housing sanitation and traffic problems that local cena songwriter seamy has drawn on in her many albums she took us on her tour of her home. Legals Economic Center of nigeria and one of the biggest cities in the world more than 18000000 people who call the pack like apple is the home traffic thats what leaders is notorious for lagos islands Economic Center can only be reached if you can just that bridges its a pickle to goshen spends up to 5 i was in rush hour traffic every day i think that was. Because the city. The drivers you drive me anyway drives you down to like even if things arent handed so here we think it is where you have to buy them so i dont think any of you think it was i even believe it when where i live running 101 that may be right that had wealthy people somewhere else because you have to be that way and nigerian sumi is gradually becoming a superstar and leave you one cane within a short time 1000000 clicks and you choose. To leave the team and business is tough especially for young women i found it only know they dont even know that theyre. Just being there with us and theyre expecting the unexpected pleasure women and theres a way to treat you because youre a winner and sometimes you just have to put your foot down because otherwise youre going to get leave. To your island is one of the most exclusive places in the city on the location of one of the 1st Hard Rock Cafe is on the continent the ideal spot for some down and of course dont forget the spots of syria typical nigerian snack but plenty of pepper. You pepper is a part of our culture so its not spicy is a strong lesson bread i mean as a poll like a lot of happened theres also theres not spicy not right no spice not right. You know you cant really explain latest. You just have to feel things sydney and the best way to feel it is through music the city inspired had many songs including this one theres a lot of pigeon and your bands song with his mind with the language but im going to you know explain to you just let me put a fun thing on it would be good follow go say. Hello what. 7 i mean all that is there. And on that note well leave you with a chance ill feel a got suspended in the ill see you next time a bite. Every journey begins with the 1st step and every language with the 1st word published in the book. Is in germany to learn german and why not with him its simple online on your mobile and free to suffer from d w z learning course nikos fake german made easy. Access can inspire change the people making us all go africa some time sitting right. Join them as they set out to save the environment learn from one another and Work Together for a better future. Many songs do you all for tuning in for go. On d w. Welcome to our culture russian musicians have been performing to help the opposition in belarus but it wasnt easy more about that in a minute also coming up. In our series on the 990. 00 s. Revisited this country becomes more multicultural but there are also terrible racist attacks. And if youve missed hearing live music recently how about your own personal concert. But we begin in moscow where several popular russian artists that a vote on a concert in support of the opposition. Which has been protesting the outcome of the president ial elections that since august the kremlin is seen as one of president bush and cos stormchaser supporters so perhaps not surprisingly the russian musicians found it difficult to stage their concerts in moscow. Located and the prison tear down all the walls a musical message from moscow to the people of minsk in neighboring bellerose. Anybody calling themselves the partisan party a number of russian rock stars are showing solidarity with the thousands of televisions who have taken to the streets to challenge president alexander pushing. The boundary mario is one of the acts that have lent support their song is about courageous women who saved the world a clear reference to the womens protests in minsk. Whats going on in bella ruse concerns us as well because i have to think day and night about it and also see how people are brutally beaten by the police there as a humanist as a peaceful and intelligent person i feel real pain when i see this with the least. Doesnt actually see himself as a political singer his music is a mix of soft rock and melodic pop still he didnt hesitate to sign up for the solidarity concert. It was originally meant to take place in a moscow club but organizers received anonymous calls threatening to close down the club. After other possible venues also canceled the musicians were forced to move the concert to the independent t. V. Channel dodged such intimidation is by no means isolated. In russia. Is a neighbor that these anonymous threats need not necessarily come from the secret Service Often its activists among what you might call concerned citizens in our country where selfcensorship is stronger than proper censorship intimidation works very well. Lets remember this is. The suppression of alternative views means that almost 2 thirds of the population believe the protests and are orchestrated by the west and provoked by foreign intelligence agencies the idea of the west as the enemy is widespread in russia but. Sooner or later all the bloody regimes come to an end for me the protests and bella roots are a mirror into the future in the mirror i see that one day this will be possible in our country as well but i think the confrontation here will be even harder because. What was originally planned as a small concert in a moscow club for a few 100 people will now reach a lot more people via television organizers say the parties and party will continue. My colleague. To give us some background on the story adrian 1st of all all russians really interested in whats going on above. Yes they are Many Russians of course all of a sizable russian minority in the country and theres about a half a 1000000 people of. Dissent in russia so they do Pay Attention and they do whats happening they look at the process with. Admiration because they are hoping for reforms in the country too and is there much protest music in russia yes theres a growing saying but musicians do face problems if they touch on. On the political this usually takes the form of canceled concerts. Like ice have been affected gigs are often cancelled after local protests many believe incited by kremlin intervention they provoked a video to i speak song death no more showing them in front of the seats of the russian government and on the shoulders of riot police as received more than 50000000 views all thats a lot of views even russia i bet that worries the kremlin yes they fear that all this could inspire a ufo Test Movement in 28 seeing putin caused quite a step by saying that music is based on 3 pillars sex drugs and protests he insists that he was most worried about the drugs aspect but we can see him in this clip saying quite openly in the kremlin meeting that if this kind of music cannot be stopped we have to lead and direct it properly interesting obviously well hear more about that in the coming weeks Adrian Kennedy thank you very much for your insights on the protest music saved in russia. Now saturday is the 30th anniversary of german reunification this week weve been looking back at the defining decade afterwards the 9090s where society changed so much there were so many positive developments in this newly reunited country which brought lots of people here in germany then became much more multicultural sadly there was a negative side to this appalling racism read its ugly head. In the early 1990 s. Germany was shaken by a series of violent mt foreigner attacks the included incidents of hoyas verda. In mono where 3 turkish women died in an arson attack. And in rostock where a mob rioted for several days attacking vietnamese guest workers all watched by police and applauded by neighbors these images of anti foreigner hate in germany went around the world sparking disbelief both at home and abroad. Its reached a climax and now its murder being carried out openly and theres the silent army silent perpetrators who just stand by and help that happen. As it was meant to. Here is later a powerful feature film was based on the events in rostock it again poses the question of how things could have got to that point how could the euphoria of reunification turn into such hatred. While the skinheads and right wing extremists made trouble in reunify germany. There was another hotly debated social Movement Multi culti referring to a peaceful coexistence of different cultures as in berlins quotes back to strict core diversity has long been a reality. Sammy to valis grew up here the comedian was born in iran and his family moved to germany when he was 4 years old he likes quite. A Multicultural Society i live in that part of the city and its wonderful i want that element i would say germany is on its way to being a Multicultural Society. In his stage shows back then as now develops incorporates influences from around the world thats one of the things thats made him well known and successful include. On german t. V. We caught up with him 26 years later he no longer lives in quite speck but in another part of berlin he was shocked by the xena phobia of the ninetys. Of course that was frightening for id never been aware of it to that massive extent but i did face a lot of hostility at school because i clearly looked different from the others but that stopped when i started getting involved in the comedy scene in combination with living in berlin. With. The lens Multicultural Community got its own Radio Program in 1994 featuring world music and audio multi could he got off to an improvised start but was deeply loved by its listeners out of provincial ality into the metropolis. This city is definitely multicultural and need a Radio Station of our own. Station or its silly to violence was one of these most devoted listeners he still has one foot in each of his cultures and. I was able to observe the germans through the eyes of in a rainy and look at the iranians as a german i cant say ive ever felt 100 percent at home here this kind of. Germany maybe even more diverse today than it was in the 1990 s. But racism remains as much of a problem as it was back then. Since the corona pandemic started live music has suffered and this is something that i personally miss a great deal music is food for the soul and live music is like a mission. If you know what i mean but also traces by nature and his wonderful scheme where you can experience live music very past me and help support. In this difficult time for them. A shared gaze long deep wordless. Thats how all 1. 00 to 1. 00 concert like this one a cloak in order to be in germany begin. 10 minutes for an intense encounter a tremendous experience and then you look into this persons eyes for what feels like such a long time and then just let yourself sink into the music that follows its totally unlike hearing an orchestra or a regular concert stop with the concepts and be somehow theres the situation at that moment where you feel like you know im playing a little concert just for you and you try to really put everything you have into have the what if as a when someone is trying to soak in. Everything and almost everywhere flutist stephanie vinca and her team came up with the idea last year specifically for the abbey and then came cove it. With the situation that the opportunities to perform in public disappeared in the spring it was clear to us that he wanted to do it again and not just in our little enclave in the middle of nowhere and. We wanted to take the idea out into the world that. Now thousands of 1. 00 to 1. 00 concerts are being held worldwide from australia. To switzerland the analogue idea has spread digitally. Very beautiful you dont usually get to be so close the project is continuing and has raised well over 100000 euros to support freelance musicians. My producer tells me it really is a unique and wonderful experience so try and support it finally the argentinian cartoonist queen has died aged 88 he created my file of the Spanish Speaking worlds equivalent of peanuts or Charlie Brown my father was an inquisitive and quick witted go who was delighted children and adults alike so. Its the 19 sixtys so take a look thanks to clean up. To the point strong opinions clear positions of International Perspectives germany is marking the 1st years on a good story of the reunification of the 2 jump to the east and west today its a different country moldmaker diversity of the Younger Generation of course has its own perspective so whose germany is it to find out going to the point shortly. To the point is when it comes up to me on w. And you know years and years we go near you and how last years german chancellor i want to bring you im going to a man called and youve never caught her before surprise yourself with what is possible who is magical really what moves her and also who talks to people who follows her along the way i admire those and critics alike how is the worlds most powerful woman shaping her legacy joining us from eccles law stops. Education is not the only fault and glamour and the diggers and his father and palmer im so old that incoming 1015 years the lord of the thinker walt called through in colcord the values of tolerance loser understanding these things cannot be ignored for ever because the fundamentalist forces and the center take courses also acting very deeply and intensely and we cannot undermine their problem the power of communication to get power off technology ordinary people who must not morally support them must not socialism or that the International Community has to invest more on the education which can prevent young people to encode into the trap of falcone the courses. The book. The book the but. This is it when you lose a life from berlin kill that you speak with one voice on the global stage delegates the russians out in brussels as Foreign Policy disputes deepen divides within the bloc relations between Turkey Greece and cyprus tops the agenda as talks seek to break a standoff over sanctions on bellaver us id also breaks it time again with another deadline missed the deal take sprint to court for breaching the Withdrawal Agreement after the country refused to drop a draft bill that their own ministers admit it would wait International Law. And making a difference the alternative nobel prize for human rights is announced we take a look at those honored for their activism. On the way iraq that you so much for your Company Everyone conflicts over Foreign Policy are dominating a forney e. U. Summit in brussels sanctions on belarus a joint approach on turkey and just how to distribute coronavirus recovery friends those are just some of the issues at the top of a long to do list thats causing complicated disputes within the European Union well the delegates are hoping that the 2 day summit will help break a deadlock thats lasted for weeks and broker agreements that will finally lead to some action. If he has become the unlucky center of attention at this 2 day summit in brussels nick us and asked us jadis the president of cyprus has caused a big stir lately cyprus is long been the only a member state opposing sanctions against bellerose officials and the e. U. Requires a unanimous decision to impose those measures of the e. U. Leaders say the e. U. Risks losing credibility if cyprus continues to block the sanctions so the situation on the wrists is deteriorating could be half continuing where lesions social bank writes be have to train people torturing people but cyprus says its only reeling to agree to sanctions if its fellow e. U. Governments also sanction turkey because it is training for gods in an area of the Mediterranean Sea but cyprus sees that its territory but the block this split on this german chancellor Angela Merkel says she sent favor of finding a diplomatic solution. Into the dispute shredded dolphin was and dozens of i point out that our relationship with turkey is obviously very complex the European Union has great interest in developing a constructive relationship with turkey despite all the problems we have hotness in nature we depend on each other when it comes to regular migration flows and we support tookie hosting so many refugees he cuts through a normal dusty simple took a bite of fog a deer few interesting new t. V. Took a often impede. The economically powerful bloc still has to position itself clearly and not only in regional powers like turkey but also when it comes to finding a common position an emerging superpower china before to europe is not only a march to a test to better protect its independence and resilience it has to be seen as a cio strategic howard but several Foreign Policy disputes are currently dividing the e. U. Different members are blocking progress posing the question if the union is really able to exert united influence on a global level while lets find out our chief correspondent alexander von aman is in brussels for you alexander good to see you there have been now over 7 weeks of protests and the worst why has cyprus particularly been so determined to block sanctions. Well cyprus is saying there are not again sanctions on officials for the violence that we have seen on the streets and minsk and other cities per se but there are saying if the European Union is willing to impose sanctions on below ruth it also has to impose sanctions on turkey for what cyprus is calling illegal exploitation for gas in its territorial waters cyprus is saying we cannot operate on a double standard here if we are willing to take a version in a crisis outside of the European Union and we also need to punish turkey for what they are calling invasion of the territory so dad is their position and and the moment we have to say its not clear if they are willing to compromise in any way so that begs the question of when alexander is the e. U. Any closer to solving the Eastern Mediterranean a gas dispute. Its a very difficult question to answer right now one would say that its important to agree that the european leaders that the Member States they dont have any other choice than to agree because they have been talking about imposing sanctions against pillar was for weeks now and Nothing Happened and its really embarrassing for the European Union on the other hand we so their leaders arriving here and how divided they are on the issue we just heard the german chancellor being very cautious and calling on all parties to talk but the french president was saying that its important to show solidarity with cyprus and greece that its none not be negotiable so its seems that they are still divided on that issue and now a very different question how about the block stance on china what can be what can we expect rather to be discussed there. This topic on the agenda tomorrow we can expect it leaders to express or to stress how important it is to come to an agreement to have. Trade deal and investment deal with china a by the end of this a year they are still negotiating and its important for the European Union because that and Able CompaniesEuropean Companies to get access to the Chinese Markets and to have a level Playing Field in the economic relations with china however we can also expect their leaders to criticize human rights abuses in china hugh specifically the situation in hong kong because they are getting more and more impatient with what is going on their chief correspondent alexander phenomenon reporting thank you. And that summit also marks a fresh crisis in the torturous brags that process the e. U. Has launched legal action against britain after it refused to drop controversial legislation that would violate the brags that agreements and break International LawEuropean Commission president as of underlying announced the move in brussels earlier today. Brussels had given london a hard deadline europes british friends as well as on a funded lion puts it had been given until wednesday to revise their proposal and because london did not react brussels is now doing so the commission has decided to send a letter a formal notice to the u. K. Government this is the 1st step in an infringement procedure but that invites the u. K. Government to send its observations within a month. The british lower house only approve the controversial internal market bill on tuesday it would not find the border agreement the Northern Ireland in the already existing banks a treaty. We will lose the earlier deal was meant to avoid a physical border with member ireland. London says it will answer the letter in due course. But this dispute puts a further strain on the talks with britain over a free trade deal time is running out if no agreement is reached theres the risk of a heart breaks it and the reintroduction of custom duties. And did abuse a show itself and bill is covering this story from london she put the e. U. Announcement into perspective. The e. U. Launching legal action against the u. K. Certainly makes for dramatic reading this after all could end up in the european courts of justice and it shows the e. U. Means business but the big question is will this do whale ongoing trade negotiations well it doesnt look like it yet and the legal timeline here it will be key the e. U. Has given the u. K. A month to respond within the time both the e. U. And the u. K. Is that they want to see a trade deal done and in the words of the Irish Foreign minister the contentious issues within the u. K. As intel market bill will become quote largely irrelevant if a deal is done so not a game changer yet but there are voices on both sides who say that at the very least this control has the will undermine trust in the u. K. Reporting therefore you want to tell you know what some of the other stories making news around the world major u. S. Carriers American Airlines and United Airlines are putting a combined 32000 workers on unpaid leave while both Airlines Announced the moves separately on wednesday after congress failed to extend emergency funding for the Airline Industry travel bans have hit airlines particularly hard during the cold pandemic. Police in hong kong have arrested dozens of activists who were defying a ban on protests it comes as the city marks the 71st anniversary of the founding of the peoples republic of china officials deny permission for rallies citing security concerns and cohen a virus restrictions. Russia has offered to host talks to try and hostilities in the caucasus over the disputed region of nagornokarabakh but armenia and azerbaijan vowed to continue the fighting thats more than 100. 00 people since sunday its their most violent military engagements since the mid 1900. These. And at least a 4 people have been killed and a dozen more injured in wildfires in Eastern Ukraine the authorities in the little hans region say 8 hours of forest and grassland have been destroyed by the fierce flames residents are being evacuated from the affected area. Now it is the alternative nobel prize for human rights the rights life ahead awards have been the winners rather have been announced today while organizers say the 4 activists were picked for their dedication to fighting for democracy in their communities this years selection of recipients highlights the increasing threats to democracy globally it is high time that all of us in favor of democracy around the world stand up and support each other. So that was the statement mission to well 4 winners were picked from a list of 182 nominees for the ward which is open to all individuals and organizations for contributions to sustainability equality and peace while among this years recipients is a lot of cutting and run who you see here behind me a lawyer from the miskito indigenous groups well she defends the rights of Indigenous People in nicaragua to their land and resources another recipient Bryan Stevenson a leading u. S. Civil rights lawyer he has dedicated his life to the pursuit of racial equality and strives to challenge the legacy of institutional racism in the United States and then iranian human rights lawyer in the syrian so to day is herself currently in prison she was jailed after defending women that were arrested for protesting against irans compulsory headscarf wearing and it was a joint honor for the Human Rights Center vs now and its chairman. At ski who campaigns for freedom and democracy in belarus well they did every reporter alexandra. Caught up with him today in minsk and asked him what the award meant. Its a great honor and acknowledgement for the work there are human rights organizations as well as other human rights activists and. You know these very difficult times in bellerose United Nations and the new lows but of course the situation in tibet arista trikes lots of attention but this is not a personal award for my good work and i see this more as support for all human rights activists which are trying to help the victims of repressions in my country. And that was direct livelihood a laureate be a lot ski speaking there to deal with alexandra. Were going to make another transition now to sports the draw for the group stage of the Champions League has taken place and holders by are in munich have been handed some tough looking to match ups while of bahrain who have won all 5 competitions they have been in this year will face Atletico Madrid salzburg and Lokomotiv Moscow in group a over the coming months well the 1st fixtures are on oct 20th. Well the draw ceremony also included the u. A. E. For player of the year awards and byrons robert love and housekeep took the mens prize as expected on the Poland International scored 55. 00 goals across all competitions last season as fire and won the Champions League bundesliga and german cup while they were 16 more than any other player in europes top 5 leagues it is the 1st time he has won the award and then marks. Harder took the womens prize. 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