From a country by war. By its continuing violence now somali activist in the past been awarded the special prize here in germany for efforts to help others. And youre welcome to the program the u. N. Has to investigate and prosecute the gunmen who shot and killed at least 8 children to school the horrific attack happened in the town of southwest cameroon the area is a 1000000 habit said by the countrys English Speaking population where separatists seeking to create a breakout we state are reports ablaze a young now reports from. Last week he really meant. Alongside all the children at a school where. The country. The boy was pasta one if uses only son. My soul so. Significant a man like. Me it is. This classroom still bears the scars of the brutal attack schools have been targeted in the past but not like this since trying to 17 fighting between government soldiers and the countrys under phone separatist militias has brought kills to the anger for regions separatist wants to create an independent state away from the majority of francophone leisure this is the scene of the crime where gunmen are believed to be under a false separatist fighters known as they are boys shot and killed children as young as 11 that you dont want start in french inside this classroom when gunmen stormed the school and shot them at least 8 children have died as a result of this attack. The conflict here between anger for separatist militias and the government has taken a story on the local population sees that you dont was structured the population has mobilized to do now so skillets groups of mostly women across the country have been one individual to do such attack separatist militias on the government for the for the carnage however people here just want an end to the conflict. A lot of them are run. Ive ever got i thought of yet another thought that if you then had we cannot have a record i thought i could read were going to have them by that cannot be quantified by that i dont think that it is not quote very very hungry i have given my theory if i wont let on how i want to in time of i not its not good i am very very angry but we know that it come our way my visit in africa when i think obama at a local hospital to bless him is simply. She survived the attack but a bullet shot at has too much effect on her kidney and liver. She has been a pretty at a point twice. How more nice happy shes a life but also grieved. Means my have seen my dh that im going through all the spin was not something that was planned and if i knew something that you threw up on my doctor i just play Michael Bendis on the show and im feeling this pain in my heart my head needs seen men to get crying every day and i mean. Come runs into i mean is that trouble to talk to me families and local authorities. They go missing since what you done to return to school but i think that from a nice do not agree. Joining me now is our correspondent blase young in cameron who sent us that reports hello please can you explain to us why gunmen will enter a school of in a sense children and shoots to kill them. Im assuming cameras of the reach by. An innocent shooter an equal bus but only one thing comes to mind not many use of power so in a lot of people here us through life. Is simple its just and so well just using that power and we are using the one in our sent syrians in this case huge rent as well now we do not know for sure who carried out this attack but what we know who these that separatists fighters are all lists i want is huge and going to school india and before the region and some time for them to get attention is so uptight children like this but we cannot sue for shock when did this attack but it should be just to seek attention and also use our power because people are grunts and yes and with us to the end user. And now the conflict has been going on for some yes now what impact called this leaves us tragedy have on the ongoing conflict. This drive did see a house. Deep in the crisis because for dawson the government site the government has said it was when i was equal up with the dont we got an official going to be a crime down the conservatives and from the experience you know whenever theres a crackdown its not just i get separatists he also upsets the local people because there is cursed you there is anyone who is suspected to be a separatist county time get this same thing for cities now you want to intensify the acts acts against the government because a government yes you can in a war against it so this disappointed so that the crisis was deep in with these resent happens. Now how about this attack affect education and i region already facing security concerns in schools. Yes as you rightly said before d the past 3 years children here have not been able to go to school 3 according to the United Nations most of the schools in the admirable regions have been shut down because of the separatist movement here and now with the recent attacks including was talked to one in dawson parents was told this we are not comfortable sending their kids to school this year after he is it is for very 1st time principle as to who was it was time for them to send back to school so that you dont know it killed in this attack. 2 years who know going to school because of the insecurity no good well im more afraid to send your kids to school because its this year what happened happened again. Unfortunately its bullies a young did of your correspondent in cameroon thank you so mali canadian peace activists and while a man has been awarded the prestigious 2020 gemini africa prize a foreign minister heikal moscow defense shield arm on the way the inspiring and deeply human recipient the man is known among other things for her work in helping child so it just reflects hymns of account of the trauma she moved to come about as a child but returned to her homeland in her early twentys to try to help resolve the conflict in the country to get out we have mother she needs the peace and Human Rights Foundation in mogadishu. And watto man joins us now hello in a wild welcome to d. W. News africa and congratulations on winning the german africa prize what does this mean to you. Thank you very much for having me win the award is incredible honor and it means a lot its an honor to be recognized for the work that my colleagues and i at the center are working for a single day to be supported and to be recognized but it also means a lot for putting young somalis on the map again for a positive representation. Positive representation a bit later on but now tell us a bit more about what you want to achieve most with your work on human rights and look at issues well at the core of our aim is to create solutions to ending the conflict in somalia and we know that we can do that through only Service Delivery but we need to have a multipronged approach and thats what the work of ellen pieces its Service Delivery to make sure that people that have been affected by the war in the conflict can have access to basic human rights and services its advocacy and social norms work and educating the community and is also working with the government to prevent these heinous attacks from happening again. Now. For reminding you of your pain but your father was killed and your sister was murdered in somalia there are constant attacks in the country by extremist groups but youre still there helping others deal with the trauma what inspires you to keep going i think my motivations to keep going are the same as millions of other somalis around the world we are constantly waiting for the conflict to and work waiting for the situation to get better and. The role that i have taken on that my family. Is to be part of the solution and not to wait in longer and the best way to honor all that weve lost all the people that weve lost is to continue to live in service and purpose well youre definitely doing a great job now heres one thing i noticed when you received the award you said somalia is so much more than ruins and bullets what did you mean by that. Well although weve been conflict for 30 years we can be defined by the conflict theres so much more that happens there an entire generation is only ever known war but in that period theres also been significant invasion that happened theres development theres investment that happened from the diaspora we need to also recognize those things and if we focus too much on all that has been lost in the war very hard to look forward more positively so one of my personal missions also is to change the image that people have of somalia and the somali youth the overwhelming majority and thats important because that also has a deep impact on how Foreign Policy is engaged on how humanitarian interventions are designed and if we dont have more than just a conflict based outlook on entire people then limits the opportunities. Now theres definitely a lot of africans that youngest specially woman who was fired by your work what is the one advice you want to give them that despite the challenges but despite the systems and all the odds i seem to be stacked against you your voice and your dreams and your ability is valid and its needed and i think its important for women across the continent young women particularly to forge partnerships not to reinvent the wheel or try to do their own thing all the time but to create alliances because only then we can be Strong Enough to challenge the status quo together. Ill tell you what i have definitely been inspired by those words while the somali activist when the german africa prize to its means you may need for sharing your time with us thank you very much. Well thats it for now and shelter check out some of the stories on d. W. Dot com slash africa all you can also visit on facebook on twitter pages inspired by the death that lisi use of. 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Election and american writers against trump are warning against what they see as the decline of democracy with acclaimed authors sciri host fred and paul auster 2 of the most prominent voices more on that as well as the stories coming up at the Cannes Film Festival originally scheduled for may kicked off in much reduced form on the call for a 3 day edition with pandemic restrictions and with little space in london increasingly scarce and pricey dont move improve is the new motto as architects search for Creative Space saving solutions. Welcome to the show well its only 6 days away the 2020 u. S. Election which from both domestic and geo political perspectives is widely believed to be a watershed moment for the deeply divided United States of america which is why multiple groups of artists and creatives have been using their voices and their art to inspire voters to get trump out of office. Donald trump during his 1st Election Campaign even back then few well known artists and intellectuals supported him that hasnt changed. Now that people know what to expect warnings about reelecting trampas president has grown and. One of the most famous literary couples in the us theyve been married for nearly 40 years each time one of them writes a new book the other is its 1st reader and critic. Both of them believe charms reelection would pose a threat to democracy which is why together with. They set up the platform writers against term. During weekly online discussions and webinars they make the point that the u. S. Elections in 2020 could be the most important in a generation the pressure of living under the trumpet ministration and watching day to day their erosion of institutions that i think Many Americans thought were safe has been a shocking experience and its affected me personally i have been writing. More political than i ever have in my life. I have spent more time thinking about what i one person can do to. Counter what is happening i think we are in danger of losing the democratic republic. Of musicians so feel stuck and have friends manage the social Media Presence of rights as against. Writers we know matter a matter because the mind we have a choice to me for our future for the future of our children the reaction from the Republican Party could mean the end of democracy in america discussions that go into. An effort to get out the vote. The vote of young people on the Progressive Side of things who are not happy with the biden ticket and of the side of not to vote i mean there are a lot of these i think young people who say i dont want to contaminate myself with this i i dont like any of it well its its a dangerous position at this time to have because by not voting theyre essentially voting for what they dont want to riches trump and the republicans its a fight for the soul of america i have a plan to do this Pandemic Response of. Us intellectuals say its time to take a stand. And im joined once again by my colleague Adrian Kennedy from our culture desk welcome adrian but its not just intellectuals obviously who are speaking up against musicians and the number of singers have also been quite vocal to lets fight theres been a series of high profile battles between musicians who objects to trumps use of their music in his Campaign Rallies john focused see for example has issued a cease and desist letter over the use of credence to actually a water revival chipped fortunate. Deal young find a lawsuit in the use of. Rocking in the free world saying he couldnt bear to hear it as a theme song for trump. And phil collins has objected to the use of the night which played at an iowa rally just this month. Even heard that american art to jack black and his infamous band tenacious d. Have launched an all star cover all of a time warp to mobilize and voters thats right and i think we can take a look at why dont. Just jump to the left its just a jump to the left its just a jump to the left. Hand on your head. Yes hes gotten started on the rock the vote spammer so its a stance of be about getting the votes out project black actually wanted to talk in support of the democrats and the rich to encourage twisting to the left so go figure boyton supporters include. Taylor swift billy irish the list obviously goes on and i mean there obviously are some artists who have have supported a 2nd round for trump thats right including 50 cent who has been complaining about the fight against. Tax rates for high earners he said he didnt want to become 20 cent but he since backtracked a bit on the violence. Oscar winning actor jon voight has sparked trump posting his message on social media he said the boy was evil and finally standing up for trumps kid rock he tweeted picture him self with trump on the golf course and he had found a rally in michigan oh i have to say who has the most to sing about when the polls close next tuesday thank you very much adrian for bringing us that background on voters or artists against and for trump obviously kennedy thanks very much thank you. All the Cannes Film Festival for 2020 was dealt a massive blow when widespread european lockdowns in the spring forced its cancellation last may organizers didnt want to forgo the event entirely though and so despite rising infection numbers in france a mini festival kicked off on tuesday offering 3 days of films and a symbolic if sobering red carpet. The 73rd special edition of the Cannes Film Festival started on tuesday evening with stars conspicuous by their absence the red carpet was rolled out none the less the more it lacks charm said one visitor is just not the same said another. But as this punter said you cant stop everything people are depressed enough. The coronavirus pandemic has left the iconic festival a shadow of its former self the opening is usually a lavish affair but due to the government mandated curfew it was a muted event this year held at 6 in the evening visitor numbers are restricted and the audience has to abide by social distancing rules. The opening film is a french comedy set in a prison and based on a true story it stars french algerian acting as an ounce of work thats a who runs a theater workshop in a prison the troupe gets to take their staging of Samuel Becketts waiting for god. Outside. 56. 00 films were supposed to screen in the competition now only 4 will be shown during the 3 day festival and only one golden palm will be awarded in the short film category. And on now to other culture news that was making headlines at the midweek germany will host one of 2 European Capitals of culture in 2025 and cabinets in the eastern state of saxony has been chosen from a shortlist of 5 cities and the other European Capital of culture will be in slovenia. And british street artist banksy has confirmed a new piece of goofy v. On a residential street in the central english city of nottingham the piece shows a girl who love hooping with a bicycle tire and its given quite a lift to a Community Hard hit by cope with 19. Finally the british capital is notorious for its high cost of living and many of the older flats there are not only pricey but very tight on space and so for some years the independent for a new london architecture has been calling for Creative Solutions to the problem in their annual architecture competition dont move improve seeks out the most innovative friend of fish renovation ideas. Brand new top floor living space a courtyard integrated into the house. And a garden that celebrates all the seasons these Award Winning designs show how architects of finding creative ways to extend and improve london homes traditional victorian terrace houses for example are highly sought after but their layouts can be awkward thats why redesigns are often needed. Peace and mari is also familiar with this challenge he heads the new london Architecture Initiative which 10 years ago launched the annual dont move improve competition. Think for yourself with the group 1st of all because london is becoming more dense because its growing we need to make more efficient use of our land so that one point. 2 we want to make sure that when people were extending their homes or improving their homes they got the best design advice they could. The spectacular sun green rooms an elaborate extension project to a 200 year old Georgian House won the competition in 2018 it was designed by architect anna lewis and her partner mike tonkin their idea was to transform that dram backyard into an organic space suitable to all seasons. With this. Is for the appreciation of sun and rain the ring water comes from the top of the group comes down the pike along this perimeter here curving around and shooting up again down into this tank which is the collection tank and we can draw from but that that water into this courtyard to turn into reflecting pool so that it night light comes out from beneath that pool to capture the tops of the rain drops to really celebrate the. Experience of rain. Peter mary says making clever use of limited expensive space is becoming increasingly important with more home working we all need to really read a sign the way people live in their homes i see in the future there is lots of opportunities for architects delivering really good improvements to the way people live and to the homes in the local environment plenty of opportunities for ingenious home extensions and improvements even in densely populated london time to let the creative juices flowing. 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