Name is Eddie Micah Jr welcome to the program the impact of next weeks president ial election in the United States will also be felt in africa in kenya and other subsaharan countries do not try in 2017 to reinstate the ban on funding for abortion has impacted the lives of millions of women and girls the move has left some Health Care Services hanging on by a thread and desperate for change as they see women dying from unsafe abortions did abuse reports from nairobi. For frieda kansi getting pregnant was a disaster she was studying at a Secretarial College the Bright Future she was working for suddenly seemed threatened when i knew i was pregnant i had old showings. Just thinking of killing. No ds. Was just thinking that. Im not going. To and he used. A lucky break she was referred to even know my clinic she underwent an abortion and now feels she has control thanks to contraceptive implants. My dad instead of the whole does a lot of things in my future. But the clinic is under threat decisions made a world away from here slashed its funding us President Donald Trump reinstated the mexico city policy restricting funding for going to his ations which provide abortions or anything related to them it made life in many towns like here in melinda on the kenyan caused more dangerous for women and girls. Were used to provide free for me planning free information we had on it would provide for me probably really today because we dont get them in the mall for free these are for the most because as they report when theyre pregnant when theyre not ready for their pregnancies so this forces some of them to deliver or for them to. Observe abortion. Runs the banal my clinic that helped free down the cats forced her to cancel an Outreach Program helping 15000. 00 other girls and women in rural areas that have had included cancer screenings and age i. V. Treatment she dips into our own personal finances so that what is left can keep running a priority is to protect girls and women from unsafe abortions if i dont do the im afraid the next live the next possible to do it the wrong way that close in that store and. The threat of financial punishment for having anything to do with abortions is affecting Kenyas NationalHealth Policies says county Reproductive Health coordinator Kenneth Miller building in maine thats our constitution gives to be president s to secure the productive we have resorted to to not falling off the institution because of fear. The choice of the u. S. President not only decide whether kenya can follow its constitution says the man who ends up sitting in the white house could mean life or death for patients who would wish the somebody sits on that seat somebody understand is a human being in need of that flaw and that is a human being simply because theres no information given to the blinds this plus a little bit of that. Didnt he is sure of a god is going to have the information and theyre going to be great the lawyers great doctors great. If you judge because they will have information to prolong their life. Lets find out more from our correspondent who sent our star reporter why we are can you tell us more about the effect of this u. S. Policy on kenya. Yes so when donald trump became president in 2017 he not only reinstated the mexico city policy but he extended it significantly so that was not only Family Planning funding affect that which was already 500 70000000. 00 it was up to 9000000000. 00 there why effect it now of Global Health assistant money that was missing and countries all over the world so that means child and Maternal Health treatment and prevention of age i have the typical losses malaria and several other Infectious Diseases and also a nutrition and sanitation programs were affected so it had a huge impact on people on the ground and that also means that Health Care Workers like caffeine and our team they were not able to reach you know villages which were up to 100 kilometers away sometimes in the villages they say well if we dont get the services then we look for solutions on our own and these solutions are mostly unsafe solutions so a recent study actually showed that during the time that the mexico city policy was in effect in the past that there was an increase of abortions of up to 40 percent and these abortions most of the time unsafe abortions and that means an increase of death cases where i dont fortunate to see that you come up with all your eggs in one basket the alternative funding which you need to study comes you go explore. So concerning for example shes part of a wider net Reproductive Health facilities and they last were up to 1000000. 00 u. S. Dollars per year funding so there were Foreign CountriesEuropean Countries that stepped in that tried to fill that gap but it was only less than half actually a quarter of the funding that was there with and also for a very specific and limited time period so that means that they had to find other solutions and for example and i know from other facilities as well that they chipped in with their own private money that they had you know doctors and Health Workers lost their jobs so they also still buy was productive you know contraceptives and medicine and they still tried to give it cheaper but most of the times its also not possible some clinics also had to close so thats actually a problem for all of these facilities. What is the governments plan to ensure a womans rights to abortion is protected if trampolines president. The u. S. Elections. So yes so i talked to the reproductive and house coordinator of the county there where we were filming and he told me well this actually and no plan for that i mean like no plan change actually so they expect the situation to get worse at least to stay the same or even get worse so he also told me of you know all cases on the ground where you know women have actually the right the constitutional right to get a safe have portion so if they come to a government run facility to a hospital for example and they procured an unsafe abortion and dire need of help they die in the waiting room sometimes he told me in these cases not rare cases because doctors and Health Care Workers too scared to afraid to treat them because they are afraid that their funding might be cut as well. Correspondence in kenya thank you very much. Lets now turn to some of the stories making headlines across the continent candidates running you know they said elections held the last bodies ahead of subsidies for tensions are running high in the west african country since 1st and. It lead you would rather for an unexpected. At least thats the people have been killed in talk communal clashes. Doesnt is that mean a position president ial candidate to lose who says he would not recognize the outcome of this weeks selection as a vote had been mobbed by irregularities human rights activists have warned the country under president john mica fully for sliding towards to cross a group. Of 2 terrorists have been sentenced to death for killing more than a dozen people in the attacks on the hotel on the restaurant in mali in 2015 the top smog newfies in jihadist of creation is of course was the africa in which tourist destinations frequented largely by westerners were no longer considered safe. Now in uganda the good 19 pandemic has become a lifeline to new careers for some people when they had the countrys economy jobs were lost and many need it supports to get by but a group of women decided not to idle and launched a new all female toxic. Taxi drivers in kampala serve a does of girl power its female drivers only. And they know how to make their way. Out driving a taxi is a male dominated industry and female drivers were unheard of in the socially conservative east african country until the pandemic struck they often shuffle drunk groups they drive alone at night its risky. Therefore all women have been trained in selfdefense they also all carry pepper spray and know how to use it if need it. This driver a mother of 3 like so many others here lost her job as an accountant at the beginning of the pandemic shes glad she found tex city as. You say if you take it up because you keep going to what you need to for me to so and and until i meet. Yannis it will give him great. Womens employment in developing countries is hit much harder than men in the Pandemic InternationalLabor Organization says taxi divas believes women need and want the opportunity much more than men plus theyre more reliable the founder argues well it is extremely hard working very motivated and they like their sense of pride when theyre doing this work they do it one right. And thats the difference we have details. But most importantly the women drivers make a difference to the customers i am more safe being driven personally this is a gender issue i feel safe being driven by a lady but also because. The way that they are careful wade while driving. Is amazing. What started as a joke amongst a group of women friends affected by the coronavirus lockdown has grown into a successful startup that by now employs more than 70 women and ugandas capital kampala. Im pretty sure ill feel safe with a woman driver yeah thats how we wrap up this show if you want to check out more stories just go to our website www dot com slash africa or you can visit our facebook and twitter pages well leave you with some images from malawi bye for now but. Passionate drama competition marketing numbers atmosphere power fight at times intuition and love hate money. Fans crimes files fans and friends. On you tube. Im not going to the gym well i guess sometimes i am but i stand nothing which is the result of those digs deep into the german culture of looking at the stereotype the question if you think the future of the country that i dont. Need to rethink it is grandmother damn you know its all that who am. I my job join me to meet the germans on the w. Post. Greetings from berlin where the mood is so much as a 2nd lockdown light looms for germany as of next week well look at the renewed impact for the arts and culture scene and also coming up. Good news the eastern german city of 10 minutes has won the bid to be a European Capital of culture in 2025 a chance to showcase its cultural legacy. And the mysterious belgian designer must tamaki la has avoided the spotlight for the entirety of his pioneering career but a new documentary gets his story in his own words. Germany is set to impose new nationwide coronavirus restrictions for a lock down light as of next monday the Creative Community was out in force in the capital yesterday to make its feelings felt and earlier today i spoke to theatre director thomas but 1st this restore this report. Bar and Restaurant Owners artists and Entertainment Industry staff took to the streets of berlin on wednesday thats widespread concern about the new coronavirus measures that will close businesses for several more weeks one of the speakers was the singer of punk rock band he told knowles and. You are in were talking about more than 1000000 jobs and livelihoods since march people have had to live as if they were banned from working will operate without any profit because of the restrictions how does it feel to be banned from working virtually overnight since march and not a cent has fallen into your wallet since then warm words are of little help here in the world. Most of those who attended the demonstration have been directly affected by coronavirus restrictions. Came from disorder she usually unsound money as a singer but shes been forced to take a Part Time Job at a butchers to tide her over one demand of the demonstrators is that all those affected should receive adequate compensation to cover fixed costs or you know it made them start would have to establish what our Monthly Expenses are and then see what the minimum is that we need to earn and that has to be paid out if we need to get compensation its not that were unemployed were not allowed to work. The hospitality and entertainment brunches feel that theyve borne the brunt of the coronavirus measures. With no end in sight patience is running out. And theres her director Thomas Alston from berlin saldana theatre joins me now hes just fresh out of rehearsals but also my are this is a major blow to artistic and cultural life here in berlin just as it was getting back on its feet tell me how are your plans and projects affected i believe you had an opening coming up and how are you feeling about this. Well were massively affect because we have to lock down from monday on and we have. Run several shows every woman is. Lost on our schedule and we were supposed to open on thursday. With a new show with the premiere of the answer because its which im actually rehearsing at the moment and we dont know what will happen we cant bring the crimea. So do do you actually recognize the need for these new measures and do you feel perhaps that theyre justified to tell and with in respect to 2 theaters. Well i dont believe it justifies the because if you look at whats happening in atlanta and look whats happening in trains if you look at work sapping in other parts of our social life. Some parents get the feeling their politicians are trying to prove that there are serious was a measurements by our cultural. Institutions in order to prove that the suv year we did everything in the make sure that there is no danger of infection our team on stage is test that twice a week with people in the audience do wear masks we have genetic concepts and tearing cancer and as far as i know all there wasnt any spread event in any the show in any audience so. Critical. Ok now we also saw in the report there this criticism of the Government Regarding the support that the cultural sector is actually receiving do you share these criticisms and perhaps have concrete demands of your own. Of course i share this because independent our lists you are not on the permanent contracts. Are in high danger or are not so i having this crisis as an artist and i think theres an urgent need to make sure that all these arliss can survive the crisis socially and that the government has to make sure after they make sure of that for example of time well survive they need to make sure that all the artist and all the artists in germany which me. Miss only hurt europe but obviously obviously a great imbalance there will theatre survive this crisis just quickly. Im sure that it will survive this crisis but im not sure that. The landscape will survive in the form what we had before corona crisis ok well heres wishing you all the best for this difficult fall season we will remain optimistic with you thanks very much for joining me Thomas Alston my hour. Well internationally speaking many people will have heard of leipzig or dresden 2 of the calling cards of the eastern german state of saxony which is why the euphoria was grates in cabinets on wednesday with the announcement of its European Capital of culture status for the year 2025 all the city known for nearly 40 years as calm march starts under the east german communists and infamous for its recent anti immigrant sentiment hopes to give its tarnished image a new shine. Its one of the best known landmarks in cannes nets the comments monument erected in 1971 and nestor on man was on the citys Bidding Committee for the European Capital of culture title to him the site evokes mixed feelings. On the one hand this is a place where he saw a lot of really great concerts and events. Where the mood was really positive and happy. But its also a place that the world got to see in a way that i personally had never experienced before. Hes referring to the events of august 28th far right demonstrations raged for several days after a 35 year old local man was killed in a fight with 2 Asylum Seekers riots in counterdemonstrations followed and those images went around the world one man hopes that its capsule of culture status will now improve the citys reputation. There are high rises next to the historical city hall examples of classic east german modernism white streets its cliquey just not necessarily love at 1st sight can its made its contradictions and rough edges the cornerstone of its bid its an Industrial City with a rugged unfinished charm it may not have architecture but its gritty and it is home to some striking up projects like this sculpture in the citys main part that depicts comics his bowels the Building Committee obviously took the right. Approach it that way hope to welcome people from across to your families not just to see fantastic exhibitions and cultural programs but also to actually take part lives of us meet so much involving the public was a key element in the application stage the idea was to get locals to appreciate the city. As it is for when i was still at school with talk about where we were going to go when we left but with the capital of culture status people will see the city through a new life and hopefully be more likely to stay and maybe others will move again. Its in the title is an opportunity for the city to put its best foot forward and get a welcome a comeback. Rose to fame in the late 1980 s. Which was a decade of conspicuous consumption his groundbreaking work was hailed as being akin to art but in an era of fashion superstars like for instance he stood out for his anonymity and selfeffacement well he shuns the spotlight and usually refuses all interviews but one german filmmaker has managed to let him tell his own story. Models with obscured faces of unguarded silhouettes and unconventional materials ripped and shredded garments runway shows reminiscent of surrealist paintings imagine my jailer as one of the most influential designers of the last 30 years hes also an enigma never appearing in public the banksy of fashion if you like. But now a german documentary filmmaker. Has made a film that offers an interesting insight into this elusive creative genius. Father misha the father of a lot of people ask me what was it like filming with them really keep his face covered all the time did he hide from you but it wasnt like about hes not paranoid he lives of relatively normal life he just doesnt want his own image to matter more than his work on the cross he views to give it up. By. Marcelo doesnt in fact show his face in height so much film hes always preferred to match his work to the talking to. I dont like the idea of being a celebrity. Because. Its me that like everybody else a conceptual artist as much as a designer my jailer turned fashion into something abstract and experimental in 1904 he unveiled a barbie collection. So. Their duty was to take food so bobbie again. Blow them up to life size. People would say it doesnt fit properly and thats what id like it looks like a dogs garment. A living person. Marking my jailer was also one of the 1st designers to use normal people as models 30 years ago the designer pioneered techniques now considered mainstream including up cycling he would reinvent garments found in flea markets turning them inside out and taking them apart at the seams many of todays style staples were 1st dreamt up by martin my jailer. Take us along on the other day i was waiting to cross the street and there was a girl in front of me in jeans with distressed seems thats classic marge ala ripped jeans his jeans were almost completely in trends of what was new today ripped jeans are expensive but it all started with him and tori overcall called on this for me. Back when my jailer retired from the fashion world 11 years ago sealing his legacy as i hope some of us film is a tribute to one of the most influential and any magic designers in 20th century fashion. Well thats all for today more on the website as always that d. W. Dot com slash culture with that its time for me to sign off so stay safe and until next time all the best. To the point of strong opinions clear positions of international perspectives. 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If we manage to get in its because of our values our belief in freedom to belief freely and not to give in to terrible to quaff people on let me say this very clearly we will never give in to excess france is left shaken after a man with a knife kills 3 people and one several more at the sillcock in the city center also coming up with necessary and appropriate german chancellor Angela Merkel the friends her new pandemic landau nursed in parliament but the opposition says the new rules arent excessive. The am. And why are you so much for your Company Everyone we begin this broadcast in france that country has now raised its security alert status to the maximum after a deadly attack in the Southern City of nice a man armed with a knife killed 3 people and wounded several others at the not hide them silica in the city Center Police say the suspect is a 21 year old tunisian who arrived in europe last month president imran mccall as travel to nice to oversee operations there he says france will not give any ground to try to. Was police storming nice is not true dumbasses were too late to stop the bloodshed and by the time they saw an injured the attacker 3 people had been fatally wounded one of them was a church official. Told me go home weve just learned from the television that hasek reston has been assassinated its a huge shock. Good enough not to leave he was that all day long he wasnt somebody who drop in and go again he was always there. The church is just a kilometer from the scene of the deadly truck attack which killed dozens in 2016 and he says mayor says the assailant shouted. God is great is as he was detained. President my call was at the scene within hours calling for national unity. She knew some of that taking if we feel an attack to get in its because of our values our belief in freedom to believe freely and not give in to terror of the quad. Let me say this very clearly we will never give in the big book we cut in phone calls will be many said i am the french president has angered many in the muslim world by refusing to condemn cut tunes of the Prophet Muhammad. God its a long standing debate in france rica knighted by the murder of schoolteachers somewhere earlier this month he was beheaded after showing the tunes of muhammad in a class on free speech now france has 3 more reasons to mourn the National Assembly held a minutes silence for the victims those in power faced some uncomfortable questions in the days ahead many in this strictly secular country may ask if the official approach is the right one and whether they should fear more lone wolf attacks. We take you now to were nice to our correspondents whos at the scene lisa luis standing right in front of the not saddam basilica there lisa president s mark karr just months ago was where you are defiant determent what more can you tell us about what he said. Well he said france needed to stand united and that foreign student consist only in one community religious community but in many obviously the government also announced today that the anti terror plan would be lifted to its highest level across france the government will be ploy edition of soldiers and Police Forces thousands of additional soldiers and Police Forces across the country to protect places of worship and places where they think that new attacks could happen in the coming weeks france is really on edge they went to want to prevent other attacks from happening but they also many friends here are shocked that so many attacks happened and for a few weeks really here in france american very quick succession we understand Additional Information has been a little released by the authorities about the nice attacker what have you learned do we know what his motive was. We dont know that much about him yet media are reporting french media reporting back apparently was a 21 year old to new zealand man who had arrived in italy in september asked for asylum his request was rejected then he came to france he is believed not to be known by police but we dont know yet if this is really confirmed because on the identity paper that the police found there was no picture so they couldnt fully confirm that this is actually the same person they caught the attacker attacked this morning he killed 3 people and he was then shot by police and taken to a hospital where is he is right now we believe do us ortiz believe he acted alone. At this very moment there is no indication that he was cooperating with others obviously it doesnt look like coincidence that several people attack terror attacks over just a few weeks as you mentioned earlier there was the beheading of some a party just a few weeks ago a 47 year old teacher who had shown a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad in class and then there was another knife attack a few weeks before that in front of the former offices of the shiny it goes to Church Magazine just remember that that magazine was attacked ingenue 2015 for publishing cartoons of the prophet mohammed and the court case concerning that attack of danny 2015 is still ongoing and the parent the possible hope was of the attackers from the attack standing in court right now and were expecting a judgment not before midnight amber so it doesnt look like a coincidence that all these attacks are happening right now. Friends as you alluded to earlier in your answer is still reeling from the murder of a middle School Teacher a last week and niece sadly also the see a devastating terror attack back in 2016 how one and our people where you are right now what are they telling you. Well people have been telling me that obviously they were immediately thinking of what happened in july 20th 16 when more than 80 people were killed by someone who drove a truck on to the pullman i do longer with the underwear where the celebration of by today were taking place but the people here are shocked they are lots of people are coming here to this cathedral with us there are Many Police Officers and forensics teams at the scene and gathering evidence so certainly something that people remember and that really sad about. The sort of reporting from nice or right outside the silica where the attack took place earlier today thank you for your reporting. Well meanwhile people have been gathering in berlin outside the French Embassy in solidarity with france our correspondent kate brady is there for us kate. Set the scene for us describe whats happening around you. Well as you can probably see behind me a couple of 100 people now have gathered behind me just within the last half hour or so outside the French Embassy here in central and many of those people the majority i would say all members of the german pollin that many of them senior politicians who have come this evening to pay their respects to the victims of that attack in nice and behind them you wont be able to see it for the ever growing crowds now behind me many candles and lilies that have been laid by politicians and members of the public this evening tragically next to those flowers and candles are also notes of remembrance and candles left from just a couple of weeks ago after the murder of the teacher samuel petit share with us what the reaction has been from german politicians and from the people behind you about you know what happened in france. And naturally their reaction say as being one of shock german chancellor Angela Merkel passed on her wishes to the families and of the victims today also saying as well that she was deeply shaken by the heinous murder in nice murders should i say but at the same time there was also a very strong message today of solidarity coming from germany the same that we heard just a couple of weeks ago as well one that says that germany stands with france side by side and that they stand together with them in the fight against islam is terror and so at the same time these are messages that weve heard before in previous weeks but that sentiment is very much still there and it was quite poignant that one senior politician this evening even brought an e. U. Flag with him as well standing at the front of this very small and intimate remembers being quite impromptu they organized today by the by members of germanys parliament. Reporting here. Now about some of the other stories making news around the world. The former british Opposition Leader germany corrigan has been suspended from the labor party after an inquiry into alleged anti semitism a report found unlawful harassment and discrimination took place during his time in charge the u. K. s human rights watchdog identifies serious failings within the party. At least 8 prisoners have been killed and 12 injured in a prison riot in afghanistan Officials Say violence erupted in the city of herat after guards began collecting what they called quote unnecessary items in the possession of the indians. In thailand thousands of antigovernment protesters gathered in bangkok at an outdoor art exhibit to call for Prime Minister are you to china or china to resign they also want to reform of the monarchy but for you it has dismissed calls to step down at the establishment demonstrations that kicked off in. Dimension as an american has defended the latest round of coronavirus restrictions as the country prepares to go back into a limited lockdown addressing Parliament Earlier today chancellor merkel said it was currently impossible to trace the origin of all new infections and that is hampering efforts to contain the virus she faced frequent interruptions and the opposition have called the measures excessive and inappropriate. Empty restaurants and bars no museums no theaters these images are actually from the 1st wave of the pandemic but in november germans will have to get used to the macon as coronavirus cases rise chancellor Angela Merkel announced sweeping new restrictions the main difference this time is that schools and many shops will remain open on thursday miracle defended the new policy in a key speech before the german parliament. Is upon the new group if it is planned to make throws the spotlight on a word which is part of our most essential vocabulary freedom is the meaning of this word is now very concrete because the measures agreed by the government and federal states in the spring and yesterday restrict our freedom. Actually the same time we can understand that freedom does not mean everybody does what they want especially now freedom means responsibility but i just couldnt resist it. Was possibility for ourselves our families our colleagues and for all of us. Merkel was constantly interrupted. And the Parliament Speaker saw him self forced to call for order the biggest a Position Party in the bundestag the far right if he was quick to slam the measures that we consider the paralysis of the cultural industry the Hospitality Industry and practically the entire social life as announced by mrs merkel to be excessive and inappropriate. Now one of the Big Questions is the Financial Impact of these restrictions the German Government has promised economic support for businesses that are particularly hard hit. The companies concerned we would be entitled to a lump sum refund. Of. Course. This is an important step to make it possible for most for the overwhelming majority of the companies concerned to survive. And theres also the issue with the citizens will actually comply with these new measures. I know its cold waves on the one hand its sad i almost have tears in my eyes but on the other hand i think the measures are correct i can only support it with you know here i dont think its going to be that i do think is it its necessary and i have no problem with it unfortunate but i just do the role of our government is to protect the lives of our people. I think so i think i agree yeah. So far the German Government has enjoyed high levels of support during the pandemic but now the question is whether coronavirus fatigue will set in with a partial meltdown. Or minor now for you of our top story this hour. French president in around michael has said his country wont give any ground to terrorists after a deadly night tackling the assault at the mouth a gun brazil ago left 3 people dead and surf injured. Youre watching you get when you search and were in the business africa is out next time playing our odds thank you for spending this part of the day. Where i come from we have to fight for a free press and was born and raised in the media telling the danger shift with just one t. V. Shadow and a few newspapers with official information as attorneys i have work all of the strengths of many cantors and their problems are always the same 14 social inequality a lack of the freedom of the press and corruption who can afford to stay so