Hello, im christine one day. Its good to have your company. See is all growing that ethiopia could be facing a protracted conflicts in the Northern Region off to the government says it wreaked. Took control of the region over the weekend, but it is off to grind forces, say they all still fighting on all fronts. The spokesperson for thats a gripe. Forces say they had no intention of surrendering repeatedly stated that we were in dayton. The techno enemy, on our terms and with our preferred bethell, started not with what the enemy chooses for us. Oh, and of its use of liberating cities that the enemy have left behind, is ongoing, and no forces us trod. Low militia forces are shown harrisons everywhere. To grind forces also say they shot down an ethiopian fighter jet and captured its pilots and broadcast video off their troops, allegedly, still on the macho. It is not possible to independently verify any of these claims. As communication with the region remains a civet us. Government in at is of a before its part says such assertions all quotes delusional as an extraordinary session of parliament. If you know his Prime Minister praised his soldiers for their victory, he said the army had been disciplined, and that not a single civilian had been killed. But thats a grind the that has accused the Ethiopian Army of carrying out a quote Genocidal Campaign in the area. Diplomats told reuters news agency, they think thousands of people may have been killed and that it a bra is ethiopias minister in charge of de mocker size ation. He is joining me now. Welcome to news africa minister. The Prime Minister has told parliament that the military did not kill a single civilian in this conflict. Really hard to believe. How can you be so sure of that . Because he has a report on the ground running. The country military started over his forces. I waited in the city didnt actually it was the operation was made, it is the on the principle opus ition and sort of a collaboration. So we have avoided on our part, we have avoided any civilian casualty, but on to their lives i believe heal the mood and 7. I am an individual. See america mini me, you hands. So when we say that is most evident, because well it is one hour in with an ellipse in again, i will point out that everything is difficult to verify because this is a region that is still cut off from the rest of all janice on to on the ground, and we understand that your government is insisting that this war is over. But we have heard otherwise from to cry, and it has now or analysis points to people feeling that guerilla war with to crime forces. What well will be launched from the mountains, is your government prepared for that . We dont want to waste our time responding with force allocation because we very well know that they dont have the capacity to be engaging in a world where they have lost the support of their entire theory and people you no longer have the military spending to do so, so this is simply everybody of course, but not everybody weve, they have defeated sam lost the war so that they have to resort to this kind of propaganda that grabs artesian of the global community. We know the ground of the reports. We have us and eyes on the ground. They have nothing, all we have left with print them and bring them for a court of law. Ok, another is that we are assignments and on time to be to reveal to you like to provide to them. And in this instance does or oh, right, the military minister, a, sorry mess. Or actually if youre talking about to cry and people that do want to speak about the refugees. Many of them in sedan have expressed that theyre most worried about an exposure of intercommunal violence and thats already something that weve seen happen. What does your government have to prevent this . If you create a country or even city and our people have literally, every city, our people are more to lose their example. It is a limited area or this, and thats not going to happen. You know, we have little to do Internet Business person or more than 2000000 people. So we have the capacity to 260. The very minute the country has more, i went there to expense we have 2 years ago. We had 2 years ago. We have, we had 2, wasnt a 1000000 people to open their mouths because once we saw that, and is this the people are we have to publish resettling or our citizens over there. So we will be engaged in that activity pretty much. And we are also trying to rebuild in the next eva he before it is the road going to be at the local people are going to be destroyed by this develop. So these worries are founded if you see, if you use that ability to go on, our people are now working together. And one of the, literally the forgotten man is that all the refugees that affect us it than we are working with the sudanese government, our embassy there is i working actively. We have stylish, the task force that will help our citizens. So, but if you come in here, it doesnt matter where you sit, where they just leave. So thats not going to be a problem. Pretty much. All right, that is the ministers that these are proud of who is in charge of democrat ties ation an ethiopian, thank you. That is to for your time and you thank you very much. The fighting into grad has sent tens of thousands of refugees streaming into neighboring flick than the un says. Almost half of them are children. They tap dance. Larry, im going to file this report from the cant just inside the signals port a year of likes to sing songs. He learned growing up and he misses playing with his friends and especially with his older brother in law. I miss them all and i want to go back home because i want to play with my brothers. I miss my friends and my brothers. Its been 3 weeks since a. O. P. Last saw his family. His mother had brought him to his teachers doorstep when the bombs started falling on the hometown and home era. She said she had to search for her 2 older sons a safe way yasser recalls without a 2nd thought. She took him and ran recess again. We jumped over dead bodies, our neighbors were dead, but we couldnt bury them. So we just kept running. And europe saw a lot of things, a 7 year old shouldnt see, says i see for us all shes close. Friend of his mother has known him for years. He trusts her many other children who flatly die when not so lucky. The un estimates almost half the 40000 refugees from the region. Actually, its not clear how many of them arrived in sudan on their own, but the Health Ministry is currently registering all these as especially vulnerable. Because we face multiple problems 1st, an important one. We have to find out whether the family came to sudan or not. If the family was killed, we need to explain that to the child. After that, we look for a solution. A safe way. Yes, the hopes that she will never have to explain that to europe. She believes his parents are alive, but with no phone and no communication blackout into guy. She cant reach anyone in their hometown. If god lets me live long enough, and if theres peace, ill take the boy back to his mother. Now im a refugee, but i will do what ever i can for this boy. Hes like, my own son. Live at the campus heart and you open a safe was still wearing the same clothes as when they left home. Often they have to try 3 or 4 poems to get water. But still, sometimes a safer manages to get a up Something Special that i love her because she takes care of me. She buys me bisquits fruits and candies. I really love you everything. And now the manual hand causes one of the oldest and most used means of transporting goods in the world. In kenya, its mainly used to transport goods from the markets to various destinations now and inventor, in nairobi as come up with charge an electric version, which is easier and safer to use. Its a cheap and convenient way of transporting market goods for the clients. But its not an easy job for the car pull us. It was over their shoulder saying we get very tired because at times the road is spared. And when we pull our carts there, traffic jams, even memory at major highways, you face a lot of problems here. You obviously to perseverate a kenyan and a printer has come up with an invention that could ease a life of the head, electrically powered and cuts. 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And now for a beauty pageant, but this ones not just and the parading of beautiful women and men in extravagant clothing. They miss a young age, have a positive twentys when it doesnt focus on looks, but more on creating grown models for young people. With the organizers hope to overcome stigma in uganda. More than 1400000 people live with the virus their runway show is meant to inspire and support the fight against the disease. And that is a for now be sure to check out our other stories on dot com, forward slash africa, or on facebook and on twitter. Well, see you next time i find out my 1st by say, was the sewing machine where i come from, women are almost by this ocean for something as simple as learning how to write a bicycle is, isnt. Since i was a little girl, i wanted to have a bicycle of my home and it took me less than finally they gave up on rental by me. And i say this, but returns with the sewing machine. Sewing, i suppose, was more appropriate for those than writing a novel. I was a woman back home for both my bed and social rules and inform them about the basic rights. My name is the about of the home and they were ads. This magnificent reconstruction powers right in the center is about to open. The whole boat forum will be a center of cultures from all over the world. More in a minute, also coming up. Italian artist lin of go free, go paint unusual canvases. His art works are created on the bodies of violins and cellos, and then 100 german mushrooms. I gather dolphus memoir about her extraordinary mother, who as a german jew, had to escape the nazis with her children. Welcome to arts and culture. The Ballina Schloss was a huge brock royal palace in the middle of damaged in world war 2, and then finally demolished 958. Now it has been controversially rebuilt, and the newly named forum will become a Cultural Center housing, a number of museums bringing together artifacts from all over the world. It was reconstructed with money, partially from private donors who were thanked in a special ceremony on sunday. That was the musical thank you for the private donors who raised over 100000000 euros to the new berlin city palace in the heart of the capital. A labor of love for the friends of the berlin palace association, headed by businessman rehan fun budget in the us is the lives of god. Its been the task of a lifetime. Im unbelievably happy and grateful, and also humbled by the support we receive. Thats allowed us to reach our goal is to turn on july the 4th 2002, the German Parliament approved with a resounding majority the reconstruction of the palace originally built by the horn, silent and s. T. Subsequent years saw the project become more divisive, not least regarding its purpose as a home for the humbled for them, a museum housing berlins known european collections. But in 20000, the corner stone was laid for the new palace. The process of restoring the Historic Center of balin to its former glory was underway. One thats being fraught with obstacles, including technical problems and spiraling costs that reach 644000000 euros. Critics also say the ambitious project evokes prussians imperial past. The cross atop its dome has proved especially controversial seen by many as at odds with the humboldt forums aim of transcending cultures and religions. Moreover, beneath it is a band of bible quotes compiled by 19th century king feel they should be had in the form of calling on all peoples to submit to christianity words. The german president , frankfurt has steinmeyer put in context months some may be irritated to see traditions cited this way. Traditions tied to militarism nationalism and ruthless power mongering. Politics that were pressure also stands for very different sound and forward looking traditions and fairly light and intolerant of education and humanistic thinking. And frederick the great samus belief that everyone must find belief in his own way. The early parts of the building will officially open on december the 17th, a virtual opening. Needless to say, due to the current current virus restrictions. A lot of controversy about this project. To dissect it. My colleague, Adrian Kennedy joins me now. Hire far back to we have to go to understand story. Yeah. Quite a long way robin. There are 2 controversies that come together here. One is about the rebuilding of the building itself, the berlin, paris. The other is about the home built forum. This is the super museum, the center of culture, based on the british museum, which in paris will power. Well, lets start with the building. Ok, well, theyre building as we know, it was built in the early 18th century. The burning palace was badly damaged during the 2nd world was apparently structurally sound when it was controversially dynamited by the rulers of communist east germany. In 1950, they saw it as a symbol of oppression, militarism, the communist rubberstamp parliament, the palace, the republic was then built in its place. It was also a Cultural Center. And then after german reunification in 1900 started about rebuilding the palace. Those in favor started raising money into tickly boy, creating a giant mock up of the berlin palace facade at the original location that she was very successful. But there was still quite a lot of opposition. Thats why some people thought that demolishing the past the republic would be more sweeping german history under the carpet. Others said it was part of a deceased need and trend to creating fake Old Buildings in germany. But those in favor did when the resulting building is rather oppressive. And of course were going to have great trouble culture in the city. But the controversy is there is there because very early on it was decided, the main function of the new building would be to house 2 museums, the Ethnological Museum of betting, and the museum of asian art under the auspices of the boat forum at the time, not such a controversial idea, but in the intervening years subject of colonial era loosing has come much more to the fore. Activists, i museum has not done enough to research the provenance of exhibits the museum in its turn, promising to address all the issues in a very open way. Of course, the 2 controversies come together because when people from around the world come to visit Cultural Treasures from their own countries, they viewed in the reconstruction of a palace, which was the former home of the colonial leaders. So the humble form has a lot to, to live up to this vision of a diverse museum, a museum, or for the world, a museum for the world. And well be covering a lot more in the coming months from now the educated. The thank you very much q. Now you are not like album of those is a novel like memoir by and get a story based loosely on her mothers experience as a german jew in the 1930 s. A mother didnt believe her family were really in any danger from the nazis at fust. The memoir is a great example of how the events we read about in history books completely altered normal peoples lives. So deeply. David leavitts has mall berlin, open minded, sexually liberated the coolest city in europe. The place where Everyone Wants to be. But imagine suddenly its filled with hate discrimination and violence. Its hard to believe it could happen today. And it was just as hard to believe when it was happening in 1938 and like many german jews also doesnt want to believe that her family is in danger. But when the nazis start torching synagogues and destroying jewish businesses, she takes her daughters and flees. She leaves behind her husband, her friends, her wealthy lifestyle, and her freedom. As is daughter and a book about her mother, its called you are not like other mothers. She portrays as a party animal with a stable of lovers and 3 children by 3 different men. Pretty wild for the daughter of a well to do family. She recognized no conventions. No accounts had no pretensions. When i tried to describe her to myself or to others, i repeatedly come back to the word genuine. And her daughters a scape, just in time to bulgaria. They lived there in poverty until after the war. When they returned to germany, i was only lives a few more years. Youre not like other mothers is the story of a german jew who like so many in her generation, didnt believe it could get that bad. Never in her wildest nightmares could have dreamed up Something Like the holocaust. Her story is tragic and yet full of life. Its a book that will cripple you and wont let you go. Now stringed instruments have a beautiful shape and this true italian artist layer nado free go to use them as blank canvases. Creating art works that are also Musical Instruments illustrates the entire instrument with pictorial stories, either inspired by historical events by clients specific wishes to all, for instance, currently a whole series of violins illustrating an ancient book. The Divine Comedy ive done none based on his ego uses a nip, dips in to illustrate stringed instruments primarily violins. The instruments on his canvas on the shape of the violin is very hard to paint because its like hes 9 dimensions. So hes a 3 dimensional object. And its very hard to paint on the sides or on the top are different. I need to be very careful because the ink, his liquids and his if i made a mistake, hes violated this freak and has gone the tapes, like the 7, deadly sins, including sloth and enough. These 4 seasons seems from the ancient roman city of palm paint. This challenge was inspired by the 19th century english artist william morris. To paint a violin can take up to a month and to paint a cello can takes up to 3 months to paint. To relate, need to be spar. Its by the story of the biography. I really like paints, personal biography as well, like costume are, or someone want a violin is part of by his life. A violin belonging to israeli concert violinist markovitch in the Street Scenes from the life of the most famous violin maker of all time. And tony almost there is his workshop back in cremona in italy, then there is cremona, and im up with it. Its really theres a number of instruments that he built, the homes and 100 is the label that he used to put inside his instruments. Or the years of which he used to operate as one behind you can see his family tree. I really love this. Not all the violin. Theres no, not if they go in the straight, some meant to be playing, even if the artwork has no effect on the les sound. How many times do you see an instrument that is also a painting at the same time . And thats one extra value that i absolutely love about this volume, and i enjoy just taking it on stage. Currently im not overly go is working on a special project. Hes a nice grating 33 violins and a cello with motives from a 700 year old book. The Divine Comedy by italian author down today on the giving. Its the earliest work as a written in the italian language, a series of 33 violins, this close to completion to mock the 700 come of a history of done taste death in 2021. They are now, theyre free. Go plans to exhibit the works internationally and show the world a piece of italian culture. Arts and culture stories on our website at v. W. 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