Transcripts For DW Eco Africa 20190724

Of and i tend to focus on what i call prized pieces which might be in past or patched up or have a manufacturers branding. I pick out the most interesting ones 1st. Year. As well as expensive handbags and other one off creations such a vendor also makes wallets and key fobs that sell a prices similar to those of commercial products. In comparison to other materials the designers says that rubber has many advantages. As a child i mean much you know its one great thing about this material is the supply is endless theres more than you could ever need its also waterproof its durable its completely begun and for many its a Good Alternative to leather you know at the tire recycling company theres no longer any sign of the original form. The shredded rubber is molded into everything from small mats to large sheets weighing 80 kilos. Or compressed with the force of a 1000 tons theyre pretty tough. We didnt driven over them with tanks weve developed a new process that allows us to use the maximum amount of recycled rubber some products integrate natural couch work or other substances. But we dont we only use old timers. Customers like the recycled rubber when used as flooring the sheets dont have to be glued down and they can stand up to the elements. That build in fells castle theyre being used to protect the granite slabs in the courtyard. Once the restoration work is finished the mats can be cleaned and used elsewhere. This robust material last for years. The idea behind hyundai sing the energy in the sun to homes is gaining ground in africa and indeed in nigeria but when it is now being used how do we maintain this resources how do we my needs a home that i pod buy solar and all of that well a 2nd nigerian decided he wanted to do something about it so he said what he calls a Solar Academy is teaching young people how to manage solar plates so i install ations and all of that is also taking young men and women off the streets by this lets go to this academy. How to properly install repair and maintain solar panels thats part of the basic curriculum at the a steven Renewable Energy academy 40 kilometers north of lagos the Educational Institute opened in october 27th and so far around 145 students have received instruction songwriters from the south so most residents are not going to get you prepared for the sun like 2 guys well i dont hear enough of connected so. Why im down here. Positive and negative the training is broken down into units it begins with a classroom session where the students are taught the basic principles and applications of solar energy that is followed by hands on experience outside the classroom here the students learn more about the competence of the Solar Energy System Battery Charge controller and solar converter and most importantly how to successfully markets to solar power kids. God being able to understand i know how to talk to a plank and how to make a conditional profiling because most people feel. So loud as i walk because some time. On the sizing the capacity of the system where you climb coyote identical hes a recent graduate of the Renewable Energy academy he recently installed a Solar Energy System for the shop now more and more people are turning to solar palm. I thought i. It was during that training and now go to know a lot of things that we have been doing wont be for boats and now ill never go back on. A steven academy only son and his team for the summer training free of charge but the company also sells pay and she go packages to people in the rural areas it is a win win situation. For all to be able to create more jobs for africa where we. Saw on many of these students graduate house to be taught how do i design. One how do i install it and how do i maintain it for soft inability a stephen Renewable Energy academy wants to expand its Educational Program the team is planning to build a not the academy in the niger and capital abuja. Did you know that african wild dogs extremely successful hunters they are kill rate put chases of around 80 percent and thats far more than loans and thats just one example the pack animals are key to calling heavy of all populations whats healthy to keep the ecosystem balanced but there is a problem for the show while theyre under threat believe it or not wild dogs used to be a common sights on african savannah in the mid 20th century they were around hoff a 1000000 of them but their range has grown more and more limited and their numbers have been decimated and this weeks show we had to southeastern zimbabwe to visit conservationists working to give these unique animals a future. As the day cools down life in the bush in south east and bob wait begins to reawaken. Immediately african wild dogs spend the hottest part of the day sleeping in the shade. Now in the Late Afternoon the pack comes together ready to go out hunting. Its the perfect time for jessica water maya to check up on them she heads a conservation project for wild dogs in the south a valley conservancy. Its a protected area covering 3000 square kilometers. They are incredibly social pack animals so just the way that they interact with each other the way they take care of each other where they take care of the puppies or pack members pull together to look after each other and very different from other social convoys for example lion when wild dogs either kill the adults or let the puppies eat 1st they will look after the injured they will take me back to the injured while dogs are among the most endangered carnivores in africa with population numbers of around 7000. 00 at most the souther valley conservancy provides a large area for them to roam freely which is exactly what they need to survive. They prey on game such as in parlors. The savi valley conservancy was originally formed from an amalgamation of large private ranches that finances itself through tourism and controlled sustainable hunting. Outside the conservancy little of the original bush remains the local population has grown on more and more land has gone over to farming leading to increased contact between wildlife and humans. Rick took your bio of the African Wildlife Conservation Fund is responsible for the School Based Education program. That to do was buy a teaches the children about the food chain and explains what happens when one species dies out the idea is to help the children learn the importance of conservation was leaning over woods until the i think its great to learn about protecting the animals no were not going to go no no i know that if poachers come i need to report it to the police or my teachers dont know im going to do you really see that even if you see this link if this is often out they will tell you that. Doesnt lead us to. Through these things they see music leave this thing is to leave only its easier for the it was. This school we have never kid you are is that for pussy thanks but african wild dogs are still exposed to danger even inside the park as we discover the next day 2 dogs got caught in a snatch trap jessica water my is at the scene when the ranger arrives. So we rest just soon as possible and archer within 20 minutes of the report but unfortunately gotcha the dogs had already struggled themselves and suffocated. Its a senseless killing the dogs werent even the poachers target the traps were set to catch antelopes. The dogs had tried to free themselves by biting through the wire but the copper was too tough were still its the alpha male thats been killed along with another adult dog the best hunters of the pack. Why a snare traps are almost invisible in the dense bush and the area is vast but the rangers have still managed to find or around 50 of them. As conservationist working in africa we have a duty to to protect them to make sure they stay for future generations and they are completely distinct species and once theyve gone theyre gone the rest of the pack will stick together until the juveniles are fully grown fortunately the alpha female wasnt lost otherwise the pack would have broken up but with her mate now gone hopes of gaining a new litter of puppies this year look slim. And thats how we come to the end of this weeks edition of eco africa thank you so much for being a part of the show and show you join us again same time next week im now its me from the fossil park in Lagos Nigeria so you same time next week and its also time for me its a farewell from joe in south africa but remember you can always check in with us on our social media platforms or our eco africa website so long for now bye bye. The quiet melody rizzos michael light of the mood ready. Ready and its. Resonate within its soul. The mind and the music. Beethoven 1st 12019 from september 6th to september 29th. Robots are still in the Development Phase of for whats going to happen when they grow up. Will shamans and missions be able to kiss me coexist before are we on the burj of a rush of collapse if we just bumble into this totally unprepared with our heads in the sand fusing to think about what could go wrong then lets face it its probably going to be the biggest mistake in human history. Artificial intelligence is announced reading through our society is just the beginning of a golden digital age want to be subjected to continuous state surveillance. Of ai will experts be able to agree on ethical guidelines or will this Technology Create deadly new autonomous weapon systems. Or robot collapse starts aug 14th on d w it will come out of the. World. This is news coming to you live from berlin Robert Muller faces congress in washington the former special counsel prepares to give 5 hours of testimony before congress and committee on his report to the russian constitution does he have more to see a bunch donald trump. Also coming up a transfer of power to resign me address those tolman for the last time before resigning as Prime Minister Boris Johnson takes over from power hes due to meet the queen and be invited to form a new government. Put on a very warm welcome to this special edition of the news im on the were following 2 big stories this hour the handover of power in britain and the mali hearings in washington we start in the u. S. Capitol where the house of Representatives Judiciary Committee has begun sharing testimony from former special counsel robert mala democratic lawmakers subpoenaed to answer the committees questions after you published his findings into russia as a meddling of the 2016 election the former special counsel it was also asked to prove whether they was collusion between the Trump Campaign and the russian government or any attempt by the white house to obstruct justice mahlers report concluded that the evidence was insufficient to completely exonerate its a president interference we now take you live to listen to special counsel Robert Muller. Rather we focused on whether the evidence was sufficient to charge any member of the campaign with taking part in a criminal conspiracy and it was not. 3rd our investigation of efforts to obstruct the investigation and lie to investigators was of critical importance of struction of justice strikes at the core of the governments effort to find the truth and to hold wrongdoers accountable finally as described in volume 2 of our report we investigated a series of actions by the president towards the investigation east on Justice Department policy and principles of fairness we decided we would not make a determination as to whether the president committed a crime that was our decision then and it remains our decision today let me say a further word about my appearance today it is unusual for a prosecutor to testify about a criminal investigation and given my role as a prosecutor there are reasons why my testimony of testimony will necessarily be limited 1st public testimony could affect several ongoing matters in some of these Matters Court rules or judicial orders limit the disclosure of information to protect to protect the fairness of the proceedings and consistent with longstanding Justice Department policy it would be inappropriate for me to comment in any way that could affect an ongoing matter 2nd the Justice Department has asserted privileges concerning investigative information and decisions ongoing matters within the Justice Department and deliberations within our office these are Justice Department privileges that i will respect the department has released a letter discussing the restrictions on my testimony i therefore will not be able to answer questions about certain areas that i know are of public interest. For example i am unable to address questions about the initial opening of the f. B. I. s russia investigation which occurred months before my appointment or matters related to the socalled steel dossier these matters are subject of ongoing review by the department any questions on these topics should therefore be directed to the f. B. I. Or the Justice Department as i explained when we closed the special counsels office in may our report contains our findings and analysis and the reasons for the decisions we made we conducted an extensive investigation over 2 years in writing the report we stated the results of our in investigation with precision we scrutinize every word and do not intend to summarize or describe the results of our work in a different way in the course of my testimony today as i said on may 29th the report is my testimony and i will stay within that text and as i stated in may i will not comment on the actions of the attorney general or of congress i was appointed as a prosecutor and i intend intend to adhere to that role and to the Department Standards that govern it ill be joined today by deputy special counsel aaron sibley mr sibley has extensive experience as a federal prosecutor and at the f. B. I. Where he served as my chief of staff and mr issa mr sedley was responsible for the day to day oversight of the investigations conducted by our office and i also want to again say thank you to the attorneys yes b i agents the analysts the professional staff who helped us conduct this investigation in a fair and independent manner. These individuals who spent nearly 2 years working on this matter were of the highest integrity and let me say one more thing over the course of my career i have seen a number of challenges to our democracy the russian governments effort to interfere in our election is among the most serious as i said on may 29th this deserves the attention of every american thank you mr chairman. Thank you we will now proceed under the 5 minute rule with questions i would begin by recognizing myself for 5 minutes director mueller the president has repeatedly claimed that your report found there was no obstruction and that it completely and totally exonerated him but that is not what your report said is it correct it is not what the report said and now reading from page to a volume 2 of your report its on the screen you wrote quote if we had confidence after a thorough investigation of the facts that the president clearly did not commit obstruction of justice we would so state based on the facts and the applicable legal standards however we are unable to reach that judgment close quote now does that say there was no obstruction no in fact you were actually on able to conclude the president did not commit obstruction of justice is that correct well we. At the outset determined we. When it came to the the president culpability. We needed to. We need we need to go forward only have to take into account the o l c opinion that indicated that a president a sitting president cannot be indicted so the report did not conclude that he did not commit obstruction of justice. That is correct and what about total exoneration did you actually totally exonerate the president well now in fact your reports expressly states that it does not exonerate the prison it does and your investigation actually found quote multiple acts by the president that were capable of exerting undue influence over Law Enforcement investigations including the russian interference and obstruction investigations is accurate correct now director mueller can you explain in plain terms what that finding means so the American People can understand it well. The fighting indicate said. The president. Was not. That the president was not as. Exculpated. For the action he allegedly committed in fact you were talking about incidents quote in which the president sought to use his official power outside of usual channels unquote to exert im due influence over your investigations is that right thats correct now my correct then on page 7 of volume 2 of your report you wrote quote the president became aware that his own conduct was being investigated in an obstruction of justice inquiry at that point the president engaged in a 2nd phase of conduct involving public attacks on the investigation now on public efforts to control it and efforts in both public and private to encourage with this is not to cooperate with the investigation was quote so president trumps efforts to exert undue influence over your investigation intensified after the president became aware that he personally was being investigated i stick with the language that you have in front of you which you were trying from page 7 of volume 2. Now is it correct that if you concluded that the president committed the crime of destruction you could not publicly state that in your report or here today and you repeat the question is it correct that if you had concluded that the president committed the crime of obstruction you could not publicly state that in your report who are here today i would say you. Could the statement would be that you would not indict and you would not indict because i dont see opinion a sitting president excuse me cannot be indicted be unconstitutional so you could not state that because of the u. S. C. Opinion if that would be the opinion. With some guide yes but under d. O. J. Under department of Justice Policy the president could be prosecuted for obstruction of justice crimes after he leaves office is correct. Thank you did any senior white house official refuse requests to be interviewed by you and your team i dont believe so present i take let me take that back i would have to look at not certain that that was the case the president refused requests to be interviewed by you and your team yes yes and is it true that you tried for more than a year to secure an interview with the president. And is it true that you and your team advised the president s lawyer that quote an interview with the president is vital to our investigation. Yet and is it true that you also state quote stated that it is in the interest of the presidency in the public for interview to take place yes but the press is still refused to sit for an interview by you or your team pro crew and did you also ask him to provide written answers to questions on the 10 possible episodes of obstruction of justice Crimes Involving him yet did he provide any answers to a single question about whether he engaged in obstruction of justice crimes. I would have to check on that im not certain that i can mother we are grateful that you are here to explain your Investigation Findings have you viewed your work i believe anyone else would engage in the conduct described in your report would have been criminally prosecuted your work is vitally important to this committee and the American People because no one is above the law. And now it and i recognize the gentleman from georgia mr count. Thank you mr were moving on now understand this river in the 5 minute rule mr moeller i have several questions many of which should you just answer will be kind question here in a moment but i want to play some foundations and well go through these fairly quickly ill talk slowly im said that all fast ill talk slow thank you turn your press Conference Today the testimony from your office would not go beyond our report we chose these words carefully the work speaks for itself i would not provide information beyond that which is already public in any appearance before congress do you stand by that statement. Says close in special counsels office in may of 2019 have you conducted any additional interviews or obtained any new information in your role as special counsel and in the in the wake of the records since the since the closing of the office in may of 20 knots and the question was have you dont have any new interviews any new witnesses. And you can confirm youre no longer special counsel for i am no longer special counsel at any time of the investigation was your investigation curtailed or stop or hindered no where you or your Team Provided any questions by members of congress a majority ahead of your hearing today. Your report states journalists gave Team Included 19 lawyers an approximate 40 f. B. I. Agents an analyst in dallas with those numbers accurate could you repeat that plays 40 f. B. I. Agents not seen lawyers intelligence analysts in Forensic Accounting some of those numbers are accurate this is a political report generally yes it is also true that you issued over 22800 subpoenas executed nearly 500 search warrants of time more than 230 order for communication records and 50 can register that went a little fast for me ok in your report i made this very simple you did a lot of work wrecked that i agree lot of subpoenas a lot of subpoenas a walk is really what we need a search warrant so its. Not a search warrant a lot of like so you period. And you want your opinion very thorough you listed this out in europe or correct yes thank you is it true the evidence gathered during your investigation of it given the questions that you just answered is it true the evidence gathered during your best occasion did not establish that the president was involved in the underlying crime related to Russian Election interference as stated in volume one page 7 we found insufficient evidence of. The president s call culpability. So that would be yes without. That b. S. Yes thank you isnt it true the evidence did not establish that the president or those close to him were involved in the charge russian computer hacking or active measure conspiracies or that the present other was an unlawful relationship with the any russian official volume 2 page 76 correct i mean the answer to the report solely is is that the a true investigation did not establish that members of the drunk campaign conspired or coordinated with russian government in the alleged interference activity volume one page 2 volume one page 173 thank you yes yes thank you. Although your report States Coalition is not so specific i fancy and you said that this morning or a term