So excited for this weeks episode of africa well fos report comes from western africa to be more precise from ghana but fast lets take a look at other stories coming up over the next. We look at ought to help conservationists are trying to set great ground trying to. Help people. Are rebuilding their lives devastated. And a South African artist. Called just weve just. Inoculating see sounds weird doesnt it but with this method farmers can minimize the use of even organic fertilizer it is one of the several new eco friendly techniques that film was you know the gun running from mohamed and hes the train has explained the complex science in simple tums smallholder farmers who called taken up the courses say they yield have improved significantly. And. Given the northwestern part of ghana farmers mainly cultivate soybeans. Out in the field full hectares of land. 4 years ago for diluted part in a Training Session for Sustainable Agriculture since then have crop hilton the profits have incr
Dismisses claims he called Fallen Soldiers losers also on the program at the Venice Film Festival gets underway but it might not be quite as you remember it our film critic is at the scene to tell us this food behind the mask. America evans team thanks for joining me a series of twists and turns in the u. S. In the run up to the november president ial election another in a long line of tell all books from former white house insiders has been leaked this one from President Trumps former personal Attorney Michael Cohen cohen was known as trumps fixer and is now serving a 3 year sentence for Campaign Finance violations and lying to congress one. Line from his book entitled disloyal says that trump is quote guilty of the same crimes that landed cohen in prison and this follows a report in the atlantic magazine that alleges trump made disparaging comments about american war dead. According to that report drawn profuse to visit a Military Cemetery in france because it was quote filled with l
Im michael okun welcome to the program at least 90 people have been arrested in hong kong in protests against the governments decision to postpone Elections Police fired pepper balls at prodemocracy campaigner protesters are angry that authorities will hold elections to the citys Legislature Next july instead of this sunday authorities have blamed the coronavirus pandemic for the delay antigovernment protesters have been held across since june last year. And correspondent phebe kong joins us now from hong kong by phone phebe hundreds of people are protesting there today against the press boning of the elections what exactly are they worried about. Yeah i have been writing that sos has all i said all afternoon in hong kong today and all this week with her protests so kind of like give me back my clothes and i want to kind of like those guys on the street so today i originally on this is just an election day one of the most important election in a city. Like this and so it acts like a st
Mediterranean and urges europe to unite and stand up to its. Wildfires destroy entire communities on the west coast of the u. S. And leave several states scrambling to control the spreading blazes. And in school the turnaround just falls to the saw in game 7 in the n. B. A. Playoffs the defending champions beating the Boston Celtics level semifinal series of 3 games of. Thanks for joining us thousands of refugees are searching for a shelter on the greek island of less suppose after being forced to spend the night out in the open fire swept through the countrys main camp on tuesday nights ships are being sent in by the greek government to provide accommodation johnson rubble this begins our coverage. This was one of europes largest refugee camps morea on the greek island of lesbos fires have torn through tents and dilapidated structures they were thought to have been deliberately lit by people fed up with that desperate existence compounded by corona fires they are out there. Today part
Has been the last year for south america in particular. The pandemic has been merciless in exposing the weaknesses of the continent. This is the coated 900 section of the cemetery in manalo the metropolis of the heart of brazils amazon in may it saw steady flow of relatives coming in they didnt have long to say goodbye to their dead just a few minutes at the coffins before their loved ones are transported to their last resting places 5 coffins at a time they have to be fast. Only 5 relatives are allowed to bid farewell to each of the dead due to the risk of infection the number of mourners is limited lindy ramos his mother in law died aged 71 from the virus why. She died slowly 1st her kidneys failed then the virus attacked her brain but not her lungs finally she died there was no intensive care that free for her thats why shes dead now. She was buried in a makeshift mass grave with no time for a funeral ceremony 4 times as many people as usual are currently being buried among hours up