Hello im Christine Linda welcome to news africa im glad you did if you know pias journey to reform has hit some severe turbulence 15 months off the Prime Minister made took office may dramatically to hes back on decades of repressive policies and at this emptying the jails of political opponents and journalists and relaxing the suppression of safe persist movements but thats not gone smoothly in june dozens of people including senior officials were killed in a failed coup attempt by separatist militia in the horror region and federal Security Forces have moved into the saddam a region at least 25 people have been killed they the past week in clashes between state forces and 6 persists the separatists there are demanding the establishment of their own autonomous region. You know. Saddam has already part of its own flag and declare that its a Regional State hes been. Voice of the people should be respected no its in the constitution that the people who decide their own fate not an external political power a government which people decide their own affairs. William davidson is Senior Analyst for ethiopia for the International Crisis group hes just visited sit down and other parts of ethiopia highway and welcome to todays every africa where it looked at one stage as if there was agreement on holding a referendum for statehood in sit down. Why has the situation deteriorates it. Well theres a number of reasons one of the key reasons is that the decision to proceed with the referendum on november came very late it actually came only a couple of days before the saddam a movements appointed deadline and then it seemed to july when they wanted a referendum to be held at all then and what the missing to do otherwise. So there was agreement with the electoral or and Regional States decision to move ahead with a referendum in a few months time from some of the local leadership this is on a leadership. That wasnt effectively or officially communicates it to the rest of this is our movement. There were a number of disappointed activists and large numbers of disappointed saddam it used to spectate the declaration of a Regional State when they demanded answers that public gatherings were clashes with Security Forces and hasa that our audience clashes in rural areas is the dharma and they seem to be included as acts on top and the killing of activists by Security Forces will clean up protestors and those are taps and other minorities in the area so it really stands is latest decision to proceed with a referendum. Last month and in a marist states we saw the assassinations of Regional Military need it is Prime Minister and the af meds reform agenda to blame for that. Well it would certainly be wrong to entirely blame the reform agenda for those assassinations it was alleged because by carried out a directive by the former security chief about how far was pushing quite a hard line no nationalist gender in that reason and maybe that is reason to blame the reform process and unfair to leadership and the broader leadership. Is due to the appointment of the alleged coparents as a man of the gate the former security chief is due to his appointment as Regional Security chief and then the amount of holds on to me that he was given to push his hard line agenda really should have been better political management of that situation should have been more awareness that i asked him i had sensual to cause problems in a heart region state so i can see a what a quick recall process where these considerations were taken into account as one of the factors in the in the. Right. Idea its promise to hold any election next year whats the likelihood that he can fulfill that promise to hold to a fully democratic election next year. Well thats always been a very challenging ambition and its something of a mismatch between the time you are needed for the reform agenda and the electoral shantel and theres a need to create a strong opposition Strong Civil Society strong media and Democratic Institutions that was always going to be very hard to carry out before the shareholder actions in may next year given the very serious security and political problems we have now thats become a much harder as the government is primarily focused on fighting these issues instead what have what needs to happen now is that security needs to be restored and some sort of consensus on the Major Political grievances afflicting the country between the Ruling Coalition partners need to be astonished then when theres not sort of Foundation People can start thinking about proceeding to an election which will hopefully really democrats are going to transform itself as promised. William davidson is Senior Analyst for ethiopia for the International Crisis group thank you thank you. Second owns it day and kenneth hits mozambique with devastating effect earlier this year as well as the cost in lives lost and the damage to infrastructure the storms hit just before the harvest was due nearly 2000000 people are dependent on Food Supplies from outside aid groups are sounding the alarm they say the rebuilding process is taking too long and is under funded. The aftermath of the site from still shows 100 skilled and tens of thousands forced from their homes everything last minute you saw there was lucky but you will never forget when the cyclon hit deadpanned the elo they said not only the roof was gone and the house felt like it was in the sea the life. That gaza their way its inside the house. It couldnt have happened at a worse time an estimated 400000. 00 acres of crops washed away just weeks ahead of the main harvest the country is trying to rebuild and its not only the rule areas that are suffering the cities too and help is not arriving fast enough. To our reality that people now are suffering the need to rebuild their buildings. Are going to have resources to. The port city of bay raisky to restarting the economy delays and funding i think to everyone there must have. Been must understand what is happening that site is also affecting the we the people and now we are plowing through them the resources to rebuild. And also so that look taking place here so the stain that what. Youre killing people. That. Need it is sound and has 3 children now depend on food brought in from outside. Its now the dry season in mozambique and it will take several more months before they can start rebuilding their lives. Pangolins all the worlds most illegally trafficked animal poached for both traditional african medicines as well as a growing demand for use in traditional chinese medicine pangolin scales like rhino horn are made of keratin south africas home to the little known 10 next ground pangolin more and more of these are being held illegally in captivity. They walk onto lakes have large protective scales and require armed guards. And theres one on watching every time an animal keepers take out our pangolin. But walk with her is about as risky as a ride with a money transporter for scales are worth 15000. 00 euros on the block. Market. Early in her life was saved from the clutches of poachers. So we have many security measures in place. To the public so overlapping security helps us im the unpredictability of. That well. Theres no set pattern as to when we are in the bush or where. The animals that Natalie Rogers rescue center were all rescued from the hands of poachers some of the penguins need medical help because they havent even for weeks. Poachers dont kill penguins immediately preferring to trade life specimens some animals are still so young that Natalie Rogers has to feed the milk from a syringe. Needs to gain weight they weigh her every day. Today she is 4. 8 kilograms. Since she arrived at the Animal Sanctuary 5 months ago shes gained about one kilogram one more and she can be released. On her whites but she. Usually still be in the mothers terror dependent. For they became efficient enough to find their own food and find their own territory. A special team of rangers is fighting the poachers Glen Thompson leads them he shows us traces of an antelope traces of penguin leans however he says are hard to find in the wilderness over the course of many years observing animals in the bush he and his colleagues have only seen one. If you look at the bottom the feet theyve got a very. 14 elephant so its very soft and got the lines in it and the only walk on there to back feet so most of the time to find. Them is when its walking thats tail leave marks in the right like this as a teats and guys on and its extremely difficult to see this work Glen Thompson and his rangers know how rhino poachers hunt but they can only guess how illegal hunters tracked down the hidden pangolins. Probably suggest that the problem using dogs. During the day because penguin move around in the bars during the day so we suspect its a lot of dog poaching i mean if they saw it they pick it up with. Thompson and his team have repeatedly confiscated illegal goods and live animals and arrested some poachers probably only a fraction of the criminal gangs the rangers depend on tips from the population. So well get information that these someone enough of each wanted salop and soon as we get that information and we can verify that that is a lot of penguin well set up a sting operation with a sip yes and then well go in and go effect the race collect the penguin and then take it for medical treatment and medical assessment. These poachers stop to refuel their car the pangolin was still alive and lying in the cargo area the rangers had received a tip from a witness. A rescue mission like this is what saved and gave her a new temporary home now shes back in the bush at the moment still accompanied by her own personal bodyguard. And that is it for now from news africa as always you can catch us on our web site and Facebook Page im christine one plus one makes my bank. Birth place home. Of species. A home worth saving. Those are big changes and most start with small steps global interiors tell stories of creative people and innovative projects around the world. 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