food prices and shortages are rising across southern africa. we will hear from the executive director of the world food program about how climate change is playing a role. also on the show what to do with all that electronic waste take a look at the processing plant in cameroon. and the seedless lemon makes its debut in u.s. grocery stores but will it have appeal. this is your business africa report i'm stephen beard's of berlin thanks for joining us food prices are climbing fast in some of the world's biggest emerging markets and southern africa for example low rainfall and high temperatures are strangling wide stretches of the region and that's threatening millions with hunger the drought has curbed output rising food prices in zambia especially in corn products has pushed inflation there to a 3 year high in zimbabwe monthly food inflation has reached almost 50 percent as supplies wendel the country is experiencing its worst economic crisis in a decade on top of those shortages then there's nigeria where supply problems are also driving up co

this is day they'll be in years up next to southern africa confronts rising prices and food shortages as well on climate change is to bypass the event because they will have passed on. into business africa more world news of the tough they are. coming. from the adventures of the famous naturalist and explorer. to celebrate clicks on the from him books 250. barking on the floor each of discovery. expedition one boy on dino. was the speech of his life perhaps his best certainly his most difficult chancellor and cool and addresses the people of east germany shortly after the fall of the wall. to commerce for german unity journalist peter lynn bork was at the scene. 30 years later looks back on the tightrope tristen. starts december 19th on t.w. extinct. food prices and shortages are rising across southern africa we'll hear we'll hear from the executive director of the world food program about how climate change is playing a role. also on the show what to do with all that electronic waste and take a look at the processing plant in cameroon. and the seedless lemon makes its debut in u.s. g

the united nations says southern africa is experiencing the worst drought in a century 45000000 people across 14 countries are in need of urgent assistance while food distribution is taking place in some areas my gunday has not received any help. a 3 hour drive away there is food at the market but at a price again day and most cannot afford the $10.00 a kilo from 8 or the $5.00 pack of rice cashing in from the desperation are traders looking to make a profit will this is true. prices are going up for everyone and so i want to get the peace process possible we are all suffering here we are all trying to make ends meet. zimbabwe needs more rainfall for food to grow in november traditional healers invoked the spirits of the mighty is an easy river to release the rains but they have yet to come and so the world's largest waterfall that separates zimbabwe from zambia doesn't quite look the same with tourists asking where has the water gone. this isn't just a tourist attraction it's a lifeline for millions of people beyond zimbabwe's border because the water is used both for food and power b

it was once the manufacturing hub of southern africa. is now running out of power turning into a ghost town gone are the streets filled with factory workers wedged between abandoned warehouses is a small the other shoe factory running on a diesel generator where we share a bond there has been working for the last 20 years. and this is heading down the way. it was and employment is increasing crazed in prison and what it was a lot of it but not employed there's a lot of that nobody ever that's where i sit. in the let's say you know yes it would be leg down the way somebody with the strongest subtypes sibanda moved to the city in 1980 then shoes tires steel even beef was exported to europe he remembers how then electricity was not in short supply but abundant with zimbabwe exporting it to neighbors now there's no power at home then this is my moment to sit on. this is not. and for each. other in the fridge. i cannot keep enough still 'd for my mind all week. because as you can see this mint. is already getting bad but on it it ever had no

and let's go back to southern africa now zimbabwe and have speculated for years about the extent of robert mugabe's wealth now there are some answers following his september death according to the herald newspaper mugabe's daughter sent a letter to the high court listing 4 houses in harare 10 cars one farm his country home an orchard and $10000000.00 u.s. dollars in a local bank the list however appears incomplete it does not include several farms a dairy business he ran with his wife or overseas holdings. contrast that wealth with the current state of zimbabwe it's in the middle of a hunger crisis a country that was once a net a net exporter of wheat and corn has been rocked not just by economic collapse but by an ongoing drought and that's left millions of zimbabweans in a situation the u.n. describes as tragic. this is what africa's breadbasket has become a place where children and the elderly must queue to receive food it. zimbabwe's economy has been more basket case than bread basket for most of the last 20 years but on top of rampant inflation and basic shortages drought has exacerba

it was once the manufacturing hub of southern africa. is now running out of power turning into a ghost town gone are the streets filled with factory workers wedged between abandoned warehouses is a small leather shoe factory running on a diesel generator where we share a bond there has been working for the last 20 years. and the city is heading down the way. it was and employment is increasing christin president what he was a lot of good but not employed is a lot of fat that is nobody everything that's where i sit. in the nets that you know yes it would be like down the way somebody with the strongest subtypes sibanda moved to the city in 1980 then shoes tires steel even beef was exported to europe he remembers how then electricity was not in short supply but abundant wisdom by exporting it to neighbors now if there's no power at home then this is not much to sit on. this is not an interesting. and for each. other in the fridge. i cannot keep enough still 'd for my mind all week. because as you can see this mint. is already getting bad b

the duke and duchess of sussex make headlines in southern africa and reveal the pressures of life in the royal spotlight. for me and for my wife, of course, there is a lot of stuff that hurts, especially when the majority of it is untrue. i will not be bullied into playing a game that killed my mum. a no—holds—barred interview by prince andrew fails to draw a line under his friendship with a convicted sex offender. we try and uphold the highest standards and practices and i let the side down. it's as simple as that. mr president, i am delighted to welcome you and mrs trump. the queen hosted the us president — first for a full state visit and then again at nato's 70th anniversary. and the cambridge children enjoyed getting back to nature in a garden designed by their mother. the headlines accompanying a royal year normally revolve around babies, marriages and colourful pictures from the various countries visited by the family. this year has been somewhat different. another annus horribilis? well, only the queen can truly answer that question. and there have been significant high

africa. now india's prime minister is refusing to back down on a controversial citizenship in a war that opponents say discriminates against muslims they argue the legislation is an attack on the country's secular constitution but he insists there's no trace of discrimination in his policies or his walk to has the latest from new delhi 7 7. it's the greatest challenge india's prime minister noda morty has faced since he came to power 5 years ago dozens of people have been killed during. protest against a citizenship law which many say discriminates against muslims addressing thousands of his supporters at an election rally in new delhi blamed the opposition for stoking the protests began by our. brothers since this law has been passed some political parties have been spreading rumors these people are misleading the public they are inciting the public. you know our part of our i want to ask pelting stones and sticks people to and to police trying to do us what are you hoping to achieve the pol

africa those rains extending right way down across into bowls wanna and again into south africa now temperatures 24 celsius you in cape town on wednesday a look at those up and with the shallows and these thunderstorms rain into the. day and then look at the temperatures as we head to thursday no real change in johannesburg but capetown a real jump 33 degrees which is about 10 degrees above the average. the in. there watching al-jazeera live from doha a reminder of our top stories divisions between the u.s. and from song for display ahead of a crucial nato summit in london president trump and france's leader emmanuel rock all aspiring over trade taxes and the fights against isis on the sidelines of that nato summit syria is also on top of the 8 gend at talks between turkish president russia typewriter one and european powers at all on wants european backing for respond to repatriate millions of syrian refugees but he's facing criticism over his military operation into syria and in other news iranian state television has acknowledged for the 1st time that security forces shot and kil

the united nations says southern africa is experiencing the worst drought in a century 45000000 people across 14 countries are in need of urgent assistance while food distribution is taking place in some areas but gunday has not received any help. a 3 hour drive away there is food at the market but at a price my gunday in most cannot afford the $10.00 a kilo for me or the $5.00 pack of rice cashing in from the desperation or traders looking to make a profit so this is true. present going up for everyone and so i want to get the best but i was possible we are all suffering here we are all trying to make ends meet. zimbabwe needs more rainfall for food to grow in november traditional healers invoked the spirits of the mighty is an easy river to release the rains but they have yet to come and so the world's largest waterfall that separates him from zambia doesn't quite look the same with tourists asking where has the water gone this isn't just a tourist attraction it's a lifeline for millions of people beyond zimbabwe's border because the water is used both for food and power but look at

africa market analysts say the retail property space is becoming saturated. and therefore ways may struggle to keep the relaunch momentum the economy differently a shadow of what it's been maybe a decade ago. and you do need to grow in order for the consumer to also become a lot more prosperous the consumer to become more positive and as the consumer becomes part of that if you will start to spin this well online shopping also poses a significant threat the e-commerce retail sector has tripled in size in the past 5 years growing into an over 1000000000 euro annual industry as the biggest online market in the country but all by process is several $100000.00 transactions a month. back in the day customers because it was a service at a very limited scope of where they'd be able to get information about a product from so they would walk into a store a salesman and tell them x. and y. and that was it they didn't have another way to compare to that in of other people to go to to check and verify this fact with whereas now we see it all the time where people are sta

the duke and duchess of sussex make headlines in southern africa and reveal the pressures of life in the royal spotlight. for me and for my wife, of course, there is a lot of stuff that hurts, especially when the majority of it is untrue. i will not be bullied into playing a game that killed my mum. a no—holds—barred interview by prince andrew fails to draw a line under his friendship with a convicted sex offender. we try and uphold the highest standards and practices and i let the side down. it's as simple as that.

africa. and then in pakistan. historic test victory. his back is done is electing a new parliament tolo observe a say there's no genuine opposition 5 parties are running but they're all loyal to the president shove cut if it's the 1st election since the death of long time needed a small caramel in 2016 rizzio of has opened up the country since taking charge with a series of reforms and ending years of isolation but human rights groups a critical they say thousands remain imprisoned on false charges on the up till i meet is in the capital tashkent and says the vote has brought more than just electoral reform. well certainly there is a different atmosphere and you could really feel it each time you spoke to any one of the voters there were coming in with a lot of hope elderly people for example taken part in many previous parliamentary elections in the past but this one was completely different that to some extent because of these television dave bates that unfolded live over the past 3 months

africa to map some of the places he remembered from his youth. those images became the 1st instance of street view in zimbabwe. and he didn't just stick to the streets he maps some of the country's most famous sites like victoria falls from above. the axis or resources to travel to the space that sort of just getting an idea of what that space may look like if you. tell you. using his own money he's now mapped at least 12 cities across 3 countries by car and by foot. i want. to be trucked through about 5 cities. to the west i've got to coast it's going to cost that's the 2000 miles of coastline or long going to be a star country coast. according to google only $87.00 of the world's $195.00 countries have been significantly mapped the biggest gaps are in asia and africa there's a significant digits we're putting some of these communities that are left out of the scott comes. within cities and making sure that people in their cities actually ever access to tools that allow them to to live their lives night anybody else. fully. digital struct. after

it's just a w coming up next southern africa confronts rising prices and food shortages and climate change is to blame stephen beardsley will have that story rest off a obviously africa update in just a moment i'll be back at the top of the hour for the. big bang created today's world. of. a historical turning point in politics business and religion. the run up evil of the islamic revolution. making its initial flirtation those strengths and states of emergency. things into chaos. change the circuitry system.

africa which has affected energy you know the ability to produce energy so in terms of the spending it has increased rapidly and might reach the debt to g.d.p. ratio might actually read. 92 percent this year according to the i.m.f. and that's 3 times what it was in 2015 or so the zambian government is spending more than it's earning and then of course the u.s. china trade war china accounts by the around 50 percent of the world's we find copper so when things are not severe important possibly on board and so when things look great for china as they have in the last couple of months haven't been entirely positive things don't look great for copper prices as well so that's another reason of course the drought we're talking about up to 18 hours of power cuts in the country sometimes and that obviously well it doesn't affect the mining industry is what is being produced is being reserved for the mining industry but it does affect the ability of ordinary people to be economically productive so that's what is going on right now and that's obviously you know the drought has been for energy

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africa the heat is on across the southern portions of south africa but you can see not far away from there quite a band of rain very heavy at times pushing through both wanna and also into more eastern areas of south africa over the next couple of days so cool in johannesburg at just 19. capturing a moment in time. snapshots of other lives. of the stories. provided tips into someone else's work out. do they for. inspiring documentaries from impassioned filmmakers. witness on al-jazeera. this is al-jazeera or mind of the top stories this hour legal experts invited by u.s. democrats have testified that president donald trump has committed impeachable offenses but a 4th scholar called by the republican says there's no evidence of a clear criminal act. the nato summit says ended with some agreements on threats from russia and china but has been overshadowed by personal rise between leaders meeting highlighted bitter divisions on major issues. and some more is rolling out a massive vaccination program to stem its fast growing measles crisis 62 people have died from the disease with more t

africa the population have been increasing reality. if they can be and we think of getting up toward the carrying capacity of the ecosystem the population of the west and the east coast of africa have been increasing probably close to 10 percent yet the research is used a hydrophone an underwater microphone to record words sound which the team will analyze later the waters around cape town provide the do conditions to study the behavior of the well this. lake. had a lot of feeding off the west coast of south africa which quite unusual that al that you. are feeding in the antarctic and we picking up a lot of juvenile whales this year 202100 hanging around the south african coast that are feeding right in show in falls by a really interesting occurrence fast it gives us an opportunity to study the feeding behavior and the sounds and making whereas communicate using up to 4 conversations from clicks to whistles and of course each is associated with a specific type of behavior. comparing recorded here to that recorded in africa gives resea

again in southern africa and south america, even the united states people would rather have an injection or an infusion then taking a pill every single day. finally the issue of vaccine. were talking about ending the epidemic and i think we could do before we get a vaccine. if we want a durable and to the epidemic i think will have a vaccine together with the things i have been speaking about. very quickly there are two major pathways, the first was to test a number of vaccines. we did that without success for a number of years and then in 2009 we had a hit, the hit was a crime in a protein boost in the study 144 which give us 31% to c.... >> this is very much a mimic the finally the issue of vaccine. were talking about ending the epidemic and i think we could do before we get a vaccine. if we want a durable and to the epidemic i think will have a vaccine together with the things i have been speaking about. very quickly there are two major pathways, the first was to test a number of vaccines. we did that without success for a number of years and then in 2009 we had a hit, the hit was a c

africa the heat is on across the southern portions of south africa but you can see not far away from that quite a band of rain very heavy at times pushing through both wanna and also into more eastern areas of south africa over the next couple of days so cool in johannesburg at just 19. sponsored by chance on in. on this last time you out on the streets protesting whether on line you feel the weight of the system you walk through each and every level or layer further further into the jail or if you join us on saying the entry has to start from day one whether again you're in detention or you're incarcerated this is a dialogue everyone has a voice so for there to stay 6 o'clock our coverage will be varying accounts but i want to give people the reason for joining the global conversation on out is iraq. this is al jazeera reminder over top stories this hour legal experts invited by u.s. democrats testified that president don't want trump has committed impeachable offenses but a 4th scholar calls by the republican said there's no evidence of a clear criminal act. the nato summit sas end