nigeria such restart international flights into and out of the country will accuse an economy that's struggling under local oil prices and most likely already in recession. and it could be the world's biggest i.p.o. investors are eager for ali baba's mobile payments arm bands to file for a joint listing in shanghai and hong kong. also on the show argentina want to support a struggling economy with china 1st thing in the country's pork but a fireman all groups say no. welcome to the show i'm stephen beers in berlin it's good to have you with us nigeria's that's reopened for international flights 5 months after closing airport gates to halt the spread of the krona virus the closure threatened tens of thousands of jobs and put airlines there in a tailspin that they're still struggling to get out of our correspondent fanny fox our reports for. these roads are usually packed with cars on the way to the international airport but since march no regular flights in or out of nigeria this is the biggest and busiest airport in nigeria but for the past 5 months it's been closed for international

of films produced in nigeria is a long time. so we need 3 boards up in all of bodies to go for the scores and that is why you stop in this once you send it out all fixed up. for quite some time this was the only method of distribution. but that changed in 2010 when 2 men with old business idea arrived in bangkok's. one of them was german investor boston gotten. it since a man. the 1st time i was in the market there were many white people there everyone looks at you as if to say what are you doing here. since i went up to one of the nollywood guys selling video c.d.'s it was a small market booth everyone was hot and sweating. his english wasn't easy for me to understand. because i said i wanted to buy the rights for some of his films but i didn't know if he really owned the rise is it was hard for me to figure out what was going on i hadn't spent much time in nigeria it was still unfamiliar to me and i trust this guy or not i didn't have such a clear feeling but i thought. the initiative behind the venture came from a friend of j

in northern nigeria. this simple can prevent a child contracting. car is a nurse or job keep children. enormous progress has been made in recent years she says i. don't feel. that nigeria is going to end well for you or fish or. recorded and new cases. but hurdle 3 main to keep it that way. here in the northern part of nigeria there are so many conflict zones which are very difficult to access for health care and another challenge is that many people here don't want to get vaccines. we are in the predominantly muslim north of nigeria it is widely believed the poor you haven't seen is a way to control family planning. the vaccine is just a way to harm people when they will not be healthy because of the vaccine. we believe it's connected to family planning to think there are other problems that are worse due to diseases like malaria. wants to fight these misconceptions he explains to these men he contracted polio when he was 3 in order to talk to the women of this community he needs to convince the men 1st it is a patriarchal society with its own rule

and the case of the gas power plant that wasn't built but the company was awarded billions of dollars nigeria goes to court to reverse that decision. lebannon is bankrupt it's been brought to its knees by the powerful banking industry and its ties to the political elite sometimes those ties have been indistinguishable over 2 decades money flowed from citizens to enrich bankers and as the currency crisis unfolded they extinguished any hopes of a recovery by blocking reforms and restricting access to money. ordinary citizens can't get hold of their money and are limited to taking out just 200 dollars every 2 weeks and despite the controls in place to make sure money doesn't leave the country 6000000000 dollars has been smuggled out astonishingly it's estimated some $29600000000.00 could see part of the country this year while the international monetary fund is in talks to offer a $10000000000.00 bailout economists believe the banking sector may need $96000000000.00 to recapitalize that would mean wiping out the shareholders of local only guts and surprisingly they're not interested in that and

nigeria sets restart international flights into and out of the country. an economy that's struggling under crisis and most likely already in recession. and it could be the world's biggest i.p.o. investors are eager for mobile payments and to file for a joint listing in shanghai and hong kong. also on the show argentina want to support a struggling economy with china bursting in the country's poor but environmental groups say no. show i'm stephen beers in berlin it's good to have you with us nigeria sets reopen for international flights 5 months after closing airport gates to halt the spread of the krona virus the closure threaten tens of thousands of jobs and put airlines there in a tailspin that they're still struggling to get out of our correspondent fanny fox our reports for. these roads are usually packed with cars on the way to the international airport but since march no regular flights in or out of nigeria this is the biggest and busiest airport in nigeria but for the past 5 months it's been closed for international passenger flights now they are p

head of macnair chambers he joins us via skype from london so why did this award go against nigeria i mean it seems unfair given that the irish company didn't even put a spade in the ground but they claim to spend $40000000.00 just on design. so far as this particular case is concerned from what i can't glean there are public documents including a judgment of the high court the claimants position is very simply this a contract was entered into in 2010 is just as you've just summarized it was breached by nigeria in 2012 there was a protracted arbitration process which led to a finding of liability against nigeria that they breached the contract and then subsequently it's being suggested that nigeria didn't do enough to contest the next phase which is the damages face leading to that substantial award that you just mentioned and i want to add that in my 30 years of experience in practice as a as a barrister i have acted for against nearly 60 states on commercial arbitration matters and such sums are not unusual there are substantial but i'm afraid but once again states of hundreds of mi

well in nigeria. for a country or preaching ok and as i understand it this also has to do with the retail sector if this is the wholesale just explain that dynamic to us. even. for. those which means that if you are foreign trade you come into the country to do business of course you can operate from the markets you need to have a practically at. please. the law allows that you have at least $1000000.00 to operate in the country and do business but a retail market is preserved for little cows in nigeria and traders and other foreign trade as from west africa sage. record a lot actually create within africa allows them also to come in and treat and so i do believe that there ought to be some compromise in this but the locals have said and written market is solely for us and we do no wonder foreigners to come and play in. i think this this is being is connected to the very top as we understand it the president of. to meet over this issue just talks about how much this has strained the relations between

as a major push markets in nigeria's economics and legal handling crocodiles and i think the danger of species is soon. available to anyone being so people who have priorities. not selling you know why not this one is obviousness jabbing does not follow. fish meat is pricey and partly among the nigerians who pay between $25.60 euros for. the. small pengelly it is assumed to cost $20.00 euros. bush mrs but by that she cannot wipe out of the cars i don't know how they preserved she can. means i'll be saved by myself. these nisa to suit her life she need to move to buy suits to bring to his animal sanctuary so far he's been able to buy 165 wild animals here if i don't buy them too for my purpose which is a feeling for what i believe people will come and buy them for food and if you've seen most of these animals they come in like this every day and dead that you have continued hunting in short time i read do you seen any number of very soon they will be gone i mean to come here won't even see it anymore even in real life so this is where culture must have its own limit. to the demands of m

are rising over what i would just say is the harassment of its citizens in gonna in a tweet nigeria's minister of information and culture mohammed say that the federal government has been documenting the acts of hostility towards nigeria and nigerians by gone and authorities this will no longer be tolerated and that any guys. now gone is information minister. issued a statement in response saying the outline of issues by my nigerian counterpart is not reflective of the developments in ghana in the protests decisions or actions based on these reports will thus be unjustified. the main issue off the is the rights of nigerian trade gonna also accuses. demolishing a building belonging to its consulate of the controversy or disclosure on the part of nigeria. and i'm now joined by correspondent. capital. start by can you tell us what allegations that the nigerians are making. to the mandarins accusing. especially of harassing them in the country they claim that the. markets. look out. harassing them and not allowing them to operate properly. because many of them to go along to the. closing

that nigeria is going to end well for you. has not true cool dude and new cases of poor. but brutal 3 main to keep it that way. here in the northern part of nigeria out there so many conflict zones which are very difficult to access for health care and another challenge is that many people here don't want to get vaccines. we are in the predominantly muslim north of nigeria that is why we believe the polio vaccine is a way to control family planning. vaccine is just a way to harm people when they will not be healthy because of the vaccine. we believe it's connected to family planning to think there are other problems that are worse diseases like malaria. wants to fight these misconceptions he explains to these men he contracted polio when he was 3 in order to talk to the women of this community he needs to convince the men 1st it is a patriarchal society with its own rules others are supporting him and raising awareness going door to door one house at a time. when the world health organization puts nigeria among the countries that have already cagey polio. but if you follo

as a major push market in nigeria's economics and. handling crocodiles and also a dangerous species as soon. as inable to anyone dealing to pieces and i promise. not selling it you know nothing about this one is obviousness does not follow. bush meat is pricey and poking among well the nigerians who pay between $25.60 euros for a. small pengelly needs a suit or to cost $20.00 euros. wish mrs bed but that she can opt out of this because i don't know how they preserve she can bug. me is album fade by myself. these sleazy to suit her life she need to move by suits to bring to his animal sanctuary so far is been able to drive 165 wild animals here if i don't buy them too for my purpose which is a feeling for what i believe people will come by them for food and i've seen most of these animals they come in like this every day day that you have continued hunting sure what time i read do you seen in number very soon they will be gone from if you come here one who can see it any more even in real life so this is where culture must have its own

old nigeria and the queue outside sophie's practice is always growing. in 2009 when i started working here we had around 400 women a month we wanted contraceptives. now we have up to $2500.00 women a month so the growth has been exponential. and massimo i do mean does really well. i think it's because of all the awareness campaigns the media the funding's also women now realize the benefits of spacing out pregnancies for their babies their husbands and for themselves. do care for. this mother of 3 comes here regularly to get the pail she doesn't want any more children as she wants to make sure her kids get the best education possible. family planning i have peace of mind now i can do whatever i want without thinking of getting pregnant with her face. in synagogue our own mentor 5 percent of the population is muslim. society here is conservative most of all as part of a growing young generation of religious leaders who promote family planning for house train more than 2500 moms across the country he insists that the koran advocates breast feeding and spac

we go to nollywood makes the home off nigeria's movie industry the way the producers off a film focused on a lesbian love affair plans to invade since premiering the work on the line and. outside of a lego's court house a lineup of alleged lawbreakers gay men heading for their day in court $47.00 charged with public displays of affection in a country that criminalizes same sex relationships. elsewhere in that same city filmmakers prepare for an intimate scene between same sex lovers discussing relationships to. the film's director the actors all face prosecution if censors decide their work if they promotes homosexuality in the past nollywood has depicted queer characters as mentally ill or deeply troubled but the crew of the movie see their work per training normal life for a sizable percentage of nigeria i feel like for a very long time we've been told. and the story is not complete if it does not represent all of the groups in the society so what i wanted to do was until the full story by representing the people in 1000. the face trailer was released online last month it advertises a

we go to not only what makes the home of nigeria's bustling movie industry the way the producer of a film focused on a lesbian love affair plans to evade since is by premiering the work on the line and. outside of a lego's court house a lineup of alleged lawbreakers gay men heading for their day in court $47.00 charged with public displays of affection in a country that criminalizes same sex relationships. elsewhere in that same city filmmakers prepare for an intimate scene between same sex lovers discussing relationships. while. the film's director the actors all face prosecution if censors decide their work promotes homosexuality in the past nollywood has depicted queer characters as mentally ill or deeply troubled but the crew of the movie see their work perpetrating normal life for a sizable percentage of nigeria i feel like for a very long time we've been told one sided. and the story is not complete it does not represent all the groups in a society so what i wanted to do was until the full story by representing the people in. the face trailer was released online last month it a

the environmentalists from nigeria decided that they would like the memorial to travel to nigeria, and when it got to lagos port it was arrested by nigerian customs. because it was believed that it would cause havoc. it's still locked away. it's still arrested. 0ur problem is global. 0ur clothing, toilet seats, lipstick — everything has this crude oil element to it. it's an incredible product. it's a magic product. and yet it is killing us. so it keeps on turning up in my work. the wonderful sokari douglas camp. remember, you can watch witness history every month on the bbc news channel, or you can catch up on all ourfilms, along with more than 1,000 radio programmes, in our online archive. just search for "bbc witness history." our next story takes us to germany, where in 1995 a public art project was seen by millions. it became a symbol for berlin's renewal after the fall of the wall and the collapse of communism. it's the story of the couple who wrapped the reichstag. newsreel: it's an eccentric dream, but one that a husband and wife team have cherished for nearly a quarter of a c

in today's program we've been looking at the population board in nigeria as i was for thank you to you my me take forcefeed to beat. him or them big will be jumping on his so-called mike and up. and last but not least will be heading to total to make that call tell giants what i think so we'll show us all the wonders of the capital it will me. as you can tell lot on your agenda once again report takes us to west africa where the ba'ath weight is one of the highest in the world this growing young population could drag the local economy i guess that's what many people think but how many children can cause a financial bottom for 5 years and a serious health problems for women having several pregnancies in a row but family planning and contraceptive methods a state of war subject in many of the conservative with the majority countries of the region however in senegal the inflight slowly be changing a growing number of young couples want to take control over how many children they will have and when every day in going south goes door to door visiting family some have the kind neighbor who s

you need to celebrate that nigeria as it is coming to the end all for you or officially nigeria has not true cool dude any new cases of polio in 4 years but hurdles remain to keep it that way . here in the northern part of nigeria out there so many conflict zones which are very difficult to access for health care and the other challenges that many people here don't want to get vaccines. we are in the predominantly muslim north of nigeria it is widely believed the polio vaccine is a way to control family planning a momo slips. i believe. the vaccine is just a way to harm people when they will not be healthy because of the vaccine. we believe it's connected to family planning to think there are other problems that are worse diseases like malaria. wants to fight these misconceptions he explains to these men he contracted polio when he was 3 in order to talk to the women of this community he needs to convince the men 1st it is a patriarchal society with its own rules others are supporting him and raising awareness going door to door one house at a time. when i could tell you. why the world

in today's program we've been looking at the population growth in nigeria as our important each of you money take those 3 debates to conall. you more than big will be jumping on a so-called might. and last but what you will be heading to total to meet the cult of giants in what i think so wish was all the wonders of the capital and you know me. as you can tell being well lot on your agenda once again report takes us to west africa where the ba'ath weight is one of the highest in the world this growing young population could drive the local economy i guess that's what many people think but how many children can cause a financial bottom for 5 days and the theory of health problems for women having several pregnancies in a row but family planning and contraceptive methods a steer toward subject in many of the conservative with the majority countries of the region however instead of goal inflight slowly be changing a growing number of young couples want to take control over how many children they will have and when every day in going south goes door to door this is in families and had a ki

has this report now from nigeria. the announcement has come too late for tens of thousands of polio victims here with paralyzed limbs life gets harder in a country where little attention is paid to the needs of the disabled. but for parents of future generations a major source of worry is lifted completeness a success was delayed because of vaccination or stopped for years in many parts of northern nigeria. some parents said they ordered polio approx and was a birth control. attacks are another major obstacle to the immunization campaign the challenges was in accessibility the challenges where how you deliver vaccine in hard to reach areas the challenges that how you gain the trust those who need the vaccine. global intervention especially by unicef and the bill and melinda gates foundation was critical in achieving success what immunizations are started. a clear indication that no matter what the challenge is when all of humanity comes together with one dedicated purpose for caused in all our resources to really conf

when the world health organization puts nigeria among the countries that have already k.-q. polio. but if you follow the. think it's gone what then is the reluctance. or do. these women have seen health care workers before but they did not take them seriously. we used to run away close our doors we were prepared to chase them away. the mother of 10 has vaccinated 4 children against polio since she met with one. or 2 before we believed the polio vaccine destroys a woman's uterus. a father of 3 is one of thousands community mobilizes spread across northern nigeria back in his house after campaigning he tells me contracting the virus was hard but its impact and being denied many opportunities in life was even more challenging. disability you be able to become a victim of discrimination there are so many places you cannot assist there are so many you can not because of. disability ramadi wants to continue to educate parents so that no more children will have to grow up like him that's a mission that we want and he says not even when nigeria is officially declared poorly or free. 'd and

-a final battle against the disease was fought and won in nigeria. oh i merriam eyes in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up on the program the calls for justice a grow stronger and it was and policing is once again in the spotlight after an unarmed black man is shot 7 times by police. and he government protests resume in the better russian capital as an exiled opposition leader appeals for help to support what she calls a peaceful revolution. south korea's battle to contain the coronavirus is complicated by religious leaders preaching news. it's a disease that once paralyze $75000.00 children a year across africa now after decades of efforts world health organization has declared the continent free of the naturally occurring polio virus the final push focused on northern nigeria where health workers often have to put their lives at risk to vaccinate children in a region filled with in sick. 30 the water borne virus is highly infectious and mainly affects children under the age of 5 fever pain and vomiting are the initial symptoms one in

they reports hundreds of people have been abducted following an attack in northeast nigeria the ice a linked group is believed to have targeted the town of capella in borno state attack as looted and torch government buildings farming equipment and people started returning to their homes in. this month after spending many 2 years in displacement camps northeast nigeria has been ravaged by a decade long campaign led by boko haram tens of thousands of people have been killed and millions displaced. but least $45.00 refugees and migrants including 5 children have died in what the un says is the deadliest shipwreck off libya's coast this year the boats engine exploded off the port of the wire on

played africa free of naturally occurring polio the continent's last case was reported in northern nigeria 4 years ago spent as a major step in the 30 year campaign to eradicate the disease worldwide as it all says it's in no position to normalize relations with israel during talks in khartoum prime minister dillon doc told us secretary of state my pompei or the transitional government isn't mandated to make such decisions those were the headlines about with more news in half an hour here on our desire next it's inside story do stay with us. well polio be eradicated worldwide the world health organization declares a major victory against the virus in africa but it's still crippling children in afghanistan and pakistan all the lessons to be learned in the battle to control the coronavirus pandemic this isn't. hello welcome to the program i'm wrong come on polio used to paralyze and disfigured tens of thousands of children every year and some didn't survive but major strides have been made in eradicating the disease much of the world is now podio free including africa the continent's last ca

becausewas delayed vaccination was stopped for years in parts of northern nigeria. boko haram attacks are a major obstacle for the immunization campaign. >> the challenges were inaccessibility, how to deliver the vaccine in hard-to-reach areas. how you gain the trust of those who need the vaccine. reporter: global intervention by unicef and the bill and melinda gates foundation was critical in achieving success. when immunization was restarted. what the challenge is, when all of humanity comes ,ogether with one dedicated putting all our resources to whatever challenge we face, we can be triumphant. triumphan example of against a disease that is ancient. reporter: some parents still resist immunizing their children. there is a danger of a false sense of security. officials want to take their experience further by using similar resources in defeating the ebola virus. >> the same lessons, the same resources, the same technology, as what we are using to address covid-19 in nigeria. reporter: the world health organization prays to nigeria's success as a victory for afric

declared africa free of naturally occurring polio the consonance last case was reported in northern nigeria 4 years ago the deal between israel and the united arab emirates to normalize relations may be saing after less than 2 weeks a u.s. news website says the u.a.e. called off a meeting with american and israeli officials after prime minister benjamin netanyahu opposed the sale of f. $35.00 warplanes the u.a.e. wants it wants a south jets but u.s. policy dictates israel must maintain his regional military superiority the u.s. secretary of state is expected to discuss weapon sales during his trip to abu dhabi later this week those are the headlines coming up next inside story. well polio be eradicated worldwide the world health organization declares a major victory against the virus in africa but it's still crippling children in afghanistan and pakistan all the lessons to be learned in the battle to control the coronavirus pandemic this isn't. hello welcome to the program i mean wrong polio used to paralyze and disfigured tens of thousands of children every year and some didn't survive but

well in nigeria. for a country or preaching ok as i understand it does also has to do with the retail wholesale just explain that dynamic to us. even. for. markets. which means that if you're in a foreign trade and you come into the country to do business of course you can operate from the horse so markets own was you need to have a practical act. please. the law allows that you have at least $1000000.00 to operate in the country and do business but it. is preserved. cows in one. form introduced from west africa. that they are called a lot actually treat within africa allows them also to come in and treat and so i do believe that there will be some compromise in this but the locals have said that a written market is solely for us and we do no wonder foreigners to come and play in. i think this this is being said to the very top as we understand it the presidents of both countries aren't you to meet over this issue it just talks about how much this has strained the relations between these 2 countries.

demolishing of building belonging to its consulate in a controversial order on the part of nigeria. and i'm now joined by correspondent. capital. isaac didn't start by can you tell us what allegations that the nigerians are making. to the mandarins accusing. especially of them in the country they claim that they had a legitimate document to operate in their markets or in the areas of. harassing them and not allowing them to operate properly. because many of them. closing down and prevented them from doing business in the country to consider these very unfair. foreigners in a country or preaching ok as i understand it this also has to do with the retail wholesale just explain that dynamic to us. even. for. those which means that if you're a farmer in trade and you come into the country to do business of course you corporates from the markets own was you need to have a practical act. please. the law allows that you have at least $1000000.00 to operate in the country and do business by the retail market preserve solely for low cows in nigeria and traders and not for intruders from west

we've just heard from some victims in kenya what is the situation in nigeria. good afternoon thank you so when. we've seen an increase in reports in most cases cases injuries form to match the clown and deception is all one. as you know the sense in that the silence has time shuttle pandemic and we have these still a 25 to 30 percent increase of reporting of cases especially during the period where there was total lockdown in the construct and so we have more people less retune on social media quality in those lines fortunately they couldn't come into the office at that time and you know people with means because of the site some people had to explain to 'd fallen for that time some people say they needed to speak with a clinical psychologist some people said you have to be rescued in the right to say no let's talk about what is causing men to file a hand tap women in this way why is a coronavirus pandemic making it worse. well i wouldn't say the pandemic is making me what i think was the pandemic comes we need don't is to expose the issue is that you should th

and why women in nigeria shares her experience off suffering from depression brought on by causes 90. meets in a girl's 1st and only professional female surfer 1st time i think the way i like that everybody look at me and say what happened i said i don't care that's the way it is no good now i'm so full of. hello i'm kristie want to welcome to news africa it's good to have you along south africa's model has reached some of the world's of the loftiest types and last year she became the 1st black woman to climb to the top of mount everest that's kind of the highest mountain above sea level that this is sarah looking on from the top. row. taking isn't it when sara summers of mount everest she was campaigning for education today she's launching a new campaign where the focus on malaria and it's timely because it comes as experts warn malaria deaths in africa could more than double this year compared to the last because of course with 19 in a moment i'll be talking to sarah but 1st more about her new campaign in her own words. used a picture of the. numbers you see and conquer back room. t