and is there any particular way that kenya and policymakers are preparing for this market volatility. what we're seeing from the statement center banks or want to repeal is the community seems confident that you know they will be prepared for whatever external shocks that might come up as a result of the tension between china and the united states and brags that say but you can't be sure because what we're seeing is how far its reserves in kenya at the moment according to the numbers that center about put out is at 5.7 months of import cover shoot these tensions between the united states and china as well as breck's it. is likely to affect exports of kenya and this is also likely to affect for its reserves and slow down economic growth and slow it down as well on remittances that come into the country jarad are in there and i wrote before thank you very much for your analysis. gabon is set to become the 1st african country to be paid to preserve its forests using international funds the announcements come from the u.n. from the bonnet which is almost 90 per cent covered by forest will

and kenya goes green at least when it comes to take that is as the world's largest exporter of black tea looks to more profitable types to improve its fortunes. this is the business as in berlin welcome german business confidence was more upbeat than expected in september the much awaited for business climate index beat analysts forecasts but the overall mood on europe's biggest economy remains. germany's economy is holding up the tempest efore index came in at $94.00 that's higher than last month's but it's not enough to dismiss growing recession fears the forward looking expectations index was lower than expected and purchasing managers' data shows german private sector activity shrank for the 1st time in 6 and a half years. now for more on that let's us 1st is the president of the evil institute about this index one of the reasons that the $9000.00 managers in germany you are less pessimistic about the outlook than there were last month. yes a little less pessimistic we have a divided economy and the optimism this time comes a stir from the construction sector and from services un

is green gold the cash crop has long been kenya's major foreign exchange earner t. also supports many small farmers millions of people earning a living with tea here like joseph moderator he's been a tea farmer for more than 30 years. farming pays but you have to take good care of your plantations every year i harvest between 17 to 20000 kilograms but every year is different. in recent years has done well but $2900.00 could be a lean year kenyan tea farmers look set to see a big dip in their earnings more than 20 percent according to current indications. that's down to several different factors demand is weaker in the main export markets like britain and russia global trade conflicts are putting a dent in the economy and currency fluctuations a dent in prices. here for prices at. the. costs. for years kenya has mainly used the production method known as crush tear curl it's faster and easier and it's well suited for teabags the farm is now branching out into black tea but it's more labor intensive harvested with leaves intact but the higher quality fetches a higher

this is the the way of business i'm joined on in berlin welcome kenya's central bank has signaled it may start cutting interest rates in the coming months but for now the bank's monetary policy committee decided to keep the benchmark rate unchanged at 9 percent it's the 7th time in a row that the figure has been kept on who the bag expects inflation and kenya to remain within its target range despite concerns about a drought could cause crude shortages. for more let's cross over to our correspondent joy biro in nairobi hi joy basically the bank has signaled they're prepared to cut rates soon as the government scales back spending when is that expected to go down and how. well i don't think this is really going to be a change march from the current central bank region of a 9 percent we're likely to see this remain the same or remain unchanged and deal next year because what the central bank is trying to do is to step in lies the banking sector and so it is really not much that we are expecting to happen because as it eased right now it's actually helping to stabilize the banking secto

the laws in kenya and the regulations in kenya for the provision of electricity later cannot cannot provide power to the communities lake turkana must only sell to kenya power and lighting company which is the offtake and the only licensed and regulated off ticket to be able to take power the wind farm operators are only responsible for the electricity production every single wind turbine is strictly controlled distribution as a matter of state the kenyan ministry of energy says there are plans to connect the communities on the lake to the grid but it didn't tell us when that would happen. the wait could be a long one for the fisherman so all he can do is head out to the big lake and hope of a good catch. and i'll back to nigeria and the annual inflation rate there which is slowing we haf now standing by our correspondent in why so good to have you with us and why so prices just slowed in july including for food do you think that is that will help those $90000000.00 nigerians currently living on $2.00 a day. but this is not going to have. any impact. on the nigerians at not giving up well y

inventor and businessman herman bigombe and his business woman wife lucy they settled in kenya 2 years ago with hopes of having an impact on. kenya as it africa soul is vance now in so many ways in the same time we still have women and children carrying water water back for 1020 kilometers we were inspired to do you know to find a way to make a difference and we were you know we were able to. rowing springs could make a greater difference if manufacturing costs come down and with them the selling price of $60.00 u.s. dollars well out of reach for many women. says the company is working on a much cheaper mass production model. with world health authorities estimating $260000000.00 people spending a half hour per trip fetching water a lower price point could have a marked impact on lives across kenya and the developing world. and that is. africa. and face. it. was late. at. night in 95. as favorites. it's no wonder the spectacular goal. of emotion. passed over again. in 60 minutes on. earth. or sinking. is tell stories of creative people and innovative projects around the world ideas pro

and carry a watch is something that when he save a highway you know how much effort it takes now in kenya a simple gimmick is being used to make the task easier. it is a task that takes untold hours every day and untold wear and tear on a woman or on any man no one no thing can go without it without water brought home for drinking cooking bathing and cleaning and this is the way it is so often done in rural kenya or in much of the developing world. but also in more urban spaces one water spigot may serve 100 or thousands and sure this gadget fill a container turn it sideways in the device attach the arms and rather than carry of course you roll it. bearing water is a heavy burden especially when i was pregnant. i sometimes need a lot of water about 10 jerry cans. but the source of the water is 2 kilometers away. the rolling springs let me move about 15 jerrycans without any trouble while carrying my child on my back. but decidedly low tech device is the brainchild of a socially focused enterprise run by us inventor and businessman herman bigombe and his business woman wife lucy they settl

kenya as it africa and the soul is vance now in so many ways in the same time we still have women and children carrying water boarded back for 1020 kilometers we were inspired you know to find a way to make a difference and we were you know we were able to rolling springs could make a greater difference if manufacturing costs come down and with them the selling price of $60.00 u.s. dollars. well out of reach for many women herman becomes says the company is working on a much cheaper mass production model. with world health authorities estimating $260000000.00 people spending a half hour per trip fetching water a lower price point could have a marked impact on lives across kenya and the developing world. and that is if an. africa getting cash story is on our website and facebook page they will leave you with pictures of the late south african rugby just a williams was a service at the weekend he was the only black male on the team and one poster on tape 995. tapes are similarly. with wonderful stories that make the game so special. for all true fans. because more than football online.

why kenya as masai are keeping bees. but we start off in peru where the top she company has received a hefty fine for illegal logging it's a victory for the environment and for farmers who refused to sell the firm their land. it takes roberto vasquez 45 minutes to reach his land on the way he passes the entrance to the tom she plantation. he doesn't know what the firm is up to here it supposedly grows cocoa but not on this land. it used to be home to 70 farms neighbors on all sides but repaired of us is now alone since the hunters sold their plants. and they were meant to be heard at this place used to be our paradise we had our young gun owners our pineapples he just needed to go up the mountain to catch a wild boar or a deer a tape here or in a possum at night you know everything used to be close by that's what we lived on now not even a rat here anymore because the company has destroyed the animals didn't try habitats they're not rather was on. the farm land often stayed in families for generations providing food thro

back on for kenya's former running star's retirement often means a long financial struggle. now the idea of someone spending a vacation volunteering in a children's home sounds like a win win situation kids get extra cuddles and volunteers feel like they're doing good and making a difference but the issue isn't so clear katz having waves of ideas parachute in and out of an organization can hooves. cuddling kissing and comforting tilden and me that's why don't you know gruber has traveled from austria to kenya to train social work that is spending a month here as a volunteer in a children's home on the outskirts of nairobi. welland tearing is especially important in places like this because to previous need to factor in finer things like one of tears make it a little easier to give. the children or individuals little bit more love. daniela has paid an international agency for this experience she booked a so-called holiday to help it combines a vacation with one interior. she's one of many international volunteers flocking to africa to lend a helping hand. every year millions

ministry school teaching children he could bring he practices in kenya. then how the sport been seen as really have been escaping gangs prison is in senegal. and i'm to see one to welcome to news africa it's good to have you along a human rights activists from western sahara is among 4 people named as when is often award known as the alternative nobel prize i mean not too high a doll who is advocating for the independence of questions from morocco was recognized by the right lively would awards for her quote steadfast nonviolent action close 1st in a moment we'll talk to one of the judges who nominated haidar but 1st this report on how the fearless woman and her activism over the years. i mean not to my daughter has spent over 30 years hi. for the independence of her home in western sahara it's earned her a reputation as the gandhi of the sahara people for decades her dad has been involved in a struggle that has led to frequent clashes between moroccan soldiers and her oh yes she says she has been imprisoned and tortured multiple times it hasn't stopped t

to kenya a leader in the world of mobile payments more than 70 percent of the population as a mobile cash account allowing them to withdraw or deposit money from their phone that's also helped kenyans to get quick and easy access to no news to tide them over until payday but there are drawbacks kenya has $49.00 credit apps each offering micro loans of between $10.00 and $400.00 their initially charged at an interest rate of between 5 and 27 percent but that can easily saw to a daunting 150 percent if you fall behind with your payments and one behind seems to be something that happens more often to those holding a mobile account than all those just 2 percent of regular commercial banks customs default on their loans with mobile account cost to most it's 18 percent meaning they need to take out more debt just to pay back their previous nouns and for more on that i'm joined now by joy to rein barrow who joins us in nairobi joy do tell us please how widespread is the problem of getting into debt through taking out micro loans by any of those credit ups. to start with i think it's importa

setting go to a base found in tanzania they go into kenya. so they always overlap the whole territory so. we have really a very big task for the 2 countries to make sure that we preserve this river. back in martha bora surprise the child's fears that could come a day when the water in the mara river stops flowing. into the murray river is very important for me because as you know without water there is no life. only an agreement between tanzania and kenya will ensure there is a future for surprise of charles and for all the people and wildlife who rely on the river. that's all from global 3000 this week thanks for watching we'd love to hear what you thought of the program so drop us a line to global 3000 d w dot com and don't forget we're on facebook d w women see you say. female of. the women in the indian state somehow rush trying to become in line tennis a larger political a sustainable approach to 19000000 i am i am stefan nice in. 30 minutes on t.w. . i think is everything challenging 1st i'm making a muslim. song much different culture

the rivers sources in kenya. from there it flows over the border into tanzania through the serengeti and into lake victoria. station and large scale agriculture upstream damage and pollute the river and that has an impact here. scientists are collecting data as to form a water allocation plan and facilitate a political agreement between the kenyan and tanzanian governments they want to make sure people on both sides of the border have access to water and avoid any future conflict the current health of the river is an important aspect of the project the scientists examine water quantity ph balance temperature and other factors. we measure these parameters because if we find they're outside of the correct range. then we know there's pollution in the river. that is something that would affect all the life in the river as well as other users like us human beings. to date the water ph is normal but water levels both in the wet and dry seasons have fallen over the years which could be a problem if that trend continues.

in tanzania they go into kenya. so they always the whole territory saw we have really a very big task for the 2 countries to make sure that we preserve this reliever. back in march the burra suppose a child's fears that could come a day when the water in the modern river stops flowing. in tomorrow the river is very important for me because as you know without water there is no life. only an agreement between tanzania and kenya will ensure there is a future for surprise of charles and for all the people and wildlife who rely on the river. does hold from global 3000 this week thanks for watching we'd love to hear what you thought of the program so drop us a line to global 3000 at d w dot com and don't forget we're on facebook d w women see you say. coffee it's the germans favorite hunt beverage. for the consumer is one of life's pleasures for coffee growers it's a lot of hard work and low paid. but church own trading company in germany shows it doesn't have to be that like. coffee the good the bad the fairtrade for co

forest where century old trees are being birds down and cut down find out next what the government and kenya are doing to prevent the destruction in east africa's largest indigenous forest. we've got some welcome rain in the forecast full southeastern parts of australia over the next couple of days the little area cloud ruffling its way through the by teasing over towards victoria southern parts of new south wales are going to see quite a drop in temperatures as a result of that right away and from melbourne around 14 celsius you can see the rain started to push its way through a little further north so sydney 27 degrees on monday afternoon atomic come to choose days fully back to around 13 celsius so well below the average which should be about 2122 at this time if you but we need the right that will help with the bush situation nice on the right into queensland townsville 25 celsius lysaght very radicals western parts or straight as well doubly way seeing temperatures in perth around 80 degrees celsius in the sunshine for abouts of sunshine making its way towards new zealand at the moment

look pretty good and this school made out of bottles how students in kenya are learning that one person's trash is another's treasure. and one clue cruft thanks for joining us u.s. president donald trump has called the impeachment inquiry launched by congressional democrats a joke but the latest details are no laughing matter a read out of a july phone call between trump and ukrainian president voight amir's alinsky shows trump wanting the ukraine. leader to investigate democratic presidential candidate joe biden u.s. house democrats are calling his action a quote unambiguous damning and shocking abuse of the office of the presidency. not for the 1st time on a difficult day in new york donald trump was forced to defend his conversation with ukraine's fellow timea selenski using a familiar line which continues but they're getting hit hard in this which aren't because when they look at the information it's a joke. impeachment that i didn't do it to take a look at that call it was perfect i didn't do it there was no quid pro quo the allegation trump pressured selenski to look into dealings b

but today the nairobi river is kenya's most busa engine. and initiative brings concerned he's on board and cleans up. most of the river runs previously ineffective policies. giving 3030 minutes on d w. eco india. many people in india are going to. be a country because the so just the food to feed in india is taking on the challenge of this nonprofit organization is coming in canada and the waste well rescuing foodstuffs. b.t.w. . how's it feel of the world. and where i come from that all that glitters is gold it's just like this chinese food doesn't matter where i am is it was reminds me of home after decades of living in germany china's food is one of the things i miss the most but that taking a step back i see things a little of difference when our. men of ford's a person as an articulation that exists the other part of the wall haven't been implemented in china that's we've a lot of chinese people wondering if they're going to save lives but if you don't have a ride to learn how to that is this is the job of just out of them how i see it

was cut down to almost half of its original size over the course of 100 years british colonisers of kenya invaded and killed people to turn part of their forest land into te plantations then came 50 years of kenyan government logging when settlers who moved into the forest were given title deeds to the land. won a landmark legal battle against the kenyan government 2 years ago the verdict recognizing their land rights and need for compensation for their suffering now kenya's government is evicting 60000 settler families from their forest in the distance right behind me are trees that were burned to the ground to make way for farmland and pastures to use for people who want to feed their animals and right here is a 200 year old red cedar tree that was cut down days ago now it will take centuries for part of this forest to grow back and that's why the government here is taking such drastic actions to protect the environment at risk of extinction say environmentalist our $173.00 species of animals including the bongo elephant and the golden cat sen the drama from the messiah tribe plays jazz

many of kenya's athletes. like duncan could bad have a little education and lack skills they can fall back on for ken his former running stars retirement often means a long financial struggle. now the idea of someone spending a vacation volunteering in a children's home sounds like a win win situation kids get extra cuddles and volunteers feel like they're doing good and making a difference but the issue isn't. having waves of parachute in and out of. can hood. hissing and comforting to geneva that's why don't you know gruber has travelled from austria to kenya to the train social work that is running a month here as a volunteer in a children's home on the outskirts of nairobi. well into his especially important in places like this because to previous needs to fetch her son a favorite word of here's make it a little easier to give. the 3rd or individuals a little bit more love. than you know has paid an international agency for this experience. the so-called holiday to help that combines a vacation with volunt

also bilateral agreements between african countries and countries in the west or countries in the east kenya for example has had bilateral agreements needs china through partnerships with companies like well wait to implement some of the digital services that the country needs in rondo we have seen partnerships we've south korea to help implement the digital services as well so there is a lot of old self funding from. own pockets of these countries but also partnerships with bilateral agreement agreements as well or a joy the reindeer there for us in a rover thank you very much kenya's sugar imports have almost doubled over the past year as the country's own producers struggle to recover from drought just 5 of kenya's sugar factories managed to operate for the entirety of august the country imported 285000 tonnes of the sweetener during the 1st 8 months of this year as compared with around $150000.00 during the same period of $20000.00 january to august also saw 7 percent drop in production compared with last year. over a lot america russia has pledged to double grain exports to venezuela in

living in kenya. we have still got some showers across southern parts of china at the moment we are going to see some more of these a lot of the downpours some of them sunbury possibility of some localized flooding particular towards the southwest once again as we go on through the next couple of showers there into southern parts like close to hong kong we go on into or choose day similar picture perhaps a little more widespread at that stage than watching a little further west would see that the main feed of the winds coming in from the northeasterly direction still feeding some very heavy downpours across northern parts of the philippines where we have seen flooding here of course into parts of lose on the same flooding to into over parts of india the monsoon rains still causing some problems as we go on through the next couple of days hopefully we will see some slightly dry weather particularly up towards the northwest that wetter weather starting to edges way a little further a swear it's true for

agreement agreements as well or a joy the reindeer are there for us in a rover thank you very much kenya sugar imports have almost doubled over the past year as the country's own producers struggle to recover from drought just 5 of kenya's sugar factories managed to operate for the entirety of august the country imported 285000 tonnes of the sweetener during the 1st 8 months of this year as compared with around $150000.00 during the same period of $20000.00 january to august also saw 7 percent drop in production compared with last year. over a lot america russia has pledged to double grain exports to venezuela in an effort to alleviate crippling u.s. sanctions it's a lifeline for president nicolas maduro who came to moscow this week looking for help before the trip madeira even said he would be willing to meet with president trump latest sign of a shift in his approach to keeping power. together again nicolas maduro needs all the allies he can get and blood in me up putin has extended not just the hand of friendship but of help. oh is very nice to be here in moscow no wonder who has pled

forest kenya. toughest a take a look at the top stories here at al-jazeera saturday's journal tax on saudi oil facilities have triggered a record jump in benchmark oil prices it opened 19 percent higher that's an increase of up to 711.73 dollars a barrel the u.s. president donald trump says he's authorized the release of oil from america's strategic reserves to fill the gap if needed. a president trump also says the u.s. is locked and loaded waiting for a confirmation of who attacked riyadh's all facilities the secretary of state already accused iran of the attacks which have been claimed by yemen's who the rebels but tehran has denied involvement corbett a former u.s. assistant defense secretary he says president translate his comments might prove to be an empty threat. well he said this many times not already. raining it shot down a u.s. role and didn't do anything you also use the term against north korea is rhetoric usually it's not all about why actually. the last thing he wants is a conduit w

to kenya a leader in the world of mobile payments more than 70 percent of the population has a mobile cash account allowing them to withdraw or deposit money from their phone that's also helped kenyans to get quick and easy access to loans to tide them over until payday but there are drawbacks kenya has $49.00 credit apps each offering micro loans of between $10.00 and $400.00 their initially charged at an interest rate of between 5 and 27 percent but that can easily soar to a daunting 150 percent if you fall behind with your payments and one behind seems to be something that happens more often to those holding a mobile account than others just 2 percent of regular commercial bank customers default on their loans with mobile account customers it's 18 percent meaning they need to take out more debt just to pay back their previous lives and for more on that i'm joined now by joy to rein barrow who joins us in nairobi joy do tell us please how widespread is the problem of getting into debt through taking out micro loans via any of those credit apps. to start with i think it's important t

the world's first malaria vaccination campaign gets underway in kenya. is it the beginning of the end for the disease? the multitrillion—dollar cost of climate change. finance chiefs look for ways to decarbonise europe's economy, and find the vast amount of investment required. a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. there have been testy exchanges at a televised debate in texas involving the ten leading contenders for the us democratic party's presidential nomination. it is the third such event, but the first to bring together the top three candidates, the frontrunnerjoe biden and senators elizabeth warren and bernie sanders. the democratic hopefuls were more united on the need for gun control. there were cheers and applause when the former texas congressman beto o'rourke demanded the mandatory buyback of assault weapons. laura trevelyan reports from houston. well, joe biden went into this as the front runner. the former vice president's campaign team said at the beginning of the night

or some were from kenya and their relatives have been speaking to mark and. this is jordan one of 3 life was cut short for george. his sister esther says she didn't even know he traveled from his home in march here in kenya's capital nairobi until she heard the ethiopian airlines plane had crashed and george was among the 157 people on board nose dived into the ground near add a setback 6 minutes after takeoff investigations are ongoing that boeing's anti stall software known as m cas has been widely blamed negli. that. distills 2 of them is legit but you're focusing on the that's how he died. and it's not the 1st time boeing's m. caste system has been blamed for a crash 6 months earlier a lion air plane crashed into the java sea minutes after takeoff from indonesia's capital jakarta. all 189 people on board died the aircraft in both crashes were boeing 737 max regulators around the world since grounded it. their lines often facelifts occasion off the air disasters manufacturers often try and blame the pilots and the airlines often try and blame the manufactu

in the most forest kenya. and i hope with the headlines saturday's drone attacks on saudi oil facilities have triggered a wreck or to jump in brant crude futures trading it opened 19 percent higher with an increase of up to 11 dollars 73 cents a barrel u.s. president donald trump says he's authorized the release of oil from america's strategic reserves to fill the market gap if needed while vanda hari is the c.e.o. of energy market and analysis group vendor insights and she says the lack of information being released by saudi arabia is making the market even more volatile a much of the is likely to sustain and of course i think while it's realty is going to remain with us as well because of the picture. the extent of damage to. the expected restart resumption how long that will take a lot of the big onsets have yet to emerge trump also says the u.s. is quote locked and loaded waiting for confirmation of who attacked riyadh's oil facilities secretary of state mike pompei or has already accused iran for the atta