00:07in Sudan the flower shortage is causing another spike in bread prices and is
00:12taking a toll on the residents of Omdoman a female patient infected with the
00:19Ebola virus Nigeria's only confirmed case has been evacuated to Switzerland
00:24where she is a citizen with the youth Olympic Games in Dakar approaching teenage
00:31refugee sprinters selected to be part of the refugee Olympic team are preparing
00:39hello and welcome you're watching African news today torn apart by war Sudan is grappling with
00:46the consequences of the armed conflict on its economy and its people in Omdoman bread
00:51supplies are dwindling and residents can no longer afford to buy it bread and
00:56meats are becoming unaffordable for families in Sudan and under men soaring
01:02prices are pushing basic food beyond people's reach in blue now state
01:06authorities have approved two loaves of bread for 1,000 Sudanese pounds but
01:11rising flower costs and alleged violations of price controls are deepening the
01:18crisis the flour has become expensive the size and quantity of bread itself has
01:23reduced so we can't afford the same amount as before if we used to rely on
01:27bread all day long we can no longer even do that soaring flour and oil costs are
01:34squeezing bakeries across several states forcing some to shut down as production
01:40becomes increasingly unaffordable most bakeries are currently closed because
01:47there is no flour in the market currently all the suppliers have no flour you could
01:52wait a whole day or two at the distribution center only to return empty-handed
01:58Khartoum has also been hard-hit by the worsening flour shortage but in Al Jazeera a
02:04fresh harvest is bringing relief driving down maize and crop prices
02:12Nigeria has reported its first case of Ebola in a 42 year old woman the wife of a
02:18Swiss embassy staff member stationed in Abuja the country evacuated her by plane
02:23to Switzerland on Monday
02:27Nigeria's authorities evacuated the country's currently only confirmed Ebola case
02:33to Switzerland on Monday the woman is the 42 year old wife of a Swiss embassy
02:39worker and her Swiss nationality she have been traveling in Uganda before
02:43returning to Nigeria and being diagnosed with Ebola
02:47while the patient is in a stable condition Nigerian authorities have stepped up
02:52contact tracing to identify potential further cases 53 primary contacts have been
02:59identified so far with most being health workers and members of the woman's
03:03family and household staff a test on a suspected case in River State came back
03:10negative screenings for airport arrivals have also been expanded although the
03:17measure does not apply to domestic flights the World Health Organization has
03:23warned that Africa is facing a complex Ebola outbreak with the virus not only
03:29present in the DLC where the outbreak originates but also in West and East Africa
03:40our correspondent met with young Congolese athletes who have taken refuge in Kampala Uganda and who
03:47will be participating in the youth Olympic Games a report by Darren Allen Florence
03:54Masumbe and Rashid Rochene are preparing for a lifetime opportunity the two sprinters
03:59are part of the refugee Olympic team for the upcoming Dakar Youth Olympics in Senegal I feel good I feel
04:05so
04:06wonderful you know this was a dream since young I wanted to compete with people to see how I can
04:12also do
04:13just achieve medals you know why not just a record unlike Rashid who has grown up as an urban refugee
04:20Florence has lived the greater part of her 16 years in Ramwanja refugee settlement in
04:26western Uganda I was so happy to have been selected to go to Dakar I know if I continue with
04:33athletics it
04:34will transform my life and I can get a good school my family members will also have better opportunities
04:41and even other refugee children will be inspired the international Olympic committee and its partners
04:50in Uganda put together nearly $10,000 to prepare Florence and Rashid for the Dakar Youth Olympics over
04:57the past one year indeed building an Olympic dream is not a light task for a refugee athlete
05:05Florence and Rashid's talents were discovered through a six-year project by the Olympic refugee
05:11foundation with the aim of improving mental health of refugees and host communities through sport it's
05:19given a sense of purpose you realize that seven months ago ago they were probably running for fun or they
05:25came out for trials just to do it as well of passing time because they were free now you find
05:30that
05:30they're excited they're looking forward traveling they are looking for competing with people from
05:34other countries they want to get scholarships for school nearly 118 million people in the world
05:39are possibly displaced according to the UN's refugee agency while Florence and Rashid push to shine on
05:47track their strides in Dakar will be a global symbol of hope to millions of refugees
05:56from Liverpool to Trabzon sport Egyptian soccer player Mohamed Salah is delighting Turkish fans the
06:04forward received a warm welcome as his team took the field for a derby match in the Turkish soccer
06:10league the Turkish city of Trabzon is bursting with excitement Egypt star football player Mohamed Salah is
06:20arriving in the city after his transfer to its club Trabzon sport the local fans have been celebrating
06:27since and are hoping that Salah will now also help their club advance our business improved after Salah
06:37came to Turkey and to Trabzon sport God willing we'll win the championship title because thank goodness for
06:44Salah we currently have one of the most famous players in world soccer I designed this outfit specifically for
06:50him we are very happy with him and he's happy with us too Salah has truly embraced the city God
06:56willing we will win the championship title with him this year Salah's transfer was announced last August in
07:04his new club city his presence has also become a work of art and one missile when Mohamed Salah came
07:12to
07:12Trabzon we created the mural both as a welcome gift and as a tribute to the Arab and Egyptian
07:17tourists visiting our city which they really loved following that every tourist who passed by added a
07:24brushstroke so it's not just my work that brush strokes from 100 to 150 different tourists here the spot is
07:34right where the tourists arrive and when I say Arab tourists it's not just them domestic tourists also show a
07:40great deal of interest the players transfer has not only boosted tourism according to local news the
07:49club's social media accounts also gained 1 million additional followers of the signing Salah and as we
07:58do every week on africa news today he's our weekly calendar with a few dates to remember Russia will host
08:05the
08:05third Russia Africa summit in Moscow on October 28th and 29th Russian and African leaders and officials
08:13will gather to discuss political economic and security cooperation as well as strategic partnerships
08:19between Russia and African countries from October 26 to 29th in Libreville Gabon ministers from African
08:28Union member states responsible for information and communication technologies will discuss the
08:33continent's digital future including digital sovereignty connectivity access to technology and the
08:40development of Africa's digital economy Senegal will host the 2026 youth Olympic Games from October 31st to
08:48November 13th young athletes from around the world will compete in various sports in Dakar this marks the
08:55first time an Olympic sporting event has been held on African soil Lagos fashion week will bring together
09:02African designers fashion professionals and industry stakeholders from October 28th to 31st the event will
09:10provide an opportunity to examine the sector's economic potential local textile production and the challenges
09:17faced by young designers that's all for African news today see you next week for a new episode for more
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