under dog challenge from apple tv coda, which makes oscar history with it's almost all death cast. a best picture when for either film would mark the 1st time a streaming only movie takes the honor. the question hanging over at all is will they watch? last year's show drew 10400000 viewers, the lowest audience on record, and fewer than half that of the year before the academy is now making desperate efforts to help the oscars reclaim their cultural relevance. it's throw everything at the wall and see what sticks that includes the controversial decision to cut out 8 live award presentations in lesser known categories like editing and hair and makeup. in their place, the producers of introduced to new categories, which are powered by social media. other collaborations with users on social media and fans of the oscar. the fan favorite oscars moment. producers hope to make the academy awards more engaging and in the best picture nomination of get another non english film, the japanese drive my car to make the awards appealing to

a more global audience. those challenges will be unfold display, as hollywood tries to make a come back on the oscar stage. heidi joe castro elgin 0 los angeles. ah, this is al jazeera, these, your help stories. russia has criticize you as president jo biden's remarks in poland. the president allowed me person cannot remain in power. the white house has tried to downplay the common saying it was not a corporation change. today, russia has strangled democracy, has sought to do so elsewhere, not only it is homeland. under false claims of ethics, solid charity is invalidated. neighboring nations food has the gall to say, he did not just whine. your groom,

it's the law is just cynical. he knows that it's also obscene. 5 voices in ukraine's western city of levin a working to control the damage at an oil facility hit by russian cruise missiles on saturday. the city which is close to the polish border was targeted as president biden visited. poland only to humanitarian corridor was including one from the poor city of nato. have been opened on sunday residence from the southern city, have been allowed to leave in private cause. heathy rebels and yemen. say there suspending missile and drones strike. so in saudi arabia, for 3 days, it comes a day off to their drones and missiles hit the kingdom. okay, thank you. headlines. nice continues here now. does air of the inside story stay with us? talk to al jazeera. we ask,

do you believe that the threat of an invasion of ukraine is currently the biggest threat international peace and security? we listen, we are focusing so much on the unitarian crisis that we forget the long term development. we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter on al jazeera who's thing africa's digital transformation. a partnership between the african union and the european union is now in place to foster this transformation. what is europe serious about helping africa and how much is politics involved? this is insightful. ah, hello, welcome to the program and hasn't see her. the european union is africa's largest trading partner, according to u. n. data, but africa's trade with china is growing fast. the

e u and the african union have established a new partnership to boost the confidence digital transformation. beijing is already ahead on that. about 50 percent of africa's 3 g networks and 70 percent of its 4 g networks are run by chinese companies. but the african continent still off as many opportunities. so can your opinions remain africa's partner of choice? let's take a quick look at the new european african 2030 joint vision has just been announced . well, the european union aims to scale up investments, support innovation, and promote digital rights. leaders from both continents have announced $170000000000.00 africa, europe investment package. and they want to increase africans use of the internet from 33 percent to at least 60 percent. to help close the digital divide between the u and africa. the u and african leaders met in brussels last month. trade

security and append demik were on the agenda throughout the summit. 6 african countries were selected to establish their own m r n, a vaccine production site off the african leaders complained of inequality in distribution. the china has already spent billions on africa through its belt and road initiative and has become the continents biggest lend them. ah, let's bring in, i guess. now talk more about this from pretoria. we are joined by lorenzo fuel monte. he is a professor of political economy at the university of pretoria and a former minister of education and research in italy. giblin ibrahim joined us from a buddha. he is a political scientist and senior fellow at the center for democracy and development in nigeria. and from johannesburg were joined by david manya. he is the director of the university of johannesburg center for africa, china studies,

and then international relations, and foreign policy expert. good to have your with us gentlemen. david, money, a focus thought with you. is this something that could be good for africa or indeed africa requires a massive injections of foreign investments, particularly in this digital space. given the fact that only 33 percent of africa is wired to the internet and for, for development to take place. i think that these more that is required. china is doing great. united states is pouring investments and use coming as a late comer. however, what matters is exactly what will you provide are tangibly living out all their interests and ideological approach to this. this is business and i. e has to take africa, is hebron abraham? what's your take on this?

can this partnership work? i think the possibility of kids walking is very high for the simple reason that europe has always had a dominant relationship with africa without substantial con, petition. today, there been there being a substantial competition from china and they know they have to improve their performance, their tissue, they're serious. they have to change their ways so that they can get is solid footprint on the ongoing development a continent. so i think the context of time gives me confidence that europe in particular, will take this much more seriously. the stand on like, has been with us, learns if you're a monte, what's in is for europe. well,

i think this, this relationship could be literally a rewarding nowadays to data economy. the data is dominated by 2 polls north america and east asia. and i think both europe and africa need to become as autonomy as possible in the generation of data and the use of data and the digital economy. so it can be mutually rewarding. but like re with my colleagues, we need to see what are this time europe is serious about taking africa as a business partner. there's a business partner rather than as a development age target. this is, this is real economy. it's the teachers are becoming progress and i think it's, it's, it was long overdue. well, let's talk more about that points on the difference between you know, investment and development age. well, what's your, what's your view on that, david? money, what's, what's been the problem with europe's relationship in the past that could be improved upon this time? i think the problem was, we'll start with the language. if you look at this agreement and the amendment

which europe is approaching the agreement, is it's a question of trying to compete with china that has been reset and talking about a shed you. this is the language of africa in china that, that trying to see also use fully just to mistake. but i think we need to move from that. previously, it has been a must into colonial colonies in terms of relation where the hedge a monic europe will just set the terms of the relationship. i think this time around if it is, this is truly respect and number of questions as to reports. to what extent will they cut the previously colonial tendencies into the digital field that comes with a lot of challenges. we're going to keep the data with european union respect

africa, data of entity. at the moment, europe is a setting, it's on data, g, dealing with bar china. it's not that america particular united states. and equally, we should also see the need for you to respect the african continent, the question of price. it's not a question or bringing data or to new technology, african continent, how much will it be? will it be support on the african content? so all of the above need to be taken into consideration. well, you mentioned earlier, what you called the colonial tendency. could you expand a little bit and what you mean by that? are you talking about a, a type of condescension? indeed, there is this tendency, the offer of condescending language, africa perceived as, as tony blair put previously, but it is conscience,

he needs i. and i'm looking at the content at helping and providing resources for poor africa. but this is quite good at different africa. we are talking about the large population, 1200000000 people and the bulk of this population young population. and therefore the continent remains the future market that has to be respected. and therefore, it's just a question of wiring this continent using european software that the normals and value at this software is not neutral. it comes with the 2nd norms, cultural values that comes along with it. and therefore, i think they ease the need of a truly friendship in which pop european and african culture operate. and hadn't she been able to have what potential does this partnership had for job creation in

africa, particularly with it's very large young population. as david money was saying, cindy, put tension for job creation is extremely high. just her, my police just say that for guys the young population, it is a very active population. and it's a population does already, family beer with digital methods and technologies and therefore available to play. it began rule in that field. clearly for africa, the potential of breaking the digital divide is extremely important for its future. and it could look for many of the development it's, it's, i mean, development objectives, it has set for it so little by 10 and how smart achieved. so it could be extremely

important where i think the conditions for it to be a major issue has to be something that is based on a business agreement between african governments and foreign development partners there want to play a role, i think specifically the issue is to get that and get out of the earlier development paradigm in which the west did tis was good for africa. unless sick to impose it, i have it's not accepted. they move on. i think for me, the owners is really an african governments and people to define what their key objectives this digital era and colon personas to join specifically on what they want them to come in to join. i

think they're already good science in africa user so many list there has been, for example, enormous and has to use a lot of the dynamics and that parts of africa in west africa is not been as high. oh lou, all the digital technologies have shown considerable capacity to develop. i'm producer jobs, i 1st tax up in missouri, our world us. yes. i've had a huge successes in jewelry to support an investment revenues from abroad. and it's some, these sort of startups by africans themselves. the europe has to now ride to be part of that investment clarity. there will clear the potential for the multiplication of jobs in the dish telephony lorenz of hero monte you think that's

the reason why europe hasn't even been able to make inroads in africa in the past because of this, or, you know, dick tutorial attitude if you like, as, as, as g b, japan was talking about their, of, of kind of preaching to them of the on good governance and democracy and so on. because that's what china doesn't do. well, i think that is being part of the problem. but, you know, like, i think it goes without saying that you can ask different trade approaches and i think and not against the idea of having trade with, with x, you know, like, but the problem with europe is that the ethic requirements of all of often being a unilateral one way, right? we expect african partners to be having a certain way, never checking what the european companies were doing in africa. so he was perceived as very hypocritical, especially after centuries and centuries of explanation of the african continent and continuous exploitation of the african natural resources and so on,

so forth. i think this is not in your space and the digital economy is the economy of the present and the future. as we have mentioned, africa is made incredible inroads into using digital infrastructure, digital tools, and to power different types of economic development, east africa, digital currencies, where i'm sitting in south africa. digital money is virtually a dominant, some very, very few payments in south africa made in cash, but these days. so it's so there's an incredible amount of opportunities for africa to lead to a new development phase through digital infrastructure. but the question is, if europe is really, as we said, is really key to do so on a, bilateral, and the same time on an equal footing. whether it's going to be trying to use it's leverage to exploit african consumers. this is not what we want. what we need is to support african people to develop their own and prices to be able to use the

internet and the digital connections to create new jobs, new economic opportunities everywhere. so for instance, internet neutrality is really important. as we have already mentioned, you know the internet if it's not neutral, it's controlled by certain parameters by certain rules and he can actually favor one side of the equation of expensive side. and that what we need is also clarity around ib till actual property was gonna own that digital content. and to what is going to happen to software. again, in africa, is it, at this stage, a net importer of technology, african governments pay royalties to european or north american companies to use software which is often imposed on african governments, african public institutions, african universities by these agreements. so we need to be able to use this partnership to develop african software to strengthen the african technological platforms to be able to, to do so in a very open and free way. so if that, if,

if this is what's gonna happen, i think it's going to be a great opportunity for both players. let's not forget the fact that even europe, as behind china and north america in terms of data economy. so europe has looked again out of having a true and equal partnership with africa because it's going to be advantageous the european companies as well. so i think it's a great opportunity, but we need to separate our ties. would past david money. what is it that i a year of can offer that investors like china and russia are not offering at the moment what, what is it, what is it they can bring to different they could bring one thing for sure that at the moment they haven't made any inroads, it really depends if they quote, a common with a cheaper technology that africa is not interested in the issue of

competition. as it stands, the united states is coming with its issue of ensuring that the dominant in pushing china out of the market use, divide it over the issues. some european countries, a neutral and trying to find their own space. and therefore, it really depends how they come in and what is it that, that going to offer? i think price is the key issue. and more importantly, to what extent, in terms of the giant tick non tech companies from europe, will they behave? i think 20 no such with, with the behavior of facebook and others will pay less techs on the african continent. therefore, there's a question of tax. are they going to contribute to the development of the african continent? they security, there's a huge security dimension to technology. to what extent are they going to assist in securing the continent as it moved to regional integration and ensure that he is

dining in line with africa agenda 26. so those are some of the key issues. to what extent are they bringing africans to operate freely without really imposing views, is what kids have been able to have it? did you agree with that that they could do more, that there is a potential here for, for europe to, to, to offer more beneficial partnership with africa in the digital arena? i think so, as you are aware, the europe has just walked out an agreement itself to reduce the dominance of american high tech companies in their only colonies. and it's a moment in which europe is itself engaged in is struggle to build their own companies, their capacities and the rule they are going to play in the digital economy. just

as africa is also very much in back fest this news in this contest that imagines and become in importance. africa has a possibility of working in a collaborative man. i was the euro, so there will do some of those fives together. and in so doing, i think it's extremely important for africa to know that it's not it's rule to join the fives of the america in trying to keep china. because what we need is a, an error and was there are multiple actors which creates opportunities for others to be placed in that system or it so. so i don't, i do think this is an important moment. a historically,

you can't have the situations as you have in the contemporary world. we have 4 or 5 american high tech companies come through the data flow of much of the world. and i think the ongoing struggle is an important one in open opening or i release for other players to come in. and i think in this context, africa, so of to work with europe as a partner to engage in this battle together in increasing the multiplicity of active and from clears in the digital economy. lorenzo, what's your take on that are? so you nodding in agreement to some of that i agree a lot, i agree very much. you know, the fact that the digital economy is a great opportunity for diversification, but the presence is highly dominated by a few players. and again, what brings europe into this for africa?

it brings a partner that has a lot of expertise, has good experience in terms of technology transfer. again, what africans need a lot is to be able to create a, an environment which makes businesses thrive. that is able to develop technologies and not be dependent on knowledge is built and develop elsewhere. so that means strengthening partnerships between universities and the industries and so on and so forth. and this is something that europe have a lot of experience. and at the same time, and i think this is quite crucial. europe can be a market for african technology, as i said earlier, african banking systems, so way more developed in europe, backend systems when it comes to digital economy. so opening up digital partnerships may very well give african bennett the opportunities in the european markets, african apps, african tools that are still quite common. i mean, previously you were referring to the east africa, the case of them pace, a digital money already developed 20 years ago. it's becoming extraordinary

invention, something like this is unheard of. so we could have a situation in which african technology developed by african people with african firm can actually expand into the european autonomy. this is hard to do in china, legal requirements, but chinese protect their own. i don't care about free trade and it's obviously very, very competitive and us, while europe is much more free, towel ground and still in open insurance territory, some of these creations again. so there isn't. i think the added value of this partnership is the fact that a 2 players have a lot to game or the others are incoming. the others are the dominant players. these 2 guys, europe and predictions are enforced to become a david money. we talked a lot about a lot up to now about what, what needs to happen and what hasn't happened before. but are there any examples you can point to of successful partnerships between countries in, in africa and europe, or anywhere else outside of africa that could provide

a template for, you know, model for what the best project is that could work out for everyone. the, the biggest challenge we have is that there's no skills on the african continent mosque, but of the low skill, humanely. so seen this area, i think what could be done more success is to ensure that the works with the african union and ensure that the stablish, mental dentist sentence at the regional level, most african countries, small and unable to really build a data center. and therefore, if they could build this data centers that the region on that it will be quite important and ensure that with this new technology data resides in content. it should not be where europe is protecting phone data and content. and at the same

time, move on the african continent to mine data and put it in new york in style. so i think those are key issues the other corporation would insure the issue such as e commerce, it's done in a fair way in terms of transportation. a lot of the fact remains around those and therefore, i think they could be a find the best way that both europe in union as well as the african continent, benefits out of e commerce is not one sided. so those are key issues. ok, a lot of challenges where you need to be done. i'm going to get what's probably going to be last what you're in the less than a minute that we have a job in the abraham. how do you see all of this playing out then? this she works for collaboration would be on the rest,

lose the internet in most of upper as you know, and cables connect africa to the internet that will, europe, and the africa speeds and to be extremely slow for a whole lot of complex reasons. well, i think that's really one area collaboration with you to help in developing the infrastructure to really touch up the digital device. well, good to talk to all 3 of you. unfortunately, we're out of time. we're going to have to leave it there. thanks very much. lorenzo, if you're a monte keeper in able to him and david money, thanks so much for being on his side story. and thank you. as always for watching, you can see the program again any time just go to our website. i g 0 dot com and for further discussion, go to our facebook page. that's facebook dot com, forward slash ha, inside story. you can also join the conversation on twitter handle. there is as

a j inside story for me has i'm sick and the whole team here, bye for now. oh, in nigeria life you see beach i want to use on there for boy is one of you with rice. i do not to know an individual that is followed in nigeria like football. my nigeria is soccer. my nigeria is your development. my major is this is my nigeria, the my, my gary on al jazeera april on i'll just see of frontline reporting and in depth analysis. we bring you the latest on the ukraine war and the unfolding humanitarian crisis. immersive personal shorts, documentary africa,

direct showcase, african story from african filmmakers. the campaign for the philippines president the end. final thanks. but with the country facing it's worth assessing. year week's candidate will emerge as a front runner time of pandemic. saws. what the world can learn from the global h i. v epidemic in the fight against colored 19. emanuel micron is expected to be re elected as president. that what will a 2nd term mean that france and b, you april on al jazeera, on county, the cost european nations boost military spending. will defense, johns reap the profits of the war in ukraine straining car industry supplies. so all vehicles getting more difficult to buy and kind of google's underwater cables bring internet access to millions of africans. counting the cost on al jazeera ah,

now g 0 with every oh aah! for god's sake, this man cannot remain o. u. s. president joe bought an ends his trip to europe with some tough talk, directed rushes lead a vladimir putin. ah, my money inside this is out there a life day. also coming up. strikes in the west. the ukrainian city of live is on edge off to russian rockets target fuel depos.