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ah, hello, welcome to the program. i'm adrian finnegan, saga lever off his visiting molly this week. in the 1st official trip by a russian foreign minister to the west african nation, molly's john to has turned to moscow to help it fight armed groups and fighters from the wagner group have replaced troops from the former colonial power france. wagner is a private military organization run by an ally of president vladimir putin, of now operates in several african countries. is moscow extending its reach in africa at the expense of western powers? who go to our panel just a moment, but 1st, a report from laura con. russia's foreign minister is on his 2nd trip to the african continent. in 2 months, sir,

kayla roth is showing up support his relations deteriorate with the west over the worn ukraine. on sunday and just one day before the scheduled touchdown of russian foreign minister law, 4th flight and bomber co, bonnie expelled the head of the un human rights mission. but this isn't due government to decline the government's decision to declare the head of men useful human rights action persona non grata as a consequence, he must leave the country within 48 hours. molly's military rulers have been turning to moscow since they came to power in the 2020 coo and following a diplomatic rupture with the former colonial power france loss. here. paris withdrew its troops, le region ending operation barcode, and it's been battling on groups there since 2013. this left a gap which allowed russian fighters from the walk in a group to help combat armed groups. in 2018 al jazeera met russian fighters from wagner training soldiers from the central african republic. it's also

been operating in libya, molly mozambique, and saddam. during a speech in eritrea lover of showed the russia would be a bullock of economic support in africa, hulu. no hybrid was of the waste, including an ukraine, will be able to stop for development of new centers of economic power, financial and political influence. this map results for you and vote. march shows how divided african nations were in condemning russia's invasion of ukraine. 28 voted in favor. 8 didn't vote, and 17 abstained. that included south africa, which has historically strong relations with russia and the former soviet union. ingenue, a lateral finance upon for military trails of russia and china. the will form the anniversary of the war in ukraine. russia struggle against western powers is

playing out in africa as it drums up strategic support. turning it into a diplomatic playground. la han insight story al jazeera. ah, let's brain, i guess for today's discussion from moscow, were joined by a survey markov who is director of the institute of political studies from ankara of a gray gray girl who's a policy analyst at the consultant seat development reimagined that focuses on africa and in paris were joined by justine vba is a fellow at the german marshall fund of the united states. one welcome at to you all so okay, let's start with you. what does russia want in africa? does it want access to mineral resources? does it want business for russian companies? military partnerships to humiliate former colonial powers in africa, all of those, or is it just that it needs all the friends it can get at the moment? i think all of those goals,

which you mentioned about very little of all are famous. most effective in the book, private miniature company, bargainer making you said business they make and military consultant model government to central african republic. government tools. booking up i saw a government that some it says their business getting mine and also because of strategic needed to consideration with money gala. my partner actually, business group can have different concepts and to get some money. also because branded relation between russia and the government can develop economic ration, which is monday. so or was our oil got

some additional price? great to send to so great, and some of us and them that france is twice a friend and by russian have, are you not? but i be pragmatic, but also pleasing. think from our point res, now is, and i, me is france. use congress what what have so we've been killed and crashed and so just and support several or against the pro ration. but it says your grades and more programs to press was it's like i was opposed to say, hey, did you say that the france is killing russian soldiers in the ukraine? yes, sir, because a francis given class

a week when they asked officers who are you? are all in stockton or ukrainian replaced a sold. okay. i don't really want to get bogged down in ukraine this, this discussion about about africa at the moment. i just wanted you to verify that that remark. yeah, a vaguely let's, let's, let's put this to you. then what, what is russia doing in africa right now when it's engagement bring about the piece, the development that many of the countries that it has security partnerships with want here. i think if we go back to the 2019 because it is in, so you, you see, you see the science of what process we are trying to achieve, but it will continent on it. but under buttoned up from 2019, because that new predict the, the, the war in ukraine and about foot african if it were present. and you could see from the totally communication that russia is indeed very keen on forming in

strongly with african countries as a political additions, an edge security, and so forth. but at the moment, one or one of the clear, one of the clear needs that we really want to maintain at least, or even to shop his influence on the content. because post the invasion of ukraine and little need for us to have friends to avoid it. as a leash on africa, countries, but how the country, the content that we split in half rather with half, wouldn't that be neutral or, or against your solution that we saw in the u. n. g, in much less down on, on what? so i think i was very important for russia because. ready what goes on there is like to be more and more. busy of just the incidence where there is need for friends and allies of woods in accordance with,

with his position also but not go on the sunday dinner. and i'm a kid. it's not by russia, both african content themselves because new york sounds coming, putting going in africa. definitely that, that you have to play out of both of those africa countries have legitimate interest that the forcing me to rush as well. but going to a security team. but we will see from the pot on of the cooperation on the security, i think it needs to be seen how, where the trunk lid more into must not be carried to because so far it's more of a vision security. even though these advice on the claim to be, of course, you know, advice in the government in terms of the issues of security of terrorism on that much, not just in, in paris. russia's foreign minister has wined and dined his way through african capitals in recent months. welcomed by most as an old friend is the west,

being out maneuvered by russia in africa where france has already made it quite clear last year that the operations of the group in malli. i'm not compatible with engagement off with the department of french forces. and that is also why france withdrew its hosses from molly that i think that we are overall seeing a shifting pattern in the region. also by, for example, by the fact that the human rights director of the united nation mission for the nation in this ma, has some expelled wrong mommy. and also that more and more western countries, such as, for example, sweden, other u. k. pepin, withdrawing their forces from living with ours. and so indeed, western countries are calling out here. and we see that this is also due either

because they are expelled or vicious and declared as not where can be cost effective a piece of civilizations and just not compatible with doing that for me also see in the region overall is that security cooperation, or leg counterterrorism civilization look much and look more and more like a couple competition for geopolitical influence. so you mentioned the wagner group, what is it doing on the ground in africa? the larger group stands accused of committing human rights abuses the kremlin, as denies that it has anything to do with its presence there that it, but it's not officially sanctioned by, by russia. it has no legal status internationally. why does russia tolerate its presence there? or can russia not achieve its aims in africa without it?

i think monday government programs with security because thought x and optical branch, all from the cards are and the money government repair to you will french military branch troops up to secure 2 percent of the security was not able to do it and that was digital knows appraisals know micro and to use military present to get money in the condition. when of the security threat, the money appeared to be not small at the bigger can. can you so can you say that france was not able to, can, can, can the, the group do it? i mean, as i said to you the question that they're accused of human rights atrocities on the ground. ah, we believe that international organizations reach control and

human rights are issues as they are politically kind of ends. ally, if somebody is going to have more direct rec use for example, you're playing in a government was that sort of relation human. right. it's nice. it's not on us and for no reason to drop out of the race. and that is the best it was go months and you know, some time needed to questions optic to be it's, it's cruel. and it's giving us all back in. ox come to the fact that more and more african governments want to divide. wagner, 2000 of a great. what do you make of that? what are the dangers of this? is we interrupt our programming to take you to turkey where the president ship type one is getting a new conference following the devastating earthquake set of turkey and syria. more

than 5000 people have been killed in both countries present early on updating the nation on the search and rescue operations. last name, vice president for us off they had been taking charge of the coordination work. we are constantly in touch with the people in the field as the as a presidential crisis center is working round the clock as well to together with the rescue stuff. we have already provided more than 100000000 apologies, 100000000000 turkish lira to for the help of the people for them to be housed for them to be accommodated as soon as possible in this harsh and hot in the winter conditions. all

do a shipment and all that shipment to sofa has been reached into the area, but they are still working hard to send more very close motor machinery building machine that is to help rescue operations. and also i am asking the, our people not to use their mobile phones unless they really have to. and they're also more than 5000 health profession as a virgin in the impact of that us from our national medical team and

columns we, there is a lot of number of people just helping to on a lot smaller than and there are many people come forward to the left to rest you to have a will in the people horses also working very hard around the clock with many thousands of soldiers as well as navy hadn't, hadn't a ships from the navy and the $54.00 high capacity cargo flies from the, from our melinda, and of course, this year that she was out of in or in transferring all the and the treatment necessary to look after the people who are impacted from this devastation. earthquake. we have 26 cargo flights on something and operation. we have created them half, which is what it costs down to support and transfer these all

continue on to every lives that we can save in the rabble. and we are sure that the that is nothing. yes, we could do the so the, i don't mobilize in every possible chord, you know, get, are going to think it's look on the possible patients. and many, many thousands of people had been ordered to transfer to each and every province and the towns where working in coordination with the local authorities as well. you know, we have to raise out the infrastructure again in the impact of area and patterns and thousands of professionals from that. he's been

your call being transferred into the impact of that because it is a lot as we do, they say we have taken quite constant progress. we have made quite a bit of progress in the search and rescue people at the moment to 2549. people have lost a lot lives and we have more than 2000 people injured. but until now we have save it more than a 1000 people from the get the key. it is not those going to people who are taken out of the rebels, had been transferred to madison, the stumbling on camera and as well as some other host near the region impacted by this devastating earthquake. i y'all wish i last mercy upon those who lost their lives and said,

and i wish it took me to recovery to those who had wounded in this devastating cricket as of yesterday until until next sunday. we have flared national morning v for one week change while the church and a few patients are continues to own. our institutions and government is hard and taking misery precautions. i just wanted to inform my citizens office, so also the course of it at the schools in the country on to 13th, february and the in the unpacked area until the 23rd of february. all the schools, including universities are closed and we are working round the clock to provide them with food and drink and blanket and everything they may need to crap this

period out of you seen on the la hotel and other government buildings on clothes for accommodating people who need of did it only in antalya, more than 6000 beds had been prepared to have people also lots of lots of course west coast and now we are working in an in control to rain state today was showing connection as, as bad for support. we have to look at repaired, the great i was working hard to create a better flow of traffic where the roads impacted on the 79. so that also fake news had been

pumped into the paper, prove is social media channels and various others channels. please do not take notes of them in your government. that's. ready out of the official information is provided through and we ask you to take no notice of those kind of sean healey intended people said the intentions after not more than 70 countries and 14 international institutions have pledged they help you out of this and the teams and that help i would like to take all those countries who have been telephone me sending messages or making press statements. i'd like to talk to each other and every head of state and government who pleasure to have and provide has help. since

the state and earthquake had taken place in my country, and those who are strong supporting us, we say prayers and support. i am grateful for data and anyone who wants to help bush out of me. people take it and i invite them to come to them, provide financial help to throughout the day if that is a disaster emergency automatically off turkey. and yes, so the difference of it in that you didn't have to learn. all of them was consequence off. this is an earthquake hoaxes asked to take part of the cushions to him to prevent us from having similar

results in the near future. hopefully it won't happen, but should it happen? we have been better prepared for similar. could you give me a shot or not to declare a state of emergency? my country is what i am given by our constitutions. and we are, we are going to continue our work in the parliament and also my office. this is to again we are about a or that we are going for one of the biggest disasters of history and we utilize in house and mobilizing every resources we have to have power citizens all the the some of the fortune with weather conditions is hindering

alterations in certain areas that are somebody as we have not been able to reach out to help them out. but i just want to reassure all of my citizens that we are here to help them. and we are working hard round the clock to make life easier. we have to overcome all these difficulties and heard is by one. and we are not going to leave anyone who are in need of you because of the still devastating earthquake. yep. so i've got a month and i said, is working harder and really miss hopefully as much as soon we will also come over the results of this disaster after the search and rescue operations. and it sort of out of you to now to get those helps who had needed subsequently, we will of course,

start to re build those towns. and as soon as 10 we have cut that is that both the santana 1000 containers as to our country again. so many other countries are making preparations to send us a hold of my patios, food and the number of others in mississippi. and we also receive hundreds of caravans from other countries. we will provide the colors to those families who are in need most until until the facilities are available. thank you for your time and listening. i was been listening there to the turkish president, rochelle type ergo, on who has been speaking from the earthquake crisis coordination center addressing

the nation man, updating the country and the world in the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes that have hit turkey and assyria southeast in turkey. and northern syria, the president confirming that a total of more than $5000.00 people have been killed in both countries. he said 303400 people had died in turkey alone. 22000, he said, had been injured. but more than 8000 people have also been rescued. the president adon also announcing a state of emergency inter kia in the aftermath of these 2 devastating earthquakes . he says that a national period of morning of one week will be held and has said that her rescue and our operations were progressing. that progress had been made in search and rescue operations. he says that more than 8000 people have been saved

from under the rubble so far. and he also updated on the relief efforts and the age that's been provided by countries from around the world. he says more than 14 countries have promised help to turkey. and that he thanked them for they are their help with this disaster. sin em casteel blue has been listening to this for us. she's in istanbul and he's joining us now. live a. so send him the president, they're giving a lengthy update really on what's been happening since these disasters structure kia. just bring us up to speed with what's he said while follow. this is the 2nd speech by the turkish present. started on since the earthquake happened yesterday morning. he visited the state information and coordination center where all the operation with regard to the earthquake region is held. and the announcement of

a 3 month state of emergency was something expected. this was actually advised by many experts and saw that the rescue operations could, could continue without interruption. and the officers older they have been making calls for the civilians in those areas. to leave those cities to not approach to the areas which were heavily damaged in order not to interrupt the rescue operations. prisons are, don't actually try to highlight that his government and the state is committed to all expenses, everything. to complete this rescue operation in the most successful way, and he mentioned that $100.00 millions of dollars worth of resources were spared for the institutions who are dealing with this rescue operation right now. as we have been reporting since yesterday, this is the deadliest earthquake that trickier has seen as it has. the earthquake

has effected 10 cities in this state of emergency for 3 months will be valid in those 10 cities. and because also the officials, the authorities are also trying to protect the properties of the citizens. because, and not everybody's trapped under the rebels, but some people have to leave what they have and get on their cars and leave to other places. that's why the state of emergency, it was needed in a way folly. so again, if you just joining us on al jazeera, the turkish president ship type, or the one has just announced the state of emergency in the 10 province that were affected by mondays. devastating earthquakes in which more than 3400 people have died in turkey alone. i total of $5000.00 people killed in both turkey and serious sin in the races. on right now to find survivors,

we've seen rescue workers working around the clock to try and pull people from under the rubble. bring us up to speed with what's been happening in terms of the search and rescue operations and how the weather has affected. the rescue effort to turkey is actually extra ties in these kinds of search and rescue operations as an, as it has a history of earthquakes. and since in 1999, just 2 or 3 years ago in the province of ella, again in the same area, they were earthquakes. we witnesses in the western coastal city of is may. but this time as a we are affected is a large area and we're talking about 13 and a half 1000000 people who have been affected by this earthquake as the environment minister a state of this morning at the local resources, local human resources, a supplies haven't been enough.