some say that. the 2nd we come into this world we're in it together. in gemma's can leave a mark. in the we can make a real difference. in that's why we've. this is deja news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes it's a 3 horse race that's too close to call but now we head to the polls in an election that pits the president against his own readings have been young and while old most voters are below 30 we'll hear from them and the president who spoke exclusively to . russia for a while predawn. on for the french for the world

grows rich. also coming up on the show up to 72 years of the cannes film festival a black african women director is in the running for the palme d'or for the very 1st time the film atlanta just did make cinema her story for the senegalese director marty deal. needed to see black people on screen like shoot everywhere. i'm christine wonderwall come to g.w. news africa i'm glad your chin day in malawi is president is seeking a 2nd 5 year term as the country votes in a general election on tuesday the 78 year old is up against. 6 of the candidates

including his vice president. who is 32 years younger than him but opposition. is seen as having the best chance against the incumbent in an election where the economy and corruption are the main issues with a population of about 20000000 is one of the poorest countries in the world it's also one of the youngest 70 percent of people are below the age of $33.00 and crash put together this report about the tactics candidates have fused to appeal to the youth. waiting in the anticipation to see what new surprises in store vice president and u.t.m. candy did sell those teeny mouse past election campaign rallies have become known for their creativity at the age of 46 he's the youngest of the 3 major candidates and he wants to use that to his advantage his push ups on stage impress many of his young supporters in the capital city of new. records

actually showing that he's thinking of what do you. hope. he says you know malawi's the poorest country and the nowadays hard to find jobs and he's given a set that encouraged me and i think it's he says doing it he's doing it it was easy for the country i mean we love his ideas he has encouraged us and we're ready to vote for him but see we were divided. with this record we need you to wife also helps in the fight to win the youth vote today if you. are not.

a few kilometers away at the 2nd biggest opposition party the m.c.p. gets mobilized loud and colorful the central theme is centered on the youth in my last week more than half of the registered voters are under 30. but. they use their most turner gys in this election we have mobilized the youth like you can believe no party has had the youth conferences across this country like we have they believe in us they believe in our message and they believe that the youth will trust her because we have so much in store for them. the difficult economic situation as seen on the sidelines of the major election campaign events countless sellers of goods but most customers have little money for it 24 year old sells tap water bottles and plastic

bottles for the equivalent of $0.06. treasure and they are you know my their cd we listen generation for young people is not that good. school and there is a school a lot of us went to school you know we have to greece that would enable us to work or do business. to do the reading and she's going to be staying at home because there are no jobs or no business opportunities for us to see the roof in malawi agriculture is still the main source of income often the harvest is just enough for one's own family the state is the largest formal employer but still dependent on development aid from abroad president peter metallica insists that he stimulus the country i don't proof the infrastructure so he is running for a 2nd term but more than half of the population of my lab we live in poverty and many young people haven't seen any improvements soon. still it seems there's no

sense of political does and stands men from the young people in the week and the country expects high voter turnout. and so the candidates fight for votes with crédit to v.t. . spoke exclusively to malawi's president of the issues young people are concerned about going into this election if you go out and talk to young people on the streets many of them are not happy many of them i've talked to told me that there is no job opportunities for them they don't really see a future any more well. obviously obviously a well for to organise they will have 50 percent of the country. troopers and that's what. they'd mean and you know no country not even germany or the united states can employ or the new york post would employ everybody but what do you know

about as you say they think he's ok on the street. frustrated no drugs but more drugs more drugs. what you're going to training that's why i started getting these committed to go calling were good but it would take time it cannot be done overnight you're 78 years old the majority of the country is younger than 30 years actually what are you responding to those who are saying it should be the time for the younger generation to provide the leadership of this country question no he doesn't. he wouldn't. wear that you're not really. going to contribute i do have a way yeah i know what i country needs to move. but it will prosper again i'm not sure what exactly i'm doing and trying to do the next 5 years the issue of corruption is still something people in the debates about for your fellow vice presidents and he's now one of the opposition candidates might seem out he actually

claims that you're not serious about stopping theft you know it's going to go wrong and wrong is wrong. but he just can't do it so he has to say that but the point here is we are fighting corruption many many people have been trying already well convicted wouldn't cost good about 7000 people have been convicted one was sentenced last week i think that you need one of the major people i'm not sure investigating many cases that's still going on and the anti-corruption bureau director of public prosecutions is going to say on the police police. investigation but but you know what is a very difficult thing to do because these are very clever people. people who are very sophisticated with computers and most have been you know. it's not easy and sometimes we don't have enough resources but the truth of the modern there's no

more corruption here than in other countries they want. to make sure that we fight this girl doing what. of you complain release you actually sets that some of the opposition parties hire foreign professionals from russia and nigeria and india to rig the elections do we have any evidence for that claim i don't so why did you never put it on the table well what would take our current administration time welcome morning we're going to do but we do everything but the point though all those things are good shoes always made. rigging. shoes through democracy and i do through every election. the loss of claimed the rig thus restorable forgot. i won an election windows $300.00 for a transplant if you're lost it was corrupt it was rigged all over the continent so

it's nothing new. south africa is former president jacob zuma is back in corruption charges zuma is accused of taking bribes back in 1999 when the government was buying the 77 year old once a panel of judges to throw out the case against him the charges were dropped shortly before he became president in 2009 to be reinstated last year so has always maintained that the trial is politically motivated he's a lawyer he's being treated unfairly the board and my limit friends on the other side one engine is just too much of a prison so it's really been the new spy out by something all of us in this room have. to varying degrees. it's bias. meanwhile in its 72nd dia the cannes film festival is experiencing a true premia franco senegalese direct deal is the 1st black african women direct

say in the running to win the pilot dole the film at the antique has been described as a ghost story set on a senegalese building site but the men working they haven't been paid for weeks and face the inevitable pull off the ocean. matadi hope so he said film portrays the atlantic ocean as a supernatural force which is swallowing up sending council nudes to. alan. as a black woman i missed a really missed black figures in and black characters like cruelly and it's also why i mean this film i needed to see black people on screen like shoot like everywhere. atlantic tells the story of a dark these poor parents of a rancher had to marry

a wealthy man but she is secretly in love with building marcus giuliani. when he and the other men setanta in a boat for europe he never tipple happens they all try and get me to put out a can't believe that superman is gone and the most. fun place . mahmassani who plays a da says she's humbled by the film's success coast on the cosa goose she's a message behind the title of love beyond death if usually a booking and i'd really love for our parents to learn through this film that forced marriages don't help their children less than that but they do it so that their children don't hang around in the streets. but i think a marriage should be based on love and money as good as the buzz they don't love. entire cast and crew were on luck was that for the premiere deal says it sucks but

can have to wait 72 years to see a black woman director half pound all may come a lot sooner. and that's why i believe in what exactly is africa today as always you can catch a lot of stories on our website and facebook page i want to add what the say that the textile by. influence when it comes to young people. how much an excuse european the russian and liberty can. go to that. young activists are working hard for the european idea. of this public holiday against it.

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as our coffee and his friends can drink. this movie theater in kenya as darby refugee camp. his life story may have grown to a whole. 27 years ago but there's no holding back his dreams. thank you for watching. cinema stars may 27th on the. europe and its young people a complicated relationship. they demonstrate against climate change but aren't interested in the european election and this is but what about you me not really. you voters it's get out of my i think my parents will make me vote saying.

we wanted to find out what young people think about your.