time. to change. i know nothing out of the wild because sometimes i am the most and nothing with the . things deep into german culture. you did seem to think that his grandmother day oh you know it's all about who. i'm rachel join me for me. hello and welcome to the 77 percent i was show for. the ones you. are you under 35 years old then you open 77 percent of africa's population and you are in the right please this show is all about you coming up on today's program

. can we ask young creatives and critical people what defines our because i did. we need to champion one down. and we explore the angolan capital one the d.j. can bank educational. but fast let me ask you a question who gets to decide how a free car and its history is put treat up until this point in time most teams 3 books on africa have been reluctant from a western point of view for children especially there are very few books which sell the story of all continent from our own perspective but tang's finally changing south african his story i know my longer tees it has taken matters into her own hands and published how on african history book for keep.

reading. but today she's reading a book she wrote himself. with a book in africa with ivy and. south african historian no longer hopes to prepare her for the future by teaching her the history of why people. based on my own experience as an african that. the one thing that africans value that has and put them through centuries of pain is knowing where they are and where they come from. the university professor discovered that african history books written for kids when most exclusively focused on ancient egypt she wanted to paint a broader picture about the continent past she wants to cover everything from ancient history to more contemporary independence movements. when africans are clear about the history and about where they come from and the origins and their

different mythologies we do way better as kids in school we do way better as students at university and we do. far better in the world in terms of being innovators when we know our history. no longer also realized that there were no history books that black children in africa could really identify with she was determined to fill the gap and sat down with her illustrator friend any boy to develop a comic book for children in african history just trying to represent visually . elements of african history so that kids can. kind of get a feel for it through the visual side but not in the way that. turks african people know my longest approach is simple she shows kids and young adults a different perspective on african history the subject of slavery for example is

looked at from a much broader perspective and doesn't just focus on africa shows that humans have been cruel to one another everywhere throughout history. this is an important message in a country like south africa where christmas of its colonial past would be found everywhere. no longer stresses that this alternative perspective was sorely miss and up until now even in schools but now those like those in the final in you lose a secondary school have something to be proud of i want a moment about african. because it is my house no one in this book embraces african history and culture as it covers issues ranging from the rise of ancient civilizations to slavery colonialism struggles for independence and famous africans. it's really means when teaches people about cultures

yes or coups i feel joy because we don't have books. don't have. no millennium please us confident that her efforts will pay off the popularity of our book is to rise and perhaps one day how walk will even become compulsory in schools across africa. if that report got you curious to know more about some of the most famous. across africa's history you can also check out the w's online multimedia project if we can. that leads me to our next big question what are the roots of our identity. well reporter 8 it came on he went to our home city nairobi to find out and she's joined by a special guest the end i bar as a member of one of africa's most popular boy buns.

i've heard it said before afro pop after a future is in even it seems that recently there is i might even go as far as call it an obsession of africans to attach their identity to the work that they do and i'm wondering why why is african identity so important who better to answer this question for me than some young africans and one of them actually named his album very audacious title live and die in africa so we're going to start with you be an african story is our story told by us as told by us because with no hold on so if d.w. is a source let's put ourselves let's put ourselves on the line here d.w. is providing the platform d.w. certainly not african but this is the african story told by us we are the ones who are telling you what we are about so the african story is the story of africans as told by the people of africa just using 11 day mission has as no no no it doesn't

shock me has asked another question who is. that's my question is with us because because we're no no no drapery but how many how many generations is it take to be defined as africa is what i want to know. ok does anyone have an answer to that question how many generations does it take for you to be defined as african assuming that your background or what we call your indigenous roots are not african any answer any takers i don't think it's enough for you to see yourself as an african the african people the community that you're in has to see you as an african you get it has to be a 2 way thing i found this is a very philosophical so to be is to be perceived to be african is to be perceived and i can just insert myself into africa and feel african oh my god i feel african no it has to be you. the people who you found there do they see you as african it doesn't have to take generations i think we have people who have lived in kenya for 10 years right now and they see themselves as africans it's actually how you carry

the african pride how you see yourself how you respect the culture how you respect . and what makes you feel it doesn't have to be. seems that we are very sensitive about the ownership of this identity so when other people lay claim to it we get a little edgy about it why are we so sensitive about identity because of colonialism and having to deal with imperialism we are extra touchy about the subject of african identity we have completely embraced. sort of dispositions when it comes to how we choose to govern ourselves but somebody might hear you say that and say well you are influenced by the west you're hearing some of western ideas having this conversation in english. being the conversation in the english phrase so yeah it's so that's the thing i don't actually believe that even $29.00 t. even in the centuries to come that there would still be this thing called african identity because of globalization essentially that this idea of african is it is

one that will be depleted in the years to come you don't agree and i don't know you that. i think it's because of the influence and the pressure and the context of globalization that's the precise reason why people hold on to their identity if if there's a force that's that's homogenizing everyone making it run the same then what makes you unique becomes that much more important but it feels that is really not on your mind and body is really you know you're not happy bunny here is you know what i find it funny that none of us have talked about how the fact that african identity has also been tied to our struggle we have not had a conversation about privilege we've not had a conversation about this our skin tone let's have it. and the fact that our skin tone in all its melanie to forms has been the subject of prejudice has been the subject of slavery for 100 plus years and that that also contributes to what we

consider ourselves to be there anything to the it will always have a passion attached to our identity no but that bad pressure and those outside forces the same way that a diamond is formed by outside pressures can i get up with something. that is has played a role in shaping what we have so we are very very sensitive about holding onto it because so much has been taken from us that we are like ok what do we have all right we have our skin tone ok we have our sense of rhythm ok we. got. a pounded young you know so we have all these things that we happen to celebrate and we're happy to adorn but when people wear them adorn them in a way as though they're celebrating it's we call it appropriation of misappropriation the reason why the line these drawn when gucci for example would be so i think the most likely to engage and then ironically you know presentation of the it and then go oh my god case on the using but no africans actually the most

a people who do it is of the form of fabric and i want to benefit from it that some . touching is just bouncing which is feeds you it seems ok ok ok ok look so you guys heard recently that oklahoma thought i was trademarked here the q. and it's like you're not being. a monkey for your benefit because really free is from lion king which means no worries in africa which is very revealing and it shows that where we need to step up legally as africans is we kind of need to be able to get a heavier presence in terms of trademarking in terms of cooperating in terms of seeing what we have in the things that we have potential exports or whatever the only reason i say that is because someone else is going to do it so what did she says about. afrikaans having a more kind of like legal and copyright presence or strategy is good but i also think that the people who are stealing should stop stealing right so if you have

a house which has valuable things in it and someone comes and breaks in and things your stuff is right. who did the wrong thing was it wrong for you to have things in your house or was it the thief who shouldn't have come to steal the right the reason why africans don't copyright everything is because it doesn't occur to us that these things are a lot. but i just want to ask you guys that question one more time why is african identity so important africa has been the site of upon theft up on left and that sense of loss has been part of our history for centuries really and it's in this moment of globalization couple late stage capitalism is when it's becoming more intense right and so the reason why we're looking to what makes us different is because that's how for us to become human our human has been identified with not africa right that that in the category of human black does not exist african does

not exist in order for you to be human you have to be white or white adjacent right and so we are here expanding the category of human to include africa while that was that was that was that hit me right here and that's a great place to wrap up this conversation and i suppose we can all agree that it's very complex and i'm not entirely sure we fully answer that question but i think one thing we can agree on is that african identity is important because it affirms that we were and like christine the background said it affirms that we still are thank you so much for tuning in that was so exciting i'm actually a little exhausted just from all the thinking thanks for joining us. thank you wow now that was an important discussion to have if you want to add your thoughts you can engage in the debate on our facebook page and you can also watch a longer version of that street debate on youtube. now let's head to rhonda

like in many other countries life with a disability here is still anything but easy when x. is a mind that became disabled he was forced to live on the streets but a few years later his life to a surprising time. was. left up to a 160 kilograms. he's part of the run paralympic delegation and travels to international sports competitions but his story is also about enough strength to escape life as a street challenge to educate me. when i was it is all the good. the does is affected one leg when i was taken to the hospital i received injections suddenly also my 2nd leg was affected. why i have a disability on both legs. only shortly

after both of his parents died dropped out of primary school and out there was no one taking care of him he was forced to live on the street. i slept on the outside for end of houses sometimes even in containers where i was looking for some left over to eat. as a street child really wasn't. now going through all of the economy. in this part of the rundown government's efforts for inclusion children with disabilities are still faced stigma and many end up on the streets begging becomes key to their survival as it was with deal. when a family is poor and have a child with disabilities this work. even in the society it is treated like no we're still sick welcome but don't want to move. 2 fights every day life

challenges to jane started training on the street when he was a teenager no one told him to park and she didn't he felt i just exercised on the road for a strict child midst protect himself against threats from others or that's why i started training i wanted to become strong to protect myself in times of trouble nor known. how one top gun. in 2003 is knife. still training in a very basic self-made jeans a politician approached him he could become part of the national team for the car a power lifting that then cling to one years old went to his father's international competition the all africa games in nigeria. card and you know. i start to slip in a different hotels life was suddenly great nice for the even give me new clothes

rugby on how. the commonwealth games continental competitions even the parliament explains the 12th in london jane trouble in the world. with these cost money and as a professional sports money he could rent his own house and buy a transport buy kept in a god of this is my bike on the ground of poor people who need transport would prevent trouble my bike and the transported for them but sally and i live in a jungle moc the old bus of course needed. to date but the 70 old jane is a train up a motivator and a role model for others living with disabilities we want to eat it you shall. cause erna to look at the world you know your genius like a brother to me a friend. well i have today i have the course of feel thanks to him i'm

a professional sportsman to be a little and it was enough for death to be an asshole. regularly invites young people of the street to a free training and even for a warm dinner he hopes that one day people with a disability will have the same opportunities like everyone that all of his friends can attain their goals. now as i wanted to go out lecter in a place where i welcome people with a disability to do sports and help them realize their dreams complected education because most of them could not go to school. by good luck of the month until his vision becomes reality. knows it's about small victories one at a time. what an inspiring story but remember it's up to us as a society to ensure people with disabilities have the same opportunities as

everyone else. moving on to luanda the capital. it's famous for being the world's most expensive for foreign but there is so much more to this day none make metropolis local d.j. declaw is the voice of a popular radio show in rwanda he took us on a possibility of the he's a fascinating hometown. saturday morning and a very particular sound is spreading of capital city is the sound of. radio show and we really really really really good morning to this is the most recent. one on the program i think asked people about how little the. same. 6 times the regular funds kapanga vehicle show is not to be mixed over 2 and

a half hours of biting commentary on all sorts of topics close to the heart of london $6000000.00 inhabitants london is a city full of contrasts where the country's many natural resources have made some people rich that's not the case for the vast majority of the population. is our guide for the day. that some people wonder officially the most important is are made. the president. you see is turning his back on us it seems it only has for his hometown. the next stop and city is a colonial fortress remind us of portuguese rule everywhere but their heroes no longer play the starring roles in an independent angola still this is the one of the tourists get to see we're heading off the beaten track. as a family next up via an up and out slang suburb over the one we have in my area. this

is make it a gross come and take a look at my area. is a typical most sick that's what london slums a cold they house around 80 percent of the one does population. you. ask yes it goes away and they all love me here children and grown ups they all love that's my style. the. heat of. these is also where. he's buddies make music several popular songs have been produced right here perhaps the most successful was angola. it's about everything that is going wrong in the country problems in the education and health systems the rise in crime and the lack of police action. i want to stop this so i want to make people aware of

injustices in angola known to everyone is doing so well that tons of people who are in a really bad way anyone taking a stroll along the imaginal one does grander probably not it is probably not doing too badly for themselves right. and. we don't drink nearly as well as images suggest of a suit of a girl in europe or america picture postcard images of the maginot. everywhere there are new buildings powerful companies above all the oil busy companies sun and gold towers above the cost all from a net it's an angolan dubai fantasy. the country's wealth he's enormous but very few people see any of that hotel room in one that can easily set you back $1000.00 i'm not an indefensible we have a well paid experts congregates lunch can cost $100.00. each year

to watch what. is insane some of this in the slums supply for. the wonder is the most expensive city in the world that's a dubious honor. and in this so-called daily wonder he wonders island which is actually a peninsula nevertheless it has a beautiful beach where young people meet in the evening to enjoy the sunset then over here if you've never been here you've known since the real one but. it's really one this is the one day it's the over one. loves his city with all its contrasts and romantic moments like this source of inspiration for a passionate radio d.j. . that. thank you for showing us around. if you have any recommendations for c.d.'s we should visit or issues we should just

get in touch via facebook and you can always watch more quantum's on you tube that brings us to the end of the show next week we'll be tackling and i'm comfortable but important. than a phobia our report taught you to combine your travels to solve africa where she meets young people to discuss how xenophobia impacts our lives and what can be done to change harmful. that's from me but don't go away just yet you already met have been from the popular band you know a street debate now you get to hear him see this is soul to soul reboot try to leave and die in africa as on the boat after going to density are you proud to be up because i know i am and i hope you are too from which have a part of the continent your from from me and the rest of the t.v.

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