1st. there is a grand. theory getting on. you know. hello and welcome to the 77 percent i was so full. i you under 35 years old then you open 7 to 7 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 your we ask junkie teves and critical thinker what defines our because i did. we need to paralympic champion things wind up.

and we explore the angolan capital one that we can't bank on too clearly. but fast let me ask you a question who gets to decide how a free car and its history is put treat up until these 14000 time mostly 3 books on africa have been returned from a western point of view foot children especially that very few books we sell the story of all continent from our own perspective but c time finally changing south africa any story i know my longer tees it has taken matters into her own hands and published on african history book for. well. let's read it. but today she's reading a book she wrote herself. wow i'm.

without book in africa with our view and. south african historian no longer hopes to prepare language for the future by teaching her the history of why people. only experience as an african that the one thing that africans value that has and get them through centuries of paying is knowing where they are and where they come from. the university professor discovered that african history books written for kids almost 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 movement. when africans are clear about the history and about where they come from and the origins and the different mythologies we do way better as kids in school we do way better as students at

university. in the world in terms of being innovators when we know our history. no longer also realized that there are no history books that are in africa could really identify with she was determined to fill the gap and sat down with her illustrator friend only 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. what you know we. do with types 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. she shows that humans

have been cruel to one another everywhere throughout history this is an important message in a country like south africa where traces of its colonial past would be found everywhere. no longer stresses that this alternative perspective was sorely missed and up until now given in schools but now those like those in the family you lose a secondary school have something to be proud of i want him no more up an african just. because it's his mother. no one in this book embraces african history and culture as it covers issues ranging from the rise of the nation civilizations to slavery colonialism struggles for independence and famous africans. it's really mean spin and it teaches people about cultures yes or coups i feel chilly because we don't have books like. every. new millennium

glee's us confident that our 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 personalities 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. our reporter edith 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 afro future is 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 works of a 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 additions 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 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 as told by the people of africa detained on 11 this issue has asked no no no it doesn't shout he has asked another question who is. that's my question is was asked because because . i know a great 3 how many how many generations is it take to be defined as african 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 and sundress 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 doesn't have to take generations i think we have people who have lived in kenya 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 their age and what makes you feel it doesn't have to be seems that we have 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 colonial 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. having this conversation in the english trade 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 rules be depleted in the years to come you don't agree and i don't know.

i think it's because of the the influence and the pressure in 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 everyone the same then what makes you unique becomes that much more important but it feels that oh well tex who is really not going one on one is really you know not half my money we're 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 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 that's of the it will always have a passion attached to our identity no but that that pressure and those outside

forces the same way that a diamond is formed by outside pressures can i get a witness so let's say. that he has played a role in shaping what we have so we are very very sensitive about holding on to it because so much has been taken from us that we're like ok what do we have all right we have our skin tone ok we have our sense of rhythm ok we hop out and she my golly . 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 on them in a way as though they're celebrating it's we call it appropriation of misappropriation the reason i like 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 and then go oh my god mazing but no africans actually the most people who do it is of the form of fabric and i'm going to benefit from that that some. testing is just bouncing which is feeds if you like it seems ok ok ok ok look

so you guys heard recently that awkward moment i was trying to hear the q. and it's like you're not been. a monkey for your benefit have been because very 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 and of 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 you says about. africans 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 you're stuck upright. 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. wrong 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 theft upon theft up on. and that sense of loss has been part of our history for centuries really and it's in this moment of globalisation couple late stage capitalism is when it's becoming more intense right and so there is one way we are 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 there 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 tears then became disabled he

was forced to live on the streets but a few years later his life took a surprising time. those. tears jane have he-man i lift 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 inner strength escapes life as a street child. education homework up from pushing for 2 when i was it is old a good polio the disease affected one leg when i was taken to the hospital or received injections suddenly also my 2nd leg was affected because while i have a disability both legs from a gravity. only shortly after both of his parents died shane dropped out of primary school and out there was no one taking care of him he was forced to live on the streets. i slept on the outside for and of

houses sometimes even in gabby's containers where i was looking for some leftovers to eat quite frankly my life as a strict child really wasn't. worth all the while now going through all of the economy. in this part of the rundown government's efforts for inclusion of children with disabilities the still faced stigma and many end up on the streets breaking becomes key to their survival as it was 14 and more than it was when a family is poor and have a child with disabilities this child or so from the work or even in the society it is treated like we're still sick with them but i want them all sound. to fights every day life challenges james started training on the street when he was a teenager no one told him to apply to the you know i just it's

a size 2 on the road for a street child which protect himself against threats from others. you know that's why i started training i wanted to become strong to protect myself in times of trouble sort of. help one son. in 2003 his knife. skills training in a very basic self-made gym a politician approached him he could become part of the national team for higher power lifting but then 21 years old went to his fast international competition the all africa games in nigeria. can get a quote i start to slip in a different hotels life was suddenly great nice for the even give me new clothes rugs are now. the commonwealth games continental competitions even the parliament

extrinsic 12th in london. travel the world. with these cost money and as a professional sports money you could rent his own house and buy a transport buy. it in a got of it and this is my bike on the ground up for people who need transport would prevent a couple of my bike and i transported for them but sally and i live in a global market and the old bus of course made it up. to date that the 7 year old is a trainer a motivator and a role model for others living with disabilities we want to see that you show the. curtain a film with it in the world the real fear genius like a brother to me of friends all i have today i have because of feel thanks to him i'm a professional sportsman today. warned it was enough for the skin would be enough for. regularly invites young people of the street to

a free training and even for a warm deena he hopes that. andy people with a disability we have the same opportunities like everyone that's all of his friends can attain. that one particular book i would like to run a place where i welcome people with a disability to do sports and help them realize their dreams. of education because most of them could not go to school. until his vision becomes reality television news 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. as everyone else moving on to the capital of. its famous for being the world's most expensive

84. but there is so much more to this day none the metropolis local d.j. declaw is the voice of a popular radio show in the wind he took us on a possible to out of the he's a fascinating hometown. on ali's sort of day morning and a very particular sound is spreading of angola's capital city is the sound of. radio shows everywhere everywhere everywhere good morning a this is the most listened to the ridges show the one. asked people about a little deal. 2 your funds will show is not to be mixed 2 and a half hours of biting commentary on all sorts of topics close to the heart of london $6000000.00 inhabitants one 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 what officially the most important is are made our 1st president natural you see he's turning his back on us it seems the only has for his hometown. the next stop on 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 of the one we are in my area. this is make it a group come and take a look at my area. is

a typical mistake that's what london slums a cold a house around 80 percent of the wonders of population. they all love me here children and grown ups the love that's my stay. the. heat. this 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 really bad way. anyone taking

a stroll along the imagine all the wonders of grandeur probably not it is probably not doing too badly for themselves right. we don't drink nearly as images suggest. in europe or america respects opposed images of the maginot. everywhere there are new buildings powerful companies above all the oil companies sun on gold towers above the cost toll from an ad it's an angolan dubai fantasy the country's wealth is enormous but very few people see any of that hotel room in london can easily set you back $1000.00 a month and in the fancy piece of us we have a well paid experts congregate lunch can cost $100.00. and even have to watch what. is insane some of these in the slums have to supply for a whole week on the same amount. as i. do wonder is the most expensive city in the

world that's of dubious on a commodity close to and in the so-called daily wonder he wonders island which is actually a peninsula nevertheless it has a beautiful beach where young people meeting the evening to enjoy the sunset then over here if you've not been here you've known since the real one but. it sure was and this is the one day it's the aisle of the one that. loves his city with all its contrasts and romantic moments like the 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 even shoes 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 reports at 80 minute travels to solve africa where she meets young people to discuss how it was that awful get into our lives and what can be done to change harmful act. that's from me but don't go away just yet you already met to begin from the popular band you know a street debate now you get to hear him see is a solitary soul reboot try to leave and die in africa as on the boat after going to denton 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. by harry say what i'm not and good bye and of the. like the my.

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