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name the most popular car in the world. there's news africa coming up on the program the story of a young kenyan who was recruited by al-shabaab skate and is now helping to make his country safe. madagascar has been gripped by football fever it's not a small team prepares for the quarter finals each of the african cup of nations. seems access has made life better. you're welcome to the show we start in kenya a country struggling to deal with the effects of terrorism despite government efforts the militant group al-shabaab continues to recruit and radicalize young
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people a 2 day conference is taking place in nairobi that by the un which seems to tackle extremist violence speaking at events that president hu kenyatta called terrorist groups. that ghouls and can affect a whole region he fought in the conference un chief. in nairobi that's helping young people are void radicalization by learning new skills and finding employment online. the u.s. is facing enormous challenges that employment is as i said in the beginning probably the biggest societies but they use as a much bigger capacity than the older generations to understand the digital world and to use the different from social media. tools of the world which means that you are much better prepared to face the challenges of more than. for those young kenyans who joined al-shabaab returning home is almost impossible but
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some able to escape like. he was recruited in the kenyan city of mumbai. that paradise it's now struggling to draw in this. new recruits here like 102 years of fighting with a terror group he's now back home and helping to make the city safe. for nearly 2 years for the terrorist group the former christian converted to islam and went to somalia as a foreign fighter. now he speaks out for the 1st time about his radicalization and how he got away from. for security reasons we need to cover his real identity. do you a count for me to be tied. like you see kids they don't go to school eat like one meal a day and. it's just been used on employment dollars
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. each. and all steve. because day jobs. grateful for w. a terrorist recruiter promised mohammed $500.00 monthly to fight in somalia he accepted like many others he saw his recruitment as a job the only way to flee from poverty mohamed was then. trained in mombasa and sent to somalia you know when you start to shoot generally comes into the body you step tissue do you not that they. even shoot a woman is one made a member there was a pregnant woman there almost did i see a baby crying mommy mommy mommy mommy mommy mommy. and myself was distraught. mohamed managed to escape but he was wounded back in
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kenya he was given amnesty. but others still undergo the same recruitment because up to date based security expert. there are people who are still being groomed. their group of that are being. radicalized dead a lot of videos flying around messages flying out targeting a whole group of people that is basically the point you it's. just 10 minutes away from the mombasa city center lies key sony mohammed was radicalized here the sony is known to be mumbai terror but there are people here who want to change that in mom a study mahmoud is fighting radical priests trying to convince the young and angry at there is a peaceful islam as well as a result. from this or what we just told them that they've been getting along as
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a teacher of the koran of c. of i thought as leaders i just watch as our young people suffer and most of us we decided to give them the rights or protection of the koran edomite in a minute we have to study mahmoud tries to solve the problem of radicalization inside the community but his efforts often nullified by the police the constant raids nurtured terrorism rather than eradicating it says up to date. the government has just given them. you know and then sold them and then the national park the beaten by the by the. boards now for sue for disappearance is what is now causing a lot of people a lot of lutes in mombassa to be more aggrieved fitted to joining and being privatized done being on the government side and thinking about their country but mombasa has indeed become a safer place for that because of or despite the police intervention mohamed is now
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supporting the authorities that was the main condition for his amnesty he now wants others about the risks there is nothing like or you will indicate on. find a good share only teach you on fasts. stay away from. people you might feel. a muslim. now they have money but you don't know where their income comes he will but as long as poverty prevails there will be young africans who follow the call of money law enforcement alone will never make places like mombasa northern nigeria or other parts of africa more peaceful. now it's time to celebrate downs in senegal the call of down's is a new documentary film about the nation's vibrance down scene it took 4 years to make and it's zooms in on airband downs exploring the traditional rhythms and
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sounds of senegalese life so put your dancing shoes on and enjoy. your visit so. it is the. most is this is. what i wanted to show that persistence moment when human beings dancers shift into a different world when they can't resist moving their body. be it through joy because of tradition being part of the group or in a competition. dance
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is about roots as well as about opening up when we say we talk about roots it means really delving inside traditional dance which is pure to us and opening up to the world to other dance styles. i want to show that we can make a change. but through my dancing i can carry messages just like any influential politician in that i can reveal things change mentalities that i can earn a living bring money in i'm create jobs.
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for decor dance moves now as a group buy a football fever. the national team defeated 3 time champions nigeria to top the group in the africa cup of nations they were now faced in asia in the quarter final stage it's a huge deal for the island nation and of madagascar people see that team success has already made their lives better. than celebration as if they were already well champions so it will fans on the streets of the capital singing for the national team. not against to have won 3 matches in a right and now that just 2 wins away from the championship game. it's one of the all time fairytale stories in africa cup of nations history and the whole nation is
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behind them but only. 24 year old to the. suit is a huge fan he's been playing football most of his life but suddenly everything feels very different to normal place to be with the team success is so inspiring if they can be the successful it's proof that everyone can achieve their dreams. lots of children have now started playing football on the street it's fantastic every time madagascar when it makes me want to play more. i just want to play every day every day. madagascar doesn't even have a professional league but football helps people forget the challenges of everyday life about 3 quarters of the population live under the poverty line here but the national football team's success is giving them a sense of hope babies are born during the africa cup of being named the team's nickname the official football jerseys are almost all sold out in the market
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traders are enjoying the profits. we are really selling a lot of jerseys probably about 1200 every day. even foreigners want them go but i am. potter. i don't go to the r.s. on romance who is certain madagascar will win the africa cup but even if they don't the burress success has made a big impact on malagasy society. from gay people to their success has really brought people closer together foreigners and malagasy are mingling more because we all watch the games together and i think it's a chance for the whole world to get to know madagascar's. this is about more than just sport some success from madagascar there is hope this will make the world sit up and take note of what the country is all about. that's it from
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