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grim. initial reason and they say it is a project aimed at spreading knowledge. hello i'm christy mondo welcome to africa it's good to have your company a meeting between african union officials and counterparts will take place in about on thursday it will be the 10 e.u. commission to commission meeting and the focus is on migration peace and security jobs and climate change for their odds the europeans made by commission president lyon are taking a record sized delegation to that meeting for the lion who is just 3 months into the job has put africa at the top of her agenda good morning to you commission president on the lion share the importance of africa for europe by traveling to
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addison bomba during her 1st week on the job she's now traveling back to address with her entire commission a symbolic move the african union is a part of i calmed down and i look forward to working with in the spirit of a true partnership of equals. chairperson. today i'm not here to present some grand plan for africa i am here 1st and foremost to listen. patmos should have equals the e.u. has been criticized for not pursuing nice in the past but found a lie and says that she now wants to move the relationship between europe and africa in a different direction from a focus on development an aid to cooperation based on investment and respective interests and intention that seems welcome from the african side.
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we're grateful that she is here and it shows this goes without saying her implication of the partnership between europe and africa we think of. the e.u.'s desire for a new kind of relationship with africa comes as your record nonsense that other powers are increasing their influence on the continent chinese investments abound in africa and russia is moving into there's no better example of this shift than the african union building in a gift from china. the fact that many big powers group powers are interested in africa that this also makes europe relatively nervous but on the positive side it's of course good that there is a clear interest expressed migration from africa as one of europe's main concerns tackling this issue is important if the relationship between the 2 continents is to me forward but critics warn that the e.u. is not really listening to what african nations want this means for example that if
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europe wants to discuss migration we've africa and if europe also pretends to have a listening ear to what africa wants that we do not only talk about protecting our borders but that we also talk about the good part ways for africans to come to europe the coming months will prove if europe's asked you to want africa has truly changed otherwise the e.u. is journey south would be more sure than substance my guess it a is to me and as he she is a policy officer for african institutions with the think tank ac d p m bloc m 6 days every news africa like his style but we're going to talk about funding lions plans in a moment but 1st just give us a sense solve what is the relationship status if i can between the e.u. and the aid you at present. thank you so much for having me christine the relationship between you and africa we are seeing
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a dynamics of change because historically the relationship as we know i know by symmetry where it was well one sided on the e.u. looking for power and influence and also doing arrested country nation ship but lately for the past especially for the past 2 years we've seen it transform into a stronger partnership where africa seems to be playing a greater role within the a you and i keep players coming up the e.u. is also mainstreaming africa as an important strategic partners so now moving forward the so-called partnership of equals yes it's a partnership of equals and that's that's something that we're hearing from the current e.u. commission as an a for the lie in she's talking about investment partnerships as opposed to 8 but this isn't the 1st time we've heard such rhetoric from european officials and i wondered like his star what's different this time. well that's quite interesting as here if you can we do a lot of research on that and that's one of the things that we've pointed out that
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there's been a lot of rhetorical you know ok thing africa you partnership as a strategic partner but what we're seeing is different with what the law is doing is the fact that is a level of engagement like we've never seen before we saw her 1st trip out of the e.u. diplomatic trip was to the african union in february we're seeing greater engagement to seeing directorates within the kerry ties african issues so it's the high level of engagement and also a lot of mainstreaming within the european commission of african issues like we've never seen before so this is sort of bringing out a transformative agenda showing that. the rhetoric can be done away with and we can now actually focus on a bad thing and sustain in europe and africa relations. so one's looking at all of these if it's a lucky star and thinking great listening to what you're saying about all the efforts that have been made and it isn't of underlined for example but is this
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maybe a little bit today it's considering countries like china and how they have cemented them selves on the continent. well on the one hand it's never too late because the e.u. is still africa's chart biggest part now it's still africa strongest dorner and you need to remember that there's a shared history there so this is quite an important history and like other partners that are now coming up they would say so in terms of russia china. middle east and partners coming up as partners for africa they don't have this traditional relationship with africa europe and africa also have the summits that they hold and deceive going to have the 6 e.u. africa summit which is quite a strong forum that brings in a lot of this leaders to discuss a lot of strategic partnerships that has already been consolidated in both continent so i think that it's not too late the thing that has changed now is that they you has realized that they need to work with that and
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a lot of big things that are being done rebin the e.u. for africa for africa without engagement of a lot of key players in the african actually what is changing that was like to study and as a policy officer for african institutions with the think tank e.c. d p m. now the locust forms devastating east africa have reached the democratic republic of congo a small group of days of locusts has now reached the east of the country near the shores of lake albus this is the 1st sighting of fever roche's insects in the country since the 1940 s. somalia uganda and kenya have been betting the nervous since mid january. spraying insecticides in a race against time after millions of locusts revathi strops and grazing land here in northern kenya the insects left behind what could be an even bigger disaster
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millions of locust eggs that are hedging into baby locusts known as hoppers these hoppers can fly yet when their wings grow new mega swarms i expect that killing the hoppers fast is crucial planting season here starts around april the un is worried that a new generation of locusts will emerge at the same time we want to control. the hope was. almost a 100 times the adults a lot left. so that's a big how big the challenge is because if we. turn to mildew on from for example. you certainly don't times 100. so how big of a problem will be. as agencies carry out large scale spraying kenya or somalia and ethiopia report they are short of planes and insecticides the u.n. has made an urgent plea for more help and is warning of
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a looming hunger crisis in east africa. and out africa has so many heroes and heroines but many of their stories on found in our textbooks aims to change this with its african roots history project using comics animated videos and radio the series tell these stories of african legends from an african perspective the 2nd series of the popular season was launched this week at the social media week in nigeria. this is an illustration of layer post. a senegalese poet and scholar who is one of africa's greatest leaders. he is one of $25.00 african heroes and heroines to be featured in the 2nd season of those hit webcomic series african roots in partnership with african artists researchers and historians african roots portrays men and women that have shaped africa's history.
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we talked to many african jungle people and they said we learn more in our history books about historical figures from europe or from the united states and far to the about our own like the people who shaped this continent. african roots aims to be part of preserving the continent's very own history. in a modern format talking to the right st john people do nor are the streets no default they have not been taught i just say it stops for about 34 years history studies historical studies was a youngster of our schools to stick around if it's no day the have no store deedes . those who have some semblance of essential feast riyad those we're told by hobbes may be appearing. african roots is designed to close this knowledge gap especially among young people. i feel it's important i think we need to know what the
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history is like you see if you know your history you know you i think is a very easy access reform young people especially disease to be able to access that material as an entry point and learn at least the foundations before going on to a deeper understanding of afghan history where. the african roots series includes 2 minute animated videos radio stories and fact sheets that will be distributed in 6 african languages. says take it from me it will be good and you can look at it on our website that is. dot com that is a for now from his africa you can catch all stories on our website and facebook page today will leave you with these pictures off the african here is n.p.r. wins from the after receiving these. i've.
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