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a mess for. now have you ever wondered where all those emails claiming that you've won a $1000000.00 actually come from well that's happening a lot in one of west africa's hotspots where cyber crime and internet fraud young people tried to make a living by scamming people online we met some of the frost this. as night falls on the streets of across the web is just beginning for internet's comics like. his real name he doesn't want to be identified which is understandable it's a credit card who would face several years in prison meant if he got caught. right now he tells us a bit about his occupation even how he operates with russia. i

don't know how to do it. so we get it. all. started coffeepots hundreds of cards for chart rooms all websites for about 5 years dollars each. but it's a gamble because he never knows how much credit is left on the cards. it's really a sample this. is one of these have got to. know . as soon as coffee has a card he uses it to shop online for drawing the money from an a.t.m. is too risky instead he gets collaborators in the u.s. and europe to buy laptops and send them to qana where they are cashed in. this

method escort customer service everyone gets a share of the profits. up to $1000.00 euros a month doing this but in north it's time to stop. so there are those of all of these on my list the digital within. slang for cyber crime is an increasingly common practice not just in ghana but also in nigeria and many other west african countries. youth activist abdul razak as well aware of the problems facing young people. in his neighborhood many teenagers and young adults involved in cyber crime out of necessity. know there are no hard core criminals this guy just. young vulnerable and disadvantaged

men who will need to who i believe is the need to succeed in life not necessarily succeeding in building houses buying cars but to mix and meet. one of the most popular scams is called reminds young men pretend to be women on dating sites to trick lonely hearts into sending them money and gifts most of the victims are white men from europe and america a good romance comma can make up to $400.00 euros a month. come a weapon who also wants to remain anonymous explains why many gun ians have no sympathy for these naive men. the youth here think they're white man has taken a lot of things our way from the game they are using this means. to. attack their pride from mine for living in the 4 or 5 days so oa the

thing is because of their white lie i fitted them for that's why they are also doing. these attitudes give the scum s. peace of mind about their crimes. images of attractive women and ask the assistants or girlfriends to record voice messages this worked well for a few years. but there would be victims are now more tech savvy and quickly wised up to possible scams like whose last victim sean. i trusted that you were solid you broke all that tonight far as i'm concerned you lied to me i guess you really were just that black guy on there just trying to take me for everything you can get in full. on

but it's getting harder for prosecutors as well in 2014 began a police service launched the cyber crime unit and trained about 1000 cyber crime investigators to try and combat discomfits but up to russia believes the police aren't tackling the root causes of the problem all i call on our leadership is that this is channel most of the airport in building the capacity of the youth getting there very concrete you fully see i think what we have that all this issues are crime using gaijin crimes and i'm the. social misfits i think you tube you can of the past for now identity fraud and cyber crime remain big business in qana and while authorities keep trying to catch the frost this tricks. every day.

now the frost this so-called sucker our boys psycho is a house of 10 which means to take back something that was taken from you and actually just head once a cowboy justified his scam games westernesse by claiming that they have exploited africa for too long but hey there is no justification for committing a crime how much is the west and china really exploiting africa at the moment some argue that a new wave of colonialism is sweeping the continent the phenomenon called new colonialism describes the indirect influence of foreign us critics see foreign direct investment and aid from the west and china africa of its economic independence under the guise of development international corporations being allowed to lease big tracts of land or palm oil monocultures in sara nude to the detriment of local farmers in senegal local fishermen been left with very little

fish as international trawlers exploit the sea and chinese construction companies play in an ever increasing rule in many african countries the chinese build really line in kenya for example has left behind the mountain of debt. but how bad is it peons and chinese really to blame for all of these problems or should we instead be holding our own leaders to account our very own either met with the young residents in the kenyan capital nairobi to find out what did think and boy oh boy was that a heated discussion. this event is 7 percent is in a ruby the capital of kenya and it is in this city that nearly 57 years ago the kenyan flag went up we were declared independent but how independent is kenya and indeed the rest of africa is the question that we are asking today on our subject

neocolonialism why is it still a thing in africa and who is to blame but before we go too far let's come to who is a political analyst in our rights again kenya how would you describe new colonialism what does it mean to you. i think that coming from a gave us the best to finish and for neocolonialism which is late stage imperialism what you have is in direct influence of political decision making of your nominee decision making ok so let me come to the farmer right here mr michael keeping you because your farm as you mentioned is over 100 years old suddenly older than the nation of kenya do you feel like you're beholden to the person who began this farm absolutely not and i believe we need to call them mines on our hearts as the 6 years after independence we really shouldn't be complaining too much about them let me come back to i want to challenge you basically based on what michael has said that it's been about 5 to 6 years we should be talking about new york on

a solution right now look at me and fairview farm we're doing it on our own we're talking about colonisation we're talking about imperialism we're not talking about individual experiences we're talking about a systemic issue yes you're able to grow your coffee and run your coffee chores but is the price for example that you're that you're selling your coffee at reflective of the labor that has gone into producing that coffee or is it reflective of political priorities that have been set elsewhere exploitation of power disparities for the profit of certain regions or certain parts of the world is the very definition of neocolonialism ok i'd like to come to schaefer because i just want to you know piggyback on what nigel a saying that it is a system and it is exploitative but where are the politicians the people who should be at those international tables making better deals for us saying this doesn't work for us anymore can a struggles with the kinds of political leadership that is dysfunctional that is exploitive that it's violent that's discriminator and there's also this culture that stems from colonial space of leadership that excludes people from their

leaders which is putting the people into this vicious cycle of constantly saying we need better we need better but nothing ever changes because the bubble of and the shield of neocolonialism is so thick. so we're saying that oh my goodness that the that new colonialism was 2nd is seeping into basically every single factor of our lives politically economically even how we think yeah socially and i'm just wondering from tony in what ways does new colonialism still have an impact in the way we are governed i mentioned the french are very briefly the french have never mentally left africa ever you can see what goes on in the congolese the highest glory of african evolution is to become a frenchman or. the french have never lost that mentality but one might argue that kenyans have not lost that mentality we are after all having this conversation in english no but can is a very different country we may be confused there but i wanted to addressed immediately our political leadership all neocolonialism relays on somebody having

the lead in their pocket in that case is your gripe then with your own government or with the colonial government that created structures in which we are governed as we are that is very lazy the oldest trying to blame the british in 2020 year old a strange all the time you keep complaining about white people by which you mean european people and the truth is these pregnant 20202020 february 20. then your column is that china all right i'd like to get some more views on this site the problem came with a philosophical foundations of this country like if we're talking about export we didn't center canyons or the people who live in this land we're in so what we're experiencing now is a result of what happened so the worst is still to blame but we reproduce what they did but is it fair let me ask schaefer here is it fair to sort of lump the whole

western world into you know their white savior as they're trying to come and save us we don't need their help is there room for collaboration or is it just going to be this bipolar dialogue. well i think i think room for collaboration that existed or that has assumed that have been assumed to exist has existed in their white terms so even as we collaborate we are collaborating within their own structures within their own arguments within their own engagement within their own requirements very white people have always wanted to enforce and to carry forward their whiteness and their supremest we should be able to enforce and carry forward our blackness our black supremacy but it's never going to happen because we don't have the leadership that is capable to emagine our own governance and engage in and out of the frame that is mostly a colonial but is necessary to lose out this way to sentiment this is again we are playing here and sometimes i get tired of it or this is going to take way to grant that i want something specific to us government never have won

a lot of these scholarships and so on don't lose weight but you tell your own story in your own way i feel like what's this weighty sentiment and never be sad about being colonized by the british of all the colonizers schools history and you know we have this please please please contextualize that i will never be sad because that's the way real politic of the way of history has been colonized with the belgians didn't give a damn but i'm not going to go and keep repenting of all. yes yes yes yes and i'd like to give i'd like to give let me come to schieffer because she's so exhausted her hands are on her head i'm about to give up because the thing is this rate so the context is when we when i hear people talk about they don't have a problem with having the colonised i question how deep are you in this neo colonial struggle that you've actually embraced your abuser and made them feel made her feel that she was right for doing what they did to you tony is saying that the

facts can't be changed that the world order at the time was as it was the world order was white people stealing from black africans that was the word order i think sometimes when you speak very carelessly and very casually about very fundamental things that i was in the mess that we are and i really don't appreciate it ok tony do you agree with the charge that he was so deeply neo colonized yourself that you don't see why your utterances could have been that is absolute. people. that is. because we educated in this we yeah it's like those people who feel you know life and keep talking about how their father was an alcoholic or their mother never loved them enough and be like that you must lose their victim mentality about the british especially which you have in this country we started with a very critical question neocolonialism why is it still in africa well the answer is in our history and who's to blame for it apparently we are thank you for

watching. very intense debate thank you for everyone who joined us in the debates now some of you also shared your thoughts with us on facebook now let's go to barry joshua from nigeria you write i think we should 1st blame our presidents on politicians when they make promises and then fail to fulfill those promises ok now from care. and says if powerful countries focus more engineering trade fair competition and love we will all enjoy the resources abundantly ok now this world could definitely do with a lot more laughs many thanks for your comments and if you wants to watch the longer version of that debate piece check out our you tube channel.

now let's go way back to a time before the festival p.n. put a foot into africa have you ever heard of incivility well it's a system of symbols used in southeast in nigeria long before the latin alphabet sadly incivility has gone almost extinct but a young artist is reviving these insane symbols given it's a new twist in his paintings. every controversial figure in 1000 years history major general chukwuemeka demand that led the biafran war 50 years ago these poetry is a reminder of the painful past that many people may not want to remember. but will be known as the artist behind the painting has chosen to tell the story in a unique way. by making use of an ancient writing system he did in the piece a subtle messages of hope peace and unity if you look at the face you see

signs he's seen both have been able to twist and get florida you know to create this there from official when you look at it you know. this signs and symbols are invention form of communication that was used by southeastern a long before the colonization of africa they're called c.b.d. obinna says the c.b.d. is evidence for the fact that africans have been writing before the arrival of a few europeans he is part of a movement that is aimed at preserving the ancient african symbols. it's a movement that gained more attention after and c.p.d. writings were featured in the $28000.00 movie panther. and c.b.d. is one of the official written languages in the fictional country who are kind. african art experts say the movie pays homage to the almost extinct language on the bottom to be ignorant of history is to be ignorant of life because it is who we are

it is our culture it is a great heritage we need to protect it with our lives we need to prove preserve it with everything we have got. be no say is always incorporated c.v.t. writing into his twix the symbols are stuck with him since he discovered them a number of years ago. screenshots from the internet you know and i so the thing embraced me too because i came to understand a way of being able to you know give it fluent give reading in the given type with patience and make things. related and connect with themself in a particular piece so i felt i going to see really and to be caught in to me to. be nice personal mission is to educate more people about the c.b.d.

writing system and to inspire the welds to embrace. now that is beautiful and we should not forget our culture and history are talking about history 25 years ago rwanda and its capital kigali was brought to its knees by the genocide but since then the gallery has rapidly developed into a truly modern city today the city is vibrant and boasts a dynamic startup scene. young entrepreneurs are found in india and fashion companies often with great success like is. well founded shoe company they took us on the. whole city and joy. i we all is old and given and we're happy to take you on a. beautiful city so many. is old and kevin were both born in kigali which is today home to more than 1300000

people and a rapidly growing. landlocked rwanda is making great strides and its capital hopes to one day become the singapore of africa. as you might have guessed the 2 young women have a serious passion for shoes to design and started their business in 2013 and quickly became known for their unique and quintessentially african style. now we are one of our stores in this city that's very proud of we started the store as. 20 something has now it's these big all these 7 months of. their stylish shoes or even sold online so you can buy them anywhere around the world they currently employ 50 people just outside of kigali as well as numerous

into. making an impact is key for the entrepreneurs as with many other african countries thousands move to the city dreaming of a better job and a better life but the challenges that come with big many still don't have access to electricity and water. kevin and his old take us to a local market where they like to buy fruit. to godly the city's growing and changing. in a very tough. period of time as much as we're growing up in a very happy about he would like to play a part in making sure that nobody has left. us to make to the create environment and so people who need. many opportunities as some of us have had. to go really isn't just known for its perfectly manicured gardens and

pristine streets but also for being a very safe city rwanda's government continues to push for a quick transformation into the modern age but critics say the development has been achieved at the expense of individual rights like freedom of expression the country has come a long way since the horrific genocide 25 years ago the genocide memorial here is to remind people never again the genocide against the tutsi in 1904 was a horrific story but it's part of who we are. as a young generation were very much to move forward to always remember but move forward and do things together in order to reach out to our full potential the energy in this city is palpable new shops and restaurants pop up every other month kevin and his old love to take a break at one of these many cafes where you can treat yourself to a tasty

a rabbit coffee coffee for me. to get started i get so much energy you have to think. well one thing's for sure these 2 didn't miss a beat on our tour through kigali weekend at the convention center which today is the city's most prominent small and the perfect spot for a selfie county is not only a city of susan 10 and now there is much more on the. black government is somebody that i've heard. so it's official i have added one doubt to my travel list and you guys that's it for the show but please connect with us right as an email at 77 i did dot com if you have any feedback or even story ideas we are always happy to hear from you now let's wrap up this show with a truck from nigerian single watch this with

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