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generation now will be digging deeper into that question on the issue but yes what's coming up. are reports that he did come out he talks to young kenyans about neocolonialism. drop like you know this i'm drops a few lines on what it means to be african. senegalese feedstocks is can go back to exasperate for his sake until. now east africa has been ramping up efforts to expose its citizens to chinese culture to clearly their language in kenya for example monitoring is offered as the selective language in schools in uganda it is now econ palsy subject in some schools so is this exchange of colleges always there much more to it. 25 years old and dramatic tight is not afraid to get his hands dirty. he graduated in december. he's been helping out on the family farm and like

many young kenyans who recently entered the job market so he's looking for less stress but andrew has an ace up his sleeve he speaks mandarin this decision came as more chinese contractors flooded kenya to build its roads and he thought learning the language might give him an edge an experience that would be revealing my name is in english so the chain did under. the name i we used to go back even a school in class in the exams used to use and that route. over the years there's been a steady trickle of chinese cultural and language centers open in kenya many like andrew school offers scholarships and in some cases high achieving students are even sent to china for competitions but the content of andrew's classes made it apparent his instructor was teaching more than language she was really started to kick started by showing us teaching us about chinese history chinese system chinese

forums and so for instance if you try to do french you might not need to learn all those things pertaining to history culture and we just need to learn how to communicate but in chinese language you get to they wanted to become like them. they are currently 59 confucius institutes spread across 44 african countries. institutes together with existing economic ties add to china's significant reach over the continent. nairobi based journalist who writes extensively on after chinese relations she argues that while the chinese government may have a firm economic pressure on the continent the most significant partnerships are being created outside boardrooms. i think the important thing to understand when we talk about the kind of chinese culture that has exported is that it is a very specific. cocktail of mainstream generally

mainstream high culture that has passed through the prism. of the of the c.c.p. of the coming chinese communist party but at the same time not everything that comes here in kenya that unreached that makes its way here from china is passed through that lens of the party there are a lot of day to day interactions between individuals that i feel like is a much more rich and interesting place to look at because those things are not mediated by the state of the world. in bustling nairobi it's hard not to see how these more informal into cultural interactions have influenced everyday life in the city has already played host to chinese kenya joins our performances which are growing in popularity especially among the younger generation 3 chinatowns have popped up across nairobi since the 1980 s. offering traditional chinese cuisine with a clean interest. back in eldar it andrew is under no illusions he knows that

a one sided cultural exchange is no exchange but he's also in need of a job and if that means working in china says that's exactly what he'll do. you know that's very interesting and this wondering if awarded possible for people in china about african languages like me or treat. i guess we'll just have to see how things pan out now talking about the influence or not of foreign powers of africa we hit the streets of our young people this question after 60 years of independence from british rule how really independent is nigeria today. is like your friend. i think it's not a question of how dependent we will be able to use on the pin this fall we have a government we have to make decisions sells and we have

a. leader as without actually being. x. in anyone for permission to do what we're doing for me i think we i mean the independent is just like how you know when you even present somebody favor a long time even when gaffney in your mind. you know is still increasing will take some time for them to. sort of realize i'd be actually if we if you look back on the past years you'd realize that things can surely go worse so i don't think it's a question of independence but how will the meeting with to use it are we not going to just what is because of we are not so independent to because where we are from well what's we are known for. we can't that's a step back because we're trying to be like our colonial masters there's some form of neocolonialism but i don't like to see that people say it exists and it might be happening subconsciously but i think. people are trying to take advantage of it has

market it's easy for me it just shows the potential that we have so whether people take advantage of it. or we take advantage of it is a different question i think the best thing you can do is continue to evolve. countries control india for example doesn't have any natural resource a search for the people is worked really help the country who. know they are more or less a war does this return in confidence returning to us as nigerians which i find very interesting to see and i think it should continue i think people should be taught some more about where they are from and starts to appreciate. this land it's displaced. so we've just heard the voices of young nigerians some argue that africa is still dealing with the effects of colonialism. really to

blame for that and what can we the young generation do to break free and cause. our reporter you to come on and put the question to young kenyans in our street debate in nairobi. the 77 percent is in nairobi the capital of kenya and it is in this city that the kenyan flag went up we were declared independent but how independent is kenya and indeed the rest of africa this is a question that we're asking today on all subjects neocolonialism why is this still a thing in africa and who is to blame but before we go to fall let's come to who is a political analyst and a writer here in kenya how would you describe neo 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 where 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. mines in our hearts. we really shouldn't be complaining too much about. let me come back to nigella i want to challenge you basically based on what michael has said we should be talking about 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 tours 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 where the profits 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 of 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 exploited to that it's violent that's discriminator 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 one second is seeping into basically every. single fact of our lives politically economically even how we think he has 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 least the highest gluey of african evolution 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 but on to addressed immediately our political leadership all new colonialism relies on somebody having the lead in their pocket in that case is your gripe then with your own government all with a colonial government that created structures in which we are governed as we are that is very lazy the only strain to blame the british the oldest train all the time you keep complaining about white people by which you mean european people and the truth is this then your colonized china all right i'd like to get some more views on this site the problem with the philosophical foundations of this country

like if we're talking about export we didn't center kenyans 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 we did but is it fair let me ask schaffer 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're collaborating with. structures within their own arguments within their own engagement within their own requirements 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 reimagine our own governance and their engagement out of the freedom that is mostly a colonial but is it necessary to lose out this way to sentiment this is a good we are playing here and sometimes i get tired of it or this is i want to equate to grants 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 and feel like what's this weighty sentiment it i 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 politics of the wheel of history has been colonized by the belgians didn't give a damn but i'm not going to go and keep painting our boat name. so 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. because the thing is this raid 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 we speak very carelessly and very culturally about very fundamental things that of course us in the mess that we are and i really don't appreciate it ok tony do you agree with the charge that you were so deeply knew your colonized yourself. that you don't see why your utterances could have been that is absolute bollocks let me use british languages some people say. that is bollocks because

we educated in the us we yet it's like those people who fail in life and keep talking about how their father was an alcoholic or their mother never loved them enough and be like that it must lose their victim mentality a boat the british especially which we 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. out that's what i call a debate so should we keep drowning in the past or swim towards new future what's yours in your new colonialism and its impact on african countries. we would definitely love to hear from you so passive or set on you tube to watch stuff for discussion that if it's going. yes a different perspective from other parts of the continent. one big boy it.

is a descendent of and i may be an independent and rick. but where africa. you . love them every girl this is now every year we don't know what's so regional eat now little or none i'm proud of returned to the stone little by the fact that messy turds like. spitting in. the garden the people with. the cold shoulder insisted that the. even if you got a middling you know we defined as good in that it's hell again produced by but good luck than issue also happening elsewhere same philosophy american presidents are the same company running is not a black again i think properly i can go. beyond.

difference to every can. be been people within 2 feet of you and why only plenty. of but love that you. are displayed. as weakness and evil even did they put the words evil. and amen into live good then good for to mr mckibben the school of any remember the little boy and assess a new thing from the boy was wrong and less mars the crystal ball and the christian wars. the john the kill the while those who died it is doing. these new member districts when we wish to. the now when in street and. building.

he's only harmful starland said the hardest words when he was asked about all of. this was then afterwards after they suffered they'll start to search. those are really deep lyrics it's a good reminder to learn from history so traumatic events never repeat it now. penned strong words on this issue so as a child when her family moved from coming into germany the into twined histories of both countries like electro inspired the. sound arch meets old electronic beats. penned and produced you had to be in cameroon after a painful breakup she says women in kemah rude traditionally treated with more

respect before the european colonialists arrived. home had such an impact but also people mentality they were purposely raising also the culture of the people stumbling over imaginary of a black man of attention 1st century. i couldn't. trust. you. else somebody who was 10 when she left cameroon and moved to germany along with her 2 brothers their mother wanted to complete her doctorate at a german university. 'd here it was a dream liz's small child white culture is. everywhere it's the norm. so when you know as a 10 year old that you're going to europe it's like the show but she was the only black girl in a small town in southern germany she soon experienced the effects of racism and ignorance. in terms of where the resources come from and

how did well come to you in such an amount it came from their colonies and it's really insane to me to be in this world and go to school so many years when it supposedly about the world you're going to be living and. huge part of it so. when she was 20 elsom bala decided to return to cameroon to reconnect with her roots she channeled her experiences into music she discovered a new side to her world in the recording process inspired by her home country's rich culture and. now spends most of her time in germany she lives with a young daughter in berlin known as the capital of electronic music but africa remains a strong part of the mix has found

a way to bring both worlds together on this track she sample speeches of the pan african ist and 1st guy named president kwame nkrumah. now. feels at home in berlin she has discovered a space for herself somewhere between her german upbringing and have come a reunion heritage it's a healthy mix she says and it's something she hopes to pass on to her door. it can be a healthy mix and why not i have a dream that one day africa and europe will have a truly mutually beneficial relationship thumbs up if you agree i'm sure you do. now let's take you to a hidden african treasure tucked away in this and again these customized region is a provincial capital as against all graffiti artists can buy shoes as

a round is small town along the shores of the river. so i think. i'm a graphic artist. i'll take you around. here very welcome to my city. this is the capital of because someone's region in the south west of senegal with its mild tropical climate and its laid back mood the small town at the river is not only a trading port but a gateway to the nearby beach destinations of the region. is the route to take another left to go farther into. which you see here is the river which gives us all the resources that are on the lookout for that because i was looking. for is the man behind a lot of the street art. from simple name tagging to our weirdness about corona his

murals capture the moment his newest piece is a tribute to a d.w.i. 77 percent show. unfortunately bad as art really earns him enough money to live on which is why he tries to make a back wherever he can even if he has to play for it's. what i'm doing here. this is my childhood from played for money to make a win because in this city. the work that most people in charge attend on is the region's fish trade and like many making babba has a close connection to it. at the big fish market bring the fish from other cities from cover to cover. i spent my childhood here with my mom

who sold fish at the market the hour. some of his mother's old colleagues still work at the fish market still haggling for the best fish on offer. away from the busy markets the senegalese are known for their love of attire and strongly brewed green tea with lots of sugar fortunately for king and his friends the next his shop is right outside their shared screen printing workshop where the team is printing and very special shirt and nod to today's shooting and to their hometown. to end the day king bad takes us to a highlight of the game charles cultural life a conquering masquerade it's amending her initiation rites used to pass down indigenous knowledge in sure where all traditions mix with the new it's a huge party but also a source of local pride. present to the church but another leaves.

the. protects people against evil spirits. and does the job of them with us. i've not been to synagogue yet but i'm looking forward to doing that dance with you . guys this is how we wrap up the show thanks for sticking with us so the yet but hey let's continue to stay in touch send us an e-mail at 77 i do w dot com or connect with us on facebook we're going to play you out with favorite song actually he was listening to it over and over during our production this is from one of his finest. pasty raps. this truck is all about african strike and the vast minding our culture until we meet again stay strong and

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