for your bucket list. hello and welcome to a brand new edition of the 77 percent my name is liz show and i'm excited to be your host today. here's what's coming up. with headlights on the shady world of sports betting in africa. young nigerian entrepreneurs take agriculture to the next level. and choreographed by i'll give you some no shows us some dance moves in the hometown board.

over the past decade sports betting has become a huge business across africa many young people hope to make a quick buck and sold they are willing to risk their last cent sometimes you hear the wildest stories just like this one from dennis in our upcoming report. the funniest thing i have sold was bought girlfriend and it was the only one i had for betting on. well here's the whole story. the only place. where there was a gun but also a professional i mean. that's the sweetest and always sweet especially when you receive the message. you feel. my skin than an equivalent to what end. and there is nothing wrong like winning the bid because that makes you know if that's because you got 100 you get 5000000 you feel like they will get more but

they're known as the betty. related little my name is dave or denise and guy. i was born. raised in. and i am going what. i was. really cool myself a bit an addict it's hard because to me that's like a job let's say it's a job i do but cannot do without a list i get a bit of options. i have even so to make a living cell phone but the funniest thing i have sort of was important to

a friend and it was the only one i had for preparing a galley i had to lie to him that it was a name i guess the issue i wanted to so just so i could give 20 shillings for getting to know it is life. he even sold his last cooking pot. i have never placed a sports bed or any other kind of bet involving money but it seems that the whole betting game has a very strong grip on those who play regularly we ask people in west africa what they think about gambling. have been disposed with the club was so yes. good for you if you're. a good set of bits in this you get to get money you don't know what you can use to cities and in 500 cities

and the bad side is if you use the money you are supposed to use for something. to bits and then you lose easy you may not get on when you when you do it you encourage you do it again because you feel if you try again you win then you continue doing doing so you become addictive several people. have their own side of whatever business. hugely into bets and. if i want to do this morning by screen i didn't know that money for life and i would have wanted that one that i want to lose i'm pleased that i do much to listen well and see what i think most people. will want to buy they want to bet. bettin has changed a lot of life it's already destroyed

a lot of life because some people does not have jobs they depend on it now which is very wrong all right and some people play due to the love of sports you get better now i think is becoming addicted because of the way you hear hardly speak or what our job trying to do or mean you are trying to say or clues to play the game or you are trying to say you want to play the game we are trying to. say your place now belongs just to you know is about our mindset if you want to play you play for you don't to me it's your choice and i will force anybody to play a game of. what anyone not like. is all about your mindset what i used to be. making the choice to gamble has become a lot easier now that sports betting has shifted to digital platforms you don't even have to leave the house you can just place

a bet using your phone many young africans who are unemployed have fallen into the temptation of earning money over night simply by gambling but let's be honest who is the big winner in the end the gambler or the sports betting company. canonically market is a one in 5 of us in the talent market has always been aged between 18 and the 2 for 2 that are 5 around there and then these compresses over close to 80 percent of the gambling market and the reason why we don't win the population that's most of the countries it's the internet penetration of lit and the more wealth in attrition. another factor that has made the kenyan market grow very fast is impressive so they embezzlement model is able to make 1000 people they them recently.

the reason why 76 percent of betty is because over 80 percent of the option of this country isn't employed and they're the majority so if i met you for an employer and then you see a bitching like budgeting that if i bet i'm going to make some money and become rich but then even the few people who use them probably end up with bigger issues that part makes me very worried when i see a project that was done by a government company in mind they say it's not on last i don't think we need betting money in anything in this country and then the government acts but in companies 4050 percent now that money go to a particular cause. we have what it is betting the money can go towards that the sports they go in with the do you stop stealing from the community by encouraging betting among young people don't even have jobs. the governments are not done bit in companies without giving us an alternative of

getting provides some sort of hope you can win that money if you win you not need to still be bonded more people would result because only one is money and the government doesn't provide such opportunities out with. the. opportunities that were you know what they are. elastic as the biggest amount i have lost i want 114000 shillings in with drew 7000 and left a balance of 6700 in my account so that's the only amount that trust me when i lost and that they drank all the money i had because i was angry. inept certainly quite clearly. and you know nigel. many. that is

a lot of money before you hustle and such money done a lot for instance i spent 100 shillings a day for my milk so 100 times started that is 300-6700 shillings that translates to 2 months and some days this is me eating well so losing this money hard to the point i decided i was done with getting but you know how it used to but might. and you knew can and is again a cycle repeats itself. 6 that we just found ourselves here is nothing to do so what remains is that when you are brought up in the ghetto if you cannot depend on talent it is crime it is not crime they will have to start a business in the business not picking up dumpling is the only option that remains and all of this fails when the reality is that drinking because you cannot be sober

when your point and. betting is big enough in the company that want to invest in betting in africa this is the right step because countries countries are opening up in terms of internet and mobile that they and we believe that basically it's just a lie what we're betting does creates force hope that you're going to win some money and so you think because you're betting you're working out what you actually allowed someone to steal money from you for knowing me betting companies going faster which to everyone they're betting is harmful dangerous q then you can talk about regulation now to make it safe for everyone. seriously i would never risk playing with my hard earned money what about you send me your opinion to a 77. and now on to

a young man who is also playing with money but only because it's a vital part of a machine he has built. a few weeks ago we at the 77 percent received a message from a professor in by mend northwestern cameroon here's what the message say i'm going to read it out for you derek good sam a level 2 student of polytechnic university by men that manufactures an a.t.m. from scratch could you come and report about it well that really made us curious so we sent our reporter on to a long journey from. manda here's the 1st report in our new series called. this is the prototype of an a.t.m. made in cameroon an african made cash machine while it exceeds rates of cardboard it's inside it is functional in and greatly teamwork all made by 23 year old

engineering student derek. came back to the house from the bank what are we doing morning because the machine was the machines were limited and also the mission that was there at the time wasn't really functioning well and so i saw it as a problem and i decided to try to do something becomes from northwestern coming like many of the cities in the country drawing cash here can become a nightmare because a.t.m.'s are so sky he built his own prototype do you think scratch materials and simple electronics he's a lecturer is deny to the 1st time you thought you told me what you wanted to manufacture and it's a machine i simply told him young man does know something to play a bit but if you're really serious want to do something let me see the prototype even to see the prototype i see in him somebody was like very willing to improve water enough to live it if possible. but derek's ambitions do not stop at the simple put to start one day he hopes to build up his own company producing

80 and made in canada. looks like the a.t.m. still needs a bit of work but it definitely shows engineering potential actually derek is not the only one using innovation and creativity to create jobs now when you think of a farm you probably don't think of a place like this well some young entrepreneurs in nigeria taking agricultural business to the next level with a concept that i wasn't familiar with soil less farming we visited their farm in in the southwestern part of the country it's a place where other young farmers are getting a glimpse of what the future of agriculture could look like. some sort of bullish seas agribusiness as the root of sustainable development and job creation

the head strain at farm lab you know good states southwest and nigeria believes agriculture must be business minded technology driven and climate smart the 38 year old is also keen to pass on his knowledge to others. remember that if you practice agriculture you will be for practice i agree business you're on the on the road to wealth so what i would call it you i would call choices i think grandfather deeds and. ask yourself how rich was your grandpa. how rich you are no more from eyes that you know if they are not well how can the systemic you reach. over the past 7 years has trained over 10000 young nigerians for him agriculture is no way to make a quick buck and requires a hands on approach. on a lot of people and i realize not everybody has the amounts to pay for training now

you don't want people to going to agriculture without being properly trained if not they would waste money time with the resources so i figure out front i am setting up more farms what if i give people the opportunity to walk. at the same time so instead of looking for money to pay for your lesson fee for your land if you had all of that. for free and actually set up a farm farmers like gloria oil lobby you hope to scale up their agribusiness using the hydroponic method this uses water rich in nutrients instead of soil this makes planting and harvesting possible regardless of season. why because it is less than us and to. almost accurately not accurately will almost accurately. call only if the ice and

other. students built this growing patch during a one week program they learned how to set up a soil a sterile panic from nutrients laden mist nourishes the plants which makes maximum use of area and fertilizer. from an opposite principle farm and if you follow the principle you can apply to any i may need plans you want to develop on your farm so for the trust system you are where you want to set up the trial for the plan. i always great about the way for workers to pass through for obviously. some sign of this from lab team convinced solace farming could be a blueprint for sub-saharan african countries to feed themselves sustainably and profitably. with the number of students increasing daily plans to grow his training programs across nigeria. we stay in west africa

and move on to ghana over the years the capital city across has developed into a high fashion hub now the young designers in our next report to wanted to produce fancy clothes for young customers clothes that stand out on top of that they wanted their creations to be a sustainable so they used trash that he designs my it's not everybody's taste but they are definitely good for the environment. action and fun and certainly go hand in hand across space design label bill is known for colorful eye catching and sustainable creations. and you show for example and his brother calvin have been a part of ghana's fashion scene for some time now and that is arming signature items from waste materials like plastics and broken or is our main goal was to

create this same effect like this a new jacket and stuff that people knew was full we wanted to create the same thing with the rabbit. to make them have the same feel in scenes we lines of a by a year and a half nice being going great planful and his team collect plastic waste littering the community and the 5 percent of 1000000 tonnes of plastic rubbish generated every year is recycled waste materials ok police sorted and prepared ready to be sewn. with a label the young designers lead the pack in creating clothes through up cycling they want to start choosing their inspired sustainable fashion. to get to a point where you step in town and everybody is wearing your dress in town is because. people i think. when the

coronavirus pandemic made runway shows impossible bumpus crew didn't just hang around waiting for things to change in this small studio they put together a virtual fashion event model showcase the latest creations before they hit the shelves. you. bump believes mentorship is vital for the future generations of fashionistas. he visits schools like this to speak to children encouraging them to consider a career in fashion. i reached out to them and talked to them because i believe that eve they knew how to use the markets was and how they can make a living not so. like most of them once tried to be. today's talk already seems to have motivated several kids.

but the spiral right what's even said i i want to be a fashion designer but because what's very really a truck. gonna answer already home to a number of stylish fashion labels a bomb for his brother now hope to take it to the next level today i cry tomorrow the world. and maybe that will soon be sold in neighboring booking a facile well this is a country that has some names that are pretty difficult for me as an east african to pronounce the capital is what i do today we want to take you to the 2nd largest city bobo do less so most people just call it bubble it's a vibrant city with lots of influences from neighboring countries we found a talented local to show us his favorite spots in the city. i mean again i am like

you. in before you know so i don't want to show you the town where i was reminded. to affectionately called vocal fry locals is big enough i also 2nd largest city around 900000 people live here it's not far from the western border to mali and ivory coast bobo is an economic and transport hub and also part of an important railway network between picking a fossil and ivory coast the station was built in 1933 and brings back memories from some. guy in front of the station my grandfather my father and many of my uncles worked here as really what i spent a lot of my childhood. as a son of a worker i had free tickets to take me from here all the way to. use.

the name. comes from the region's 2 largest ethnic groups the bobo and the do you know because architecture also signifies the city's islamic influences built in 898 that do last obama lost has become to 60 land to draw a look at this jewel that you see behind me is more than 135 years old is built only with and and it still holds will today what i am part of a very large muslim family over on the same time we never see now our traditional practices of the. costumes on our next stop is perhaps an unusual place for a city visit. city prison. to write it but this place is very symbolic and very special to me personally because since 2. i have

been watching predict for this in professional printing. different kind of. the. center has been for. but arguable is not only known for his commitment to social issues most know him as the director of the in and out dance festival one of the biggest dance events in west africa the festival is a major cultural highlight held every year. here in the district this is my street this is the. dance festival international dance festival in public spaces in this neighborhood everyone dances . not at the end of.

brings us to his favorite restaurant for a taste of the kena fossils signature dish. garlic chicken. the grilled chicken is made of organic chicken or what we call bicycle chicken it runs behind. on the grill you simply cannot visit without trying to. come by and just my good chicken with me to all who are watching us. that bicycle chicken looks quite delicious well we've come to the ends of today's show thank you so much for joining us i'd like to hear your opinion about the

stories we had on the program you can get in touch with me and the rest of the team by writing an e-mail to 77 at u.w. that's called i'll leave you with some music from the wider region work enough fossil it's in the local language moderate the message god is in control of everything and joy and see you next time. the bell when the boat. where you got the big to. the bulimia you. would. know when. i went to the bridge

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