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looming large over the african gaines. and africa cdc says no more locked downs to manage coven 19. we have an outlook on the pandemic. and as a themes on the continent this year, plus the unwanted clothes from western countries, creating a mess and causing pollution in garland ah hello, i'm christine wonder. it is good to have your company in this new year. now there is a loss of excitement in cameroon, where the 33rd edition of the africa cup of nations tournament is kicking off on sunday. now, the african football confederation has said really strict protocols for f con or spectators must be fully vaccinated and show

a negative p. c. r test less than 72 hours before a match. now stadiums can only fill up to 60 percent capacity, but there is a but there will be an increase capacity to 80 percent when cameron's national team plays. now the tournament begins with cameron taking on burkina faso at b or limber stadium in yellow and it, and i'll be talking to a reporter there after this report. i'm iranians are already dancing in the streets. the spirit of football is in air. and everywhere you look, the host mission's largest shell to be seen. and local france hold going to be couple hours come windows 6 off con, title and home saw it. stella, monsieur, i am very proud of the work. my country is put into hosting the turning me. yes, you've lemme, after a very long time, let me let go. look. i'm only purely lonely. that was the good. my hope is that everything goes well, no, me a guy, me the best team when and that we have

a beautiful celebration, he'll come with one as far as like my camera, rooney, and brothers, the lions, to win this app car example. i also hope it boosts our economy, moves to knock economy combination. but the last time the host had a tournament back in 1972. the failed to win. however, striker eric maxim to promoting hopes they can make fans happy. of course, it's an honor to play, to play the nation's cupboard home with one. he is a special thing, of course for the whole nation manners for them. he wants to throw as far as possible. it's clear we have women, really good, gritty are big national people in africa and them. it's socialism. the most successful country in the history of the tournament is egypt with 7 titles, followed by cameron's 5 and defendant champions. algeria have won it twice. led by manchester cities re at marez. the foxes have not lost their game since november

2018. and recently one deborah cook, while extend india on beaten street, egypt are going to the african with one of the world's most recognized players in muhammad salon. the liverpool strike us cotton for goes into premier league in 2021 . the 24 teams are been drawn into 6 groups. the top 2 teams from each group along with the 4 best turd plays teams are guaranteed is port in the last 16 . but the tournament has been troubled by construction delays, as well as the covey night in pandemic. that led through its postponement. the crisis in the anglo phone region, with a separate his group clamouring for an independent country, has led to more than 3000 debts and more than a 1000000 people displeased. recent attacks in the city of beer,

not far from limby, one of the host cities has created safety fears. yeah, heard of them and it's in the same context that we manage the african nations championship a few months ago. so i can't reveal here the measures that are being put in place, but you should know that just like that tournament took place under very good conditions, the archive will also take place under very good conditions. there are no worries. there's nothing to worry about. kind of roon, we'll hope that the next 4 weeks of football go without a hitch. as it puts on a show for the wall to remember an anal joined by our post plays ale who is in cameron for as saturday. hi, blaze. it's good to see how serious is the security threat for this tournament. thanks, christine. observers, the remains a big problem for the african called the nation. you know,

one of the stadiums which is, which is also in this tournament is the angle for region where it has the conflict region for all the 5 years. on wednesday, a bomb went off and that was just less than a week ago. another ball had gone off in limbeck and a lot of people that we spoke to in the city say that if you simply carry a bomb into the stadium in limbo and tech support is fine. tough. come to watch the games and even seeing that playing in limbo because that meant that because of not just the live but also in the west region because the west region is close to the northwest region. the camera and west is the epicenter all the conflict. and some believe that it seems that a plane in the west region and a ton of maybe attacked by separate is also a camera, is facing. the threat from booker around the book is never being attacked. the cdl

guy and recent history, but there's also another say there's a potential that something may happen so we can see for sure what would happen in the days i had, but it remains a big problem. but it has, the government responded to this security threat. how has they responded to the security threat? for the anglican region, the government has put in place a lot of soldiers in songs by boy limbeck is our towns in the southwest region of cameroon, where the tournament will be taking place. one of the city is what is what i mean will the 2nd place. so the last time that i was, i saw, i saw a lot of back who i saw times on the street. it's looks to me like a wolf seen. and when ministers and all the cub delegation go to inspect the, the stadium in limbo, you'll see a huge number of soldiers around the, around around the stadium. so government is government things,

they're not taking anything for granted that they put in place security measures to keep this up with just away who is favorites to win this time around. it is hard to say, cameron has a lot of answers because come on is hosting someone who sorts into the saw solomon's after the last. the so 50 years ago there's a huge supporting time room, but you also have very strong things with good players, like senegal, what you have money. you have the luxuriant, you have a lot of teams that have potential. and you also have the north african teams, which are sometimes seen always, soon after february for the african couple of nation. so i will one come on to win because in my country. but i think the company shall go into the tub. and let's expect surprise, because you're seeing the life of gun via when the african couple of nations in the past year. and let's hudson bob way for make some history there. uh huh. in covered laser. yeah, it's good to talk to his lawyer. we'll see his lawyer. thank you. lou

for the rec. what i was actually being serious about involved. but you're watching these have the news africa still to come. the 2nd hand clothes from western countries, leaving a message gone out that will take years to get rid off. and the birth of business venture that began after this mechanic lost his job because of the pandemic. and we will begin with this, so we've made it through the 1st week of the new year, but what's coming up in 20? 22, from jobs to climate change to policies. we want to spend the next few minutes talking about what this year holds for africa. now, for one, the pandemic is still with us, and the vast majority of people in africa are yet to be vaccinated. now, according to the africa, cdc, less than 10 percent of people on the continent to have received the jap. the good news is that the same cdc say's severe locked downs are no longer the best way to

contain current 90. so that's the pandemic. but what else be on the horizon plastic in this? yeah, well we've invited lindsey shes how on to the program at to talk more about that. she is a journalist with the new york times based in south africa. it's good savvy on the program. and lindsay, but actually before we get away from the pandemic at, we're hearing that there'll be no more severe lock downs. but what is the c d c? suggest that the authorities do instead? hi, christine, thanks for having me. i think the advocacy disease problems that we shouldn't look at severe lockdown has means to cover the pandemic as really shift to the focus to vaccinations. and what that is is i think, is to sort of encourage more people to get back to native encourage countries to push push for vaccinations. however, december 31st was the target for the majority of african countries to at least vaccinate 2 percent of the populations and most missed that. and i think that's an

indication of just the fact that, you know, other countries might be in this maybe maybe in a later phase of the pandemic. but for so many african countries, bristol, very much of the primary phase of the spectrum. it because some such large populations are still particularly vulnerable. and while there has been some optimism around the only current variant and being listed via we can't relax just because the w h o and c d c, have one continuously that the longer we have populations that remain on vaccinated, the more the is the state of new variant, speeding and move, it is developing and speeding. and so, you know, even the next phase 2022 of the pandemic is very much, still a very cautious right for that. right? i mean, we've got to talk about the economy, right? because economic recovery from the pandemic is also a major theme at in africa this year. what can we expect on that front? well, i think, you know, when we look at the economy and so much of consonant,

we look at sort of before monday we can optimize demick. and before the pandemic, there was a lot of optimism in our extra the asked continental future agreement. and this was meant to finally open up the continent to get rid of these are cables that may trade between countries. so difficult and suppress trade. suppose trade on the continent. but that was before the pandemic. and we know that the pandemic has really surprised growth on the continent, and there has been some discussion of international assistance. there was so much in paris last year. there was the african turkey summit towards the end of the year . and we know that the african union and the european union will meet in brussels in february. what we need to be paying attention to is what these high level promises all translate to on the continental, on the ground. and i think we cannot talk about the african economy without looking at the formal sector. they have been various attempts at formalizing that 6 to achieve taking advantage of it. but the truth of the matter is that the pandemic suppressed the sick, or even for a lot of young africans find, well, we are able to push their own businesses. but with a lack of, you know,

with the importing from china, made so much more difficult by the pandemic, because that's the most people got the inexpensive good. and also just movement between countries, maybe even more difficult. because we know, for example, of africa, traders in probably will come to by here, and then go back. that movement was again hampered by the pandemic. so when we're looking to spend image development, it's very much a sort of wait and see game. and what about policy? it's lindsay analysts. so danny is want to watch now real fears of military rule. then what other developments will you be watching? one, i think the one of africa is an interesting point at all times, particularly this year we see the war. any ok and what that would mean, particularly because this is a real humanitarian crisis unfolding the walls looking at the so how does the hell region you know that and how local politics will affect the regions ability to respond to that. as you know that molly, for example, has had to who's within

a year after the date of the child's strong when it stay that country that used to be that plato quite to played quite a key role in the g 5 force. they might have to pull back to some extent to and so when one does then sort of in this vacuum, what that means, ford for the reasons, but it's to fight against an insurgency. but we've also got some big elections coming up. can years happening in august angola had been having an election to to those are just are key stories that will be paying attention to. that's right. well, i, when did you see out what highlights are you personally looking forward? see at this year's twenty's when he say, well, i think when i'm hoping for, and i think with so many people around the world hope for that as the world reopens, that we do have an increase and see more culture happening. just before the pandemic, africa was really having a really collaborative sense of culture in terms of fashion, in terms of music. and then that just all got died down after the pandemic. and so i'm really hoping that we get back to those kind of festivals that so these really

international lineup, some places like allowing this to me and fashion weeks will return next. i think that really helps to change the narrative around africa that it's not just about conflict. it's not just about strong mean that the people on the ground are doing interesting cultural things. and i hope once again that we'll see that right. well, i hope we'll see you at the end of the year to catch up for some of the things that would have happened. lindsey could have you on the program. thank you. thanks for having me. ah. now textile waste is having a devastating impact on garners beaches. the country is closed is littered with the rotting fabric of old clothes from the global north. every day, some 160 tons of clothes arrive in ghana and the whole economy has developed around secondhand clothes, but very little of those garments are usable. and as you are about to see in gardner more than 70 tons of fabric,

a day ends up in landfills presenting an ecological disaster. ah, the waves of the atlantic ocean, blue swallowing piles and piles of old clothes, once born in the west. now the polluting gone is coastline ah, even in the center of a crowd, these huge trash heaps have been growing for more than a decade. that made up mostly of discarded clothing and around 20 meters toll about before them. i was a fortune montgomery. luca dog is needed in other hands under their feet are old american or european branded clothes, trying to get rid of them has led to all the problems. this is rather boss. this is santa juice. miss olivia on look in

us and we are been in it or that we are been in a rush to the boys to watch for us is given us seeking a fever, headache and murderer. that's is the fumes from these fires a likely toxic, but they have not yet been scientific studies into the issue. so where do these clothes come from? every day garner receives a $160.00 tons of them. they arrived by boat use clothes that were donated to organizations in europe or the u. s. no one that wants them anymore. so international recycle companies send them here at the count him on to market. they're sold in bulk for a few cents. a kilo i with

in ghana, a whole economy has developed around the she is close at the top of the ladder. there are wholesalers in this shop, dozens of bags awaiting to be sold, children's dress. you guys see babies romping medium? is that men under way? big business, i'm talking all come tuesday was built diesel, roby and we normally of lot are goes on a month twice or place. retailers re sell the clothes and each has their own speciality shoes for example, or underwear. the problem is a huge amount of the items are no longer usable. this saleswoman has just bought a 55 kilo bundle. unfortunately for her inside, it's a disappointment. i had those trash. no,

i didn't buy it as well with those. i'm glad we got a go back. nobody buys a and the and as of the it you lose as a result. mountains of clothes go to the dump at this market more than 70 tons a. thrown away every day. this rickett set up a foundation to try to understand the environmental impact of this textile pollution. you can see that the clothing is embedded in the environment, creating an environment where to pull this up out of the plan is nearly impossible. take many, many, many more years for that to be grade and really harmful micro fibers and the environment in that problem around the world. clothes are getting cheaper. people are buying more and throwing more away without a change. these heat will keep getting higher. ah, and for war and the story leave and i said,

joshua or johnson on to the program. he's an activist in ghana, he's with an enjo chord there or foundation. he's joining us from our cra welcome to d, w. news africa. joshua, we've just seen the mess that's been created over the years by, by secondhand clothes. just tell us what is the scale of this problem in ghana? ah, is that mostly forum for us here in our car? was we have back on someone's, on my case with you said i began 2nd glued in my kids in their world. and some of these of can countries rely on us. so we, we, we have about 15000000 governance a week. and some of this governance was the basis we're to some parts of the west africa countries and around 40 percent lives there my kids and most, most of them and up i waste. so it's mostly insulting there or shares. so e, right,

it's, it's really terrible for me to say, yeah. what needs to be done about this? oh, well, i would say, yeah, yeah. and we need to be lab because we have a lab as well. i'm working on this and i've been working over the last 811 years. let me see we have a lab where we are working on the cycling cycling solutions. so collect when they come out on my case. i mean, tell me their parents, like cookies and 5 are about boards and we have a shredder. and we also train people from the continental market to work on my, to recycle. are the things that we mostly continental markets, which we end up with. so definition i use none of these for my time. however, if we are unable to stop, if i question industry from 40 thing more done,

people can i try the quantity and close that 1. 1 of them gets problem, there's more production done, and it's becoming a problem. so far for we are here. we are running a small school, we are running much more now and we hope to find solution. that's what i like to respond with and use it to revitalize delicate industry. all right, thank you so much. that is a voice from across joshua or dam to and talking to us. thank you very much. we appreciate your insights. ah, no unemployment in south africa is that a record high with more than a 3rd of working age population without a job. one factor behind the rise the pandemic with one of the harshest lockdown worldwide. many ended up losing their jobs and incomes even their homes. but the

situation has also forced people to be more resourceful. we made one man trying to rebuild his life after losing everything. and he's doing it with an innovative plan to sell bird is to saw comalla reports from johannesburg. from a distance it looks like a normal van, but this is a mobile burger kitchen, made operated and owned by t on the model leaky. under the name grub works. he drives to homes and gatherings, selling hot burgers and chips which he makes at the back of his van. but mother, they can never used to hustle like this. he was once a successful mechanic and made a decent income from it until covert struck. he lost his job and even his family home. it's very emotional for me to be standing. yeah. you know, cuz i could have been driving out of this yard like now as it is lads in the manner that things happen and in the manner that the house we will, we lost it. ah,

it's very tough. i'm, you know, i'm trying my best to get back to. you know that the standard way we were back then . motherly k went to this car. scrapyard. dug up an old volkswagen, car shell. and over many months made it move again. now it's his pride and joy, a mobile burger truck, and his burgers are popular too. it's a lot chicken to your chicken, he cuts. and while you watching it takes for chips while you. what did not the gym ladder boy last week and get and the sauce as he makes his own sauces had thrust his cooking. so his bed is amazing. the wings are amazing. i say try it. and you definitely love it. economists say the pandemic has contributed significantly to south africa's high unemployment rate. now at a record 34 percent or in a double bind off of mass unemployment. and yet the, the sector that is working is not working well enough to grow. a curve is

exacerbated that, but as we move out of the pandemic period into the endemic end game, it's, it's looking like a lot of those jobs that we lost are not coming back. but mother, like, he says, giving up is not an option. my vision is having a chain of food trucks, you know, instead of the whole restaurant, his dream is to recruit young people to grow the business and help others get back on their feet like he has. well, danny, let his story. this is one example from south africa, but i know there are many examples across the continent of people who've had to come up with a plan be off to losing their job in the pandemic hats off to all of you. well, that's it for our program today. be sure to check out our, the stories on d, w dot com, forward slash africa. we're also on facebook and on twitter. and we're always came to know what you think about the stories that we covered on the program and the stories that we should be. not only we talked about africa's art and culture,

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