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in west africa? the number of military takeovers in recent years. i've raised concerns about the state of democracy in the region about what our regional bodies like echo us doing about this. also i had live gradually returns to normal in south africa as new omicron infections from it. so what can other countries land from the south african experience of fights in japan, demik in tanzania, an unacceptable number of women die given birth for shortly afterwards. but in one rural region, things are dramatically changing for the better class. need a ride. just hop on in kenya, we meet a woman breaking down barriers as a motorcycle ride up in a male dominated industry. and i handled the now called phase in the after a couple of nations. it's all excitement as football fans hoped, she had the theme on all the way to the top.

ah, hello, i am eddie micah junior and you are welcome to the program. not long after the new year begun another west african country, a mouse, yet in new attempted call. the government of beginner fossil said last week that it had are better to plot by armed forces to take over the country. i remember the last year there were military takeovers and molly, as well as in guinea, the country of chad, which is also in the rest of sale zone, saw a non democratic transition of power. ah, the omens had not been good in the keener, faster back in november before they attempted to, their protest is took to the streets, to vent their anger at the government and its inability to protect them from jihad his violence. at the time the un said it was concerned about volatility in the

country and more than the military against trying to take over. now it seems, the government dodged a bullet quite literally. on january 13th, ministers announced that they had uncovered a plot by a group of soldiers and civilians to destabilize institutions. they said they had to neutralize the threat. for now at least resume to jewelry. don't did p as a to day 15 people have been detained. this includes from the military as well. so 2 officers did 7 non commissioned officers and one soldier did it, as well as 5 civilians. as a pc said supersede emily turned doodle. series of crews are currently high in west, in central africa. in the last 18 months they've been for including 2 in molly alone,

their military jumps at 1st the pallet and 2020 to end. what they said was corruption and weak leadership. initially, military leaders promised to hold elections. but they've, in fact transitional government and suggested they could run the country for the next 5 years. 7 in neighboring guinea, the democratically elected president, alpha con day, was also deposed by the military last year. he, too, was accused of corruption in danger, also saw a crew of swords, the son of president adjuster, b c's power aft. his father was killed on the battlefield in cross joining me now. is julia b found out of watty? i think tank in west africa. hello sir. thanks for your time. so what is it about west africa that's triggering these we sent schools. well i think it's always important to you know,

to remind out the country of the continent and even within origin like west africa are own political trajectory. and so when you comment on record, for example, in malley, it is not the same thing as arguments. english constant is of course been guinea. so i think we have to be cautious about taking these groups as something that can be generalized, as are trained in west africa for essentially a trend of democratic regression in, in veridian. but i would not necessarily take the case of molly, for example, as an example of that, because molly's facing your security crises. and the quote was not a surprising a country like that. okay. but, but then still on that, what is given rise to coups in the region, then you think, i think the many issue is the way the countries are governed. i think dad, so when we talk about democracy everywhere in the world, we have to recognize that it is something that deals. and that is something that we

to linked to give a capacity of a political system to produce security, to produce economic and social benefit to the people. so when you do have a democratic system, we have regular election, but we, you who don't have a sense that the state is providing security is providing jobs for the you of these providing going to make and social development from people. buckley will have a failure in the belief in the democratic systems. and i think that used to give a critic for the military to enter in the political scene. and to say that we can bring especially security back. we have the best place to, to bring what the people needs. and i think that is a, that's a major issue. so original bodies like a co, us and the a, you don't seem to be able to force cool lead us to attend to democratic ways. why is that a you and they have developed a lot of protocols on democracy on good governance. but there are more effective in

condemning military coups done in enforcing bitter governance by, you know, by the rulers, as including civilian rulers, that we have in many part of the continents, which i've been there for the kids. and you is not able to actually force will leader also to provide a different kind of when to go to practices in their own countries. so you cannot really expect leaders because at the end it go out and the same thing, a, b, u at the end, it is the head of state who made the made decisions. and what we think is a lack of credibility of both organization. now, people don't believe in become part of it was in west africa for example too closely. they democracy because they can see that boys made decision themselves are not good example of the more good governance in their own country. you know, it is that prevention is better than kill. so how can regional bodies then help

prevent such clues from happening in the 1st place? i think we have to have a more i would see most of his gated view of what is prevention of familiar free gloves. i think we have to recognize that what the countries of origin need is not only election is not only actually democracy. it is also state that word for the interest of the peoples. and so you cannot only condemn recoup, and you know, try to prevent military 2 states by were if you are not working on changing the way because i govern politically, but also he couldn't mccauley if you don't constantly dead me. if you don't, you know, give the sense that you are governing for the people. then we will have, i'm afraid, always critics, for military rulers, to say is power. and i think the be to prevention would be to work on structural values of the government and system in our country. ok, due to time will leave. it had to be found out of the west african thing tank was

t. thanks for your insights. now, does that africa, after a spike and coven cases, fueled by the owner can vary, and the number of new infections there is falling rapidly? more importantly, the only con wave has so far lead to few hospitalizations and less that's in the country than previous waves. as a result, thought africans breathing a collective sigh of relief. and i hopeful that life can get back to normal to day is an important day, was the pedal, highly born in 2 years ago. financial problems and the pandemic forced him to close his bar and dressed rent and kate towns, kylie chuck township. but now he's fine. in the re opening over it does cost us a lot of things that we need to put your eggs and different buckskin and also you need to try and think outside the building because i mean for me, i don't cast the stone from whatever bed situation that i mean,

i always look for positive things that i can do instead of complain. after nearly 2 years, most locked down, restrictions were lifted, including and nightly curfew. tourists have once again been pouring into the country. they had been mass cancellations following the discovery of the army crow variant. life is slowly getting back to normal here in cape song was decreasing numbers in you covered infections data from south africa suggests although omicron is much more infectious. the amount of people that were admitted to hospitals was much lower than during previous waves. many. yeah, hoping that we're seeing the beginning of the end of the pandemic. i always that i want even. yeah. but the, the name holbert. that is what we're wishing for today. everyone going, i've been allowed collect thing going i'd side with daddy now the and i hope that god is actually the final thing of this marriage to see slash enjoyment. this

actually happened as the i'm so happy that the business is roommate people to start making money out of officially open. when last as these tie, i hate them business. i'm glad that we can get to come here and enjoy. many scientists also optimistic despite the low vaccination rate by religious dwarf gang plaza says that many south africans had already been infected with the corona virus before the only true waste hospital data, so that the prior corona virus infection or vaccination, provides protection against severe illness. also with the army from various women that i'm is if you are to an ice to be here, when you get to a situation like here were nearly everyone has had cove it or has been vaccinated, then you can relax and come on to him off at bonham and of course on the other hand it is summer here on the 4th wave happened mostly over the long school breaking at

equals untruth. ian no one wants to think about more mutations right now in the middle restaurant in. bah, certainly not illness. he believes he already has big glance and wants to expands to other cities. he believes that the prospects was on africa. once again, the good you're watching didn't use africa still to come meet the canyon woman grabbing up her motorbike. ashy breaks down barriers. and how is your country performing in the africa cup of nations? we'll talk about what to expect in cameroon, i had of the knockout face about fast in tanzania, women dying child bed, and often the i babies with them fought too often. this mostly due to poor basic health care to in pregnancy and delivery place in the country towards the bottom of

global rankings, fault martino mortality. but things are gradually changing for those living in towns. and he has c v u region. kabul and tune guy and her daughter meiza, a lackey to be alive. when the baby came in tongue, i was scared though both day corn annual till now the santa labor pain started around 4 am and at 5 my husband took me to the hospital on a bicycle on the pick up allison bethesda. when we arrived, we found the clinician was looking after some one else, and there was only one room to wind in extended, so i gave birth outside the building without any help request ma'am said oh no. and then his mat in the mortality rate is one of the waste in the world. the national bureau of statistics put it at 556-510-0000, live beth things i even with here in barrel rossimer region,

pregnant women simply don't have the basic healthcare which will save their lives before now we men who came here use the room in this building, there was only one bed and no running water. women who came after us. we'll have to find somewhere outside to have their babies. you can imagine that there is go from fictional, high, not only are tear, but even in there. and that building over there were the only washroom women who had just give a beth, had to walk all this way to get the toilet and washing facilities sees a change. and now am rif image of african hath get charity. sit up there was as z, myself deliver his project in 2017. it is built a new clinic with clean water, washrooms, and toilets, and several montana to bez. there are so 3 health workers now before there was just one. call that a little afraid of whether you know,

this new building is helping alonzo as it has electricity. and women feel comfortable coming here because it's safe. in addition, although we don't have many beds for women to rest in after giving birth. yeah. it's better than before. we can take care of 2 or 3 aquarella and when the women are no longer scared when they come here, we have all the facilities we need, including washrooms was fun. but when you said, if we went allow our p o and apple music are the improvements in the region mean 80 percent of beth now take place in a clinic that is up from 5 to 6 percent 4 years ago. better facilities and care reduce the risk to mother and baby. in the year the project started. 10 local women died in or after childbirth. that figure was there 3 in 2022 sugar is due to give birth to her next child in february. she'll deliver inside with all the new facilities. the fear she experienced left them is gone.

now ferrying people around on the back of a motorcycle taxi is big business in kenya. more people i said to work us bought, i bought our drivers across the country than in any other profession. but the vast majority, our men are despite this, some women are rubbing out the amal to bikes and breaking down barriers on i will be correspondent for alex mud. anger met with one of them. kenya has 1400000 taxi by grade of just 300 of them. women jacqueline are, we're is one of them. like many, she land on the job plans. i'm going to moving in the bed. i buried my 1st lion, and after a short distance we both fell. when he told me not to worry, we picked up the motorbike and continued with our journey. 3 years down the line, he remains to be my most loyal customer, motorbike taxi known as the border here, right?

as seen as it up and jody, most people would see it's not job for a woman. what you might, children were against that they said they would be ashamed to see their mom ferrying on a motorbike. and it's not only the traffic that can be done. so i'm going to be yeah, sometimes you get mail customers that don't want to pay. they want to have sex with you instead. i mean, when that happens, i call my male colleagues and they come and shame the men. he then agrees to pay and we both walk away. i get that a lot. i'm coming in. jacqueline is popular among her customers and colleagues about how can get out of attention as so many customers that she, she has them with the old one to be texted by her. and people often ask me where she is best when they see her on the road. the asks, so that she can carry them no data at all, but i bought on and she's a good read on the road. she writes, if you,

her bike has gordon was whether or not, then jacqueline is proud of her 50 record whether 3 years she's been writing in that time. i've never been arrested nor have i hit any one or had an accident. after a long day on the road, she returns home and takes on her other road in life as a mother, exactly as 2 daughters are in school, keeping them there is a priority. the lights became harder for the family last year when their father died. oh no longer, i see him struggle to make sure we have food and that our school fees are paid. it's hard for her because she's both our mom and our dad. she as just about enough to make i n meets her focus is on the future. i will not, i hope my kids will have a better life, a good life, even when they're done with school. i pray that they will have a great future so that they get good jobs and help me as their mom was at work. she focuses on that road. she sees,

she wants more women to follow in her tracks. oh. now to the africa cup of nations where tensions are rising. i had the knockout stage of the football tournament. we'll talk about it, thrills and spells in just a moment. but 1st, let's look at how fans i experienced an african so far. for both fever has ship come. france float to do live in stadium outside the capital, yolande. the a here to watch the camera national team. the indomitable lions playing in the african cup of nations. beyond a stunningly excited is the 1st time in 50 years. a cambodians can see their t clear home saw. for many young people like reality tv, star, patient your it's about more than just football. i pad, i wonder, really pick them and i'm moving. i was in a big point. i been

a pleasure sending that with one of the interview. but the country has struggled to reach this point. cameron was stripped of the right to hold the previous of con tournament. partly because of serious construction d leagues. on the eve of the cia's opening ceremony, walker was to put in finishing touches on olympus video. and so just patrol 247, elizabeth it town and cameron south was region anglophone separate. this malicious have threatened to destroy matches here cameras. tim compton sees players are rising above this trouble. profitably important. i think what is important is what is brought to this level. it's football too, so it ever happens outside football doesn't interest us after this, we are doing our very best to stay focused on our goal and to have a great tournament in grand competition. is

a wit to getting support as need a proof of vaccination and a negative cru. navarro steps to access much venues. many carina football fans i've been turned over because in like the school that's hardly a surprise in a country. well, as a 6 percent of people were eating a fully veneto, a spectator, turner has been longer than anticipated because of district moves. one of those who made it through is levina to tribal, from parties to support hattie and country need to shed the word and actually africa that we can organize something, pattern, trade thing. and that's a big fan. yeah, we just couldn't wait to see it. and now i'm so proud of my country, i'm going about the free fund soon set up through all. cameroon, also provided an enormous downcast it seems that where are the see the games inside

or outside the studios? cameron fans akin not to miss out on the action from on africa largest football competition, i am now joined by did abuse only such a cool mom who's been closely following the competition. hello lisa. tell us what we learned so far from the africa cup of nations. oh, hello, eddie. the african cup of nations as truly come to live. are you mice after pretty much a bit of dull, open the 1st the to grew said matches. we've sent lots of girls you to instead of 6 matches 68 girls 80. that is a woman one for a group stage a tournament. you have to say. and in terms of what we learnt, well, you have to be careful for the want. the so called middles are the debutantes, as they call them, but the casting added by candy. well, they definitely can't think i know because ganna is out and louis stung by as such a team. but anyway, any major shock or surprise so far?

obviously we have to talk about ghana, eddy. yeah. no pun intended for you, but that the black stars, i swear to do much better in this tournament. but you know, gets him beat sir, by the likes of morocco. i haven't a draw against gabble with at last it, you know, well frank, as we saw the end of the game and also getting beat 3 to buy camaros to be shown the exit door at seem, you know, with as little population as the under 1000000 that's the big blow for a 4th time going to like garner. so that's one of the big shocks of the tournament . but eddie is not just gone. i haven't shown the exit door algeria defending champions have to say big stars are bri, had marez baghdad. buena jer, underbelly all throw it out to retort them and they lost it again to it. seem another debutante, so you have to say are in that one. so algeria also not a tournament is a big shot because you ask yourself, we thought that is tim, were the favors going through it again to this tournament, but to get knocked out in the group stage. if touches something about this particular africa football for this time. okay, well it's good to feel like i'm not alone in,

in losing and being kicked out of the competition. it's time to separate the voice from the men, right. what can we expect in the round of 16 or card phase? well, eddie, you talk about the round of 16 favorites right now. obviously should be nigeria alongside the likes of cameras. now cameron will take on that. debbie talks about camaros who are 30 around 16, but will knock our phase that game. so you look at the big game between nigeria, antonius, yes, yes to nisha also struggled are to qualify. they got beat thereby a surprise, surprise by a gambling site. also debutantes i yesterday and i did that on nigeria, teenagers have to be careful. yes. did you fair high the group are running into groups they defeats in the life of egypt and also get a response to dan. well, you never can tell, you know, with this game against to nicea. and also egypt also struggling to group stayed where they'd have to take on the now high fly. and i have recorded likes, of nickel aspect. they took out algeria yesterday, are by 30 goes to one. i think those are the key big games. gwinnett with his round

of 60 matches really looking forward to those games, but there's one thing we can miss and his competition history has been made in this tournament. with a fast, ever female referee of an african game, elisa, i will come back to you in a bit, but let's 1st he had a thought of other football fans on the ground level that there are a lot of female referees in local leagues across africa. we need to make more of an effort to have them referee at a continental tournaments to be frank and she was good at today's game. she's an extraordinary referee. very good. oh, give them up with you so much from your father. i'm very impressed. yeah. the 1st time i seen a lady officiating mail, football and the other, she was wonderful. she deserves a lot of praise. liberalism. well, he's, i'm sure you agree with the fans is definitely time for more women participation, isn't it? most definitely, eddie. now, when we heard the news at h female referee for the 1st time in the immense african, in a 65 year history, was going to wrapped again between eggs in barbara and guinea. we thought, hey,

this may be a good way to say a have a more we mentor, you know, to ref, african for bush, a 35 she is from rwanda talking about her. i the lady sally mammogram sang from lawanda. now, we may be seen more refereeing in terms of cast ornaments, women's football mans, football, afc on gwin for which is clearly opened the door from when we went in a referees all across africa. football at aisd north, south east and indeed west africa. that was oh, lisa tacoma. did of you correspondence in vegas? that's all we got by for now. ah ah. ah.

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