the rest of the class watching a purist, toddlers being hit by his mother, breaking a glass. just because you can't see violence against children. doesn't mean it doesn't bear mike. the invisible, visible, opus mike, violence comes children to senior. this is dede up in use africa on the program to day. the africans struggling to escape the conflicts in ukraine. hundreds of thousands of people are fleeing the fighting in ukraine. among them are tens of thousands of african students. we hear how, what made it to safety and of her harrowing experience as she tried to get out of the country. it was very dark. it was horrible. like i remember i was shivering, literally went to bless countries around the world overwhelmingly denounced rushes

invasion of ukraine in a un vote. but why did so many african countries refused to do so. also coming up, we will meet the group of maryan calling for their country to ditch west and partners and strengthen ties with moscow instead. and in a, another big development this week, one that some are calling a watershed moment for the plan is un countries gathered at a summit in nairobi, agreed to create a legally binding treaty that they say will end plastic pollution. ah, hello, i'm christine monday. it's good to have your company. rushes invasion of ukraine has triggered a historic mass movement of people not seen in europe, indicates more than a 1000000 people have already brave the she according to the un refugee agency. and

that number is growing by the day. among those fleeing rushes, bombs are african students studying at universities in ukraine, according to ukrainian officials. there were about 16000 of them before the conflict began. some of them have reported receiving races, treatment from ukraine and officials, who they say pushed them back as they tried to flee. not some african students are still in ukraine and trying to get out and others are in other european countries. some have left for africa like one medical student who was now safely back home in ghana. she shared her experience with us. oh my. together again. priscilla ajar and her father, samuel, after a terrifying week. the 3rd year medical student was studying at a university in western ukraine when the war broke out. it was very tough. it was horrible. like, i remember i was shivering. literally, when my,

like my school said that, okay, you guys could go was like which to me that the school seething peers, etc. of it's now there was similar fear back home in gonna her family was closely monitoring events in far away ukraine. and not for the 1st time. there i'm xyz is a reminiscent of what happened in 2014 because in trenda for june, my son was also in dennis. and the same issue happened and our to the tray ran from dan, asked to dr. keith. so when the 2nd one also started for logic, i know a lot of anxiety, emotional trauma. i like to do that. we don't down far below us. what did that priscilla made for the border closest to her city and we took a bus so that we just took a while and then we, after some time the mothers when are moving vehicles on normal v annual. so we had

to trick for i think of over an hour and how yes. so that's how we go to the border and in nevada it was missing so many people, ukrainians, gannons nigeria as in bob, wins you. she asked india everybody already in tennessee as glee they she crossed into romania and like many other gunny and students, made it back home safely. but priscilla still has major concerns as the war escalates in ukraine. so let's see that the destroyer within the country, the country us go through re developmental see just again. so what is what, what like, what's i think for us, i don't know if ask will be, orders will be destroyed. what about so it's quite bad in some, and it's worry very worried that we don't know if we can go back to school. if we

would finish who would complete, i will go back to square one, or the answers might not come for a while. but being with family can be the great comfort priscilla and others like her need right now. now, priscilla, edge and others all safely home now, but many others are not. while some have made it out of ukraine and are now in neighboring countries. there are still some african national stack in ukraine and trying to get out early. i spoke to who seine, ma, magical. he's a chairperson of the nigerian diaspora in hungary. he was at the border between hungary and ukraine. we are here now. judas died them out to get to the city we brought along with us from order based. somebody opened the clothes. so with this. yeah, i just lost. all right,

great. we have them. ah. but well, yeah. yeah. ah. well, who seine are we? we're hearing all have been hearing accounts off africans trying to leave ukraine. they've been reporting that they've been not allowed into trains leaving ukraine. they say they've experienced racism and ill treatment from ukrainian officials that are on the ground. are you still hearing accounts? is this still continuing to happen as people try to leave ukraine? well, we have our situation by it, by the right. because our job is to come into, i get it. what's happening? i did bring it out. we. we have no idea,

but we have people on and making complaints that they're being taken off from the train, from the buses. but we don't know what, what reason because they know how many people do you know of that are still in ukraine. and once you get out, what are they telling you to do any difficult to predict? how many people are you going because you don't have the actual number of them before now? so i know that it is not only me all that you need to agree with numbers, cleaners. get to know how to get information on what to do. ok. and what can we tell them what we can do for them? i was out of ration that call in that crime and telling us that when

i die that you've been in the border and they don't know what to do with. try to come down and tell them we are on top of the situation. to grow with the embassy. we are trying to do our best to see what we can do for don't how we can have them. we guide many of them to the hotel, to a place where the charity organization is providing shelter with them that need or hungry. now provide food for that. we have volunteers who go there to cook for them . and i wish you all the what we yes, and he said that, sorry, we're talking about the people who are still in ukraine right now. we'll talk about those that have left. but for those who are still in ukraine, what kind of support do they need to leave?

many of them out one day a week. so the question the actually that, ah, which is the easiest order with them to groups? so as i told you earlier that they are scattered there in you grade in different cities, which about or that is screwed up with them to go that way. i don't receive them to come into hungry because some of them i don't get important. ok. and for those that have now managed to get out and are now in the summer in poland, slovakia and others in hungry where you are, what is this situation there? i the situation is still are kowalcik. we're trying to get them registered them with them in the hotel. we have tried to deal demolition that over. ah, i can do so mom is 3 counties of our places who does come in

to to accommodate them for a short period of time. and we, i just started them back. that was who seine? well mom at a college speaking to us from the border between hungry and ukraine. now, the 1st group of more than $400.00 nigerians evacuated from ukraine, have landed in a butcher. the group comprised mostly of students, they arrived on a government charted flight from romania capital, eucharist. they are among 14000 nigerian nationals who were known to be in ukraine before the war began. that's according to the niger and foreign ministries figures . now it is unclear if and when they can go back to ukraine. now this week, the un general assembly overwhelmingly denounced russia for invading ukraine. but while most of the world stood together in rebuking rushes, aggression,

many african countries opted to stay neutral and not take a stance inner vote at the un general assembly. $141.00 countries voted in favor of the resolution that also ordered russia to withdraw its troops from ukraine. only 4 countries joined russia in voting against the resolution of the 35 countries that abstained. 17 are from african. they include symbol way, uganda synagogue, and south africa. to talk more about that, we invited our, the analyst annual ado away from the think tank. chatham house on the program, he has been researching ties between african countries and rush. i asked him why he thinks many african nations chose to abstain in that you in foot and to what extent that reflects the views of ordinary people in these countries. i mean, ultimately i the, the reasons why

a few of these countries like soccer and as in bob we, for example, gave prob, stating was the fact that they said that they did not see anything in the resolution. our, our mitch piece is yet to achieve in conflict within russia and ukraine. so i think the surprising thing for me and this is that if both of these countries started, the resolution was not well written. i think this is eddie dar instead of our students are from both yesterday. all right, and as i was saying you, you focus on russia in africa. that is the, the focus of your work. how would you characterize rushes? prisons in africa today is, is russia as significant player in and on the continent? yeah, i mean, i think it depends on how you define significance. but the truth of the matter is russia as an eye on africa since 2014, i next crimea in ukraine. it does decided that it needs a pi votes to find problems outside of the west. africa is one such best way to set

it to seek new button as russia men strategy in africa as the defense instructor and security partnership. but it is also trying to increase trade links with african countries. i'm un security council just this year. it's supported my country that is growing closer to by looking to vote on echo sanctions on monday. so that's part of russia strategy on africa. increased trade links, but also get some support towards position at most electro organizations like the u . n. n. and to sit in and it stay on molly. as you've brought molly up, i want to specifically ask you about that country because we, nobody has been betting this to hardest insurgency for, for just about a decade. now in the last month, france and at the western allies announced that they will be withdrawing their presence from that country and, and it's almost, it's been said that russia is going to be filling that void. tell us more about

that. yeah, i just said molly, i've been battling some is on mr. c. for almost a decade now. last year, president in minor macro and announced that he was going to reduce the number of french troops in this i out and down the way the money. i responded ross to say that they were going to shop for new teacher at the partners. but i think there's much, there's obviously most of the story done just francis drained out some of the trips . as you know, there has been some have been to cause in molly 1st in august 2020. i'd say currently in may 2021. that does lead to iraq, our relationship between france on my and so in that buck you, the russian private military company called wagner as step in the field, 0. and i think for people who don't know, but not use a private military company, that is often detroit to odd spots around toward the flipping syria idea of what

the libya they've been in central africa public. and now the are going to be to, to, to us is dep off not a minute. all right, that is a duty talking to say from the chatham house. think tech. thank you yet. stay with molly. because not only was the country among those who didn't condemn brushing that you invert, but it is one example of a country seeking closer ties with russia, especially as the longstanding relationship with the former colonial power france deteriorates. d w. so west africa correspondent, russia. cora is in the country and she met a group who see russia as the best partner for the country going forward. oh, moved lou mussa. oh, i bought la france now that loosely translates to thumbs down france. and that's one of the major messages of this group, the euro or low move males. now the euro, lome of mate has been growing very fast. hearing maddie,

they start adding 2019 with only 12 members, and now they tell me they can't even keep tabs with exactly how many people are members of the group. and many people here in miley believe that this group is the only hope for the future of 8 surely. independence miley, at down my band tiara, is leading this movement. he was at the forefront of the massive protests that led to the ousting of the french ambassador and the french military. he's now a member of the transition parliament, and he's pushing for strong that ties between molly and russia. so said lucy, it, it's only logical that we're pursuing a win win relationship with russia. lady c as good as, as russia was her 1st partner after independence, me the id, and we found the russia sincere in their partnership in laws eagle. that's why we prefer russia over france mariano, while i but not our choice is justified because russia has never colonized any

country. he said he'd be fit to lie. do you see in there pull in his ear, be there at the ma ship with moscow? runs deep miley receives most of its military equipment from russia. hundreds of russia must sceneries operating under the kremlin lynx, wagner group a deployed in molly. and most of the currents military leaders, which rained in russia, many even speak the language. some observers, however, se strengthening the russian malia relationship might not be the best solution in the long run. maybe to day in just feels like the military answer is the best answer. so probably, you know, even if you look at ward and ranking a, russia would be a better option. close, it's the 2nd, you know, a movie power on and the world. but economically, it's not the best partnership for us, a frankly,

from one to fix things. we have to fix us. we have to things freaks ourselves. if it was up to the euro, lo movements, money would cause highs to france entirely. that seems almost impossible though. as french inflows pervades almost every aspect of life yet. ah, they're calling, it's a watershed moment for the planet un countries have agreed to create a legally binding global treaty to address plastic pollution in the world's oceans and rivers and landscape. i see no objections. it is so decided the human environment is simply voted unanimously at this meeting in the kenyan capital nairobi for a resolution to end plastic pollution. it sets the stage for international negotiations designed to produce

a treaty by 2024. the treaty would cover the full life cycle of plastics including production, design, and disposal. the head of the urine environment program said it was an historic still. the bottom line is we will eliminate plastic pollution from our environment and that is critical. and so i, without a doubt, this is a very, very big decision. and for more on this, we've invited richard more now on to the program. he is the deputy director of the you in environment assemblies, africa offers. he's also climate coordinator for africa and he joins me now from nairobi where the summit has been taking place. welcome to date of in years africa . richard, you've described the passing of this resolution as history being made. tell us, why is it so significant rich and what will it change? i thank you very much for having me. this resolution that have been adopted by the

united nations involvement assembly near 5.2 is quite very significant because we are the time when the environmental challenges are actually on the width of the entire will. and if you look at plastics, it's not just him on as to the environment, but as we speak today, every year, 11000000 tons of plastics actually getting into the oceans, littering and destroying aquatic life on killing up to 100000 marine animals. this is a huge issue, and this is the 1st time in the history of the world that are truly immortal. lateral environmental agreement has actually been forced to where members to it and tell us more about this resolution. and richard, this resolution that will effectively end this, this plastic pollution that you're talking about. what does it actually mean

practically? yo others means is that it paved away to what is called an integral mental and he will shit in clemente, which is going to put in place what is needed, the processes that are needed to actually result into a full treaty that is going to be well binding, and these will take into considerations how plastic is produced, how plastic is designed, and hyde ends up in the economy, not in oceans. and these is something that i'll kill all resolved to quitting drobek others picking to late. only 10 percent of plastics globally are to lu recycled, that means 90 percent or not and these also present opportunities. so what went to happen between now and 2 into 2 into 4 is that the inter governmental negotiating committee will be set up and then the treat will finally come into force by 2024 those 2 years from today. and this is a very horton opportunity for the world to actually address these critical

environment or challenge yet. and in the event that it does come into force as you are saying, add this faith in. what would it mean for our daily lives? what i mean for our daily lives will be jobs, especially for young people, are in the african continent. today we have 2 of 1000000 young people who are getting into the labor market and competing all over 3000000 jobs. and in 18 years from today, we will have about 420000000 a year. they're all getting into the labor market. what these resolution dollars is because is globally binding countries will then be able. busy to dominate skid these with indian national legislation that will could be enabling environment for plastic to actually do recycle for plastic to actually be turned into opportunity to go to we'll go across the entire of con condo, we are seeing young people who are turning plastic with into peppermint tiles that are replacing concrete blocks, thus an opportunity for business. it will create an opportunity in which recycling

will come to non in countries. and back is really an opportunity for dot, but more importantly in about it, in the us from today, we will have more plastic in our oceans. dunphy, which most of the people do burn on beach for quota. and therefore means it is an opportunity to be handful security, which is already a problem today as a result ocean. so i sent her up to there and you're making the point about plastic being in the minutes that it is and, and i'm thinking, is this not entirely a ban on plastic? is that not what we should be aiming for? of course reciting plastic would be really helpful, but when we get to a stage where we actually banning plastic or is that not practical? we getting to his church in which we are introducing, what is callers they call a economy high, you produce plastics. higher you repackage plastics will be inside a way that instead of the plastics produced on the end of in environment the old

recycle back into the economy. and that will create opportunities. and that will also provide an opportunity to look for alternatives. and what else can don jose rather than just focusing on plastics? can we'll look at all our alternatives in which ad opportunities come credit. and these, if you look at these, we are seeing young people who are using already or what hastens you look like vittorio in east africa here. that's what i hastened. the rules there that grabs it, actually been used to turn into, but i need to get that over to richard who are the biggest perpetrators when it comes to plastic pollution. plastic is actually in trans boundary issue, plastic produce in africa. we end up in oceans that bought us different continent, plastic produce in or out of the world end up in africa. so if you look at it globally, there are $242000000.00 tons of classic that is been produced africa on look on to

be about 13 percent of these because i forgot producing normally about or 60000000 tons. and so at this point in time, it's hard to, we didn't turn this charlene, you'd want to what you needed as the most important. and that's why, okay, the entire global community as demonstrated today. and, and just as you were saying this, this, this resolution is not yet legally binding. a process has to happen for that to happen. do you anticipate that it's going to be easy to get that through b, $109.00. the 3 countries are ring on the resolution to create the, into a government all negotiating committee to put it away for a treaty will really a very wonderful powerful step forward. and therefore, because emily called maggie's definitely did re do, will be realised. because the process to keep started and move towards the treaty is already underway. all right, and thank you very much at sir richard. when an, a deputy director of the u. n. environment assembly is africa office. he's also claiming coordinator for africa. congratulations. i richard m. thanks so much for

coming on to fill us in on this historic development. thank you for having me, bridget. and that's we will leave it today here on diabetes, africa. i will see you next time with ah, with

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