i cisco who uses with also great mm hm. hello and welcome to the 77 percent. this is the show made for us are for guess you. i am your host, michael duty to this. sure is a bar. why not try resources in some african countries? are not lifting people out of poverty. yes. was coming up. we look at the challenges and opportunities are on africa, mineral resources. we ask young cyril unions whether there's

cbm in our riches us blessone or a kiss on a different lot. we take a cultural talk around with africa s blessed with many natural resources. so for instance, the democratic republic of congo in a suspect that to be the global leader in the supply of lithium, which is used in mobile form and electric car batteries. other countries have abundant mineral resources. so why is the continent not prospering? let's find out. from ashanti, golden west africa to diamonds and south africa. human beings have exploited africa's precious minerals for centuries. nowadays, as well, materials run out elsewhere. african mining exploration is booming. africa as home, some of the world's biggest mineral producers from africa for platinum, dorsey,

for cobalt and colton. and put, swanner is number 2 worldwide for diamonds. but with such abundant mineral resources, why are african countries not richer? here are some reasons. most mining operations of foreign run apart from south africa, which has its own mining industry, corruption, and weak states means local communities really benefit and human rights are ignored . what's more short sighted mining practices leave the lance god and water poisoned . left minerals are really refined, locally the exported rule at a lower price, while large profits are made elsewhere. the so called result curse has led to conflict displacement and leaves local communities fighting for scraps. now i want to take you deeper into their minds and our journey starts in kimberly's side africa. this town is known for 3 things. that big, whole dusty, abundant dime on mine that you seen right behind me. and secondly, is

a place in which for michael aliza, so ross established awards biggest dime one fam, dubious. and thirdly is a town where dime, one producing countries sat down and came up with a rules that prevent the industrial from finance and conflicts. i know it's a lot of history, but what dime wants mean to, kimberly, today, let's find out. in south africa, more and more desperate men and women try their luck, digging up gold and diamonds. a risky and often fatal quest. the government's aid, the legal, but does minerals can middling, changes to, to me my family. oh, quite qualified world of mine. we played with the police. we fight this, our black people's minds. swayne, we don't care, to be honest. you don't care to be killed. want to be penalized in kimberly,

once the site of the biggest diamond russian history mines have close to down and left people jobless to day, thousands of tis no miners like label fung and patrick sick through the leftovers. they call themselves zelma zamiah's, a zulu word, meaning those who try and try is hard, but you, we don't have a choice either leg days, no jobs. what will we do? so it's, this is our job. this is how we make living. even though it takes a long time to get out, but if we get it, then we know many things are thought out. you can come to day, pick up a 40 carrot and then your life changes automatically because of you'll be having mullins and then with that money can invest out of 30000 are tis no mine is in south africa. most are illegal. many belong to criminal syndicates. where extortion

and violence occurred daily. why ill? williams, an artist no mining activist from the northern cape youth and geo helps young's amazon has gauged the value and sell their stones better under the current law. that's tricky, law goes up. the market is actually designed in a way that, you know, it, it marginalizes the summer samus out, it keeps them out because, you know, we don't have that much laws. they do to help us to, to sell our stones in the private market. so we tend to, you know, just go back into the barrel, black market, zelma z m, as can work legally. the batch of pillow cooperative in, kimberly is south africa's 1st attempt to bring illegal minus into the formal sector. they can legally mine on a 50 hector plot near the city, but after 3 years of not finding a single stone label hung and patrick left. the government supported co operative aims to stop violence and provide livelihoods. but since it started 2 years ago,

continuous violence has plagued by 2 paley with diamond mine as fighting over the best places to dig. now, government does not grant any more concessions or allow other cooperatives to form the government. they're not put in effort to help us to grow in autism. maybe it is like the want to see autism. my feeling is kind, it is $11.00, but will never go to allow the government but without more co operatives, the local cutting and polishing industry also suffers osi gems, to the small diamond cutting company kimberly specializing ethically source to gemstones. if i tis no mining call protests at here to good environmental and social standards ost, james would buy their stones. it wants to see miners and their families profit directly from sales. we really see potentially in terms of especially

in their fest the world they're the people who are more interested in buying dam. when's that dumb mind to buy another minus? so i think if would be, can be a proper structure in terms of small them when cutting and punishing factors accessing those damn ones there, the future can be can be very, very good. yet before this can happen, mining activists williams believes that miners and carpet is must make up and instead fight for better working conditions. currently, the butter pillar, cooperative ripped in membership fees and a 2 percent cut of each diamond sale without supporting its members. a lot more can be done, you know, not by the government, but us, our saudis, you know, just by, by helping ourselves outwards tunes, you know, in the, at the, at the feeling elicit mineral, trading in south africa, is estimated to be with 1200000000 euros money that feeds thousands of households

and fields, a large, exploitative black market. when it comes to diamonds, many young people prefer bigger ones, the bigger the better. but always think about where your time one comes from. from south africa, let me take you to a mining town in sir. are you on? called coy to this area, was devastated by the 11 yes. civil war in sierra leone and liberia, and the so called conflict or blood. dimas, from this area financed the war 20 years after the war, ascended. this kimani takes the debate, the streets of quite to unlock the people it be off. finally, seeing that by me want riches hello and welcome back to the 77 percent the show for africa youth. this week we are in coy do this is sarah leon's, rich mining district. and in this country,

you will find literally anything from coulton to ion or, and dian was, but it is extracted and very quickly exported. and so today we want to find out are those experts translating to weld for the young people who live here who better to answer this question for me than fellow serial unions. let me hear from a i hear he is a student, but he was also mining and in the mines from a very young age. when i was 14 years old, i was going to school, i was out there a gina 2nd i school in sale. you also giving this kind of support from a real it's, he's almost been with, but then, you know, the forces here, we can get our live lute. it was very difficult, very challenging because as a younger adult skip school by didn't go to the mines. the give support because that was the only source of live you we had. so if you look at the impacts of them, of mine in to use your in the wider population single you for me it is much of course you. so look at the community that we are standing, look at the impacts of the money. you look at people who are benefits of where benefits in from the mine and all the few people in a good measure. your views,

we do not have access to water. we don't have access to electricity, we love good roots, even i infrastructure as they ball. okay. and by the way, we should mention that where we are right now, there's a big mine that operates just beyond this mound. and what we're seeing as a byproduct of that blasting rocks which are then crushed into smaller pieces by the women we're seeing in the background to then be sold to construction workers. so i'd like to hear from the mayor because we've heard that this region, despite its riches, is not reflective of the diamonds and the gold that's coming out of this region. so i'm wondering why you're right so, but on the contrary to say a mirror or deimos or whatever, i mean you are given to was, is it cause is not a cause. the availability of the natural resources has into the, is not a problem. if we have a good govern our system or system put in place how to extract on, even if they say we pilots ago, we still bring those

a marsh's those technologies. how to transform those raw materials here into a finished product of. so let me, let me, let me just bring in slime on here because you spoke of policy and he is from the national mining agency, the body that is supposed to enforce policy and also created around the extractive industry. so is it right? but the may a saying that we just have a lack of that leadership from national level. now what's this is, is it is, is focusing on mili is to see the committees really weird isn't where the mirrors are coming from. the benefit from the so given sure that the committees to sign the committee room arguments with the communities. so the end of every year, the gross and revenues, some positive comp, actually committed to have the committees that these with this wants to us and sure that's who jacks are been implemented in hold on a is already disagreeing with you. yes. and if we look at what mining companies are getting from, cannot dispute from the maintenance that they are doing?

and we compare it to the impact in the community. it is not common sher, it's even the community developments agreement to say the sign widows communities, the amount that it gets him back to the communities. it can only take no tangible development projects the mays raising his hand on that side. but i want to hear from mary 1st can because you grew up in a place that has been mining for a really long time. in fact, some of the earliest diamonds were discovered where you grew up. did you see this reflected as you were growing up before this time? i think there was a better system in place. many people benefited from it before even we we are bone . as for me personally, i know you will like walking around the settlement community because haven't seen our mothers, our grandma does, our children are the little girls that should be in school by now. the i here walking for themselves in order to gain the lively wood. okay. let me hear from penndot, it's here because he's actually embroiled in apes, lawsuits active against big mining companies because of various reasons. so is what

we're hearing from a reflective of what you're seeing in your profession. communities are calling out unseen. we've been oppressed, we've been abused by mining companies, and they are not respecting the laws and policies as articulated by the leadership of this country. but most warring, just not the companies be of your that is worrying to the communities is their leadership attitude towards the oppression. so the, the government agents that are supposed to be protecting supposed to be challenging the companies to deliver to the community. they are being indicted by our communities that they are colliding, including entities. operation is a serious issue, is a security issue. again, children below 10 years as mussing stones dog from the robbers of the diamond mining of the junior young type. one of the best quality demos in the world. and they cannot see. it is not accounted for. no one knows what is taking their everyday. let me ask him, ask him, doctors, let me ask,

let him get low to the people. ok. now we are seeing an enemy has mines compliance officers inside there. they walk and she, she misses what's the, mainly the company gets the packet, everything the same, the seal, it's the issue that she's missing and then kept into the enemy, cutlets, what in the world events with it? and then they have the percentage you're going to play was in that comes back to the committee for which the city says they've got the accounts. i'm sure that is beyond your scope, but i'm just trying to put a lot of if you put money into an account and you never see the result. why keep the money into the account until now? did he certainly scoop it to the great schools and improvised schools and another challenge that comes from mining, of course, you're dealing with ethical, minerals out. what are some of the implications of these are extractive practices? if you can even call them that? well i receive the implications like if this big company that are coming to the

community likely now the used to some machine is the context of rito the adjustment and did live the whole like that. then i believe if delivery like that's for the future, generations will house like now you measure culture, they would have some some yachts would do the i cultural because the, the whole the bit is left open. okay. slam, and i like the fact that you're raising your hand because i wanted to ask, what is it? and it may say about this. so we tell them after mining, you will clearly land because of the, my name does their order use of land. so what you're saying is a company's compelled or they're supposed to. yes, we're poor still opposed to the right. yeah. my experience is that say the enemy, on the p. ali's guy lived in love in sounds of resolve issue and protection of the environments. because if we look at the pub around the protection agency to be fair, they've been trying to plant trees, they're doing their best to recover and reclaim some of the land. we are the trees that the up lansing, the feasible growing. these are the uplands yellow, even looking up like trees. for me, most of institute is that she shows up

a money and a half years of the environment. the i just may leave her lip service for the people. if you go to mimic or chief dome, we are one of the biggest a gold mines located in commer disputes. the app will you said the water sources that is the at the communities our software has point in time. the theme that is the has been polluted, i see is also the mining operation. fishies another a live in things that are living those streams along, you know, add to places we out as mine, operations are being carried up specifically mimic orchard, them all those things are being destroyed. yeah. so what do they do in terms of preservation of the environment? all right, so we've had quite a myriad of challenges related to both large scale and small scale mining, particularly in this region. and now i want to find out for my panelists, how do we move forward? we have a, we forward how cold we did, the top management has to change the attitude, especially in the a of this mining companies. we are seen, deceased them. i'm the policies that are already in place should be implemented and of course are regarding women. we have several structures in please. it won't, is

a m, m, stone crush as we men. we have them as an association. so these blotches, i mean, if we want to empower them, there are several other ways, maybe in agriculture, we can bring up agriculture broke, i mean programs and we subscribe them so. so that's how we got our program. so does anybody else have a solution that we haven't heard yet? so the goldman was retired spirit, accountable, and development must not be particularly political issue. once you're in government, you are government for everybody. okay, well at the beginning of this debate, i asked if the riches that i found largely underground in this country present a curse or not to the economy and the people of this region. what i've heard in a resounding way is that no, they're not. it's simply how they're handled or mishandled. i don't know what your viewpoint is, but thank you for watching. do

a google search of coin too, and you realize that a mind sub left, 2 big horse in the middle of the town. and also most of the time that you have just seen does not have electricity. and to think that some of the largest diamonds in the world have been found here. that is for me, very hard to reconcile. if you want to watch a longer version of this to beat her to our 77 percent youtube channel and tell me if you are seen that natural resources riches in your country. we have just seen that debate where there is no minor regulation there. varmints surface, that coupled with a change in climate and africa, has a major problem on its hands, nigerian activist or love to su, abbernackey, is trying to raise awareness about climate change and to assess the time to act is now. climate change is no longer traits but to reality and the reality is force we are physically to right now. so the time to act is now

in my name is the ladder, so i didn't care. i'm an equal feminist climate just to this fact. i'm an employee puerto, i'm to find out if i need climate. i thought if right it can kill modeling growing and no one is the in that in africa. so i did i did this join, great at suitable to you so, and that's really inspired me and the ward asked lodge because she's yelling in the action trying to make the award to understand the impact of climate and, and why most of it's right now with digital to us is important for us to see how we can bridge the gap in common. he gets in it's to people, that is what i'm using. my social media neil to do to champion all of this solutions. every activities i article offline. the tickets or like for people to understand and to join me.

i can not just with paul goldman in the reduction models quality back in my dad's. so i started and i know that we need to localize. that's a form of activities in so that so as to fit our society so as they're going to school day the kids to day. so i think going to university to secondary school, bob lee, and trying to educate people for the 5, because i believe that you must know the problem before we can solve. ah, my biggest challenge for us is like trying to convince the people in the try floppy foretold this time. there are some people don't plan to delay the by that time you can build and leave that. you are washing them in or they have to see the software needs before they get to understand multi, why the, to the title. i mean,

you know, i can teach them how to apply this, but allies for the laser group on reward that would help was to rise yes, crop l time for them to have good products. we've seen now that we get security crisis globally and africa is more left behind because we had the most impacted by declaring crisis. ah, she said it all, don't brush it off. climate change as real and you'll be affected very soon. so start thinking about what you can do to lessen the impact from nigeria. let's head north to nisha office, but i cannot buy one. allah is working for us in the army who wants to show us his beautiful city. so come along so out of control. well,

alex may be one. i'm bertina bowen, allah, i'm from leisure. and this is the beautiful city of miami, where i grew up. i'm very happy to welcome you to my city in the army. thank once on that radical needs years capital near me. it was the sahara, but there is no denying the city of lush greens like none other than most of the kids. the biggest river flow through it. and 15th, the city of over 1000000 is in some of flood virginia. we are at leisure river. it's our pride in beauty, it fits the city and give the charm not a mile. mia made both a make of west african n for heron, heritage, fulani grammar, hauser, and 2 or 8 people live here to his roots. burkina writes his lyrics in both hauser and samar, with an average age of just 15. near is the wealth youngest country and the youth of me amazed city market. well,

they devil an extra inver aquinos decreed you don't quite old grandma. so we are our grandma shared their biggest market in the heart of near me. it's terrible math ship any pocket. you know, this is my favorite because you can find everything you want here. home for kutrovitch bulk of it automatically after leaving his hands and follows behind it's time for a snack. the local speciality committee sunday. drive me legally. she is symbolical, familiar and in the army. and you can always find it here in muslim countries. it's what crispy me job and american friends are still on his tail later on the swing by the international festival of african fashion, a melting pot of missouri and culture. i mean i know some of all my family we are here to fema where i have the honor of performing. we have 5 minutes on

stage and it's going to be like nothing else funding wouldn't be me the all the way from right and the crowd. burke came out, picks us to the you just outside the city. it's time to wind down. all michelle. dear friends, we are here with mood, my guitarist the only engine that i don't want you. we come here to get inspired surrounded by the beauty of nature and peace and the beautiful view of the army. we are here in the army and the seas also. you are homeless, waiting for you, and you all is welcome. thank you. charles. when i arrive in the army fast and i'm going to try is clichy, and actually i need to get out of here and find me some clichy. but before i go, i hope that today's sure help me to understand the natural resources do not

necessarily translate into wealth value needs to be added and regulations and force . because there are a couple of examples where this has weight. what channel, for instance, is an example where the profits flow back into the communities. so if you nor of other places where this solution waves, then let us know i would like to hear from you. you can find us on facebook, instagram, and youtube, or write us an e mail on before i leave you. yes, a music a song i should say from none other than the mom you've just met. but i came from the say, when it's funky cost woman, until next time. thanks for watching. ah, [000:00:00;00]

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