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a poison of power. the power in the majority old of people who are needing to get to be power. he collect your price that he's given to people who i need either. sub saharan africa is living on the edge. that's the gloomy assessment from the international monetary fund, india, latest economic altitude for the region. we find out what that means and i'll talk with the i, m f, which as these things could, could get worse. and you know, as the managing director has been saying quite a bit, we need help for the best to prepare for the worst. and also on the show, once again, the chief sat down sending tributes to the king. we checked out e festival in nothin gone up full of excitement as people go about to celebrate the culture. and remember the history bushes are subject to the dunbar fest why? why just do the submission was cancelled unrolling them. shit,

your body. ship your body. that's with i am eddie micah junior and you are welcome to the program. will begin with an exclusive report from the democratic republic of congo. the kill the rape, the bend down villages. there my, my uncle to him by rebels, show no mercy to do the c as the enemies, women, children, the elderly. that makes no difference when the attack, very powerful armed group, which controls lucrative gold mines in east in d. r. c. no international journalist had access to the gold mines until now in the region around missy. our correspondence maria mula, was the 1st to enter to rebel controlled gold mines. she spoke with miners who are

forced to pay taxes to the armed group and also with a virus of its brutal attacks. the silence victims of a multi $1000000000.00 gold business. this gold may gleam brightly, but it is stained red with blood. people lightly dyed for this precious metal destined for the rich world's finest juries. the democratic republic of the congo has some of the purest gold in the world. but experts say almost all of it smuggled out of the country illegally. that often means links to armed groups and human rights abuses. it all starts here in suffocating the hot tunnels that head up to 40 degrees celsius. young man scrape out the gold bearing rock. they earn barely enough to survive on the pl fear of reprisals. this man wants to remain anonymous when you go to work, you just pray to god because we're feeling like it's

a death sentence. often it is when the minds cave in 6 years ago, more than 20 people were buried alive. when i was there with my 3 brothers and other miners, all of them were trapped inside the mine. i mean, you know what, even now the bodies are still inside when i was sad was really down than it was when you said, but i can't be sad for long. i have to earn a living. i then it was nice and i do my eyes and stuff with them. and on top of that, this mine is controlled by an armed group. the my, my yet tomba. according to a recent un report, the rebels demand what they call texas from each worker. it beat me up with an iron rod because i couldn't pay that tax. they threw me into a mud hole for days with no food. i was imprison there with 6 other people. he lost 10 kilograms. he says other minors tell us similar stories. they say the my,

my a never far, even now they're hiding further up the mountain because they were informed we were coming. this is the 1st time journalist have access this mine the both the my, my yet to me by any local government official declined or interview requests. it's widely known that the rebels often work together with local authorities and even shap profits with them. but with the money they also finance, brutal attacks on an ethnic group who they see as their main enemy. the my, my claim the bunny lender don't belong to the d r c. so they're burned down the villages, rape, and kill scores of people east and under. harass, survived one of these attacks, violet, who of a concern of value. they found us and the place had sought refuge and they killed 3 people. know that they murdered my father in law and injured my mother in law. the

night call me. both of them were over 80. she says she and her family were forced to march for days with no food. then they took her husband. she never saw him again . later, she learned he was hacked to death with a machete. they killed thousands displays hundreds. now is that safe? sheltering at a friend's house, rebel control of the minds means conflict go. but that's not deterring this business man. the purity of the precious metal has convinced him soon he plans to open the 1st gold refinery in the country and export from d r. c, to europe and america. at the moment we are discussing a lot with the government. they will check all art is and war coming to work here. we will, they will try and trace how is going on, and maybe it will help. i hope it will help, but ensuring authenticity will be difficult. traitors tell us, they fake certificates to hide. the real origin of the gold is done under who can

only appeal for an end to the trade and blood go i can. i mean, i skia, but i, my, my go to white people to buy weapons. that is why i sell the gold i live, you know, is i want to tell people to stop buying from them. so they don't kill us, will least easter it is a simple equation. as long as groups can re, profits from gold mining, they will keep earning the cash to kill. from on this were joined by s 4 galaxy, an activist within lucia, which means fight for change that in on a violent a nonpartisan social movement. in the d i. c l o. s for we just saw s t i and i report now i'm groups will control the gold mining mad at her family. now she's alone with her 8 children. can anything be done to break the link between the gold

and the violence, the leaky that the area where those war lose me know i, it's through the control, bye. i'm group and those who are supported by foreign countries and some of those who are by college 40 d sions. and they, in the li keys to understand the coffee over the more classical protocol or is natural resources less identity, a power power. i'm pretty empower, column goes on, told me you are controlling mine and you are controlling traffic and tray be to go and neighbors. and oh, i mean look, you from gama, where lou john was found at 10 years ago,

give us an idea how die of the situation is there? yes, this edition means that go much. you've got to talk to he all and enough people call it. and one me the talk or privacy already war via and he, every time those era that are controlling by rebellion employee, those natural resources. and they said to some business man, cause them can lead some chinese, some from one guy in bologna. and they're selling cheaper than the value of those natural resources and helping those people why? who are in those kind of business? because i've been there and it's black because people are killed and for them

they're becoming oriented in another thinking, the link between neighborhood between neighbors, like all of our neighbors. yes. the between them they want in boy in the country. yes. up quoting some and grow that up 140 those area. i mean, being those, those got it to show that they are pulled up the doors with mentors like one of the one that does into those resources and initial and pray be saying that we are exploring and for what they're saying that they're exploring . it comes from all we know what's happening, why consti authorities, taco the illegal mining of gold. the majority of families authority,

those who are in security, those who are in the and those who are in i didn't question big came from the rule . the majority of them in those who are elected the some of them was a baby on the 10 years ago in some decade and be not able to fight those kind of things or the or object. though the majority of authority, the rocket and the is the corrupted, they don't care about what you need. they don't care about every good traffic or recruiting. they only care about how they get much money and how they become richer and richer and for them. and they tuition even maintain like that, my wall, you testing them to maintain, be a power when he sees it was a, was controlling,

was why you want to controlling and grow. you are able to be an effect. curity, the people power less in all of this. how can they really challenge your thirties to get the best situation for the lives? this is what we're doing is a little job to, to show people that the situation is not normal. and you are showing them that what they are doing, what they are supporting is not the normal. and i said, we're going to not do or the fight. we had only doing was able to do, we are claiming we we are doing the best to make them more demanding. what was the leader in authority? and we are needing that to make even those more comp go to c t. then you and activist with lucia fight and for change for

a decade in goma. what change do you expect in your home region in the next 10 years? so the 1st one he thought about to stop we will that supported by navy black ronda for now we have a great group that is supported by one e a. m 23. another think the the new pro, countries have to be read. and we need to be quoted by the africans country before a foreign country. they can come in during the after day to be eaten it message to our teeth. the how to understand that a be a be get leak between the violent and wall. and i mean, we have to understand that believe between the violating lines. i mean

it already sorted and power the power in the the majority of people who are needing to get to be power. i mean, it's like upright that is given to people who are killing either and next tenure we hope that the international community in african country we have been to, to speak loudly. what we are speaking says menu and ok. and the tenure i called that according to the community, you will, you will be more comfortable to see them and even would be more demanding to, to why. okay. optimism as being felt. yeah. thank you very much. as while in galatea activist within la lucia, thanks a lot for your time. thank you so much. ah

. you're watching d w. news africa still to come. people in nothin gonna are celebrating the dunbar festival. it's time to either key and celebrate the local culture. that's last centuries and survived the colonizers before we get into that, the international monetary fund has just released its economic outlook for sub saharan africa. and it's quite depressing to read the title alone, says levin on the edge. in a nutshell, that means a dublin of inflation, the recovery, stalling $1.00 and $8.00 people in the region on the brink of starvation, while rising cost and prices, i increase in social tensions from on this let's bring in the catherine bottle, se, se, deputy director of the african department of the i m f and joins us from washington . hello catherine. so the report is titled living on the edge. that sounds very

depressing. how bout is african nomic outlook? the title indicates that right now, our policy makers in the region are facing a very, very difficult environment. and this is after a number of previous shocks. so countries had faced the pandemic. and now the syllabus from the war and ukraine and now given very high food fuel fertilizer prices that are like a laser beam hitting some of the poorest countries and the poorest people given they have large shares of food in their consumption baskets. there is really a cost of living crisis in, in many countries, and this is in the face then a very difficult global environment where global interest rates are rising. financial conditions are tightening, growth is declining across the world,

particularly in the advanced economies. and so this compounds the difficult environment in and then, you know, domestically, countries are facing a range of different shocks. also you have climate shocks, a drought in the horn of africa, one of the worst droughts in some time. and this is compounding also the food insecurity of problems. and this comes at a time also with very high debt vulnerabilities. so countries are space then to deal with these problems has been compressed. okay? that is why help is needed. i mean, as you say, the i m f says africa is the region in the world that is in the most precarious position. so what possible help is there, and what will that mean for africa? so countries need to help themselves by navigating as best they

can out with, with strong policies, but they need international support also. so the fund, the i m f, i has been supporting countries with programs, then financial support, capacity support, policy advice. and the international community also needs to support with humanitarian support. helping countries that are there in debt, difficulty is and, and providing um, financial support through this difficult time in your outlook. can you say about that quote, significant downside risks. so things could be even worse. am i reading that? right? that is the message now that i'm sure you're hearing coming out of

these annual meetings globally. we are looking at a very difficult situation this year. but you know, unfortunately things could, could get worse. and you know, as the managing director has been saying quite a bit, we need to hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. and so we are looking at the, you know, countries to look at their own vulnerabilities and to be prepared at, globally, you could find out, you know, additional shocks from tighter global financial conditions. i'll come further, downturns, et cetera. and alcohol was have spill over to our region that countries need to prepare for. ok. let's wrap it up with this. do african countries of amy grounds for termism, for example, in the medium term? hopefully in a long term to tremendous grounds for,

for optimism. i am incredibly optimistic for the region, think of the youth population and the fact that within 15 years or so, half of the global entrance to the entrance to the global labor force will be coming from the region. so this is a huge amount of young people, large martin who are going to be, you know, dynamic and entrepreneurial, innovative. you think of the, you know, the innovation in our mobile money that happens in the continent. you're going to have, you know, large markets then, and the potential with the energy transition that i mentioned in the continents potential there for a really a positive and vibrant contribution

of africa to it's own people and to the, to the global community. ok. catherine martino, deputy director of the african department of the i. m f. find you. thank you. ah. now who doesn't love the pomp and pageantry of festivals? well, it's not any different in ghana. when it comes to the annual dunbar festival, it brings people aligned to the traditional kingdom together to reflect on the origin and how to confront social challenges. it's considered the most widely celebrated in the northern part of the country. it abuse maxwell soon joined the climax of the celebration in it, and i will go where it's time for people to come together, put on your dancing shoes and celebrate the ancient line of royalty stretches all the way back to the now. meanwhile, the fear must pass king,

who or our history says, was the found out of 5 kingdoms in west africa, generation and excitement, i didn't know you to party, descendants of the 1st king. now you are dancing from india with the kingdom with pickering king of mom produces not a 2nd has written since 2004 with all about the tradition they more precise albriton dunbar festival. where just in the sub race you would, which comes on annually down by means shit, your body shape your body. that's what we mean by dumbass. mom possess 1st the kill from child. it is on fire in northern virginia. so it does, the descend is go why?

who celebrate this done by fest about dancing with ts line. this is an important part of the testing is to inform the enemies about a standing army protecting became mom is one of the came don't know what assemblies to war in. in west africa is straight across north of ghana into neighboring countries. because of mom who has some of the some yes, in enough i saw in toggle across some regions in the country, ghana. in those days the whole kingdom was just ruled by the king of montero traditional came on the line by the patient. and during the era, many traveling the board is drawn by the feed for those lucky a defense is an opportunity to connect the pre colonial past. if this is the young

guy wants to know our culture and our prize for my joy is very much you can see everyone is very excited. now go, but you're just socialized. i'm. i started with the restoration the bought people for i don't know my god. when did presented division, she came by the king muscle, just shoot me an honor, a special them, but down in the food glenn, for many some choose some people you asking new, go back to that communities and will never come back to the king again. so it is this time that all of them will come up to come back and pay homage to the now you then you'll be dancers kills while the mumbo kingdom is confronted with

the challenges. water miss solid in the desire to present the a heritage true defense divide. and that's how we wrap up the show. from all of our stories go to our website, d, w dot com slash africa. we can also visit us on facebook and twitter. we leave you with these pictures of the king of democracies and the chip tens a home each other done by festival. and don't forget, down by means, shake your body. so i expect you to do jess back. see you soon. bye for enough with

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