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majority of people who are needing to get to be power. exactly twice that he's given to people who i p mean either subsaharan 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 am at which as these 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 to prepare for the worst. and also on the show, once again, the chief sat down, sending tributes to the king. we checked out the festival, the. nothin got up full of excitement as people go about to celebrate the our culture. and remember the history. this is brittany dunbar fest why, why? i guess the submission was canceled annually. damn bad news,

shit, your body. ship your body. that's with i am eddie mike, a junior and you are welcome to the program. will begin with an exclusive report from the democratic republic of congo, the cale the rape, the ben down villages? there my am. i could swing by rebels, show no mercy to do the c as the enemies, women, children, the elderly god 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 silenced 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. there earn barely enough to survive on the bow, 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 tomorrow. according to a recent un report, the rebels demand what they call taxes 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 young timber and local government official declined our 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 were survived one of these attacks valid concern. they found us at the place that we had saw a rescue and they killed 3 people that they murdered my father in law and injured my mother in law night called 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 isn't 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 are i

can only appeal for an end to the trade and blood. i can, i mean us. yeah. but i my, my go to white people to buy weapons. that if i sell the gold i live, you know, is i want to tell people to stop buying from them. but so they don't, sheila 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 in our reports. now arm groups will control the gold mining mad at her family. now she's alone with 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 cool. and those who are supported by foreign countries and some of those who i thought by globally 40 d sions. and they, in the key to understand the coffee over the more classical protocol or is natural resources. last identity, a power power i'm pretty in power. economy goes on, told me you are controlling mine and you are controlling traffic and to where you 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 dye of the situation is there. me that go might, you've got to talk to he all and enough people call it. and one me the talk or privacy already war violent and every time those era that are controlling by rebellion, exploring those natural resources. and they say to some business man, cause them can leave some chinese, some one gun die in and eat be they're selling cheaper than the value of those natural resources. and it's helping those people. why? importantly, who are in those kind of business business

and it's black because people are killed and for them they are becoming oriented in another link between neighbors to neighbors. like all like members of the between the one in blue and the country. yes. up quoting some group that up 140 those area. i mean, being those, those got it to show that they are pulled up the doors with mentors like wonder, wonder does into those and national and trade 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 it comes to your authorities, taco, the illegal mining of gold. the majority of families authority,

those who are in security, those who i am 40 and those who are in i didn't question big came from the rule. the majority of any of those who are elected the some of them was a baby on the 10 years ago in some cases 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 good traffic, or do they 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. it's helping them to maintain the power when he sees it was it was totally was why you want to controlling and grow. you are

able to be and if you read 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 no more. and you are showing you in them that what they are doing, what they are supporting is not the norm. and i said, we're going to not do or the fight. we had only doing what we're 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 authorities more comp. go to you, then you an 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 who quoted by navy laquonda 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 posted by the africans country before a foreign country. they can come in during night 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 belief between the violating lon,

donkey minute order and power. the power in the, the majority of people who are needing to get to be power. i mean, it's like a price that is given to people who are killing either. and next tenure, we hope that the international community in african country, we have been guys 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 commodity will be more demanding to to why ok, optimism is being found. 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 northern gonna us celebrating the dunbar festival. it's time to another 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 doubling 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 cheese, 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 people given they have large shares of who in their consumption baskets, there is really a cost of living crisis 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. 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 routes in some time. and this is a compounding also the food insecurity are problems. and this comes at a time also with very high debt vulnerabilities. so countries ah, 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 offer kaiser 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, ban 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 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, your countries to look at their own vulnerabilities and to be prepared that globally you could find, you know, additional shocks from tighter global financial conditions. um, further downturns, et cetera. and okay, those have spill over into our region. the countries need to prepare for ok. let's wrap it up with us. do african countries? i've amy grounds for termism, for example, in the medium term. hopefully in a long time 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, but you know devotee there i told 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. feed 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 a caring of mom produces nap or a 2nd as reason. 2004 with all about the transition process. albriton did number festival where yesterday. so bless you would which come song annually done by means shit. your body shut your body. that's what we mean by number. my precious fests day came from child out of it is on fire. is not my junior. so it is the descend as of now go why?

who celebrate this done by fest about dancing with ts line. this is an important part of the test. it is to inform the enemies about a standing army protecting decaying. mom is one of the kingdoms nowhere assemblies to war. in case in west africa is straight across north of ghana into neighboring countries because of mom per we'll have some of you some yes. in enough i saw in toggle across some regions in the country gunner in those days, the hawking no was just ruled by the king of mount pro. traditional came on the line where by default of property during the net era, many traveling the board is drawn by the invading for those for the festival is an opportunity to connect the pre colonial the past. if this is the

young guy wants know, our culture and the fact that it's our price for a month and we can go, joy is very massive. everyone is very excited. every now go put your socialized monday. i'm outside the restoration the office around it can go my god. when did preventive read division and she came by, the king muscles are shown yet on a true especially them, but down in the food glenn, for many some choose some people who are asking go back to the 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 your big dances kills while the mom can go. confronted with morning the challenges. what miss orland,

in the desire to present the heritage true to 50 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 chieftains a home each other done by festival. i don't forget, down by means shake your body. so i expect you to do jess back. see you soon. bye for now. 3.

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