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the power and the majority of people who are needing to get to be power. you collect your price. that is given to people who i need either sub saharan africa that's living on the edge. that's the gloomy assessment from the international monetary fund. india, latest economic out for the region. we find out what that means and i'll talk with the i m f. which of 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. also on the show, once again, the chief sat down sending tribute 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 process are subject to the dunbar fest. why, why? i just do the submission more. which come so i normally done by 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 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 mario 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 likely died 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 the earn barely enough to survive on it for fear of reprisals. this man wants to remain anonymous. when you go to work, he just pray to god because we're feeling like it's a death sentence. often it is when the mines 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 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 who are survived. one of these attacks violet to the core of a ton of value. they found us at the place where we had sought refuge and they killed 3 people. his share. now i'm then young. they murdered my father in law and injured my mother in law. nay. a 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 dozens displaced hundreds. now is that safe? sheltering at a friend's house, rebel control of the minds means conflict gold. 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're discussing a lot with the governments. they, we check all artisan 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 de fake certificates to hide. the real origin of the gold is done and

a horror can only appeal for an end to the trade and blood cold i can in the last year, when i year my my cell go to white people to buy weapons, verify that is why they sell the golds i live, you know, is, are, and i want to tell these white people to stop buying from them. best buy so they don't kill us. will these apartments in europe? we're, we're for easter. it is a simple equation. as long as armed 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 fights for change that in on a violent and 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 improve their control by i'm group and those who are supported by foreign countries and that some of those who i thought by globally is 40 d sions, and the end of the lee key to understand the go feet 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 twist go and neighbors. and yeah, i mean look, you from go mom, where lou john was found at 10 years ago. give us an idea how dye of the situation

is there. do you go, mike, 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, they're exploring those natural resources. and they say to some business man, cause i'm, can we some chinese, some phone, one guy and, and they're selling cheaper than the value of the natural resources and helping those people. why, who are in those kind of business business and it's bad because people are killed and for them to become the richer and richer

and another think he's the link between neighbors to neighbors, like all the members of the, between the one in blue and the country yes, up quoting, and rule that up 140 those area. i mean, being those, those got it to show that they are pulled up in those with mentors like one of the one that does into were that those resources 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,

the and those who are in i didn't question big camp pro. rule the majority 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 those is the for up that they don't care about 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 to ition even maintain like that my own war. taking them to maintain the power when he sees it was, was up on totally was why you want to controlling and grow. you are able to control

p e security the people power less in all of this. how can they really challenge your thirties to get the best situation for their 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 were going to not do or the fight. we had only doing what do i able to do? we are claiming we we are doing the best way to make them more demanding what, what leader in authority. and we are needing that to make even those authorities more comfortable 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 with oil billions, who quoted by navy black ronda for now we have a great group that is supported by one e a. m 23. another. think he the pro, my country's how to be mighty, and we need to be caused by the africans country before a foreign country. they can come in during after they be eaten a message to our the how to understand that a be a big leak between the violent and wall. and i mean, we have to understand that belief between the violating land, i mean,

in order to, to end power, the power in the, the majority of people who are needing to get to be power. i mean, like if, right, 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 speak loudly. what we are speaking stand menu and ok. and the tenure. i called that according to the commodity you will 40, will be more comfortable for you then and will be more demanding to watch ok. optimism as being felt. yeah, thank you very much as why 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 a time to they can 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. some on this let's bring in the catherine pattillo. she's 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 africa?

economic outlook. the title indicates that right now, our policy makers in their 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 who 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 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 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 advertise a 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 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. and 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 at, globally you could find, you know, additional shocks from tighter global financial conditions. i'm further downturns, et cetera, and always have spill over to our region. the countries need to prepare for ok. let's wrap it up with us. do african countries? i've amy grounds for optimism, 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 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. feet 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 history says, was the found out of 5 kingdoms in west africa,

generation and excite me. i dunno you to parties, descendants of the faith king. now you are advancing to regions from india with the kingdom of a pickering, king of mum produces nap or a 2nd as written since 2004 with all about the tradition they more precise albriton did dunbar fest while we're just in the sub racial mood which comes on annually down by means shit, your body. shake your body. that's what we mean by my process is, 1st day kill from child is on fire in northern virginia. so it does the descend as not go why? who celebrate this gum but fast,

about dancing with ts line. this is an important part of the testing is to inform enemies about a standing army protecting decaying. mom is one of the king. don't know what estimates who wore in 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 fossil in toggle across some regions in the country, ghana, in those days the whole candle was just ruled by the king of mum pro traditional king on the light days where by the 15th of property. during the era, many traveling the board is drawn by the invading for doors 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 prize for mom, joy is very massive. everyone is very excited. every now go put your social life monday. i'm outside the restoration on people for i don't know my god. when did preventive read, division chief is king by the king. muscles are shown yet on a true especially them, but down in the food glen 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 and then the big dances kills while the mom can go. confronted with morning, the challenges watermain solid in the desire to present the heritage true

defective. and that's how we wrap up the show for mobile stories. go to our website, d, w dot com slash africa. you can also visit us on facebook and twitter. we leave you with these pictures of the king of them on proceeds and the chip tens a in home each other done by festival. i don't forget, down by means shake your body. so i expect you to do jess. fact. see you soon. bye for now. through

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