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a content that usually under performs may have got it right. this time class leaders from across africa meets the u. s. president. and while the white house hopes to boost trade on security ties some say it's playing catch up for influence, often losing pace to competitors like china and russia. and we look at the contemporary african art a could reach new heights. alton space. ah, i mean mohammed, thanks for joining us, is at the end of a dream for morocco and the 2022, fifo world cup or the start of something big up the site of the giant killers defeating their opponents in spite hope felt far beyond their homeland at the atlas lions might actually take the trophy. there were many memorable moments. the shock of i asked, i get on goal that could have potentially put

a quantification in jeopardy as of yan profile, dancing with his mother after they beat portugal. but in the end, when in champions france came out on top at morocco with the 1st african team to ever make it this far in the tournament. oh, given the history between morocco and france, this encounter was always going to be about more than football. but shortly after kickoff, france offered a cutting reminder that everything boils down to what happens on the pitch. and the writing champions would be no pushovers. tail. hernandez made it one mill just 5 minutes in olivia. your roots 12 minute chance. further show the atlas lions torment best defense might finally be vulnerable. despite the early deficit, morocco didn't fold your vidalia meek probe, the french back line with a spectacular chance just before the break. but it was frogs largely on the back

foot in the 2nd half who dashed morocco's dreams once and for all substitute randall colo maloney finish things off at 2 mill frogs. we'll hope to keep the celebration going by retaining the cup against argentina, while heartbroken. morocco have already written history. well, let's get more on that historic match with d. w. 's, sports correspondence, alief our hot in doha ali. we're the fans in low spirits after that result. yes, the fans where kind of a sudden the end of the game, there were actually really, really sad because it was the end of a fairy tale for them somehow. frost, defending while champions where a better team that night. however, the atlas lans fans where we're really proud of that team, really proud of their boys and what they achieved during this tournament. let's have a look on what they said just after the game. i'm not that sad. i want to thank the

people of guitar for hosting this wonderful world cub morocco. he did very well. you are very far and we're very proud of you. thank you to the king, to his majesty that came on the 6th. our coach waited the gag, and the whole tip of morocco you made us proud. thank you. i'm not disappointed. we made a very, very good game. we made that one. there are 1st time and we lost the game. we are proud now because we have one of the best in the world and in shallow for the next quarter will be more ready than today. the only sad thing is there was so many opportunities to be in the goal, and i think the players were under a lot of pressure, but i'm extremely proud and happy for where we got here. so they've already written history. if it comes to me, we are proud now because this word copies in cut our, in our up country and our, we shall not enough country can be in the semi final and can play as well as the

big her big countries like friends like argentina and like others, and then now we are proud because we're not only morocco, we are africans who are out of work. now morocco does have this dual identity, right? appealing to fans in africa as well as the middle east. what were the most memorable moments during your time in doha? you know, i was in the stadium when england plays against synagogue in the round of 16. and as soon as the senegalese team was eliminated was out of the tournament, i met some single his fans and they all told me that they are going to support morocco now because it was the last african tim in this tournament. and there were counting on them as the representative of africa, of accounting on them to raise the flag of africa, of the african football. and here in the streets in doha, i met a lot of african people as well from cameroon,

from gunner from tunisia. and the old told me that there were behind morocco for the rest of the tournament. and i also met her, a lot of people from saudi arabia, united arab emirates, always for example. and there were all rooting for this moroccan tim during the tournament. and we can see that actually, even if for morocco lawson, the semi finals there won the hearts of a lot of people in the africa, in africa and in the arab world. and probably somewhere else around the globe. that is, that did have these ali for heart in doha for us. thank you so much. so how did the results go down elsewhere in africa? to doubly is alisa to cool my watch the match in nigeria, economic hub lagos. and has more on how morocco has injected new energy in african football while it might be of the time out there in cutoff. what in lagos,

nigeria. 6 6 a bit of mix emotional site like on one side, and this will live on the other mo, accurate as last post of britain. i won't get final this year. i just got out by losing today, so nothing against the french national team. what is the apprentice in time? what, what african american papa christopher, what a short dividend efforts on it that's out here. you know, got, i mean i was really losing for morocco, but i'm really proud of the team. they put up a good fight this match. they've had such amazing wednesday represents that africa in so many ways and even though we couldn't get to the finals, i'm happy where does that impact them? if i know it doesn't have a shot. yeah, i'm sad but i'm optimistic. i thought it was a good game, but then that definitely came with that when i, when i on. and they were ready to prove who they were, you know, but then mark, i did give it a good site, but then no, fortunately was not in on, it seems to be got, you know, it's all part of going because you know,

not recall on child's going to spot on this still gets a chance to fight for that. so it's a pretty big got shipments from rural cool. we have a lot of what that is all across the continent. and yeah, i'm looking forward to next brought up with more african type sewing. and more upset, more surprises. hopefully moral call will not be a surprise anymore. and i'm hoping that more countries will join that category will talk to me now is maha mazda. he is an africa football journalist. basic ma say, welcome t d, w, news, africa. now morocco were the under dogs and they've broken through a major glass ceiling. how has their story inspired? many around the world, especially in africa? yeah, well, morocco are at a perfect cross section between, you know, the african continent, the arab world also of the muslim world was inspired by what they saw on the pitch . i saw the african continent and iraq, we've never had to make it to the semi finals. so in that sense, it was unprecedented. it was historic, but also from a representation standpoint,

from a symbolism standpoint, we had people relating to the american national team from places like indonesia, pakistan, you know, most of all around the world, even north america, south america. i saw things like, you know, the terrorist frustrating after they scored a goal or seeing them celebrate with their mothers that are bringing to his and so . so just symbolic representation, i think is what made all these mutual support them. rock national team and what stood in the way to think for the african teams from winning a world cup in past years. i mean this is the 92nd year of the world cup and it's we finally have an african team in a semi finals. but what i can tell you is that the, for the 1st 40 years, africa didn't even have one guaranteed place at the world cup. and as because he thought no, didn't think they were worthy enough. and africa actually had to boycott the 966 world cup to ensure that they at least have one guaranteed slot. we didn't have 5 teams until 1998. and even now we believe that we're under represented when you see

europe has run little more than 50 nations. they have 13 places. africa has 50 for an issue, and we only have 5 places. and that's one of the positives that's going to be going forward into the 2026. welcome is africa is going to have and i didn't have places and i think that's gonna include more and more positive results for the african continent. yeah, one of your articles does conclude that a lot of this did start off with colonization on the continent. could you expand on that? well, quick simply put, you know, the 90 percent of the continent was common as when world cups begin being played from 1930. so when the very 1st world cup was, most african nations didn't really gain their independence until the late 19 fifties early mentioned sixty's. so for the 1st 30 years when a lot of countries like uruguay, like italy, we're winning world cups, even brazil, africa wasn't even playing so. so that's when you talk about historic and we talk about, you know, africa hasn't been here for 92 years. that's quite simply because we haven't been represented at the world cup or you know, just the last 3 decades. now morocco's coach has been widely seen as the architect

of the success of the atlas lions. what has he been doing differently? rucker's previous coach by it had a love that was a very good coach in his bosnian, but he was much more of an authoritarian. so if a player, you know, didn't do exactly what he wanted, he would discard them from the group, no matter their star status. and you saw that with chelsea miss filter had kim's yes. what did her? iraqi came in, not even a 100 days into the job where we saw that he's less of an authoritarian and more of a guy is going to put his arm around her shoulders. show you a lot of love and hope you reciprocate it back. and i think that, that kind of spirit, that familial warm spirit is what we saw on this rocking team, not just from the players, but from their families, from the coaches. everybody was united and the fact that you know so many of these players, 14 out of the 26 in the mountains. what were born abroad that the federations, former national technical director told me that it's like having different spaces if you have once placed. in addition, blend, but if you have different spices of all these players bringing their cultural

baggage, setting that aside coming together for a singular cause, that kind of unity also helps a lot to. and when you're looking at morocco as a country in the way in which the government has, has been investing in, in paps, maybe the team. what has morocco done right in preparing for this tournament? well, is invested very heavily infrastructure and has for a few different reasons. you know, south africa hosted the 1st african world cup in 2010 america really wanted to, it was a run up between those 2 countries. and rocco have bid for a world come on 5 different occasions in the field every single time, but they do have credible bits submitted in the past. they have the stadiums, they have the hotel infrastructure, big very easily can get to morocco from anywhere in the world, europe or america from, from asia. and so that infrastructure has been built for a while, who is recently done and of accelerated it is that the invest in something called them at 6 complex. and i'm at 6 academy and they spent more than $65000000.00 on those 2 things. and the academy has produced players including 3 starters for the

rocky national team at this woke up and a compet testings like crowd therapy chambers, hotels 8 perfectly many crude pictures. and what that does is it really has a, it gives them rock national team, a professional setting, where they can serenely prepare for things like the world coven, i think that's made a big difference in a world cup. apprentice patient does is put to morocco on the map to host a feature 29, but you say that that's the big hope. i mean there's one problem is that he was gonna expand his world cup and i said that's a positive for africa and we're going to have more slots. but it can also be a negative for countries that want to host the world cup by themselves. you know, morocco could host a world cup of 32 teams, but now that we're going to have 40 teams are going to need more stadiums. and may be difficult from rocco to host that, or how can rocco host next woke up? i mean, there are very significant political obstacles in the way, but people think think or dream of a morocco, algeria, tunisia perhaps even egypt, some kind of north african world cup. i think they have the football culture, they have the facilities,

they just need to get over some political obstacles and that would be a great welcome to it. and just going back to the moroccan plays, i'll put the praying on the pitch. i'm how much do you think faith has played a role in their journey here or something that's not yet been very deeply studied. i think in sports psychology, we see this, you know, drink ramada players like in basketball, nearby hakeem olajuwon, he's had some of his best months playing basketball when he was fasting. i was, i miss it was will say that fastening really helped him when he was playing football as well. and so we see sometimes when players harness their face and they really believe that their faith is helping them, then there's a placebo effect. that sort of happens and players actually perform better on the pitch, even if they're depriving themselves of essential nutrients. so, so it really isn't mind over matter situation. so faith will help you if you do

believe that faith is helping you. if, if that makes any sense, if, if you're just doing it performative li vendors psychologist, say that there's not much of a difference in that, in any case shall. and what do you think it would take now for an african team to win the was cap? well, i don't think we're too far away this time. i mean we're a 180 minutes to to mentors away from listing the trophy. i don't what morocco's qualification to the semi finals does is it removes and inhibition, you know, in our mice and the rooms are, removes of a mental block because it's all well and good knowing that an african team can, theoretically, when a world come. but it's another thing seeing you with your own eyes. and so i think what african teams will have seen from this american participation is that number one, a unified fronts, whether it's from supporters, family players, that's very, very important. those intangibles can make differences on the pitch. number 2, i, defenses. football tends to work in tournaments because you can draw 3 of the group

stage matches, make it to the number of stages. and if you have a good goal keeper, you can win and tell tissue routes as well. so i won't be surprised to see morse defensive sides when you talk about smaller footballing nations, you know, set up that low defensive block, hit them on counter attacks and set pieces of morocco today. and i can help you not only in the group stages, spots on the non coast asia. so i think those are the kinds of things african nations are seeing and perhaps could inspire them into general cups. mom, sie africa football jernace in massey. thank you so much for your time. thanks sir . hello. ah, i stand before you as the program united states that abroad american. i also stand before you as the son of a man from average but what about the runs to warp him? and so for us, the bonds between our countries are continents are deeply person that was that

former us president brock obama. at the 2040 u. s. africa summit that now it's back to say that america's relations with the continent have been warmer, but offensive remarks about african countries made by the former leader bottled trump took them to a new, lo. now u. s. president biden has told african leaders that his country is committed to africa's future. the u. s. is looking to position itself as a reliable trade partner, including calling for the african union to become a permanent member of the g 20 the u. s. is all in on africa's future. that has been the message at the 1st u. s. africa leaders summit in almost 8 years after decades of inconsistent engagement, president biden called for a renewed, long term partnership with the african continent. trader, i emphasized shared success an opportunity because in africa 6 age united states

succeeds quite frankly, the whole world succeeds as well. his recipe for success, pledging more than $55000000000.00 to support african democracy, food security, trade, and infrastructure. biden's pushed to frame the u. s, as a reliable partner comes against a backdrop of rising competition between china and the u. s. over the past 2 decades, china has become africa's largest economic partner investing trillions into infrastructure and development. the u. s. is now trying to catch up. critics say it is forcing african nations to choose between the major powers with the white house insists that the summit is not an attempt to counter china's sizable influence in africa. of what the spectre of great power competition looms lodge. nonetheless,

amount $49.00 african leaders attended the summit in w. washington bureau chief, mikaela cook no, was there and caught up with nearby as president high gain gob. what the summit about about recognition of africa. was it purely trade for you? both firs, after the das axis and other countries, europe, at africa, europe summits, mainland china, africa, russia, with that. so those very important that are the united states can vote for africa us summit a summer is hard to us. so we go for discussing good relations. when i'll go into the 2nd phase of our developer that of economic development with airfoil and to tell the world africa is open to do business. we are there to develop own countries

where to withhold hands from the world so that they can come and invest with all kinds of materials. but investment must not desk come as in the past to come and take the role. my, did ellison take them out and add value outside? good mars add value edition in mac, redone in africa, to transfer technology and a jobs that's ad. yeah. so that as a good submitted, that would really love to look at those date on average as problem for exam problem areas back in was on break in jassy. and so, and also in that was coming lessons in zimbabwe. so i think does a good research. while speaking earlier at the summit, us defense secretary, though dawson said tyna and russia were expanding their influence in africa, in a way that he said could be destabilizing russia. oh, we see russia continuing to paddle our cheap weapons and all so

we see russia employing mercenaries across the continent, m m, but is the stabilizing as well. well, i d, w also asked number the is that president what he thought about the u. s. claims of china and russia interfering in the affairs of african nations, have a listen. the message throughout olsen and from secretary blinking here has been that this is not about making african countries choose. and between china and russia on the u. s. at the same time, we saw defense secretary austin, stress that ross, so certainly antenna are destabilizing for, to keep rasa the african continent. so do you feel like you have to choose between partners now or do you can have it all work with i would say is that we're madrigal mice as a sovereign states not. and then we'll go territories where somebody else will

decide for us or influence us. we are sovereign states, some of our thought, well, independence. we value it, and therefore, to be said, you are either used by this fellow that one is not. they were made in as sovereigns were made in earth. friends, we are talking about what you as can do in africa, and what african offered united states ah. now to an unusual art work that connects ancient african knowledge and modern day astronomy, the african space aren't project brings together 3 artists to create artistic exploration of space, which they hope will reach new heights. art that's headed into orbit on a mission, like none before. emblazoned on an area and 5 rocket. this image pays tribute to africa's very 1st exploration of space entitled memory of to day

memory off the future. this giant creation was put together by 3 specially chosen artists from the democratic republic of congo and cameroon. each was responsible for different part of the work which was designed and created during a 2 month residency in been in the silhouettes of these f for naught, with a brain child of michael, a keeper from the democratic republic of congo of eden. joe, of a year with the i'm function, a work of art has a function just as a mask, had a function for our ancestors. in the astronauts costumes, the masks look like african masks they must, they have a function. here. sensation is a food the astronauts will accompany the rocket from its launch until it reaches orbit over africa and they are colored to represent

the different climatic zones of the continent. climate change, an african resilience i important not only to the artwork, but also this space mission. the launch are also conveyed into space a satellite that will help monitor climate and weather patterns over the african continent. the data being back to earth will then be used to help countries plan and adapt to challenges of a warming planet and the risks of more severe droughts, floss and extra you, whether i wanted to talk about the issue of global warming. and at the same time, highlight the living conditions for people living in africa. for instance, i live at this ad site of kinshasa. and there i see how people are struggling and her fighting because we have so many problems to deal with. shonda didn't caught, art is inspired by signs and images from the ancient duke and cosmetology. like the

ancient egyptians, the dog and people develop a rich astronomical culture over centuries. remiss as good were for message i want to give as an artist, is a humanitarian message. is a message of otherness, or is a message of peace? a dell did he did to day while the original artwork is being preserved he on earth ariana and africa's art has become celestial. and the payload satellite now watches over the continents climate, somewhere in orbit. well, that's our show, be sure to check out our other stories on d. w dot com, forward slash africa. but also on facebook and on twitter. we now leave you with the one last look at morocco's agony and ecstasy. and we're here to, mohammed's thanks for watching, i'll see it. if i choose

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