the 77 percent in 60 minutes on d w. a scoring we say they were about giving up sports life every weekend on d. w. with this is did the news africa coming up on the program? the global power houses are close enough to africa to get something from the continent. but what that's africa gets in return. germany, for example, is see can alternative sources of energy from africa due to the war and ukraine, but how mutually beneficial such a partnership b russia is also strengthened in ties with african countries for

a minute stop. sergei. love rob was in south africa this past week. i had the joins me to be drilled in february. also coming out in nigeria. selections. fulton, hobbits have traditionally been along the north, south muslim christian divide. we look at what rule at nist to see and religion would play this time around and stuff in a me just created by artificial intelligence. a filmmaker in i, j. b. i is thinking the world by storm with a unique fashion show of senior citizens. ah, i am eddie micah junior and you are welcome to the program. africa has increasingly been on the radar, especially since rush as well on ukraine. that's partly because in many countries around the world are seeking alternative sources of energy. and africa has plenty

of it. but what does africa get in return? germany, for instance, has presented a new strategy for investment on the continent. will soon look at how about different from previous strategies. at 1st, let's have a closer look at germany's interest in africa. the years africa was at best, a secondary concern for germany, but after almost 6 months, as german chancellor left schultz was on his way to the continent, stopping off in south africa next year and center goal looking to strengthen ties and do deals africa to continent. next to europe, and it is of essence that we work intensely to have very good relations with all the states in africa. there was an remains. another big reason for all the diplomacy and handshakes. germany does

require to the diversified resources, specifically, and energy resources. that is the main, the main idea of poster russian ukraine conflicts. this has become, become really clear to many and there, there needs to be more diversification. germany knows africa has a lot to offer when it comes to diversifying its energy supplies, particularly renewables. and in its new africa strategy, berlin is quick to point out the need to help african countries make their own economies more climate friendly. and that's not all via why we don't want countries to be permanently dependent on us. we don't want to create some kind of neo colonialism, but rather a partnership relationship. we see how africa is developing, what potential for innovation. there is, how many young people there are, and we want to build networks that are beneficial to both sides. the profit here.

oh, laugh schoultz wants to play to germany. strengths here, be the acting as a neutral partner, insecurity and defense. infesting in a clean energy transition or improving local, social and health services. a plan he hopes will set germany apart from countries like russia and particularly china, which is investing billions in africa. take, for example, the co boat business, a minimal that's in demands due to the electric car bearing africa has 3 quarters of the world's deposits. and china already owns eights of the 14 largest cobalt mines. but germany believes african countries want more balance partnerships, buses, and all of the large chinese infrastructure projects have shown they make countries dependent for many, many years. they can then no longer decide for themselves. so we're making a more democratic offering, something that reflects a common values equivalent. the gen a chancellor says africa is becoming a global center of gravity. but will african leaders and industry be rolling out

the red carpet? what germany has to offer with suitors like china and russia also ready to do business. let's bring in doctor linda, a ruler, research fellow, the gay ganske jude's full african fest. hello, and welcome to the program. is germany's new strategy with africa offering something attractive enough. and so ha, with the readings, i see some decorations of intentions and that could go in the right direction on them all. the major problem that we've had with these guys that he's like, the past, the marshall plan for instance, is that it's all talk what they're in little ashen especially, you know, bring it in african, having that equal partners and people. yeah. interesting how you put it in, you know, africa has always been a place to seek raw materials. germany is now seeking alternative energy sources.

so what really has changed? we're germany, sir. africa strategy. i not much has changed. the major problem has been having africa as wasn't table, finding ways to create policies that you want beneficial. so this is what special fees are promising. but right now it's all promises and get this is and i find is that a lot of these policies are drafted and never really implemented. so how could african countries unsure that this time they are partnering with countries like germany on an equal footing? my perspective as a region and this is always that the numbers are best and negotiation should go through the app in what we know that we have divers, countries on the continent, different warranties. so i think that is important for them to,

to use the fact that we have a lot more interest in the con, in the continent and competition and use that to get benefits. i mean, it's a, it's a, it's a sort of a luxury, if i can say that it seems the rest of the world is cozying up to the continent. how can i africa take advantage of the situation? all the more, the merrier m. i would say, you know, you are, and the u. s. i always thought that they are the only partners i would for, you know, for africa. but there is a lot more people now. so that the fact that there are multiple partners and to negotiate and, and, you know, i'll collaborate with the better because african easily or african nations i most correct. okay. usually i'll move to another part and i need the conditions for one is not great. so i think the more the merrier. ok, dr. lind, i ruler,

the research fellow or the gay guys, a tooth for african affairs. thank you. talking about africa, relationship for the rest of the wild. russia is one of those countries closing up to the continent. just this past week, russia's foreign minister was in south africa, and both countries announced a joins military drill together with china or mid february. likely christine wanderer, fixed into south africa's balance and act when it comes to its ties with moscow. at a time when russia is being condemned for its invasion of ukraine, ah, at the russian school of bailey in johannesburg, yanna alga is teaching her 1st class of the day. the native of russia found at the studio in 2009, one year after she moved to south africa. we teach overgon russian valley method, or russian valley method, and that the style they've been develop contracture. ah,

by irrational teacher, ugly pin of a gun of m yana, has taken some of his. all african students to russia is particular government funded exchange program with his sister school in st. petersburg. the cultural exchange, a microcosm of the warm relations between the 2 countries. relations that go back to when the soviet union helped south africa's freedom fighters in their struggle to in the system of black oppression known as a part 8. that history is part of the reason south africa refuses to condemn russia for the invasion of ukraine. despite pressure from its western allies, for tory insists it wants to be neutral. this past week, russia's top diplomat said a lover of was in south africa where he met with president. so i'm a poser and his counterpart and a lady panel who said south africa was friends with russia. i just think it's important that ruby gog all countries as sovereign nations and not stop doing so when it suits us and been with something else. then we say, ya know,

you must relate to us, but when someone else who no, no, no, no. we don't allow that kind of division to be sought from us. as of africa, we see we value the independent, measured and balanced position that our south african friends are taking towards this issue. but that balance position is now under scrutiny next month around the 1st anniversary of the war in ukraine. south africa will be hosting naval military drills with russia and china along its eastern coast. a move seemed to be pulling pretoria closer to moscow. the u. s. has criticized south africa for its decision to host the drills with russia and china as the war in ukraine rages on. but pretoria has defended the drill saying all countries conduct military exercises with friends. and that's how that focus should not be denied the rights to

participate in the drills. it's not just africa. russia has been on an aggressive trauma offensive across the continent with love rock visiting a number of countries seeking diplomatic support. i think the appeal of russia's public diplomacy on the continent has been the way it's leveraged away into colonial approach and to new colonial approach, if you will. it's also advance this idea of tapping into the anti hija monic narrative that picking up around the global south. and it's that idea that's particularly resonating in south africa and in other countries on the continent to say the west has double standards and are seeking alternative alliances. from on this i am now joined by william committee as it gets jefferson of john is bad based democracy works. foundation, hello, and welcome say. now, at a time when russia is at war with ukraine, south africa is claiming to stay neutral,

but is opening its arms wide out to russia. you said in an area interview that this is a bad situation for south africa. explain why? yes, it is very bad, so after care because you know, it opens out africa up for potential this investment by listening this, this even pretend. so i'm sanctions by the us at the moment where we need to come see where we need investment. we need to deal with our jobs problem. we've got our biggest economic crisis is that africa? since i'm to 2nd out low war, we had a rehab the highest unemployment in any emerging market in the world we desperately need and for an investment and brushes out our tape. but what russia is so many mo, i'm compared to our types with a developed world. so obviously that i've got, as i want to risk losing investments from that other, develop the countries that. so what do you think makes it so difficult with africa

called them russia, but it's why you came you know, many leaders of the governing african national congress in south africa. a few great food to russia because of the soviet union support after liberation, struggle in south africa, the 960 is 970 s and in 1980. so many people confuse a roster after day with it after service union. secondly, many i n c leaders have personal affinity with russia because the current, many of the current liter, so poverty i and see actually studied or less in the old soviet union, 9 to seventy's in 19 eighties. dance article is also part of brakes. what roster china and india, and although it is a traitor, lives, many agency leaders confuse it as a political alliance and they feel, wow, because it's just that i think it's part of brakes. so africa has to be seen to be

supportive of russia to talk it up. so africa, even plans to hold military drills with russia in china february. that's a month that will mock a year of the war and you create isn't that a bit insensitive? you think actually see it is very insensitive because what he tells the world, and what he tells your claim is that africa actually is supportive of russia. i mean, to, to, to participate in military exercise with russia. this time, at this moment, really is endorsement of russia's invasion of ukraine. was africa, russia hoping to get from each other? i mean, you know, russia, what they can get out of south africa is to support. because a port is crucial for them in international for, you know, when voting goes or comes up in the united nations. and the last times when they

were both in the united nations that africa, state and neutral, you know, is going to be a boating, for example, in their w, a well trace organization and those type of forums, or even in the world bank and i m. s, because support for, for us, or will them be critical to care? it's a key play in the african union. the african union has set up the united nations membership and russia to, to, to house africa on his side. also, it's rich into africa. quickly before you go, you said earlier that africa, st. volume with russia is rather small compared to countries like china, britain, or other western countries. the only thing russia thompson is the feel of arms should we be concerned that russia is expanding its influence across africa? absolutely, i mean, even before, does russia you're kind war raso really have targets. it's africa in order to

come to act as the wes sanctions, economic centers against russia. so russia has been looking to sell its products in africa and its main product. that is all the 2 main products that russia south africa, one is weapons. the 2nd one is nuclear energy. i mean, and it's very alarming because russia over the last couple of years, they've been increasing in the supporting autocratic leaders and governments in africa dropping, dropping them up. so it, in a sense that rushes weapons contribution to unstable african countries have made africa much more unstable and much more violent or so i wish we had more time to go through. but william got it as i got to jefferson of the john is back based democracy works on nation. thank you very much for your insights . thank you.

you're watching the of the news africa still to come. nigerians have traditionally voted along religious and ethnic lines. we look at how them not south muslim christian divide, but impact next month's elections. before we get into that nigeria story, here's another one that will make a stick in the world by storm. with his images of the fashion show of senior citizens instead rated use an artificial intelligence. he tells deed of use a mock, i'll call you that his work is aimed at put in the elderly in a place of strength. and given them a voice in the old age, a senior citizens fashion show, which never happened. all the images were created by artificial intelligence, assembled by the phil mika and tuck lover molig effect. boy is

a way that you can imagine things that you couldn't imagine for. i use that to create certain things that i could normally not do. and i put in put an elderly people in places where we never see them. i love other people as well because i feel like a very intent to have wisdom. we don't know about like actually what access it. so i always feel the pressure, you know, like, you know, keep them safe, keep them like, don't just looked at the size of my leak is a storyteller, an inventor and a create of african stories. everything i do it in language storytelling. and so we turn it into right we, i feel like we have a lot of last history. i feel like we have a lot of lost culture heritage and just asked story is always been told by someone else and it's always inaccurate. i came from the very 1st place to speak to you for hame, using a i, it's a muslim to reclaim african stories. i have to do

a lot of keywords, you know, type type of keywords into love codes, a lot of trumps. you know, that you will get sometimes random things and sometimes slight specific things. so the way i learnt from us lends from images all over the internet to used to create something that i also learned from that. so i learned how to speak to it in the way i get specific results. if i makes any sense and if i don't get specific results and take that result into photoshop or, you know, a different program. put it back into the i should i make different variations again, and i get what i want. i want to get what i was about the last i creates and different things based off of that. so it's a, this is a process over the process. even though he's got a month at a $100000.00 likes and social media for his work, some have questioned whether computed and re said art is a threat to creativity. my league acknowledges there might be ethical challenges. it's if you're on ethical about it, then that that is what i'd say you could use in an ethical way. if i go on tape on

this machine, i want to create an ada, look like rembrandts, or a baskets that i'm still in. there are thus law regional, but his image is are original. he argues the seniors, fashion shows, series has gone viral. the response has been overwhelming. i've had a lot of calls from around a world i've had. busy um, thank using 1000 thank use of had people say, oh yeah, it is really touching it is really, you know, walk me obviously, you know, make my, my, my grandparent feel special to day like they were happy. i had a lot of messages from elderly people from young people, so it was i'm only going to lie, it wasn't expected. and even our to handle the us import. beyond the global, our claim malick says it, i use change in the narrative and now is the time to explore further critical stuff. well, nigerians go to the polls in a man's time. elections have traditionally been dominated by he not south must them,

christine divide. so we want to find out could religion and that miss city make or break this volt. that of use of west africa bureau chief flourish drucquer reports from my degree nigeria will be daily prayers go up from this parish in me to green north and nigeria. many here after shipping the elections on for to peacefully for law nigeria and conduit our to religious ed. i am was a long way aggressive we, our inclination through these religion is so deep that it lays everything in our daily life. or when i say everything else, politics is not exclusive, but church or mosque is just one aspect to the writings walters. nigeria is almost equally divided between christianity and islam. and there are hundreds of ethnic groups and tried. all of these divisions give rise to tensions and sometimes

violence. recently conflicts has broken out here in the north and in the east. many politicians try to use these. the visuals are conflicts in the campaign. this is what more than i mean. it doesn't need you back candidate or liberal candidate by the in this election, the ruling, apc has brooklyn with tradition. and he's wanting muslim candidates for both the presidential and vice presidential position. this has made we've even within the past because the current government, as i don't know whether by design, oh, bad them is approved, is shown that they don't care about the christians feeling and that could

be decisive if we need john and associate at tribal royalties where steel, the top booting considerations, but many save economic and security problems facing language area, a bigger than religion or ethnicity. what i believe my people up open their eyes because before we see our this is my present isn't over the limit of what more prison. now we're not there any more ranada anymore. our eyes are open. we would for who turn the country. ah, that person does that has the nation or the people of his country and that is what mothers community lead as like santa has an boomer at trying to persuade people to leave their religion and tribal loyalties at home on election day and vote for candidates. they think will be best for the country. what we want is for us to have a government of national unity, a government that can bring the country together,

decreases in the south east, is troubling us. the classes in the north west, north central north is nigeria is on pire now. so what is expected is for us to have a leader who can come down all the nuts that are afraid now and then made the country great. once again. the fires of economic and security crisis could be fueled by ethnic and really justifications. the hope is that instead people will refuse to let that happen in this election. ah, social media platforms have been, i believe, with videos up hearing to show electrically charged stones. i'm astonishing you find in a d, r c. some i've been calling it the discovery of by brain m, which is the fictional, rare meto that can store and release energy in the film. and i'm sure you remember

that the videos have received millions of views, issue several people inspect on the small, shiny rock. the connect to wires and evolved to it. and while the light goes on those yeah, well sorry to burst your bubble, but some expert see the video is nothing short of suspicious. they point out that while some rocks can come back to electricity, the certainly cannot store it, let alone keep a light bulb on. yeah, i know that's disappointing, but lights off on that shiny story. not those slides guys. i guess that's how we and the so be sure to check out our stories on d. w dot com slash africa on facebook on twitter. thanks for watching

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