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in today's shore, we will be quite political. we explore russia's growing influence on the african continent. in cut to know, we asked young people how they view russia and it's war on ukraine. and in our homecoming series, we meet a full make a ruling turn to her whole country, tara leon. for decades. world powers have been wrangling over partnerships with africa. and since russia attacked ukraine, this fight has become more ideological. many of ukraine's allies expect african countries to decide whether they are for or against russia, in countries like miley and book in a fossil which are both, will my military dontez. this has given ground to more anti french and more pro russian voices. ah, it pro russian demonstration in order to book an fossil. the security situation, the country is tense, islamist rebels, more control,

almost 50 percent of the country. the demonstrators want more support from russia. france, long time military partner and former colonial power has failed. they say that's also or mark, i'm sorry. see that his t shirt with put into prince are selling well, when you see this is put in, i tell you all my story, the sales only put in and revolutionary clogs up. that's how it is why i am very proud. and i say, congratulations to africans for russia arrival in africa. russia has come to serve the african lab, not to plunder african affleck who has high hopes for put in the russians as opposed to drive out the islam of extremists. and his view is pretty common in west african countries, despite human rights violations. ah, recent you and reports accused the russian private military group. wagner created

by russian businessman, you have any pre goshen of torture, summary executions and sexual violence. ah, they allegedly also carried out a series of bloody attacks on our 2 small mines on the border between sedan and the central african republic. but for many people, like in tim book to molly, the reports of human rights violations are of less concern. as long as the terrorists are forced back, for example, for abraham and yo, yo koya, an activist who is fighting to rebuild tim book to after the insurgency is a dark book. attacks are greatly diminished all forces. the country has become stronger military lee. do we have mit acquisitions or territory? and this acquisitions are changing the cause of the war,

nuclear or the lag. in toggle, people are much more critical of russia's involvement on the continent. also, viola whistles roofs may give. we won't find a solution if we seek to replace one protector with another. for mean, i hope of africa, us more to need guardianship build what we have to look for is partners. certainly . but partners who respect us is the partner. and we have to work on the protection of our own interest because it doesn't work well. i tested russians with chinese or french. the 1st thing they see is their interest in war and how to gain them most by being in africa on the toner from russia, france, or the u. s. a. for many africans, the question of the right partner is more of a cost benefit calculation. but looking at fossil, the calculation is currently clear, the country needs weapons to defeat the insurgents. so they turned to russia whether or not there are strings attached. let me start my message to putin. i put

in want to ask him to continue helping the africans is up because the african people in general want but he provide us with we points against the terrorists to get us out of the whole duty. so did a little people like, i'm not thinking about ukraine, but about their own backyard and russia is willing to step in. now, the reason that we and everyone else is talking about russia, is of course rushes war on ukraine. in february 2022, russia forces invaded ukraine in the foster of the war. over 7000000 people fled the country. families were separated with a men staying to fight. and well the best count is in the 10s of thousands. must braves make it difficult to know how many lives were lost? and while this war may be far away for many africans, it had

a huge impact on the continent. fuel prices, short top wheat and other foods were stuck in ukraine. and then there were the individual feats, such as both of young african students who had gone to ukraine to study, will meet one of these students and hear how he was able to escape the war. who's doing anything, you could just flip dead plot and smoke and then the only thing you could hear was my phones been gunshots at some intervals. you seen soldiers stop the trains and then come in and search. and so it's really, really hard to find. hi, my name is collins 21 and i'm from nigeria appointed legal group in vegas till at high school and i moved to by don't interior. i mean that's like one of the really hardest schools to get in the

university of buttons to study law actually. when they're kind of like, not enough for me. so i had to like try and look for something outside the country . else when i got my we to get the ukraine. collins, we're studying international law at hard keep national university in ukraine in simba county, if anyone my, as my hope was going to going to restart not to continue anything just to restart a fresh new life for me. oh, oh, it's one morning. and then my roommate talk to me and just like, did you hear hear what those bombing? i mean, i would like to stop joking because the night before will joking about he was the last one games. funny until it was funny. when i tried to come now about it until

we had 71 and then with a week so nobody could see like, it was a joke anymore. and then it would sort of panicking big time. i called my guardian of some sort. and it was like, nothing is gonna happen is just this, just some blasts. go out, get some food stuck of your fruit and stain doors. and then i went out and i saw everybody on the streets panicking. everybody was literally trying to like go to all the stores to buckled for the could. people were like trying to withdraw money to will fucking your bugs, putting them inside. like driving off. high cube was heavily hit when the war began. collin school was also bump with a group of either foreign students, collins decided to leave you claim they had to force their way onto the train after authority stopped them. ah,

collins arrived in berlin a month later with just a few belongings. he has been staying with volunteer host until he finds a permanent place in a i mean i lost everything, right. i lay things in green. i didn't stay that long, but i had kind of her life that was like aspiring to build i had life. i was already building on, and then the war comes and then everything is broken down. i left the interior right to restart. and then it's

kind of not fair when you're restart, turns to an end. and then you have to mean restart again from the beginning and the same when you start. and again, you're starting actually like with nothing but basically nothing against a journey with basically nothing has had a backpack, shirt, trousers, shoes, collins hopes to get into a university in germany. but for now, he is learning german and working at a retail store. i used to really loud sounds really sudden sounds they me shit me before i started having like therapy sessions. i used to like have bad insomnia. and when i did sleep, i had a crazy night about from that i think i'm getting been around now,

collins is still in germany. hill trying to get his paperwork together to continue his studies. if you want to find out more about him and other african students who fled ukraine, you can head over to the youtube channel in for migrants, which is the collaboration between dw and other media houses, from educational schemes to military aid and putting the ships, rushes influence in africa is undeniable. our street debate takes us to cut a new in beneath where my colleagues command raji host a debate on what the young people think about russia relationship with africa. the revenues your votes. welcome to our show, the 77 percent st debate to amend the summit. this week. we are in kata new on layman square,

a place that commemorates differentiate between the soviet union and benign been an old re. now, today we're going to discuss a very current topic we've young been in miss binion while the russians influence in africa on up week case. good is what do young africans think about it as well? and i'll start with a young political activist. chris, tell me, how do you perceive russia influence on in africa? jessica still love with the so more on them than 3 in terms of influence. we see russia has a power that comes with a chair of hopes and fears. law a, the kind they kind the bus go fears, because we know that when russia arrived in the country, it does not care about the way internal politics are conducted like a loud no, by a while, the been yost your laugh as not all apple. it it, and then 2 men. i mean young africans who live in countries that aren't democratic art that haven't experienced democracy yet. we have, ah, nevertheless, i get the striving for that experience it offenders and knowing that this is not

one of russia's vocal areas is alarming, but they can't well super well. thank you very much for your opinion. i see someone winking in the back over there. john, john, is that you are a linguistics expert when we talk about russian influence in africa to day on that . what does that mean to you was evoke, you seen some up? definitely we're here. are there lenin square? as you said earlier, the more, and this is a symbol of the fact that relations between russia and africa are in to new jersey . they go back to the independence era. so we, as africans, open our doors to anyone who comes in and we can prove to ourselves that we actually have the power of it to negotiate with our partners. we choose it back to near goodwill. was of, if you lived in russia, you speak russian, you are a young african guess. what do you think of all that has been said about the russian influence in africa life, yours always on russia's influence in africa is indeed very present. and it's rooted in history or during the cold war, russia establish

a very strong diplomatic ties with african countries. so the 1st african political cut is what trained in soviet union mil got at least 25000 african cutters were trained there. and many more train directly in africa sector said so it's logical that this generation of leaders are ideologically closer to marxism and leninism, which had a major influence in africa. out of the tightly book on african massey book. thank you very much. the same. we're now going to hear your is opinion, just sweat as you are young, political activist. how do you view russian influence in africa? think what will be now? will i, boy, i've been in collaborated with russia for 18 years, but economically, not much has changed in the country in this 18 years of relations with russia, therapy. i'm their data, they will see that russia is reposition in itself, or you will see what is happening in ukraine so that russia is no better than the other countries that we are fighting at. do as you good as a big and you can, russia is attacking the country. how is he a young country because of his own interest?

he today it is the queen and people who us off rap. oh, i go there didn't delay or you would you say, republican nicky, us of, audrey on today? we are no longer indifferent to what is happening in ukraine. whoa, whoa. who wants to comment on the origins of this war daily? see on russia's aggression against ukraine? an independent and sovereign nation, we see how do you interpret this war? you can get cooper, dolores, india said, get ah, so more in my view past, only the war between ukraine's young to call and russia reclining is the confrontation between 2 ideological blocks or do block ideology. there is the european ideological block, blocky dorshek, and the russian ideological blog. lucky dorothy guy to be able to commend on this. i won't look, we need to understand the spec run for it. as soon as did, i shows some point. okay, so for you, like the war is due to an ideological problem. the book said, mr said i have the impression that you do not agree with this. where does the war

in ukraine come from? only can there do if it's you more continental is if we analyze president put in stance to day, we can see a saturn nostalgia for the greatness of the former soviet union. today we see that russia is defending its fear of influence areas that were previously part of the soviet union at all cause that school is this obesity kid. there auto was. and fortunately, russia is doing is partly by forced to keep these countries under its authority, or at least trying to maintain a neutral status quart. anita this, that you could not monsieur. mister, just where do you have something to say that i have the impression that you do not agree with the opinions we've had so far as goes? do you have anything to say against what is being said? and i feel like we have seen that roger started attacking ukraine out of the blue saying that go now. all right, not go. all right, dakota, what about one of you did? what can you can me that says go to the attack? she grinned. guess wanting will show it to new. crim is an independent country. i

mean they will see a sions the alive, but we have observed for some time to rise up for russia. president, at the head of ukraine laboratory were on people then i tested and dylan's came into power with the yet and anti russia policy there. and clearly demonstrated that he wanted to move it to was he couldn't total independence from russia and nora lucia due to that they have the right to choose their international alliance as well. i believe. i think it's the same fight we are fighting in africa. it's the fight for the african people to choose with whom they want to collaborate. they go, could i boy an ice oval. d keller. anees, what is the impact of these crises? the lack of rushes, war of aggression against ukraine, that are on the lives of young africans, sola, the visions, africa lim, but they're still in like being they get the impact can clearly be felt. gas is expensive, oil is expensive. many for products are more expensive because these products were

exported from these countries from these 2 states, in particular that russia produces gas and oil cereals, especially wheat. ukraine also produces a lot of cereals, and today this war has an impact on all of us. and especially as young people, we really feel it, galen with impact, those in with them on june. when i be a quincy taco. all right. oh, okay, so in your opinion, sampson african countries take to ensure that future crises do not negatively impact african economies. lykins me, african, the forget or so to me, to africa, to day needs to find its own way. ality. oh, it should, it should not be a problem because we have alternative school. allah blast knows what is that tentative. what our one yet is because we can make them on your bread agreement. we have for no meledonis, sorghum and young ceos maximize killing approval. but how can we insure an increased availability of the mon,

your could you man your military or sa gum in our market? market? commerce can, how can we make this work on this? as we pull out reports, i think in this area there is simply lack of political will because they know how is there the mouth. all right, so a lack of political will. thank you. so let's listen to crystal solutions to conclude crystal, what is your solution to the shop? but my yet, but the research, i believe there is no miracle solution. we must work to motivate every been a nice and african citizen to get more productively involved on a daily basis. i'll say this johan report the t shirts from kathy's vasquez, the sat got asked because if everyone works on developing the personal skills paper and gets involved in the community that we would have the hoped for solutions this upcoming day. we are literally sure as barry math, volunteers who will desire for sovereignty to formalism form. it is all feigning africans on the continent so that they can respond to problems locally or villain more, marcia,

the well thank you for watching this episode of the 77 percent said poor san woodrow. see, no, don't forget to comment, share and lie about us. thank you so much. mousie. welcome. thank. thank you, kamala and everyone in benito who took part in the debate. one take away from the debate is that we, as young africans need to push our governments to do better at negotiating with our international partners for the young africans like you and me have a better future. if you have something to say about this topic, leave us a comment on social media. and if you happen to speak french, you should definitely subscribe to our 77 percent french youtube channel. you can find many of your videos there and a longer version of this street debate. now, we still have one more report for you this week. we will stay in west africa,

but head to sierra leone, where we meet filmmaker benny kit hamilton. she had to leave sara yawn as a child, but has now returned to build a new life in her home country. the piece that's holding africa, math is the diaspora. and we that were born in africa that left a missing part of what's wrong with your countries you, it's basically a gaping hole where you're from and you, it's never going to be healed unless you make an effort to reunite politically, economically, socially with your countries. my name is identical. hamilton, most people commonly care. i'm a thoroughly own american. i am marie since returning back to sierra leone. i am a story teller. i my mode of story telling that i am enjoying most right now is filmmaking . i'm a filmmaker, i'm the founder of 3rd culture kid productions. we are

a production company that focuses on content, food, and events. from a global perspective, i began to understand the power of storytelling. really, when i was 25 and 7, i was living in the gambia as a refugee. and one of the things i would always here on the news was about the war in kosovo. i felt more empathetic to what they were, what they were going through. despite the fact that i was going through a similar experience, and that was when i understand and understood that if you were to control the narrative, if you are the one that gets to tell the story, and then you have a powerful place because you can control how people feel about you i'm left solely on when i was 5 as a refugee, i moved to the gambia, where i lived for 2 years before we settling at the age of 7 in the united states. i remember him moments. i remember when the war happened,

i remember like getting ready to leave, and we actually left my boat in sierra leone. and it was actually a interesting story because that what was supposed to be a 30 our boat ride us leaving from sierra leone to the gambia. became a 6 day ordeal at sea because we were lost at sea for 6 days and never thought the bull ride would end in when we finally landed in gambia. there was like the 1st time i knew that everything in my life was gonna change. so when i 1st moved to the states, it was tough because i, whenever they heard that you were several union, this was during the time of the civil war and civil union. so everything was blood diamond. oh child soldiers, you are you a child soldier and they say it's candidly and it almost becomes a moniker that you wear on your neck. and so that was the 1st kind of time i had to grapple with my identity. i think my story of home coming started when i was 21

years old, almost 22 and it was the 1st time i returned back to saloon. then i just wanted to come back a lot more. i would come every other year or so, and it wasn't until 2020 that i made a conscious decision to come back to sir william. there were a number of things that inspired me to come back. i went to this event called africa chophouse, the american ambassador for the a u. r. a khana chic quoi. she gave a talk on where, why the missing piece of africa, the piece that's holding africa back is the diaspora. and we that were born in africa that left and she just gave a very moving speech. she said you africans that are always saying, this is wrong with africa. do not know that the missing part of what's wrong with your countries. you. it's basically a gaping hole where you're from and you,

it's never going to be healed unless you make an effort to reunite with your countries. at that point, i had already started my production company in new york. i had registered it and i've been doing little things. and then i said, you know what? i'm going to, i'm going to figure out how to just move back. i don't know what's going to happen . i don't know if it's gonna work out, but i'm just going to try i didn't want sierra leone to only be her, be known as the abolla, please. the blood diamond place, the war place, the child food, your please. i just, i wanted to just tell a different kind of story about sierra leone. thank you so much, had any k for sharing your story. today's so is a great reminder that young africans are aware of global affairs and how they affect them. we also had, but they have ideas over how to shape their future. we've come to the end of this

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