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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 our thought make a whole turn to our whole country. kira 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 world my military dontez. this has given ground to more anti french and more pro russian voices. ah, the pro ration demonstration in regard 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 omagh, i'm sorry, says it is t shirts 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 putting 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. m,

recent you and reports accused the russian private military group wagner created by russian, businessman, if 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 minds 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 at yo yo koya and acted as to his fighting to rebuild tim book 2 after the insurgency. ah, there's a dark book attacks. i greatly diminished it. all forces that country has become stronger militarily. do we have made acquisitions 3 and this acquisitions are changing the cause of the war. no cruel the leg. in toggle,

people are much more critical of russia's involvement on the continent or the dealer appraisals rosemary tip. we want to find a solution if we seek to replace one protector with another. for mean, i hope of africa does not in need guardianship of both. what we have to look for is partners are certainly good. but partners who respect us is good partner. and we have to work on the protection of our own interest because it doesn't work well. i tested russians, chinese, or french. the 1st thing to see is the interest in war and how to gain the most by being in africa or on the gun of 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 insurgence. so they turn to russia. whether

or not there are strings attached. law ma miss does get my message to put in a protein. want to ask him to continue helping the africans. is that because the african people in general want but he provide us with we points against the terrorist that's enough to get us out of the whole. so did a little people like omar, 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 and 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 shore 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 here how he was able to escape the war. who's doing the thing? you could just let them play and smoke. and then the only thing you could hear was bon phones and ben gunshots at some intervals. you see the soldier, stop the trains, and then come in and search. and so really, really hard to find. hi, my name is collins, i'm 21 and i'm from nigeria. i was going in and leaving group in vegas to high school and i moved by don't in one area. i mean,

that's like really hard to schools to get in the university of if i don't to study law actually when they're kind of like not enough for me. so i had to like, try to look for something outside the country else when i got my way to get the ukraine. collins were studying international law at heart national university in ukraine. in december 2021. my my hope was going to green to restart. not to continue anything just to restart a fresh new life for me. oh, it was in the morning and then my roommate talk to me and just like, did you hear like hear what any like those bombing, any like stop joking. because the night before will joking. about the was the last one games funny until it was funny will like trying to come now about it until the

head, 2nd one and then with a week nobody could see like, it was a joke anymore. and then it would sort of panicking big time. i called my guardian or some sort then he was like, nothing is going to happen. he's just, there's just some blasts, but go out, get some food stuck of your feet and stained doors. and then i went out and i saw everybody on the street panicking. everybody was literally trying to like go to all the stores to buckled food. it could be like i'm trying to withdraw money to will. i can get bags, putting them inside like driving off. i keep was heavily hit when the war began. collins school was also bump with a group of other foreign students, collins decided to leave you claimed 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, but i like things green. i didn't stay that long, but i had kind of had a life like aspiring to build, i had a 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 we start again from the beginning and defining. when you start in again, you're starting actually like with nothing like basically nothing against the journey with physically nothing except 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. the chicken me before i started having like therapy sessions, i used to like have me but insomnia. and when i did sleep, i had the crazy night about that i think i'm given, but now collins

is still in germany. still 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 partnerships. russia's influence in africa is undeniable. our street debate takes us to cotton in benin, where my colleague camel raji hosts a debate on what the young people think about. rush is relationship with africa. ah, governors your vote. welcome to our show, this 77 percent st debate to man the summer. this week, we are in a cotton,

new online in square, a place that commemorates the friendship between the soviet union and been in it. debina. audrey was all today. we're going to discuss a very current topic with young bernice binion was russia's influence in africa's on affleck case. good. what do young africans think about m out c j? well, and i'll start with a young political activist story. chris tell still, how do you perceive russia's influence on in africa? guess goes to love with the solo, more on them then 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 basket fears because we know that when russia arrived in the country, it does not care about the way internal politics are conducted like gala de la r y, the opinions you left us, not all apple it down to men. i mean, young africans who live in countries that aren't democratic art, but haven't experienced democracy yet. it's ah, nevertheless, i like it is striving for that experience it offenders and knowing that this is not

one of russia's vocal areas, is alarming up. what they claim mostly will cooper. thank you very much for your opinion. i see someone winking in the back over there. john shaw this is it. you are a linguistics expert when we talk about russian influence in africa today on up. what does that mean to you? is evoke, you seen some apparently we are here, are there lenin square? asked ilia seymour. and this is a symbol of the fact that relations between russia and africa are in to new jersey . they go back to their independence era. the so we as africans open our doors to any one who comes in and we can prove to ourselves that we actually have the power of it to negotiate with our partners. we truly say back to near goodwill was obviously, you've 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 milk out at least 25000 african cutters. what train there, and many more train directly in africa. it said the set. so it's logical that this generation of leaders are ideologically closer to marxism him. and leninism, which had a major influence in africa at the timely book on african massy book. thank you very much. the said, we're now going to hear useless opinion is just where you are, young, political activist. how do you view russian influenza in africa? sick? what will you be now? will i, boy, i've been in collaborated with russia for 18 years, but economically, not much has changed in the country. and is it in years of relations with russia, w. b? i'm there done today. we see that russia is 3 position in itself, or you will see what is happening in ukraine so that russia is not better than the other countries that we are fighting at do as you go as a beacon, russia is attacking the country. i was young country because of its own interest,

e. today it is the cream and people who us off rap. oh, i go there didn't delay or you would you say you perfectly nicky are surf oswald we 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 integrate this wall? you can take up an delugas in the said, get, ah, so more in my view past, only the war between ukraine's young to cut and russia replenish is the confrontation between 2 ideological blocks or do block idiology. there is the european ideological block blocking the logic and the russian ideological blog. lucky do lucy guy to be able to comment on this. i want, we need to understand this background for it as soon as did, i shows some point. okay, so for you, like the war is due to an ideological problem, double selma. she said,

i have the impression that you do not agree with his. where does the war in ukraine come from on? you can a dead do if it you more continental is if we analyze president, put in stands 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 the school is this aubrey civility kid there or to was. and fortunately, russia is doing this partly by force to keep these countries under its authority, or at least trying to maintain a neutral status. quote, anita, does that you go neutral, monsieur monsieur, sir? 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 russia started attacking ukraine out of the blue thing that go now. all right, that go. all right, now go. what i can do about one of you did. what can you can man, i says to the attack she crane. guess wanting will show it to new cream is an

independent country. amid negotiations, the aladdin, we have observed for some time to rise of persia president at the head of ukraine lapping up were anti but then i tested, and dylan's key came into power with the yet and anti russia policy then clearly demonstrated that he wanted to move it towards he could still tell in from russia and nora lucia this too, 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 member. it's the fight for the african people to choose with whom they want to collaborate. they poke lowboy, a nice old 3 killer ice. what is the impact of these crises? the lack of rushes, war of aggression against ukraine law on the lives of young africans. so law, the visions, africa lim, but they're still in, i could be a big area. 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, russia produces gas and oil cereals, especially wheat. ukraine also produces a lot of cereals. and today this will has an impact on all of us. and especially as young people, we really feel it, galen, who's impact those in with them on june. when i be a quincy taco. all right. oh, okay. so in your opinion, what steps should african countries take to ensure that future crises do not negatively impact, african economies liquid me african. the african was ordered to africa to day needs to find its own way edited. oh, it should. it should not be a problem because we have alternative school are blasting. roosevelt is that they're not you. what our one yet is because we can make a minute bread agreement. we have 4. no me, let me talk them. and amc american, my scope of up. but how can we ensure an increased availability of the mon,

your could you man you military or so gum in our market. marsha, dot com has been how can we make this work on this particular report? i think in this area there is simply lack of political will because the know how is there the mouth. all right, so a lack of political will. thank you. so let's listen to a crystal solutions to conclude crystal, what is your solution to alicia? but my, but as soon as i believe there is no miracle solution, i must work to motivate every been in knees and african citizen to get more productively involved on a daily basis. are lou said this johan through project div shots from kia, have baskets ish. i got asked because if every one works on developing their personal skills and gets involved in their community, we would have the hoped for solutions this upcoming would be and zoning, our less sorta shore as feeling they are val or did a severe desire for sovereignty to formalism for me, this all training africans on the continent so that they can respond to problems

locally. globulin, more mousy, that. well, thank you for watching this episode of that. 77 percent that poor san woodrow see no, don't forget to comment, share and like well, thank you so much. mousie roku. thank you. camille and everyone in been in 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 so that 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 our videos there and a longer version of this st debate. now we still have one more report for you this week. we will stay in west africa,

but had to sarah leon to where we meet filmmaker identity care hamilton. she had to leave sarah leon 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 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 politically, economically, socially with your countries. my name is angelica hamilton. i'm most people commonly care. i am a sarah, lilian american. i am a recent returning back to sierra leone. i am a story teller. i, my mode of storytelling that i am enjoying most right now is phil making. 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 was supposed to be a 30 hour 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 boat 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 sierra leone. then i'd 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 koi, she gave a talk on words. why? the missing piece of africa? the piece that's holding africa back is the diaspora. and we that were born in africa and 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 country is 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'd 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 gonna 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 plays the war, plays 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 show is a great reminder that young africans are aware of global affairs and how they affect them. we also had, but they have ideas of how to shape their future. we've come to the end of this

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