the 60 w very want to know what makes the janet justin, janet love and binding thing, step away from the spot. i'm not even allowed to go to my own car. and everyone was later holes in every single day stuff getting you ready to meet the gentleman then join me. right? just do it on d, w, the, this, the state of any is africa coming up on the program. first energy, and now the bon way will the army fees power next in africa. the crew into bond is the latest in the spring of military takeovers in africa. since 2020, we offer a world expect once treated this uptake and cruise and to will be next will since coming up. mays is a staple food and kind of a climate change is bringing drunk, shows me the growing season, and also leaving the problem,

running in the much concrete as her new varieties, can say the farm is as hosses plus, kenya launches the biggest full meals program in all of africa starting and i wrote, it wants to provide daily lunches for $4000000000.00 primary school children. the hello, i'm christine. wonder, it's good to have your company. and now the african leda toppled by the army who stood. would it be next? the full of good bones, lita, ali bungle, has wrestled the continent. autocrats and democrats like camera room and one to both made hiring changes to the top military within hours of the crew in liber of hill. and they have good reason to be nervous. since world war $245.00 of the

content is $54.00 countries have separate, attempted crews, and military takeovers on the rise again. now, i'll be asking an expert what's driving this crew contagion. the 1st, here's a look at events in gabon cuban in scenes from the streets as a company capital. after nearly 56 years of from the family who the political dentist to reserve a 3rd, but own presidential republican god, the spend down to so much time. many, i'm excited at the prospect of change model. we've had enough of the p d g party and they've ruled us for decades. people if they never won any election this, i'm going to do next 2 hours later. the army named general police on a given d, my cousin, a founders as the new transitional president. if the 2 is successful,

this will be the 6th african country where the military has seized power since 2020, hosted president of the bundle and had claimed victory in the 3 kinds elections. but me, a minutes after his reading was in that senior military offices, i know the results and states that put now under has the rest phone guy released the message asking it well. so help from echo onto the president of god. and i'm to send the message to or to friends that we have ordered . we're, we're going to make notes to make noise for the people here also recently many and galvan hurting the change in leadership, whooping apply to future. and so now the international community currently works on the site to the co and double on is just the latest in the spring offer,

recent military takeovers on the african continent. 5 other countries in the region have also seen cuz most recently initiated last month in 2022 booking, a fossil sold to coaches in less than 9 months. and then 2020, once the guns prime minister of the humboldt was ousted by military force the same yet gimme and money experienced their own. cuz the task and for more on this, my 1st guess today is john chon, at the carnegie mellon institute for security and technology. welcome to data of the news africa. and you've published fascinating research into all clues, worldwide, going back to 1945 and africa, as you've observed, is the global if a central please don't want to just start by telling us more about your main findings, professor yeah, well, the 1st thing i'm important finding is that not all kids are the same?

so when we talk about their being the resurgence of cruise in africa, there's actually been multiple research and says, because we can distinguish between on the one hand, for example, we're seeing change twos that seek to say over throw democratically elected government. as recently happened to niger or leader were shuffling twos that in fact, are trying to preserve the incumbent regime like we saw in chat just a few years ago to try to come to tablet w rushing and continue empower motors such. so there is a lot of variety of shoes and that actually makes it more particularly difficult to gain traction to say in general about what are the causes, for example, up the recent to wave in africa. but that is, in fact what we, we try to do, right? and as you've highlighted in your, in your research, there were frequent crews in africa during the cold war era. why was it so as

well, there are lots of reasons that go to structural factors, including the problems of democratic developments of the following independence, poverty, low levels of education week, the democratic civil societies, as well as a particularly meddlesome ethnic politics and many countries. so that in fact, the state became a prize for many different ethnic groups and a business individuals in africa as well as other regions during the cold war that, that made uh cruise a particularly attractive option to try to seize power as well as rents. yeah. and then there was this decade right uh, from 2007 to 2018 where you point out there was not a single coup attempt in africa, but then in the 2 years from 2022 to 2022. there were 11 qu, attempt attempts, now add to a new share and the bond that takes us to 13,

what would you say has sparked this resurgence of cruise? i think it's, as you quoted as well. the 1st thing we looked at was, did it have something to do with the global color pandemic? because the way it really started to take off around 2020, at the same time as the pandemic. and it turns out uh, we didn't really find much if any evidence of that in fact um, some of the more traditional suspects that we think are most closely associated with research. and so again, poverty dilemma as of democratic development. of course, in the various cases in west africa, which have been the majority of cases prominent as well as long as i'm surgeon, sees have also played an important role. and how much of a role have outside influence has played fronts and russia, the role that they are playing. and in some of these countries, do they have

a part to play or is it so the local factors? well, outside of actors have a role to play. i don't think they really have much of the causal role sort of triggering the recent cool resurgence there have been you know, reports that don't the wagner group, you know, being an important matter. and some of these countries, of course, france and the united states have also been active with military training and so on to oppose these honest insurgencies across this a hell. but i don't think it's any of the, of the outside actors who are quote unquote to blame. i do think that it is largely local and regional dynamics that are at play here. and so we're very so open now. 30 includes that we have seen in africa since 2020. many of them have had public support points initially and to the knowledge it's been gone. and i

just wanted off the ones that we've had before. these 2. what results have these military takeovers had had they delivered on their promise? uh uh, well not all of them may have the same promises. um, but for those that did promise a quick return to elected constitutional democratic rule, those promises have largely gone unfulfilled. and although a number of military hunters in the region have made promises under pressure threat of sanctions or actually impose sanctions from eco, los the united states, france and others. and you know, once sanctions are lifted, promises are often revoked. and so we haven't really seen a successful return to democracy in any of these countries. purposely you say that the response of by the international community to

a who makes the difference. tell us more about the response to cruise in africa and how that's impacted military june test as well. of course, uh, 2 plotters have to be strategic if they want to seize and keep power. and so one important factor in the calculus of a to potter is to gauge what they think the international reaction will be. of course, if a hammer of sanctions comes down and makes it very difficult to stay in power. and so the idea of trying to launch a few in the 1st place is reduced. so active diplomacy by the international community to either reverse cues which is very difficult, but more likely and all of these cases to try to shorten the duration of post qu, regimes is, can play an important role. that kind of active diplomacy was much rare during the

cold war, which of course made africa a more permissive environment for cruise in that period in the post cold war period . uh, antique qu, norms developed, especially in regional international organizations, such as the african union, and eco los as well as with other a, for an a donors. and so continuing to uphold anti coo no arms, i think is really important to ensure that hopefully we can see the resurgence of who has come to an end and a continued democratic development in the region. this uptake in crews that started in 2020, all we likely to see that continue and, and because you told us through what you mean by the phrase cool contagion. unfortunately, i do think that we're going to continue to see co activity and africa as scholars of careers will need to talk about cru contagion. we are really thinking of cruise,

almost like a virus, how they might spread from one patients to another or victim to another. and the question is, is, is to activity in one country influencing or making to activity in another country . more likely. and it's actually very difficult to say whether, how the extent to which that is the case in the recent qu way, there is circumstantial evidence of coo contagion. we know, for example, that there um, some of the cooper potters have trained together. and parents, for example, and so that there are some personal connections between some of some of the crew leaders, but there's definitely no smoking, gun, adams. and so, you know, the absence of that one might have to assume that local domestic factors will still right be the dominant one to activity moving force you said professor that

countries with the recent cruise or at risk of falling into the crude trap. is it possible to assess the criteria and say which country might be vulnerable in the future? it is very difficult. i am working with some scholars and such as dixon, machine learning departments. here at c, m. u to try to develop coal, discuss the new forecasting model to do exactly what you're asking. unfortunately, it's still a little premature. we're not quite ready to launch. however, having said that, it, it is logical to assume that country is that look like those that have had cruise recently in terms of structural factors, should be those that are most at risk. my brilliant colleague, kelly bar to us, uh, for example, thinks that paul p a. m kam, around uh, should be quite works like,

uh, i'll go and his father. uh, he's a long time dictator. uh and the country, that's quite dependents on france. and you can imagine that a hope he'll be taking steps to try to secure his rule moving forward. yeah. and you mentioned good monday. did you see this one coming up? i did not. uh and, but that's the thing about cruise uh uh, to be successful. you, you don't see them coming up very, very easily. and so the fact that us to is in the region what happened? yes, quite likely that this particular 2 would strike upon and be led by the head of the republican guard in the wake of the recent election. uh no, i actually didn't see that coming well, set fascinating stuff, professor. we appreciate your time here and data we can use africa. that's john chin at the carnegie mellon institute for security and technology. thank you.

are now in response to the clue initiate a month ago. the costs broke of african states has impose sanctions and that means provisions are getting scarce in the land lock country. now to a barry is a city on the niger river, just 120 kilometers north of the capital in them. and as our next report chose residents, they are feeding, they will fix up sanctions. 7 7 down with a 2 of us, these demonstrate to us and to levy furious. for them, it's clear who is responsible for the dire situation, sang since and post, but it to us in front, a close ally of the over the phone government the with very happy that the minute truth taken out. in fact, over the last few years we've suffered so much because of regional insecurity. had their no job. we've only lived on agriculture and outcasts. oh,

wow. yeah. but then the terrorist took all the animals and killed on men and sons having the home. and the government has done absolutely nothing about it. you know, the, but i mean, i do in the me at the local market. customers can still find staples that price. but fewer and fewer people can afford to buy them with, you know, what we really want. now that the military has taken control, is that they go to the shopkeepers and get them to lower prices. they need to have pity on us. i'm not going eco, was say they're going to do this or sash. if the generals really loving each year, as they always say, then they should at least lower the prices that the bill was the facility priest, the why they, why don't we price the gods that the high prices will come down with them. so then we can go back to our old prices, amazon,

then our customers will be happy to, well, i think, i mean, even people in a good center were you like n t o worker tell you who am i to us traveling to make ends meet every week you sense of back of rise to the campus and in the m a to see to his extended family was full wives and 9 children. if he is lucky to be getting any advice, its own moody. all right, so as we import here in these year, just isn't getting to us any more. and if you look with up tasks here, there's only local rice for news year, which isn't enough for everyone to do the look. color on demand is making the price shoes up even with local rice every week the price goes up by $25.00 francs. of course, i think the best thing for us localized is clone just to kind of way to away from the market on the 4th of the night. although the price for his crop has gone up by

summer, evenings that kylie says he's not the one making a profit which ever government is impala. tied out. the high cost of rice is not directly related to the current situation. essentially put more to the availability of fertilizer as well as diesel to run the pump, the irrigation r plantation important to wherever you look the streets of the once bustling town empty tray, it has stopped to every small harbour where no goods are coming in the situation is getting worse every day, or the next to gonna we may have is one of the most important food prompts spots unpredictable with passions driven by time to change or making it increasingly difficult for farm is in africa to plan you risk rein, schools, flats and droughts. in quick succession, with a very short growing season in between this year the rains that usually come in april

failed, putting farm is months behind schedule. and then in august, have you waiting for the north causing flooding. dw mets also reports from gun is northeast region. daniel, to move that any sound good, a subdivision what become the yams, and so we have these degree of the season are completely gone. most of them is corrupt. is rotten in the flood water. a lot of them have support as you guys see. and what as got it every to now we know $11.00 that the left is not what we are picking. not the flooding means the comb. how set to jameton right out of the hospital days? very little does is good to eat? no, no, i don't want to ask got it that way. i'm sorry. we don't have in the alternative of pay, you know, school fees feed in the family and also leaving something for images is like

diseases and or the test area. do you see the families had come to themselves? lucky. what would the ways of the april give them reason to hold for a good half list, but it don't pour in august worst a we those hopes and much more. the size miss rose bridges, homes blown people. yeah. we're dependent on this. he has harvest now and across the leaf from everything has been washed away. model was when oh much for the water . a hundreds of people like that because not in gym by the last feel for my he says that if help does not come, he may have to leave work. i'm about to minute. this kind of dissolved that has never happened to us yet. to do, and i know it's so strange to see this in the village where i was born in the woods . i came into the rooms and got a unit. i'm back and people had up to here, but it might be either, i've never seen this kind of thing before,

like i like that it was only one box, but plummet. change is also schultz and india growing season in bringing drought. these cris challenges for corrupt read this. here. do you have been waking to produce new varieties that much you up quickly and that totally the dryness in areas where the season has become shorter and was returned my seminar growth. some of these every much during varieties. how find this to the resilience and to be able to cope with this problem? we have also develop that we legal rights, if that's a drug play runs any time in the east. tell me, did cross rule reputable a during the show to really season before the drought states the reality is confronting farm is here. yeah, yeah. and it has on try all the new varieties 5 years ago after diseases became unpredictable. i then got from for you and you continued to follow the old saying

plan. you'll miss the season to put the bottom bottom. we fall of the scientists innovations. we don't get losses from your source. both drug totally runs and any maturing varieties. he says he's getting better utilized, non done, he did, we did was he used to plans or he would like to see what the problem is using the new varieties to and finally to kenya, which has one of the strongest economies on the african continent, yet, many canyons suffer poverty and hunger even in the capital. nairobi that's way africa's largest school meal program, has just been launched. the goal is to feed 4000000 primary school children. acosta of canyon children are living with stunted growth due to mon nutrition. this new program sits out to change that we have this report from one go primary school. in

the canyon capital, we mariel miller takes up the story or the filtered window usually get this excited at a petition visit. these ones attending the name of never this governor johnson psychiatry has turned up with a room school meal for them. so 6, very happy. they bought a food. very happy go very odd. but it's good. at least it's not a little. each 10 has may well may ruby's governor hope's the new school year program were put an end to hunger and the school. yet, together with a non profit organization, food for education, the city is built 10 environmentally friendly kitchens across the capital. they're aiming to feed health a 1000000 children and there will be alone. but the end of next year it's part of a nationwide at the to more than doubled the number of children receiving school meals up from 1.6 to 4000000. when completed will be the largest school news

program on the continent to do with lab. that's all a to the new public schools. i'm going to be eating food in spirit. there are a lot of new school development. there's no doesn't roads and buildings. development means investing in, oh goodness, assets and our biggest asset is all people. and most of our children in the rubies poor is neighborhoods. many children simply don't go to school because they have to work to earn money for their food. often it's just one meal a day. rising food prices have made matters worse. the cost of may's meal staple has doubled. 8 well could say that a quarter of canyon children are living with stunted growth due to mom attrition. but even some of those being given food at school are still going hungry. oh, it's been very difficult because some children only eat a portion of their food and take the rest home. well, because i don't have any food there. so it's important because can only

concentrating costs if you eat well there's, i haven't eaten con line, they sleep in class and you're not. i level class. now, parents only have to chip in for us cents per meal. the government has located 36000000 u, as donors for the program, and that is likely to have enough schools expect a sharp increase in student enrolled. right now we have uh, around 4700 the apple we expect even then i'm back in also double and you can see that for us to get to that we have maybe the government can look at it. so that's again, how about local facilities that many schools already have more children than they can cope with? the government has and vicious plans, he says up to $6000.00 new classrooms will be built over the next 3 years. for now, children here know they'll have a warm meal every day. yeah. and they should continue this even in the comtesse, you should do the same. i am so happy to do

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