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can say the farm is harvest flash. can you launches the biggest school meals program in all of africa? starting in nairobi. it wants to provide daily lunches to 1000000000 crime. we 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 continents autocrats and democrats like camera room and one to both made hiring changes to the top military within hours of the crew in liberal hill. and they have good reason to be nervous. since world war $245.00 of the content is $54.00 countries have separate, attempted clues,

and ministry 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 from the family who the political dynasty reserve asserted by its own presidential republican, god, the spend down to so much time. many are excited at the prospect of change model. we've had enough of the p d g party. they've ruled us for decades, eclipse. they never won any election this. i'm going to do next 2 hours later. the army named general police on a, d and d. my cousin of bunker's 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,

as the president of the bundle in denver had claimed victory in the 3 kinds elections. but man, minutes after his reading was in that senior military offices, and now the results and stage that puts now under has the rest fund. guy released the message asking it well. so help from echo on june about president, and i'm to send a message to or to friends that we have all of our work compared to make notes to make noise for the people here. recently. many in gabon hurting the change in leadership, whooping apply to future. and so now the international community community works on the site to the coo and good one is just the latest. and the screen of recent military takeovers on the african content in 5 other countries in the region

have also seen cuz most recently initiated last month in 2022 booking a fossil fuel to purchase 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 date 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 cruise does you 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 twos are the same. so when we talk about their being over surgeons 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 peter rash, 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, or she can continue empower motors up. 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 of the recent qu, wave in africa. but that is, in fact what we, we tried 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 in many countries. so that in fact, the state became a prize for many different ethnic groups and embraces 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 bill paid right from 2007 to 2018 where you point out there was not a single qu, 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 fox this resurgence of cruise, i think is, 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 we didn't really find much if any evidence of that. in fact, it's 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 of there have been, you know, reports that don't go back in a 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 outside actors who are quote unquote to blame. i do think that it is largely local and regional dynamics that are at play here. suburb is often now 30 includes that we have seen in africa since 2020. so many of them have had public support points initially. and so the logic's been gone. so 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 uh by the international community to a cool makes the difference. tell us more about the response to cruise in africa

and how that's impacted minifee 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 empower. 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 echo laws as well as with other a for an aide 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 continue democratic development in the region. this uptake in cruise 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 in africa as scholars of careers will need to talk about crew 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 monitors have trained together and parents for example. and so that there are some personal connections between some of some other cool leaders. but there's definitely no smoking gun avenue in this. 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 rece includes all 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 in the such as fix the machine learning department here at c. m. u to try to develop coal, discuss a new forecasting model to do exactly what you're asking, unfortunately, and 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, for example, thinks that paul p a. m kam, around uh, should be quite work like, i'll go and his father is a long time dictator and what country that's quite dependence on france. and

if you can imagine that a hope he'll be taking steps to try to secure his rule moving forward. yeah. and you mentioned good one day. did you see this one coming up? i did not. and, but that's the thing about cuz uh uh, to be successful you, you don't see them coming up very, very easily. and so the fact that us crews, and the reason 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 on data. we can use africa. that's john chin at the carnegie mellon institute for security and technology. thank you.

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 landlocked country. now to a barry is a city on the niger river, just 120 kilometers north of the capital and them. and as our next report chose residents, they are feeding. they will fix up sections. 7 down with a cold us least and wants to write to us and to levy the furious for them. it's clear who is responsible for the dire situation sang since imposed, but it to us in france, a close ally of the over the phone government the with very happy that the minute trees 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. 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 that, i mean, i do think the at the local market, customers can still find staples, that price, but fewer and fewer people can afford to buy them. 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 general is really low of new share, as they always say, then they should at least lower the price is that the bill was the facility. please bring out the $391.00, a one we price, the gods that the high prices will come down. so then we can go back to our old prices 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 sent it back of rise to the campus in the am 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 hearing these here just isn't getting to has any more, you know, without tasks here, there's only local rice for new share which isn't enough for everyone to do. the color on demand is making the price shoes up even with local rice. every week the price goes up by $25.00 francs about cost. i think this, you have this thing for the local wisest clone just to kind of way to away from the market on the 1st of the night. although the price for his crop has gone up by summer, evenings at 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. so 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 are empty tray, it has stopped to every small harbor where no goods are coming in the situation is getting worse every day. the next to gonna, we may have, is one of the most important food prompt 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 it the not causing flooding? vw mets also. reports from gun is northeast region. daniel to move that any sound good. a subdivision one become the yams, and so we have these degree of the season are completely gone. most of them is corrupt, is rotten in the flooded water. a lot of them has what, as you gotta see, and what that is, got it. everything that we know 11 that the left is not what we are picking. you know, the flooding means the comb. how set to jameton right out of the half days. very little does is go to eat. no, no, no, what does got it that way? i'm sorry. we don't have any alternative. i'll pay you know, school fees, feed in the family and also leaving something for images is like diseases and other things. ellia, do you see the families had commented themselves lucky. what were 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. besides, miss rose bridges, homes are gone. they pretty yeah, were dependent on dfcs harvest now and across the new from everything has been washed. the we model was when oh much for the water. a hundreds of people like that because not in gym by the last 3 or 4 months. he says that if hell 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 it. i know it's so strange to see this in the village where i was born uncommitted in my novel wilks. i came into the rooms and got a unit. i'm back and people had up to here, but it might be either the, i've never seen this kind of thing before. like i was that it was only a run back, but plummet change is also schultz and india growing season in bringing drought.

these cris challenges for crop. read this here. do you have been waking to produce new varieties that much will quickly end up totally the dryness in areas where the season has become shorter and was returned my seminar drought. some of these any my turing varieties. how find this to be resilience and to be able to cope with this problem. we have also develop that we legal rights, if that's a draw pulley runs any time indeed, each time we did crops grow, reputable a during the short term really season before the droughts. the reality is confronting farm is here. yeah, yeah. it has on try all the new varieties 5 years ago after diseases became unpredictable. i then got them for you and if you continue to follow the old settings, then you'll miss the season to put the bottom bottom. we thought of the scientist

innovations. we don't get losses from your source. both drug totally runs and any maturing varieties. he says he's getting better yellows now. and then he did. we did was he used to plans as he would live to see if thomas 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 with mario miller takes up the story of the filtered window and usually get these excited at

applications visit these ones, attending the name of never this governor johnson psychiatry has turned up with a room school meal. so that 6 very happy. they bought a food. very happy. go very odd. but it's good. at least it's not a little. each can has may well this may rubies governor hope's the new school year program were put an end to hunger and the school year. together with a non profit organization, food for education, the city has built 10 environmentally friendly kitchens across the capital. they're aiming to feed health a 1000000 children and they will be alone by 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 level. that's all our children in public schools. i'm going to be eating food and there's 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 as neighborhoods, many children since you don't go to school because they have to work to earn money for the food. often it's just one meal a day. rising surprises have made much as was the cost of amazing meal. a 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 i'm only concentrating costs if you eat well there's, i haven't eaten con line,

they sleep in class and you know, i level class now parents only have to chip in for us cents per me or the government has allocated $36000000.00 us dollars for the program, and that is likely to have enough schools expect a sharp increase in student enrolled. right now we have uh around $4700.00. therefore, we expect even vin number can also double. and you can see the frustrated that we have, maybe the government can look at it. that's getting hot by local facilities that many schools already have more children than they can cope with. but the government hasn't business 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 war meal every day. yeah. and they just have to continue this immune and data come to you should do the same. i am. so happy to do it,

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