up to date their ship was really nice job. thank you very much. thank you so much. appreciate your platinum the. this is the w news africa coming up on the program. africa's manual wealth can help save the world from climate change, but who will save africans from the riches under their homes, their farms and their feet. that period has vast reserves of key elements like lithium that will power the global energy transition. but it's also marked by massive unregulated extraction of those resources leading to child labor and loss revenue. also, as we meet in more canyon orders who uses distorted materials to create spectacular sculptures, whom are balls, work is now on display at one of africa's top part. exhibitions,

it tells us how he finds inspiration from his life in mauritania and trying to keep an ancient tradition of life in burgundy. we find out about the melodic greeting noon as a cause, a song exclusively i went to the i'm michael. ok. welcome to the program africa's manual welf can help save the world from climate change, but who will save africans from the riches under their homes, their farms and their feet. as the world focuses on the climate crisis at comp 29 in baku africa's place as a global leader in the flight against a warming planted is once again in the spotlight leaders from right across africa,

or in azerbaijan. for the u. n's, annual climate conference. up for discussion is the confidence role in helping the world move away from polluting fossil fuels like coal in gas to more sustainable energy sources. but it's a transition that also throws up many challenges for african nations. with the rush for resources needed for green technology is open to corruption and the exportation of community more on that in a moment. but 1st, let's hear from and go see a congo e y law director general of the world trade organization who's at cost 29. she's outlined how some countries could benefit from this switch to green energy, the so called green comparative advantage. let's listen. climate change may result in some parts of the world have been what we call a green comparative advantage. if they have solar power, for instance,

they've that dryer and have solar power. now they can develop reading electricity, and that could give them an advantage that they didn't have before. and they can trade this green electricity, or they come on the front door products based on green, clean electricity, like batteries, photo photovoltaic cells, the panels. so you could give them a drink comparative advantage. so instead of it being an opportunity to, sorry, a link, it becomes an opportunity and changes the nature of treat. the green transition is certainly changing the nature of trade in and goes east home country nigeria. it has huge minimal resources including fours of key elements like lithium in 10 needed to produce the rechargeable batteries that will power the energy transition . but nigeria is also dealing with a massive manual, rough involving the unregulated extraction of manuals so called, or typical minding of metals. and we're earth's has surge and it's costing the

government more than an estimate of $10000000000.00 us dollars annually in los revenue. and that's just the financial costs. the sector is also widely known to him, floyd children, who often work in hazardous conditions. not to mention the destruction of the environment and form life in nigeria, dw correspondence. ok, and mary and lisa tacoma got exclusive access to unregulated 10 and lithium mining operations. we begin in central nigeria in jobs without corresponded ok or mirror some of that you'd be part of the this used to be formula. but no, it looks like it. most workers tear up the soil and looking for teams. it's just beneath the surface at this on regularly ted my we're here with the permission of the site allows us to fill me in this direction, but not what's behind us. what we can show you is

a stream polluted by mining waste. the minus dig with shovels and the bad hands risk in cuts and faults. many a children will spend hours on the hot some, some tell us that the take drugs to get through the day. the bus keeps a close eye as the come. there are rules to day lose where here to get 10, which we take to the buyers together with my boss. um, as well as yeah, after we collect the money, my boss gives me my share and i take something home to buy food. i don't think keep the rest for myself. i'm not in the morning. i come back here to work. no one behind me is a dangerous reality, and that's on regulated my name in northern nigeria where we have minus us youngest 15 years of age or risk in their health to make some money. so the kids make around

10 euros. fuck, you know, a deep that's a good wage, but it's a legal for them to be working. there's no government oversight on child legal or official data on accidents as well and regulated mines. but recent debts of mining sites around the country have brought the dangers to national attention. in nigeria, poverty is the major fact that pushes many to take the risk of working in these mines on the western side of the country. we've visited another rural town. bonnie web alisium business is booming. one here at the town market, vc i'm from nearby on regulated mines is sold open so they don't bring it now for the new faculty. but it was before us. these young man help process sorts and prepared to students with transportation, 50 cues of medium costs, and about 104000 euros. they sell tons of it. yeah. big property. all of those run

into operation. but the government doesn't see any revenue. it is an industry that's right for corruption. this truck driver has a long haul but says he faces little scrutiny on the route or she got caught them. nothing happens to the left hand. we're transporting. nobody stops us apart from the police who stop us. when we see them, they ask questions and we give them something i've been in correct color. why they all for environmental joining. his diary i couldn't investigate on regulated mind that he has faced threats were trying to expose the industries problems. he says the government has been negligent, and that in mining and rural areas will have long term consequences. but i believe that when we talk about this in the money governments, we also know that there is something that the i know do i mean the hudson individual for the people and for the mission has reached out to the mining ministry on findings raised in this report but did not get

a response or jerry is problem is recently evolved to eliminate on regulate that side, voice, safer and more profitable mining sector. but the reality of the ground tells a different story. for more nigeria is unregulated trade in or is like lithium. we spoke earlier to environmental journalist. alright, uncle going, who you just saw on that report. he's based in loren, inquire, state a region up until now that's largely been driven by farming just a few years ago. rich deposits of lithium or were discovered there. i 1st ask him to paint a picture of what mining has done to the area. basically what is all zone is an increase in security also um disney edition, so fun lines. uh, whichever is on said its, oh, shoot a security in the fine and such on it along essentially mostly on the boss. these

are of a lot of people that are most of the people i try to find out what's the last 3 years is up on the national groups. logistics of state is one of the state of i post on the phone, which i was also is the level of the people. so i can say, please don't mind mean both legal leg is actually comfortable to, to, for shortages, increase in payment, not to be fees. and also the additional how wide spread is this trade beyond choir state and beyond the country and what's happening to the farmers. let's talk a little bit more about that spot to positives. and these are going to say that as i liked it was the solve a defense mentor of like goats. um, seeing all this, you know, on all the mean us dots. uh,

so i thought i post, i'm just, i was recently, i think where we are, but you know, we've always it about mining, but it's not a large scale that is a look on them, but it's 48 strong. who stop was when i agree, all of the front of the site is actually concise leaks you. so the last few, like 4 or 5 years ago when you know, floating odds chinese, my lands, me mid julia. all those big companies, you know, they advised by the technology, the types of these mentors. so this also did my name's thought that both linked on the, on the on i think he thought that we found the legal one of the, any of my says this from government that no, it is possible. this seems like i'm fine. so, i mean,

nobody told me this thoughts did you did with you know um was and is to leave your own phone to the 2nd this um, you know, outside of the time, you know, because it's not all that they said the sites uh they have to reach the area like mostly in the forest. so the reporter, they obviously it's the, on the find on the how good money, but not going to try to use both the, all this, you know, i'm here most of the time on some of them a bunch of, you know, they say yes. so you're moving to the new house, well, but i've lots of lots to take us offline to what they're doing, my lease on to get speech, want to what's on the, on the, on the farm long to judge these a reach of money which they believe you well, that's the most we talk, no thinking about if possible. so they're changing their professions altogether.

they're bending farming and getting into mining. and the jury seeing increasing numbers of so called our typical minors are those, the miners that you just referenced? are they, the locals that are simply taking advantage of the resources under the feet, or is this a kind of gold rush or attracting people from a 4? is a collection of everything you know, like we have in the process. look because of the, you know, finding on the line, 4 pages, go long, do you need to go find out the never knew about such things. i told him lies beneath the line. now, this probably is always done by, you know, populations, mining companies. that's all the june edition besides i know that technology, electronic being point theory as we know. so some of the companies to be the owners for many of the tradition of those to inform them. that's okay. um they saw

something on the online or possibly some who foam and the form of they want to establish the company the for really, on every session on the rise i truly want developments for ease of police. so they adults, they offer them money on this. the do i then saw strongly or lose the provide what's up and also employed a low cost of that's the lead to the this is on the sides when the low cost then gave them also mitchell to let them be got this in the machine. i'm also, i did choose to let this plus, i know most of the, with these, my not this these on the need to know how they can actually make money for these, this stuff down. i'm kind of a big, you know, buy and good new friends. i'm funny that the guys,

i'm wondering so the company on these one, we agree on a hold of some houses that this the, i believe our loans actually a blessed this the, the side definitely get the so. so i just, and i'm, i need actually started the most of these and communities i use the on the, the yeah, with the live knowledge of the, you know, what really my name is. oh no, this is uh as, as the old way to make the switch, gosh, i'm doing with somebody on the phone. it is actually drive. this is also the money . hopefully, soon as the final, the slow my going on the yeah, they just reach out to dispute and provide them with money copies. also that bill will be the soul of by i'll do the best the if i were to ask you who is behind the legal trade, would you say it's largely the chinese, which you mentioned? yeah, yeah. it's, it's, it's all of them for, you know,

all to be given out for us, it, but we shouldn't be such on it. and that, so what's the adults that during the liter, mutually the slow, many people like go cause like i mean politically especially is like between government people are that's always is from civil salvas as 5 years. is that still nice? this is like a simple because that's you, us so many people, but the benefits in for me it's one way or the other. where is the or going, what countries are the primary buyers? oh okay. yeah. the china, china almost as shelly. then we all phone people for money for my investigation, i sought out people for money be taking some money but cannot also know possibly the avenue funding company special. they also, um they also do now i actually own my company outside of the country and also

within the country. they also do 5 votes bits on each side of the chinese box and the 5 visa lucy dismentos. so i've been able to thoughts about how dory, based on everything that you've said so far, i feel compelled to ask is very effectively a lithium mafia calling the shots in a corrupt system bank rolled to the tune of billions by foreign companies and individuals. yeah, i think i know the wrong the cdc will come to that conclusion because so i findings, i know from the way they operate, i know, you know, the mafia, you know, just going on. you've got, you've got to know someone that will introduce you to someone of that process to on the opposite. so is like a phone charge check box by organizations

a very jargon, additional 0 outside the country. so if you say it's kind of we my fiance, that's all not being wrong because i don't use it as when i do the story about the story. i don't receive phone calls from on the bus, you know, telling me that i'm not totally disturbing the activities that i should be very, very careful about the know me is if i get to be i'll need those. my repulse is actually supposed to be the activity. so you're not doing my fiance's also up with is i've done. it's mostly that on to not because they know that they are doing something that is wrong. i'm not talking about, you know, definitely reach out to the doctor. she's sick, a off on the activities on it is the, it's the look of doing domains. most of us not thoughts on a given the funding us. the opportunity to us is the same,

possibly based on what they will get, all the stuff that's environmental generally single door, re a kogan many, many thanks for your time. next is senegal, where the opening ceremony has been held for the deck of being now a contemporary art exhibition held every other year in newton locally as that car, the festival has become one of the most important among african orders to showcase their work. this year's theme the wake explores the various meetings and applications of the term, including the issue of slavery. $58.00 orders from $33.00 countries are taking part in the event in the senegalese capital until december, 7th, the or among the artists on display in that car is on the ball from mauritania. the painter and sculptor uses discarded ways to create striking

creations like this one on display at the festival. he is known for his wife size statues of birds, hyenas and goats, as well as for his monumental color. full paintings, inspired by his homeland bowl, began sculpting at the age of 8, and has now exhibited across africa. and you're the w news. effort goes and flew less. bo met the artist at his studio in the more attain in capital, knew a chart to find out more about his work and inspiration. it's taking artistry room about a month to build. and now this intriguing metal structures on show at the dock carbonella in synagogue last. so basically what this gets for by installation allows you to say it gets a 5 square meter instead of i was a reflection of what world we live in today. one of the world is chaos. as an artist, i'm just there and testimony. jennifer, tim one is

a metaphor. he often illustrates using these live sized animals sculptures. you might not, human have characters that resemble these creatures. your song i think could add to la. yeah, kid shows, there's something mysterious about cultures there. he's got out there weird. he's a i think it reflects the other side of the human beings and it's this side of the human being set of x, the world, the dark side. but i support the psalm and of them are scab inches, the streets to find materials needed for his animal creations of fit. digital is a now use iron sheet because to build my sculptures, i not my time and i so it was just a bunch i think it's lucky to be born in the environmental where there's nothing that i was on. none of them. oh yeah. yeah. yeah. where there's no big, fine art store to buy brushes and everything. and so it took the 2 different well as the 2nd my it could k, you know, so that's what's instilled in me,

the strength to express myself with what's around me. originally from the south of the country, omar grew up by the river on the border was sent a gulf. that's where his father also an artist, passed on his passion for creating things. they found a more nipple, like the children of my village at the time on of it. but we didn't have the toys that were made by machines. machines don't go. so my dad would make me tours me way . suite a live. i took over and started making my own toys. i'm in may, may a little push me in new quote over time. who now these tories became my works of art in the news of want that but in his teens, expectations from his family and his faith forced amar to band and sculpture kinds of because on history to do what i was faced theme of us,

i was sculpting more and more important because i wasn't going to school anymore. i . it's a deal as they come in and my parents were bothered by people saying, what will people listen that it to you. you've got to tell him to stop scope the same. i gets frowned upon. in our religion and that legal or assess the feet by 2 that then led him to pick up a brush and to tell the story of his daily lives and his country total. for example, i use our to pay tribute to my ancestors of kids. this whole identity, my land to my country that i try to show it's the beautiful faces, the happy people is the little known africa. we don't talk about it when a vision of the world that he loves to paint on these large format campuses that offer him more freedom for expression, the sequences you and it says if i was on swimming in the canvas, way, you shouldn't, i don't paint uh, easily into that, i think, i think only show i like to paint on the ground. when i paint i walk on the can,

must serious select one for hours. lamar superimpose this materials on the campus as if he were scolding genetics, pupils like texture, because i'm basically a sculptor who paints where i like to make people want to touch my work and even if they don't dare to touch it, feels like they've touched it. thanks to the material i'm with you. the while a little more is now an artist of international renown. he still has emissions to be better known and hopes to one day opened his own gallery to help achieve the stream too. but when the next, where the tradition of august a, he is in decline, it's a form of greeting song and polyphonic melody, and a tradition exclusively performed by women. but among young booty ends, it is hard to find people who know what i can say. he means and even harder to find someone who can still perform it as i'm attending. don't make any. i want to learn

. i'm with family. that family is a while ago, but i learned a typical musical renewing and in burgundy between sylvia i'm a bonham. huh. and daughter melanie no, in the tradition of i could say you, the older woman always starts the dialogue, younger replies, yes. any of you bundle example, example mama. yeah, well no, i'm afraid of poodle. a good z is full of love, a priest. when you greeting someone than they respond to use continuously, it shows the next reciprocal to come a gamble. who finds him all the same for don't see a nano coke about sharing the traditional greeting with her visitor. the questions remain the same. how are you? how is your husband? how are the children?

how are your cows now? 85, she laments that the generations of today are not interested at all. cause a he t, tom tom and are you kidding me? nowadays? we do not have the kind of pure love or mother issues to experience with their families, how to come to but sylvia and melanie want to ensure the survival of burgundy is unique women's greeting, their teaching neighbors and their children, how to sing the melodic chance unit and then they should have this tradition greeting has lots of valuable but as elders to be 5 connected to young people and so that they continue the bull runjun culture who need it when we feel comfortable. here's a resounding a go or a yes. encouraging to keeping the melody alive. and it's a go for me to be sure to check out our other stories on d. w dot com,

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