inspiring story about survival. the home and you go get the tennis. i was the only one. what? usually in nazi germany, watch now on youtube dw documentary. the have you ever dreamed about striking gold? no, really never. well, today we're taking you to gun the end, the d r. c. 2 of africa's major mining hubs for gold, copper, and cobalt. and while the dream of striking goals may not be as glory as, as it sounds, it can create jobs and economic growth. so why they've gotten this youth protesting against it, and how is it affecting the land and communities here on the 77 percent were looking at just that. i'm your host. ok to english and that the coming up on the show. and of course, i know we look at the impacts,

illegal mining is having on the environment an economy model. lydia tongue go highlights issues related to mining in the democratic republic of congo. and we explore the senegalese city of song we facilities as hold next springs follow his thoughts. we kick off today show from the gun up, which is africa's needing producer of gold. unfortunately, the rise in illegal mining practices, the sole coal gallons here has also led to arise in pollution and for lack of better opportunities gone. those views are at the center of it all, to my colleague and gotten that as a collegiate visit at the gold minus to bring us the story. well, you did what the bodies degree deadlines visa they freeze is which have become synonymous. the state of governance landscapes, the relation to mining related mining as online st. sites. this now in national

crises as mine is dig up the soil looking for gold and then wash and eat with dangerous gimme cows like metrics which has been discharged into rivers and lakes. many of the mine is a young, with no other source of livelihood. they risk the safety and health to find gold. one of them high enough to for doesn't to warranty a 5th strong on camera says she has no other options for the section in a 1000000 and such. i did. i started this legal mining because i don't have any other forms of employment might be a new one and i am, i need money to support my pity, treat business and take care of my parents. living conditions have been tough for us these days. so if i don't, what i did, i called k to for our meeting. and he goes mining popularly referred to as cullum, c. s. lift launch destroyed by heavy mates. house damaging from lands and cast

groups like a cool, with the bodies from last the i'm not trying to expect 2nd st by the destructive change and fear the country might soon have to import towards due to the high levels of pollution. 0 for weapons of mass destruction. that's what we have for juice. and now is what the code i call damage as a what off my destruction, if the trend continues, then we after x with what i think that'd be for both domestic and to michelle and then the soft costs of the government says it is committed to addressing the crisis by so many young can use on to improve purchase late fees at the a way of demanding action the, the 1000,

the one problem is one to all the i see that the governments you've got them for, you know, because we don't know what to do the import them down or read some time for to all the options. ways that's clean. what time the government just sunday intense pressure to speed up there for us to revise the current to damage. but time is running out to save guidance. in fact, remain time is running out, but the reliance on these resources unfortunately isn't. in fact, the global pushed towards new technology like electric cause or solar power means that africa with abundant resources is a key player. the continent is home to over 70 percent of the world's coe, about 60 percent of manganese, 25 percent of bulk side, and nearly 15 percent of carpet and many other minerals didn't critical by governments around the world in our special street debate,

a joint project with our partner join hughes, we had over to the canadian capital across. we will dive deeper into the impact of mining on no use and future, and ways to address the risk. welcome to this. absolutely wonderful life production, which is a collaboration between dw and use. and so i'm use my name is lloyd, so id be n, and i, edith kimani, we're here to speak about a very local issue that's been affecting gun as thank you. is it this year? lots of guys have come together to fight against legal mind me because this toy on what's up with you, given a lot of has the sofa because of the legal meetings aside because most of the youth ad doing or using this medium to get the source of income to not have any job steward or any sustainable job. so if you end up doing this, you can see that the what are the chemicals because it is heavily used as mccree send night and all of these things and get in on what's important. you can see that it does take it away

indeed and welcome to this absolutely special version of the 77 percent street, the beach and just the analyst to be believed. then in just 6 short years, then this country, which is so rich and biodiversity, could be importing water. and this is due to a phenomena called gal, i'm say, known here, the electrically what we're finding out what that is and how it's come to this situation. and what exactly goodness can do to preserve the future. and so i'd like to begin with you a little, what exactly is going on, and what does it have to do with the environment? well, i'm say we are used to seeing the go mining. right. if you look at the genesis of the wood where we had go, i've seen the beginning, it wasn't using heavy machinery, it was call coming cover. so maybe the minus have mine to what's left over. they'll come with him tools and come and cover and sell. so that was got, i'm see. so using the web go, i'm say, to describe what is happening now, which is on the great scale on,

on unprecedented skills destroying landscape poisoning our water bodies. let me speak to james here who has a mind because as we was speaking earlier, you were telling me you practice clean mining. what is that got food, many forms of mine and some was getting my name. it's what the recall plants mind. you get that done by yourself, and then you use them and then the what the college pretend and now the galaxy is also taking part of the what do you do? did the whole and did you come in? what's on top of that? what about is because they don't have the capacity to to deb, don't want to come to you pizza because i really just want to understand what is motivating people to go to the mines, risk their lives and police, the environment when people ad district and they want food on the table, they don't care what they will do to get food on the table. and so this is your last name is out of poverty, sort of economic hardship where people think that's getting something to eat to days. what is all dr?

well, i mean, you used to be the c, e o of the minus commission here. there must be policies against this. as i mentioned, gun has be mining gold for century. if you don't have the right to my and i was given by government and you're up printing the blind side of the law, then you are a legal mind. and however, if you have a license and you're not printing on your lunch, you're also legal. this small scale minus i generally being monitored by those who do have those uh, certification or registration beyond, you know, government is unable to, to, to let me come back to you me solely because i keep hearing the word mercury. and these are the very scary chemicals. how does the government allow anyone to use these boys and us elements in mining? stop problem is the luck of monitoring. that is why we are crying crying, crying, but you need to pause the small scale. my just so many of them and you're not able to one the time. the meantime we all being points and so i want to introduce clockwork here. who is the journalist? how did you creep up on god?

because it feels like you woke up one day suddenly, oh oh, what is and that's the way it sounds. so for scientific and industrial research, they've done. lovely. said some of them. i've been saying god, it could take up to 300 years to properly reclaim our lines and get that what somebody's to the clean level that they used to be the last few years. and so got in getting to know that this is the time that something must happen. so you've all seen the consequences of the heavy metals in the last a here in gun affecting not just just in the ration, but potentially the future. one loyce. i wonder what you think about this. you know, you're also working today. would you be able to cut the, well, i have with me, my bystanders, who are going to find out what do they think? how do they feel about is let me go to joseph agencies or government or whoever is responsible is not seen how it just this solution is. because me, for instance, when i buy or when i buy a book to avoid. so even though said no, i feel good because i have doubts which if there is mimicry inside. so if and my the pregnancy my that will multics this. what would it affect?

tailbone, child, i like that you spoke about my this uh, taking in this website. this brings me to nadia. so i, i spoke to a gentleman called arrest. he said to me, he had been to a village where the gold is finished and the people in the village asked so being twice and the water's poisoned them. land is plays in which grandmother's dream is it. to see had grandchild with a leg or a foot on its back. we're hearing the active use that talking about the water is leaving here. the, you know, no boat does they going to other countries, those same waters of feeding your coco phone? how are you managing to be a farm at the moment that kind of water we use for spray is terrible. that a real specifically where i'm coming from is it to where was the main stream? so about that is pretty me. if you see that way it is, there's nothing to write home about. gamma is normal, cool. bite does go. i'm sick because all the loans has been destroyed. let me ask doctor or been here. the government is very busy. a rest. the activities of the

also busy arresting the people who are harassing farmers. they also busy looking for the legal mind. well, i don't think the government is be the trying to address the wrong do is i can say yes or no, but i wouldn't be surprised. adobe carlson is the system correct? yes, yes, the system. all right, i'm so sorry to cut you off, but i just want to come back to you james. when you hear that, how does it feel? and the mine is who owns them. the mine is up for the people, the minds of for the people, but the concessions are given to someone. right. that license is issued to someone or they politicians usually of course the every way. yeah. like best to cite, we can take them out of this. everyone is not rid of this if you, even if i say general part of everybody, what else i can. so let me hear from clock. what are some of the median effects that you're seeing coming from? not just the legal mining, but the poisoning of you want to eat it is multifaceted, every passing one way or the other is affected by this illegal mind in many, even in ways you do not feel it any cool, cool, cool,

cool for you. so then i used to be the top produce of queen to what we've loved. that's why because the government needs to do that live in this is on existence. after it does not exist, they shall crisis point. it's got when it's not there. and that is why the effect associated everyone is struggling. you spoke about cocoa in here. we have these people, thank you for joining us. and when we spoke, i you said something dramatic to me, but you have a river on your phone, but you're not able to use it today. if you want to assess what you have to buy, what the, from the city transported with 1st cycle and even the cost and the port would network to coordinate this price that goes for you to get to what type in your firm is very difficult. that's why we are now producing less so what happens to the existing coca market if it is threatened by infiltration of mercury into your plans? if this home for subsidized ad detected in our quick copays, then we do whatever because disco copays are going to be able to get that in the market in the next $510.00. yes, cool, cool. farm is going to be in danger. what do you think needs to change? we need the president to act with the president. you speak. he should act and he

shall wake. i'd like to invite joy here because she's also a good is and as we wrap up, i just want to know from you what are your thoughts and opinions about this issue being, but you're living it to see what reality exactly. so i like the fact that everyone has, especially the youth, you know, i'm very impressed needs about the youth and how do you feel about this? i'm just happy that be of hat. they're ready to fight. and i'm just asking every youth out did to not give up on going to yet. so we started with a statistic. i'd like to leave you with one. but the analysis thing, but at the moment the amount of land that's been degraded in this country is a call to the back to can city gibraltar. and one of the cool combines that's how much land you've lost the environmental degradation. but as we've heard from everybody yet today, it is possible to reverse that. so thank you all for watching you. thank you for being such a wonderful close to 2 and 3 sites our people by the

before we move on a, just a reminder that you can find a lot more debates on our 77 percent youtube channel. so be sure to check it out. our street debate ended on the question of how young people can drive the change. so for our next report, we head over to the d. r. c. solve and city of trimming. bussey. the region is known for its cup of cobalt and of the minerals as well as the dangerous conditions . but many of the mine this work under model and enter pin. you are lydia tongue that has had enough of us. it is image, and she has on a mission to change this the motto, testing in lieu them bashi, the famous mining city in the southern part of the democratic republic of congo, organized by lydia tanya, a model and owner of a modeling agency. the aim is to find new faces and put a new one bashi on the fashion map. we have always wanted to be a model, but really didn't know where to start. i created the function agency of laura in

2022. this agencies dedicated to modeling and organizing function events. we've been organizing the last few fashion weeks since 2022, nissan the next to them bless you function week. i want the means of a land is beautiful. the idea is to connect to the environment. a country d r c has loved the trans they reached. so we want to compare this wealth to the attendance of the design is featured here data. lydia also wants these mineral to riches to be reflected in her own words. her home is known for ruthless exploitation of copper, cobalt and other minerals leaving behind polluted wasteland. we're going to the q pool. she does it, as we call it for photo shoots that high organized asia. say i want to use this location because it's a very beautiful and it relates to, oh, i see. so it's i did for the photos people. she desert was ones and

nature reserve with a river flowing through it, known for its copper and zinc reserves. the areas, these are to the cation is the result of mining companies dumping the waste and assets that this pollution contaminated the water leading to the disappearance of the river, and gradually transforming the entire area into a desert. the local community, which depended on this river. now finds itself destitute. lydia catania into photographer, and nicholas wasa once you showcase the destruction and use the site as a backdrop for the session pictures or your that is to be del. i says he's on. instead of going to an area with a load of life, we chose dislocation to show a dead us chivalry explorer to sit on the walk for what i would like to use this class to highlight these brought over. but also to show that the deadline can also be beautiful and that we can give life to something that is already diagnose. i can't give fools to additional in time to assume that this this ideas are reflected

in his pictures. the har, sun contrasts the colorful make up and nails the restrained colors of the clothes match the sent. this imbedded stow saddle yet impactful gifts, dust and dimension to the photos conveying the artist message. unless the ac guy is known for its minerals, p. c, it's normal that more attention is paid to the minute rules than other aspects. under dement, i believe, which is a duty to showcase other assets. we need to draw attention to other things. it's up to us to make ourselves seen. i mean, all the room on close to to it for video sites every day to put one bashi on the map for modeling for anything but mining. as she says, she wants to shift the attention to a new one. but she be owns the destruction and expectations. the fashion week is a good start. it is where young people are able to express themselves. and for lydia, it is one more step towards shaping the image of her home. from one

woman driving change, we've come to an entire network of women coming together for cause. imagine what we can achieve. well, the main and heart tongue where a group of women are pushing 4 way into the middle dominated mining industry. they want to benefit from the mining boot and since the ment excluded them in the past, they're looking for their own ways to build opportunities. let's take a closer look. lucas sounds to me. let's just say that brooks as well as you need. let's find love. and here in what's good tonga in the south of the d r c. there's plenty to discover. yeah, the then, but i think these are den dr says so this is called a constructor on a business or business um being displayed to qualifications as a geologist, virginia couldn't find a job in d. r. c's, mind executive in this area. so physicians prevail and women believe to skip away and we never old. as a result, we've been coasted, you have just 5 percent of the workforce, excluding them from the prophets. on this sunday, however, the head of compression,

copa, and cobalt. mine made an exception and granted visioneer excess. does that mean? how does this sort of mineralization goes like this is choosing quickly follow it if you want to find it to share with them. yeah. that's where it's going to go to just follow to show you cool. most of close up the d r c has around 6000000 tons of cobalt. more than half of the world's it for this mineral is an essential component for the bunch these powering everything from smartphones and computers to electric vehicles. but it's extraction also poses a threat to bio diversity at the desk from the mines leads to what to and stuff. ok, it's laura and for now i'm on foot this shit because she seasonal mine which belongs to a local community, has opened its doors to vision e as a member of the n g o women in mining the n g o aims to reduce the mining sick to his environmental impact and create income of what you disease for women,

but on, but other women, virginia has created his own business. she started respecting the waste generated by the mines and the industry around it. so what i love most about my work is how i help the environment that you need is not alone in how flight supported by the women of i n g o. the 27 year old has managed to hi to young people. and also it has a team of committed volunteers. together, they transform plastic waste into baskets and useful gadgets for the mind. to give back she, she has had knowledge with the world outside content, volkswagen and everyone. welcome to our webinar tonight. this webinar is all about creating networks and encouraging female opinion issue, the amys to look for opportunities in mining. despite the reluctance in the mid run sick to the next day, the remaining mining visit

a fellow member of the group. she has just started producing composting, but she's organic waste lumina here to assess the young and open use progress and give her a helping hand. what was your name? the challenges of setting a business are all to for media. to demo say this was my 1st entrepreneurial project. let's hope that takes a lot of effort for me. you need the will power the passion. so that means the law move it in way. providing both classical and emotional support is key and vision a promises to buy some compost from her own customers. and so the women in mining inch for a live a mole each day. as we chose this chapter, let's take a quick look at south africa, a one time mining giant. today, illegal mine is known as a summons. i must search for gold deposits independent minds like here,

but no longer safe, more than 1000000000 is loss annually in revenue. because of illegal money, recent events in south africa's it's in from a longer province. highlight the risk associated with this 3 ports of the conditions in this mind a truly horrific and which is why we need to find solutions thought intrusive and fruitful. now for our final report, i present to you by law from the going to the orchestra in san luis, a city that one served as a gateway to friends calling us has a complex history instant ago. i saw on equal my last by that my name is by it up from the new york is try inside the we knew what to do with going to show you the city or salary locally known us is that let's go guys. i to guide you to follow. we live at the mouth of the river, sent a go that gave it a country. it's name, it's time to over 200000 people and a vital history. so you the convenience of

a book with solely ease of the heart of the history of french colonization provide be done. john. the french passed through sally on their way to into the fluffy count. them with nicholas kept the title. i'll pick up some, don't different, realize the importance of the city and turned it into the a copy to the french west africa. they need to solve the we sign mean, but nick, but we call it dot dot gauge bottling the pension that require that this is the old tow neighborhood where i grew up to it as beautiful old french. i could take 10 bucks for us. this heritage comes with mixed feelings. we the new generation, our way of follow questions, that's our ancestors into it. here we are in front of the war veterans. how's the history of this? senegalese, the rightful men in french army was a very painful itself in history, and synagogue meant to, to send you guys this chapter culminated in the 1944 massa come back then as

a consultants report for the front and world war 2 were brutally killed by french troops for demanding fed treatments and pay until recently, the by end of main square is still memorialize the man who 1st recruited the african soldiers. louie fy depth. the colonial governor who was responsible for killing of countless people in 2017 the statute was pulled down by active as who had had enough. and one piece of this shouldn't be a start to. it should be one of us senegalese bus. and even if we don't put up a senegalese statute, that shouldn't be no reason. so to start to fade have to be by and then once i have it's precedence was on the inside of the bottom. so how i am not have signed it. next, we cross the peninsula known as landed by the in a horse drawn carriage, the most popular and affordable form of transport us and used by fishermen. finally, we is also a very religious town with several mosques, mattresses and st. prius. fine armies, this friend of july,

the little louis trampling praise on the street. and in the evening, it's time for by lexi shine at a wedding, which he and his siblings helping us to perform a thing. since the age of 5 by line has been going to be a non for the local and by likes, music, we're going to show up to all of the dogs. i hope you all liked discovering a lot beautiful tone. come to don, i'm done so you need that. i put a sadly, it is time to wrap up the show. we have seen that while young people are part of the unregulated, any legal mining stick to the solution also lies india hutton's. let's continue the discussion on the social media pages. we always want to hear from you, and i'll leave you with the inspirational song from florida. you acquire cold. we will rise. that's it from me until next time.

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