this is an shortages of fuel and basic staples like sugar, vegetable, and rice. and to make matters worse, the cash struck country is losing money at a time when it needs it. the most chinese here has been forced to go cap in hand to the international monetary fund. it struck a preliminary agreement of a $1900000000.00 load in october. but that has now been frozen, pending further economic reforms. as the u. s. threatens to wield is vito causing panic amongst foreign investors. many of whom have announced plans to leave the country while washington has cut off humanitarian aid. just a month after the secretary of state met with the tunis him president, lavishing him with praise. will no doubt be talking about our support for inclusive transparent elections. ah, thee ah, he can amik program that so important to the future, the taishan people. but what was the arab spring in reality? well, back in 2010, it was hailed by many in the west as

a victory for democracy. governments were toppled as protest spread like wildfire to countries including egypt, yemen, bahrain, algeria, jordan, and iraq. one of the bloody is events bundled in with the arrows ring was the nato bombardment of libya in 2011. that ended in disaster, and a brutal execution of luma. gadhafi with a country descending into a quagmire from which is never fully recovered. with the resurgence of jihadist and a bitter war between rival governments, but good duffy's demise was celebrated by the west. yes, we came. we saw a died in sylvia foreign intervention led to a lengthy conflict. but despite sanctions of western back proxies, president assad remains empower. iraq remains unstable with frequent protests and different he's forming a government,

egypt to have been plagued by instability and chew. nicea is now witnessing fresh unrest and a dire economic crisis. so more than a decade on the question remains was a all worth it. and as her up on the hours latest headlines from around the glove coming up next is art is exclusive interview with the error tray and ambassador who shares his thoughts on the future of africa's development the continents relationship with russia and more. thanks for today. again, we'll see about next hour. ah, [000:00:00;00] ah

. ah, russia built in up cooperation with several african countries across the continent . now do african countries of welcome these developing relations? i think so. i think he is because to hear his from many african ambassadors here really they are welcome africa easy. russia is welcome. though of course, it's coming a bit late than the other big powers. russia has been accused of neo colonialism and of seeking to expand its influence there. do you think that is the case and if

not a waters perhaps who stands to benefit from driving a wedge between russia and africa. and the 1st blow, sweet, acute, who is accused of russia is really amazing. those countries walk years. russia who might accuse russia are the ones who i've been there for long and as new york or analysis and calling analysis. i think they are afraid of russia competing with them now enough. da, da, da, da. the approach of russia should differ very much from the upper down approach. what is their approach like law is so, so far, for the last 50 years or even one. previously it was colonial, and up afterwards he thought it was it neo colonial. i didn't see the difference. and africa for the last 50 years. he and it didn't get anything from them.

it's raymond, what it was 50 years ago. i remember read, you know, don't know where exactly that it's in, in the sixty's to african countries, the salon and ghana there were on the same level as south korea that day. so where are they know these 2 african countries an oil is korea know why? because they invested intensively in south korea. what is they didn't do that in africa. why do you think i didn't do that in africa? i don't or will be for this is better does africa remains only to source or for rural material? what do you think they're so afraid of with africa becoming stronger, for example, by them investing more africa becoming stronger?

of course there'll be less dependence on them. music father called the world. so why do you think we're still seeing the issue of neil colonialism? so prevalence and africa, no one thing is, you don't, we don't have to blame the colonial powers only. well to blame also the african countries. did they try in the last 50 years to get rid of them? not, no, not many of them the north, i mean, especially the leaders, but africa is now awakening. and there will be a new article so that they are free now to threads where they want us, why russia could be welcome, rush, always china. i seen it our last areas where we can cooperate with russia. beach in the security sector, threat sector, economic sector,

and defense sector. or for that matter also in other areas. dorothy is open. it's only that potentially editor has the biggest may be white or the biggest potash or 30. i just thought he said to the about 3 days ago, i think an ugly word towards richard will sign it with china for the exploitation of it. and it will be operational in the next to the corporation with russia could be very important in the agricultural sector also with in their transfer of low how in the transfer of her asian, the productivity you've mentioned trying. that's why so far already. and china, of course it is the most important partner for every trail from what i understand could russia competes in that aspect, or maybe that's not even competition. there's not a thing in this area and it's just western rhetoric. what would you say?

why not nearly 3 hours is enough to do for this both countries if they try to invest or, or the competition is not, i think even among friends, there is competition many cartridges. even members of the european union j compete among themselves so, so for to win more markets in other countries. so i north osaka, china with computing discipline, but it does intern that the that is low enough for all $42.00, or you. and let's talk about the united nations. moving on to the crisis with the ukraine. we saw that every trail was one of the countries that did not vote against russia at the un. what were you guided by when making that decision? and were you not perhaps fearful of the sanctions that could come in imposed as a means of punishment for not floating against russia. a small country like every 3 or is under the assumption is for so many years, no help from them? no,

nothing. so there is nothing to rule from this i would thought to have done accepts the gate at this hour, who have kept our principal who are not please it will. all the manipulation is done as the night finishes. this double standard blame and the others for the same thing. for the same thing, while it, on the 1st for the other ones to blame with the outdoor, they have no right to blame others because they are what they are doing. in other countries i've seen has been done, even dish hasn't, hasn't to be raised in that or so any threats against this double standards sanctions that are imposed aren't having the fact that western countries would like . so why do you think they continue with this policy of enforcing sanctions that we then see don't have their desire. the fact thus one point i don't understand myself

. so because as i know they are suffering also from the sanction themselves. the final analysis sanctions don't work be teared. i especially when they retire there is a small country which has no, we don't contribute my to the world economy. water sanctions on us. well, money, genius for the last 20 years, we call him. we don't exports, worldly import. and the market is there also. he wants is that they don't sell out . there are other markets also are just rush hour or so now there are of impose sanctions or rush about. there are other markets or so they didn't expect that we can. i mean the, the resume will outlive these sanctions or into the city we leased this or is you

would fall. they say what it happened. it was last is more than they expected. and do you, how overcome many of the sanctions, how did you manage to do that? so our people were, they saw that there was no more detail though they did it. they depended on themselves and this principle of work. and i'm to now the contribution of the desk, what are the contribution of the people are resisting this sanction is and the outside pressure is picking my country. so we'll have the will of distribution of resistance resisting outside pressure. we've also seen how the, why sort of cherry pick so what to show about what's happening around the world. for example, when we saw the crisis in ukraine unfold, at the same time, there was a crisis happening in neighboring ethiopia, which was totally ignored. and it was on a scale much larger than what was,

what was happening in ukraine. why do you think that is, why are they ignoring issues and countries like at the olympia but not in the countries like ukraine? buddy, i assume maybe they didn't completely ignore it. because they were the one i didn't do to a p, our region there were supply and, and help in the re both. there i'm in the province. there are no more eyes in my country or so 40 that it was committing crime. he sinned. all these things until now, with us, they never stopped. they wanted in my or crazy and our country they didn't completed it recognize it may be, it was, it wasn't as widely spoken of us that of the ukraine because he knew credit the are deeply war with saw. why do they want to dina,

lies your country. because no, this is a problem with the african countries also, or they do even now they will face problems. those will try to go their own way. we have been or poor, is this dick tact of the us for the last piano. since we started fighting we want to our own way. so they don't like that. that is our main seed. any country who wants to walk his own way is not allowed to do so. in africa. they have to show you the way this is the right way to work. so that's all our only seen on the will continue to our own way because those were goin the way they were told to go there still there still there were they didn't move an age for where they were. some examples, many,

many africa of ad itself. so we have learned from north or south africa awaken in now why. ready if you've said that already that africa is awakening. now, what do you attribute that to wise? that awakening, now the new generation is different from that of the older generation. it could be that a inside pressure that they use while looking forward. while lewis looking for better for jobs, i mean, looking for better stand us off, leave an indication of opportunities. they are not finding in there. so they are trying to analyze what you saw saw. maybe they come to your conclusion. it's because of this. no coronel policies or some

countries. what is the region or situation like right now also with neighbor in a feel peer the situation with i think it's now established civility and will help you to continue to stabilize. so of course you can say definitely that piece is a shoot because it depends on many sir, not factors. also there are those powers who don't or don't like to see peace in that areas, but we hope there will be compelled also or maybe they will recall. now that piece is neosha sadie in that area also who is the day? i mean, the worst, mostly the west, and there, there are those come to this wildly to the west, which is supporting their tick regime. and who is the more eyes in us who is

intervening in that area. and you said the failed. how did they fail? because the river there was supporting down now completely defeated. they came to sign a piece, ugly man through the european government, and out there given their weapons, buck to the federal government, the current flight, they would totally defeat all the support they were getting from the outside world was, i mean from many they nice. it said it's a lice. does area traveling outside supports. i'm in the right thing the to the writer was in africa to use. now when we approach africa, i'm in countries who want to do business with africa. the they should,

they are approach should be i mean there should are worried this word is like help in the store. the help partnership. this ward is very important and out in the country. we will help you or aid and help bid this the, the things are not that we want to make partnership with the partner to this war to could make a change in africa. so they are the approach. that's why the chinese are now all the countries of africa, the, our approach is different from that of the ex colonial powers. and there are, shall, could do the same. also, it was treat them as partners and it sucks. you awesome. so basically, lots to portray african countries like that. things constantly need of house. yeah . new those every day. whenever there are this organizations, non government organizations, when they collect the money in the name of our car, i mean their children, the hungry children are all africans,

africa and their name of africa. this is how they portrayed of ego. so the opera should be different for any candidates succeed, i mean, arbitrage i, china, or maybe india is now or so operation or turkey's, or chaperone in africa. you've mentioned that western countries are losing their influence in africa right now. what are african new preferred alliances? i think africa's would to deal with all the countries in the world. they don't want to be treated to deal with those countries for don, i accept of as the or equals so they will deal with those countries will deal with them as they are in course in

all 3, of course, china is one of them. giant, i had one of them over what other countries or treats when i rush hour. so russia, i hear here also the policy is also that is a policy or so to treat them on you called a term, a saw so with africa to create partnership, not this quote called neo colonial mentality. so you don't see a russia as having neil colonialist notes in its attitudes towards eritrea and my understanding are correct later. i hope so, because rush, i wasn't the colonial power or song and you're most russia. exactly. but when we speak to the soviet union or so for the, the people of your car is a service in russia. so that there is this memory of this year helping which we use to help the liberation movements

and saw is as good use good name or so it could make use of a nation rush. i lost a new coronel part colonial power. so it is, house is worth it the entire colony in africa at least or nowhere. as far as i know, ah, eritrea has still has a soviet military base that's not no longer working and there are no plans to restore it. but is there a possibility of a military corporation? were there a try? you mentioned before, security defense in what way could eritrea russia corporate in terms of the military? we know the fact that there was a military base in, in the islands of dialogue. it wasn't our,

it wasn't our choice. israel has nothing to do with that. it was under occupation. so it was the military regime which was getting help from the soviet union, which gave the soviets and it was used against us on so against us. and there was another base or seen us more communication base of with the emperor gave to dana or to the united states. it was there until they went off support. next was put next a period. so they had to to leave it. i'm in the military regime told us to leave or so. so it wasn't our choice. and the policy, it does foreign policy of every threat is not to have for a vase on its soil, but military cooperation, amazing cooperation will be there. i'm sure all the equipment that we have

is either either soviet made or russia made before independence. when we are fight, it does not continue to was supplying us we were to capture lots of weapons is in as far as tanks afterwards. so who are used to so with weapons we were using and there is this culture of using soviet and after that we bought, i mean after independence or so we bought several i when we were fighting you do talk of our or so we both some pilot lyman airplanes were place, i mean, mucous megs and sauce, and other defense ah weapons from here. so this cooperation has been going on for the last 20 years. there were

a rush and experts come in theory throughout. just to to teach you are, are people there. so it will continue even now, maybe even, you know, on a bigger scale, maybe a whitening sales may be on the bigger scale law because of the situation. now we'll have to build out our system. our defense system to have a stronger defense system may be saw on that for now because we are free to buy. there are no santas rush hour so sanctioned as because the united nations, russia are the big power cords while it also this is the resolutions of their with . so it was difficult for us even when we're fighting with europe to buy arms from here it was difficult. i shall be in

a loss must. now the sanctions has been lifted here. so we will buy all the expense for day marie in forget folders or demarion force or defense systems. so that's why i say maybe on a bigger scale. awesome. is that something that's already planned? have you had a conversations about acquiring more joseph discussions or no way because to have the, the latest or the best to weapons you see and motto provided throughout the money all they were em. i think russia will sell us anything that we'd like to have. in general, we're seeing this tendency of africa and african countries becoming more dominance in the world wide arena. do you think, is there a chance of africa becoming a dominant force in the next few years? perhaps a couple of decades?

is that a reality is a possible, maybe not a dominant force? wow. and say that, but africa without a bigger voice, no bigger influence in the future. because even 54 countries mark his 4 members of the united nations are from africa. so not are this to that also is noted earlier, africa is also developing or to foster it economic on them. so maybe it will use this leverage also for having a bigger say in the, in though the united nations or in the world as good as the horn. his, there are no fear as africa develops faster and faster that perhaps the west will try and put a pause to that or to stop that, as we've seen, happen in history,

in the past with other countries. it's natural because and the early growth in africa, his, it bliss depends is on those countries. so do they would like to have bigger influence as they feel so that africa depend on them. every car should remain a market for live us, what they were the they would like to see what things don't go that way. they have the it's natural gas of the car will develop. so having to prevent that from happening again. how can you prevent that? so that africa continues its growth and stays there without outside interference manipulation. i think my strength then in the african union, it's very difficult so, so because they will do their best also to have a bigger, to,

to influence africa. africa will also try to not to be in, so dependent on them instead of for example, it's say, instead of exports are all materials. africa could start exporting semi finished products then after or so. so finish it brought. that's why only a raw material. arturo materials, you don't get anything from that so that way africa could move to self dependency. self sufficiency on said, sir, how long do you think i could take to self sufficiency? pro i there is a will it could it could take a shorter time. oh i see now many countries as, as, as, as emaciated in south korea. it didn't take her to law and or so even china, china is now a lead in world power. now, economic power,

big prefer power. i always reform sweet. it is reforms you did now is west, it is or is good if you could predict but by walk in hard by work by you making reforms and having her the right policy. i think when it would take a shorter time, what i can say, hold on the to tech ah, for what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have. it's crazy. even foundation,

let it be an arms race is often very dramatic. that development only personally, i'm going to resist. i don't see how that strategy will be successfully, very difficult time to sit down and talk with the folks that are, you know, a community like i'm not on the phone, so i don't them for a diesel superscript. received them yet, can you physically move associated with that? they can only just because they connected me necessarily bandanna, got shipment,

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