more the sanctions imposed against it. a number that's constantly growing. i figure which of the problem was to constrain your speak on the bill in your senior, mostly mine, or wish you were banding all imports of russian oil and gas new g. i g. with the look i can get away, but if you haven't gotten joe biden, imposing these sanctions on, russia has destroyed the american economy. so there's your boomerang self. ah

ah, the africa has a lot of what ancient and we need the help of developing countries like india any day that isn't removed from south african you know, economy is actually a great deal for the future. definitely western countries should follow this movement of helping african countries even more. so, i think that there's not enough effort to put into african countries as it should be. the debt which you have been all week to russia, i think is too large. coffee is on and africa is a game sharing as russian. then let me put in think 3 green shipments to famine hit

country reinforcing his commitment to the people and development of africa. william, we just released him at the a genius museum in the year when years you validated? yes, image image issue in your but i did it with you just don't get to it used to be you got thought i will not put it out with that. but his blue shield of his just put on the bus said, isn't a he waited hello and welcome to this week's african. now show where coming to you from most of the big one of the african countries that has benefited from both the free grange shipments and the abolishment of this announced by moscow. many industrial enterprises have been built on the continent. entire industries have been created and vital infrastructure and social facilities have been built at the

same time. brush road off the debt to african states in announcing rushes, writing off of debt to the tune of $20000000000.00. must be a long time friend and ally of the soviet union and russia has been given the chance to look forward and be in control of its own development without crippling debts. i'm joined now if i assume by tobias me, well, a political sciences and international relations expert from timber in the north of the country. thank you so much for joining us. what was the status of moves and be debt to russia? before president putin announced he was abolishing it there listen ship to muslim because it goes back in the time when was i was traveling to eradicate nearly as i saw this, this form was under the guns and muslim, at least, were trying to buy the russia by union for the part of the bed.

so that was something was sort of money. so the pro becky. so the next day, or even before muslim, got in and when this came in month, the $75.00 also russia so the union heads that they love to spanish, the government despite the state. so how can the phone so that was huge. i can, i cannot tell the number because when you head somewhere like that is so huge, you cannot number. so when the president put it on now

that they can, it was kind of lifting imbedded from the government if it was i'm and far there was some kind of what had most of the money been useful and why was most and be able to pay it back we were speaking the beginning in the beginning for us became due in the so we have the $1.00 which is one factor that lead in the and the paragraph in the me sagal what happened in optimal sunday independence was beginning of a country which was surrounded by a white minority box to go with it and we should get a lot of the information that you've been barbara so more than you needed my from the communist countries like china. so

mine was used for social and for social purposes. so the schools for advocate for, for her to k, some diseases just to remind you that night is $79.00 was and was like of a fuck fix for what the mission where did more than one man. so it was russia and white. now what are we looking at, where does this cancellation put most and peak in terms of resources? but what are the companies that i think has a bunch of batch being most of them are with them with them companies. so it's clearly but not from the perspective. so on the we offer those big companies. so that's why we say ok, we are free,

but what it so if you depend on de would, will of and if there were some like which, like for or to make you feel that you are the and then you are the, will you? so we were not going to depend on the goodwill off the off the power and what does that do to the economy of which, you know, it's a tune in japan. so i guess, you know, if you knew we had, there was the where the united states was do sort of in the world and quoting was, we've all over the world now we are speaking of dimensions to china and west, the amended. so russia as us power and as well. so we've,

this means that the relationship, even though, as i was saying before, i started long before monday and then now we're going to stronger because we have more time to look for the western world. tobias and how thank you very much for joining us on african now most. and because one of the most men will, which countries on the continent just over a decade ago, in the room at base and that straddles the most be convenient border, was discovered the biggest natural gas deposits in the last 100 years. that led directly to massive foreign investment and no surprise conflict for us and other countries got involved under the pretext of anti terrorism. and we can the local economy by constantly providing the pluto with loans. now like other african governments. ma puter is a massive bit to the west moving across the border to south africa. it's much the same story. decades of so called western assistance have amounted to nothing except

poverty and debt. well, african governments are currently owing 3 times more debt to 2 western lenders than they do to russia and china. and the reason report has suggested that just about 12 percent off, that it is owed to china and almost 50 percent is owed to to the west. this then tells us that the more my new poured into this country and many of african countries by the west, the list, the standards of living and all of this has repercussions and consequences. and those consequences, a return and a scene in every part of the african continent. currently, i am in the streets often visa one off, so that because most over populated townships can be so really is one of those townships that struggle to make a living because offer the hanging data that stands over the south africa in the country. i'm just going to move away from the shot so that my colleague can show

you the intensity of the situation in a tim visa. as you can see, there's a lot of water, a lot of sewage on the street, and this is a township that really struggles in terms of unemployment in terms of education. and really trying to make ends meet a lot of people who complain about those jobs and they complain about not having houses that the infrastructure in this township is so bad that the population is too much and the infrastructure cannot cope. so even if you build high res buildings and the schools the, the infrastructure simply cannot, would hold. the number of people living in this township le humble economy has never been laid out before the end of their fail garcia shown not benefit from anything. so they've got a new economy. every vehicle is properly struggling. no part of this country camera? no, no. one of them. everything is at a standstill. you know,

we don't have jobs. we can't afford to go daddy further. if we live in shacks, this sewage, every way for kids, we hear about money's coming into the country every now and then, but there's no movement. even now we're supposed to have houses built around the corner, but no progress has come out of those trends. what's the point of having these loans? if we're getting deeper into crisis near my list of the summer, st. mark's fan of this economy. i don't even know where to start with. everything has just gone down. we have lost hope of citizens. it's clear that african citizens are now starting to realize that wisdom aid has not been as effective as we see. in fact, it has done war home as we're starting to realize on the streets, off the african countries. for our c, r no low, we are hunger in tempe, sun, and in nigeria, it's much the same. in the next report,

our correspondent talks us through some unknown facts about the biggest slum in lagos. a 3rd of this community live some stokes built over water. if you have seen one slum, you have seen them all. so the se, but this lump is markedly far from your it's in place of entirely build on water. the residence there are unaccounted number of people here because even during the last sentence, a major area in 2007, there wasn't enough. people counted here to have a legitimate figure. the only place in africa when the residents live on water. this whole life is built on filth, is often called african venice because of the numerous pathways and the houses that have been built here on the still is by far the

most amazing place i have ever been so much for africans can swim. well, well, well, you're about to get the shock of your life. it is how people move about. it is the only way, was just of the 3rd mainland right here. go to school, live and work here. they worship year. the shops sometimes are mobile just off of the 3rd mainland bridge and they continue to live. they know no other life. if the kids wants to go play, they would have to get on a boat in order to get to a play area. further away from where we are, the poverty that's around this place, of course, takes it away from what you might know. as the romance and beauty of the

italian backdrop, it's name after it's estimated. there are over 50 schools here that imagine the size of the place and the population, if death, running close to for decades, as i understand of people living like the market really dangerous with good news. go build on to for that is 5 to notice kind of no man i see on boards every stay here for the close, close for 3 years. a fight with african analysts agree that russia understand that no nation can develop properly with crippling dates and interests. well, western countries follow russia's example and cancel all debts owed to them by african states. always that a far fetched dream. we spoke with coffee, quack, ho,

i respected african analyst. now coffee, thank you again for your time and having to join us today. i think it's very important that we start with the biggest question, and we've seen how russia has reiterated his commitment to meeting these obligations within the african continent. and as an african analyst, as an african factor, what do you make off this move? and where do you see this taking the african continent? i think it's a very important, 1st of all, thanks for having me on board. it's a very significant step from russia. and in fact, russia is following in the footsteps of china. because i think last year, china is already cancelled and forgiven the debt of $23.00 african countries. i mean, not significant. and so russia doing the same thing really reduces the burden of debt to the african countries. but when my sol,

so say we can't keep doing that. and what is really interesting is that this sort of double header from russia and china puts an enormous amount of pressure on the west. and i'm quite happy that you mentioned how much this is putting pressure on the waist and would that so how do you see the we're going about as do you see them rather following suit and doing the same thing that russia and china has been doing in terms of cutting these dates for african countries. the 1st is a traditional scenario, option one, where they're not going to change. they're in the business of making money. and making money means interest rate continuously gouge pool and countries that are boring from them. and they keep blending, so they have a huge impact and influence on the way these countries are run because the whole, the purpose of these countries. and so that's option one, which the not going to,

it's a traditional behavior of capital is and funding institutions that they're not gonna change easily. the pressure now that's coming from russia in china is really exposing if you want this sort of financial gouging, that these 4 countries of africa going through. we've actually had a lot of people, a lot of voices and opinions, saying that russia doesn't really just throw money into african economies in african countries that they actually help african economies make their own economy decisions. where do you stand on that? do you agree with the statement? well, who's going to give money away for free? it's very rare. you know, financial alter isn't today. as a city again is one in a 1000000. and when russia, china does this, people was very suspicious. because the idea is that who's going to give you money for free body, but there's a genuine sense from russia. and in fact,

it serves russia as well. rushes soft power is now growing very fast and in what is really extraordinary is a pace which russia and china a pushing these things, counseling loans, doing development things, not just talking in glib about democracy. you know, the summit and democracy organized by the united states and them. yeah, i mean, and strange enough, the president said, you know, we don't eat democracy. so we need more than just the summit and democracy. and that's exactly what russia and china and other nations on are getting specially the nation from the south. what's called the global. so to move to a place where it's not just putting od thinktank papers, but to see real development infrastructure base on health, education, port, roads, and so forth to build those, to the,

the continent really move forward. a lot of people do say that this is new, but we do get others as well that say this is just a continuation of an old relationship. as an african analyst, how do you explain this? is this a continuation between russia and the african economies? the point is not how know it is. you know, the point is how good and rewarding and profitable it can be to africa. it hasn't produced much a toll miseries. and you know, terrorism and all kinds of terrible things. unemployment is, africa is probably got now one of the highest unemployment in the worlds, not just in general, but among the youth, or just, you know, running away migrating to europe and dying in the, in the mediterranean. not only that, but also the inequalities have gone up. in addition to that,

inequality is not just not, but also, you know, the fact that people are just not feeling that things are working. so there will consider new or old, as long as it delivers a for when i take the chinese don't show pinks point, it doesn't matter how white or black or green the cat is, as long as it catches mice. and until the west can deliver, africans will seek round. and so it's, it's up to the mind said they need to have a rough seen some of the differences. what africans are looking for is beside political dynamic democracy. it could alien in 2020. only shoe is do our leaders get it? let's travel now trin gola a country rich and i'm all and geranium, which was also over the years, a masked massive debt. with the west. we speak with an international relations expert on what rushes reset with african countries needs to this former portuguese

colony. this is a, a big way of, like mir put in is a look in for, to get a strength or to be more stronger than that. he was and because he is just the, and a license that many countries of iraq are running away, they don't wanna have the relations that they have before those a rope in countries had before with the russia. it's break. and because of this, the counseling at the work that exists between russia and ukraine, that's why ugh, mirror put in is looking for a potential countries here in our continent are here in nafrica to have a relationship in order for bats. those, oh, the,

the russian economy or other stuffs cannot go down a deep leave, because that's why vladimir puts in is logan's for those countries who are available, who wants to create a new relationship or who wants to strength the relationship between africa and russia. another country that is part of the africa, russia, we say it is kenya, while the u. s. drones the continent in debt and prevented from financial freedom. kenyans are using the release date was see from russia to look forward. president, 14 has said that most for trade turnover has been growing year to year and has reached to up to 18000000000. as of the end of last year, they're moved by russia was trained then the ties between africa and russia promoting of cooperation in various sectors, including trade, energy, health care, and education is what the locals are looking forward to. as most importantly,

these come that's such a relief for africa and it's perfectly kenya being beneficial to that, to be sure. and this is good news as they can now, the public debt has crossed to the 72000000000 mark for the 1st time in december, pushing it to the 80000000000 dollar silly set by the parliament in june last year . these cons at a time of a week can and ceiling, which has build up pressure on the country. the external debt repayment would sum up to 69.3 percent of foreign debt, denominated in the us dollar. borrowing money from the waste that has like accountability from our leaders. and therefore money by going to the leaders pockets. instead of being used in the development of the country this, this is a huge problem for us as a country. solutions should be holding our leaders accountable and trying them in the hopeful misuse of fan kenya has states and as his taxpayers are paying for

their can and the day keeps piling up at the managers to delete his pocket. so the solution is to hold him accountable and charge them in the court of law. for the government, we keep left in the same illegals who are ceiling. kenya is one of the countries in the horn of africa facing a crippling salmon and drought in the coming weeks. bushes decision to supply free grain to needy african countries couldn't come at a better time to save lives. we discussed the further for now it is still a statement. bears have been much that has been in a post, i in terms of developing into something best, tangible. so if you could just to materialize at the moment, but some of the countries in the continent they require foot. so generally that will be a good, you know, a good sort of a development for, for multiple cranes to come to discover this, particularly when you go to the west africa part of the continent. the issue there remains to be the higher food inflation. and of course,

in the going to the middle of the continental, we're going to cover like a wonder and other thing. so we have countries that have high inflation, that as always, between our 2, into 4 to some, even 60. so it's a significantly higher bear. and then when you come to the southern part of the continent on, you know, we have had issues with the excessive water or would such as countries like from africa experiencing our severe flooding. but fortunately for sort of figure out, we have received estimates, shown that our, our grains are somehow a little bit higher compared to the previous season, which is good for the origin. in july this year, african leaders will, again convert and russia this time in st. petersburg on the agenda is african moving forward and not being held back by loans. they cannot pay. there's a lot of excitement on the continent with russia's moves, giving a taste of what's to come. well, that brings us to the end of this week, so we hope you enjoyed it. you can of course,

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