people and development of africa and we didn't, we just released him because at the museum in the i, he's good when years new political. yes image that keep it in addition and you but i did it with you. when we got to it used to be you got thought i will not, but i will do shit, but he's on the bus. said isn't i? he is 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. the 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. mustn't 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 join 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 who was abolishing it? the listen shifted to montgomery can and then it goes back. in the time when was i was traveling to eradicate colonialism. so the form was begun and we're trying to buy the ration by the soviet union for the so

that was something was sort of money so deeper. becky: so the next day or even before was good. when dependence came in montana, 75 also russia so the union has been loved by the government dispatch most of the state. so on the phone. so that was huge. i can, i cannot tell the number because when you have someone like that, that is so huge. you cannot number. so when the president put it on, no, i'm not taking, it was kind of lifting imbedded from the government. it was i'm, and far it was i'm kind of what had most of the money didn't useful and why was

most big i'm able to pay it back. we were speaking the beginning in the beginning are for speaking to in the so we have the one which is right, one side you have in the and the other side you need from me. so what happened is that optimal ended, we are beginning of a country which was surrounded by a white minority box in south africa. and we can get a gym of the information that you can remember. so more than what you needed from the countries like russia, china. so mine was used for social and for social purposes. so been schools for advocate

for it for 30 k, some diseases just to remind you that the 79 was and what that make is off fuck flex a ford emissions where the didn't more than one man from 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 got to come pick out a bunch of batch from to be most of them are with them. what were some companies? so it wasn't clear but not from long perspective. so it's 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 the will of and it

is, there were some world like which like 4 or less to make you feel that you are the and then we was you are the, are will you so we were not dependent still 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 after the condition of the soviet union, we had was where the united states was due for lack of the war. and according was the will of, it was speaking of the maintenance of china and west maintenance of russia as us power. and as much so we've this means that the relationship even though as i was saying before,

started long before and then now we saw stronger because more learn how to more has promote for timothy with them worked tobias and how thank you very much for joining us. on african now, mostly because one of the most minimal which countries on the continent, just over a decade ago, in the was limit base and that struggles the most and big 10 vini, a 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 puter with loans. now like other african governments, mimutual 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 it will, african governments are currently owing 3 times more debt to,

to western lenders than they do to russia. and china. and a recent report has suggested that just about 12 percent off, that debt is owed to china and almost 50 percent is owed to the west. this then tells us that the more minute poured into this country, and many other african countries by the west of the lisa, the standard 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 south africa's most overpopulated townships to be so really is one of those townships that struggle to make a living because are for the hanging data that stands over the south african 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 are

a lot of water, a lot of sewage on the street, and this is the township that really struggles the in terms of unemployment in terms of education. and really trying to make ends meet a lot of people who are complain about those jobs and they're complain about not having house those 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 that we come with. economy is never gonna get people into their fail garage only, not from anything. so left an economy every vehicle is properly struggling. no part of his country can. we are going on with them. everything is at a standstill. you know, we don't have jobs. we can't afford to daddy further hope. we live in shacks,

this sewage, every way 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, how much to say about the state of the economy? i didn't even know where to start. everything is just going down. we have lost hope, the citizens, it's clear that african citizens are now starting to realize that with an aid has not been as effective as we see. in fact, you'd have done more home as we've gotten to realize on the streets, off the african countries for t. no, we couldn't get into that. and in nigeria, it's much the same. in this mix support our correspondent talks us to some unknown facts about the biggest flood in lake oss. a 3rd of this community lives on scope,

both over water. if you have seen one slumber, you have seen them all. so the se, but this one is markedly far from your average a complete of entirely build on water. the residents that unaccounted number of people here because even during the last services elijah 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 lease is build on stealth is often called africa venice because of the numerous pathways and the houses that have been built here on the still it 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 in which people can make do of this residence. they come from been in looking for a better life here in this part of west africa, particularly lego group. i was just of the 3rd mainland bridge and the people here not only go to school live and work here. they what should be in the shops some times or more by just off of the 3rd mainland bridge. and they continue to live in these pathways in the length. and these foreign children, the live here, 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, a tally and backdrop, it's name. it's estimates that they are over the schools here, the meds in the size of the place and the population is running close to for decades of i understand of people living like the market when the good either good will bit on that is 5 to notice kind of came by and see for the goose that in flight use.

african analysts agree that russia understands that no nation can develop properly with crippling bits and interests while western countries follow russia example and cancel all debts owed to them by african states. always that a far fetched dream. we spoke with coffee quad core, 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 read it to rated 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 we might also 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 mention how much this is putting pressure on the waist and would that. so how do you see the we're going about as 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 in the 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 means they're not gonna, it's a traditional behavior of capital is and funding institutions that they're not going to change easily. the pressure now that's coming from russia and china is really exposing if you want this sort of financial gouging, that these poor countries of africa are 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. 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? very rare. you know, financial alter, isn't today as a sit again, is one in a 1000000. and when russia, china does this, people always 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 what is really extraordinary is the pace which russia and china a pushing these things, counseling, loans, doing development, things, not just talking in glib about democracy. you know, they, this summit and democracy organized, but the state in them. yeah. i mean, and strange, you know, 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 special, the nation from the south, what's called the global. so to move to a place where it's not just putting out the think tank papers, but to see real development, infrastructure base and health education, port, roads and so forth to build those to the, the continent can 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 and the list to how do you explain this? is this a continuation between russia and the african economy? the point is not how know it is. you know, the point is how good and rewarding and profitable it can be to africa. being all the new with sitting with the old relationship with the west. it hasn't produce much at all miseries and you know, terrorism,

all kinds of terrible things. unemployment is that africa is probably got now one of the highest unemployment in the worlds, not just in general, but among the youth would 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 it take the chinese don't show pinks. point 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 or seek different alternatives, new or old. and i think the russian alternative is something to consider. of course

she doesn't, they don't like that and coffee just before we need to go. i think it's very important to ask this question because it's very important. how much catching up data we need to do to, to, in terms of its presence within the african continent, especially if you consider russia and china as a presence within the continent. if they can send in a matter of 2 months or 3 or 4 more than a $100000000000.00 us dollars to ukraine, the can turn it around. and so it's, it's up to the mindset they need to have a refreshing mindset. and that old mindset that put africa where africa to day must change, and they can turn and run, but they are, they have no interest whatsoever. it is the africa develop. because if it did, we would have seen some of the differences. what africans are looking for, besides political democracy, the one it cannot make democracy, economic dividends. so this is going to be very important for the west when it's

and so they have a lot to catch up. but the way they need to catch up is to change their mindset, but they're not ready to change it. and this is one of the reason it's going to take them time. and it's almost a little bit late, because china is ramping up its relationship with africa. i mean that a to 6 to 162-2200. 82000000000 in 2020, 22. i mean, russia is not coming in with new ways to really engage africa. people are thrilled on the african continent to considered of tentative. and that's the point about africa, africa become almost darling. only issues. do leaders get it? let's travel now to and go la. a country rich an i'm or, and radian, which is also over the years a mass mass of death. with the west. we speak with an international relations expert on what rushes, we stayed with. african countries means to this former portuguese colony. this is

a big way of mir put, seen, is looking for to to get us strength to be most stronger than he was because he's just an allies in many countries of iraq. ah, run in way. they don't want to have their relations that they have before. those are opium countries had before with the russia. it's break. and because of this, the conflict of the work that exists between russia and ukraine, that's why vladimir puts in, is looking for a potential countries here in now a continent i hear in nafrica to have a relationship in order on that those, oh, the,

the russian economy or other stuffs cannot go down of deep leave, because that's why vladimir puts in is looking for a those countries who are available, who wants to create a new relationship or who want to strength, the relationship between africa and russia. another country that is part of the africa, russia refit. if kenya, while the u. s. drowns the continental debt and prevents it from financial freedom, kenyans are using the relief received from russia to look forward. president 14 has said there was for trade turnover has been going year to year and has reached to up to 800000000. as of the end of last year, they're moved by russia with trend, then the ties between africa and russia promoting of cooperation in various factors 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 i've been sharing to that to be sure. and this is good news as they can as public debt has cross to the 72000000000 mark for the 1st time in december. pushing it to the $80000000000.00 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, extended debt repayment would sum up to 69.3 percent of foreign debts denominated in the us dollar. borrowing money from the waste that has lacked accountability from our leaders, and therefore money by going to the leaders tockets instead of being used in the development of the country. this is a huge problem for us as a country. the solicitor should be holding our lead as a constable and trying them in the hopeful misuse of fan kenya has states and as

his taxpayers are paying for their care and the day keeps piling up at the money does indeed his papa. so the solution is to hold him accountable and charge them in the court of law. but the problem is we collect insanely liquors who are ceiling. kenya is one of the countries in the horn of africa facing a crippling salmon and drought in the coming weeks. brushes decision to supply free grain to need, the 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 cleanser is 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, especially when you go to the west africa part of the continent. the issue there remains to be the higher food inflation. and of course,

i mean the going to the middle of the continental, we have gone to congress, micro wonder and other thing. so we have countries that have high inflation that has raised between our 24 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 accuracy of water or woodside as kind of like from africa experiencing us of year flooding. but fortunately for so the figure we have received estimates shown but our, our grains are somehow a little bit higher compared to the previous susan, 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 recent move, 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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