to also will so 1st a few submit the team leave on. we subsequently close as asked by as to the flight, leaving the team stuck on board an app off in poland. earlier today, the play and finally took off from most, although is now heading home around 100 people, including gentleness, had been held in pull them for 3 days. the claims on the south african officials wouldn't fit the diplomatic possible strip, searched by police, leading to accusations of racism by the head of present ramos. as a security also says that those who remained on board the plane did so voluntarily, as it was only preventing people from leaving the ankle. if they were carrying weapons the, the african delegations visit to hughes during which you create the officials full secret las go ahead targeted the capital with miss 1000 drugs or the western media . quick eco, those claims. but the south african presidential funds for us and said he never

heard or saw a thing dismissing it as misinformation. i didn't see any explosion or hate an explosion. that's what do we say? no, it lived in the morning agitation today. yes, we went to put you at an in the time we arrived and the time we went to put you, in fact, we did not witness any explosion which is not the to and, and the, sorry. no, we didn't hear it. but did you go to bump shelter today? no, no, no, i didn't go to the present was taken this earlier, we spoke to the universe. see it was i'm, is i'm is a senior electro and human the, the whole situation was set up to this credit. the african piece initiative of this call think today is much more about the also the information, the site trying to, you know, paint i shot by live on front of the international community when the african lead

does for example, i lived in the you can, there was some missing information that uh, that i show was uh you know, shedding uh, key of when the lead does where they are. and we saw that the, you know, uh, some good addition uh, you know, members of, so i think i mentioned that they never had any bombings, any shootings on that uh, the most fear in cuba was very peaceful and people having an ice time. so i think this is one way of trying to one discredits the whole of the gun piece initiative. and also one way of trying to port on the config, because probably it's benefiting of the interest you create and doesn't involve it's on voice. you know, you can, uh tons of i can start to do so this point i did attend this offer gun prison split and then 4 lines towards your credit and what to do on the what the doors don't accept the deal on the. because uh, you know,

your credit is not unfortunately independent at the moment. for those of us that's on the funds of the config from, you know, for manual perspective. we actually anticipated. but uh, you know, uh as an excuse like presents and ask you was going to refuse this deal and that is what to do. and so that you print and people that, that bank, you can people, you know, i'm going to pull money off whatever. i don't think that we've been of money to repay uh for the items that are getting the munitions. so i think the lend from soft because this to is, i'm getting history. i'm africa, history like you cannot be used to fight other people's was you need to put your, your interest. you know, the 1st of all people's interest. 5th, molly, the to the state to the polls on a sunday and a national referendum decided, willing to adopt a new comp to so that's the head of next is by the next elections. then he called situation is a significant step in the government aspirations that had back filed. so somebody

in institutions, the nations moved serial which has been empires for the previous 2 years, being over to and there's a lot in west size playing tomatti, including 2 distinct crews in 2020 and 21. and i'm on going to how does a sudden see and the room knows, despite the french forces stationed in the nation fighting terrorism for the last decade, bodies code administration and spell differential. and i'll see it for failing to come back to how does a virus thing tank has published a new report the recognizes globally and to find the sentiments in africa, nations. but also the say the rhetoric is politically motivated is i'm in fact supportive. bible sco speeches against french policy have proliferated in recent years in french speaking africa. this has of function in the politics of so it's in french speaking african countries, namely to designate to scape goat. indeed, the french pulse is used by african political leads to explain disappointing

political economic go security policy. in some countries helped by russian entities . really co systems have even developed on social networks, producing anti french campaigns as far as has been involved militarily in the so i have region of monte fee is in phase cause criticism as it has failed to achieve any tangible results. but i know it's all ready to be when i see his files of allegedly providing information on weapons to terrace. the country established operation by economy in 2014, to quote you how does insurgencies attack the area, vice president and body? and i for announced the end of the operation last year. i didn't, that fresh troops will remain in the region, but under the new arrangements of the i. so it's a dose of fine, put in the mc african freedom assist you president. he told us that bronze is responsible for the to in molly the res, seem to be 5 reason not to because there is no cd or stuff. we can,

i'm not all african programs. we show up any kind of responsibility from african 5 and cues on i do lots of out of these sites, find only friends in fun plans and possibly able to do the whole eco, not multi uh, sick responsibility. and off we can be assessed by slips plain, cool night vision, meal coolness, night vision, and no media toddy, vision, money. so the domain is what many people are trying to double get it done. and it probably cost and has a lot of guide you through a set of rules concerning an issue, because that's when the soviet union can lose. i say the important thing to keep the site in the applicants in trouble is that gays to west and colonial powers are free. can people recognize that without that we've had this for the smaller?

how can i say independence? these we tend to wind up pushing the, when we can. so that's the, is the total of the relationship between, between actually got into an ocean city for the savvy for mass of is it says the running capital of a tool. so this count button to run on saturday. it's the 1st high level visit after the 7 year rupture and diplomatic relations which they just didn't help to restore in march. honestly is a use of jody as the details. the one that i want to emphasize that the regions security and the security of any state in the region is a substantial and michael subject and the indisputable necessity for cheating. a more secure dynamic, and develop future and outcome and reach. it's another big step toward full restoration of ties between one and saudi arabia. saudi foreign minister, free marketing. the 1st ever visit by tops, audio visual dave offices 2016 wanted some countries several times before hon was

the welcome to raise the ronnie and counterparts will say, and i get off the young. during a joint press conference, we must have the re establishment of a different relations which they said would contribute to fostering peace and security across the rejected farmhouse. at his convenience, the greetings of king sutton mine crowned friends mohammed this time on the president. he said, the change of is looking forward to seeing president in we all of as soon as possible this only different i said, mutual respect, non interference. and this country's internal affairs and commitment to the united nations charter will be prioritized in by an arrow relations. he said, other than to countries have discussed ways to ensure maritime security and we use proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. well, what's if you had the, we should point out the forward piece of cooperation that we know 2 countries. we did go to regional secuity the importance of marriage. so i'm navigation and watch

a ways and the same cooperation between old countries in the region to ensure that they are free of weapons of mass destruction. given the warning for a minister, for as far as that one has never equated security with militarism and consider security to be a comprehensive concept which includes political, economic, cultural, trade, as social dimensions between all of the countries in the region. i'm here at the that he discussed a wide range of issues with his counterpart, which included trade ties and joint investments in addition to accommodating saudi tourist and sober might be interested in visiting your want. before. huh. have all right. he met twice. they 1st met in beijing to follow up on the china broker and reconciliation agreement. i'm going to be met in early june in south africa, on the sidelines of the brig summit. are hon tools and you're out that on this he

would soon visit him on in march, the 2 sides agreed to reopen. their embassy is one or 2 months reopened. december c, in re all on june 6, followed by its consul general agenda and its mission to the organization of islamic cooperation a day later, the approach mind between the former adversaries has played positively into the regional affairs and um, and is decreasing of course sessions across the region including any m, s, syria or iran advocate that had that opposing sides and the complex was worth it. 5, you know, some fee is the international economic form wraps up it rushes. nolan capital this as a throughout the week on the team has been providing extensive coverage. russia's biggest economic event, the the o. 4 days of the 4, and welcome to around 17000 gas from 113 nations needing in columbus, businesses,

politicians, buying cars and scientists. from asia, africa, i'm less than america were among the attendance around $900.00 agreements with sign that the event of these unit a neil is that you now see the heart of the for him being sold to the deputy chairman of the old. so as it's a gemini, involved the about louis attempts to isolate russia economically. i was impressed by how many nations of participating in this, in this meeting i've, i, i've missed the german slick, the, for lack of great piercing reflect of the united states of america. so you can see the, this meeting here, by the road, with all the rest of the sole cause, with thoughts, quotes it says the less than to this is a pity, disobedient to compel this meeting to the meeting of the famous or comic meeting. douglas. i would say to people summary, they are,

we have the always, well it's, it's a policy, it's then you will to as a future because in, in the both the parents. so from the you and you pull off road or the meeting, or for road or the domain nation by the so called west by the was a by claimants ideology by rainbow, i village. and here i have the impression that here the parents of a move to pull it off with all the a meeting. and of course i am in favor from the law. very interesting remarks, if i tell you that the lack of european slides here, that's the thing, isn't it? because you, you look at western media headlines and one of the top lines is rushes isolated. the world doesn't want to meet with russia, but of course they're forgetting that the majority of the world's it isn't taking sides. they're, they're looking after their own objectives. the globe, both sides. a lot of countries in the middle east in asia. and that is the majority of the planet. i mean, of course, of this big,

so from isolated process which we have every day in the gym media. it's, it's not true. it's, uh, well, it's a kind of propaganda. and uh, i myself, i'm here to be for to try to correct it a little bit and to communicate the truth to germany. and the truth is that the trust is an isolated world intended. i'll recap all the 26 and bit of the throughout the day. here on, on the, there's nothing key economic issues facing russia, emerging office, and the world the us secretary of state and saving and then as close down in beijing for folks in the cooling. the increasingly hate intentions are between the 2 countries. so highest level visit via us officials since 2018, but it comes in washington as brother in homes. the u remains to long between

treating bathing like a trading pond it once or the systematic revival. the u. s. betrays it as on to contribute to rachel moss and as well a delegation of top level chinese political and business figures a set to visit germany and france in the coming week at the invitation of german chancellor all off schultz and of the french government. but it remains to be seen precisely which european face billing count or the one that needs china for trade or the other one that's bad most in beijing to score brownie points with uncle sam as washington pressures, it's allies to quote the risk from china. it sounds like you're up has the relationship with. it's the biggest trading partner, confused with the kind of toxic drama typically found in a french film. just a few days before the chinese delegations arrival in germany. berlin outlined its 1st ever national security strategy. a promise that schultz made back in 2021 and

cited china as a major threat. for some reason, schultz figured that right now would be a good time to roll out some insults for as distinguished invited guests, even though we could have done it months ago or even after they've left. china is drying in various ways to remote the existing rules based international order is a starting originally dominant position was ever more vigor acting time and again count or to our interest and values. meanwhile, last thursday, the european commission encourage member states to restrict or exclude the equipment of chinese telecom giants while way, n z e from national 5 g networks and announced it would be blocking them as suppliers to the commission. 24 of the use 27 member countries are already working on blocking the chinese companies. but that's apparently not good enough or fast enough for the you is just too slow to dispose this major

security risk and expose the union connectivity security. we cannot afford to maintain critical dependencies. such code become a weapon against our interest, so to be, to predict over no ability and to sell use or risk to, i'll come and secure it all the noise about national security. certain ways serves to obscure the panic that the us simply can't compete with while ways technology at a time when the entire world is on the verge of upgrading to 5 g networks. when it comes to this technology, the u. s. has no goalie and no players on the ice leaving china free to score into an empty net over and over again all over the world's former us attorney general bill bar once suggested during the trump administration. that the us by controlling shares in wall ways only to 5 g competitors, finland's nokia and sweden's erickson saying that, quote,

putting our large market and financial muscle behind one or both of these firms would make it a more formidable competitor and eliminate concerns over it. staying power and that quote, we and our closest allies certainly need to be actively considering this approach. now, national security threats blown out of proportion have become a tool for frustrated hustlers looking to sabotage deals but just happen to exclude them. while way is the latest example, but we've seen that before, americans, nato ally, turkey purchased the russian, made s 400 air defense system. widely regarded as the best as class as a result of russia's prioritizing, the development of electronic warfare in the wake of the cold war. washington responded by threatening turkey with sanctions over what washington described as a security vulnerability for nato. and for the lockheed martin f, $35.00 fighter jet, so much whining and complaining how about just building

a better jet without any vulnerabilities. but instead of seeing this for what it is and pushing back against washington's economic colonize ation of europe, b. e u is content with just repeating the same, talking points, and doing what it's told, stable and constructive relations with china. is it no mutual interest given its role in the international community and the size of its economy? china has a special responsibility in the world, and it has to play by international rules. europe seems to figure that it can keep safely struggling the center line. simultaneously courting and bad mouthing beijing . time will tell whether it will ultimately have to pick a lane and then doing so, whether it will end up prioritizing its own interest over those of washington. while outside, disney is our sort of blanco is on wills above ibex and we'll be back in just over

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welcome to worlds a part of french in need is a friend. indeed, the russians are fond of repeating the same, but they could hardly expect the one face smith, westco sanctions, and a parcel have like efforts to ostracize all things russians and the black continents will reach out its hand. most african countries are neutral in the print in conflict and some have even expressed a willingness to mediated kenneth lead to a peaceful solution. well, to discuss that, i'm now joined vice lousy homie founder and chief executive officer of ladies in the front lines. it's great to talk to you. thank you very much for your time. thank you so much. it's an honor to be sitting in front of one of my favorites

presents as of our team. so st. and uh, actually we, we have a very timely uh time for it for this discussion that i handed some jo, political latest, jo, political developments and main conduction. but i want to start with the, with the title of the organization that you represent. ladies in the front line will even such paradoxical times when even the most basic and foundational concepts are being read, negotiated, or debated. so i have to ask you, who are the ladies, how are they different from women? and what about man and gentlemen, ladies in the front line, was a, a lot of bones almost 20 years ago. and it was ladies in the front line funding. nice things came from a church. someone where these were made is, is

a church that were leading in business in church, specials and entertainment. so we traded on ladies in the front line for 5 years before we actually registered the conference. so when we went and wanted to just stay as late as in the front line, we would chose none of the names already know has been taken. so we have 12 inches but is leading ladies of africa. so we been registered leading leaders and treated as the latest for instance, control is leaving ladies of also kind of the world which was 1st leading ladies of africa. and as we started shopping around the world and becoming global, other women around the world says, why don't you include us? why is it only africa? so we've been added in the well. but ladies in the front line was about see me leaders around the world. and then leading ladies of

africa and the world is, was actually now years now, but this uh, frontline part of it is very interesting because, i mean we leave in the, in a world where the wars and conflicts and multiplying. but i think one of your found at the organization, you meant that even in the peaceful areas like business incentives, are the women to the performer and succeed. yeah. is it still the case? yeah, it's still the case actually finding enough we started using tension and everything was latest. and then when i moved that we ended up with 70 percent, they made a controlled entity. 30 percent of men who do not mind be led by women. i still have some people who are actually even close friends, but that have my deputy choose in of us. yes. and them in and they have no qualms about in public. i've been working with them in breaks and although they still call me check, even sometimes i forget my sense of its way to them just it's

a trip. and so, so it's actually 50 percent of very strong and, and young people we have we seen it. yeah. one mean young leaders around the world for peace, prosperity and social cohesion. now a number of african countries are randy, uh, well represented and they have a good representation of women and governing structures in business. for example, in, in ronda they account for about 50 percent of government officials and 60 percent of problem and tyrants. but they haven't yet endangered a very noticeable change. is it really about women or ladies or the particular gender, or rather the values and the principles, the qualities that we traditionally associates with somebody and to that may or may not be invited by man i think was really of it when it was never about. i have a challenging man to say it was just saying,

if i'm here and i'm making a contribution, if i'm here even in this office, even if i'm making change, i do have a place of a table. it will not just be a pest me. that passes by with the tray of cheese. i will clean my space as a person because we will work together as a teen, men and women mix of what you get up and do not. let us be somewhere in the background because as we know english are you have a history of the night, which is a mental history is like those in china now, you had the best remembering the front line a was and that the edit a lot of a basically just be missing, i mean, with we don't coming in saying one to push a man, we are some feminist. but we, i, they as women or as ladies. so i have a favorite saying codes and it says,

never has it ever been a time with it. is that which is needed, which is women and lives in a site because whether we liked what we call exists, of human beings and across this much of the cost. so literally, you know, as i was preparing for this interview, i came across the figure that in africa, 70 percent of women are employed in informal secretaries of the economy to be the great economy, or they're doing some important work at home, taking care of the children taking care of the elderly often times when man leave for example, because of the conflict they take care of the entire communities. and i understand sort of the applied of encouraging women to go into the form of labor for us. but i also wonder if um, this informal part of what women do in societies should also be acknowledged and

properly rename. or even if everybody lease home from work who's going to take care of that huge part of life, you know, passing on the traditions passing on care. you know, what about the 1st one is x really the leading ladies is about stuffs, from the, the premises that the women's culture at least as a, as a solve for can in, in, in our cars show us. but the man, when i was to the former lead by, they go like to the mines, we turn out to the end of the areas. and the women were the ones that actually took care of homes and stayed at home. these were women extra anywhere in the front. i knew the sense, but there would be no men going to work in the was hoping you're taking care of. so those are the women. so living ladies, we have across but it's not just into the foremost sector. it is women were plenty of guiding in the bank yet so that they keep the children. it's why the menus do

the former way. so those exist within, i was actually playing or i came with women who are not actually told them not actually they, they have more on from the civil society that they, they like going on. they helping women in the real areas and help them with a development. if you hear that there's a bridge that's pulling all of the kids come close over to go to school. those are the women, the junk food, and call, the former one says what do we do to? so it's a, it is in to see when it comes to that, it's just women living in ever. so it's not just for me, it's into came and did. women were housewives. mm hm. i'm in fist. i think it's really just because if, if these women were not taking care of the whole, so i'm going to have to be either be page or grandma would have to take care of the kids. so we don't forget those. i come from a family to very strong women, i only lost my 96 year old grandmother. left in my mother is 83. she's

a life. so i always come from boots stopped and despise women. and i've seen that. so i come from those types of women, but they have always been very strong and lived in my example. i think there is a lot of commonalities here between africa and russia. would actually say that africa, like russia is a she, it has and you know, vast resources and norms for until it in all areas of lots of generosity and you know, x huge, expansive potential. but i think in both cases that potential remains. i did not fully realized or sometimes exploited by the outside or what can possibly change that in your view. yeah, actually you as soon as your colleagues, probably the reason why i have this, this is partially recognition and feel at home in the issue

is because the same way, like i say is my own, but bush go knows about the ship because of me. she passed away a month of they came back from russia and she knew of our it's true. so where are you going this time as the russian then i'm sure him and when i came says bring me those suites of the have a nice sweets. i recently do teaching women 1st as input when they say own mainstream media about russia, which is just conflict with ukraine. when we come and say this is and then the like, new, new new shows and it's a google the, the, the, the 1st is that night, which is like, wow for this type goes to bed. you know, female pilots had about them in china. no, it has about what's in africa in a difference in kenya, there were women that recall the way older women just.