you say you know the america does this in africa and china does that in africa well you know i think we should bear in mind that africans have their own agency in the process very good so has of these people i mean. it's all very well in south africa to talk about drones and we can we can talk about that but south africa doesn't face threats from serious threat from terrorism whereas countries like mali countries like somalia do and actually you know as the conflict broke out in mali last year in that region if you're appealing to you know if you're going to be just militarily. go ahead if you. suffer as a threat from terrorism why doesn't the man respect the rule of law if somebody is guilty of them why can't america with all its but when might capture the person give the person i trial you haven't done some something so big. even serial killers and rapists are entitled to that basic decency ok means things are not ok clarence go ahead you want to say something please do. africa is not monolithic it's certainly a wide range of circumstances facing people across the region in some ar

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africa was used as a proxy. we really tried to play africa against it self because of our issues, because of the cold war with the soviet union. african people are very typical of the u.s. role on the continent. here you have china come in. china is not going to talk about human rights. not going to say, you are on our side must so we think you are the good guys or we think you are the bad guys. they want resources am a and they are willing to give up his for resources. the same time, many government officials and ngo officials say at least it is a cleaner deal. at least we understand what is happening with china. >> if there is a waords understood over and over again, it is the word heart ownership. .- the word partnership he we really see africa as a partner, or are we treating them as less than? >> when it comes to our business partnerships, some of those deals are not fair, and that was something he was beginning to when we were in and a golf. -- he was speaking to when we were in cynical -- senegal. it has

they've been looking at africa at the hopeless continent, you know, the old africa, or aid africa. all the countries that are looking at it are looking with us with a hopeful content. let's do business. he seems to have drifted. he's talking that way but whether he does something we have to wait and see. >> ifill: he's talking about a $7 billion in electricity in sub saharan africa. is that not the good news you're talking about. >> it could be. i think we have to look carefully to see what that actually means. if i means a continuation of coal-fired plants there could be a problem because it could be contributing further to global warming. as the president so beautifully stated in his speech at georgetown before he went to africa that the u.s. has to do more both within its borders and internationally to curb this crisis of the climate that the planet is facing. so i think the concern is with coal-fired plants. the concern is also with hydroelectric power. we see, you know, one key ally of the u.s., ethiopia, they have tremendous amount of assistance from the u.s. moving steadily

i will not leave south africa nor will i surrender. only through hardship, sacrifice, and militant action can freedom be won. the struggle is my life. i will continue fighting for freedom until the end of my days. [applause] >> the accused. april 20th, 1964. i'm the first accused. i'm a convicted prisoner serving five years for leaving the country without a permit and inciting people to go on strike. in my youth, i listened to the elders of my tribe telling stories of the old days. amongst the tales they related to me were those of wars fought by our ancestors and defense of the father land. i hope then that life might offer me the opportunity to serve my people, and make my own humble contribution to the freedom struggle. during my lifetime, i have dedicated myself to this struggle of the african people. i have fought against white domination, and i have fought against black domination. i have cherished the ideal of democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. it is an ideal w

mandela wants here in south africa, that he wants to be buried in kunu where he grew up.also understand that his oldest grandson wants him to be buried in nvezo, where he was born. as i said, this has now landed in the country's courts, and we may hear more detail of what the courts decide today, natalie. >> all right. we thank you. nkepele mabuse live for us there. thank you. john. >>> more than 100 firefighters battled a massive blaze in southern california on monday. it happened at this warehouse in sun valley. the los angeles fire department declared the blaze a major emergency which took around two hours to put out. no injuries have been reported. the fire department says conditions were made much worse by the record-high temperatures in the region. >>> well, of course, the heat has also been affecting regions in arizona. it's complicating efforts to fight a wildfire in northwest phoenix. >> 19 firefighters were killed on sunday while battling a blaze there. they were members of the elite squad called hotshots, known for their abilities to endure some of the worst co

power africa.ted the prison cell where nelson mandela spent years behind bar. >> malia is 15, sasha is 12. and seeing them stand within the walls that once surrounded nelson mandela, i knew this was an experience that they would never forget. i knew that they now appreciated a little bit more the sacrifices that mabiba and others had made for freedom. >> we want to get to our gaggle, manny from the financial "times," and "washington post" chief correspondent, author of "the take." thanks for joining us right now. appreciate you talking some politics with us. dan, we'll start with you, if we can. this has been a trip long sort of anticipated but really took a while to take place. as we wrap up the end of this africa trip, what was the president trying to accomplish and did he do it? >> one is obviously to bring more attention to the business between the united states and africa. we talked as he's been over there of the competition between the u.s. and china. that's one element. another element obvio

why power africa?money is.ere the when you look at the big global issues to be tackled, power generation in africa, this may be the time when things are different. there is an exuberance in terms of economic growth in africa. i do not fundamentally think a transaction based approach versus regulatory -- i think we oscillate between those. that does not mean one is right and one is wrong. we have never tried it this way 2013 during this time in their development cycle. there is a lot of hope that can be predicated there. of the 1.3 billion people who do not have access to electricity, 47% are in africa. if you look at most of the literature, it is in a small number of countries in africa. if you go out to 2030, you are seeing a good deal of progress in terms of connecting people to modern electricity resources. there is progress being made in africa. a lot of that is not happening in africa to the same extent it is happening in other places. if you are going to pick a problem, this is not a bad one. som

actually over the last decade what we have seen in africa and ships are in africa. is extremely encouraging in terms of microcosmic policies we can say that over the last decade michael polley she's in most of sub-saharan africa has improved. substantially with an emphasis on my quest ability and on generating what we called buffers. i grew culture is one of ghana's most productive sectors. here in the north however it is the only way to survive. glenn doesn't give much. and we use the same old varieties our grandfathers did on. them they don't really give a good harvest. women who brought to him only so many jewels come to help us. but no government official has ever come to visit those. yeah. only the ngos teach us how to improve improve our methods. the government doesn't come to teach us. for the ministry of agriculture used to provide us with fertilizers but now they have stopped. moving well now they never visit us like they used to. i don't understand why the government isn't helping us. with the. when food sufficiency has its ups and downs. there are times o

actually over the last decade what we have seen in africa and ships are in africa. is extremely encouraging in terms of microcosmic policies. we can say that over the last decade michael policies in most of ships are in africa has improved. substantially with an emphasis on my quest to bt and on generating what we called buffers. i grew culture is one of ghana's most productive sectors. here in the north however it is the only way to survive. glenn doesn't give much. and we use the same old varieties our grandfathers did on. them they don't really give a good help just. women who brought you with only so many jewels come to help us. number but no government official has ever come to visit those. young. only the n.g.o.s teach us how to improve how to improve our methods. one doesn't come to teach us. the ministry of agriculture used to provide us with fertilizers but now they have stopped. moving well now they never visit us like they used to. people really i don't understand why the government isn't helping us. with the. well that food sufficiency has its ups and do

for africa. we are moving to the idea that in fact the commercial ties can help to drive growth in employment and development during times of mutual interest and particularly at among an up-and-coming generation of africans. it is one of the well beings of the community, particularly in rural areas. perhaps the greatest opportunities are africans continued economic growth and those looking to engage in reliable and affordable electricity. it is extremely important and it is truly transformative. so i think the turnout today and it's got a huge part of this as well. this is really an important opportunity and we make the most of it. we are very happy and he most recently served in ecuador as the deputy director in peru and previously with the office of development which leverages the development authority again. enter has a major task ahead of him. he will be based in nairobi and coordinate the many agencies involved in the shift to it is what should we look for and we will take a few questions an

primary investor in power in africa. regenerative power and selling in five african countries, extracting gas. new technologies. currently looking at the gasification of lng as a local way of getting rid. very active. i seriously doubt. the volume of including ethiopia . >> we been there for five years. investing in private power generations. we have been refused these time. it's a regime that has no interest in private investment our power. why does the united states cheese that company? i hereby make a motion that we switch by the way. >> you want to start. >> sure. >> ethiopia. >> move the board. we've both been hearing for years now that's going to change . the ethiopian government's navy @booktv i'm just guessing. the ada is to try to incentivize them. the money is there. instead of trying to do projects get down the list. how do we deal with the issues raised by competition with china ? of leave it at that. you know we're u.s. company we can do things that others can do where the chinese are rarer they are. essenti

and when we went to south africa, we raised hell all over south africa.ld have been proud of us. and said free nelson mandela. hen we finally got there, we got a call one night in the mintry said you can stop raising ell. -- ministry, said you can stop raising hell when you -- we told all the people working at the hotel, and work stopped. people started dancing all over the place. and they spread the message and the streets were full and we partied all night long waiting for nelson to get out of jail. and when we got the next morning, our little group went over to the mayor's office in capetown where he was to be -- cape town where he was to be brought and waited for him there, and then finally after all those years of marching and singing and even before that, i spent my whole life, i thought, saying free nelson mandela, end apartheid, the door opened and is man comes in, looking vibrant, not debilitated. we all worried how he was going to look and what he was going to be like. he came in and he walked up and he hugged each one of us and thanked us. and

we went to south africa. africa, we raised hell all over south africa.ee nelson mandela. when we finally got to cape town , we went to a hotel and we got a call one night. the ministry said, you can stop raising hell. he is coming out tomorrow. [applause] so, we told all the people who were working in the hotel, and work stop. singing, dancing and may spread the message. the streets were full. when weed on my long got the next morning, i went over to the mayor's office where he was to be brought, and waited for him there. then finally, after all those years, of marching and singing, and even before that, i spent my whole life saying free nelson , the doornd apartheid open, and this man came in looking like he looks, vibrant. not debilitated. we all worried about him. he came in, and he walked up and he hugged each one of us, and thanked us. we sat down, and we sat on the floor around him. we talked about the struggle. .hat had been done finally, he just said, this is only the beginning. then he went out to speak to the people. some of us climbed up in th

the other two characters i spoke to and many of the other young people of both races in south africawant to talk too much about apartheid or about racial politics. was a mostt saidtating to hear thesale he is not interested in voting because he feels disillusioned with the things that happen in this country over the past decades and this is a young man whose father was an on the organizingvist, strikes at the bank where he worked as a messenger and janitor for many years, troubling to get the right for himself and his family to vote. clipwant to end with a from your film were follows thesale as he arrives at the united nations to sing before the general assembly. of nelsontion mandela's birthday takes place where mandela was granted the freedom of the city. felt it was an auspicious occasion. different elegant posture. [laughter] [singing opera] >> i never thought i could ever be here before. ♪ it was an unbelievable moment for me. unbelievable. >> a clip from "i live to sing. " their ability to do this and for you to make this film is actually part of the legacy of what men don't ha

free south africa movement.ion. she earned the highest honor that can be stowed on a civilian. the award as i indicated, press pretentious award in 2008. it's my pleasure to introduce a fighter. that's an understatement. not only nelson mandela's values. but the values she's lived by and not only a congresswoman we recognize here in america but also internationally. maxine waters. [applause] the congressional black caucus lead by congresswoman calls us together today to honor and celebrate the life, legacy, and values of nelson mandela. the most significant historic figure in the world in the past 100 years. even as he lies in a hospital in critical condition, and even as we must face the inevitable at some time we celebrate mandela's 95 years of life. happy birthday, president mandela! [applause] as we celebrate his life, what is the legacy we inherit? what values do we embrace? he taught us so many lessons about determination, leadership, unity, and love. if it can be summed up in one quote, it would be this.

obama's africa the u.s. president's trip to this continent is criticized by some as too little too late indeed washington continues to be seen by many africans as a source for outside democracy promotion and the creepy militarization of the continent obama is calling card has always been hope but is he bringing much hope to africa. languages. react to situations i have read the reports. put the no i will leave them to the state department to comment on your latter point of the month to say to mr kerry you have a car is on the docket no god. no more weasel words when you made a direct question be prepared for a change when you approach one should be ready for a. printout of speech and down to freedom to cost. live. real damage and complexity of this oil spill is not something you grasp just by looking at dirty birds we have between four to five million people in this directly affected area of the coast. it's pretty clear why it's not being reported because b.p. can't afford to have a reported all along the gu

you know to to protect what it has in africa ok dan in those chinese troops might be invited to africa as well well of course with troops are invited it's very much it's very often because of the growing economic power and i agree with what's just been said you see chinese investment not only in africa but also in latin america which is really an area that has historically been part of the u.s. sphere of interest no doubt also china is of course neighbor on the edge of russia so there could be challenges between russia and china because of the growing power of china though it happens that at the moment there are naval exercises will take a largest ever to large and i don't think you can look at any one moment i was going to say that going back to an earlier point that said the rising power always challenges the old power that i think that's just not true when the united states was the rising power of the eight hundred ninety s. challenging enlightens domination. the world including drive you know if you control america you know their names did with as we do is that all race they're not

you know to to protect what it has in africa ok dan and those chinese troops might be invited to africa as well well of course with troops are invited it's very much it's very often because of the growing economic power and i agree with what's just been said you see chinese investment not only in africa but also in latin america which is really an area that has historically been part of the u.s. sphere of interest no doubt also china is of course neighbor on the edge of russia so there could be challenges between russia and china because of the growing power of china though it happens that at the moment there are naval exercises will take the largest ever to large is and i don't think you can look at any one moment i was going to say that going back to an earlier point that said the rising power always challenges the old power that i think that's just not true when the united states was the rising power of the eight hundred ninety s. challenging enlightens domination. the world including drive you know if you control america you know their names isn't that sweet is that all race a day a

you know to to protect what it has in africa ok dan and those chinese troops might be invited to africa as well well of course when troops are invited it's very much it's very often because of the growing economic power and i agree with what's just been said you see chinese investment not only in africa but also in latin america which is really an area that has historically been part of the u.s. sphere of interest no doubt also china is of course neighbor on the edge of russia so there could be challenges between russia and china because of the growing power of china though it happens that at the moment there are naval exercises will take a largest ever to large and i don't think you can look at any one moment i was going to say that going back to an earlier point that said the rising power always challenges the old power that i think that's just not true when the united states was the rising power of the eight hundred ninety s. challenging enlightens domination. the world including drive you know and for america you know their names did with as we do is that all race they're not a phra

but a lot of that in terms of progress being made in africa, a lot of that isn't happening in africa to the extent it's happening in other places. if you're going to pick a problem to put your shoulder behind and push, this isn't a bad one. also a criticism which i think may be the brilliance is $7 billion, $9 billion. you know what is a lot of money $16 trillion. that's the amount of money that is going to go into the energy sector for the electric power services side by 2030. the one thing that is not determined inside those dollar figures is how much comes from different companies or governments. how it is spent or divided among fuels. the point is there is a lot of money out there in the energy sector and when you start to look at where the competition who is going to spend that money, a lot of that money is going to be spent in developing committees. so the question is how do you spend small amounts of money which in the power africa initiative is a comparison between the $7 billion to the $300 billion that might eventually be needed to achieve universal access within the region

so the issue where to favor north africa and that was franklin roosevelt. so this set the stage for disagreement subsequently over a large issues are strategic issues and to some extent tactical issues. it is a tribute to two men of goodwill to reach a compromise and to make it work ugly at times there are bad feelings between the blood allies. >> host: maryland please go ahead. >> caller: you may have already addressed this question but talking about italy's said we were attacked and the germans, if we nailed them the of rest of them would fall but what was the decision made to go into italy or go into france right away. also the other question is how well did the fdr in frustration handle the soldier if he was a top commander wasn't it kind of irresponsible to deep-sixed for a while because the war could have been finished early? he was one of the better general's. and the last question is i have heard i cannot remember the book but it was on c-span with patent where some historian said after rose 41 thus appears strained them specifically and they predic

it is one of africa's largest slums. approximately three hundred thousand people try to survive here. many of them are immigrants from rural regions who came to the city to escape hunger. i was a siren or but i didn't always has a crop. i needed money to feed the cows but i had none. when i had a good crop i needed money again. to pay the workers to plow the fields i couldn't live like this it was all too much for one person i couldn't cope with the expenses. cheery it is better because someone may pity and help here. without a welfare system the citizens of kabera must pay for everything even public toilets since houses don't have these luxuries. the average commuter is too fluffy to dallas but is a must. and you have to pay for your room you have to buy water you have to pay for the toilet to go to you have to be fully electricity you have to. school fees you have to buy food you have to buy food with the food yes. there's no legal issue it's free market. we have somebody really people can't afford to be really food be

africa relations. president obama recently returned from a trip to africa.sif this afternoon will take a look at the president's policy toward africa. that will be at 1:30 this afternoon on c-span. >> here at the wilson center in washington, we are awaiting remarks from the foreign minister of burkina faso talking about security situations in the sahel region in africa. also, the upcoming election ns mali. that's later this monday on july 28. we are expecting to start in just a minute. c-span2, the g-20 summit in september in st. petersburg, russia. there is a discussion taking place about that at the center for strategic studies. you can see that this mourning on -- mourning on c-span2. it will probably go for another hour. >> ok. please be seated. welcome. let me welcome you to the wilson center and to this presentation foreign minister of burkina faso, djibrill bassole. we appreciate your attendance and your loyalty. this should be a very, very interesting session. the foreign minister is going to speak to us for just a few minutes. what we want to do is

he has been in sicily in north africa. he has been relieved of command he recognizes that the windy are going badly and and he basically tells them part of this. and he never knows if he is going to be awarded the medal of honor. and that he's going to get his own division. ninetieth division. eisenhower has just approved of this. so he is an extraordinary character to write about. like you guys come i appreciate him for what he is. he is a beautiful writer. i heated to say goodbye to him when he died in july of 1944. >> caller: hello, thank you for taking my call. hello, i have read two of her books. the first of the trilogy, and i am well into the third. the first question is about the commander of the second quarter. the allies tried to cut off the germans from tunis and they failed to do that in a rush from the invasion area. they were in disarray, they had defensive positions and they had to defend quite a front. now, then a disaster was passed. but it was replaced after that and laugh proudly recommended his replacem

it wants to make ethiopia at the biggest producer in all of africa. investors are more likely to come if the necessary infrastructure is already in place. large coffee companies emerge as soon as large water and electricity supplies emerge. a major part of the plans is currently africa's largest looking site, the ethiopian renaissance dam. this engineer is responsible for construction. the vast expanse, covering 500 square kilometers, is due to be filled with water, water that will be taken from the blue nile. every few months, he has to answer questions about the project from investors and the media. ethiopian citizens have to contribute one-month salary to the cost of building the mega- dam. the world bank dropped out as the main lender for the project because it ethiopia failed to secure deals with energy companies in neighboring countries. others have been put off by protests in egypt. they fear that when the dam is finished, not enough water will get through to them. ethiopia has to come up with the 3.6 billion euros it self. the project relies o