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and develop it africans have to develop africa themselves africa africa so you oppose development just the doited right local people really understand the local problems. uncle american doesn't need to come entrepreneurs there are lots of young entrepreneurs and creative people they just don't have the capital to transform their ideas and to products or to set up production facilities in africa that maybe europeans could appreciate that it would be better for africans to make chocolate in africa and stead of exporting cocoa to europe and this would create thousands of jobs in ghana and the ivory coast young people would be employed locally and would no longer head for europe. but europe only wants to make profits and does not think long term that there needs to be a win win situation in this relationship with africa we said for me it's really all just a facade. we know exactly what the problems are and all. we need is the capital in those countries not in politicians' hands but in the hands of business people the bits of it won't be just open in the usa there are a lot of creative mind

the marshall plan with africa referring to the u.s. program to rebuild europe after the second one. it's about partnership who is taking on which roam the. partnership talking as equals and it means africans have to do more. of the fifty for african nations only a third are doing well. issues such as corruption human rights and good governance are key challenges. overcoming these will lead to an economic upswing and prosperity but i've just come back from botswana. it's a great example regarding economic development. long. of course human rights and democracy are not at european standard. so one third of african countries is functioning well. but in one third the circumstances are still dire. germany cannot tackle all of this and fight poverty alone. but i do because my approach is to have reform to cooperate more closely as partners. but. the colonial past has made africans extremely wary eye is your program perhaps still seen as patronizing or condescending. no i say you know the way forward on africa and every country has to follow

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al-jazeera sikandar south africa. let's bring in our panel joining us in johannesburg dirk herman who you just saw in the piece he is the c.e.o. of the solidarity trade union and from cape town via sky above lecturer at the university of western cape and author of turn can several save south africa also in johannesburg denis george general secretary of the federation of unions of south africa walk on to all mr herman what's wrong with tassels share scheme the house your anger and the shutdown. suttle had a previous game in the low in actually included all workers that scheme went and water and then they created a new scheme and this schemes name is an isa and him he's a suddenly exclude the white workers so we sit here with a past of inclusion and then a future of exclusion and that frustrates the world workers that frustrate them so that eighty nine percent of them voted in favor of a strike action they said well enough they said nath we want our voyage to be and then they can get out in the nessus striking and sight

africa europe can learn. a lot. diversity culture people who never cease to inspire me because i'm getting older thank you for talking to us thank you. big fun being told. she's works from the goddess fortuna. the maestro and feed. the children fish to god twenty chief. hijacking the news. where i go from the news being hijacked journalism itself has become a scripted reality show it's not just good versus evil us versus them why and why. in countries like russia china turkey people are told that it's that simple and if you're a journalist there and you try to get beyond it you are facing scare tactics intimidation and i wonder is that where we're headed is well. my responsibility as a journalist is to get beyond the smoke and mirrors it's not just about being clear and balanced or being neutral it's about being truthful. twenty his points off and i were giving.

africa join us on facebook. africa. is the c.s.u. minister for economic cooperation and development i'm talking to him about europe's responsibility for africa mr many europeans only seem to have noticed that africa borders the mediterranean since the refugee crisis european politics has long turned a blind eye to africa's problems you haven't but you still hold yourself responsible for the many people's knowledge of geography and history are indeed not the best including top ranking politicians. and you can almost walk over to africa from to brawl to to save. our histories are closely connected we have a great responsibility when it comes to our colonial past. what. do you reproach yourself for not making ourselves heard or did others not listen to you. and i put africa on top of the agenda from my first day in office. who impressed and influenced me greatly prioritized this issue over fifteen years ago and for the former german president right i'm not the first with this focus and now that many african refugees have come to us it h

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al-jazeera sikandar south africa. let's bring in our panel joining us in johannesburg dirk herman who you just saw in the piece he is the c.e.o. of the solidarity trade union and from cape town via skype. lecturer of the university of western cape and author of turn can several save south africa also in johannesburg denis george general secretary of the federation of unions of south africa walk on to all mr herman what's wrong with suttles share scheme the house your anger and the shutdown. suttle had a previous game in the low in actually included all workers that scheme went and water and then they created a new scheme and this schemes name is an isa and he's a suddenly exclude the white workers so we sit here with a past of inclusion and then a future of exclusion and that frustrates the world workers that frustrate them so that eighty nine percent of them voted in favor of a strike action they said well in ethics and math we want our voyage to be and then they can get out in the nessus striking and sight of the wo

africa command. they decided that maybe they needed a separate command headquarters that would focus exclusively on africa's and so the bush administration under donald rumsfeld was running the pentagon at the time decided to do that set up a separate command just for africa. the united states sees the only country to have divided the world into separate military sect to monitor. these are north com. eucom cent com and now africa. under the stated goals of fighting terrorism and providing humanitarian assistance after calming planted itself on the continent conducting military exercises with a growing number of african countries. but was this the only reason for africa pos create god i saw a dot dot on top of me talk to the audience that is not there are america sort of course you know all are set up by variables up from utah is a notorious list therefore so who should ought to. security don't those also go to i don't they are me arrested because all the screwed up by donald dumps of all. beijing had

thousands of white states in south africa under the employer is giving companies exclusively to blacks they say that's racist discriminatory and unfair but what constitutes fantasy in the post apartheid era this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program. for the first time in south africa's history thousands of white union workers have staged a strike the furious very employer one of the country's leading energy companies has introduced a u.s. share scheme which is only available to black workers white workers say that's discriminatory and racially divisive by their bosses at sasol say the moves been backed by shareholders and b. it's bulls designed for black economic empowerment part of a drive to reverse decades of exclusion for blacks and apartheid the company wouldn't give us an interview but on its website says it remains committed to engaging with all trade union partners to our guests in a moment but first for the miller report from secunda. the new shea scheme is infuriating sessoms white employees because it's only benefits their black colleagues they don't say we judg

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the same goes for south africa. the population is suffering and poverty and of the eight stadiums built i think just who are still in operation billions of dollars are wasted that i told. when he was still the fee for president. it's unacceptable what happens at the cost of people and nature for major sports events. mr miller we've almost reached the end of. what a pity it is be happy to meet again and continue our discussion about for now there are three questions i'd like you to complete. as development minister i'm often away on trips for my wife and two children this means bored i have lots of exciting things to report when i get home. to anyone who says the c.s. use refugee policy is heartless i say. that about as they don't know your approach and we are christians that means preserving creation and everyone on the planet living in dignity. when i am africa europe can learn. a lot. diversity culture people who never cease to inspire me because i'm getting older thank you for talking to us thank you. love. your

love africa and support africa. you feed holds. and then the part that really matters. here which you call a parts year for china is willing to provide governmental assistance offering another sixty billion dollars in financing for africa made in charge. of that fifteen billion is slated for grants and interest free credit lines according to she. beijing has invested in africa for years finding a source of urgently needed raw materials in return but with the continent's growing middle class china now views africa as an important market for chinese goods the value of its trade with china one hundred seventy billion u.s. dollars far exceeding western trade with africa. we should be using proc forms such as folk to read our commitment to mark to lax or lose a few and cons foreign system of international trade and a global economic architecture that promotes the interest off the developing world . with the new folks summit china is moving further ahead of europe and the u.s. with its engagement in africa germany and oth

hello there welcome to the program i'm laura kyle china is africa's largest trading partner and he spent billions of dollars in investment and loans with the promise of much more to come from roads and railways to ports the chinese government is backing large scale projects across africa as part of its so-called belt and road and negative the leaders of around fifty african countries have been in beijing for a two day summit china's president xi jinping offered them sixty billion dollars in new financing deals and says the investments come with no political strings attached is also promising to waive the debts of the poorest african countries as our china correspondent. well this has been a summit which in many ways was more about symbolism than substance it lasted really less than two days but of course china has committed itself to giving africa another sixty billion dollars that's on top of the sixty billion dollars that was pledged at the last africa china forum three years ago china's media actually doesn't call this you know loans it talks about aid that way it doesn't seem as thou

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hello and welcome to the latest edition of because africa your environment magazine today we're going to visit a few of africa's amazing national parks my name is now retired way from the national conservation foundation park in lagos nigeria and with me is my charming colleague in johannesburg for the show. i'm felicia and great to see you again national parks on not only the green loll of the continent they're also so much more as we'll soon find out. here's what we've got in store for you today. we catch a rare glimpse of a mountain gorilla in the wild in the d.r. see. find out how a simple water filter changed the lives of schoolchildren in uganda. and we'll hear how scientists are fighting to preserve coral reefs off the coast of south africa. have you ever wondered why countries need national parks and nature reserves why can't wild animals just roam freely why does the government have to spend so much money on protecting plants and animals all reporter breaks down for us just how vital national parks are to african countries. it's one of the world's most amazing natural spectac

trade between china and africa amounted to $170 billion last year, with africa selling commodities anduying chinese goods. thats up 14% on the previous year. but most african countries run large trade deficits with beijing, meaning they buy more from the china than they sell. and there are concerns about the $130 billion african countries have borrowed from china since 2000 with fears that some could actually default. china says it's a responsible investor and it recently announced a new $60 billion package of development financing for africa. much of this money has already been allocated, so how has it been spent? let's take a look. simba mhungu, managing director of hfg advisory, joins me now. good morning. good morning. thanks for being on the programme. pleasure. you saw those statistics, talk about weight is so important, president xi have the opening speech in beijing and he selling hard. president xi have the opening speech in beijing and he selling hardm isa in beijing and he selling hardm is a big dealfor africa, if you've been to an african city in ten years the skyline has c

africa command. they decided that maybe they needed a separate command headquarters that would focus exclusively on africa's and so the bush administration under donald rumsfeld was running the pentagon at the time decided to do that set up a separate command just for africa. the united states is the only country to have divided the world into separate military sectors to monitor and patrol these are north com. south com you com cent com and now africa. under the stated goals of fighting terrorism and providing humanitarian assistance afrikan implanted itself on the continent conducting military exercises with a growing number of african countries. but was this the only reason for africa repast create god i saw a little bit that the oil is that is not there are america sort of course you know or is it appropriate was up from utah is a notorious list there for so who should ought to. security don't those also go to make sure i don't they i mean as the prison or the screwed up by donald dumps of all. s

for nine consecutive years china has been africa's largest trading partner in twenty seventeen trade between the two sides went up some fourteen percent to one hundred seventy billion dollars africa is also important to president xi jinping is belt and road initiative a plan to create a vast network of new trade routes connecting china to the rest of the world over the past two decades chinese companies have managed financed africa's most ambitious infrastructure projects on top of trade and investment beijing opened its first overseas naval base in djibouti last year before let's cross live to beijing al-jazeera search out of corresponded avery and brown is with us live so adrian why is africa so important to china. well adrian africa started to become very important to china really about two decades ago that's when china was scaring the world looking for resources and minerals to help fuel its then growing economy but in many ways africa has now become an important customer for china a customer of chinese loans as you've just outlined in the introduction africa china is now africa'

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multimedia series from an africa. d.w.m. dot com or go. mockeries steps on the spending break argentina's president is slashing the number of government departments by holiday and imposes tariffs on some exports but will it be enough to stave off the economic crisis and stop the decline of the purse so . making business a two way street china builds huge infrastructure projects in africa but it was cost. also the show of your smartphone be making your coffee in the morning soon at the consumer electronics fair in berlin the future has already arrived. visited of your business i'm. president mary sue mockery has announced that he is closing down hof of all government departments in an effort to slash costs to get on top of the mountain of debt argentina is facing foreign debt has has hit the two hundred billion dollar mark meanwhile the peso has lost half of its value in the past nine months and more than a third of argentineans live below the poverty line. most argentinians are used to saving and now it's the government's turn the number o

channels child vision in nigeria d w in germany and south africa's quickly t.v. my name's nell to be in our craw ghana and i'm glad to present this week's edition together with my charming colleague for leisure and me in south africa hello felicia hi there n.t. and hello from jehovah today will be highlighting environmental projects from across the continent paying special attention to what's going on in oceans and other bodies of water here's a round up of today's stories. we meet a solo entrepreneur in nigeria's capital abuja and. then we take a look at how germany is trying to protect one of the oldest fish species in the world. and our team went to some of the dolphins on the beaches of the indian ocean in tanzania. dolphins are both a blessing and a curse to the people of carson kasi hordes of tourists visit the village on the island of zanzibar to swim and small pool with them but the increase in tourism is also a threat to the wild dolphins that sometimes thirty or even forty boats pursuing and beleaguer ing them. the organization impact africa raises awar

s new africa policy has had here. the need for foreign aid here in uganda is great but the money it receives doesn't amount to much. one point four million refugees live in the country. the north is home to the biggest refugee camps in africa. uganda depends on international aid and u.n. agencies in particular to provide these people with basic necessities but there are problems. you know who would be filthy is not ten out of my dad would these to do that do not find that comes in i do quickly and that's the reason as to why oftentimes they're able to bring in what they have. and that even though uganda's refugee policy is considered exemplary these are not camps in which refugees sit around idly these are settlements. refugees building materials are donations they can move freely around the country they're allowed and encouraged to find work. but the situation is deteriorating there is a shortage of everything food schools teachers doctors the e.u. is one of uganda is biggest donors yet it now spends less on each ref

that is what africa can do. look at the competitive advantage for africa. determine what the products are we can export. rishaad: how much do you currently sell to china or india? >> zero. rishaad: this glass half-full attitude is countered by fears that infrastructure is a fast track for china to exploit new markets while leaving african countries swimming in debt. there have also been concerns about transparency. how the contract was given for 10 years and no tender process. beijing's african enterprise is based on trade and not benevolence. it is linked to the way the countries see themselves in the future in a geopolitical sense and beyond. for kenya and its neighbors, they see a medium-term locomotive for growth. but down the track, things look more murky. raising questions bout the level of indebtedness and who it is a win-win relationship. coming up, we have a look at whether it can be that or a situation where there is only one victor. victor. rishaad: mombasa containers end up here in nairobi. that is not the end of the story. opportunities for new

export more to africa as well and in a way it is exporting to africa what it's exporting at the moment is is loans you know these countries are borrowing money from china and they do come with strings attached china is encouraging its companies to invest in africa because there's only so many you know bridges railway lines and road you can build in china and these firms have to look elsewhere for work and also to keep their workers because when china goes to africa and it's hard to think of any country in africa that has not been touched by chinese investment this all helps china's growth figures it helps to maintain economic growth in china and that is very important asian brown joins there from that conference in beijing thanks very much agent. is a financial analyst and c.e.o. of which management has a financial and political advisor and he says there are growing concerns in africa about the costs of chinese infrastructure projects. real worries now about that track diplomacy we've seen what's happened to the hambantota port in st lanka where the chinese have taken it for ninety nin

to some people, it's whoever comes to south africa from anywhere else in africa and brings good [ muted, there's the dutch, there's the english influence. >> andrea: well, there were so many different colonialists. it is a mishmash. >> anthony: what at this table is originally african and does that even have any meaning? >> dion: this wood is pine. [ laughter ] >> dinner guest: and us. >> anthony: i arrived in this country spectacularly ignorant. i will leave spectacularly ignorant. [ laughter ] ♪ for them for all right now, get unlimited for as low at 30 bucks per line for four lines at t-mobile introducing the all-new volkswagen jetta with app-connect and available beats audio. one last year these womenn i started seeing results. and hundreds of thousands more tried revitalift triple power. with hyaluronic acid and pro-xylane. it visibly reduces wrinkles, refirms and smooths texture. guaranteed or your money back. revitalift triple power. from l'oreal paris. you want things done right. that's why we test all of our paints and stains for months. or even years. we dedicate 175,000 squar

platform for africa is charged. monday sixty thousand people turned out for an anti-racism concert in the eastern german city of chemists the concepts motto vias and there are more of us. but this is absolutely fantastic because the people of chemists have to show that our city is colorful is. not a far right city the majority is totally normal democratically civilized but not far right for god sakes we don't want that. luxury watchmakers in the nearby town of glass or to agree that no most company sells two thirds of its production abroad the recent pictures of rampaging nazis in care minutes can easily harm the economy of the entire federal state of saxony. customers are starting to ask questions. they want to know if their watch was assembled by a nazi and where it comes from. the people have become highly sensitized sex and he's now got a serious image problem which is bad for business. the brother scrap metal dealers are also concerned about their homelands image after recent nazi demonstrations they want saxon

hello there welcome to the program i'm laura kyle china is africa's largest trading partner and already spent billions of dollars in investment and loans with the promise of much more to come from roads and railways to ports the chinese government is backing large scale projects across africa as part of its so-called belt and road and negative the leaders of around fifty african countries have been in beijing for a two day summit china's president xi jinping offered them sixty billion dollars in new financing deals and says the investments come with no political strings attached is also promising to waive the debts of the poorest african countries as our china correspondent adrian brown. well this has been a summit which in many ways was more about symbolism than substance it lasted really less than two days but of course china has committed itself to giving africa another sixty billion dollars that's on top of the sixty billion dollars that was pledged at the last africa china forum three years ago china's media actually doesn't call this you know loans it talks about aid that way it d

see the coral reefs off the coast of south africa. have you ever wondered why countries need national parks and nature reserves why can't wild animals just roam freely why does the government have to spend so much money on protecting plants and animals all reports are breaks down for us just how vital national parks are to african countries. it's one of the ones most amazing natural spectacles the great migration of wind based in east africa over a million of them full of the rains every year they traverse the city and gayety a vast tracts of wilderness into the me and kenya part of it is the famous sit in getting national park interns and me i'm. almost fifteen thousand square kilometers and protects countless animals from mine came to their west for it. population growth threatens the wild in this region throughout the continent africa's population is projected to almost double by twenty fifty and reach to be. one of the most difficult challenges for africa's national parks is leaving enough land for both animals and humans. a major

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also you know africa became important to china really about two decades ago because africa of course was rich remains rich in the resources and minerals that china needed to fuel its economy so china has been investing in africa at a blistering rate it's hard to think of any country in africa perhaps apart from one where you do not find you know africa chinese projects and projects financed with with chinese money that country by the way that where there is no sort of chinese investment is really swaziland because swaziland remains the only country in africa to have diplomatic relations with taiwan that is the island republic to china regards as part of its territory but of course in the last few years africa has become a customer of chinese loans china is extending a lot of financing to africa in the form of vast infrastructure projects now these are often deals which are contracted to chinese companies and of course the work goes to chinese labor as this is one of the ways that china manages to keep its g.d.p. figures so good here in china but what is happening so is that a lot of