for africa for africa without engagement of a lot of key players in africa are actually what is changing that was. a policy officer for african institutions with the think tank e.c. d p m. now the locust swarms devastating east africa have reached the democratic republic of congo a small group of days of notice has now reached the east of the country near the shores of lake albus this is the 1st sighting of fever osha's insects in the country since the 1940 s. so my uganda and kenya have been betting the locusts since mid january. spraying insecticides in a race against time. after millions of locusts revenue drops and grazing land here in northern kenya the insects left behind would could be an even bigger disaster millions of locust eggs that are hedging into baby locusts known as hoppers these hoppers can fly yet when their wings grow new mega swarms i expected killingly hoppers fast is crucial planting season here starts around april the un is worried that a new generation of locusts will emerge at the same time we want to control. the hope was. almost a 100 times the adults a lot le

africa the e.u. is near commission president has already said she wants equal partnership for the neighboring continent we've heard that before what's different this time. and these baby locusts conflict yes but when they grow wings for middle swarms in kenya people are trying to kill them before that happens. then africa's history and grim. initial reason and they say it is a project aimed at spreading knowledge. hello i'm christy mondo welcome to africa it's good to have your company a meeting between african union officials and counterparts will take place in about on thursday it will be the 10 e.u. commission to commission meeting and the focus is on migration peace and security jobs and climate change for their odds the europeans made by commission president lyon are taking a record sized delegation to that meeting for the lion who is just 3 months into the job has put africa at the top of her agenda good morning to you commission president on the lion share the importance of africa for europe b

how would south africa. coal. at the moment it's got quite a lot of challenges including that electricity crisis we just mentioned. absolutely and i'm putting something for right now in the dock but i'm liking that i'm right here in life with you but one important thing about this is that you know south africa does expose coal to countries like india china korea japan and i foresee some of those countries also decided to eliminate the usage of coal which put south african a very very tricky situation means that the have no choice by sea radek a sea use call and one thing that they must do i think would be full way for them to you know incorporates the workers when the coming up with policies for them to decide what would work and another thing that of the also good would be for them to increase a bit of tax that some of that money can go back to work is that will a fortune not have jobs until a plan b. is and states when it comes to fighting something like this but what are the chances of convincing all german com

africa lives below the poverty line climate change is also a huge challenge the u.n. says that warmer seas of lead to more cyclons generating the perfect breeding ground for locusts. let's bring in our guests for today's discussion here in doha with us is a fairy elliott professor of international relations at qatar university from capetown we're joined by solution i do a senior research fellow at institute for global dialogue a south african think tank and from birmingham in the u.k. aluminum who's an independent research on conflict studies in africa welcome to inside story all of you thanks for being with us solutia let's start with you the theme then of this year's summit silencing the guns one of the a you doesn't have a particularly good record on delivering on its summit theme is what can we expect from this summit what would you want to see come out of it. well i think gauging the 1st thing is the theme itself i think it's about a 12 order in terms of the milestone set by the a leaders in terms of silencing of guns we know that this is a bit of a stretch we kn

africa command. an exceptional team dedicated to protecting america and advancing her interests on the african continent. i would like to take a moment to honor the memories of three exceptional americans, u.s. army specialist henry mayfield jr. mr. bruce triplett. and mr. dustin harrison who lost their lives in the service of our nation on january 5th in kenya. to their families, our thoughts and prayers are with you. your loved ones died while protecting the american people from the very real threat of al qaeda and al shabaab terrorist groups. i'm here this morning with my battle buddy, shipmate and friend, admiral craig fawler, to discuss shared challenges and opportunities in both our areas of responsibility while we further joint readiness of the joint force and our ability to fight across the globe. africom is critical to maintaining this ability as africa overwatches a global crossroads with strategic chokepoints and sea lines of communication that are essential to global commerce and critical

it's a quality counts in africa south africa remains germany's most important trading partner on the continent 2 thirds of all german investments and. while business is still going well for many german companies overall the south african economy is in a serious crisis the population is growing faster than the economy and the unemployment rates currently stands at almost 30 percent. across the country day laborers gather in front of building supply stores looking for work like many eric moyer is frustrated he hasn't had any luck for a week and now he doesn't know how he's going to support his 3 children but i business this bit as a set of what's a. pity about this country wide their. empty promises for youth. and be doing this for a long time and it is about 250 think about it the government doesn't give us the opportunity when president cyril ramaphosa took office 2 years ago he promised change valves to tackle corruption in the government and within his own party which has ruled the country for 26 years he also said he'd get the economy into shape but so far there's been little impr

and therefore coming to south africa never had any sort of solution before if we get south africa then let me let me pick you up on that point can the a you afford to assume greater responsibility for conflict management and if it can't pay who should pay in september the african union force negotiations with the un have a co funding of of peace operations so so what happens next where do they go from there well that's the big question agent because right now we're sitting in a bit of a a cul de sac we're sitting in limbo here because there was a proposal on the table by the president of rwanda paul kagame in talking about if the scent of of a kind of attack sort of kind of revenue stream that would be able to make african countries and the a u.s. self-sufficient but here's the challenge we said well when i was a select the a view which is a monolithic organization in terms of serenity with regard to statehood it's also the question of big countries versus small countries the bigger countries other willing to support the smaller countries and no one to have the same level of voice so w

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the situation in south africa, yes, the majority of south africans begin to see south africa as a non—racialtution that the world envies, with our democratic sort of chapter nine institutions that are the pillars of our democracy and justice. the separation of power between the judiciary and the state. those things are the good things about south africa. yes, the crime. because now we opened our borders, now we opened our society to everybody, in fact, now we have, we have been asked to be part of the g22 overnight, to be partners and players in the global economy, when we are actually 70% a third world country, and only 25% so—called first world. so our challenges are enormous. yes, we are one of the most... i don't know this stats, to call ourselves "the most unequal society," because i havejust come back from america and i can still see the areas where black people live and hispanic, sort of, the minority people — i've been in london now since 1973. the property in the streets is alarming to me... no doubt. ..in a country like england. south africa is not the only country wrestling with i

africa. as new commission president has already said she wants equal partnership for the neighboring continent we've heard that the whole what's different this time. and these baby locos sconce i can't stop when they grow weight for middle swarms in kenya people are trying to kill them before that happens.

as german chancellor angela merkel visits south africa can german companies drag the country's slowing economy out of the doldrums. electric autonomy how a small village near the german coast goes fully electric makes all the power it needs in a local wind. this is eat up your business i'm in berlin welcome tesla is the latest from to be hit by the corona virus outbreak the company's vice president lynn said the ongoing health emergency was delaying deliveries in china bringing a sharp end to the rapid rise of the price shares lost more than 17 percent on wednesday because the new factory in shanghai will not be operational again till february tense at the earliest poured cold water on tesla stock market party on monday spiking the share price made the us manufacture a briefing the 2nd most valuable company in the world. and corona virus contagion fears hit india to where the common country's biggest car show so hundreds of no shows from china chinese say their staffs are now being stopped by local indian employees. china is an important player in the exhibition with companies from the

this is business africa update on africa global business news on the us welcome when we start with the story of a dictator son whose lovers lifestyle has caught up with them. is the son of the leader of equitorial guinea he also happens to be the country's vice president in 2017 accord and france where his 4th of board property with misappropriated state funds handed him a 3 years suspended sentence and a fine of 30000000 euros for embezzlement today as he lost the appeal against the verdict under the quarter also remove the suspension this case has cast a renewed spotlight on corruption in africa over the past few years many of the continent's leaders have vowed to tackle the issue but critics say the results have been on the well meaning claims of bribery and areas like the issuing of passport and licenses or access to education and even water remain widespread the. corruption perceptions index that came out last month presents a pretty bleak picture of the situation in sub-saharan africa in particular if authorial guinea south sudan and somalia have shown the least progress in the f

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the history of the slave trade is africa's history. in just greed for power and profit plummeted and entire continent into chaos and violence. this is the journey back into the history of slavery. i think will truly be making progress when we all accept the history of slavery as all of our history. our documentary series slavery routes starts march 9th on t.w. . their love the dangerous and now that about how the pulse in commercial heart of nigeria is coping with a bottle of toxic bikes and rickshaws was no jarius economic hog dealing with this it sewage. coronavirus rock holds the global economy disrupting many industries travel aviation and shipping companies are scaling back operations automotive electronic and industrial supply chains are suffering as well. germany's construction industry toughened to africa's growing potential german builders also one of the piece of the pot africa have to compete with china. is this business africa welcome to the program. lagos is one of the biggest cities. on the african continent motorcycles a

then france spent decades propping up straw men in africa many then welcome france's elected president and all macro promising to end what's known as franco freak when he came to power in 2017 but many say france is still up to its old games. in libya macron has thrown in his lot behind the renegade general headley for have to secretly supplying arms and training despite the un in libya's former colonial power italy backing the government in tripoli both are trying to protect their economic interests in libya's oil fields france because all company total recently took a stake in libya's $100.00 concession peris is also keen to protect its political interests in the south in the sahal region that's more attaining mali bikini a faster knees year and chad and in chad well fighting so-called isn't as militant it deployed warplanes to attack a rebel convoy helping to keep president idriss deby in power and debbie has faced several could tense since he came to power back in 1990 france also has 4500 troops in the capital in geneva where the united states also has a base the european union an

is meanwhile south africa's airport authority has increased health checks. nevertheless vajrayana just on prize or believes that further cases in africa are likely. still there is no need to panic he says. we are very concerted it is by their disposal that because i can say that i believe it was b.s. we are doing what we can and do so for slow food movement on ships unsuitability b.o.b. china back in johannesburg chinatown they don't want to get used to the new situation the community here hopes that the global health emergency will soon be under control. and that's what i'll be doing is africa to catch all stories on our website facebook page to see you next time that's joining us. i'm sorry kelly and this is my premier on conflicts of this week conflict zone is at the munich security conference in germany a country which has just been plunged into a leadership crisis and confronted with the specter of its nazi past my guess is a c.v. you parliamentarian from serves on the foreign affairs committee but ricky's a better bulk of the situation is not in your c

al coverage of africa is what i'm most proud of every time i travel ban whether it's east or west africa people stop me and tell me how much they appreciate our coverage and our focus is not just on their suffering but also. so on a more uplifting and inspiring story people trust our g.m. to tell them what's happening in their communities in kiev and i'm biased and as an african i couldn't be more proud to be part of it. and. how jews here are. and. why. the order. this is al-jazeera. hello and welcome to this round is air news hour live from doha i'm martine that is coming up in the next 60 minutes a cruise ship under quarantine and hong kong says anyone entering from mainland china will be isolated and checked for signs of coronavirus. turkey told staff the president warned syrian government forces to pull back in if a face further action.

the cost on al-jazeera a week you look at the world of business and economics this week france in africa despite vying to stop propping up straw men on the continent france is backing a libyan war northern chad's dictator is it all about the oil. all forces loyal to him leave or have to have blockaded the oil ports and have stopped pipelines strangling the economy much needed from. plus getting it done it clears one hurdle but the long slog to news we find out what it means for one of the worst performing industrial economy. then france spent decades propping up straw men in africa many then welcome france's elected president and then all macro promising to end what's known as franco freak when he came to power in 2017 but many say france is still up to its old games. in libya macron has thrown in his lot behind the renegade general headley for have to secretly supplying arms and training despite the un in libya's former colonial power italy backing the government in tripoli both are trying to protect their economic interests in libya's oil fields france because all company total recentl

we want american companies to go into africa, train african workers, make money in africa, treat africa like it's a, you know, with the respect that it's due and not just as a place for foreign largess or to be taken advantage of. it's different from the russia and chinese approach. we're there to be partners with africa and we want to see african country like rwanda to become strong and respect human rights, respect the rule of law and develop great futures for their country. and for countries that are doing that, we'll be there for them. >> congratulations for the act that is going to increase the amount of u.s. direct foreign investment in places like africa. ap. associated press. >> thank you, ambassador bolten for-- thank you ambassador o'brien. i don't have a book out so -- >> you don't have a mustache either. >> on ukraine, we're going to be seeing an acquittal probably and you know, the president's always said that he thought that his request for an investigation of the bidens was ok, that he did nothing wrong. so in light of the acquittal that's probably coming is the administr

devaney's africa coming up in the next 15 minutes a big european delegation has. to africa the e.u. is new commission president has already said she once equal partnership for the neighboring continent we've heard that before what's different this time. and these baby locusts conflicts but when they grow wings for middle swarms in kenya people are trying to kill them before that happens.

it's a quality comes in africa south africa remains germany's most important trading partner on the continent 2 thirds of all german investments and the while businesses still going well for many german companies overall the south african economy is in a serious crisis the population is growing faster than the economy and the unemployment rates currently stands at almost 30 percent. across the country day laborers gather in front of building supply stores looking for work like many eric moralize frustrated he hasn't had any luck for a week and now he doesn't know how he's going to support his 3 children with a business this big. set of what's in. pity about this country like to make. empty promises for youth. and be doing this for a long time and it is about 250 think about it the government doesn't give us what unity when president cyril ramaphosa took office 2 years ago he promised change to take a corruption in the government and within his own party which has ruled the country for 26 years he also said he'd get the economy into shape but so far there's been little improvement any state ow

africa. you're. going to have for the future. you can make your city. inside. culture. this is the news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes somebody has fight against al shabaab african union troops has been in the country helping to keep people safe they'll be holdouts next yet but is there still mahdi army ready to fight al-shabaab on its own. and putting out fires and cameroon with boko haram has recently stepped up attacks on civilians. then how the corona virus outbreak has made life uncomfortable for some south african. hello i'm kristie want to welcome to news africa it's good to have your company al-shabaab islamists attacks to somalia ministry bases on wednesday morning the official number of casualties has not been released but say african union troops helped repel the 2nd largest attack and all those troops were part of the african union peacekeeping mission in somalia caught at was some 4 short they've played a huge role and security in the country but they also say it's to leave and that's prompting fear is that their departure could boost. its my time

this is a state of the news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes a change of tack by mommy's media as hard as insurgency intensifies despite military efforts president changes say he's he's not ready to talk with the extremists but not everyone thinks it's a good idea. and they see as a good day nelson mandela walked out of prison efraim and after 27 years behind bars we'll hear from one of the. closest friends. hello welcome to africa it's good to have your company mani's president abraham sais he is now prepared to talk with the hottest groups in the hope of ending an insurgency that's made slaves of the country ungovernable human rights watch says last year was the deadliest year for madeon since the start of the embraced in 2012 at least $456.00 civilians were killed and hundreds more wounded in central mali and the i'll be talking to an expert on monday after this report. showing force showing presence the mali an army is patrolling villages in the center half the country a region prone to attacks by jihadist groups but the area is not easy to control and people keep fleeing i

to strengthen ties to provide a stabilizing force for east africa. and then fizzle when it's their business investors from johannesburg to new york are adjusting their portfolios companies a shift in production or shortages as panicked by the coronavirus has whole economies on edge the world health organization has criticized africa for being too slow in preparing for the spread of the virus today it says the world is simply not ready. the rapid spread of the corona virus has stock markets around the world on edge on monday some exchanges saw their steepness one day decline since 2015 today markets are continuing to slide in the u.s. and in europe the virus is rattling nerves. that's a very serious thing but we think we're in very good shape in the united states we've essentially close the borders to areas where we had a close the world health organization says the world should brace for a possible pandemic a situation where an infectious disease spreads easily between people in many countries. now is the time the pair. phase of preparedness for a po

and african solutions to africa's problems confidence leaders say. without outside help on that front. african union summit in addis ababa. hello i'm kristie want to welcome to news africa it's good to have your company for the 1st time in 7 years cameron has held local and parliamentary elections the polls had been delayed because of violence and political turmoil in the country on cameras in his speaking west and southwest turnout was no separatist warn people not to vote now in 2017 those separatists unilaterally declared independence and the formation of a new nation. as your bosses see their pursuit for self rule has devastated the lives of civilians a warning that i'll report contains details some of us may find distressing. claudine our comma is recording in hospital colette was chopped off but. she sees. the men came to our home our night accusing heart of defined a ban on education. pretty clued i was glad of it our what followed was tear up. a look at this a large group i saw it was all a dream. realized they kept hitting me with a machete

these people and no more south africa that's the message from a group of foreign nash.

history of the slave trade is of africa's history. just. for power in traffic plummeted and entire continent into chaos and violence. this is the journey back into the stream of slavery. i think will truly be making progress when we all accept the history of slavery as all of our history. our documentary series slavery routes starts march 9th on d w. history was made at the oscars in hollywood when the 1st non english language film ever won best picture and pulled off a sweep of the top awards also coming up. snow and ice are transformed into frozen arts at the annual ice sculpture festival in the dutch town of. having its biggest year ever. and in our series 100 german must reads the architects by stephane harm is a novel of political intrigue and betrayal that illuminates the early years of communist east germany. and with welcome to the show well it only took 92 years bought the academy of motion picture arts and sciences finally looked beyond its own backyard on a grander scale and despite falling back into old ruts of oscars so white a

and the way south africa was structured with this extra ct africa was structured with this extract ——l areas. there was so wet on one side, and then there is the city part in the suburbs. so these people would not normally interact. they would meet at the factory because they work in a company. at five o'clock, the black person would have to travel 12—15, 20 kilometres, to their residential areas of the township. in the evenings, really, south africa becomes black and white. and that is not really changing in your view? it is not and you have to try as much as you can to make the berlin wall, that has circled around each lack community and white community. lots of like affluent people who have made a little bit of money, buying houses in the so—called white, former white areas. there is still a tiny drop in the ocean because there is over a million people living within soweto alone. and you talk about the geographical positioning and ignorance that i am also interested in culture. this is almost a play within a play because it is very much a reflection on king lear, what it means to t

he is an expert on china africa relationships partnerships between the africa and east asia and the african security issues. his forthcoming book, manuscript examines the influence of traditional chinese strategic culture on china's military strategy in the western pacific. he also has a forthcoming book chapter on china's expanding influence in africa. he will testify to china's military activities. >> thank you, thank you to the commission. it's a real pleasure to be here but i was asked to speak about their projections specifically in south, southeast asia. to do that i think it's useful to break chinese capabilities and china's efforts into different categories because the more we talk about chinese petitioner capabilities we're not talking about the same things. within southeast asia the most important way china projects power right now is from their own military facilities built at the heart of southeast asia which is the south china sea. over the last five years china's ability to project power has moved south by about 1000 nautical miles and that is a big deal. it is radically alter

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the history of the slave trade is africa's history. just. for power and trough it plummeted and entire continent into chaos and violence. this is the journey back into the history of slavery. i think we will truly be making progress when we all accept the history of slavery as all of our history. our documentary series from slavery routes starts march 9th on d w. for the 1st time zimbabwe publishes inflation figures but there is some skepticism critics say the figures also putin too optimistic because the government looks at the wrong kind of data and doesn't have a painting a rosy picture. also coming off you tube turns 15 we'll look at. web site designed to share personal videos turbocharging africa's problem using see in. germany must clear the way for immigrants to join a labor market much in need of workers. this is business africa yoplait an african and global business news as welcome zimbabwe struggles with high inflation the country has been in a severe economic crisis for years it is mainly due to mismanagement of the long time pres

this is news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes say prisoners in cameroon step up a reign of terror against civilians. rounded up or the report of one of them was struck in my back with a machete today and the other person completely chopped off my leg. what is fueling the violence and will elections being held in the country make a difference. and african solutions to africa's problems meet consonance leaders same village old wolves without outside help more on that 33rd african union summit in addis ababa. hello i'm kristie want to welcome to news africa it's good to have your company for the 1st time in 7 years cameron has held local ad parliamentary elections the polls have been delayed because of violence and political turmoil in the country on camera his english speaking both waste and southwest turnout was no. people not to vote 2017 those separatists in a letter he declared independence and the formation of a new nation. as your bosses see their pursuit for self rule has devastated the lives of civilians a warning that i'll report contains details some of us may find distres

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how does fall the line envisage a stronger africa. oh she was an equal partnership what i look at 1st mention peace is sex is ringback just your office my father here 'd i want to share some of it i can to say so many things i was meant to avoid investment is just speculation but i think that's what you said and i just want your penis here i'm the guy for all of the fees to feel freshen things over the commissions and justice and you can find out about the kind that says she said she was trying to for example i'm guessing the news that they're interested in more should pray over as they investigate or do you have an excuse is that something that you think is the help after all i know the africans are also interested in a better deal the e.u. has a stranglehold on the continent when it comes to try to that belief common to multiple processes to this by the way it seems that you know aren't the african countries or as if you come to the surface as mentioned earlier on them with these protests with these artists it's parents there was yo

free basics is just one of facebook's many initiatives across africa. facebook's latest push here in kenya is called express why 5 companies teamed up with local internet service providers to install y. 5 hotspots like here in the mass my town of eagle on the outskirts of nairobi. jerry in basia is a hairdresser who signed up as of into facebook's express why. he gets a commission on every dot a bundle he sells his customers say they love it they do his 1st book because even myself i use it i'm a friend of the band of keep it your book. compared to other networks you get a 501100 in business for free yeah. you run. yes they do they find it cheaper to fund it when the book and then the doctors don't express why fi has been an undeniable success here it is made web access cheap enough that people living in underserved locations when there's so many people living i don't want a corner to be. however for those studying the activities of facebook and other big tech companies in kenya it's impossible to ignore the huge potential for data mining last year face