in africa. and since most countries in africa are commodity dependent they are exposed and they mainly export commodities and these commercial flows. very very much related to these commodity exports and that's why it's a focal area in our study on the use of financial flows. i would say and we place much more emphasis on the the channels for cross border transfers of these illicit financial flows. and i guess because most of this appears to be coming from the extractive sector we place quite a bit more emphasis there that we do for example in financial services one or telecoms so we're talking about extractive commodities such as diamond gold platinum other woman that could have turned africa into a thriving always is unfortunately what you see is poverty unemployment instability war and famine i mean couldn't this be the opportunity to start talking about the need to plump down all of these practices. indeed i think the opportunity has always been there and i want to go back to a point that wa

competing to become the world's back office could south africa easing economic worries by becoming the global outsourcing capital well look at research showing found rushing to set up shop also coming up. a headache for belgium's fear make this will visit a prairie that struggling with new restrictions on pubs and cafes in brussels. will bring some better news local booksellers are thriving right now in germany turns out the pandemic is proving a page to. business. welcome to the program. south africa's economy has been badly hit by the corona virus pandemic so amazon's recent announcement that it would be creating $3000.00 additional jobs in virtual customer service there was more than welcome south africa is becoming increasingly attractive to companies wanting to outsource jobs according to a recent study by consultancy firm mckinsey more than 100 business process outsourcing providers are employing around 270000 people in south africa or at least they were at the end of 2019 almost a quarter of those workers serve companies based abroad cities such as johannesburg cape town and dur

south africa correspondent. we've just seen his report on the case and he joins us now from in front of the police lines around the courthouse in santa col jan why has this killing spark such heated and divided emotion in south africa. but on the side of the farmers many told me that it was a tip of the iceberg because in the past months they have seen an increase in crime capital theft attacks on the farms not murders though but then this murder case off as young man came in and that's triggered a very emotional response that we've seen last week that also turns violence on the side of a s f economic freedom fighters they try to tear political point down here they are basically officially said they come here because of law and order they want to reinstate it but. the other version is also that they of course try to represent the marginalized majority here trying to get their votes and trying to advocate for land reform that they've been done for a long time basically advocating for taking away land from white f

w news africa coming up on the program that have us thinking impacts of climate change on africa why is the continent's the most vulnerable and how can we better handle it and you report to give some pouncers also coming out. after a weekend of looting in nigeria the judicial panel in lagos house convened to look into allegations of police brutality. to pasta 5 protesters. and you are welcome to the program a new report says africa is being hits hard by climate change but the west could be yet to come if action is not taking the world mature logical organization says the continent's was impacted by your number of extreme weather events in 2019 including cycle only die one of the west tropical storms on record. also suffer droughts rising temperatures and flux climate change is one of the main drivers on the continent position haas outlined the number of recommendations to try to outfit the worst. they wrecked out of the global framework for climate services when the well but your logic is asian i 1st asked them why such a reports was important now. this report says it's particularly

africa is dominated by traditional t.v.offerings the internet is often sluggish and expensive and that's not the only problem. we face challenges with the pain infrastructure. and this is because even the know the no credits high penetration. across the continent what we're trying to do is we're trying to open possibilities that can enable us to work closely with local partners on making to have options more accessible. south africa nigeria and kenya are currently the continent's biggest and most developed markets for streaming services. but netflix won't give details about exactly how many viewers it is targeting for its cutting edge african dramas. let's talk about this with a correspondent is a collect see who's joining us now from the canadian capital aca hi i think with all of that there's such a big demand at the moment for original content from africa tell me just how well that is doing on the continent so far. so since 2016 when it's launched it has been growing steadily by 1500000 subscribers from africa. and afric

africa's most of. what's in store for him is. to come for the future in the. coming pretty major cities to the multimedia insight. counter. business be done. news africa coming up on the program anti-government demonstrations in cameroon lead to massive arrests and the confinement of the opposition leader pull this down in the resistance or will the situation spiral out of control. their leadership change the government should start doing something to make things happen because if not they happen.

this is the news africa coming up on the program that have us thinking impacts of climate change on africa why is the continent's the most vulnerable and how can we better handle it and you reports who's to give sometimes there's also coming out. after another weekend of looting in nigeria the judicial panel in lagos has convened to look into allegations of police brutality but is that enough to pacify protesters. and you are welcome to the program in europe africa is the in head todd by climate change but the west could be yet to come if action is not taking the world mature logical organization says the continent was impacted by your number of extreme weather events in 2019 including cycle only by one of the west tropical storms on record it has also suffered droughts rising temperatures and floods it's climate change is one of the main drive drivers on the continent their position has outlined a number of recommendations to try to read the worst. they wrecked out of the global framework for climate services with the world but your logic. i 1st asked them why such a report was important

this is news africa coming up on the program. on a crackdown on the opposition. presidential elections on wednesday so one does not speak 1st then struggle 46 me election does your position have a chance we'll hear more from our reporter also coming up. could stop a cough.

africa's mix of. what's in store. for the future. come for the major cities to get insight could counter. this is do doctors use a show coming up today and i have asked to meet marking the beginning of 2. a battle 70 years ago today was the 1st step in china absorbing to pass into instead of 3 many years and allegations of human rights violations lives up to beth's future under the china trust. allegations of forced labor in china's cotton fields couldn't we do a detainee has made the t. shirt no closer. than fitting into.

you'll know that lots of people in africa do not have access to electricity. it's not just that they can't turn on the lights. the flip of a switch electricity also drives business and without it people are deprived of valuable opportunities many results vying diesel generators but of course 'd they aren't environmentally friendly how much better if the electricity comes from a renewable source one startup from germany is bringing solar power into remote areas. and valley that's. residence in the village of sera kaoru in southwestern mali are getting ready to welcome visitors the village has never had electricity now that's about to change thanks to thorsten shriver and his wife aida. they're the founders of a company called africa green tech they arrived to great fanfare. now. they come to neighboring solar power plants to remote villages in the circle region . everyone here has been looking forward to this day for a long time. this is also in life so it is such a relief to finally achieve this and make it possible for the people here. you know . this is take

south africa is open to international travelers again but tourists and business travelers keen to this is a country that's just starting to emerge from a strict coronavirus lockdown we ask an expert also coming up china starts national day holidays with millions of chinese traveling for the 1st time since the coronavirus outbreak mostly staying within the country. and belarus is losing its technological edge thousands of a. 90 specialists have pledged to ukraine to escape the violence at home. but come to do business i want to johnson berlin good to have you with us so south africa's reopening of international travel got off to a well let's say underwhelming start today traffic was minimal at major airports following a decision to bar visitors from high risk countries but after a 6 month travel ban there was plenty of celebration among travelers and those who work in the tourist industry adrian reports from cape town. the water salute is a cheerful app or tradition to celebrate the 1st arrival of an airline and airport or the retirement of a c.d.o. pilots today the whole city and cape

based news africa coming up on the program racial tensions flare up in south africa a farm murder case is opening old wounds and dividing a nation 26 years after the end of apartheid. and a new dam nears completion in guinea will it satisfy pardon lands and light up millions of homes. fighting food waste with a chef's touch how one can and is feeding the needy. hello i'm told me already well glad you could join us rising racial tensions in a small town in south africa that's become the focus of the country's attention in senegal 2 black men have appeared in court in connection with the killing of a white farm manager outside the courthouse riot police had to keep white farmers and black protesters apart. returning to the scene of his employees killing is a painful moment for farm owner guinea sheep it's his 21 year old employer you brendan horner was found dead here 2 weeks ago sheep is believed he was killed by cattle thieves that's where the beauty of. the blood was yet. he watched. the. young man. that's all i can say that our culture it has taken a good 2 for them. it was a real is

for human rights watch welcome to news africa. must tell us more about the victims of chaining who do they tend to be i mean it's all demographics we have seen. women as auld as 6 years old i've got a children some as young as 10 years old they've been chained. up in complaining species. i didn't yet. and why are people doing this tell us more about the perpetrators and why they're doing this. so i mean we have come to you know people change for years in steps or on the institutions in private institutions i thought i was in shock to shut out already just couldn't stand you know christian and islamic i guess i think several of the countries we basically had including nigeria in my own country. and in kenya. yet i want to cry or sleep tonight food for all of 2 week 1st the fast in the name or you know spiritual healing we are forced to take medications. questions to face physical and sexual violence and you know often can't and we'd give you an example of a bad boy who once and know the nature of the area where we found a dozen peo

for all africa program.profit organization which started in 2015 and africa's fast and biggest food bank. this year alone it's has recovered more than $305000.00 u.s. dollars of food products from spam markets who tells the farms to feed and support thousands of vulnerable people. even being critical for those in need of food. make their millions of rules to get jobs and livelihoods. struggling to feed many hungry kids also benefit from the recovered food from. these food donations by game changer for such facilities. it wasn't easy for. us to expand. to many communities to help those in need of. we have community programs like this that food and. try. for us to see this food is more fulfilling. i do has been recognized. as a food hero and to expand to other parts of africa in the future. that's it for now be sure to check out our other stories on. africa on facebook and twitter we'll leave you with these pictures. from ethiopia rehearsing with you next time. and on demand. cast. video and. anytime anywhere.

this is due to be nice africa time enough on the program the power off new young nigerians have taken to the streets forcing the government to act on their demands for police reform they've demonstrated how effectively the masses can be mobilized but when it's bringing change this is not the way to go to pay what he was going to do while he was at the money pay them to be here. we put them in that of these and you have as i'm sure that our young love that's not here is what it comes i am still here and teaching school girls in togo how to spot signs of breast cancer and os on the message. hello i'm christine wonder it's good to have your company young nigerians protesting police brutality were back on the streets again today keeping the pressure in a campaign that has forced the government to disband and the tories and you see it as in a riff on station to people power in africa's most populous nation nigeria's police say a new unit will replace the controversial special robbery squad or saws which was dissolved following protests over accusations off which had but the announcement of

this is day to every news africa coming up on the program a traditional team is in south africa save they're also working on the frontlines of the pandemic and should be included in the fight against the coronavirus so what do they have to offer. without health petitioners who fall under the health department. that does away i don't understand why can't the government give us the chance. to jubilation in. saddam's government and rebels signed a landmark peace deal it's a dead ending decades of war in the country. it's good to have your company. traditional healers in south africa are demanding recognition from the government for their work during the coronavirus pandemic herbalists a better method should be considered in the search for a covert 19th. in south africa as it is of the rest of the continent traditional healers often the 1st and last line of defense against illnesses for people who are marginalized and cannot access conventional medicine in fact the w.h.o. estimates that as many as 80 percent of people in africa consults traditional he's talking to an expert after this re

but we'll meet the entrepreneurs whose invention is bringing power to parts of africa. this is deja vu business on robots in berlin welcome to the program e.u. leaders have spent the past 2 days discussing the block's relationships with the rest of the world they don't appear any closer to reaching a deal with the u.k. over brics it but a day of discussions on africa proved more optimistic european council president shalmi show says there's enormous potential for cooperation he used trying to establish a broad based investment program with its african partners also on the agenda debt relief efforts given the massive impact of coronavirus on developing economies. let's bring in our senior european correspondent in brussels barbara vey is all barbara how important is the relationship with african countries for the leaders that i am and. it is this irrevocably very important because we have to remember 2020 was supposed to be africa here but that of course disappeared a bit off the agenda as through covert everybody talks about covert day in day out because the emergency i

we are bullish on africa. we think we are doing it in the right way, unlike the chinese who are coming in, seeking to dominate countries. arthur: enormous debt. amb. o'brien: they bribe corrupt leaders. that money goes to europe. it's never seen by the people in that country. the chinese then build a boondoggle, a sports stadium, using chinese workers, not local workers, not improving the skill set of the indigenous people, and it's built by a chinese state-owned enterprise. the money stays in china. they pay chinese workers, and the country is settled with a shoddy infrastructure project that starts falling apart, and they've got a huge debt with massive interest payments. we've had it several african countries come to us and say, will you please pay off our chinese debt? unfortunately, we can't do that. the american taxpayer cannot bail these guys out. countriesrican realize what has happened to them. in some places, it is the colonialism there. this isn't the old type of western development where you give a

this is deed every day is africa coming up on the program traditional healers in south africa save they're also working on the frontlines of the pandemic and should be included in the fight against the coronavirus so what do they have to offer. what helps politicians who fall under health department. that does away i don't understand why can't the government give us the chance. and jubilation in. sudan's government and rebels have signed a landmark peace deal it's a dead end in decades off war in the country. christine window it's good to have your company. traditional healers in south africa are demanding recognition from the government for their work during the coronavirus and herbalists say their methods should be considered in the search for a covert 19th. in south africa as it is of the rest of the continent traditional healers often the 1st and last line of defense against illnesses or people who are marginalized and cannot access conventional medicine in fact the w.h.o. is to me it's that as many as 80 percent of people in africa consults traditional he's talking to an expert after

s are in close contact with their branch offices in africa but they want to keep their h.q.in london. and that's where they find the programmers and engineers they need. it's also where the money comes from. the boxes yet to make any profit but they've just raised $50000000.00 u.s. dollars from international investors. one of the key things to be able to achieve millions hundreds of millions of people with access to electricity is to bring in partnerships the likes of yes we joined within the last few years in openness in togo and mitsubishi invested in b books in the middle of 2019. with a sort of partnerships help us achieve the scale that we need to to achieve over the next few years in order to make a real significant impacts the concept could be put to work in europe as well according to the b. box founders but battery prices would need to go down for that to happen still their main goal remains to serve developing countries.

africa. let's move to egypt now many areas enough in the north african country are so isolated they are completely out of the pa great problem for residents on a tourism industry solar power could provide a solution and what egypt now has one of the world's largest solar plants it can't cover the needs of the country in the meantime smaller suppliers are setting up localized to it to fill the gap let's take a look. good man is a remote fishing village on the red sea and it's not on the national grid. until recently the only electricity here came from diesel generators. now a solar powered local grade to provide the electricity of ram to clock. enabling fishermen to store their cash safely. you know. when we can't fish we used to take them either 11 kilometers south to her or 16 kilometers north to busan. it was quite a long drive and the fish would sometimes go bad and start to smell. now that we have electricity around the clock we have a freezer people come to us to buy fish and we save on

for all africa program.profit organization which started in 2015 and it was africa's 1st and biggest food bank. this year alone it's has recovered more than $305000.00 u.s. dollars of food products from spam markets with tells and farms to feed and support the holes and so vulnerable people. being critical for those in need of food and which a corner virus monday make for millions of roast chops on. livelihoods. of energy is that struggle to feed many hungry kids also benefit from the recovered food for models organization these food donations by game changer for such facilities. through the. it wasn't easy for. the normally come and visit us with the items become something that is her. plans to expand this kind of intervention to many other communities to help those in need of food. we have community programs like. this food and. food. but. we need to see this food is more fulfilling. i do has been recognized. as a food hero. in the future. well that's it for now be sure to check out the stories on. africa

our africa correspondent nomsa maseko looks at america's relationship with africa and how that is changinging thousands of garments every day and that is thanks to a us—africa trade treaty which help supportjobs in a0 african countries. the africa growth and opportunity act, agoa in short, has helped revive the textile industry here in lesotho, but it has shortcomings. agoa is benefiting the fdi investors, the foreign direct investors, because all of the money doesn't come to lesotho, it goes direct to their banks, wherever they are banking. it has been an opportunity that came, but lesotho never benefited as probably it was planned that it would benefit. but america probably won't renew this trade deal come 2025. people here are worried. they could all lose theirjobs. if it ended, it might be that we have to close down because we cannot compete with the outside world. and it is notjust trade. in 2017, president donald trump reintroduced a policy that restricts funding to organisations providing or advocating for abortions, like this closed clinic. since then, there has been a 40% increase

it will be the largest hydro power station in africa. and will solve ethiopia's chronic power shortage. ethiopia is aware of egyptian concerns. that the people in the government is not the enemy off to this people so what we had demanding to know would be to see on activities. they give government and the politicians out of. caring for their people and their lives. as we are to caring for them oneself. you know and. as populations increase and economies develop. demand for the nile waters is intensifying. the nile may be the world's longest river. but it carries a relatively small amount of water compared to other rivers around the world. needs you are bottom and in the uk the nile is on your discharge totals 84000000000 cubic meters this is insufficient for any of the now facing countries as for egypt it's simply not enough egypt's need for water is growing greater day by day. the scarcity of water in the nile basin is creating fear suspicion and tension. such sentiments are exacerbated by the uncertainties of mother nature. the nile is

both men saw themselves as africa's primary leader. yeah there's been a lot written on ethiopia because it's a country with a great civilization like egypt. daily almost and so there was always a feeling that it was equal to egypt but egypt was always more important ethiopians never had the same role. in 959 egypt answer than agreed on dividing the rivers waters. ethiopia was neither invited to the negotiations nor included in the agreement. that would keep it was not included was a big mistake but ethiopia made it through or that having one's own on such a deed was going on. if you was very much to that exclusion ist policy. in the 1970 is political changes in each country raised tensions further. egypt's new president anwar sadat abandoned both the leftist ideas of his predecessor and relations with the soviet union instead he turned to the west. egypt's new political leaning was indorsed by an official visit from the us president richard nixon who received a rapturous welcome in cairo in june 1974. ironically a few months later ethi

i think africa has a massive population, young population, you have tremendous energy from africa. lot of entrepreneurs in africa across the whole continent. it is an exciting place to do business and in many ways africa is the future based on the age and use of the population. we are taking a different approach than the chinese. we are encouraging american businesses to be in africa, investing in africa, the development finance, headed by adam who is very active in africa. a new pandemic response program, we are going to build a center of excellence in cape town, south africa to respond to global pandemics, put some of the money we were otherwise spending on programs that were in efficient to direct that money to africa, hundreds of millions of dollars, and then historically black colleges and universities with their med schools. there are 6 historically black colleges and universities, we will pare those med schools with the center in south africa and take us expertise, give their students opportunities, doctors and scientists, opportunities to work abroad and we will have tremen

news africa coming up on the program. change on africa why is the continent's the most fun and how can we better handle it and you report to give sometimes is also coming up. the weekend of looting in nigeria a judicial panel in lagos has convened to look into allegations of police brutality . and you are welcome to the program in europe africa is being hits hard by climate change but the worst could be yet to come if action is not taking the world much or a logical the continent was impacted by your number of extreme weather events in 2019 including cycle and you die one of the worst tropical storms on record. also suffer droughts rising temperatures. it's just one of the main drivers on the continent devastation and the number of recommendations to try to read the worst. director of the global framework for climate services with the world but your logic zation. why such a report what's important now. this report is particularly important now because africa faces it can challenge is in addressing climate variability and

s africa coming up on the program traditional healers in south africa say they're also working on the frontlines of the pandemic and should be included in the fight against the coronavirus so what do they have to offer. without help petition those who fall under the health department. that does the way i don't understand why can't the government give us the chance. to jubilation in. sudan's government and rebels have signed the landmark peace deal it's a dead ending decades of war in the country. traditional healers in south africa are demanding recognition from the government for their work during the coronavirus and herbalists a better method should be considered in the search for a covert 19. in south africa as it is of the rest of the continent traditional healers often the 1st and last line of defense against illnesses or people who are marginalized and cannot access conventional medicine in fact the w.h.o. estimates that as many as 80 percent of people in africa consults traditional he's talking to an expert after this report. traditional. have taken to the streets to attract go

but a total ban on used car imports to africa would be counterproductive for development. mobility is crucial and domestic markets produce very few if any vehicles so the united nations has started an initiative to set minimum standards for used car imports. are already in force in several african countries including kenya gonna on the ivory coast. now to some of the other global business stories making news. british oil giant b.p. reported a small profit for the 3rd quarter of the year the $100000000.00 figure for july through september of analyst expectations it's also a significant improvement from the 2nd part of the year when it posted a near $7000000000.00 loss. south korea's economy expanded in the 3rd quarter growing almost 2 percent from the previous 3 mm hm. period economists president a sharp rise in exports the south korean economy is still in recovery mode however those 3rd quarter figures are still down more than one percent from the same period last year. just b.c. says it's flipping its income model after 3rd quarter profits fell 35 percent europe's biggest

alcohol sales in south africa will completely turn to no new weeks because of the pandemic. and one exports well to true 5 weeks the huge impact on the entire industry south africa exports more than 3000000 liters of wine but that accounts for less than half of the total sales. to domestic sales plan has left vineyards like this one not far from cape town reeling we have about $85.00 per minute soft members. and. we've been paying them full salary especially the lower levels we've been paying fool fool wages but to the senior levels we had to reduce salaries. so in 10 or all of we try to sort of absorb the blow and and. you know not to not to transfer the full effect of it onto our people but it's a situation which is triggered job losses elsewhere and there are likely to be more on the cards and it's not just those who work in the vineyards and wineries directly who'll be affected. the impact will certainly be felt throughout the value chain add to this of course the wind turbines and elements hospitality sector that is impacted by this local ban on sales and the fact that

news africa coming up on the program that have us thinking impacts of climate change on africa why isthe continent's the most far and how come you better handle it and your reports host to give some promises also coming up. after another weekend of looting in nigeria the judicial panel in lagos has come.

this is a state of new news africa coming up on the program. more power guinea's president alpha condé is seeking to extend his rule in what will be a tense and high stakes election on sunday. at g.w. visits kenya's rift valley way of rising water levels have flooded entire communities displacing thousands off and have it.

we're encouraging american businesses to bee in africa. we're investing in africa. we're guaranteeing loans to the ex-im bank. i had the privilege of announcing just recently a new pandemic response program. we're going to build a center of excellence in capetown, south africa, to respond to global pandemics. we're going to put some of the money that we were otherwise spending on our programs that were inefficient, we're going to redirect that money to africa, hundreds of millions of dollars. and then we're pairing this center we're going to build with historic clue black colleges and universities, with their med schools. suggestion historically black colleges and universities that have med schools, and we're going to power them with the center in south africa. >> interesting. >> and take u.s. expertise, give their students opportunities and their residents and doctors and scientists opportunities to work abroad, and we're going to have -- i think we're going to have a tremendous impact in africa. we've spent $10 billion on pepfar, on anti-aids, anti-relate retrovir

africa . being played out. if. we introduce you to clever people and the latest solutions for the environment. simply amazing stories. africa. let's move to egypt now many. in the north african country so isolated. a problem for residents on a tourism industry so love paul could provide a solution egypt now has one of the world's largest solar plants it can't cope with the needs of the country in the meantime a small supply of localized to fill the gap let's take a look. on is a remote fishing village on the red sea and it's not on the national grid. until recently the only electricity here came from diesel generators now a solar powered local grid to provide the electricity of around the clock. enabling fishermen to store their catch safely. you know. when we can't fish we used to take them either 11 kilometers south to have more 16 kilometers north to run. it was quite a long drive and the fish would sometimes go bad and start to smell. now that we have electricity around the clock we have a freezer people come t

this is news africa on the program today democracy in west africa voters in guinea kicked all the 1st off a string off elections in the region including in ghana the ivory coast and. they're all warnings democracy is deteriorating in these countries. and to say is you have to reinvent the wheel we'll need the businessmen creating youth employment opportunities in cape town with the simple but ingenious idea. hello i'm christine one day it's good to have your company there often is often electoral dispute in guinea a day off to a tense presidential election votes all still being counted but the opposition has already say it will publish its own results while the incumbent president alpha condé is seeking a 3rd term following months of protests against the move during which security forces killed dozens of people. and president alpha condé has called for a free fair and transparent election. he came to power in 2010 as an opposition candidate in guinea's 1st democratic election since independence from france in 1000 or 58 back then his win was seen as a break from decades of authoritari

well when the live the country bez now to zoom in on the beaches if you are a regular africa vike well you already know an awful lot of all these amazing instict how important it is for the ecosystems that is seriously threatened by the environmental pollution on god you can make a lot of money with the honey what do you think about that. well here's something you haven't seen before on this program being used helping to make music i'm not joking seriously check out this. keeping bees and working as a d.j. are normally activities that most people would see as related in any way but not to be any separate his music comes from the buzzing of bees he produces cool beats with it and has a message for his listeners as being the hearts of loss of a set during the time i was trying to make a performer some audio piece a state critical care thanks to speak for themselves people connect today through the silence. the only sense of study to come out and designed and began his experimental music while he was still a student he calls it insect tech to just. c c uses a special software to isolate t

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>> i think africa -- i am bullish on africa. i think it has a massive population, a young population. you have tremendous energy coming from africa. you have a lot of entrepreneurs. just across the whole continent. i think it will be an exciting place to do business. in many ways africa will be the future based on the age of the youth in the population. we are taking a different approach than the chinese. we are encouraging american businesses to be in africa. we are guaranteeing loans to the xm bank. i had the privilege of announcing recently a new pandemic response program. we will build a center of excellence in cape town, south africa, to respond to global pandemics. we will put some of the money we were spending on programs that were inefficient, we will redirect the money to africa. hundreds of millions of dollars. the center we will build with historically black colleges and universities, their met schools. six historically black colleges have met schools. we will pair those med schools with the center in south africa and

the 77 percent is in its city this country is home to many young people who left africa they crossed the scorching sun they braved the unpredictable minutes rainy and all in pursuit of a better life in europe today were asking if the life the living hell was worth the risk they took to get a lot you're going to start out with you right now what's does it take to make it in here to get your girl a drink the decks a lot of therefore it takes a lot of it takes great bravery to make it. through the many today and but these are the 1st steps it depends on what one piece running from what one wants to see in him in europe right chris i'm going to come to you right now and we'll talk a little bit about coming here what you faced what you saw what you experienced. you know what i came to italy. not just. alone. like. you guys and most of them the now in in the various corn field africa because it wasn't easy for them to decide to do also with luck you know you know like most people and they've passed through the sahara desert they also did they went through this the a material where they wer

because africa. has been played out big. we introduce you to clever people and the latest solutions for the environment. simply amazing stories. africa. let's move to egypt now many. in the north african country are so isolated. a problem for residents on a tourism industry so love paul could provide a solution. as one of the world's largest solar plants it can't cope with the needs of the country in the meantime smaller supply. to fill the gap that's to look. good on is a remote fishing village on the red sea and it's not on the national grid. until recently the only electricity here came from diesel generators. now a solar powered local grid provides electricity of ramtha clock enabling fisherman to store their catch safely and. you know. when we can't fish we used to take them either 11 kilometers south to have more 16 kilometers north to run. it was quite a long drive and the fish would sometimes go bad and start to smell. now that we have electricity around the clock we have a freezer people come to us to buy fish and w

free basics is just one of facebook's many initiatives across africa. facebook's latest push here in kenya is called express why fight companies teamed up with local snack service providers to in-store why 5 hotspots like here in the mass i town of if you get on the outskirts of nairobi. jerry nimble c.e.o. 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 and they find their bundle keep the cheaper. drugs you get the 1st round of the 1100 in business for free yeah. you run. yes they do they find it cheaper to fund it and then the doctors don't express why fi has been an undeniable success here it has made web access cheap off of people living in undeserved locations then there are so many people living i don't want to connect at the. however for those studying the activities of facebook and other big tech companies in kenya it's impossible to ignore the huge potential for da to money. last year facebook wa

been offering walls so allow the sights and bays to be explored from some wildlife parks in south africa to the same approach and even though some are now reopening for did so far as i still wildly popular especially those. big cats here's this week's. i. want to see what the lions do all day. is rangers bring south africa's wildlife into your home the rangers record what they observe in the money he made your reserve and post the videos online for free the idea came about when the reserve closed due to covert 19 a really great way of. bringing the bush and the animals. to people in their homes down they couldn't go anyway and we thought it's a fantastic idea to bring these virtual safaris to 2 people the on the beat virtual safaris are a roaring success and are watched by people around the world. in july 2020 the videos were getting between 3 and 4000000 viewers. the virtual safaris proved so popular that they continued even after restrictions were lifted along with beautiful footage they provide lots of information. and. found out more about. all types of. consuello says the virtual sa

war on which south africa tries to counter the dangers of toxic landfills. back to nature a french project shows people what nature really feels like and who's afraid of being bad cooks some deadly reptiles get a new home in lake victoria. africa's cities face many problems but rising migration is one of the most pressing people from the surrounding countryside moved to the cities in the hope of finding a new and better life they aren't put up by the prospects of the living conditions there despite the high incomes nairobi expects its population to double over the next 20 years the kenyan capital has now decided to become greener more environmentally friendly and generally a nicer place to live in for me infrastructure and housing and wished disposal. teaming up to nearly revive in issue quemoy park. slowly but surely white life is returning. and sharing space with those who can finally enjoy nature of the. created from plant once used for illegal dumping this park in the center of nairobi fast opened in 2008 but due to neglect it was later closed for severa

in south africa being accused off or kinds of i think citizens. and there is not their victims of the constant terms of violence dozens have had their shots looked at the west violence in 2018 more than 60 people killed in that year. the recent imagines of a group calling itself put south africa 1st has knocked many for the nationalist scared that of most aggressive wave of xenophobic violence could erupt this group. made after a different community organizations is home to protest demonstrations and protests across the country asking for the nationals to pick and live should understand the position of citizens when they see as. much or 2 of the foreign nationals in the country the bad people one percent is good the rest they need to go back to human rights watch dogs are taking the government to spin to attend to the concerns of the groups such as put some of the 1st before things get out of control reactivity worried that this is now going to you know break out into again the same type of xenophobic finding 6 b.c. over and over that they connect

africa's mix of. what's in store. for the future. come for the major cities the multimedia insight could enter. the next 2 or 3 decades could be make or break for the future of our planet dirty fuels and plastics are 2 big challenges but in fact they are useful so simply getting rid of them isn't the solution we need to replace them with environmentalists friendly alternatives are lucky for us there are a lot of clever innovations and inventions out there that could help make the world a better place and not just for us humans welcome seeker africa. in lagos nigeria and here's a look at what we have lined up on the show today. parties are fun but cleaning up is another man's and a clever competitor spends you the trouble. in bali so love is helping people to realize their dreams without having to leave home. and in ghana a mobile app is making waste management more efficient a lucrative for people whose livelihoods depend on. our 1st report showcases one of the world's greatest waste disposal services i'm talking about one are provid

society in south africa but specifically between white and black in this country for me so much. organizers of sunday's presidential election in guinea of dismissed the main opposition candidates claim a victory. in the capsule conakry. announced his win president described as dangerous fish results on the expected for several days whoever wins will lead a poor country with abundant natural resources explains. on the edge of guinea's capital an old man is mourning his land gone are the mahogany trees the rare species of chimpanzees and the home that his father and grandfathers were born in instead there is industrial extraction of bauxite feeding the world's insatiable appetite for mineral used to build planes drink cans or i phones remembers the welcoming smile of the mining company officials who accompanied with armed security forces told him to leave his home they gave him the equivalent of a $1000.00 in cash for a piece of land twice the size of new york city's central park he's now displaced unemployed and out of money. they've taken away my dignity i've been robbed of my fa