of migrants and refugees from libya to the home countries elsewhere in africa j w correspondent max hoffman is in abidjan conference about summit welcome max tell us what came out of the closing press conference. well there was a lot of back patting a lot of thank you a general will for more cooperation but if you really look at the conclusions there's not a whole lot in there there are no numbers for example how much does the european union really want to invest in africa we're hearing the number of forty billion to forty four billion euros within the next years but that would require the participation of the private sector so that's not a given and also it seems like the african union or some african countries at least weren't willing to give commitments for good governance for example or for the control of migration flows so what we're seeing here are the old front lines only difference might be that there is a larger will because of the migration crisis with the european union to really change things and the issue of end for slavery and human trafficking was high on the list of prioriti

migrants and refugees from libya to their home countries elsewhere in africa now our correspondent max hoffman has been covering that summit for us and joins me now from abidjan hi max i'm you've been listening to two days of talks and you've just heard the fund the press conference what did you take away from that meeting. there was a lot of back patting at the end everybody expressing their will to cooperate and there was a lot of thank you's naturally but if you look at the conclusions what's in writing then there's not a whole lot there that might be normal if you consider that there were eighty leaders here and it's hard to agree on anything specific but you can tell that the old fault lines between africa and the european union on.

dw correspondent max hoffman joins us now from ivory coast. good evening to you, max.hy is europe suddenly so interested in africa's young people? max: you just said it, brent. as the population is rapidly rising. it's the population with the youngest, i think the compto consonant with the youngest population and the highest rate of youth unemployment. and this is only going to get worse if the economies there don't start lifting their fair share. the europeans know that. at the same time they have the migration crisis on their hands, so the thinking is if they don't do anything about the situation, help the africans do something about the situation, then the migration prices -- the migration crisis is going to get worse. that is the simple explanation of why the european union suddenly seems to care about the youth of africa. brent: aren't european leaders more interested in keeping refugees and illegal migrants out of europe? max: they are, in the short-term, interested in that. but they know, and many have said that, including the german chancellor or angela merkel,

correspondent max hoffman is at that summit he joins us now from i rico's good evening to you max why is europe suddenly so interested in africa's young people. you just said it brant because the population is rapidly rising it's the population with the youngest the continent with the youngest population but at the same time the continent with the . highest rate of youth unemployment and this is only going to get worse of the economies there don't start lifting their fair share so the europeans know that at the same time they have the migration crisis on their hands and so the thinking is if they don't do anything about the situation help the africans do something about the situation then the migration crisis is just going to get worse so that's the simple explanation for why the european union they'll suddenly seems to care about the youth of africa and briefly max we run out of time aren't european leaders that really are the just more interested in keeping refugees and legal migrants out of europe they are in the short term interested in that but they know and many have said that i

for the very latest from the cross over now to do that is max hoffman standing by for us in abidjan what are people expecting to come out of the summit. bryan the official motto here is empowering africa's youth and if you look at the demographics you have this is the youngest continent in the world but you also have the highest rate of youth unemployment and then if you see the new news statistics that the whole population in africa is going to court job pool until two thousand one hundred you can see this is in the porton topic but it is a long term topic and in the short and mid charm is the africans and the europeans are expecting different things as we just saw in the report the africans want more aid they want investment they want money to put it quite simply and the europeans want african countries to help them curb the influx of migration in short they want border and by gratian control in return for their financial efforts ok sounding like migration and security are likely to be key issues at this summit can we expect substantial progress in these areas. remember what happened o

the north to europe for their future then the migration crisis is only going to get worse on our max hoffman tonight at that summit in ivory coast max thank you very much. you're watching the news live from berlin on the deck at the top of the hour with more world news followed by the day i hope to see of that. does not germany is a strong country. and we have achieved so much we can do this and if something hinders us we must overcome it in the.

correspondent max hoffman is at the summit in ivory coast he told us about the difficulties european leaders claim they face when it comes to providing legal opportunities for people to come to europe. we've been hearing that for some time now by different leaders also by the german chancellor and by the head of the u. commission you who we talked to on monday he said we absolutely need that we need legal migration to europe but the thing is when you get into the nitty gritty details nobody wants to talk about contingency quota how many actually do you want to bring into europe are what you know what kind of conditions for them to come the germans like to talk about education for example having exchange programs giving african students the opportunity to come to europe get their education and then come back to africa but you know like i said the details are very sketchy. well it's often you're watching d.w. news still to come by using striving to increase its influence on foreign companies in china who will have the final say over doing business there. and if you think jumping out of

well earlier i spoke to our correspondent max hoffman who is at the summit in ivory coast and i asked him if the e.u. leaders are genuine about their desire to invest in africa or if their main concern is simply keeping a legal migrants out of your. they are in the short term interested in that but they know and many have said that including the german chancellor i get a macro that they won't be able to do that if they don't help the african countries to get up to speed with their economies because as long as people here or in some african countries at least look for that in to the north to europe for their future then the migration crisis is only going to get worse max often reporting from ivory coast i'm going golfing berlin we'll see you again at the top of the. your children like chuck.

now our correspondent max hoffman has been covering that summit for us and joins me now from abidjan hi max i'm human listen to two days of talks and you've just heard the fund a press conference what did you take away from that meeting. there was a lot of back patting at the end everybody expressing their will to cooperate and that was a lot of thank you's naturally but if you look at the conclusions what's in writing then there's not a whole lot there that might be normal if you consider that there were eighty leaders here and it's hard to agree on anything specific but you can tell that the old fault lines between africa and the european union are still there meaning that the africans when clear commitments for investment for money and europeans one clear commitment to good governance for example but also migration control now it seems that both sides were really willing to make those specific commitments so what we ended up with are conclusions that are very specific so one thing with the data seem to have agreed on is to take decisive action on ending the so what slave trade in r

our correspondent max hoffman who is at the summit in ivory coast told us what european leaders can do to provide legal opportunities for people to come to europe . we've been hearing that for some time now by different leaders also by the german chancellor and by the head of the u. commission your girl who we talked to on monday he said we absolutely need that we need legal migration to europe but the thing is when you get into the nitty gritty details nobody wants to talk about contingency how many actually do you want to bring into europe are what you know what kind of conditions for them to come the germans like to talk about education for example having exchange programs giving african students the opportunity to come to europe get their education and then come back to africa but you know like i said the details are very sketchy. but it's often that favre has unveiled the official post of an extra as a world cup in russia. honoring legendary goalkeeper. on the world cup p.r. hype just stopped there had a friday's group draw russia also unveiled its world cup inspired designs for m

correspondent christopher spring gate with us here in studio we also have our brussels bureau chief max hoffman who is standing by will be joining us is just a moment and christopher let's start with you how serious of a blow do you think this is for chancellor merkel and stephanie it's a big blow i mean some people are saying she's fighting for political survival now i think that's a bit of an exaggeration but she was already weakened by the results of the federal elections which she did win but with a much smaller result for her conservatives this further weakens her or thirty is further eroded reputation as a dealmaker is damaged and we're now facing a period of political uncertainty uncertainty rather which is unprecedented for post-war germany max that brings me to you in brussels now political uncertainty how our european partners are reacting. you know germany has always been seen as this beacon of stability in the last years and even when i got them back christopher just pointed out lost a fair share of what she had before in the votes and during that election everybody thought she woul

presidents heads of state heads of government are talking here of the jaw that's already a success ok max hoffman for us and others i'm looking forward to seeing what comes out of that summit max thanks very much for now though. get your mind of our top stories this hour u.s. president donald trump has reacted to the latest north korean test missile launch saying we want and let china's voice in grave concern about the test the missiles off the north korea's most powerful today. i'm brian thomas for the entire news team thanks for being with us. on this germany is a strong country. and we have achieved so much we can do this and if something hinders us we must overcome it. going where it's uncomfortable global news that matters t.w. made for mines. access to clean water and sanitation is a human right according to the united nations. empty words for the people living in the slums of dar es salaam. they have neither. it's a vicious circle of poverty and disease. close to home with all escaping poverty having a better life both of these things are related to whether there is a regulated sewage disp

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returned home disillusioned by their experiences abroad joining me now is dieter because one and max hoffman he's at the african and e.u. summit in joins me now from abidjan max on these reports of slave trade amongst refugees and migrants of course huge amount of shock what can we expect from leaders there to deal with this issue. the whole topic made it to the top of the agenda something you wouldn't have expected two weeks ago but then the news broke it was by c.n.n. the american media outlet that it led to these showed how young migrants were being sold auctioned off at a slave market in libya and you can't really imagine the indignation that has ever since took over in africa and already last week when we met the president of the pan african parliament he said it's the children of africa are being sold like live stock so a very emotional topic of course all the leaders are completely appalled by what happened and this is what the german chancellor i'm going to machall had to say about the topic. gratian now plays a very significant role in africa. but there are reports that young africa

the north to europe for their future then the migration crisis is only going to get worse on our max hoffman tonight at that summit in ivory coast max thank you very much you're watching the news live from berlin and i'm back at the top of the hour with more world news followed by the day i hope to see of that. germany is a strong country. that we have achieved so much we can do this and if something henderson says we must overcome it india. going where it's uncomfortable global news that matters t.w. made for mines. when i base it sometimes it was the l.n. who were killing people sometimes it was fog of the paramilitaries that it and the army terrorized people with their raids. every lechmere. the civil war in colombia has lasted for over half a century more than six million people have been displaced was there you give it up but here we move but i'm here because i had to flee my village where the fark was doing terrible things to the civilian population but the level of your theory of. the conflict has claimed the lives of two hundred twenty thousand people more than thirty thousand people

right max hoffman i mean john ivory coast thank you very much for that latest update. it what you need i mean you still to come pope francis holds an open air mass in me and he calls on the people of the country to embrace peace and reconciliation but he does not mention the persecution of the working with limbs. but first to get hired and the never ending brags that saga well there might be an end in sight we will have to wait and see because according to british media reports there has been a preliminary agreement on the so-called break that divorce bill that term refers to long term financial obligations such as investment programs and infrastructure projects that britain signed up for and owes the e.u. the divorce bill has proved a stumbling block in talks a settlement could mean that real talks about future relations and trade could start soon but the news chief exec negotiator michele bachmann is said that quote negotiations negotiations rather. newspaper reports say the two sides have reached an agreement in principle for the u.k. to pay between forty five and f

there's outrage right now over migrant slave markets that have been discovered in libya did abuse max hoffmantalked to the president of the e.u. commission john claude younger ahead of the summit was it is you've said that africans and europeans should be equals that now we have a situation in libya where there are people who are apparently being sold as slaves . shouldn't europe be doing more to stop this. year of cannot be silent in the face of this extraordinary problem which dates back to another century africa is all too familiar with the problem of slavery. i'm appalled by the information that's reaching me from africa we know about libya's problems libya is not a state like any other so does neither conceivable nor acceptable for europe to close its eyes to this tragedy which is a daily tragedy for so many people children women and men in libya. already wanted us to turn our attention to this problem at a previous european council meeting. and i can't sleep easily when i think about what's happening to those people who went to libya to try and improve their lives they found themselves

and they doubly correspondent max hoffman is at the summit she joins us now from abidjan in ivory coast welcome box as pick up but that final point in the report how justified is the criticism we just heard that people most affected have no voice in these discussions between governments if you look at what happens with development money within investments from the european union in africa of course this concern is valid because often what happens is that corruption in africa gets in the way that the money they get is not effectively used and that of course is a problem here on the continent and that's why you have the highest youth unemployment worldwide that's the big concern that this will continue although both african union and european union have emphasized this is a new start and things will change a cynic would look at this and say well it has taken arrival of millions of africans on europe's front door for europe to suddenly become so interested in africa as you. yeah that's exactly the question i put to the commission president jiang through a junker on monday and he thought ab

and that was hoffman reporting max also spoke to the european commission president jiang called younker ahead of the summit younger says he is shocked at recent reports of modern day slavery in libya. well i can't sleep easy when i think about what's happening to those people who went to libya to try to improve their lives they found themselves in health purposes of a song well call it compelling interview there you can catch max's interview in full at d.w. dot com. well how do you turn an event to honor native americans who helped the u.s. defeat the japanese in world war two into an episode of racial when you in those with pocahontas and the president at the center well donald trump have the answer watch endless and i just want to thank you because you have very very special people you were here long before any of us were here although we have a representative in congress who they say was here a long time ago they call or pocahontas but you know what i like you know because you are special high cringe factor there will trump was referring to democratic senator elizabeth warren you kno

because on mark's hoffman joins me now from john in the ivory coast he's covering that summit for us welcome max so what is the main aim of the summit from the european perspective is it to stem the flow of refugees coming into europe or are they genuinely interested in the future of africa and improving the lives of the people living there through investments and so on. it's hard to separate those issues nowadays because as many people here would also acknowledge on the european side the migration crisis was the wake up call that got everybody interested in africa again and put it on the top of the us gender is one of the main reasons why we're having this summit here right now in abidjan but with this also came the realization that you need to invest in africa that it's important to get the economy is here going to give people a perspective especially the young people you just mentioned and with the demographical situation the way it is meaning that probably the population in africa will cross drupal until two thousand one hundred this is more urgent than ever so that's the focus mainly of the