year tell me is it just a way for china to expand its tentacles or is this going to be a win for africa as well i think strongly is going to be a win for africa if you look at actually the new way we're looking at service up locations in service for ducts like we talk about payment was a look in the official intelligence like speech recognition and you can see that africa has a lot of languages and so in a way we are also put in african and they could tell mup so in a way i would say that it is also a win win as much as chinese companies are now looking into africa the more i think that it's also not what she's done it's actually creating jobs for african youth to also be able to you know kind of get paid for every word study actually gets recorded what you see is the most successful profitable fields to invest it. so i always tell any investor diversify and i think that's right no biotech is actually taking a strong. kind of strong impact so basically i was a biotech i think shell intelligence because there's a lot of data that needs to be collected for ai and then the last and i was in the se

well africa is particularly vulnerable because of of porous borders we've governance and we regulate tree systems. it's also vulnerable because there is a lot of access to good quality medicines because they just aren't affordable in all the countries and that makes it particularly challenging. for patients but also. a lucrative market for rogue operators a group of west african countries are gathered in the top of these capital no may what should they be doing to stop the distribution i think medicines in these countries. so i think one of the most important things that they're doing is recognizing that there's a problem and making the world aware that this is a serious issue for patients in africa and who wrote why we need strong regulate free systems we need we need strong governance to combat this problem one of the one of the possible solutions to this is the creation of the african medicines agency which was signed up last year w.h.o. is very supportive of this initiative because we think it will help in the problem against substandard loads of medical products what do you say

africa. we have done very, very well in africa.you if we continue with what we are doing today, based on our own projections and a we will be able to be within the next five years in the fortune 500. david: for time to time i see investments for dangote. is that general brand building? why do you advertise the dangote brand in the united states was most of your businesses are not in the united states? aliko: it is brand building. we will not remain dominant only in africa. we are going to invest outside africa. what we are doing right now, david, we are investing mainly in sub-saharan africa, but if you look at what we are building today, we have a company that billion.ues of $4 in the next two years, we will have a company with a revenue of $30 billion, so without, we have quite a lot of money. what we are trying to do is use a major part of that money and invest outside africa, and maybe africa, because we have invested very heavily. david: you are in your early 60's. aliko: i'm 62. david: you continue to do this for 10 more year

africa? aliko: first of all, david, it is great to be here and seeing you today. wellu know, when they call you the wealthiest person in africa, it comes with a lot of baggage. of course, there are so many demands. people come up with so many different demands. but it is good because i like to give back to the society. david: so right now, you are involved in many philanthropic endeavors. let's go through some of them before we go to how you made this money. recently, you had an event in new york with mo ibrahim, also a very wealthy african businessperson, and bill gates in which you provided a fair amount of money to the african center in harlem. what is the african center and why did you do that? aliko: the idea started with chelsea clinton, mo ibrahim, and my daughter. my daughter joined them later. we need to make it a reality. for us to be able to project africa in a better light. bring africa to the rest of the world. every september, we have the united nations general assembly. the entire world converges in new york. what you want to do is to tell the real narra

well let's bring in alison hauser again on not one i correspond with in cape town and this was behind south africa's water issues they go back more than just the past few months you know gotten a definitely i am not a drought is the big problem well i mean we see severe of arts not only south africa but also some african region so that is one factor on top of it is also infrastructure and in this rate and the departments of work to itself says that 35 percent of that water is lost because of what's a mix so it just doesn't reach the consumers and then that works for the ministry is also not functioning properly we've seen that maladministration there is hope irruption there as well saying that they are trying to fix that but we still see a lot of they can senior positions in the ministry as the work is is not done that has to has to be done and on top also there is a giant debts stand that does a lot of her states those companies and this appellate sees that are just not paying the water bill so where is money to come from then as well for that ministry to function so it's probably not up a broader

not to mention of course the other global powers as competition well africa list harold horn believes the u.k. is colonial legacy in africa could complicate any negotiations on trade deals. you sturgis it took you to iraq because the champion will consider a referendum that has disrupted training relationship with its neighbors to do it the new in spirit really would have been highly appropriate if african we asked them who are our guys we're not since really we're just colonialism mr johnson has made some rather racist comments about black people not nice white people really use the elite beacon of london in their own accord even made rather ill considered comment. here you know mr johnson has a lot to apologize for. thanks well let's take a look at news in brief from around the world now 5 people including a child have died after a hot water pipe exploded in their hotel in the central russian city of perm 6 others suffered burn injuries on monday and one is in a serious condition in hospital. i. at least 10 people have reportedly been injured in a new round of anti-government protes

not to mention of course the other global powers as competition well africa affairs analyst gerald horne believes the u.k. is colonial legacy in africa could complicate any negotiations on trade deals. you start just attention to africa because the champney in ill considered the referendum that is disrupted is treating relations with his neighbors. instead it would have been entirely appropriate african leaders ask them to apologize for what it's not. just colonialism mr johnson has made rather racist comments about black people not like he will use the lead of london and then of course even made a rather ill considered comment about him yes mr johnson has a lot we'll call it doesn't work. iran is threatening to quit the treaty on the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons to iran says it will pull out if european countries refer the issue of terrans noncompliance with the 2050 nuclear deal to the un security council. if the europeans continue their improper behavior also in the run filed with the security council we will withdraw from the nonproliferation treaty. if these statements by eur

not to mention of course the other global powers as competition well africa list gerald horne believes the u.k.'s colonial legacy in africa could complicate any negotiations on trade deals. you know you will consider. that it's because raptors truly relationship with its neighbors who do have. in spirit would have been highly appropriate if african wielder asked them who are. not. just only a welcome mr johnson has made some rather racist comments about what not nice white people really need we want them and then of course email rather will consider how many. here mr johnson has a lot or. a pro-gun rally has taken place in the us state of virginia ahead of the event weapons were banned on the grounds of the state capitol building in richmond on security grounds but many of the demonstrators to find that ruling and arrived at the security perimeter carrying firearms the rally was announced after the state senate announced 3 new bills restricting gun ownership with more details his caleb maupin as the 2020 elections get closer there's a lot more dividing america than just political perso

africa's economy phrases recession delivered just accept the provider well. it's business africa 100 of you your update on africa and global business news on as well and we start with the eyes of the business world we're trained on beirut today where the disgraced former commoners of collars go in has made an explosive public appearance his 1st since fleeing japan where he was awaiting trial on corruption charges he described his treatment by the japanese legal system as a quote travesty against his human rights and dignity and revealed more details about why he became a few fugitive tokyo prosecutors have reacted swiftly slamming his allegations accusing him of one sided and other except to call other people rather criticism of japan's legal system. in beirut carlos ghosn faced the cameras for the 1st time since his daring escape from japanese justice today is a very important day for me one that i have looked forward to every single day. for more than $400.00 'd days since i was brutally taken from my words as i knew it chairing a crest conference lasting al

rise in prices was driven by higher prices for fuel and electricity as well as food and beverages even though prices rose south africa's inflation is still well within the central bank's target range the average rate for last year was a moderate 4 point one percent which is the lowest reading since 2005. earlier i spoke to. the deputy editor of business day in johannesburg and i asked him for the mind factors behind south africa's lowest annual inflation rate in 50 years. who were there a couple of factors driving. so you've got the consumer in sort of. spending guardedly because they are swimming in that really so even when they do go out to go and buy something at the shops what they do is to stuff. already marked down so that's that's that's one factor and the other factor is wage inflation and wage inflation in south africa over the past couple of years has been slowing down so people disposable income is really under pressure so a combination of that. in fact the evidence of a consumer spending being low is seen in the economy because consumer spending is really the engine that propels this our african economy i m

how is india's approach to africa viewed there similar to china's well it's a little bit different india has a long tradition with everything country does goes. times india has always been a strong supporter of the decolonization forces in africa specially in the 96 season. the seventy's india has also be seen as a leader of the global south especially in international for like the united nations so india could benefit a lot from these traditions moreover india has also started its own development corporation was it was many african countries since the ninety's sixty's so it has given capacity building training programs for many african countries what is it which way is the the indian approach to forging closer trade ties with africa different from china well india could use a little bit ot is trying to use more of its indian diaspora in african countries we have some countries in africa especially the island states where the indian population has a relatively high share in absolutely just the largest country with an indian population in south africa is 1.1.5000000 people of indian origi

growth in china, southeast asia, latin america we will be bullish and brazil we are doing quite well. africawell, so that is a lot of the world. in the u.s. of course. certain i hear from quarters, could be when europe does better than expected. what are you concerned about in your? >> -- in europe? >> i agree with the assessment that things are getting better. but it is going to be longer read ♪ -- longer. ♪ a he said the following, market share for consumers, 13%, depending on accounts, the reality is that you could double that. you want to double that? forward.t to drive it the context of that was, are you two big india have to go outside the united states to do something? the answer is no, we don't. there is an opportunity in the united states. even though our market share is high, the next to us is six. . if we look at the other seven as being like the other markets, that is a lot of growth. and we can do that all over the u.s.. we have gone from 10% to 50% over the past few years. you can think it is a challenge for my team, let's tablet, but the reality is it of response to opportunit

there thanks for your time so it's the worst locust outbreak in decades across east africa what it's cost and does now. well to our knowledge it's free it's created the exacerbation off of. that climate conditions which has actually allowed the breeding of locusts in eastern africa and this not this has not happened as you rightly say that for 4 decades in december we had 4 cycle and switch formed in then on so it caused i don't of moisture frames to comment he said nothing and disallowed the locusts to breed in mass and this locus can breed in millions and if he's allowed to actually can multiply very rapid so it is really. an f. octo or. of climate conditions that have chains to make it suitable for the locusts to breed ok that you think everything india cites now how serious could the implications be implications could be extremely serious am global figures so far report from ifill has shown that 821000000 persons outweight hungry of in any nice and half in africa we have 227000000 persons who are who are going on we have to date in eastern africa contributes well what that the percent of these 200 in 27

africa. it is the main reason we have $20 billion i invest at home. in the first quarter, just in the next two years. i am very, very bullish. i have done very wellafrica. you know, i can tell you, if we continue with what we are doing today, based on our own projections, we will be able to be, you know, within the next five years, the fortune 500. david: from time to time, i see on television networks advertisements for dangote, for your company. is that general brand building? why do you advertise in the united states the dangote brand, when most of your businesses are not in the united states? aliko: it is a brand building. we are not going to remain dominant only in africa. i want to invest outside of africa. because what we are doing right now, you know, we are investing mainly in sub-saharan africa. but if you look at what we are building today, we have a company that has revenues of $4 billion. in the next two years, we will have a company that will have a revenue of about $30 billion. so with that, we will have quite a lot of money. what we are trying to do is use a major part of that money and invest outside africa. and maybe 40% -- i ha

africa. we have $20 billion i invest at home. i am very, very blish. have very i have done very well in africa. continue with what we are doing today, based on our own projections, we will be able to -- within the next five years, the fortune 500. time, i seetime to company.ments for your why do you advertise in the united states? aliko: it is a brand building. i want to invest outside of africa. now,we are doing right investing in sub-saharan africa. company that has billion.of $4 in the next two yrs, we will have a company wita revenue of $30 billion. will ve quite a lotf money. what we are trying to do is use a major part of that money and maybe outside africa and 40% -- david: you are in your early 60's. aliko: 62. david: that is pretty early 60's. do you intend to keep doing this for 20 more years, 30 more years? work for the maybe next 15 years. let's say somebody is watching this and says i want to be a successful businessman in africa. what are the attributes you think you have brought to the table which make you successful? intelligence, hard work, persistence? what are the most import

fabrics i'm fighting for the real work of african fabric and the origins of african fabrics as well as. africa so we're going to celebrate it because it's important for us i think it's a page of fashion history that's being written differently. born in cameroon but having traveled around the world including france where his father gained fame as a boxer in man is as much at home here as he is in cameroon. so . i can't say i'm only a french designer or only in africa. designer i think both places have been rich me so much. both have given me something exceptional but i'm going to try to express in my own way express certain things i have received from both cultures. as the 1st black african am on a.t.c. will make fashion history when his show closes paris is good 2 weeks this friday. that's it for now from did you can catch all our stories on our website and facebook page so maybe you know what some. fashion designer man e.i.c. and some of his creations i found out about. earth. home is of species. worth saving. given those are big changes and most start with small steps to. tell stories of cre

based america are peroration open factories and kagawa gali rwanda and durban south africa just a few months ago. well africans pay a premium for a smart phone produced on the continent the $130.00 mera phone is the 1st smartphone to be wholly money factored in africa the main factory opened in kigali in october and the goal is to produce a 1000000 and a half smartphones for africa every year it uses the android operating system and many see it as fitting into rwanda's ambitious plan to transform itself into a nation of rising incomes through digitalisation the mara phone if it takes off could be a turning point for the whole continent it's just something that makes which real to you here should the global market for you guys where you can actually be a producer and nobody of course you does the 1st thing that you have to foresee does the unique place or the other thing to consider say insiders is that a locally produced phone will encourage locally produced apps a potential boon for africa's fledgling tech sector. we have to and we've got good news because we go to look but if you have a local produc

africa. what's going to happen they think well i mean of course we saw the u.k. africa investment summit which is just mentioned and of course a lot of deals were mentioned where you know announced at that particular summit so they wanted to go to start the year with a bang when it came to trade with africa and the host of increasing their trade stuff the u.k. government has been increasing their trade stuff on the african continent by around 20 percent in like 23 countries if i remember correctly and they are trying to get as many people on the ground and trying to do as many things so we're going to hear a few more announcements probably going along in the year but in terms of what it how it compares to trade with africa from you know china or the u.s. with africa it's way behind and it's going to have to do a lot of catching up ok so we've talked a lot about the u.k. and it's a fit as far as africa goes what about the e.u. well the e.u. it's going to be interesting to see how the e.u. of course copes without the u.k. the u.k. is a big contributor especially to

africa. invest,20 billion to which we will finish by the and of next year. in the next two years. bullish. i have done very well. we areontinue with what doing today, that on on our own -- bets on our own projections, we will be in the fortune 500. david: sometimes i see advertisements for dan cody, your company. your for dangote, company. toko: we are not going remain only in africa, we are going to invest outside africa. if you look at what you are building today, we have a has $4 billion. in the next two years, the company will have a revenue of $30 billion. that will create a lot of money. what we are trying to is use a major part of that money and maybe outside africa and 40% we will invest in africa. early you are in your 60's. aliko: i am 62. david: you intend to do this for 10 years? 20 years? i think i will maybe be active in the next 15 years. david: suppose someone is watching this and was to be a successful businessman in africa. what are the attributes you think you have brought to the table which make you successful? intelligence? artwork? persistence? what are the most important attributes? aliko

the region's navy fleet this issue goes beyond the borders of africa it's a world while issue that we've seen in asia the middle east this well however specifically for africa we have seen that with the pullback of the international troops many of the nations are being required to step up and protect their own territorial waters. the piracy gangs are often made up of fishermen who are struggling to earn a living and who have no access to this newfound wealth sinegal has not yet suffered from such attacks but once the oil and gas starts to come on stream possibly in 2023 the navy wants to be ready nicholas hawk al-jazeera to car. the 50 s the world economic forum is getting underway in the swiss mountain resort of davos and the climate situation is top of the agenda the international monetary fund is among those calling for an action off it was revealed that for the 1st time environmental concerns are dominating the top 5 long term global risks for business . the countries need to cooperate in multifold friends to raise grow old and spread prosperity the need to reverse protectionist trade measures and result the impasse over

the extraction of minerals and will well from africa. climate issues are also fast becoming a key talking point ahead of irish parliamentary elections farmers there say they face constant attacks on their livelihoods by activists who are of the view that farms are a major contributing factor to global warming one farming union says that while they accept the reality of climate change they reject the idea that only rural communities have to alter their we have light. all sectors must contribute to learning carbon emissions and farming cannot be singled out for reasons of ideology or political expediency last year the irish parliament joint committee on climate action issued a report calling for a reduction in agricultural activity stating the sector was the country's largest emitter of greenhouse gases one area in focus was an increasing demand for high carbon foodstuffs such as meat and dairy which it claimed must be reversed we got our response there are. so often enough air around obviously you know we're a tool producing island and th

i have done very well in africa.ontinue with what we are doing today, based on our own projections, we will be in the fortune 500. david: sometimes i see advertisements for dangote, your company. is that just general brand building? why do you advertise that for and in the united states? most of your business is not in the united states. it is brand building. we are not going to remain only in africa, we are going to invest outside africa. if you look at what you are building today, we have a company with revenues of $4 billion. in the next two years, the company will have a revenue of $30 billion. that will create a lot of money. what we are trying to do is use a major part of that money and invest outside africa and maybe 40% we will invest in africa. david: you are in your early 60's. aliko: i am 62. david: that is pretty early 60's. do you intend to do this for 10 years? 20 years? aliko: i think i will maybe be work or at least be active in the next 15 years. david: suppose someone is watching this and was to be

sibley and crawley played excellently, they judged at length really well and south africa bowled reallynce and high level of skill with four wickets. at the end pope and stokes dragged the issue towards england. england will be the happier of the two tea ms england will be the happier of the two teams and stokes and pope played exceptionally well in their partnership at the end of. world number one brooks koepka is tied for third heading into the second round of the abu dhabi championship. it's his first competitive round of golf for three months following injury. the american, a four—time major winner, shot a bogey—free round of 66 to finish two shots off the pace. we're just a few hours away from the final stage of the dakar rally with carlos sainz leading the way. the spaniard ended the penultimate day in saudi arabia, with a 10—minute lead over defending champion nasser al attiyah. two—time formula one world champion, fernando alonso, is 13th overall. 0n the bikes, ricky brabec is the man to catch. the honda rider is nearly 14 minutes clear of pablo quintanilla. as roma legend franc

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in this and this history must have a what do you think he seemed like a simple being in south africa. well i think i can i'm one of these products obviously unbeknown to him at that time i mean he's almost 40 is my senior but he played a role in order to produce another successful. in south africa despite the odds that we're facing at the time because he loved most of us conducting is of the seventy's and eighty's determined to really make it against the government which was it was illegal for us as blacks was business men and women to start businesses out of. some of the star wars of big business in this country we we could do to them all right i am who i am today is such as it was meant because of the role that they said my point you have played in that it without his knowledge right i want to ask you this i mean we're obviously talking about him going down in the books as a trailblazer you due to the envy of the stalwarts that you are referring to but i want to get your assessment as to do you think it is easy it's a day for black south africans to aspire to what you had missed them a p

professionals continue in the diplomatic corps but africa has been a low priority and particularly of this administration all right. john stream well in johannesburg for us thank you. again that's it one album news africa you can catch all our stories on our website and facebook page today will leave you with a chance of a new building in johannesburg south africa that is not the highest in africa in auto building stands high at 234 muses there it is it has 56 floors with offices of the park. 5 all with 360 degree view why the tallest building in the world. is about 600 meters. force a class who makes trying. to. cut. into. the. little. blue. the lineup for the berlin international film festival is finally out we'll see what movies have a shot at this year's top prizes and also on the show. pablo picasso was a revolutionary even when it came to how he views paper an exhibition at london's royal academy takes a fresh look. and the painter frida kahlo features in a new board game the game tests players knowledge of great women in history. welcome to arts and culture now the red carpet isn't rolled out just yet but the anticipation is

started very well, what do you think south africa changed? ability to i suppose hold their lens better as well, really. ithink suppose hold their lens better as well, really. i think overall, suppose hold their lens better as well, really. ithink overall, the challenge, their aggression into a really strong lens, and just made the ball do it that little bit more, really. i thought that they obviously bowled better in england's you know, with some of the shots that they played. what do you make for a job for archer? that they played. what do you make forajob forarcher? usually frustrated, i'm sure, because we think is coming in, he seems to feel something in the warm up, and he mrs out again, how will he be feeling at the moment? yeah, look, i feelfor him, he's desperate to play, ifeel as though him and the england team are creating that really nice culture around him, and they want, look, why wouldn't you want someone like mark and jaffer archer playing on the same team together? people bowl, people would pay to go to see that some of their f

behind china dozens more african presidents attended the last china africa summit all the gatherings russia holds with the continent. so well let's have a close look at how the u.k. sizes up to other economies when it comes to trade with africa it was far behind the confidence biggest 3 trading partners the european union china and the united states with just a fraction of total e.u. trade with africa and 2018 still with $19000000000.00 in official development united kingdom has been one of the leading contributors of development funding of which africa gets a big chunk it was 2nd only to germany and the city of london is the most significant financial center for african businesses outside the continent more than 100 african companies with a market capitalization exceeding 160000000000 a listed on the london stock exchange so what does the ukase exit from the e.u. mean for africa my colleague. is here to talk about exactly that 1st of all start with trade and investment between you the u.k. and africa. what's going to happen that he's sick well i mean of course we saw the u.k. african vestment summit which is just mentioned

begin and tell me what it is that moved you to get up and do something about climate change in africa. well in may 2018 after school i wanted to do something that of course change in the lives of the people of my country i grew up seeing my dad as our tyrian get involved in various activities that provided solutions to people who are facing such and challenges i was moved to do the same thing but i was not specific of the kind of activism that i would do in the beginning i carried out to such to find out the major problems that are faced by the people in my country and i found quite a number of them like unemployment corruption poverty i'm. but ours really struck by climate change i decided to read more about each to understand its causes and the available this is what drove my activism. and business of what is your message to the world after this incident off the picture. i would tell the world that every voice mark does and every possible mottos it is responsible for all of us to respect and listen to the voices of people regardless of where they come from because every voice has a story

causing large scale protests and this is happening in russia with the pension protests and across africa as well in places like zimbabwe south africa and it is driven by a sense of economic and political inequality essentially you're seeing growing groups of citizens who don't feel that they're stakeholders in their own society because of these things life is getting harder and they they don't feel that they they have channels to make their grievances heard so they're going out into the streets and this is a trend that we forecast is going to accelerate in 2020 all right let's talk about 2020 in a little while let's go back to you matthew then said what's taking so many thousands of people out on the streets in so many different countries many people even risking their lives for against heavy had the security force response why do you think so many people in 2019 a prepared to put their life on the line to demonstrate a well against what they cool is social or economic inequality. well i think in many ways what we're seeing across the world is political movements against the perception that the