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in 2010 with africa this or that. so why all the interest in africa? that had a big dissociation before rent -- with the framework it is a growth story. but basically since 2010 when the economist rand the story but the girl's story meeting the growth of several leading economies especially coming off the great recession. that got attention not previously looking at africa. that is one driver and trying to get people's attention. the next is investment. and locate and add a lot of movements of what is happening even in five years ago to double or triple now. with foreign investment direct investment. a.m. call fully -- portfolio investment. with the african immigrants and that has a lot of people's attention. with those demographics to go into detail but looking at the of global democratic -- demographic trends you cannot get away from the numbers of africa. population, the fastest during middle class, there is a huge demographic movement there is a big push africa has one of the dilapidated structures and with roads and housings and schools. >> one of
in 2010 with africa this or that. so why all the interest in africa? that had a big dissociation before rent -- with the framework it is a growth story. but basically since 2010 when the economist rand the story but the girl's story meeting the growth of several leading economies especially coming off the great recession. that got attention not previously looking at africa. that is one driver and trying to get people's attention. the next is investment. and locate and add a lot of movements of...
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africa? is it nigeria? is it -- see? uganda? see? suddenly everybody was thinking, well, why not me? the same is true in -- japan considers itself, as one of the largest economies in the world, suitable. brazil thinks it should be on. india, the world's largest democracy. so we're going to have to design a process whereby all these various legitimate arguments are sorted through. but what i very much believe is that for the united nations security council to be effective, it has to be more representative of all the various trend lines that have occurred over the last several decades. one thing i will say, though, about the united nations -- everybody wants a seat at the table, but sometimes people don't want the responsibilities of having a seat at the table. and that's happening even now. and the one thing i've learned, both in my personal life and in my political life, is that if you want more authority, then you also have to be more responsible. you can't wear the crown if you can't bear t
africa? is it nigeria? is it -- see? uganda? see? suddenly everybody was thinking, well, why not me? the same is true in -- japan considers itself, as one of the largest economies in the world, suitable. brazil thinks it should be on. india, the world's largest democracy. so we're going to have to design a process whereby all these various legitimate arguments are sorted through. but what i very much believe is that for the united nations security council to be effective, it has to be more...
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we see a big surge in africa surge in africa's global influence following africa's creative industry. in nigeria it was recently quantified the creative industries are worth $5 billion some of those are now making their way back to diaspora. communities embedded in europe in the u.s. that is another trend. finally coming u.s. influence. african immigrants are becoming influential in the u.s. they are not the number one educated group in the country by any demographic by a recent census study. an example of that is someone we interviewed for the book for every spring new york and d.c. have newspaper stories of african immigrant kids who come out of high school and get accepted into every ivy league school. >> just to conclude before we start our panel, we feel very optimistic are not blind to the down side and situation emerging in some areas of northern nigeria with vocal around security issues, migration in terms of the mediterranean and other challenges hated the consummate in specific countries. we have looked at that in bath. we have what could derail african growth that we don't
we see a big surge in africa surge in africa's global influence following africa's creative industry. in nigeria it was recently quantified the creative industries are worth $5 billion some of those are now making their way back to diaspora. communities embedded in europe in the u.s. that is another trend. finally coming u.s. influence. african immigrants are becoming influential in the u.s. they are not the number one educated group in the country by any demographic by a recent census study....
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my thesis was africa was five years behind which put me in africa in 2015, africa 2014, right there. i think for us, the firm, going back was an 84 year process every month in san francisco. really brutal. investing before we started investing. a lot of that was trying to get people to understand what we did, looking for the entrepreneurs, teaching them how to do things not just from company building but the importance of culture, the importance of branding, thinking about markets, the pitch, how will you pitch your company to an investor? we do that for several years and of course little bits of friction here and there, shifting the levy on your car, they go wherever -- there is stuff like that you have to deal with so you continue to do that because the entrepreneurs are so driven it is incredible. there is so much friction in these markets. you talked about it earlier. we have this joy in our firm, we find an entrepreneur is that if we funded and here they would be lost because it is so easy here they would not know what to do. that makes no sense. can't stand somebody -- these en
my thesis was africa was five years behind which put me in africa in 2015, africa 2014, right there. i think for us, the firm, going back was an 84 year process every month in san francisco. really brutal. investing before we started investing. a lot of that was trying to get people to understand what we did, looking for the entrepreneurs, teaching them how to do things not just from company building but the importance of culture, the importance of branding, thinking about markets, the pitch,...
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even in africa, if you started saying ok, let's have an africa. is it south africa nigeria? see? [laughter] uganda. see? everybody's thinking, why not me? the same is true in japan. one of the largest economies in the world. brazil thinks it should be on. india, the world passes largest democracy. we are going to have to design a process whereby all these various legitimate arguments are sorted through but what i very much believe is that for the united nations security council to be affected, it has to be more representative of all the various trendlines that have occurred over the last several decades. one thing i will say about the united nations. everybody wants a seat at the table but sometimes people do not want the responsibilities of having a seat at the table. that is happening even now. one thing i have learned both in my personal and political lives is that if you want more authority, you also have to be more responsible. you cannot wear the crown if you cannot bear the cross. often times, in the united nations, which i am very committed to, and the agency there do a l
even in africa, if you started saying ok, let's have an africa. is it south africa nigeria? see? [laughter] uganda. see? everybody's thinking, why not me? the same is true in japan. one of the largest economies in the world. brazil thinks it should be on. india, the world passes largest democracy. we are going to have to design a process whereby all these various legitimate arguments are sorted through but what i very much believe is that for the united nations security council to be affected,...
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so, you see here this map of africa? so there's about 1400 total samples here and each sample is from a separate family group. >> wasser was able to determine the origin of the 6 and a half tons of ivory seized in singapore and shipped out of malawi. it all came from a neighboring country, zambia. wasser's team had made a discovery that would revolutionize law enforcement's approach to poaching >> basically this study debunked some of the assumptions that you and interpol had about how these activities were working? what were those assumptions? >> so there were assumptions that law enforcement in general had, and one was ...when you get a big seizure, they were cherry picked from all over africa, and what we showed was that is not what is happening. that there are poached in the same area over and over and over again. >> the plight of the african elephant has been well-documented. these heartbreaking images were shot in a sanctuary for elephant orphins in kenya, >> from before, the biggest enemy of elephants... >> this t
so, you see here this map of africa? so there's about 1400 total samples here and each sample is from a separate family group. >> wasser was able to determine the origin of the 6 and a half tons of ivory seized in singapore and shipped out of malawi. it all came from a neighboring country, zambia. wasser's team had made a discovery that would revolutionize law enforcement's approach to poaching >> basically this study debunked some of the assumptions that you and interpol had about...
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so, southwest africa. although this may not have persuaded hitler but they persuaded plenty of people in britain and france. that is what they wanted for the french intelligence reported the colonial propaganda was always directed at london. the british press published article after article about how to bring germany into the interior imperial club. they ran 160 articles in 19361. some tried to get the ball rolling. the historian now director of research at the royal institute for international affairs devised a plan to redistribute colonies under an expanded system of international control. in 1936 he took this to germany. leading with foreign-policy experts and winning a 90 minute audience with hitler his account of the meeting made its way to the foreign secretary. did the cabinet pick up the colonial revision because of this intense public debate? timing suggests yes. they told the cabinet that he traded for european peace. and march 8, 1936 a day after the troops reoccupied the rhineland, he told the
so, southwest africa. although this may not have persuaded hitler but they persuaded plenty of people in britain and france. that is what they wanted for the french intelligence reported the colonial propaganda was always directed at london. the british press published article after article about how to bring germany into the interior imperial club. they ran 160 articles in 19361. some tried to get the ball rolling. the historian now director of research at the royal institute for international...
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that's something that i think that men in africa in particular, but men everywhere, but men in africa -- i've spoken about this a lot. you know, the best measure of how a country does economically in terms of development is how does it treat its women. [ applause ] as i said in a speech -- a couple of the speeches i gave while i was in kenya and ethiopia, if you're mistreating your women you're holding yourself back, holding yourself down. you may have some false sense of importance, but ultimately, you don't benefit if women are being discriminated against. because that means when you're working you will have less income. your children are typically to be less educated because the mother is the first educator of a child. if they see you disrespecting your wife, then what lesson is your -- not just your girls, but what lessons are your sons learning from you? and so this is something that i really think everybody especially the young generation of africa men have to learn. and internalize. and i want to see more men creating peer pressure among themselves. if you see a friend of yours
that's something that i think that men in africa in particular, but men everywhere, but men in africa -- i've spoken about this a lot. you know, the best measure of how a country does economically in terms of development is how does it treat its women. [ applause ] as i said in a speech -- a couple of the speeches i gave while i was in kenya and ethiopia, if you're mistreating your women you're holding yourself back, holding yourself down. you may have some false sense of importance, but...
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muslims in africa. i do think that president obama put a lot of energy into entrepreneurship. looking at the conference last summer, they brought hundreds of leaders. speaking for the african union, the first time a sitting president did that. i do think president obama has a different approach to the continent. i don't think you can compare the two and say one is better than the other. >> nelson mandela died at the memorial. you had president zuma booed by the crowd. president obama got up, we were filming it. everyone went crazy. what does that tell you about influence. >> president obama, as barry obama, a student, at college, when mandela died, his first political action was a divestment rally against south africa in 1981, i think. at the college. he has a deep connection to mandela to the movement. going to south africa was a big moment for him. he's beloved. you saw him. you see children named after him. one young baby named air force one, president obama, in kenya. he's a beloved figure around th
muslims in africa. i do think that president obama put a lot of energy into entrepreneurship. looking at the conference last summer, they brought hundreds of leaders. speaking for the african union, the first time a sitting president did that. i do think president obama has a different approach to the continent. i don't think you can compare the two and say one is better than the other. >> nelson mandela died at the memorial. you had president zuma booed by the crowd. president obama got...
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so even in africa they say we should have an africa. is it south africa is nigeria is it -- see. uganda. see, everybody is thinking, well why not me. the same is true in -- japan considers itself one of the largest economies in the world brazil thinks it should be on -- india, the world's largest democracy. so we're going to have to design a process whereby all of the various legitimate arguments are sorted through. but what i very much believe is that for the united nation's security council to be effective it has to be more representative of -- of all of the various trend lines that have occurred over the last several decades. one thing i will say though about the united nations, everybody wants a seat at the table but sometimes people don't want the responsibilities of having a seat at the table. and that is happening even now. and the one thing i've learned both in my personal life and in my political life is that if you want more authority then you also have to be more responsible. you can't wear the crown if you can't bear the cross. and oftentimes in the united nations, an
so even in africa they say we should have an africa. is it south africa is nigeria is it -- see. uganda. see, everybody is thinking, well why not me. the same is true in -- japan considers itself one of the largest economies in the world brazil thinks it should be on -- india, the world's largest democracy. so we're going to have to design a process whereby all of the various legitimate arguments are sorted through. but what i very much believe is that for the united nation's security council...
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i found that they had settled in a place called mississippi, and africa. there's a parallel universe out there how can we not know what happened to the speed people, i have to find out. eventually. eventually it became apparent the war was going to go on the civil war in liberia went on from 1990 until 2003 so it became apparent that if i was going was going to find out how the story played out in west africa, i just had to go. fortunately in the capital the fighting had moved from the capital when i went. even though it was a war zone i wasn't really, really in the middle of the fighting, it just made it a little more complicated to do my research and a lot of the people have been displaced, but i found them. ultimately it paid off. i found that local people totally embraced what i was there there to do, people in my. recognized the u.s. is like the old country to them. it's also of course like people in developing regions of the world all over, it's a possibility for advancement, to have a contact in the u.s. so everybody wants to talk to you. as soon as
i found that they had settled in a place called mississippi, and africa. there's a parallel universe out there how can we not know what happened to the speed people, i have to find out. eventually. eventually it became apparent the war was going to go on the civil war in liberia went on from 1990 until 2003 so it became apparent that if i was going was going to find out how the story played out in west africa, i just had to go. fortunately in the capital the fighting had moved from the capital...
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you can't do that in africa. you have no jurisdiction in africa. that act doesn't provide critical habitat designation. this is misleading thinking it will help the species especially if the act of listing it causes the population to decline because it removed habitat which is a factor found to be caused for listing. the second thing, they need budget revenue for management for law enforcement. first line of defense of poaching is hunting community. three levels. you have the game department, wild life department. in this case the parks and wildlife management department. all of the revenue comes from tourist hunting. parks operate at a loss. and all of the value outside of parks comes from hunting in a large part. you don't want to eliminate the operating revenue. second line of defense is the hunter operator. hunting operators have to protect investment. they all have antipoaching teams. i know some that spend a million dollars a year in hunting sessions. single operators. this is a necessity. it's like here in north america policing a posted lan
you can't do that in africa. you have no jurisdiction in africa. that act doesn't provide critical habitat designation. this is misleading thinking it will help the species especially if the act of listing it causes the population to decline because it removed habitat which is a factor found to be caused for listing. the second thing, they need budget revenue for management for law enforcement. first line of defense of poaching is hunting community. three levels. you have the game department,...
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in africa, the industry is worth around $675 million, and it's created jobs, 70,000 in south africa alone, where there is a high rate of unemployment. we have a report from one wildlife reserve where hunters say they are helping conservation efforts. >> winter in south africa brings with it the hunting season. we are at a private game reserve in the province home to thousands of piled animals. this local hunter and his team are on the lookout for their first kill with that. >> this is the right place to stop, they normally occur here. >> there is a flat area when you go through this mountain, yeah? >> it can take days to find the right animal. >> it's fresh from the signs of it. >> it's exhilarating, a challenge, if you're stalking the animal, looking for the animal. >> at this 3,300 heck tar private reserve, they maintain the ecological balance. for this veteran, hunting is a way of life. >> we stayed on the farm and yes, it was just part of life. you know the hunting scenario. we stayed in a farm where there was no meat available for us. >> his tarts finally in sight, he takes aim. more
in africa, the industry is worth around $675 million, and it's created jobs, 70,000 in south africa alone, where there is a high rate of unemployment. we have a report from one wildlife reserve where hunters say they are helping conservation efforts. >> winter in south africa brings with it the hunting season. we are at a private game reserve in the province home to thousands of piled animals. this local hunter and his team are on the lookout for their first kill with that. >> this...
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. >> reporter: south africa's economy has not been performing well. gdp shrank by 1.3% in the second quarter this year. but many japanese companies are showing an interest in gaining a foothold in the country and expanding their business on the african continent. >> translator: our company is interested in the energy and mining industry. i'm here to listen to any updates on those areas. >> translator: south africa's economy is down as one country, but if we take a look at the southern african region as a whole, the country weighs a lot. >> reporter: like many other countries, south africa has been hit by the slowdown in the chinese economy. ramaphosa says they're facing challenges. >> the whole world is concerned about the slowdown of the chinese economy. we are also going to be affected because we are a very key trading partner to china, and they are to us. we are going to focus on our own economy, make sure that we have a stable economy that will be able to withstand the turmoil that the world economy is going through at the moment. >> reporter: he
. >> reporter: south africa's economy has not been performing well. gdp shrank by 1.3% in the second quarter this year. but many japanese companies are showing an interest in gaining a foothold in the country and expanding their business on the african continent. >> translator: our company is interested in the energy and mining industry. i'm here to listen to any updates on those areas. >> translator: south africa's economy is down as one country, but if we take a look at the...
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xenophobic attacks are not new to south africa. in 2008, attacks on foreigners led to more fatalities. 67 people were killed around johannesburg. jean pierre misago is from the university of witswatersrand in johannesburg and says the violence did not come as a surprise. >> political pronouncements again. but it showed there were no concrete measures to prevent violence from happening again. >> reporter: the killing of mozambique man was captured in chilling pictures by a photographer with the sunday times of south africa, james oatway. >> they were angry and full of hate. the expression on their faces, they weren't going to be satisfied with anything but killing. that is the one thing i could tell. >> reporter: the attack lasted just 28 second and then stopped. the men fled. this man was still alive an conscious, oatway rushed him to a hospital in a car but it was too late. >> i don't have regrets of my actions taking pictures of the attack, i think i did what i could and i think my being there was an intervention of sorts. my onl
xenophobic attacks are not new to south africa. in 2008, attacks on foreigners led to more fatalities. 67 people were killed around johannesburg. jean pierre misago is from the university of witswatersrand in johannesburg and says the violence did not come as a surprise. >> political pronouncements again. but it showed there were no concrete measures to prevent violence from happening again. >> reporter: the killing of mozambique man was captured in chilling pictures by a...
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who was better for africa. much of what you ate has been genetically tinkered with, do you have the right to know, i'm imran garda, and this is "third . >> if you want a future in this country you have to fix k through 12 education. >> our schools are not failing, we are doing better than 30 years ago. >> i could fix the system if people have paying jobs. >> wherever there's poverty, there's low test scoring. >> more focus on education. >> there'll never be one great way to solve a problem, why should there be one answer. >> we use test scores to assess kids and teachers. >> the standards are crippling. >> the program has supporters. ante. thing. >> a teacher wants to teach. why do you do that job unless you love to do it cunningham, former assistant of education, and jessie, a high school teacher in seattle, the editor and author of more than a score, a new uprising against high stakes testing. thank you for joining us. is public education in the u.s. broken beyond repair? >> not at all. in many ways it's stro
who was better for africa. much of what you ate has been genetically tinkered with, do you have the right to know, i'm imran garda, and this is "third . >> if you want a future in this country you have to fix k through 12 education. >> our schools are not failing, we are doing better than 30 years ago. >> i could fix the system if people have paying jobs. >> wherever there's poverty, there's low test scoring. >> more focus on education. >> there'll never...
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and africa is about to get a grand new home for contemporary art. we will take you to cape town where the construction is under way. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. total chaos and shameful -- those are the terms the united nations refugee agency is using to describe the refugee greece's on some of holiday islands. 124,000 migrants have arrived in the country this year with 50,000 coming in july alone. the u.s. does the united nations says most are from syria. the bbc's james reynolds filed this report. james: at night, the sea is largely unguarded. this boat full of syrian andlies takes his chance makes it from turkey. hello from the bbc. hello. you're in europe. hello, how are you? >> i'm fine now. i'm a human being now. this side, all of us are people. we are not people here. here, we are people. james: there's no one to welcome them but no one to stop them either. this greek police car leaves .hem alone during the day here, migrants come to the local police station to register their names. this is cru
and africa is about to get a grand new home for contemporary art. we will take you to cape town where the construction is under way. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. total chaos and shameful -- those are the terms the united nations refugee agency is using to describe the refugee greece's on some of holiday islands. 124,000 migrants have arrived in the country this year with 50,000 coming in july alone. the u.s. does the united nations says most are...
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which is an association of businesses interested in africa. this question is mostly, i think, for andrew. did you find big differences between religions, particularly religions that do not have sacred texts or are not -- don't have one overarching philosophy for the entire religion like folk -- folk based religions? >> thank you. >> i'm retired member of the staff. i have worked in many countries in sub saharan africa, and for more than 35 years, and a lot of what is discussed in the sense that i expect your team to look at the relationship between faith based health services and government policy development and the relationship between funding agencies and faith-based institutions in countries and give examples to give a little clarity to my question. when i worked for the world bank and went on missions to countries my colleagues were very reluctant for us to spend time discussing with the baptists and the catholics and the presbyterian institutions. they were pretty unprepared to integrate statistical data from these facilities. i remember
which is an association of businesses interested in africa. this question is mostly, i think, for andrew. did you find big differences between religions, particularly religions that do not have sacred texts or are not -- don't have one overarching philosophy for the entire religion like folk -- folk based religions? >> thank you. >> i'm retired member of the staff. i have worked in many countries in sub saharan africa, and for more than 35 years, and a lot of what is discussed in...
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continues to confront many challenges, africa is on the move. it's one of the fastest growing regions in the world. africa's middle class is projected to grow to more than 1 billion consumers. with hundreds of millions of mobile phones and surging access to the internet. africans are beginning to leap frog old technologies into new prosperity. the continent has achieved historic gains in health, from fighting hiv/aids to making childbirth safer for women and babies. millions have been lifted from extreme poverty, so this is extraordinary progress. and young people, like you, are driving so much of this progress. because africa is the youngest continent. i saw the power of youth on my trip. in kenya. richard ruuto helped build yes youth can, one of the country's most prominent civil society groups with over one million members. at the global entrepreneur center in nairobi, they spoke about how they started brilliant footsteps academy in nigeria, which uses education to fight religious extremism and provide more opportunities for young muslim yout
continues to confront many challenges, africa is on the move. it's one of the fastest growing regions in the world. africa's middle class is projected to grow to more than 1 billion consumers. with hundreds of millions of mobile phones and surging access to the internet. africans are beginning to leap frog old technologies into new prosperity. the continent has achieved historic gains in health, from fighting hiv/aids to making childbirth safer for women and babies. millions have been lifted...
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. >> reporter: winter in south africa brings with it the hunting season. we are at a private game reserve in the province home to thousands of wild animals. local hunter and team are on the look out for their first kill. >> do you think this is the right place to start stalking? >> normally occur in type of area? >> it's wintertime now and it's a flat area going through this mountain. >> reporter: it can take days to find the right animal. >> old bull. >> old mature bull. >> very fresh from the signs of it. >> it's a challenge and walking and stalking the animal. >> reporter: on this family-owned reserve a game is selected for hunting to keep the numbers down and maintain the ecological balance and this 50-year veteran hunting is also a way of life. >> we stayed on the farm and, yes, it was the spark of life, you know the hunting scenario. we said far away there was no meat valuable and we lived off the land. >> reporter: he takes aim and 7,000 hunters visited south africa two years ago, more than half of them from the united states and the association of
. >> reporter: winter in south africa brings with it the hunting season. we are at a private game reserve in the province home to thousands of wild animals. local hunter and team are on the look out for their first kill. >> do you think this is the right place to start stalking? >> normally occur in type of area? >> it's wintertime now and it's a flat area going through this mountain. >> reporter: it can take days to find the right animal. >> old bull....
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i think a lot of the issues that are raised are very similar to what we see in africa. i think what i would like to add to the discussion in terms of the challenges and thinking specifically about africa and more specifically about central africa, to me one of the challenges is sort of a general failure of the state and the state institution to deliver economic growth, better opportunities. that sort of undermines any link that you may try to create between engagement and improvement in your own life. that is essentially a major challenge. along with that the fact that there are a lot of political actors that are sort of looking to instrumental lies youth to further their own political gain and offer an immediate access to some authority. it raises a really fundamental question, how do you support the long game, or how do you make the hot long game of democratic and economic development more attractive when there are these actors that are providing a much more instant gratification? >> thank you do you have anything you would like to add. >> sure, the light on my microp
i think a lot of the issues that are raised are very similar to what we see in africa. i think what i would like to add to the discussion in terms of the challenges and thinking specifically about africa and more specifically about central africa, to me one of the challenges is sort of a general failure of the state and the state institution to deliver economic growth, better opportunities. that sort of undermines any link that you may try to create between engagement and improvement in your...
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in africa the industry is worth 675 million and it's created jobs. 70,000 in south africa alone. there is a high rate of unemployment. we hear from one wild life reserve where hunters say they are helping conversation efforts. >> reporter: wintener south africa brings the hunting season. we are at a private game reserve. this local hunter and his team are on the look out for their first kill. >> this is the right place to stop. >> did it occur in this area? >> because it's winter time there is a flat area. >> reporter: it can take days to find the right animal. >> that's ran old mature and. >> it is exhilarating. it's a challenge. it's stalking the animal, looking for the animal. >> reporter: at this family owned reserve. selected game is selected to keep the numbers down and maintain ecological balance. for this 50 year veteran, hunting is a way of life. >> yes it was a spot of life, the hunting scenario. there was no meat available and we live off the land. >> reporter: his target in sight, he takes ape. more than -- aim. more than seven hundred thousand visitors haved. more th
in africa the industry is worth 675 million and it's created jobs. 70,000 in south africa alone. there is a high rate of unemployment. we hear from one wild life reserve where hunters say they are helping conversation efforts. >> reporter: wintener south africa brings the hunting season. we are at a private game reserve. this local hunter and his team are on the look out for their first kill. >> this is the right place to stop. >> did it occur in this area? >> because...
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and we visit the south africa wildlife park which says hunting is good for conservation. ♪ we begin in turkey where a series of attacks have taken place across the country, the latest happened when suspected kurdish fighters opened fire on a military hospital in the province, four police officers were killed by a land mine in nearby the border with iraq. earlier two attackers opened fire on the u.s. consulate building in the country's biggest city, istanbul and followed an explosion outside of a police station on the other side of the city which injured seven people and bernard smith has more for us from istanbul. >> reporter: outside of the consulate general in istan ball early monday two attackers a man and woman opened fire outside of the consulate building, the woman was subsequently injured in a shootout with police and she is heard on the video saying i did this for my party. the man has not yet been caught by the security services. he remains at range. and earlier on monday morning an attack at a police station on the asia side of istanbul and injuring at least ten people and as
and we visit the south africa wildlife park which says hunting is good for conservation. ♪ we begin in turkey where a series of attacks have taken place across the country, the latest happened when suspected kurdish fighters opened fire on a military hospital in the province, four police officers were killed by a land mine in nearby the border with iraq. earlier two attackers opened fire on the u.s. consulate building in the country's biggest city, istanbul and followed an explosion outside...
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i would like to add to the discussion is thinking specifically about africa and central africa is a one of the biggest challenges is a general failure of the state institutions to deliver economic growth and better opportunities that undermines any link that you might try to create between engagement and sort of an improvement in your own life and so that is essentially a major challenge to the youth engagement broadly but more specifically and then juxtaposing that there are a lot of political actors that are sort of looking to instrumental ways to sort of further their own political gain and offer an immediate access to some sort of an authority raises a fundamental question of how do you support the long game of economic development more attractive when there are different factors that are sort of instant gratification. >> thank you. do you have anything to add to your regional experience. >> i trust the microphone is working. so there are a couple of things i want to add to the things that were said previously. in asia, one of the largest concerns is the lack of the channels to
i would like to add to the discussion is thinking specifically about africa and central africa is a one of the biggest challenges is a general failure of the state institutions to deliver economic growth and better opportunities that undermines any link that you might try to create between engagement and sort of an improvement in your own life and so that is essentially a major challenge to the youth engagement broadly but more specifically and then juxtaposing that there are a lot of political...
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africa's epidemic to an end. medical trials have shown a remarkable 100% success rate in combating the deadly disease. the world health organization calling it a game changer. also coming up, the palestinian baby kild in an arson attack is laid to rest in a west tank and jewish settlers are now the suspects. we will get the latest. beijing becomes the first city to stage both the summer and winter olympic games, but not everyone is chairing. -- is cheering. thank you for joining us. it is a breakthrough in the fight against ebola. preliminary results of a vaccine trial are more than promising. scientists have combined the ebola virus with a much safer virus, allowing them -- allowing the immune system to protect itself against the disease. within 11,000 people have died since late 2013. worst hit by the west african nations of guinea. 2520 people dead. sierra leone with nearly 4000. liberia worst hit with over 5000. many of those lives could have been saved. >> across west africa over the past year and a half as
africa's epidemic to an end. medical trials have shown a remarkable 100% success rate in combating the deadly disease. the world health organization calling it a game changer. also coming up, the palestinian baby kild in an arson attack is laid to rest in a west tank and jewish settlers are now the suspects. we will get the latest. beijing becomes the first city to stage both the summer and winter olympic games, but not everyone is chairing. -- is cheering. thank you for joining us. it is a...
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in africa the industry is worth around $675 million. and it has created jobs. 70,000 in south africa alone where there is a high unemployment rate. we report now from one wildlife reserve where hunters say they are actually helping conservation efforts. >> reporter: winder in south africa brings with it the hunting season. we are at a private game reserve, home to thousands of wild animals. this local hunter and his team are on the lookout for their first kill. >> this is the right place? >> normally occur, this type of area. >> it's winter time now, there is a flat area, we go through this mountain. >> it can take days to find the right animal. >> old matured bull. >> pretty fresh from the signs of it. >> yeah. >> exhilarating, it's a challenge, walking up to the animal, stalking the animal, looking for the animal. >> at this reserve, specific game is selected for hunting to keep the numbers down and maintain the ecological balance. for this 50 year veteran, hunting is a way of life. >> we stayed on the farm and yes, it was part of lif
in africa the industry is worth around $675 million. and it has created jobs. 70,000 in south africa alone where there is a high unemployment rate. we report now from one wildlife reserve where hunters say they are actually helping conservation efforts. >> reporter: winder in south africa brings with it the hunting season. we are at a private game reserve, home to thousands of wild animals. this local hunter and his team are on the lookout for their first kill. >> this is the right...
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cohen manages ifes programs and central africa. is the senior gender specialist and she is part of the program which promotes equal rights for men and women around the world and finally, julia schmidt is the deputy regional director of the europe and asia division and provides expertise on security strategies and program development. many thanks to you for joining me today. so. on discussion today focus how it can serve as a deterrent to radicalization. a quick working definition of radicalizationis is a process by which a person is indoctrinated into a rigid ideology equipped with a set of future goals and plans that eventually lead to extremism. this is the understanding have of that term throughout the discussion today. it is important to note at the outset that research suggests there is no single half toward radicalization, rather it is likely due to a confluence of factors that might compel an individual to radicalize. however alienation from political identity, a lyrical organization and or lack of opportunity to engage in m
cohen manages ifes programs and central africa. is the senior gender specialist and she is part of the program which promotes equal rights for men and women around the world and finally, julia schmidt is the deputy regional director of the europe and asia division and provides expertise on security strategies and program development. many thanks to you for joining me today. so. on discussion today focus how it can serve as a deterrent to radicalization. a quick working definition of...
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dollars. >> reporter: currencies in markets like brazil and south africa are struggling. but turkey has added domestic pressures. >> in order to yield the turmoil, turkey needs a strong government. this could not be established after the election. so the turkish economy is more fragile against external risks and also we have already have huge currency account deficits and high inflation. >> it's lost 20% of the value against the dollar. >> there will be another election probably at the beginning of november. >> what happens could play a role on whether they win back the majority it lost in june's election. >> breast cancer kills more than half a million women worldwide. if caught early, stage 0, many women make the decision to remove one or both of their breasts. now a new u.s. study says this may not do much to stop the disease from spreading. >> more are being diagnosed with dcis, a possible precursor to what could be a deadly tumor. treatment involves removing part or all of the breasts. a new study suggests getting a mastectomy makes little difference. >> 25% of the w
dollars. >> reporter: currencies in markets like brazil and south africa are struggling. but turkey has added domestic pressures. >> in order to yield the turmoil, turkey needs a strong government. this could not be established after the election. so the turkish economy is more fragile against external risks and also we have already have huge currency account deficits and high inflation. >> it's lost 20% of the value against the dollar. >> there will be another election...
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who was better for africa. much of what you ate has been genetically tinkered with, do you have the right to know, i'm imran garda, and this is "third rail." . >> if you want a future in this country you have to fix k through 12 education. >> our schools are not failing, we are doing better than 30 years ago. >> i could fix the system if people have paying jobs. >> wherever there's poverty, there's low test scoring. >> more focus on education. >> there'll never be one great way to solve a problem, why should there be one answer. >> we use test scores to assess kids and teachers. >> the standards are crippling. >> the program has supporters. >> common core - upping the ante. >> higher standards is the right thing. >> a teacher wants to teach. why do you do that job unless you love to do it >>> tonight we have peter cunningham, former assistant of education, and jessie, a high school teacher in seattle, the editor and author of more than a score, a new uprising against high stakes testing. thank you for joining u
who was better for africa. much of what you ate has been genetically tinkered with, do you have the right to know, i'm imran garda, and this is "third rail." . >> if you want a future in this country you have to fix k through 12 education. >> our schools are not failing, we are doing better than 30 years ago. >> i could fix the system if people have paying jobs. >> wherever there's poverty, there's low test scoring. >> more focus on education. >>...
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who was better for africa. much of what you ate has been genetically tinkered with, do you have the right to know, i'm imran garda, and this is "third . >> if you want a future in this country you have to fix k through 12 education. >> our schools are not failing, we are doing better than 30 years ago. >> i could fix the system if people have paying jobs. >> wherever there's poverty, there's low test scoring. >> more focus on education. >> there'll never be one great way to solve a problem, why should there be one answer. >> we use test scores to assess kids and teachers. >> the standards are crippling. >> the program has supporters. ante. thing. >> a teacher wants to teach. why do you do that job unless you love to do it >>> tonight we have peter cunningham, former assistant of education, and jessie, a high school teacher in seattle, the editor and author of more than a score, a new uprising against high stakes testing. thank you for joining us. is public education in the u.s. broken beyond repair? >> not at a
who was better for africa. much of what you ate has been genetically tinkered with, do you have the right to know, i'm imran garda, and this is "third . >> if you want a future in this country you have to fix k through 12 education. >> our schools are not failing, we are doing better than 30 years ago. >> i could fix the system if people have paying jobs. >> wherever there's poverty, there's low test scoring. >> more focus on education. >> there'll never...
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mainly from africa and the middle east, often fleeing war- torn syria and libya. the migrants typically arrive by boat in greece and italy, and then travel overland. italy's coast guard rescued 1,600 migrants this weekend. seven migrants drowned today off the coast of libya after their boat capsized in the mediterranean sea. more than 2,500 migrants have died this year trying to make the crossing. germany today called on countries to accept more migrants. it expects to receive 800,000 asylum seekers by year's end. the french foreign minister said today it is "scandalous" that some eastern european countries are refusing to take in migrants. >> ( translated ): with regard to all those people who are politically chased out of their country and who are in war-torn countries, we have to be able to welcome them. it's called the plea for asylum, and every country has to respond to that. >> sreenivasan: hungary has now arrested a fifth suspect for the deaths of 71 smuggled migrants found dead in a truck abandoned in austria last week. the european union meeting is schedu
mainly from africa and the middle east, often fleeing war- torn syria and libya. the migrants typically arrive by boat in greece and italy, and then travel overland. italy's coast guard rescued 1,600 migrants this weekend. seven migrants drowned today off the coast of libya after their boat capsized in the mediterranean sea. more than 2,500 migrants have died this year trying to make the crossing. germany today called on countries to accept more migrants. it expects to receive 800,000 asylum...
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plenty more still ahead in the news hour including surrounded by sewage and people in south africa are forced to live dangerously on hygieneic conditions and low on staff and supplies, we are in iraq where the country's healthcare system is struggling to survive. and in sport find out if yanukovich could keep opponent and temper under control during the u.s. open. ♪ ahead the first police in macedonia fired stun grenades to dispurse thousands of refugees trying to cross the border from greece and has a state of emergency on the southern and northern borders and 42000 have entered the country in the last two months and many are fleeing conflicts in iraq, syria and afghanistan. >> translator: we expect the involvement of the army will bring two desired effects and increase security with citizens in the regions and allow comprehensive approach towards people, applying for asylum according to capacity and international obligation signed by macedonia which we want to respect. >> some areas of south africa facing a sewage crisis with rivers of waste flowing through several communities and
plenty more still ahead in the news hour including surrounded by sewage and people in south africa are forced to live dangerously on hygieneic conditions and low on staff and supplies, we are in iraq where the country's healthcare system is struggling to survive. and in sport find out if yanukovich could keep opponent and temper under control during the u.s. open. ♪ ahead the first police in macedonia fired stun grenades to dispurse thousands of refugees trying to cross the border from greece...
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a super star comes home to africa. luke bumunte is in south africa as part of a national basketball association's basketball without borders outreach program. it's through this development initiative that the nba star got his big break in the world's largest basketball league in the united states. now, he is sharing his basketball and life skills with aspiring players on the continent through coaching clinics. >> the only thinking i knew was watching it on tv. i saw it was possible but also got to go against some of the best players in africa. is it gave me confidence to keep on going and pushing to continue to try to be the best. >> it's been expanding over the years to the point now when are out of 450 players, over 100 of them were born outside the u.s. and, in fact we have more than 10 players born in africa. so we feel that, you know, games with a ball, you know you can kick them or bounce them. we think there is a national affinity. >> the fans it their chance. bamute with a score. the crowd record louder. a an o
a super star comes home to africa. luke bumunte is in south africa as part of a national basketball association's basketball without borders outreach program. it's through this development initiative that the nba star got his big break in the world's largest basketball league in the united states. now, he is sharing his basketball and life skills with aspiring players on the continent through coaching clinics. >> the only thinking i knew was watching it on tv. i saw it was possible but...
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, four countries in east africa. you also have west africa. but not just an african story. we also have south america which is which was highlights as a region that because they had more traditional banks might be less welcoming to mobile money. so i really want to emphasize the fact that while mobile money has really developed much more quickly in subsaharan africa this is no longer just a kenyan story or even jist an east african story and it's not even a subsaharan african story. with the right environment mobile money can develop in diverse economic and geographical environments around the world. now, why is it important though that you have an enabling versus a nonenabling environment? today they have a mobile money tracker and we track all the untries around the world which have at least one service. that can be a bank or led by some form of a third party entity neither a bank nor mobile operator. today just over half of the countries that do offer mobile money products have what we consider to be an enabling h
, four countries in east africa. you also have west africa. but not just an african story. we also have south america which is which was highlights as a region that because they had more traditional banks might be less welcoming to mobile money. so i really want to emphasize the fact that while mobile money has really developed much more quickly in subsaharan africa this is no longer just a kenyan story or even jist an east african story and it's not even a subsaharan african story. with the...
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in africa. there is a lot of exciting and innovative efforts taken place here. we have a short video that captures more about this project . it is two minutes in length, so we are going to roll that video and then we will go from there. [video clip] >> about 2 billion adults around the world do not have access to financial services. this is where the idea of financial inclusion comes into play. this product research 21 economically diverse countries to develop ideas to broaden access to financial services. 4 dimensionsor -- of inclusion. country commitment, mobile but also through innovative digital services like my -- mobile money accounts. mobile money is a lifeline for millions of under banked people in places where access to traditional banks is limited. people can use a mobile find to pay for goods and services, receive the funds, and access financial services. this is running away for developing countries to grow their economies. tanzania has 95 million mobile transactions per month. it be
in africa. there is a lot of exciting and innovative efforts taken place here. we have a short video that captures more about this project . it is two minutes in length, so we are going to roll that video and then we will go from there. [video clip] >> about 2 billion adults around the world do not have access to financial services. this is where the idea of financial inclusion comes into play. this product research 21 economically diverse countries to develop ideas to broaden access to...
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countries such as china, play by different rules in africa. their opaque investments and distractive industries may help build a port or highway but carry with them potential bitter legacy of corruption and men tim. many of the -- nepotism. many of the same schemes are present in the middle east and north africa, where countries have undergone political and check unheavals during the arab spring. as a result the gradual rise in economic freedom that had been recorded in recent years has come could a halt. structure problems abound and the region's unemployment rate is among the high nest the world, fueling more instability. these problems are complex and rooted in decade awer to tarean -- authoritarian rule. political lead leader will be reluctant to share power if that diminishes theriac toes wealth. reforms are required to reduce the state's role in the economy and people's lives now. i'd like to turn the floor over to dr. bill wilson to cover the rest of the world, thank you. [applause] >> good morning, nice to be here. my presentation will
countries such as china, play by different rules in africa. their opaque investments and distractive industries may help build a port or highway but carry with them potential bitter legacy of corruption and men tim. many of the -- nepotism. many of the same schemes are present in the middle east and north africa, where countries have undergone political and check unheavals during the arab spring. as a result the gradual rise in economic freedom that had been recorded in recent years has come...
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to know the specifics and so the yond initiative from africa. with the regional interests did brings together a lot of young people with democracy and governance. i did not finish my introduction time actually doing professional development. i'm interested in leadership with all the issues. thank you very much. >>. >> i am not very familiar with the nigerian project i am sorry. redo have of longstanding program in nigeria and with the recent elections were the with support that democratization and process we have a few ifes full san the crowd we would be happy to connect you with the nigerian team. i'm sorry i cannot speak more. >> and it is a terrific idea with their regional centers says partners. >> so how do i make sure that they are organic and culturally sensitive and i know that we see democracy as a universal ideal and every cent extension of suffrage. from the western ideal. >> maybe i can start. to have pushed back in the region before and after 2011 and. son to news feed democracy that forces us to be more flexible the way we a to hav
to know the specifics and so the yond initiative from africa. with the regional interests did brings together a lot of young people with democracy and governance. i did not finish my introduction time actually doing professional development. i'm interested in leadership with all the issues. thank you very much. >>. >> i am not very familiar with the nigerian project i am sorry. redo have of longstanding program in nigeria and with the recent elections were the with support that...
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. >>> and on the trail with hunters in south africa who are making the controversial case of killing wild animals. ♪ turkey has been hit by four separate attacks blamed on two different groups and istanbul a squad officer and another were killed in a gun fight after a vehicle packed with explosives was used to attack a police station and elsewhere in the city two women fired shots at a u.s. consulate and one woman wounded was arrested and reports to be a member of a ban left wing party and in the southeast a soldier and four officers were killed in two separate attacks in the province and the warning of the report contains strong images from the start. >> reporter: chased down to a back street near the u.s. consulate in istanbul a woman who earlier opened fire on the building refuses to surrender, i did it for my party she shouts before being shot and wounded by a police officer. her party is the extreme left wing and anti-american revolutionary people's liberation army frount the d.h.k.p.c., a second attacker also female escaped from the area. in 2030 the d.h.k.p.c. said it was be
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southern africa's hunting industries is worth about $1 billion a year. in zimbabwe, it's worth $20 million annually. south africa outlawed so-called canned hunting, where animals are shot in cages where they're tranquilized just before they're shot. animals rights groups object to killing animals and calling it a sport. critics say it could mean some species are wiped out. hunting supporters say it's a way to control animal numbers. president of the safari operators association of zimbabwe, his members otherwise hunting trips and he joins me now live. good to have you with us. i went through some of the numbers. just how important is hunting to some of these african economies? >> good afternoon. hunting is very, very important in our context, it supports close to 800,000 families directly. in terms of provision of infrastructure, building of roads, hospitals, education, schooling for the kids, and sanitation, so we consider hunting as part of tourism which contribute directly to the livelihood of families here in zimbabwe, so it is significant and import
southern africa's hunting industries is worth about $1 billion a year. in zimbabwe, it's worth $20 million annually. south africa outlawed so-called canned hunting, where animals are shot in cages where they're tranquilized just before they're shot. animals rights groups object to killing animals and calling it a sport. critics say it could mean some species are wiped out. hunting supporters say it's a way to control animal numbers. president of the safari operators association of zimbabwe, his...
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yeah, latin america and africa. of course i'm more specialist in southeast asia a little by but for europe and africa i used secondary sources, of course. the reason i mentioned latin america and africa has less the cold war phenomena is they were fighting like -- granting has argued, they have argued -- they have fighting much longer battle, like centuries of revolution so it's not really cold war battle but it's more like the -- i think we can explain better in terms of decolonization when we talk about latin america or africa. so that's why i didn't include america and africa as the stage of stage of cold war world in the early '50s but i agree that the people who were there adapt it had cold war narrative in the 1960s, especially after the cuban revolutions i think the mechanism of this adaptation in the late '50s and '60s is probably different from the mechanism of the late '40s and early 50s. korea, yeah. with korea, the situation is not very clear and that's -- but maybe i should have thought about the title
yeah, latin america and africa. of course i'm more specialist in southeast asia a little by but for europe and africa i used secondary sources, of course. the reason i mentioned latin america and africa has less the cold war phenomena is they were fighting like -- granting has argued, they have argued -- they have fighting much longer battle, like centuries of revolution so it's not really cold war battle but it's more like the -- i think we can explain better in terms of decolonization when we...