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Other north African countries such as Morocco and Libya have been experiencing comparatively average temperatures.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7775030,7757286\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//07//25//we-cant-do-anything-see-the-village-where-homes-are-permanently-surrounded-by-water/">'We can't do anything\u2019: See the village where homes are permanently surrounded\u00a0by\u00a0water<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//07//17//record-breaking-522c-temperature-hit-china-on-sunday-stoking-fears-of-drought/">Record-breaking 52.2\u00b0C temperature hit China on Sunday, stoking fears of drought<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Heatwaves continue to hit the Mediterranean<\/h2><p>As <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//07//19//cerberus-heatwave-why-is-it-so-hot-in-europe-and-how-long-will-it-last/">heatwaves grip much of southern Europe, as well as Mediterranean adjacent countries, fires continue to engulf places such as the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//07//20//every-life-has-value-campaigners-urge-people-not-to-leave-animals-behind-in-greeces-wildfi/">Greek islands of Corfu and Rhodes where thousands are being evacuated.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//07//25//sicily-travel-warning-wildfires-force-evacuation-of-tourists-and-temporarily-close-palermo/">Sicily, temperatures have reached over 47C, with hospital admissions increasing by 20 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>Record breaking temperatures across the continent have left the land dry and susceptible to wildfires, with almost half of the EU at risk of severe drought.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1690298486,"publishedAt":1690300295,"updatedAt":1690312890,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2023\/07\/25\/north-africa-heatwave-wildfires-kill-dozens-and-force-over-1500-people-to-evacuate","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/77\/76\/98\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_0eeaca46-dacc-5c14-a6f9-161075c52720-7777698.jpg","altText":"Amar Belkati, a 57-year-old farmer, carries his child as he stands near a burnt area following a wildfire in Bejaia, Algeria, 25 July.","caption":"Amar Belkati, a 57-year-old farmer, carries his child as he stands near a burnt area following a wildfire in Bejaia, Algeria, 25 July.","captionCredit":"REUTERS\/Ramzi 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the conservationists saving rare animals in Uganda","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":null,"titleListing2":"Meet the conservationists saving rare animals in Uganda","leadin":"In partnership with Media City, Qatar","summary":"In partnership with Media City, Qatar","url":"meet-the-conservationists-saving-rare-animals-in-uganda","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"SCENES shines a spotlight on youth around the world that are breaking down barriers and creating change. The character-driven short films will inspire and amaze, as these young change-makers tell their remarkable stories. \n\nWildlife populations in Uganda suffered huge losses between the 1960s and 1980s as political conflict and lack of governance saw a rise in poaching, trafficking and human invasion of natural wildlife areas. But in recent years, the animal population has slowly recovered, thanks to the conservation efforts of wildlife sanctuaries. \n\nOne such sanctuary is the CTC Conservation Centre , which opened in 2015. It is home to lions, hyenas, wildcats, tortoises, iguanas, foxes and even a crocodile or two. \n\nHandling the animals \n\nAkello Holly Oliver is a wildlife handler and conservationist at the Centre. An animal lover from a young age, she is passionate about animal conservation. \n\n\"Every day, it's exciting because you get to learn different kinds of things,\" Akello tells SCENES. \"What you thought you'd already learned about this animal will surprise you tomorrow.\" \n\nFor Akello and her colleagues, every day revolves around the animals, from feeding them to identifying if they need medical attention. \n\nKiya Martina is one of the centre's vets. Her job isn't just about treating sick animals but is also about preventing illness. She explains: \"They get vaccinations against all types of viruses and bacteria diseases.\" \n\nAnimal enrichment is also significant \u2013 ensuring the animals have enough space to remain as stimulated as they would in nature. \n\n\"We make the animal enclosures as close to those in the wild by doing enclosure enrichment. There are those animals that live in the open savannah. The zebras are in 12 acres of land, and it's open.\" adds Akello. \n\nAnother way the team keeps the animals happy is by hiding their food in different places, encouraging them to use all their senses to find food just as they would in the wild. \n\nSustainable Conservation \n\nThomas Price founded CTC Conservation Centre, intending to become Uganda's leading privately-owned Conservation, education, and tourist facility. Thomas believes Conservation should be commercially and financially sustainable. \n\nHe and the rest of the team work closely with the governmental Uganda Wildlife Authority , which aims to conserve, economically develop, and sustainably manage the wildlife and protected areas of the East African country. \n\nThe centre accepts animals from all over the country, usually when there are reports of human-wildlife conflicts, such as wild animals feeding on livestock. In these instances, the CTC Conservation Centre steps in to offer a sanctuary for the wildlife. \n\n\"We have two very large crocodiles. One of them was a man-eater and supposedly ate three fishermen. The Uganda Wildlife Authority captured him and asked us if we would like him.\" continued Thomas. \n\nHuman-wildlife conflict \n\nAlthough animal populations are slowly recovering in the country, a need for more awareness about the importance of local Conservation remains a significant problem. \n\nAkello is working hard to educate the local communities. \"I talk to them about the importance of wildlife and how they can coexist,\" she says. \n\nAnd it is working. \"Ugandans are more involved in Conservation these days and are more exposed. Communities have been rescuing animals like the pangolin to bring them here for safe custody.\" Akello adds. \n\n\"In other places, a lot of poisoning is happening. You find human activities like poaching and illegal wildlife trade. The animals that you hope to see in the wild, you don't find them anymore.\" Akello explained. \n\nPart of her role at the centre is all about education. Akello guides tourists and provides information about the different animal species at CTC. Her hope, she says, is that \"By the time someone leaves, they go back with a positive mindset towards conservation.\" \n\nInto the wild \n\nWhile the centre provides a vital space for rescued animals, it's also successfully breeding indigenous species, like the African Golden Cat. \n\n\"We are pushing for some captive-bred animals to be released into the parks and other protected areas in collaboration with Uganda Wildlife Authority,\" explains Thomas. \n\nHe adds, \"By breeding wildlife, we try to create a sustainable environment for them where we have the opportunity to have excess offspring, which we can reintroduce back into the environment.\" \n\nBut the centre must still be cautious about where animals are released. \"We have to conduct a full environmental impact assessment. We won't release something which then just will be poached again there.\" said Thomas. \n\nPositive impacts \n\nAkello says, \"Conservation is everyone's role. One of the future goals is carrying out research and documenting this research so that people can easily access the information about these wild animals, so that more people are involved in Conservation, and we can conserve for the next generation.\" \n\nThe team are aware of the challenges of sustainable animal conservation. Problems like poaching and environmental encroachment haven't gone away. However, their work to raise awareness of the importance of Conservation is positively impacting local communities. Ultimately, because of their efforts, these Ugandan animals' future looks much brighter. \n\n","htmlText":"<p><strong>SCENES shines a spotlight on youth around the world that are breaking down barriers and creating change. The character-driven short films will inspire and amaze, as these young change-makers tell their remarkable stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wildlife populations in Uganda suffered <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.reuters.com//world//africa//rhino-elephant-numbers-rising-uganda-after-years-poaching-agency-2023-02-09///">huge losses<\/a> between the 1960s and 1980s as political conflict and lack of governance saw a rise in poaching, trafficking and human invasion of natural wildlife areas. But in recent years, the animal population has slowly recovered, thanks to the conservation efforts of wildlife sanctuaries.<\/p>\n<p>One such sanctuary is the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////wildlife.ug///">CTC Conservation Centre<\/a>, which opened in 2015. It is home to lions, hyenas, wildcats, tortoises, iguanas, foxes and even a crocodile or two.<\/p>\n<h2>Handling the animals<\/h2><p>Akello Holly Oliver is a wildlife handler and conservationist at the Centre. An animal lover from a young age, she is passionate about animal conservation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//75//96//70//808x539_cmsv2_a33aa5a7-781b-53a2-90f5-40323411edc1-7759670.jpg/" alt=\"Derrick Kirabo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/75\/96\/70\/384x256_cmsv2_a33aa5a7-781b-53a2-90f5-40323411edc1-7759670.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/75\/96\/70\/640x427_cmsv2_a33aa5a7-781b-53a2-90f5-40323411edc1-7759670.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/75\/96\/70\/750x500_cmsv2_a33aa5a7-781b-53a2-90f5-40323411edc1-7759670.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/75\/96\/70\/828x552_cmsv2_a33aa5a7-781b-53a2-90f5-40323411edc1-7759670.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/75\/96\/70\/1080x720_cmsv2_a33aa5a7-781b-53a2-90f5-40323411edc1-7759670.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/75\/96\/70\/1200x800_cmsv2_a33aa5a7-781b-53a2-90f5-40323411edc1-7759670.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/75\/96\/70\/1920x1280_cmsv2_a33aa5a7-781b-53a2-90f5-40323411edc1-7759670.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Akello job revolves around identifying if the animals are sick, and helping the vet in treating them<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Derrick Kirabo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\"Every day, it&#039;s exciting because you get to learn different kinds of things,\" Akello tells SCENES. \"What you thought you&#039;d already learned about this animal will surprise you tomorrow.\"<\/p>\n<p>For Akello and her colleagues, every day revolves around the animals, from feeding them to identifying if they need medical attention.<\/p>\n<p>Kiya Martina is one of the centre&#039;s vets. Her job isn&#039;t just about treating sick animals but is also about preventing illness. She explains: \"They get vaccinations against all types of viruses and bacteria diseases.\"<\/p>\n<p>Animal enrichment is also significant \u2013 ensuring the animals have enough space to remain as stimulated as they would in nature.<\/p>\n<p>\"We make the animal enclosures as close to those in the wild by doing enclosure enrichment. There are those animals that live in the open savannah. The zebras are in 12 acres of land, and it&#039;s open.\" adds Akello.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//75//96//70//808x539_cmsv2_4e117d93-a3ce-555c-8cd8-d50af14eae3e-7759670.jpg/" alt=\"Derrick Kirabo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/75\/96\/70\/384x256_cmsv2_4e117d93-a3ce-555c-8cd8-d50af14eae3e-7759670.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/75\/96\/70\/640x427_cmsv2_4e117d93-a3ce-555c-8cd8-d50af14eae3e-7759670.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/75\/96\/70\/750x500_cmsv2_4e117d93-a3ce-555c-8cd8-d50af14eae3e-7759670.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/75\/96\/70\/828x552_cmsv2_4e117d93-a3ce-555c-8cd8-d50af14eae3e-7759670.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/75\/96\/70\/1080x720_cmsv2_4e117d93-a3ce-555c-8cd8-d50af14eae3e-7759670.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/75\/96\/70\/1200x800_cmsv2_4e117d93-a3ce-555c-8cd8-d50af14eae3e-7759670.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/75\/96\/70\/1920x1280_cmsv2_4e117d93-a3ce-555c-8cd8-d50af14eae3e-7759670.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Zebras have 12 acres of land to graze at the CTC Conservation Centre.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Derrick Kirabo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Another way the team keeps the animals happy is by hiding their food in different places, encouraging them to use all their senses to find food just as they would in the wild.<\/p>\n<h2>Sustainable Conservation<\/h2><p>Thomas Price founded CTC Conservation Centre, intending to become Uganda&#039;s leading privately-owned Conservation, education, and tourist facility. Thomas believes Conservation should be commercially and financially sustainable.<\/p>\n<p>He and the rest of the team work closely with the governmental <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////ugandawildlife.org//about-uwa///">Uganda Wildlife Authority<\/a>, which aims to conserve, economically develop, and sustainably manage the wildlife and protected areas of the East African country.<\/p>\n<p>The centre accepts animals from all over the country, usually when there are reports of human-wildlife conflicts, such as wild animals feeding on livestock. In these instances, the CTC Conservation Centre steps in to offer a sanctuary for the wildlife.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7506420,7430122,7574330\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2023//02//27//meet-the-south-african-team-empowering-underprivileged-children-to-become-ocean-warriors/">Meet the South African team empowering underprivileged children to become Ocean Warriors<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2023//05//15//meet-the-brothers-taking-charge-of-trash-in-india/">Meet the brothers taking charge of trash in India<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2023//04//04//meet-the-veterinary-interns-treating-sick-and-injured-horses-in-qatar/">Meet the veterinary interns treating sick and injured horses in Qatar<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\"We have two very large crocodiles. One of them was a man-eater and supposedly ate three fishermen. The Uganda Wildlife Authority captured him and asked us if we would like him.\" continued Thomas.<\/p>\n<h2>Human-wildlife conflict<\/h2><p>Although animal populations are slowly recovering in the country, a need for more awareness about the importance of local Conservation remains a significant problem.<\/p>\n<p>Akello is working hard to educate the local communities. \"I talk to them about the importance of wildlife and how they can coexist,\" she says.<\/p>\n<p>And it is working. \"Ugandans are more involved in Conservation these days and are more exposed. Communities have been rescuing animals like the pangolin to bring them here for safe custody.\" Akello adds.<\/p>\n<p>\"In other places, a lot of poisoning is happening. You find human activities like poaching and illegal wildlife trade. The animals that you hope to see in the wild, you don&#039;t find them anymore.\" Akello explained.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//75//96//70//808x539_cmsv2_088a00a6-78d6-59c7-a211-ef98111b56f0-7759670.jpg/" alt=\"Derrick Kirabo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/75\/96\/70\/384x256_cmsv2_088a00a6-78d6-59c7-a211-ef98111b56f0-7759670.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/75\/96\/70\/640x427_cmsv2_088a00a6-78d6-59c7-a211-ef98111b56f0-7759670.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/75\/96\/70\/750x500_cmsv2_088a00a6-78d6-59c7-a211-ef98111b56f0-7759670.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/75\/96\/70\/828x552_cmsv2_088a00a6-78d6-59c7-a211-ef98111b56f0-7759670.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/75\/96\/70\/1080x720_cmsv2_088a00a6-78d6-59c7-a211-ef98111b56f0-7759670.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/75\/96\/70\/1200x800_cmsv2_088a00a6-78d6-59c7-a211-ef98111b56f0-7759670.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/75\/96\/70\/1920x1280_cmsv2_088a00a6-78d6-59c7-a211-ef98111b56f0-7759670.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Lions are listed as \u201cvulnerable\u201d on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Derrick Kirabo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Part of her role at the centre is all about education. Akello guides tourists and provides information about the different animal species at CTC. Her hope, she says, is that \"By the time someone leaves, they go back with a positive mindset towards conservation.\"<\/p>\n<h2>Into the wild<\/h2><p>While the centre provides a vital space for rescued animals, it&#039;s also successfully breeding indigenous species, like the African Golden Cat.<\/p>\n<p>\"We are pushing for some captive-bred animals to be released into the parks and other protected areas in collaboration with Uganda Wildlife Authority,\" explains Thomas.<\/p>\n<p>He adds, \"By breeding wildlife, we try to create a sustainable environment for them where we have the opportunity to have excess offspring, which we can reintroduce back into the environment.\"<\/p>\n<p>But the centre must still be cautious about where animals are released. \"We have to conduct a full environmental impact assessment. 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One of the future goals is carrying out research and documenting this research so that people can easily access the information about these wild animals, so that more people are involved in Conservation, and we can conserve for the next generation.\"<\/p>\n<p>The team are aware of the challenges of sustainable animal conservation. Problems like poaching and environmental encroachment haven&#039;t gone away. However, their work to raise awareness of the importance of Conservation is positively impacting local communities. Ultimately, because of their efforts, these Ugandan animals&#039; future looks much brighter.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1689668165,"publishedAt":1690216229,"updatedAt":1690869613,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/culture\/2023\/07\/24\/meet-the-conservationists-saving-rare-animals-in-uganda","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/75\/96\/70\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_3c80ef04-f3f3-569d-a838-7d02bec66816-7759670.jpg","altText":"Apart from handling wildlife, Akello also promotes conservation by educating local communities","caption":"Apart from handling wildlife, Akello also promotes conservation by educating local communities","captionCredit":"Derrick Kirabo","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":5760,"height":3840},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/75\/96\/70\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_15165987-dac7-592b-86b6-a8c1dfc076e6-7759670.jpg","altText":"The CTC Conservation Centre has successfully bred different species of wildlife, such as the African Golden Cat. 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Fighting broke out in mid-April between the military and its rival, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. \n\nThe conflict derailed Sudanese hopes of restoring the country\u2019s fragile transition to democracy, which had begun after a popular uprising resulted in the military\u2019s removal of long-time dictator Omar al-Bashir in April 2019. \n\nOver 238,000 refugees have fled to Chad since the conflict began in April, with a massive influx seen in the past few weeks as fighting in Darfur has intensified. \n\nTwenty-thousand people have arrived in Adr\u00e9, a small Chadian town near the border, in the last week alone, according to the World Food Programme. \n\nThese areas are at risk of being cut off as the rainy season begins, making roads impassable. 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However, according to French media, it was cancelled for security concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday has the PSG striker head to Cameroon&#039;s economic capital, Douala, to visit a school and then go to the island of Djebale, where his father Wilfried Mbapp\u00e9, is originally from.<\/p>\n<p>His father left Cameroon at a young age to go to France, where he became a football trainer.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1688780268,"publishedAt":1688806763,"updatedAt":1688814913,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/07\/08\/going-back-to-his-roots-footballer-mbappe-visits-fathers-homeland","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/73\/68\/82\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_e03fc31e-5395-5cec-b3fd-05d36ebb30f1-7736882.jpg","altText":"Kylian Mbappe greets the crowds in Yaounde","caption":"Kylian Mbappe greets the crowds in Yaounde","captionCredit":"AFP","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":960,"height":540}],"authors":{"journalists":[],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":16169,"slug":"kylian-mbappe","urlSafeValue":"kylian-mbappe","title":"Kylian Mbapp\u00e9","titleRaw":"Kylian Mbapp\u00e9"},{"id":8257,"slug":"football","urlSafeValue":"football","title":"Football","titleRaw":"Football"},{"id":43,"slug":"cameroon","urlSafeValue":"cameroon","title":"Cameroon","titleRaw":"Cameroon"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"twitter","count":1}],"related":[{"id":2291498},{"id":2295400},{"id":2309988}],"technicalTags":[],"video":1,"videos":[{"duration":35000,"editor":null,"filesizeBytes":4504887,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/med\/EN\/NW\/SU\/23\/07\/08\/en\/230708_NWSU_52346399_52347832_35000_104553_en.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"md"},{"duration":35000,"editor":null,"filesizeBytes":6782775,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/EN\/NW\/SU\/23\/07\/08\/en\/230708_NWSU_52346399_52347832_35000_104553_en.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"hd"}],"externalPartners":{"dailymotionId":"x8md40q","youtubeId":"07jZ-Svfdgk"},"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"isLiveCoverage":0,"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":"AFP","additionalSources":"","additionalReporting":"Euronews","freeField1":"","freeField2":null,"type":"","program":{"id":"world","urlSafeValue":"world","title":"world news","online":1,"url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/programs\/world"},"vertical":"news","verticals":[{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"themes":[{"id":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/news\/international"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":1,"urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"isDfp":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":""},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":3,"urlSafeValue":"africa","title":"Africa"},"country":{"id":43,"urlSafeValue":"cameroon","title":"Cameroon","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/news\/africa\/cameroon"},"town":[],"grapeshot":"'gv_safe','gb_safe','gs_travel','gs_sport','gs_sport_soccer','gs_travel_locations','gs_travel_locations_africa'","versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"path":"\/2023\/07\/08\/going-back-to-his-roots-footballer-mbappe-visits-fathers-homeland","lastModified":1688814913},{"id":2307536,"cid":7709226,"versionId":1,"archive":0,"housenumber":"230706_FOSU_52202803","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":1,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":6},{"id":8},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"The Democratic Republic of Congo aims to attract new investors","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"The Democratic Republic of Congo aims to attract new investors","titleListing2":"The Democratic Republic of Congo aims to attract new investors","leadin":"Kinshasa hosted the DRC's Country Risk Conference for the second year in a row to guide investors in examining the country's strengths and weaknesses. The goal is to diversify the economy with a focus on reforms and greater transparency so that it becomes more attractive internationally","summary":"Kinshasa hosted the DRC's Country Risk Conference for the second year in a row to guide investors in examining the country's strengths and weaknesses. The goal is to diversify the economy with a focus on reforms and greater transparency so that it becomes more attractive internationally","url":"the-democratic-republic-of-congo-aims-to-attract-new-investors","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The Democratic Republic of Congo boosted its credit rating from 5.1 to 5.5 between 2022 and 2023, according to thepan-African rating agency Bloomfield . The sub-Saharan country has one of the highest growth rates in the region. \n\nThe DRC gained 40 basis points in the space of a year which is helping to boost the nation's economic profile.\u00a0 \n\nThe second edition of the Congolese Country Risk Conference took place in Kinshasa on 28 June; an event designed to attract more investment and make the DRC a lasting success.\u00a0 \n\n\"This is an endogenous exercise. The Democratic Republic of Congo wants it. It is an opportunity for dialogue between all the stakeholders, first and foremost the private sector\" Nicolas Kazadi, the DRC's finance minister, told Euronews.\u00a0 \n\nThe DRC continues to face real challenges, including inadequate infrastructure, arbitrary taxes and insecurity in the east of the country.\u00a0 \n\nSince 1996, six million people have died in eastern DRC, the epicentre of ethnic tensions in the country and the fight over vital natural resources.\u00a0 \n\nA climate of instability is bad news for potential investors.\u202f\u00a0 \n\nIn recent years, the government has stepped up reforms and placed an emphasis on: \n\nmacroeconomic performance \nresponsible management of public finances \nstabilising the financial system \n\nThese three factors are necessary to cement the country's credibility, particularly in the eyes of private investors and\u00a0to ensure that social issues, job creation and wealth creation are not relegated to a blind spot. \n\n\u201cGenerally speaking, I would say that this is a very good thing and that these are very good initiatives. Because you can feel the government's desire to do the right thing\u201d said\u00a0Marie Chantal Kaninda, the Chief Executive Officer of Glencore in the DRC. \n\nTransparency is key \n\nWhile the DRC has vast mineral deposits it is looking to diversify its economy. For the banks to support these ambitions for diversification and growth, they must advocate an effective and clear policy, as\u00a0Gancho Kipulu Baya, the Country Head of Rawbank explained:\u00a0\u201cThe major challenge is one of transparency. The challenge of traceability for exported products.\u00a0 \n\n\"And we, the banks, are grafting ourselves onto this market, and we also need the support of the State, which must ensure this transparency and traceability to enable us to secure adequate financing\". \n\nThanks to a Turkish-Congolese initiative, a new financial centre in Kinshasa will be inaugurated in December. It is part of this new value chain including five towers and a conference centre spanning 90,000 m2 which is all thanks to an investment of more than 300 million US dollars (\u20ac275 million).\u00a0 \n\nIt will have interconnected services that will concentrate several operations on a single site to optimise the services of the Ministry of the Budget and the Ministry of Finance. These public-private alliances are shaping the future financial and urban architecture of the Congolese capital. \n\n\"It's going to be like a financial hub. Also a governmental hub of the DRC, in the heart of the country. But also, we got a Kinshasa airport project. The Kinshasa airport project is going to be the hub of the central African region; with an eight million passengers capacity, and one of the largest cargo terminals on the African continent\"\u00a0said Turhan Mildon, the Chairman of the Board, at construction giant MIlvest . \n\n\"Besides that, I can mention the Arena Project; a sports facilities that we are building here. We are advancing Congolese workers here in the country. Also, we have an academy, that we established here, to educate the Congolese. So these investments will add value to the country, and will also add value to the business environment of the country as well\". \n\nBut challenges remain. With more than 80 million hectares of fertile land and favourable conditions for year-round farming, the country's production is too low. Over 80% of consumer food products are imported.\u00a0 \n\nBut, Safia\u00a0Ibrahim-Netter, the Director of the French Development Agency , DRC explained that optimising the agricultural policy will enable the DRC\u00a0to re-establish itself as a giant on the international stage. \n\n\"We wouldn't have been able to do all this if there hadn't been an agreement with the IMF , and for there to be an agreement with the IMF, reforms had to be implemented. So that's how I see the DRC: not a day goes by without a French company expressing its desire to come here\". \n\n","htmlText":"<div class=\"widget widget--type-freeform\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <img src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//africanews//rdc-banner-en-2023.jpg/"> \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Democratic Republic of Congo boosted its credit rating from 5.1 to 5.5 between 2022 and 2023, according to thepan-African rating agency <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////bloomfield-investment.com//en//home///">Bloomfield. The sub-Saharan country has one of the highest growth rates in the region.<\/p>\n<p>The DRC gained 40 basis points in the space of a year which is helping to boost the nation&#039;s economic profile.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The second edition of the Congolese <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////risquepays.gouv.cd//statistics///">Country Risk Conference<\/strong><\/a> took place in Kinshasa on 28 June; an event designed to attract more investment and make the DRC a lasting success.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"This is an endogenous exercise. The Democratic Republic of Congo wants it. It is an opportunity for dialogue between all the stakeholders, first and foremost the private sector\" Nicolas Kazadi, the DRC&#039;s finance minister, told Euronews.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">We believe that it is also an opportunity for external observers, the rating agencies, to take a fresh look at what we are doing. And I think some of them will also be assessing our situation.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <div class=\"widget__authorText\">\n Nicolas Kazadi\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"widget__author_descriptionText\">\n Minister of Finance, the Democratic Republic of Congo\n <\/div>\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The DRC continues to face real challenges, including inadequate infrastructure, arbitrary taxes and insecurity in the east of the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Since 1996, six million people have died in eastern DRC, the epicentre of ethnic tensions in the country and the fight over vital natural resources.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A climate of instability is bad news for potential investors.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, the government has stepped up reforms and placed an emphasis on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>macroeconomic performance<\/li>\n<li>responsible management of public finances<\/li>\n<li>stabilising the financial system<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These three factors are necessary to cement the country&#039;s credibility, particularly in the eyes of private investors and\u00a0to ensure that social issues, job creation and wealth creation are not relegated to a blind spot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGenerally speaking, I would say that this is a very good thing and that these are very good initiatives. Because you can feel the government&#039;s desire to do the right thing\u201d said\u00a0Marie Chantal Kaninda, the Chief Executive Officer of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.glencore.com///">Glencore in the DRC.<\/p>\n<h2>Transparency is key<\/h2><p>While the DRC has vast mineral deposits it is looking to diversify its economy. For the banks to support these ambitions for diversification and growth, they must advocate an effective and clear policy, as\u00a0Gancho Kipulu Baya, the Country Head of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////rawbank.com//en///">Rawbank explained:\u00a0\u201cThe major challenge is one of transparency. The challenge of traceability for exported products.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"And we, the banks, are grafting ourselves onto this market, and we also need the support of the State, which must ensure this transparency and traceability to enable us to secure adequate financing\".<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to a Turkish-Congolese initiative, a new financial centre in Kinshasa will be inaugurated in December. It is part of this new value chain including five towers and a conference centre spanning 90,000 m2 which is all thanks to an investment of more than 300 million US dollars (\u20ac275 million).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It will have interconnected services that will concentrate several operations on a single site to optimise the services of the Ministry of the Budget and the Ministry of Finance. These public-private alliances are shaping the future financial and urban architecture of the Congolese capital.<\/p>\n<p>\"It&#039;s going to be like a financial hub. Also a governmental hub of the DRC, in the heart of the country. But also, we got a Kinshasa airport project. The Kinshasa airport project is going to be the hub of the central African region; with an eight million passengers capacity, and one of the largest cargo terminals on the African continent\"\u00a0said Turhan Mildon, the Chairman of the Board, at construction giant <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.milvest-intl.com///">MIlvest./n

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Over 80% of consumer food products are imported.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But, Safia\u00a0Ibrahim-Netter, the Director of the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.afd.fr//en//page-region-pays//democratic-republic-congo/">French Development Agency<\/strong><\/a>, DRC explained that optimising the agricultural policy will enable the DRC\u00a0to re-establish itself as a giant on the international stage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">We have allocated \u20ac40 million euros to build rural tracks, to supply the province of Kinshasa, to enable farmers and cooperatives to transport their crops. 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It has seen its relations with the international community become strained in part because the ruling junta brought in the Wagner mercenaries.\u00a0 \n\nThe mercenaries have also been engaged in Moscow\u2019s war in Ukraine and were part of a short-lived mutiny against Russia\u2019s military last week led by the Wagner group's founder Yevgeny Prigozhin. \n\nThe French-drafted resolution, adopted by a 15-0 vote, terminates the mandate of the peacekeeping mission known as MINUSMA as of Friday. It orders the mission to start the withdrawal Saturday of more than 15,000 personnel, to be completed by the end of the year. \n\n\nUS deputy ambassador Jeffrey DeLaurentis expressed regret at the military government\u2019s decision to abandon the UN mission. He also said that \u201csome domestic actors\u201d in Mali are calling for harassment of peacekeepers and urged the mission to ensure the safe and orderly transfer of UN facilities and equipment to UN-designated places. \n\n\n\u201cThe UN has a responsibility to minimise the risk that its assets fall into the hands of those looking to destabilise Mali, or bring harm to its people, including violent extremist organizations and the Wagner Group,\u201d he said. \n\n\nBritish Ambassador Barbara Woodward expressed regret that Mali wanted the peacekeepers to leave at a time when the region is \u201cfacing increasing instability and humanitarian needs.\u201d \n\n\u201cAnd we do not believe the partnership with the Wagner Group will deliver long-term stability or security for the Malian people,\u201d she said. \n\nMeanwhile, US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby expressed deep concern at Wagner\u2019s destabilising activities in Africa, especially Mali and Central African Republic. \n\nHe told reporters in Washington that US information indicates \u201cthe Malian transition government has paid over $200 million to Wagner since late 2021.\u201d Despite the payments, he said, security hasn\u2019t improved and terror attacks and violent crime have increased in central Mali. \n\nKirby also claimed that \u201cPrighozin helped engineer\u201d the speedy departure of UN peacekeepers \u201cto further Wagner\u2019s interests.\u201d \n\n\u201cWe know that senior Malian officials worked directly with Prighozin employees to inform the UN secretary-general that Mali had revoked consent for the MINUSMA mission,\u201d he said. \n\nMali has struggled to contain\u00a0 an Islamic extremist insurgency since 2012. Extremist rebels were forced from power in the West African nation\u2019s northern cities the following year, with the help of a French-led military operation. But they regrouped in the desert and began launching attacks on the Malian army and its allies. \n\nThe UN peacekeepers came in a few months later in what has become one of the most dangerous UN missions in the world. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres paid tribute to the 309 MINUSMA personnel who lost their lives \u201cin the service of peace during 10 years the mission was deployed in Mali,\u201d his spokesman said. \n\nMali has been ruled by a military junta following two coups, starting in 2020, led by Col. Assimi Goita, who now runs the country. \n\nThe resolution welcomes Goita\u2019s commitment to organising free and fair presidential elections in February 2024 and ensuring the return to constitutional order in the following months - commitments that DeLaurentis and other council members said the transitional government must keep. \n\nThe council\u2019s decision to end the U.N. mission followed a demand by Mali\u2019s Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop to the Security Council on June 16 that the peacekeepers leave the country, claiming they failed in their mission to restore security. There is \u201ca crisis of confidence between Malian authorities and MINUSMA,\u201d he said. \n\nFollowing Friday's vote, Diop told national broadcaster ORTM that \"\"many Malians\" had requested the withdrawal and called the peacekeeping mission \u201ca threat to our country.\u201d \n\nHe said it wasn't a hasty decision but the result of the government's desire to take charge of its own affairs and the strengthening of its military and security forces. \n\nThe United Nations needs the support of governments for its peacekeeping missions to operate. \n\nRussia\u2019s deputy UN ambassador Anna Evstigneeva told the council Moscow supports the transitional government\u2019s \u201caspiration to take full responsibility and play the leading role in stabilizing the Malian state.\u201d She said Russia will continue providing comprehensive bilateral support to Mali to normalize the situation in the country. \n\n\nMali\u2019s UN ambassador, Issa Konfourou, told the council after the vote that while MINUSMA didn\u2019t achieve its fundamental goal of supporting the government\u2019s efforts to secure the country, the people and the government in Mali would \u201clike to applaud its contribution in other areas,\u201d especially humanitarian and social assistance. \n\nRida Lyammouri, the senior fellow at the Morocco-based Policy Center for the New South, said that while MINUSMA was not authorised to fight militants, it did provide protection to civilians from the jihadis. \n\nAttacks are most likely to increase now in the areas where UN peacekeepers provided regular patrols since the Malian army remains underequipped to provide adequate protection,\u201d Lyammouri said. \n\nThe UN mission also played a critical role in mediating between the Malian government and separatist Tuareg rebels. Ely Dicko, a sociologist at the University of Bamako, said that one of the consequences of the vacuum the peacekeepers will leave may be the resumption of hostilities between the government and the Tuareg rebels. \n\nDaniel Forti, senior analyst with the International Crisis Group, said the withdrawal \u201cis going to be a massive undertaking for the whole UN and for Mali\" and both have a lot to lose if it isn't done \u201cin a consensual and united way.\u201d \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Mali, a landlocked country in West Africa, has grappled with the insurgency for over a decade. It has seen its relations with the international community become strained in part because the ruling junta brought in the Wagner mercenaries.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The mercenaries have also been engaged in Moscow\u2019s war in Ukraine and were part of a short-lived mutiny against Russia\u2019s military last week led by the Wagner group&#039;s founder Yevgeny Prigozhin.<\/p>\n<p>The French-drafted resolution, adopted by a 15-0 vote, terminates the mandate of the peacekeeping mission known as MINUSMA as of Friday. It orders the mission to start the withdrawal Saturday of more than 15,000 personnel, to be completed by the end of the year. <\/p>\n<p>US deputy ambassador Jeffrey DeLaurentis expressed regret at the military government\u2019s decision to abandon the UN mission. He also said that \u201csome domestic actors\u201d in Mali are calling for harassment of peacekeepers and urged the mission to ensure the safe and orderly transfer of UN facilities and equipment to UN-designated places. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//72//03//98//808x539_cmsv2_0fe850b7-07c8-5779-81a2-9aa3744172d7-7720398.jpg/" alt=\"AP&#47;Copyright 2022 The AP. 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All rights reserved.<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe UN has a responsibility to minimise the risk that its assets fall into the hands of those looking to destabilise Mali, or bring harm to its people, including violent extremist organizations and the Wagner Group,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>British Ambassador Barbara Woodward expressed regret that Mali wanted the peacekeepers to leave at a time when the region is \u201cfacing increasing instability and humanitarian needs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd we do not believe the partnership with the Wagner Group will deliver long-term stability or security for the Malian people,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby expressed deep concern at Wagner\u2019s destabilising activities in Africa, especially Mali and Central African Republic.<\/p>\n<p>He told reporters in Washington that US information indicates \u201cthe Malian transition government has paid over $200 million to Wagner since late 2021.\u201d Despite the payments, he said, security hasn\u2019t improved and terror attacks and violent crime have increased in central Mali.<\/p>\n<p>Kirby also claimed that \u201cPrighozin helped engineer\u201d the speedy departure of UN peacekeepers \u201cto further Wagner\u2019s interests.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know that senior Malian officials worked directly with Prighozin employees to inform the UN secretary-general that Mali had revoked consent for the MINUSMA mission,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Mali has struggled to contain\u00a0an Islamic extremist insurgency since 2012. Extremist rebels were forced from power in the West African nation\u2019s northern cities the following year, with the help of a French-led military operation. But they regrouped in the desert and began launching attacks on the Malian army and its allies.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7587934,7577696,7474580\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//03//20//journalist-and-aid-worker-freed-in-mali-after-years-as-hostages/">Journalist and aid worker freed in Mali after years as hostages<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//05//08//watch-malis-record-breaking-nonuplets-celebrate-second-birthday/">WATCH: Mali's record-breaking nonuplets celebrate second birthday<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//05//03//germany-confirms-it-will-withdraw-troops-from-un-peacekeeping-mission-to-mali/">Germany confirms it will withdraw troops from UN peacekeeping mission to Mali<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The UN peacekeepers came in a few months later in what has become one of the most dangerous UN missions in the world. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres paid tribute to the 309 MINUSMA personnel who lost their lives \u201cin the service of peace during 10 years the mission was deployed in Mali,\u201d his spokesman said.<\/p>\n<p>Mali has been ruled by a military junta following two coups, starting in 2020, led by Col. Assimi Goita, who now runs the country.<\/p>\n<p>The resolution welcomes Goita\u2019s commitment to organising free and fair presidential elections in February 2024 and ensuring the return to constitutional order in the following months - commitments that DeLaurentis and other council members said the transitional government must keep.<\/p>\n<p>The council\u2019s decision to end the U.N. mission followed a demand by Mali\u2019s Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop to the Security Council on June 16 that the peacekeepers leave the country, claiming they failed in their mission to restore security. There is \u201ca crisis of confidence between Malian authorities and MINUSMA,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Following Friday&#039;s vote, Diop told national broadcaster ORTM that \"\"many Malians\" had requested the withdrawal and called the peacekeeping mission \u201ca threat to our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said it wasn&#039;t a hasty decision but the result of the government&#039;s desire to take charge of its own affairs and the strengthening of its military and security forces.<\/p>\n<p>The United Nations needs the support of governments for its peacekeeping missions to operate.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//72//03//98//808x539_cmsv2_d470ae09-fc5d-5d9c-98d7-ae510b1f30a1-7720398.jpg/" alt=\"Moulaye Sayah&#47;Copyright 2020 The AP. 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| Cooking with flavour powerhouse soumbala in Burkina Faso","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Cooking with Soumbala: A Burkinab\u00e9 flavour powerhouse","titleListing2":"What is soumbala and how do you cook with it? In this episode of #TheStarIngredient we\u2019re travelling to Burkina Faso where chef Franceline Tranagda is showcasing the best of Burkinab\u00e9 cuisine.","leadin":"The first thing that hits you is the smell. The pea-sized n\u00e9r\u00e9 pods from the n\u00e9r\u00e9 tree may be small but they pack a powerful olfactory punch. Once transformed into mouth watering soumbala, they\u2019re a crucial addition to a host of traditional meals eaten all across West Africa.","summary":"The first thing that hits you is the smell. The pea-sized n\u00e9r\u00e9 pods from the n\u00e9r\u00e9 tree may be small but they pack a powerful olfactory punch. Once transformed into mouth watering soumbala, they\u2019re a crucial addition to a host of traditional meals eaten all across West Africa.","url":"podcast-cooking-with-flavour-powerhouse-soumbala-in-burkina-faso","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"For this episode of the Star Ingredient, we\u2019re travelling to Burkina Faso, the landlocked west African nation of 22 million people, to meet Burkinab\u00e9 chef and restaurant manager, Franceline Tranagda. \n\nShe is one of Burkina Faso\u2019s most fiercely committed advocates of her native country\u2019s traditional dishes and has devoted much of her life to promoting a food culture that she describes in french as \u201cbon, propre et juste\u201d. Good, clean and fair. \n\nBut there is one ingredient that has loomed large over all others in her culinary imagination. \n\nFrom her girlhood days making sauce with her mother to producing food products with fellow Burkinab\u00e9 women in her community restaurant, Delwende, the incontournable, the \u2018must have\u2019 ingredient, has always been Soumbala. \n\nThis fermented seed condiment is made from the seeds of the n\u00e9r\u00e9 tree which is grown widely across West Africa. Usually prepared over the course of several days, it often comes in the form of soumbala balls that are used to flavour everything from meat and stews to soups and rice.\u00a0 \n\n\u201cThe smell is similar to camembert. Yeah, I always say it\u2019s like camembert or African mustard,\u201d says Franceline. \n\n\u201cIt has a strong smell. But when you don\u2019t add the soumbala, you can sense that there is some flavour missing\u201d. \n\nFranceline grew up in Burkina Faso\u2019s thrumming capital of Ouagadougou. \n\nLike many of the chefs we\u2019ve encountered over the course of this series, Franceline\u2019s passion for food was cultivated and nurtured at home. \n\nShe picked up her culinary skills by watching her mother, her grandmother and her neighbours prepare traditional Burkinab\u00e9 food as a young girl. \n\nBorn into a modest family, Franceline credits the fact that both her parents were school teachers who valued education with giving her a head start in life. As an adult, she has endeavoured to share her good fortune with others. \n\nIn 1999, Franceline founded Femmes de l\u2019avenir, Women of the future, an association to aid marginalised Burkinab\u00e9 women access small loans and generate their own incomes. \n\nBut it wasn\u2019t until Franceline became involved with the global Slow Food movement that she decided to mount a project that could marry her twin passions: Helping Burkinab\u00e9 women bolster their independence and promoting local, traditional dishes. \n\nThe result was the restaurant Delwende. \n\n\u201cThis restaurant has a really important mission because long term, I want to open a training centre for preparing local dishes where I train young women and housewives who don\u2019t know how to cook our traditional meals,\u201d Franceline explains. \n\nAt Delwende, Franceline works with local women, preparing dishes for the community, inviting them to share in a variety of traditional Burkinab\u00e9 fare like gonr\u00e9, zamn\u00e9, boal boala, babenda and of course, soumbala rice. \n\nThe philosophy behind the project is simple. \u201cIt's really to consume what we produce\u2026We need to have this maturity, this culture of being able to consume what we produce and consume local ingredients, ones that are available in our country that we can use and value,\u201d says Franceline. \n\nBut protecting culinary heritage only partly explains the urgency of Franceline's mission. \n\nAccording to the World Food Programme, in 2022, 3.5 million people faced acute food insecurity in Burkina Faso. Political instability and conflict, driven by an ongoing Islamist insurgency in the north and east of the country, have created an increasingly volatile food-security situation. \n\nToday, events beyond the country\u2019s borders, like the Russia-Ukraine war, are also making the country even more vulnerable to food supply shocks and soaring prices. \n\nAt the heart of Franceline\u2019s mission is a desire to promote food sovereignty in Burkina Faso by championing the changing Burkinab\u00e9 attitudes to their own traditional foods. \n\nAnd as you\u2019ll hear in this podcast, for her, the best place to start is within her own community. \n\nFranceline\u2019s Boal Boala recipe \n\nIngredients : \n\nFor the soup \n\nSoumbala, made from boiled n\u00e9r\u00e9 seeds \n\nRice \nMeat of your choosing (chicken, mutton or beef) \nOnions \nTomatoes \nOil \n\nFor the dough balls \n\nMillet flour \nwater \n\nMethod: \n\nFry the onions and tomatoes in oil for a few minutes, then add to water in a pot. \nAdd your meat and soumbala to the pot and bring the water to the boil. Then let it simmer. \nKnead the millet flour and water together to make small balls of dough. \nAdd the dough balls to the soup. \nLet the soup simmer for another few minutes until the meat is cooked and the flavours come together. Then serve. \n\nBon appetit! \n\nIf you\u2019re hungry for more recipes and stories around indigenous African ingredients, listen to the previous episodes of our series. \n\nThe podcast The Star Ingredient was funded by the European Journalism Centre , through the Solutions Journalism Accelerator. This fund is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. \n\n","htmlText":"<div class=\"widget widget--type-freeform\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <iframe src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////embed.acast.com//63345b463c8dea0013bfe524//649e873fa38f0d0011f4ed64/" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"190px\"><\/iframe> \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>For this episode of the Star Ingredient, we\u2019re travelling to Burkina Faso, the landlocked west African nation of 22 million people, to meet Burkinab\u00e9 chef and restaurant manager, Franceline Tranagda.<\/p>\n<p>She is one of Burkina Faso\u2019s most fiercely committed advocates of her native country\u2019s traditional dishes and has devoted much of her life to promoting a food culture that she describes in french as \u201cbon, propre et juste\u201d. Good, clean and fair.<\/p>\n<p>But there is one ingredient that has loomed large over all others in her culinary imagination.<\/p>\n<p>From her girlhood days making sauce with her mother to producing food products with fellow Burkinab\u00e9 women in her community restaurant, Delwende, the incontournable, the \u2018must have\u2019 ingredient, has always been Soumbala.<\/p>\n<p>This fermented seed condiment is made from the seeds of the n\u00e9r\u00e9 tree which is grown widely across West Africa. Usually prepared over the course of several days, it often comes in the form of soumbala balls that are used to flavour everything from meat and stews to soups and rice.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe smell is similar to camembert. Yeah, I always say it\u2019s like camembert or African mustard,\u201d says Franceline.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has a strong smell. 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As an adult, she has endeavoured to share her good fortune with others.<\/p>\n<p>In 1999, Franceline founded Femmes de l\u2019avenir, Women of the future, an association to aid marginalised Burkinab\u00e9 women access small loans and generate their own incomes.<\/p>\n<p>But it wasn\u2019t until Franceline became involved with the global Slow Food movement that she decided to mount a project that could marry her twin passions: Helping Burkinab\u00e9 women bolster their independence and promoting local, traditional dishes.<\/p>\n<p>The result was the restaurant Delwende.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis restaurant has a really important mission because long term, I want to open a training centre for preparing local dishes where I train young women and housewives who don\u2019t know how to cook our traditional meals,\u201d Franceline explains.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"1.3341463414634147\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//67//59//32//808x1077_cmsv2_daa15663-12c3-541a-b52e-bfaa9465b397-7675932.jpg/" alt=\"Euronews\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/59\/32\/384x512_cmsv2_daa15663-12c3-541a-b52e-bfaa9465b397-7675932.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/59\/32\/640x854_cmsv2_daa15663-12c3-541a-b52e-bfaa9465b397-7675932.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/59\/32\/750x1001_cmsv2_daa15663-12c3-541a-b52e-bfaa9465b397-7675932.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/59\/32\/828x1105_cmsv2_daa15663-12c3-541a-b52e-bfaa9465b397-7675932.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/59\/32\/1080x1441_cmsv2_daa15663-12c3-541a-b52e-bfaa9465b397-7675932.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/59\/32\/1200x1601_cmsv2_daa15663-12c3-541a-b52e-bfaa9465b397-7675932.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/59\/32\/1920x2562_cmsv2_daa15663-12c3-541a-b52e-bfaa9465b397-7675932.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Image shows Franceline Tranagda outside her restaurant, Delwende, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Euronews<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>At Delwende, Franceline works with local women, preparing dishes for the community, inviting them to share in a variety of traditional Burkinab\u00e9 fare like gonr\u00e9, zamn\u00e9, boal boala, babenda and of course, soumbala rice.<\/p>\n<p>The philosophy behind the project is simple. \u201cIt&#039;s really to consume what we produce\u2026We need to have this maturity, this culture of being able to consume what we produce and consume local ingredients, ones that are available in our country that we can use and value,\u201d says Franceline.<\/p>\n<p>But protecting culinary heritage only partly explains the urgency of Franceline&#039;s mission.<\/p>\n<p>According to the World Food Programme, in 2022, 3.5 million people faced acute food insecurity in Burkina Faso. Political instability and conflict, driven by an ongoing Islamist insurgency in the north and east of the country, have created an increasingly volatile food-security situation.<\/p>\n<p>Today, events beyond the country\u2019s borders, like the Russia-Ukraine war, are also making the country even more vulnerable to food supply shocks and soaring prices.<\/p>\n<p>At the heart of Franceline\u2019s mission is a desire to promote food sovereignty in Burkina Faso by championing the changing Burkinab\u00e9 attitudes to their own traditional foods.<\/p>\n<p>And as you\u2019ll hear in this podcast, for her, the best place to start is within her own community.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-freeform\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <a href=https://www.euronews.com/news/'https:////podcasts.apple.com//podcast//id1649712952' target='_blank'><img style='max-width:200px;padding-top:1rem;' src=https://www.euronews.com/news/'https:////static.euronews.com//website//images//special//apple_podcast.png' width='30%' \/><\/a> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/news/'https:////open.spotify.com//show//0DnrGJ9Lj0xFN0l2IlEHz2' target='_blank'><img style='max-width:200px;padding-top:1rem;' src=https://www.euronews.com/news/'https:////static.euronews.com//website//images//special//spotify.png' width='30%' \/><\/a> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/news/'https:////castbox.fm//channel//id5174894' target='_blank'><img style='max-width:200px;padding-top:1rem;' src=https://www.euronews.com/news/'https:////static.euronews.com//website//images//special//castbox.png' width='30%' \/><\/a> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/news/'https:////www.deezer.com//en//show//5275807' target='_blank'><img style='max-width:200px;padding-top:1rem;' src=https://www.euronews.com/news/'https:////static.euronews.com//website//images//special//deezer.png' width='30%' \/><\/a> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/news/'https:////podcasts.google.com//feed//aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5hY2FzdC5jb20vcHVibGljL3Nob3dzLzYzMzQ1YjQ2M2M4ZGVhMDAxM2JmZTUyNA' target='_blank'><img style='max-width:200px;padding-top:1rem;' src=https://www.euronews.com/news/'https:////static.euronews.com//website//images//special//googlepdocasts.png' width='30%' \/><\/a> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/news/'https:////www.stitcher.com//show//1033693' target='_blank'><img style='max-width:200px;padding-top:1rem;' src=https://www.euronews.com/news/'https:////static.euronews.com//website//images//special//stitcher.png' width='30%' \/><\/a> \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Franceline\u2019s Boal Boala recipe<\/h2><p><strong>Ingredients<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><em>For the soup<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Soumbala, made from boiled n\u00e9r\u00e9 seeds<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rice<\/li>\n<li>Meat of your choosing (chicken, mutton or beef)<\/li>\n<li>Onions<\/li>\n<li>Tomatoes<\/li>\n<li>Oil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>For the dough balls<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Millet flour<\/li>\n<li>water<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Method:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fry the onions and tomatoes in oil for a few minutes, then add to water in a pot.<\/li>\n<li>Add your meat and soumbala to the pot and bring the water to the boil. Then let it simmer.<\/li>\n<li>Knead the millet flour and water together to make small balls of dough.<\/li>\n<li>Add the dough balls to the soup.<\/li>\n<li>Let the soup simmer for another few minutes until the meat is cooked and the flavours come together. Then serve.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Bon appetit!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re hungry for more recipes and stories around indigenous African ingredients, listen to the previous episodes of our series.<\/p>\n<p><em>The podcast The Star Ingredient was funded by the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////ejc.net///">European Journalism Centre<\/a>, through the Solutions Journalism Accelerator. This fund is supported by the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation.<\/em><\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1686732141,"publishedAt":1688117430,"updatedAt":1689597256,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/culture\/2023\/06\/30\/podcast-cooking-with-flavour-powerhouse-soumbala-in-burkina-faso","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/59\/32\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_7607bbdd-7fe7-5132-97df-cc3f73115681-7675932.jpg","altText":"The Star Ingredient.","caption":"The Star Ingredient.","captionCredit":null,"captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1280,"height":720},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/59\/32\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_fc5ecc51-1a54-5d63-b3c6-8a933e544942-7675932.jpg","altText":"Image shows n\u00e9r\u00e9 seeds, used to make soumbala. ","caption":"Image shows n\u00e9r\u00e9 seeds, used to make soumbala. 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Their lawsuit may ripple worldwide","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Facebook content moderators' lawsuit lifts the lid on 'torture' work","titleListing2":"Facebook content moderators in Kenya call the work 'torture.' Their lawsuit may ripple worldwide","leadin":"They look at horrors so others don't have to. Now Facebook content moderators in Kenya are suing the company over work conditions in a landmark case.","summary":"They look at horrors so others don't have to. Now Facebook content moderators in Kenya are suing the company over work conditions in a landmark case.","url":"facebook-content-moderators-call-the-work-they-do-torture-their-lawsuit-may-ripple-worldwi","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"On the verge of tears, Nathan Nkunzimana recalled watching a video of a child being molested and another of a woman being killed. \n\nEight hours a day, his job as a content moderator for a Facebook contractor required him to look at horrors so the world wouldn\u2019t have to. Some overwhelmed colleagues would scream or cry, he said. \n\nNow, Nkunzimana is among nearly 200 former employees in Kenya who are suing Facebook and local contractor Sama over working conditions that could have implications for social media moderators around the world.\u00a0 \n\nIt is the first known court challenge outside the United States, where Facebook settled with moderators in 2020. \n\n\u20ac1.46 billion compensation \n\nThe group was employed at the social media giant\u2019s outsourced hub for content moderation in Kenya's capital of Nairobi, where workers screen posts, videos, messages, and other content from users across Africa, removing any illegal or harmful material that breaches its community standards and terms of service. \n\nThe moderators from several African countries are seeking a \u20ac1.46 billion compensation fund after alleging poor working conditions, including insufficient mental health support and low pay.\u00a0 \n\nEarlier this year, they were laid off by Sama as it left the business of content moderation. They assert that the companies are ignoring a court order for their contracts to be extended until the case is resolved. \n\nFacebook and Sama have defended their employment practices. \n\nLike 'soldiers' taking a bullet for Facebook users \n\nWith little certainty of how long the case will take to conclude, the moderators expressed despair as money and work permits run out and they wrestle with the traumatic images that haunt them. \n\n\u201cIf you feel comfortable browsing and going through the Facebook page, it is because there\u2019s someone like me who has been there on that screen, checking, 'Is this okay to be here?'\u201d Nkunzimana, a father of three from Burundi, told The Associated Press in Nairobi. \n\nThe 33-year-old said content moderation is like \"soldiers\" taking a bullet for Facebook users, with workers watching harmful content showing killing, suicide, and sexual assault and making sure it is taken down. \n\nFor Nkunzimana and others, the job began with a sense of pride, feeling like they were \"heroes to the community,\" he said. \n\nA lack of support and a culture of secrecy \n\nBut as the exposure to alarming content reignited past traumas for some like him who had fled political or ethnic violence back home, the moderators found little support and a culture of secrecy. \n\nThey were asked to sign non-disclosure agreements. Personal items like phones were not allowed at work. \n\nAfter his shift, Nkuzimana would go home exhausted and often locked himself in his bedroom to try to forget what he had seen. Even his wife had no idea what his job was like. \n\nThese days, he locks himself in his room to avoid his sons\u2019 questions about why he\u2019s no longer working and why they likely can no longer afford school fees.\u00a0 \n\nThe salary for content moderators was \u20ac392 per month, with non-Kenyans getting a small expat allowance on top of that. \n\nPoorly-trained\u00a0counsellors \n\nThe Facebook contractor, US-based Sama, did little to ensure post-traumatic professional counselling was offered to moderators in its Nairobi office, Nkuzimana said.\u00a0 \n\nHe said counsellors were poorly trained to deal with what his colleagues were experiencing. Now, with no mental health care, he immerses himself in church instead. \n\nFacebook parent Meta has said its contractors are contractually obliged to pay their employees above the industry standard in the markets they operate and provide on-site support by trained practitioners. \n\nA spokesman said Meta could not comment on the Kenya case. \n\nIn an email to the AP, Sama said the salaries it offered in Kenya were four times the local minimum wage and that \"over 60 per cent of male employees and over 70 per cent of female employees were living below the international poverty line (less than \u20ac1.74 a day)\" before being hired. \n\nSama said all employees had unlimited access to one-on-one counselling \"without fear of repercussions\". \n\nThe contractor also called a recent court decision to extend the moderators\u2019 contracts \"confusing\" and asserted that a later ruling pausing that decision means it has not gone into effect. \n\n'Using global economic inequity' \n\nSuch work has the potential to be \"incredibly psychologically damaging,\" but job-seekers in lower-income countries might take the risk in exchange for an office job in the tech industry, said Sarah Roberts, an expert in content moderation at the University of California, Los Angeles. \n\nIn countries like Kenya, where there is plenty of cheap labour available, the outsourcing of such sensitive work is \u201ca story of an exploitative industry predicated on using global economic inequity to its advantage, doing harm and then taking no responsibility because the firms can be like, 'Well, we never employed so-and-so, that was, you know, the third party,'\" she said. \n\nIn addition, the mental health care provided might not be \"the cream of the crop\" and concerns have been raised about the confidentiality of therapy, said Roberts, an associate professor of information studies. \n\nThe difference in the Kenya court case, she said, is that the moderators are organizing and pushing back against their conditions, creating unusual visibility. \n\nThe usual tactic in such cases in the US is to settle, she said, but \"if cases are brought in other places, that might not be so easy for the companies to do that\". \n\nOnline hate speech and conflict \n\nFacebook invested in moderation hubs worldwide after being accused of allowing hate speech to circulate in countries like Ethiopia\u00a0and Myanmar, where conflicts were killing thousands of people and harmful content was posted in a variety of local languages. \n\nSought for their fluency in various African languages, content moderators hired by Sama in Kenya soon found themselves looking at graphic content that hit painfully close to home. \n\nThe two years that Fasica Gebrekidan worked as a moderator roughly overlapped with the war in her native Ethiopia\u2019s northern Tigray region , where hundreds of thousands of people were killed and many Tigrayans like her knew little about their loved ones' fate. \n\nAlready suffering from having to flee the conflict, the 28-year-old spent her workday looking at \"gruesome\" videos and other content overwhelmingly related to the war, including rape. \n\nWith videos, she had to watch the first 50 seconds and the last 50 seconds to reach a decision on whether it should be taken down. \n\nThe feeling of gratitude she\u2019d had upon landing the job quickly disappeared. \n\n\"You run away from the war, then you have to see the war,\" Fasica said. \"It was just a torture for us\". \n\n'Facebook should care about us' \n\nShe now has no income and no permanent home. She said she would be looking for new opportunities if she could only feel normal again.\u00a0 \n\nA former journalist, she can\u2019t bring herself to write anymore, even as an outlet for her emotions. \n\nFasica worries that \"this rubbish\" will stay in her head forever. While speaking with the AP, she kept her eyes on a painting across the caf\u00e9, deep red with what appeared to be a man in distress. It bothered her. \n\nFasica blames Facebook for a lack of proper mental health care and pay and accuses the local contractor of using her and letting her go. \n\n\"Facebook should know what\u2019s going on,\" she said. \"They should care about us\". \n\nThe fate of the moderators' complaint lies with the Kenyan court, with the next hearing on July 10. \n\nThe uncertainty is frustrating, Fasica said. Some moderators are giving up and returning to their home countries, but that is not yet an option for her. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>On the verge of tears, Nathan Nkunzimana recalled watching a video of a child being molested and another of a woman being killed.<\/p>\n<p>Eight hours a day, his job as a content moderator for a Facebook contractor required him to look at horrors so the world wouldn\u2019t have to. Some overwhelmed colleagues would scream or cry, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Nkunzimana is among nearly 200 <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2023//02//06//meta-kenya/">former employees in Kenya who are suing Facebook<\/strong><\/a> and local contractor Sama over working conditions that could have implications for social media moderators around the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It is the first known court challenge outside the United States, where Facebook settled with moderators in 2020.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7174424\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2023//03//21//amazon-apple-meta-twitter-the-growing-list-of-tech-giants-cutting-jobs-and-freezing-hiring/">Amazon, Microsoft, Meta: The growing list of tech companies cutting jobs and freezing hiring<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>\u20ac1.46 billion compensation<\/h2><p>The group was employed at the social media giant\u2019s outsourced hub for content moderation in Kenya&#039;s capital of Nairobi, where workers screen posts, videos, messages, and other content from users across Africa, removing any illegal or harmful material that breaches its community standards and terms of service.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-medium\n widget--align-right\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">If you feel comfortable browsing and going through the Facebook page, it is because there\u2019s someone like me who has been there on that screen, checking, 'Is this okay to be here?'<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <div class=\"widget__authorText\">\n Nathan Nkunzimana\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"widget__author_descriptionText\">\n Former content moderator for Facebook contractor Sama\n <\/div>\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The moderators from several African countries are seeking a \u20ac1.46 billion compensation fund after alleging poor working conditions, including insufficient mental health support and low pay.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, they were laid off by Sama as it left the business of content moderation. They assert that the companies are ignoring a court order for their contracts to be extended until the case is resolved.<\/p>\n<p>Facebook and Sama have defended their employment practices.<\/p>\n<h2>Like 'soldiers' taking a bullet for Facebook users<\/h2><p>With little certainty of how long the case will take to conclude, the moderators expressed despair as money and work permits run out and they wrestle with the traumatic images that haunt them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you feel comfortable browsing and going through the Facebook page, it is because there\u2019s someone like me who has been there on that screen, checking, &#039;Is this okay to be here?&#039;\u201d Nkunzimana, a father of three from Burundi, told The Associated Press in Nairobi.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6982421875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//71//60//06//808x565_cmsv2_8c2062ad-fa9b-5905-b615-a62debb9efa4-7716006.jpg/" alt=\"AP\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/71\/60\/06\/384x268_cmsv2_8c2062ad-fa9b-5905-b615-a62debb9efa4-7716006.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/71\/60\/06\/640x447_cmsv2_8c2062ad-fa9b-5905-b615-a62debb9efa4-7716006.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/71\/60\/06\/750x524_cmsv2_8c2062ad-fa9b-5905-b615-a62debb9efa4-7716006.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/71\/60\/06\/828x578_cmsv2_8c2062ad-fa9b-5905-b615-a62debb9efa4-7716006.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/71\/60\/06\/1080x754_cmsv2_8c2062ad-fa9b-5905-b615-a62debb9efa4-7716006.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/71\/60\/06\/1200x838_cmsv2_8c2062ad-fa9b-5905-b615-a62debb9efa4-7716006.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/71\/60\/06\/1920x1341_cmsv2_8c2062ad-fa9b-5905-b615-a62debb9efa4-7716006.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Former Facebook content moderator Nathan Nkunzimana said he began his former job as a Facebook moderator with a sense of pride.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The 33-year-old said content moderation is like \"soldiers\" taking a bullet for Facebook users, with workers watching harmful content showing killing, suicide, and sexual assault and making sure it is taken down.<\/p>\n<p>For Nkunzimana and others, the job began with a sense of pride, feeling like they were \"heroes to the community,\" he said.<\/p>\n<h2>A lack of support and a culture of secrecy<\/h2><p>But as the exposure to alarming content reignited past traumas for some like him who had fled political or ethnic violence back home, the moderators found little support and a culture of secrecy.<\/p>\n<p>They were asked to sign non-disclosure agreements. Personal items like phones were not allowed at work.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7627008\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2023//05//24//meta-boss-mark-zuckerberg-under-fire-from-british-government-minister-over-encryption-fear/">Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg under fire from UK minister over Facebook encryption fears<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>After his shift, Nkuzimana would go home exhausted and often locked himself in his bedroom to try to forget what he had seen. Even his wife had no idea what his job was like.<\/p>\n<p>These days, he locks himself in his room to avoid his sons\u2019 questions about why he\u2019s no longer working and why they likely can no longer afford school fees.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The salary for content moderators was \u20ac392 per month, with non-Kenyans getting a small expat allowance on top of that.<\/p>\n<h2>Poorly-trained\u00a0counsellors<\/h2><p>The Facebook contractor, US-based Sama, did little to ensure post-traumatic professional counselling was offered to moderators in its Nairobi office, Nkuzimana said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He said counsellors were poorly trained to deal with what his colleagues were experiencing. Now, with no mental health care, he immerses himself in church instead.<\/p>\n<p><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2022//04//28//facebook-s-parent-meta-exceeds-expectations-with-7-5-billion-first-quarter-profits/">Facebook parent Meta<\/strong><\/a> has said its contractors are contractually obliged to pay their employees above the industry standard in the markets they operate and provide on-site support by trained practitioners.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman said Meta could not comment on the Kenya case.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" 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https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/71\/60\/06\/1920x1281_cmsv2_02a7dd27-17a7-5b71-9219-5538ffbb6a31-7716006.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Facebook parent Meta has said its contractors are contractually obliged to pay their employees above the industry standard in the markets they operate.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In an email to the AP, Sama said the salaries it offered in Kenya were four times the local minimum wage and that \"over 60 per cent of male employees and over 70 per cent of female employees were living below the international poverty line (less than \u20ac1.74 a day)\" before being hired.<\/p>\n<p>Sama said all employees had unlimited access to one-on-one counselling \"without fear of repercussions\".<\/p>\n<p>The contractor also called a recent court decision to extend the moderators\u2019 contracts \"confusing\" and asserted that a later ruling pausing that decision means it has not gone into effect.<\/p>\n<h2>'Using global economic inequity'<\/h2><p>Such work has the potential to be \"incredibly psychologically damaging,\" but job-seekers in lower-income countries might take the risk in exchange for an office job in the tech industry, said Sarah Roberts, an expert in content moderation at the University of California, Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>In countries like Kenya, where there is plenty of cheap labour available, the outsourcing of such sensitive work is \u201ca story of an exploitative industry predicated on using global economic inequity to its advantage, doing harm and then taking no responsibility because the firms can be like, &#039;Well, we never employed so-and-so, that was, you know, the third party,&#039;\" she said.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"6873590\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2022//07//22//youtube-to-crack-down-on-harmful-or-misleading-abortion-related-content/">YouTube to crack down on harmful or misleading abortion-related content<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In addition, the mental health care provided might not be \"the cream of the crop\" and concerns have been raised about the confidentiality of therapy, said Roberts, an associate professor of information studies.<\/p>\n<p>The difference in the Kenya court case, she said, is that the moderators are organizing and pushing back against their conditions, creating unusual visibility.<\/p>\n<p>The usual tactic in such cases in the US is to settle, she said, but \"if cases are brought in other places, that might not be so easy for the companies to do that\".<\/p>\n<h2>Online hate speech and conflict<\/h2><p>Facebook invested in moderation hubs worldwide after being accused of allowing hate speech to circulate in countries like Ethiopia\u00a0and Myanmar, where conflicts were killing thousands of people and harmful content was posted in a variety of local languages.<\/p>\n<p>Sought for their fluency in various African languages, content moderators hired by Sama in Kenya soon found themselves looking at graphic content that hit painfully close to home.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-medium\n widget--align-right\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">You run away from the war, then you have to 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It was just a torture for us.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <div class=\"widget__authorText\">\n Fasica Gebrekidan\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"widget__author_descriptionText\">\n Tigrayan refugee and former content moderator for Facebook\n <\/div>\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The two years that Fasica Gebrekidan worked as a moderator roughly overlapped with <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2022//09//16//repeated-examples-of-human-rights-abuse-in-tigray-region-says-expert/">the war in her native Ethiopia\u2019s northern Tigray region<\/strong><\/a>, where hundreds of thousands of people were killed and many Tigrayans like her knew little about their loved ones&#039; fate.<\/p>\n<p>Already suffering from having to flee the conflict, the 28-year-old spent her workday looking at \"gruesome\" videos and other content overwhelmingly related to the war, including rape.<\/p>\n<p>With videos, she had to watch the first 50 seconds and the last 50 seconds to reach a decision on whether it should be taken down.<\/p>\n<p>The feeling of gratitude she\u2019d had upon landing the job quickly disappeared.<\/p>\n<p>\"You run away from the war, then you have to see the war,\" Fasica said. \"It was just a torture for us\".<\/p>\n<h2>'Facebook should care about us'<\/h2><p>She now has no income and no permanent home. She said she would be looking for new opportunities if she could only feel normal again.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A former journalist, she can\u2019t bring herself to write anymore, even as an outlet for her emotions.<\/p>\n<p>Fasica worries that \"this rubbish\" will stay in her head forever. While speaking with the AP, she kept her eyes on a painting across the caf\u00e9, deep red with what appeared to be a man in distress. It bothered her.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7672374\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2023//06//13//artificial-intelligence-should-not-distract-from-global-harm-of-disinformation-un-chief-sa/">Artificial intelligence should not distract from 'global harm' of disinformation, UN chief says<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Fasica blames Facebook for a lack of proper mental health care and pay and accuses the local contractor of using her and letting her go.<\/p>\n<p>\"Facebook should know what\u2019s going on,\" she said. \"They should care about us\".<\/p>\n<p>The fate of the moderators&#039; complaint lies with the Kenyan court, with the next hearing on July 10.<\/p>\n<p>The uncertainty is frustrating, Fasica said. Some moderators are giving up and returning to their home countries, but that is not yet an option for her.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1688033735,"publishedAt":1688062769,"updatedAt":1688062788,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/next\/2023\/06\/29\/facebook-content-moderators-call-the-work-they-do-torture-their-lawsuit-may-ripple-worldwi","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/71\/60\/06\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_e6d257d0-da9f-5312-9477-b3d2e3be7bda-7716006.jpg","altText":"Nathan Nkunzimana is one of nearly 200 former content moderators for Facebook suing the company in a court case that could have implications worldwide.","caption":"Nathan Nkunzimana is one of nearly 200 former content moderators for Facebook suing the company in a court case that could have implications worldwide.","captionCredit":"AP","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":7755,"height":5170},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/71\/60\/06\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_8c2062ad-fa9b-5905-b615-a62debb9efa4-7716006.jpg","altText":"Former Facebook content moderator Nathan Nkunzimana.","caption":"Former Facebook content moderator Nathan Nkunzimana.","captionCredit":"Khalil Senosi\/Copyright 2023 The AP. 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FM Sergei Lavrov says Wagner mercenaries will continue to operate in Africa","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Wagner group mercenaries to remain in Africa despite mutiny","titleListing2":"Russian FM Sergei Lavrov says Wagner mercenaries will continue to operate in Africa despite the weekend's mutiny in Russia","leadin":"Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the rebellion by the Wagner mercenaries will not result in the group pulling out of African countries where he said they are \"doing a good job.\"","summary":"Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the rebellion by the Wagner mercenaries will not result in the group pulling out of African countries where he said they are \"doing a good job.\"","url":"russian-fm-sergei-lavrov-says-wagner-mercenaries-will-continue-to-operate-in-africa","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Despite the mutiny in Russia and the Wagner mercenary group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin saying he will move to Belarus, Lavrov claims the events\u00a0\"will not affect the relationship between Moscow and its African friends.\" \n\n\"In addition to relations with this PMC (private military company, in reference to Wagner), the governments of CAR (Central African Republic) and Mali have official contacts with our leadership. At their request, several hundred soldiers are working in CAR as instructors. This work will continue.\" \n\nIn fact, in an interview with Russian media outlet RT, Lavrov said Wagner mercenaries are doing \"a good job\" in Africa. \n\nThey\u00a0offer security to governments in exchange for the exploitation of mines and other natural resources and have been contracted by several nations.\u00a0 \n\nWestern powers believe the Wagner group is used to promote Russia's influence abroad and have accused the group of torture and exploiting natural resources. \n\nBut Lavrov said Europe and France, in particular, had \"abandoned\" the two African countries (CAR and Mali), which had, in turn, asked Russia and Wagner to provide military instructors and \"to ensure the security of their leaders\". \n\nThe services of the military group and its mastery of social networks have multiplied its political, economic and diplomatic influence and largely explain why many African countries have not condemned the invasion of Ukraine or have been slow to do so. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Despite the mutiny in Russia and the Wagner mercenary group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin saying he will move to Belarus, Lavrov claims the events\u00a0\"will not affect the relationship between Moscow and its African friends.\"<\/p>\n<p>\"In addition to relations with this PMC (private military company, in reference to Wagner), the governments of CAR (Central African Republic) and Mali have official contacts with our leadership. At their request, several hundred soldiers are working in CAR as instructors. This work will continue.\"<\/p>\n<p>In fact, in an interview with Russian media outlet RT, Lavrov said Wagner mercenaries are doing \"a good job\" in Africa.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7704114,7701054,7555196\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//06//23//un-puts-russian-forces-on-blacklist-for-killing-children-and-attacking-schools-in-ukraine/">Ukraine war: Russia's FSB opens criminal probe of Wagner Group over calls to stage 'armed mutiny'<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//06//24//moscow-on-alert-as-kremlin-accuses-wagner-boss-of-mutiny/">Wagner boss to be 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striking a deal with Tunisia's Saied, is Europe signalling it's open to extortion?","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Does making a deal with Tunisia's Saied mean Europe can be extorted?","titleListing2":"VIEW | The continent's leaders just threw away Europe\u2019s best chance of living up to its much-professed values and tackling the forces that actually drive Tunisian migration, Tarek Megerisi writes.","leadin":"During their most recent visit to Tunis, European leaders just threw away the continent's best chance of living up to its much-professed values and tackling the forces that actually drive Tunisian migration, Tarek Megerisi writes.","summary":"During their most recent visit to Tunis, European leaders just threw away the continent's best chance of living up to its much-professed values and tackling the forces that actually drive Tunisian migration, Tarek Megerisi writes.","url":"by-striking-a-deal-with-tunisias-saied-is-europe-signalling-its-open-to-extortion","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Tunisia is suffering. A collapsing economy has caused shortages of basic foods and medicines for over a year now, while inflation has rendered any protein a rare delicacy.\u00a0 \n\nCities are left without water during the evenings as local agriculture is devastated. And it\u2019s not just the quality of life which is oppressive. \n\nPoliticians, judges, journalists, and activists are all being arrested in droves for the crime of standing up to their authoritarian President Kais Saied, who keeps fiddling as his country burns. \n\n\nAfter two years of nonchalance, Europe, at last, has been roused into action.\u00a0 \n\nLast week, a coalition led by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and including Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen and Dutch PM Mark Rutte travelled to Tunis. \n\nTheir timing was almost cinematic, coming shortly after the Tunisian central bank announced it could only afford 91 more days of imports and the country's credit rating was downgraded yet again.\u00a0 \n\nBut the European leaders weren\u2019t coming to help Tunisia: they were desperately trying to stop Tunisian migrants.\u00a0 \n\nAnd in their panic, they\u2019ve thrown away Europe\u2019s and Tunisia\u2019s best chance to reform its political economy and bring migration under control. \n\nFears of supercharged migration made European leaders make the wrong call \n\nEmigration out of the North African country has been rising exponentially over the past two years, as young Tunisians progressively lost hope in their country and their capacity to amend the two issues they feel the most passionately about: the lack of economic opportunity and a security service that brutalises rather than protects them. \n\nEurope\u2019s fear is that migration will be supercharged if Tunisia defaults on its crushing loan repayments or runs out of the foreign currency needed for food, fuel and medicinal imports.\u00a0 \n\nWhat\u2019s even worse is that this crisis is completely unnecessary and could have been avoided altogether. \n\nAn IMF cash injection was agreed with Saied\u2019s government last December. But, the populist and paranoid president keeps refusing to sign off on it, repackaging the unpopularity of cutting subsidies to the public sector as a violation of Tunisian sovereignty. \n\nHowever, he has failed to articulate any plan of his own beyond whispers of an Argentina-style voluntary default. \n\nA golden opportunity wasted \n\nThen, Meloni's \"Team Europe\" landed in Tunis under the pretence of trying to get this IMF deal over the line. \n\nBehind that fa\u00e7ade, they hashed out a deal to essentially keep Saied afloat so long as his navy dealt with any migrant boats found on their way to Europe.\u00a0 \n\nIt\u2019s a story that the region and Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s allies will recite the next time Europeans invoke their values to marshal support for Ukraine. \n\nThe non-European Mediterranean has witnessed a reaffirmation of European weakness.\u00a0 \n\nThis openness to extortion is something other strongmen like Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah Sisi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have and will continue to routinely exploit whenever they need a cash injection.\u00a0 \n\nThe pressure on all to avoid Tunisia's economic apocalypse could have been used to amend the IMF deal and include reforms long-demanded by the Tunisians focused on turning the private sector into an engine of wealth creation. \n\nThis would've given the populist president the optics needed to sign off on the deal and given Tunisians a reason to stay. \n\nBut Europe hasn\u2019t just squandered a golden opportunity to reform Tunisia\u2019s economy.\u00a0 \n\nThey\u2019ve casually discarded their one tool to protect the country's democracy and reverse President Saied\u2019s destabilising tyranny: their leverage over Tunisia\u2019s security services. \n\nA small act of accountability would have gone a long way \n\nSaied has always been a typical strongman who, despite first being a constitutional law professor and then writing the new country\u2019s constitution himself, consistently operated outside Tunisian law to achieve authoritarian goals, from freezing out the parliament in 2021 to his current violent arrest campaign. \n\nHe has always been wholly reliant on Tunisian security services to support his diktats, from parking their tanks outside parliament to putting political prisoners on trial in front of military courts. \n\nThese same security services receive considerable funding from Europe and the USA and privileges including equipment, training programmes, easy travel for their families to Europe, and the prestige of being a major non-NATO ally. \n\nThese privileges, which Tunisia\u2019s senior military class are extremely fond of, could\u2019ve been used as leverage to simply demand that they follow Tunisian law if they are to remain part of the liberal world order\u2019s security establishment.\u00a0 \n\nIt's a small act of accountability that could have had a monumental effect in restoring the political opposition, media scrutiny, and rule of law\u00a0\u2014 all parts of a democratic society that Saied has shown to be against \u2014 and that could have been the vehicle for change.\u00a0 \n\nNot only has Europe discarded this tool. Even worse: its leaders gave all their power in this relationship to Tunisia's security structures instead by begging them to become Europe\u2019s border force. \n\nThe forces that drive Tunisian migration could have been tackled differently \n\nAt the end of Team Europe\u2019s trip, von der Leyen\u2019s unedited message is that Saied and his forces are poised to receive just over \u20ac1 billion of European taxpayer money\u00a0 \u2014 \u00a0meaning that Europe will continue to work in Saied's favour to weaken IMF conditionality by simply covering Tunisia's debts. \n\nThere will be no economic reforms to enable promised trade, no media to report that promised green investments will never come, and no political opposition to scrutinise the cooperation on curbing migration. \n\nSaied\u2019s security services\u2019 salaries and privileges will be ring-fenced. They will receive state-of-the-art European equipment to help them oppress their population.\u00a0 \n\nAs a result, young Tunisians will be even more desperate to migrate. \n\nThe continent's leaders just threw away Europe\u2019s best chance of living up to its much-professed values and tackling the forces that actually drive Tunisian migration.\u00a0 \n\nInstead, they committed to paying a billion euros solely to advertise to the wider region that they\u2019re open for extortion. \n\nAs Meloni, Rutte, and von der Leyen patted each other on the back on the flight home, the irony that they\u2019ve committed Europe to further years of migration anxiety will be lost on them\u00a0\u2014 \u00a0just as the rights of Tunisians and the value of democracy was lost on them during their day trip to Tunis. \n\nTarek Megerisi is a Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR). \n\nAt Euronews, we believe all views matter. Contact us at view@euronews.com to send pitches or submissions and be part of the conversation. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Tunisia is suffering. A collapsing economy has caused shortages of basic foods and medicines for over a year now, while inflation has rendered any protein a rare delicacy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cities are left without water during the evenings as local agriculture is devastated. And it\u2019s not just the quality of life which is oppressive.<\/p>\n<p>Politicians, judges, journalists, and activists are all being arrested in droves for the crime of standing up to their authoritarian President Kais Saied, who keeps fiddling as his country burns. <\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7637452,7502388\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//05//29//with-tunisia-the-eu-and-the-west-are-experiencing-a-crisis-of-value-based-solidarity/">With Tunisia, the EU and the West are experiencing a crisis of value-based solidarity<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//03//31//the-eu-should-know-the-rise-of-autocracy-in-tunisia-wont-be-fixed-with-short-term-band-aid/">The EU should know the rise of autocracy in Tunisia won't be fixed with short-term band-aids<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>After two years of nonchalance, Europe, at last, has been roused into action.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Last week, a coalition led by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and including Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen and Dutch PM Mark Rutte travelled to Tunis.<\/p>\n<p>Their timing was almost cinematic, coming shortly after the Tunisian central bank announced it could only afford 91 more days of imports and the country&#039;s credit rating was downgraded yet again.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But the European leaders weren\u2019t coming to help Tunisia: they were desperately trying to stop Tunisian migrants.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And in their panic, they\u2019ve thrown away Europe\u2019s and Tunisia\u2019s best chance to reform its political economy and bring migration under control.<\/p>\n<h2>Fears of supercharged migration made European leaders make the wrong call<\/h2><p>Emigration out of the North African country has been rising exponentially over the past two years, as young Tunisians progressively lost hope in their country and their capacity to amend the two issues they feel the most passionately about: the lack of economic opportunity and a security service that brutalises rather than protects them.<\/p>\n<p>Europe\u2019s fear is that migration will be supercharged if Tunisia defaults on its crushing loan repayments or runs out of the foreign currency needed for food, fuel and medicinal imports.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//69//53//74//808x539_cmsv2_4a190146-01d1-577f-a8b9-9c0b536bb2a9-7695374.jpg/" alt=\"AP Photo&#47;Joan Mateu Parra\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/69\/53\/74\/384x256_cmsv2_4a190146-01d1-577f-a8b9-9c0b536bb2a9-7695374.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/69\/53\/74\/640x427_cmsv2_4a190146-01d1-577f-a8b9-9c0b536bb2a9-7695374.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/69\/53\/74\/750x500_cmsv2_4a190146-01d1-577f-a8b9-9c0b536bb2a9-7695374.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/69\/53\/74\/828x552_cmsv2_4a190146-01d1-577f-a8b9-9c0b536bb2a9-7695374.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/69\/53\/74\/1080x720_cmsv2_4a190146-01d1-577f-a8b9-9c0b536bb2a9-7695374.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/69\/53\/74\/1200x800_cmsv2_4a190146-01d1-577f-a8b9-9c0b536bb2a9-7695374.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/69\/53\/74\/1920x1281_cmsv2_4a190146-01d1-577f-a8b9-9c0b536bb2a9-7695374.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Migrants from Eritrea, Libya and Sudan sail a wooden boat near the coast of Libya, June 2023<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo&#47;Joan Mateu Parra<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>What\u2019s even worse is that this crisis is completely unnecessary and could have been avoided altogether.<\/p>\n<p>An IMF cash injection was agreed with Saied\u2019s government last December. But, the populist and paranoid president keeps refusing to sign off on it, repackaging the unpopularity of cutting subsidies to the public sector as a violation of Tunisian sovereignty.<\/p>\n<p>However, he has failed to articulate any plan of his own beyond whispers of an Argentina-style voluntary default.<\/p>\n<h2>A golden opportunity wasted<\/h2><p>Then, Meloni&#039;s \"Team Europe\" landed in Tunis under the pretence of trying to get this IMF deal over the line.<\/p>\n<p>Behind that fa\u00e7ade, they hashed out a deal to essentially keep Saied afloat so long as his navy dealt with any migrant boats found on their way to Europe.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a story that the region and Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s allies will recite the next time Europeans invoke their values to marshal support for Ukraine.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7667756,7675762\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//06//11//european-leaders-offer-more-aid-to-tunisia-amid-efforts-to-curb-migration/">European leaders offer more aid to Tunisia amid efforts to curb migration<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2023//06//14//eu-will-continue-to-criticise-tunisia-despite-100-million-migration-deal-commissioner-says/">EU will 'continue to criticise' Tunisia despite \u20ac100 million migration deal, Commissioner says<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The non-European Mediterranean has witnessed a reaffirmation of European weakness.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This openness to extortion is something other strongmen like Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah Sisi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have and will continue to routinely exploit whenever they need a cash injection.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.689453125\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//66//77//62//808x557_cmsv2_81032ca4-5492-5d60-a2d2-102f6e0ec689-7667762.jpg/" alt=\"Slim Abid&#47;AP Photo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/66\/77\/62\/384x265_cmsv2_81032ca4-5492-5d60-a2d2-102f6e0ec689-7667762.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/66\/77\/62\/640x441_cmsv2_81032ca4-5492-5d60-a2d2-102f6e0ec689-7667762.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/66\/77\/62\/750x517_cmsv2_81032ca4-5492-5d60-a2d2-102f6e0ec689-7667762.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/66\/77\/62\/828x571_cmsv2_81032ca4-5492-5d60-a2d2-102f6e0ec689-7667762.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/66\/77\/62\/1080x745_cmsv2_81032ca4-5492-5d60-a2d2-102f6e0ec689-7667762.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/66\/77\/62\/1200x827_cmsv2_81032ca4-5492-5d60-a2d2-102f6e0ec689-7667762.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/66\/77\/62\/1920x1324_cmsv2_81032ca4-5492-5d60-a2d2-102f6e0ec689-7667762.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Dutch PM Mark Rutte, Tunisian President Kais Saied, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and Italian PM Giorgia Meloni in Tunis, 11 June 2023<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Slim Abid&#47;AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The pressure on all to avoid Tunisia&#039;s economic apocalypse could have been used to amend the IMF deal and include reforms long-demanded by the Tunisians focused on turning the private sector into an engine of wealth creation.<\/p>\n<p>This would&#039;ve given the populist president the optics needed to sign off on the deal and given Tunisians a reason to stay.<\/p>\n<p>But Europe hasn\u2019t just squandered a golden opportunity to reform Tunisia\u2019s economy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ve casually discarded their one tool to protect the country&#039;s democracy and reverse President Saied\u2019s destabilising tyranny: their leverage over Tunisia\u2019s security services.<\/p>\n<h2>A small act of accountability would have gone a long way<\/h2><p>Saied has always been a typical strongman who, despite first being a constitutional law professor and then writing the new country\u2019s constitution himself, consistently operated outside Tunisian law to achieve authoritarian goals, from freezing out the parliament in 2021 to his current violent arrest campaign.<\/p>\n<p>He has always been wholly reliant on Tunisian security services to support his diktats, from parking their tanks outside parliament to putting political prisoners on trial in front of military courts.<\/p>\n<p>These same security services receive considerable funding from Europe and the USA and privileges including equipment, training programmes, easy travel for their families to Europe, and the prestige of being a major non-NATO ally.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">[European] leaders gave all their power in this relationship to Tunisia's security structures instead by begging them to become Europe\u2019s border force.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.69140625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//69//74//58//808x557_cmsv2_b9f5656e-0f39-5be1-896e-3cdd71a6a103-7697458.jpg/" alt=\"AP Photo&#47;Hassene Dridi\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/69\/74\/58\/384x266_cmsv2_b9f5656e-0f39-5be1-896e-3cdd71a6a103-7697458.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/69\/74\/58\/640x443_cmsv2_b9f5656e-0f39-5be1-896e-3cdd71a6a103-7697458.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/69\/74\/58\/750x519_cmsv2_b9f5656e-0f39-5be1-896e-3cdd71a6a103-7697458.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/69\/74\/58\/828x572_cmsv2_b9f5656e-0f39-5be1-896e-3cdd71a6a103-7697458.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/69\/74\/58\/1080x747_cmsv2_b9f5656e-0f39-5be1-896e-3cdd71a6a103-7697458.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/69\/74\/58\/1200x830_cmsv2_b9f5656e-0f39-5be1-896e-3cdd71a6a103-7697458.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/69\/74\/58\/1920x1328_cmsv2_b9f5656e-0f39-5be1-896e-3cdd71a6a103-7697458.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Police cars and a military armored personnel carrier block the entrance of the Tunisian parliament in Tunis, July 2021<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo&#47;Hassene Dridi<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>These privileges, which Tunisia\u2019s senior military class are extremely fond of, could\u2019ve been used as leverage to simply demand that they follow Tunisian law if they are to remain part of the liberal world order\u2019s security establishment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It&#039;s a small act of accountability that could have had a monumental effect in restoring the political opposition, media scrutiny, and rule of law\u00a0\u2014 all parts of a democratic society that Saied has shown to be against \u2014 and that could have been the vehicle for change.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Not only has Europe discarded this tool. Even worse: its leaders gave all their power in this relationship to Tunisia&#039;s security structures instead by begging them to become Europe\u2019s border force.<\/p>\n<h2>The forces that drive Tunisian migration could have been tackled differently<\/h2><p>At the end of Team Europe\u2019s trip, von der Leyen\u2019s unedited message is that Saied and his forces are poised to receive just over \u20ac1 billion of European taxpayer money\u00a0\u2014\u00a0meaning that Europe will continue to work in Saied&#039;s favour to weaken IMF conditionality by simply covering Tunisia&#039;s debts.<\/p>\n<p>There will be no economic reforms to enable promised trade, no media to report that promised green investments will never come, and no political opposition to scrutinise the cooperation on curbing migration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">The continent's leaders just threw away Europe\u2019s best chance of living up to its much-professed values and tackling the forces that actually drive Tunisian migration.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6689453125\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//69//74//58//808x542_cmsv2_102a7efc-157a-5805-b776-e3f0a3c5a1fe-7697458.jpg/" alt=\"AP Photo&#47;Hassene Dridi\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/69\/74\/58\/384x257_cmsv2_102a7efc-157a-5805-b776-e3f0a3c5a1fe-7697458.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/69\/74\/58\/640x428_cmsv2_102a7efc-157a-5805-b776-e3f0a3c5a1fe-7697458.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/69\/74\/58\/750x502_cmsv2_102a7efc-157a-5805-b776-e3f0a3c5a1fe-7697458.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/69\/74\/58\/828x554_cmsv2_102a7efc-157a-5805-b776-e3f0a3c5a1fe-7697458.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/69\/74\/58\/1080x722_cmsv2_102a7efc-157a-5805-b776-e3f0a3c5a1fe-7697458.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/69\/74\/58\/1200x803_cmsv2_102a7efc-157a-5805-b776-e3f0a3c5a1fe-7697458.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/69\/74\/58\/1920x1284_cmsv2_102a7efc-157a-5805-b776-e3f0a3c5a1fe-7697458.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Tunisians demonstrate against Tunisian President Kais Saied in Tunis, October 2021<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo&#47;Hassene Dridi<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Saied\u2019s security services\u2019 salaries and privileges will be ring-fenced. They will receive state-of-the-art European equipment to help them oppress their population.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As a result, young Tunisians will be even more desperate to migrate.<\/p>\n<p>The continent&#039;s leaders just threw away Europe\u2019s best chance of living up to its much-professed values and tackling the forces that actually drive Tunisian migration.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Instead, they committed to paying a billion euros solely to advertise to the wider region that they\u2019re open for extortion.<\/p>\n<p>As Meloni, Rutte, and von der Leyen patted each other on the back on the flight home, the irony that they\u2019ve committed Europe to further years of migration anxiety will be lost on them\u00a0\u2014 \u00a0just as the rights of Tunisians and the value of democracy was lost on them during their day trip to Tunis.<\/p>\n<p><em>Tarek Megerisi is a Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>At Euronews, we believe all views matter. 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the refugees improving the lives of fellow refugees in Kenya","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":null,"titleListing2":"Meet the refugees improving the lives of fellow refugees in Kenya","leadin":"In partnership with Media City, Qatar","summary":"In partnership with Media City, Qatar","url":"meet-the-refugees-improving-the-lives-of-fellow-refugees-in-kenya","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"SCENES shines a spotlight on youth around the world who are breaking down barriers and creating change. The character-driven short films will inspire and amaze, as these young change-makers tell their remarkable stories. \n\nThroughout Africa's eastern regions, conflicts and prolonged periods of drought have resulted in the displacement of numerous communities from their homes. \n\nKenya has become a key destination for many refugees seeking shelter over the past 30 years due to its political stability. According to the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) , there are more than half a million refugees in Kenya, 41% of which reside in Kakuma's refugee camp. \n\nRefugees for refugees \n\nA community organisation based inside the camp is making a difference in the lives of refugees. \n\n\"Our main focus is to make sure that people are getting a very good education.\" Vasco Hamzy, the co-founder of Resilience Action International , tells SCENES.\u00a0\u00a0 \n\nThe civil war in his home country of Congo forced Vasco to flee to Kenya. As a refugee himself, he saw an opportunity to help other refugees acquire essential skills that could enable them to secure employment. \n\nResilience Action International, also known as SAVIC, was founded in 2010 in response to the increasing prevalence of social issues in the area, including underage marriage and the language barriers refugees face in Kenya. \n\nTo combat these issues, the centre started offering classes to refugees. \"We started as a small group. In 2014 we formally registered as a community-based organisation,\" said Vasco. \n\nEducation, Health and Livelihood \n\nThe centre divides its courses into three sectors; education, sexual reproductive health, and livelihood. According to Gloria Manura Metutu, a programme manager in the centre, the educational sector provides digital and language courses for refugees. Enrolling in these courses enhances their English skills and improves their job prospects. \n\nThe livelihood sector provides business training and offers small business loans and grants for startups. Completing the training gives the refugees the tools and knowledge they need to start a business and support themselves. \n\nThe centre also offers an in-depth tailoring course and a loan program for students to acquire sewing machines. This allows graduates to utilise their skills and generate income while repaying the loan and pursuing entrepreneurial aspirations. \n\nThe sexual reproductive health program is open to males and females under age 35. The course was designed to help them understand their rights and how to care for themselves. \n\nICT Courses \n\nGloria and the team noticed a gap in digital skills and knowledge within the camp. \"So, we decided that it would be beneficial for the youth to have digital skills,\" she said. \n\n\"Nowadays, the majority of the things that we do are digital.\" says Gloria, \"When it comes to communication, when it comes to jobs and employment, there's a lot of computers involved,\" says Gloria. \n\nThe ICT courses are open to all refugees, regardless of age, nationality and religion. Young mothers, in particular, are encouraged to participate, \"if we don't train our teenage mothers, they will be left back and will just remain behind in the world.\" Vasco explained. \n\nA new reality \n\nWith the help of donors, the centre has cultivated accomplished alums who have forged careers within the digital space. Others have established their own entrepreneurial ventures. Some of these students have become teachers in the centre. \n\n\"Seeing our alumni become successful means that the change that we are offering to the community is becoming a reality,\" Gloria concluded. \n\nHopes for the future \n\nVasco says that the organisation has made huge strides in its mission to eliminate the issues prevalent in the refugee community. Thanks to their initiative, issues like language barriers are now essentially a thing of the past. \n\nEstablishing a non-profit educational centre for refugees has its challenges. Due to the rising influx of refugees in Kakuma and the requirement for additional funding, the centre needs extra support to help more people. \n\n\"Our future vision is to expand and to reach in different corners of the world.\" says Vasco, \"To make sure that we can provide the same skills that we love to provide to other fellow refugees who are in different countries. It's not only Kenya that has refugees\" he concluded. \n\nThe team is aware that reaching their goal will be complex. Despite this, they are confident that the organisation is making every effort to succeed. \n\n","htmlText":"<p><strong>SCENES shines a spotlight on youth around the world who are breaking down barriers and creating change. The character-driven short films will inspire and amaze, as these young change-makers tell their remarkable stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Throughout Africa&#039;s eastern regions, conflicts and prolonged periods of drought have resulted in the displacement of numerous communities from their homes.<\/p>\n<p>Kenya has become a key destination for many refugees seeking shelter over the past 30 years due to its political stability. <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.unhcr.org//ke//figures-at-a-glance/">According to the UN refugee agency (UNHCR)<\/a>, there are more than half a million refugees in Kenya, 41% of which reside in Kakuma&#039;s refugee camp.<\/p>\n<h2>Refugees for refugees<\/h2><p>A community organisation based inside the camp is making a difference in the lives of refugees.<\/p>\n<p>\"Our main focus is to make sure that people are getting a very good education.\" Vasco Hamzy, the co-founder of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.resilienceaction.net///">Resilience Action International<\/a>, tells SCENES.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6666067900125741\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//67//22//22//808x539_cmsv2_52e7f664-b90a-5b3c-a643-e04324a6b681-7672222.jpg/" alt=\"Allan Kiprotich Cheruiyot\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/22\/22\/384x256_cmsv2_52e7f664-b90a-5b3c-a643-e04324a6b681-7672222.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/22\/22\/640x427_cmsv2_52e7f664-b90a-5b3c-a643-e04324a6b681-7672222.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/22\/22\/750x500_cmsv2_52e7f664-b90a-5b3c-a643-e04324a6b681-7672222.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/22\/22\/828x552_cmsv2_52e7f664-b90a-5b3c-a643-e04324a6b681-7672222.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/22\/22\/1080x720_cmsv2_52e7f664-b90a-5b3c-a643-e04324a6b681-7672222.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/22\/22\/1200x800_cmsv2_52e7f664-b90a-5b3c-a643-e04324a6b681-7672222.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/22\/22\/1920x1280_cmsv2_52e7f664-b90a-5b3c-a643-e04324a6b681-7672222.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Vasco Hamzy says their primary goal is to guarantee that people receive a very good education<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Allan Kiprotich Cheruiyot<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The civil war in his home country of Congo forced Vasco to flee to Kenya. As a refugee himself, he saw an opportunity to help other refugees acquire essential skills that could enable them to secure employment.<\/p>\n<p>Resilience Action International, also known as SAVIC, was founded in 2010 in response to the increasing prevalence of social issues in the area, including underage marriage and the language barriers refugees face in Kenya.<\/p>\n<p>To combat these issues, the centre started offering classes to refugees. \"We started as a small group. In 2014 we formally registered as a community-based organisation,\" said Vasco.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//67//22//22//808x454_cmsv2_cafc3b5f-bd76-5ff6-b982-e2c07e118886-7672222.jpg/" alt=\"Allan Kiprotich Cheruiyot\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/22\/22\/384x216_cmsv2_cafc3b5f-bd76-5ff6-b982-e2c07e118886-7672222.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/22\/22\/640x360_cmsv2_cafc3b5f-bd76-5ff6-b982-e2c07e118886-7672222.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/22\/22\/750x422_cmsv2_cafc3b5f-bd76-5ff6-b982-e2c07e118886-7672222.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/22\/22\/828x466_cmsv2_cafc3b5f-bd76-5ff6-b982-e2c07e118886-7672222.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/22\/22\/1080x608_cmsv2_cafc3b5f-bd76-5ff6-b982-e2c07e118886-7672222.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/22\/22\/1200x675_cmsv2_cafc3b5f-bd76-5ff6-b982-e2c07e118886-7672222.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/22\/22\/1920x1080_cmsv2_cafc3b5f-bd76-5ff6-b982-e2c07e118886-7672222.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">The centre began as a small entity, but in 2014 it was officially established as a community-based organisation<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Allan Kiprotich Cheruiyot<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Education, Health and Livelihood<\/h2><p>The centre divides its courses into three sectors; education, sexual reproductive health, and livelihood. According to Gloria Manura Metutu, a programme manager in the centre, the educational sector provides digital and language courses for refugees. Enrolling in these courses enhances their English skills and improves their job prospects.<\/p>\n<p>The livelihood sector provides business training and offers small business loans and grants for startups. Completing the training gives the refugees the tools and knowledge they need to start a business and support themselves.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//67//22//22//808x454_cmsv2_6cbf70ed-0cd0-5a96-a56b-fdc039835503-7672222.jpg/" alt=\"Allan Kiprotich Cheruiyot\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/22\/22\/384x216_cmsv2_6cbf70ed-0cd0-5a96-a56b-fdc039835503-7672222.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/22\/22\/640x360_cmsv2_6cbf70ed-0cd0-5a96-a56b-fdc039835503-7672222.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/22\/22\/750x422_cmsv2_6cbf70ed-0cd0-5a96-a56b-fdc039835503-7672222.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/22\/22\/828x466_cmsv2_6cbf70ed-0cd0-5a96-a56b-fdc039835503-7672222.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/22\/22\/1080x608_cmsv2_6cbf70ed-0cd0-5a96-a56b-fdc039835503-7672222.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/22\/22\/1200x675_cmsv2_6cbf70ed-0cd0-5a96-a56b-fdc039835503-7672222.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/22\/22\/1920x1080_cmsv2_6cbf70ed-0cd0-5a96-a56b-fdc039835503-7672222.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Students have the opportunity to participate in an extensive tailoring program at the centre<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Allan Kiprotich Cheruiyot<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The centre also offers an in-depth tailoring course and a loan program for students to acquire sewing machines. This allows graduates to utilise their skills and generate income while repaying the loan and pursuing entrepreneurial aspirations.<\/p>\n<p>The sexual reproductive health program is open to males and females under age 35. The course was designed to help them understand their rights and how to care for themselves.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7053972,7352024,7430122\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2023//01//30//meet-the-kenyan-hockey-team-roaring-on-ice/">Meet the Kenyan hockey team roaring on ice<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2023//02//27//meet-the-south-african-team-empowering-underprivileged-children-to-become-ocean-warriors/">Meet the South African team empowering underprivileged children to become Ocean Warriors<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2022//10//03//meet-the-tanzanian-film-academy-showcasing-africas-richness/">Meet the Tanzanian film academy showcasing Africa's richness<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>ICT Courses<\/h2><p>Gloria and the team noticed a gap in digital skills and knowledge within the camp. \"So, we decided that it would be beneficial for the youth to have digital skills,\" she said.<\/p>\n<p>\"Nowadays, the majority of the things that we do are digital.\" says Gloria, \"When it comes to communication, when it comes to jobs and employment, there&#039;s a lot of computers involved,\" says Gloria.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//67//22//22//808x454_cmsv2_ed9ab660-721b-5cbb-bc5c-7a038220a1a5-7672222.jpg/" alt=\"Allan Kiprotich Cheruiyot\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/22\/22\/384x216_cmsv2_ed9ab660-721b-5cbb-bc5c-7a038220a1a5-7672222.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/22\/22\/640x360_cmsv2_ed9ab660-721b-5cbb-bc5c-7a038220a1a5-7672222.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/22\/22\/750x422_cmsv2_ed9ab660-721b-5cbb-bc5c-7a038220a1a5-7672222.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/22\/22\/828x466_cmsv2_ed9ab660-721b-5cbb-bc5c-7a038220a1a5-7672222.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/22\/22\/1080x608_cmsv2_ed9ab660-721b-5cbb-bc5c-7a038220a1a5-7672222.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/22\/22\/1200x675_cmsv2_ed9ab660-721b-5cbb-bc5c-7a038220a1a5-7672222.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/22\/22\/1920x1080_cmsv2_ed9ab660-721b-5cbb-bc5c-7a038220a1a5-7672222.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Due to a lack of digital skills and knowledge within the camp, the centre decided to offer ICT courses to those residing within the vicinity<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Allan Kiprotich Cheruiyot<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The ICT courses are open to all refugees, regardless of age, nationality and religion. Young mothers, in particular, are encouraged to participate, \"if we don&#039;t train our teenage mothers, they will be left back and will just remain behind in the world.\" Vasco explained.<\/p>\n<h2>A new reality<\/h2><p>With the help of donors, the centre has cultivated accomplished alums who have forged careers within the digital space. Others have established their own entrepreneurial ventures. Some of these students have become teachers in the centre.<\/p>\n<p>\"Seeing our alumni become successful means that the change that we are offering to the community is becoming a reality,\" Gloria concluded.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//67//22//22//808x454_cmsv2_76e8dc59-4036-58c3-9599-5b1c00a5657c-7672222.jpg/" alt=\"Allan Kiprotich Cheruiyot\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/22\/22\/384x216_cmsv2_76e8dc59-4036-58c3-9599-5b1c00a5657c-7672222.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/22\/22\/640x360_cmsv2_76e8dc59-4036-58c3-9599-5b1c00a5657c-7672222.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/22\/22\/750x422_cmsv2_76e8dc59-4036-58c3-9599-5b1c00a5657c-7672222.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/22\/22\/828x466_cmsv2_76e8dc59-4036-58c3-9599-5b1c00a5657c-7672222.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/22\/22\/1080x608_cmsv2_76e8dc59-4036-58c3-9599-5b1c00a5657c-7672222.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/22\/22\/1200x675_cmsv2_76e8dc59-4036-58c3-9599-5b1c00a5657c-7672222.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/22\/22\/1920x1080_cmsv2_76e8dc59-4036-58c3-9599-5b1c00a5657c-7672222.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Gloria sees the graduates&apos; achievements as proof of the centre&apos;s positive impact on society<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Allan Kiprotich Cheruiyot<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Hopes for the future<\/h2><p>Vasco says that the organisation has made huge strides in its mission to eliminate the issues prevalent in the refugee community. Thanks to their initiative, issues like language barriers are now essentially a thing of the past.<\/p>\n<p>Establishing a non-profit educational centre for refugees has its challenges. Due to the rising influx of refugees in Kakuma and the requirement for additional funding, the centre needs extra support to help more people.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//67//22//22//808x454_cmsv2_d1a5f431-cc14-543a-b007-4b9dda10b7ca-7672222.jpg/" alt=\"Allan Kiprotich Cheruiyot\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/22\/22\/384x216_cmsv2_d1a5f431-cc14-543a-b007-4b9dda10b7ca-7672222.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/22\/22\/640x360_cmsv2_d1a5f431-cc14-543a-b007-4b9dda10b7ca-7672222.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/22\/22\/750x422_cmsv2_d1a5f431-cc14-543a-b007-4b9dda10b7ca-7672222.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/22\/22\/828x466_cmsv2_d1a5f431-cc14-543a-b007-4b9dda10b7ca-7672222.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/22\/22\/1080x608_cmsv2_d1a5f431-cc14-543a-b007-4b9dda10b7ca-7672222.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/22\/22\/1200x675_cmsv2_d1a5f431-cc14-543a-b007-4b9dda10b7ca-7672222.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/22\/22\/1920x1080_cmsv2_d1a5f431-cc14-543a-b007-4b9dda10b7ca-7672222.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Vasco says their goal is to extend their reach to refugees in various regions across the globe<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Allan Kiprotich Cheruiyot<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\"Our future vision is to expand and to reach in different corners of the world.\" says Vasco, \"To make sure that we can provide the same skills that we love to provide to other fellow refugees who are in different countries. 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families bury their dead after Uganda school attack","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Grieving families bury their dead after Uganda school attack","titleListing2":"Grieving families bury their dead after Uganda school attack","leadin":"Officials say at least 41 people were massacred and half a dozen kidnapped in the worst attack of its kind in Uganda since 2010.","summary":"Officials say at least 41 people were massacred and half a dozen kidnapped in the worst attack of its kind in Uganda since 2010.","url":"grieving-families-bury-their-dead-after-uganda-school-attack","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Grieving families buried their dead in western Uganda on Sunday while others searched desperately for missing loved ones after militants killed dozens of students in a \"brutal\" school attack. \n\nOfficials say at least 41 people, mostly students, were massacred Friday in the worst attack of its kind in Uganda since 2010 . \n\nPresident Yoweri Museveni, in his first statement since the attack, vowed to hunt the militants \"into extinction\". \n\nVictims were hacked, shot and burned in the late-night raid on Lhubiriha Secondary School in Mpondwe, which lies less than two kilometres from the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). \n\nUgandan authorities have blamed the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a militia based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and are pursuing the attackers who fled back toward the border with six abductees. \n\n\"Their action \u2013 the desperate, cowardly, terrorist action \u2013 will not save them,\" said Museveni. \n\nFifteen others from the community, including five girls, were still missing, said Eriphaz Muhindi, chairman of Kasese district, which shares a long and forested border with the DRC. \n\nClassified as an Islamic terrorist organisation by the United States Bureau of Counterterrorism, the rebel ADF group established ties with the Islamic State in 2018.\u00a0\u00a0 \n\n'Great pain' \n\nFamilies desperate for news waited all night in the cold outside a mortuary in nearby Bwera. \n\nThose able to identify loved ones embraced and wept as they took away the bodies in coffins. \n\n\"We flocked (to) the hospital and found many bodies\u00a0\u2013 of boys and girls, some cut with pangas (machetes), others hit with hammers on the head,\" Roti Masereka, a farmer, told AFP. \n\nHe left with the body of his brother\u00a0\u2013 35-year-old Mbusa Kirurihandi, a security guard at the school\u00a0\u2013 and his 17-year-old son. \n\nBut a third son, aged 15, is missing, and the family is distraught. \n\n\"Today we have buried two bodies, the father and his son. But we are still looking for the missing child,\" he said. \n\nThe government said Sunday it would assist with funeral arrangements and support the injured. \n\nSeventeen victims were burned beyond recognition when the attackers set a dormitory ablaze, frustrating efforts to identify the dead and account for the missing. \n\nMuhindi said they had been taken away for DNA testing, a process that could take some time. \n\n\"This is a great pain to their families,\" he told AFP. \n\n'They wore military camouflage' \n\nOfficials said 37 students were killed\u00a0\u2013 17 in the torched men's dormitory, and 20 female students who ran but were hacked to death. \n\nElias Kule, an 18-year-old survivor, said the boys locked their dormitory door when they heard gunshots and saw armed men entering the school. \n\n\"They wore military camouflage. Each had a hammer, a hoe, knives, pangas (machetes) and guns with magazines,\" he told AFP. \n\nHe said the attackers started firing through the windows and doors, hitting at least one student, before lobbing a \"bomb\" into the dormitory that started a fire. \n\n\"I ran out of oxygen, I covered my mouth and nose with a cloth...I got blood and smeared myself on the head and ears to claim I was dead,\" he said, waiting until the coast was clear to escape. \n\nFour non-students, including the security guard Kirurihandi, were also killed. \n\n'Appalling act' \n\nFriday's incident has horrified the international community. The African Union, France and the United States offered their condolences and condemned the bloodshed. \n\nUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said: \"Those responsible for this appalling act must be brought to justice.\" \n\nQuestions have been raised about how the attackers managed to evade detection in a border region with a heavy military presence. \n\nMajor General Dick Olum told AFP that intelligence suggested the presence of the ADF in the area at least two days before the attack, and an investigation would be needed to establish what went wrong. \n\nUganda and the DRC launched a joint offensive in 2021 to drive the ADF out of their Congolese strongholds, but the measures have failed to blunt the group's violence. \n\nOriginally insurgents in Uganda, the ADF gained a foothold in eastern DRC in the 1990s and have since been accused of killing thousands of civilians. \n\nAttacks in Uganda are rare but in June 1998, 80 students were burnt to death in their dormitories in an ADF raid on Kichwamba Technical Institute near the DRC border. \n\nMore than 100 students were abducted. \n\nThe attack was the deadliest in Uganda since 2010 when 76 people were killed in twin bombings in Kampala by the Somalia-based group Al-Shabaab. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Grieving families buried their dead in western Uganda on Sunday while others searched desperately for missing loved ones after militants killed dozens of students in a \"brutal\" school attack.<\/p>\n<p>Officials say at least 41 people, mostly students, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//06//17//senseless-act-of-violence-at-least-25-killed-in-rebel-attack-on-ugandan-school-near-congo-/">were massacred Friday in the worst attack of its kind in Uganda since 2010<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>President Yoweri Museveni, in his first statement since the attack, vowed to hunt the militants \"into extinction\".<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.666604961125509\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//68//58//60//808x539_cmsv2_f6387b14-129c-55d8-94f2-61b52b6fef26-7685860.jpg/" alt=\"Hajarah Nalwadda&#47;Copyright 2023 The AP. 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All rights reserved.<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Victims were hacked, shot and burned in the late-night raid on Lhubiriha Secondary School in Mpondwe, which lies less than two kilometres from the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).<\/p>\n<p>Ugandan authorities have blamed the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a militia based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and are pursuing the attackers who fled back toward the border with six abductees.<\/p>\n<p>\"Their action \u2013 the desperate, cowardly, terrorist action \u2013 will not save them,\" said Museveni.<\/p>\n<p>Fifteen others from the community, including five girls, were still missing, said Eriphaz Muhindi, chairman of Kasese district, which shares a long and forested border with the DRC.<\/p>\n<p>Classified as an Islamic terrorist organisation by the United States Bureau of Counterterrorism, the rebel ADF group established ties with the Islamic State in 2018.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>'Great pain'<\/h2><p>Families desperate for news waited all night in the cold outside a mortuary in nearby Bwera.<\/p>\n<p>Those able to identify loved ones embraced and wept as they took away the bodies in coffins.<\/p>\n<p>\"We flocked (to) the hospital and found many bodies\u00a0\u2013 of boys and girls, some cut with pangas (machetes), others hit with hammers on the head,\" Roti Masereka, a farmer, told AFP.<\/p>\n<p>He left with the body of his brother\u00a0\u2013 35-year-old Mbusa Kirurihandi, a security guard at the school\u00a0\u2013 and his 17-year-old son.<\/p>\n<p>But a third son, aged 15, is missing, and the family is distraught.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//68//58//60//808x539_cmsv2_7cc68314-8443-5c61-9650-f73dd8af8464-7685860.jpg/" alt=\"Hajarah Nalwadda&#47;Copyright 2023 The AP. All rights reserved.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/68\/58\/60\/384x256_cmsv2_7cc68314-8443-5c61-9650-f73dd8af8464-7685860.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/68\/58\/60\/640x427_cmsv2_7cc68314-8443-5c61-9650-f73dd8af8464-7685860.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/68\/58\/60\/750x500_cmsv2_7cc68314-8443-5c61-9650-f73dd8af8464-7685860.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/68\/58\/60\/828x552_cmsv2_7cc68314-8443-5c61-9650-f73dd8af8464-7685860.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/68\/58\/60\/1080x720_cmsv2_7cc68314-8443-5c61-9650-f73dd8af8464-7685860.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/68\/58\/60\/1200x800_cmsv2_7cc68314-8443-5c61-9650-f73dd8af8464-7685860.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/68\/58\/60\/1920x1280_cmsv2_7cc68314-8443-5c61-9650-f73dd8af8464-7685860.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Relatives grieve the bodies of villagers who were killed by suspected rebels at school in western Uganda, outside the mortuary of the hospital in Bwera, Uganda, June 18 Uganda<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Hajarah Nalwadda&#47;Copyright 2023 The AP. All rights reserved.<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\"Today we have buried two bodies, the father and his son. But we are still looking for the missing child,\" he said.<\/p>\n<p>The government said Sunday it would assist with funeral arrangements and support the injured.<\/p>\n<p>Seventeen victims were burned beyond recognition when the attackers set a dormitory ablaze, frustrating efforts to identify the dead and account for the missing.<\/p>\n<p>Muhindi said they had been taken away for DNA testing, a process that could take some time.<\/p>\n<p>\"This is a great pain to their families,\" he told AFP.<\/p>\n<h2>'They wore military camouflage'<\/h2><p>Officials said 37 students were killed\u00a0\u2013 17 in the torched men&#039;s dormitory, and 20 female students who ran but were hacked to death.<\/p>\n<p>Elias Kule, an 18-year-old survivor, said the boys locked their dormitory door when they heard gunshots and saw armed men entering the school.<\/p>\n<p>\"They wore military camouflage. 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The attack occurred near the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo; The terrorists asked if there were any Muslims and, given the negative answer, they attacked those present with machetes and axes.\"<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>He said the attackers started firing through the windows and doors, hitting at least one student, before lobbing a \"bomb\" into the dormitory that started a fire.<\/p>\n<p>\"I ran out of oxygen, I covered my mouth and nose with a cloth...I got blood and smeared myself on the head and ears to claim I was dead,\" he said, waiting until the coast was clear to escape.<\/p>\n<p>Four non-students, including the security guard Kirurihandi, were also killed.<\/p>\n<h2>'Appalling act'<\/h2><p>Friday&#039;s incident has horrified the international community. 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Soldiers from a nearby brigade who responded to the attack found the school on fire, \u201cwith dead bodies of students lying in the compound,\" military spokesman Brig. Felix Kulayigye said in a statement. \n\nThat statement cited 47 bodies, with eight other people wounded and being treated at a local hospital. Ugandan troops are \u201cpursuing the perpetrators to rescue the abducted students\u201d who were forced to carry looted food toward Congo's Virunga National Park, it said. \n\nThe school, co-ed and privately owned, is located in the Ugandan district of Kasese, about 2 kilometres from the Congo border. \n\nA government official and a military spokesman said others were abducted and a dormitory was set on fire.\u00a0 \n\nPolice said Ugandan troops tracked the attackers into Congo\u2019s Virunga National Park. The military confirmed in a statement that Ugandan troops inside Congo \"are pursuing the enemy to rescue those abducted.\u201d \n\nJoe Walusimbi, an official representing Uganda\u2019s president in Kasese, told The Associated Press over the phone that authorities were trying to verify the number of victims and those abducted. \n\n\u201cSome bodies were burnt beyond recognition,\u201d he said. \n\nWinnie Kiiza, an influential political leader and a former lawmaker from the region, condemned the \u201ccowardly attack\u201d on Twitter. She said \u201cAttacks on schools are unacceptable and are a grave violation of children\u2019s rights,\" adding that schools should always be \"a safe place for every student.\u201d \n\nThe Allied Democratic Forces, or ADF, has been accused of launching many attacks in recent years, targeting civilians, in remote parts of eastern Congo. \n\nThe ADF has long opposed the rule of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, a US\u00a0 security ally who has been in power since 1986. \n\nThe group was established in the early 1990s by some Ugandan Muslims, who said they had been sidelined by Museveni\u2019s policies. At the time, the rebels staged deadly attacks in Ugandan villages as well as in the capital, including a 1998 attack in which 80 students were massacred in a town not far from the scene of the latest attack. \n\nA Ugandan military assault later forced the ADF into eastern Congo, where many rebel groups are able to operate because the central government has limited control there. \n\nThe group has since established ties with the Islamic State group. \n\nIn March, at least 19 people were killed in Congo by suspected ADF extremists. \n\nUgandan authorities for years have vowed to track down ADF militants even outside Ugandan territory. In 2021, Uganda launched joint air and artillery strikes in Congo against the group. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Ugandan authorities recovered the bodies of 41 people, including 38 students, who were burned, shot or hacked to death after suspected rebels attacked a secondary school near the border with Congo, the local mayor said Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>At least six people were abducted by the rebels, who fled across the porous border into Congo after the raid on Friday night, according to the Ugandan military.<\/p>\n<p>The victims included the students, one guard and two members of the local community who were killed outside the school, Mpondwe-Lhubiriha Mayor Selevest Mapoze told The Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>Mapoze said that some of the students suffered fatal burns when the rebels set fire to a dormitory and others were shot or hacked with machetes.<\/p>\n<p>The raid, which happened around 11:30 pm, involved about five attackers, the Ugandan military said. Soldiers from a nearby brigade who responded to the attack found the school on fire, \u201cwith dead bodies of students lying in the compound,\" military spokesman Brig. Felix Kulayigye said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>That statement cited 47 bodies, with eight other people wounded and being treated at a local hospital. Ugandan troops are \u201cpursuing the perpetrators to rescue the abducted students\u201d who were forced to carry looted food toward Congo&#039;s Virunga National Park, it said.<\/p>\n<p>The school, co-ed and privately owned, is located in the Ugandan district of Kasese, about 2 kilometres from the Congo border.<\/p>\n<p>A government official and a military spokesman said others were abducted and a dormitory was set on fire.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Police said Ugandan troops tracked the attackers into Congo\u2019s Virunga National Park. The military confirmed in a statement that Ugandan troops inside Congo \"are pursuing the enemy to rescue those abducted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Joe Walusimbi, an official representing Uganda\u2019s president in Kasese, told The Associated Press over the phone that authorities were trying to verify the number of victims and those abducted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome bodies were burnt beyond recognition,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Winnie Kiiza, an influential political leader and a former lawmaker from the region, condemned the \u201ccowardly attack\u201d on Twitter. She said \u201cAttacks on schools are unacceptable and are a grave violation of children\u2019s rights,\" adding that schools should always be \"a safe place for every student.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1669973881195487232\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Allied Democratic Forces, or ADF, has been accused of launching many attacks in recent years, targeting civilians, in remote parts of eastern Congo.<\/p>\n<p>The ADF has long opposed the rule of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, a US\u00a0 security ally who has been in power since 1986.<\/p>\n<p>The group was established in the early 1990s by some Ugandan Muslims, who said they had been sidelined by Museveni\u2019s policies. At the time, the rebels staged deadly attacks in Ugandan villages as well as in the capital, including a 1998 attack in which 80 students were massacred in a town not far from the scene of the latest attack.<\/p>\n<p>A Ugandan military assault later forced the ADF into eastern Congo, where many rebel groups are able to operate because the central government has limited control there.<\/p>\n<p>The group has since established ties with the Islamic State group.<\/p>\n<p>In March, at least 19 people were killed in Congo by suspected ADF extremists.<\/p>\n<p>Ugandan authorities for years have vowed to track down ADF militants even outside Ugandan territory. 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","summary":"117 km2 of green space filled with wildlife can be found just outside the centre of Kenya\u2019s capital. ","url":"a-green-oasis-how-nairobis-world-only-national-park-benefits-lions-giraffes-and-people","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Did you know Nairobi is the only capital city in the world that has a national park in it? \n\nThe park is a vast reserve that covers 117 square kilometres and is a haven for wildlife, including lions, rhinos , giraffes, buffalos and various species of antelope. \n\nBut experts say Nairobi National Park is faced by a myriad of threats, including pollution, human-wildlife conflict, infrastructure development and poaching . \n\nKenya\u2019s Green City in the Sun \n\nKenya\u2019s capital is known as the \"Green City in the Sun\", due to its pleasant climate and numerous green spaces. \n\n\"Nairobi rightfully deserves that name because we are a green city that is full of biodiversity , but this is under immense threat,\" says Nickson Otieno from Niko Green, a sustainability consulting firm. \n\n\"Some years back, we had an incident where we had lions walking on the streets \n\n\"That tells us actually we have to rethink how we coexist, how we develop our infrastructure while at the same time conserving the rich nature that we have had as a city,\" he adds. \n\nThere is already a railway line that runs through the park and as the city expands human habitats are encroaching further into the space designated for wildlife. Some trees are also being cut down for building construction. \n\n\"There's been suggestions by a former director, Dr David Western, that the Nairobi National Park should be fenced, which personally I am totally opposed to,\u201d says conservationist David Mascall. \n\n\u201cReason being is it then turns it into a zoo , it then turns it into a genetic nightmare because you've got no movement of game going out, interacting and breeding with the latest species outside, bringing new genes back into the park, it will lock everything in.\" \n\nWhat are the benefits of a national park in a city? \n\nSituated at an altitude of 1,795 metres above sea level, Nairobi enjoys mild temperatures throughout the year. \n\n\"[In Kenya], our grid is very much green because we are sourcing much of our electricity from hydro and geothermal,\u201d says Otieno. \n\nThe sunny weather means there is good natural light so there is less energy demand for lighting. Nickson suggests they should also be harnessing this to power the city\u2019s buildings. \n\n\"Here we have an environment in the middle of the city where the air is unpolluted, living on the periphery, on the southern side is paradise because you are not breathing in all the nonsense and the rubbish , the noise and all the rest of it,\" explains Mescall. \n\nResearch has shown that the shade of mature trees also helps to reduce dangerous \u201c heat islands ,\u201d especially in poor neighbourhoods. \n\nWatch the video above to learn more about Kenya\u2019s green city in the sun. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Did you know Nairobi is the only capital city in the world that has a national park in it?<\/p>\n<p>The park is a vast reserve that covers 117 square kilometres and is a haven for wildlife, including lions, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2021//12//11//this-blind-rhino-in-south-africa-will-steal-your-heart-and-your-drumstick/">rhinos, giraffes, buffalos and various species of antelope.<\/p>\n<p>But experts say Nairobi National Park is faced by a myriad of threats, including pollution, human-wildlife conflict, infrastructure development and <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//03//01//catching-poachers-was-almost-impossible-until-this-dutch-company-invented-a-new-type-of-ca/">poaching./n

Kenya/u2019s Green City in the Sun<\/h2><p>Kenya\u2019s capital is known as the \"Green City in the Sun\", due to its pleasant climate and numerous green spaces.<\/p>\n<p>\"Nairobi rightfully deserves that name because we are a green city that is full of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//05//26//almost-half-worlds-species-seeing-rapid-population-decline-study-finds/">biodiversity, but this is under immense threat,\" says Nickson Otieno from Niko Green, a sustainability consulting firm.<\/p>\n<p>\"Some years back, we had an incident where we had lions walking on the streets<\/p>\n<p>\"That tells us actually we have to rethink how we coexist, how we develop our infrastructure while at the same time conserving the rich nature that we have had as a city,\" he adds.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7664402\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//06//09//meet-the-ex-poachers-restoring-the-indonesian-coral-reefs-they-destroyed/">Meet the ex-poachers restoring the Indonesian coral reefs they destroyed<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>There is already a railway line that runs through the park and as the city expands human habitats are encroaching further into the space designated for wildlife. Some <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//03//10//is-indonesias-plan-to-save-jakarta-by-building-a-new-capital-a-massive-ecological-disaster/">trees are also being cut down<\/strong><\/a> for building construction.<\/p>\n<p>\"There&#039;s been suggestions by a former director, Dr David Western, that the Nairobi <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//03//15//could-hydropower-dams-destroy-europe-s-last-wild-river/">National Park<\/strong><\/a> should be fenced, which personally I am totally opposed to,\u201d says conservationist David Mascall.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReason being is it then turns it into a <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//06//08//why-a-virgin-crocodile-pregnancy-has-tantalising-implications-for-dinosaur-researchers/">zoo, it then turns it into a genetic nightmare because you&#039;ve got no movement of game going out, interacting and breeding with the latest species outside, bringing new genes back into the park, it will lock everything in.\"<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7605694,7509378\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//04//16//from-corn-meal-to-coconut-fish-heres-why-you-should-eat-your-way-around-kenya/">From corn meal to coconut fish, here\u2019s why you should eat your way around Kenya<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//05//15//one-of-the-worlds-oldest-lions-killed-in-africa-as-end-of-drought-increases-conflict-with-/">One of the \u2018world\u2019s oldest\u2019 lions killed in Africa as end of drought increases conflict with humans<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>What are the benefits of a national park in a city?<\/h2><p>Situated at an altitude of 1,795 metres above sea level, Nairobi enjoys mild temperatures throughout the year.<\/p>\n<p>\"[In Kenya], our grid is very much green because we are sourcing much of our electricity from <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2021//04//15//why-is-hydropower-controversial-renewable-energy-europe/">hydro and geothermal,\u201d says Otieno.<\/p>\n<p>The sunny weather means there is good natural light so there is <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//02//27//europe-could-be-powered-by-recycled-heat-from-data-centres-and-fridges-report-reveals/">less energy demand<\/strong><\/a> for lighting. 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