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[00:00:00] international news stories focus
[00:00:01] focus on Africa.
[00:00:13] Well, hello and welcome. You're watching Focus on Africa coming to
[00:00:16] to you live from Nairobi on BBC News.
[00:00:19] News. The headlines. Well Sudan filed filed complaints with the United
[00:00:23] United Nations and the African Union Union accusing Ethiopia of allowing
[00:00:27] allowing the paramilitary Rapid Support
[00:00:29] Support Forces to launch drone strikes strikes from its territory. What
[00:00:33] What the RSS is attempting to do, do, especially as it concerns staff,
[00:00:36] staff, is trying to raise the costs costs of governance within a SAF
[00:00:40] SAF controlled territories without without actually needing to take
[00:00:42] take them. Meanwhile, has life become become safer for citizens since the
[00:00:46] the coups in Mali, Burkina Faso and
[00:00:48] and Niger? Well, Sudanese-british Sudanese-british billionaire businessman
[00:00:51] businessman and philanthropist Mo
[00:00:53] Mo Ibrahim says the evidence suggests
[00:00:56] suggests otherwise. We see major
[00:01:00] major deterioration in security rule
[00:01:01] rule of law and also deterioration
[00:01:05] deterioration on rights. And also
[00:01:07] also coming up in the programme.
[00:01:10] programme. Niger receives an emergency emergency shipment of 1.6 5,000,000l
[00:01:14] 5,000,000l of fuel from neighbouring neighbouring Algeria to ease shortages
[00:01:17] shortages that have left petrol stations
[00:01:19] stations dry for weeks. The relief
[00:01:22] relief also because there's a fuel
[00:01:24] fuel shortage in almost all the large
[00:01:26] large cities and you know, this can
[00:01:29] can bring some discontent.
[00:01:41] Welcome to the programme. Many thanks for joining us. You're just
[00:01:43] just in time for Focus on Africa. Africa. I'm Waihiga Mwaura. Well,
[00:01:47] Well, we begin today's programme programme in Sudan where authorities
[00:01:50] authorities have filed complaints complaints against Ethiopia with
[00:01:53] with both the United Nations Security Security Council and the African
[00:01:56] African Union's Peace and Security Security Council following a series
[00:01:59] series of deadly drone attacks this this year. Now, Sudan's foreign ministry
[00:02:03] ministry says the paramilitary Rapid
[00:02:04] Rapid Support Forces, or RSS, have
[00:02:07] have launched about 180 drone strikes strikes from inside Ethiopian territory
[00:02:11] territory since February. It says says these attacks have hit power
[00:02:14] power stations and civilian sites, sites, killing several hundred civilians.
[00:02:17] civilians. The complaint follows follows fresh drone strikes yesterday
[00:02:20] yesterday on two more power stations stations in northern Sudan. Khartoum
[00:02:24] Khartoum has repeatedly accused Ethiopia Ethiopia of supporting the Rapid
[00:02:28] Rapid Support Forces, while Ethiopia Ethiopia denies these allegations
[00:02:30] allegations and has in turn accused accused the Sudanese army of backing
[00:02:34] backing rebels linked to the Tigray Tigray People's Liberation Front.
[00:02:37] Front. Sudan rejects that accusation. accusation. Now this war between
[00:02:41] between the Sudanese army and the the RSS has continued since April
[00:02:44] April 2023. Both sides are now using
[00:02:46] using drones to strike targets far far beyond the front lines. The war
[00:02:50] war has also devastated livelihoods livelihoods across Sudan, while soaring
[00:02:54] soaring prices have made it increasingly increasingly difficult for people,
[00:02:57] people, many of them displaced to to afford basic necessities. Here's
[00:03:01] Here's what some people have to say
[00:03:03] say about how their lives have been
[00:03:05] been impacted. Prices are rising.
[00:03:07] rising. Every day. A breakfast that
[00:03:10] that costs 100,000 Sudanese pounds
[00:03:12] pounds today might cost 150,000 Sudanese Sudanese pounds tomorrow. Life is
[00:03:16] is so hard for us. I hope the exchange
[00:03:18] exchange rate stabilises as soon
[00:03:21] soon as possible. My son is sick, sick, he has malaria and has had
[00:03:24] had a fever for a while. But I don't don't have the money to take him
[00:03:28] him to the doctor. I don't even have have enough money to buy food. Prices
[00:03:32] Prices are just too high right now
[00:03:34] now and the cost of his medical exams
[00:03:36] exams and treatment is also very
[00:03:39] very expensive. And earlier I spoke spoke to Doctor Salah Benhammou,
[00:03:43] Benhammou, an academic and policy policy expert on Sudan's coups and
[00:03:46] and civil military relations. I began
[00:03:48] began by asking what the UN and the
[00:03:51] the AU could realistically do in in response. So I think the first
[00:03:54] first thing to begin with is that that it's important to recognise
[00:03:57] recognise that even if Ethiopia rejects
[00:04:00] rejects these allegations it doesn't doesn't necessarily prevent either.
[00:04:03] either. The African Union or the the United Nations from taking action.
[00:04:07] action. Both organisations can still still investigate claims independently. independently. They can survey the
[00:04:10] the evidence and they can also put put diplomatic pressure. But the the real issue lies in whether or
[00:04:14] or not they can actually enforce enforce anything. And that's where where things become a little bit
[00:04:17] bit more complicated whenever we we discuss regional and international
[00:04:20] international organisations, it's it's always really important to distinguish distinguish between the capacity
[00:04:24] capacity to pursue action and the the capacity to gain collective will
[00:04:27] will amongst member states to do do so. When the United States pushed
[00:04:29] pushed to expand the existing arms arms embargo beyond Darfur to cover
[00:04:33] cover the entire country, other countries countries such as Russia, China and
[00:04:36] and Pakistan resisted that proposal. proposal. This ultimately led the
[00:04:39] the council to settle on the existing existing restrictions. And this is
[00:04:43] is the same case in the African Union. Union. It can facilitate dialogue.
[00:04:46] dialogue. It can put diplomatic pressure, pressure, but it relies heavily on
[00:04:50] on co-operation from the governments governments that are placing claims.
[00:04:53] claims. Sudan says that roughly 180
[00:04:55] 180 drones have taken off from Ethiopian
[00:04:57] Ethiopian soil. What independent independent evidence? What independent
[00:05:01] independent evidence, if any, supports supports this allegation? So there
[00:05:04] there have been there's been quite quite some fairly extensive evidence
[00:05:07] evidence that Sudan has presented, presented, such as recovered drone
[00:05:10] drone components, some flight control control data and reconstructed flight flight paths. But it's important
[00:05:14] important to bear in mind that this this evidence is coming from Sudan
[00:05:17] Sudan itself. And it's important important to distinguish between between evidence that's presented
[00:05:20] presented by one of the parties of of the conflict as opposed to one
[00:05:23] one that's been independently verified. verified. And as far as I'm aware,
[00:05:26] aware, none of these allegations allegations have been independently independently verified. Of course, course, there's some important context
[00:05:30] context to keep in mind. Just earlier earlier this year, there was independent
[00:05:33] independent reporting that RSS fighters fighters were being trained within
[00:05:36] within Ethiopia. So that context context makes these allegations have
[00:05:39] have a little bit more force to them.
[00:05:43] them. But we still haven't established established whether or not these these allegations are independently
[00:05:47] independently verified. Well, as as I mentioned earlier, Ethiopia Ethiopia denies any role. How would
[00:05:50] would Addis Ababa then explain some some of this evidence? The flight
[00:05:53] flight paths that Sudan is presenting? To the best of my knowledge
[00:05:56] knowledge at this point, Ethiopia Ethiopia hasn't attempted to give
[00:05:59] give a technical reason for these these flight paths. More or less,
[00:06:03] less, it's shifted blame to Sudan Sudan for supporting other armed armed groups within its own territories.
[00:06:06] territories. And that should tell tell us a little bit more about the the conflict and the relationship relationship between these two countries
[00:06:10] countries as well. There's already already a great deal of mistrust mistrust between them, and both of
[00:06:14] of them have already accused one one another of interfering in their
[00:06:18] their internal affairs. But... But if we come back to the drone question, the question that
[00:06:21] that what we would need to establish establish is that drones actually actually originate from Ethiopian
[00:06:25] Ethiopian territory. And if they they did, was it the Ethiopian government
[00:06:28] government that authorised these these operations? These are very very important things that we would
[00:06:31] would need to take into account. account. I mean, we know that a power
[00:06:35] power station, civilian sites have have been hit. What does this pattern
[00:06:38] pattern of targets tell us about
[00:06:41] about the immediate aims of the Rapid Rapid Support Forces? If anything,
[00:06:44] anything, this should tell us that that what the RSS is attempting to
[00:06:47] to do, especially as it concerns concerns staff, is trying to raise
[00:06:50] raise the costs of governance within within SAF controlled territories
[00:06:53] territories without actually needing needing to take them. So whereas whereas the Sudanese army has been
[00:06:57] been able to regain control of Khartoum Khartoum and other significant parts
[00:07:00] parts of the country, they've struggled struggled with maintaining control
[00:07:03] control in these areas and things things like drone attacks which hit
[00:07:06] hit power sites and other strategic
[00:07:11] strategic areas can make that attempt attempt at governance all the more
[00:07:14] more difficult. So there's this dimension dimension to it where it allows the
[00:07:17] the project to project force in those those areas without actually needing
[00:07:20] needing to take those areas themselves.
[00:07:22] themselves. How has drone usage changed changed the conflict in Sudan? Talk
[00:07:26] Talk to me a bit about this emerging emerging trend. What this allows
[00:07:30] allows both parties to do is it allows
[00:07:32] allows them to not necessarily take
[00:07:34] take these areas that they're contesting, contesting, but rather project force
[00:07:37] force into them without necessarily necessarily needing to capture them.
[00:07:41] them. So both actors face the challenge challenge of attempting to establish
[00:07:44] establish both legitimacy and control
[00:07:47] control over these areas. And when when you have things like drones
[00:07:51] drones hitting strategic points such such as energy sites and whatnot,
[00:07:54] whatnot, what that does is it complicates
[00:07:56] complicates that effort elsewhere. Now military leaders in
[00:08:00] in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger seized
[00:08:02] seized power, promising to restore restore security and stability. But
[00:08:06] But as life actually becomes safer, safer, well Sudanese-british billionaire
[00:08:09] billionaire businessman and philanthropist philanthropist Mo Ibrahim says the
[00:08:12] the evidence suggests otherwise. otherwise. Ahead of the release of
[00:08:15] of the latest Ibrahim Index of African African Governance, he told the BBC's
[00:08:18] BBC's Dingy Dabba Abu Yahya that that insecurity has worsened across
[00:08:22] across the Sahel despite the coups. coups. He also warned that increased
[00:08:25] increased economic activity linked linked to gold and uranium activities
[00:08:29] activities should not be mistaken mistaken for broader development.
[00:08:31] development. Take a look. We see
[00:08:36] see a great development in infrastructure,
[00:08:39] infrastructure, in economic opportunities.
[00:08:41] opportunities. And we see development
[00:08:44] development in also the area of education
[00:08:47] education and health. We see major
[00:08:50] major deterioration in security rule
[00:08:51] rule of law and also deterioration
[00:08:55] deterioration in rights space for
[00:08:58] for civil society has been shrinking.
[00:09:02] shrinking. That is worrying. That's
[00:09:04] That's worrying. They cannot be trade
[00:09:08] trade off between economic development development or infrastructure and
[00:09:12] and people's rights or even people's
[00:09:14] people's safety. So it's a mixed
[00:09:17] mixed picture really. Jonah. Why Why exactly is this the case? What
[00:09:20] What is driving this mixed picture
[00:09:22] picture and why does it appear that that there's infrastructure development
[00:09:26] development and the developments developments you've talked about, about, but a regression when it comes
[00:09:29] comes to people's freedoms and their their rights. If you look around
[00:09:33] around now, you see it is the age
[00:09:36] age of strong men. How many strong
[00:09:39] strong men who have around now? How
[00:09:42] How many people are trading over
[00:09:46] over rights and democracy and norms?
[00:09:50] norms? How countries by executive
[00:09:54] executive orders. I think some African
[00:09:57] African leaders also look at those
[00:09:59] those people and say why not me?
[00:10:02] me? If those leaders in these major
[00:10:06] major countries are doing that, why
[00:10:07] why I cannot do it myself. We are
[00:10:10] are affected by by the changes around
[00:10:14] around us unfortunately. And the
[00:10:17] the rise of a liberal democracies
[00:10:21] democracies around us affecting also also the development of democracy
[00:10:25] democracy and rights in our countries. countries. When you come down to
[00:10:29] to the Sahel here we have Niger,
[00:10:31] Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso as examples. examples. One of the things that
[00:10:35] that seems to be standing out
[00:10:51] economic growth that's being posted posted and the type of leadership
[00:10:55] leadership that's in these regions. regions. All these military coups
[00:10:59] coups came with the slogans that
[00:11:01] that we are coming now to save the
[00:11:05] the country and to secure our land land and fight the jihadists and
[00:11:09] and the terrorists, etc. What happened?
[00:11:13] happened? Did situation has worsened. worsened. Actually security now is
[00:11:16] is much worse in all these countries
[00:11:19] countries than before the coup. So So I don't think we did anything
[00:11:23] anything about security. There's
[00:11:24] There's no question about that. Any
[00:11:30] Any initial economic development development is going to collapse.
[00:11:32] collapse. It will not it's not sustainable. sustainable. That's why we like to
[00:11:36] to look at the picture of wider range
[00:11:39] range of years, not only of our X
[00:11:42] X years, because some injection of
[00:11:46] of support from Russia or some other
[00:11:49] other country did shore up the economy
[00:11:51] economy for a year or so. No. One
[00:11:54] One of the things that we're also also seeing from these countries
[00:11:56] countries is that they are forming forming alliances and are also talk talk about the Sahel itself. They're
[00:12:00] They're forming alliances Mali, Burkina Burkina Faso, Niger, and they're
[00:12:03] they're saying this is in the interest
[00:12:05] interest of enhancing security. Are
[00:12:08] Are these alliances likely to change
[00:12:11] change anything in terms of strengthening strengthening their security and
[00:12:14] and continuing their economic plans?
[00:12:16] plans? I don't see any future for
[00:12:19] for them because we have the history. history. We know what happens to
[00:12:23] to all those guys and what they do do for their country. I mean, there's
[00:12:27] there's nothing we expect from that.
[00:12:28] that. And of course they are shunned
[00:12:32] shunned by all the democratic countries countries and institutions, etc and
[00:12:36] and of course they band together.
[00:12:40] together. So it's but I don't see
[00:12:44] see any future for this claim. The
[00:12:47] The sole reason for them to take
[00:12:49] take power is that claim of we're
[00:12:51] we're going to offer security. Did
[00:12:54] Did they do that? No. Security has
[00:12:57] has deteriorated. They failed. So
[00:12:59] So what is the way forward? Will Will they continue just using the
[00:13:03] the Russians to protect them? The
[00:13:05] The Russians have no own agendas.
[00:13:08] agendas. An exclusive interview there there with billionaire businessman businessman and philanthropist Mo
[00:13:11] Mo Ibrahim. You're watching focus focus on Africa. Still to come on
[00:13:14] on the programme, we meet women who've who've lived through a cancer diagnosis
[00:13:18] diagnosis and treatment and are now now celebrating their scars and reclaiming
[00:13:22] reclaiming their confidence on the
[00:15:03] MUSIC
[00:15:11] Welcome back. You're watching
[00:15:13] focus on Africa. Tunisia now where where authorities have received an
[00:15:17] an emergency shipment of 1.6 5,000,000l
[00:15:19] 5,000,000l of fuel from neighbouring neighbouring Algeria to ease a major
[00:15:23] major shortage. 53 trucks carrying carrying petroleum products arrived
[00:15:26] arrived at a depot in the northern northern Agadez region on Saturday.
[00:15:30] Saturday. It's the first consignment consignment under energy agreements
[00:15:33] agreements signed by Niger and Algeria Algeria in June. Petroleum Minister
[00:15:36] Minister Hamadou Teny was quoted quoted by the Nigerian News Agency
[00:15:39] Agency as saying, and I quote, being being a crude oil producing country
[00:15:43] country does not automatically guarantee guarantee self-sufficiency in finished
[00:15:46] finished products. He goes on to to say access to fuel at the pump
[00:15:49] pump requires a complete and consolidated consolidated chain that's refining
[00:15:53] refining transport, storage and distribution. distribution. Well, Niger blames
[00:15:56] blames the crisis partly on disruptions disruptions to global supply chains
[00:15:59] chains linked to the conflict in in the Middle East. But tensions
[00:16:02] tensions with its Chinese oil partners partners over debt revenue sharing
[00:16:05] sharing and control of the country's country's oil resources have added
[00:16:09] added to the uncertainty. The dispute dispute led to the expulsion of three three Chinese oil executives, including
[00:16:13] including the head of the China National National Petroleum Corporation, which
[00:16:16] which owns about 60% of the country's country's only operational refinery.
[00:16:20] refinery. While the government is is hoping the Algerian shipment will
[00:16:23] will provide some relief but questions questions remain over whether this
[00:16:26] this latest delivery can bring lasting lasting stability to Nigeria's fuel
[00:16:30] fuel supply. Well, earlier I spoke spoke to Modibo Mao Marcaillou, a
[00:16:34] a Malian economist and former adviser adviser to Mali's presidency, who
[00:16:37] who told me more about the fuel shortage
[00:16:40] shortage and the relief measures. measures. It's going to be a slight
[00:16:43] slight relief. You have to know that
[00:16:47] that Niger bought 1.65 65,000,000l
[00:16:51] 65,000,000l from Nigeria. It was
[00:16:53] was a contract between Nigerian oil
[00:16:57] oil company Sonidep and the Algerian
[00:16:59] Algerian oil company Sonatrach. So
[00:17:02] So it's a commercial contract. But But you have to know that there's
[00:17:06] there's a shortfall in, in fuel consumption
[00:17:10] consumption in Niger because there
[00:17:13] there were some difficulties with
[00:17:14] with a field in the Agadem oilfield
[00:17:19] oilfield where they also refined
[00:17:21] refined Niger's oil. But Niger exports
[00:17:23] exports most of the oil it produces.
[00:17:28] produces. Produces about 110,000 110,000 barrels per day and exports
[00:17:31] exports about 90,000 barrels per
[00:17:32] per day. So there's only 20,000 barrels
[00:17:36] barrels for domestic consumption
[00:17:39] consumption and those fulfil only
[00:17:41] only half the need of the 303,000,000l
[00:17:44] 303,000,000l needed daily. So this
[00:17:46] this is about a half a half one one
[00:17:49] one day consumption for an Niger.
[00:17:55] Niger. Citizen help people who are are following this discussion understand
[00:17:59] understand how is this fuel shortage shortage affecting ordinary citizens?
[00:18:01] citizens? How are people adapting adapting to these current circumstances?
[00:18:05] circumstances? Well, you know, fuel
[00:18:07] fuel fuel is a basic necessity now
[00:18:10] now because fuel allows you to have have electricity without fuel. You
[00:18:14] You don't have any electricity. And
[00:18:16] And so, you know, you cannot produce, produce, you cannot consume. But
[00:18:19] But at the same time, it's, you know,
[00:18:21] know, fuel is also for, you know,
[00:18:25] know, you know, for agriculture because because you know, you need to, you
[00:18:28] you know, to pump those machines
[00:18:31] machines and you know, you need also
[00:18:35] also fuel for also hospitals and
[00:18:37] and you need fuel for school and
[00:18:39] and you need fuel wood for fuel for
[00:18:43] for daily activities because, you
[00:18:45] you know, I mean transportation Niger
[00:18:48] Niger is the largest country in West
[00:18:50] West Africa. So basically people
[00:18:53] people need to move around the country country and, you know, go ahead about
[00:18:57] about their activities and you cannot cannot do that if you don't have
[00:19:00] have any fuel. And you cannot, you you know, produce anything if you
[00:19:03] you don't have fuel. I see. And yet
[00:19:06] yet this is a country that produces produces that has its crude oil.
[00:19:09] oil. It produces crude oil and yet
[00:19:11] yet is not able to meet the demand. demand. Where is the problem or what's
[00:19:15] what's the challenge with its petroleum petroleum industry? That it's crude
[00:19:17] crude oil reserves are not able to to meet local demand. That's for
[00:19:21] for most African oil producing countries.
[00:19:23] countries. You know, there are about
[00:19:27] about 10 to 15 African countries
[00:19:28] countries that produce oil, but import
[00:19:31] import fuel. So and you know, you've
[00:19:35] you've seen the latest case in Nigeria
[00:19:39] Nigeria where Dangote Refinery as
[00:19:41] as a become the solution to some
[00:19:44] some of the problems that nation nation faced, which is the largest
[00:19:47] largest producer of oil in Africa.
[00:19:49] Africa. So basically being a fuel
[00:19:53] fuel producer, an oil producer does
[00:19:55] does not make you a fuel producer
[00:19:58] producer because you know, you have
[00:20:00] have to go to the manufacturing process
[00:20:02] process and you need a refinery and
[00:20:05] and refinery are very expensive and and you need to maintain them. So
[00:20:09] So it's very cost intensive. You You need a lot of capital for that.
[00:20:13] that. And basically this is difficulty.
[00:20:15] difficulty. These are some of the the challenges African economies
[00:20:19] economies face not only for fuel
[00:20:22] fuel oil but also for basic products
[00:20:26] products that we that we have because
[00:20:29] because we continue selling raw products
[00:20:32] products instead of processing them, them, which would add value and increase
[00:20:36] increase revenues and create jobs
[00:20:37] jobs in Africa. Cancer. Well, it's
[00:20:40] it's a leading cause of death here here in Africa and around the world
[00:20:43] world with millions of new cases cases and deaths every year. But
[00:20:47] But behind the numbers are people people whose lives can be turned
[00:20:49] turned upside down by a diagnosis, diagnosis, bringing financial strain,
[00:20:53] strain, mental health challenges, challenges, body image struggles
[00:20:56] struggles and social stigma. Well, Well, at the cancer survivor fashion
[00:20:59] fashion runway, women who've lived lived through cancer are celebrating
[00:21:02] celebrating their scars, reclaiming reclaiming their confidence and showing showing that life after cancer can
[00:21:06] can still be filled with joy, purpose
[00:21:08] purpose and hope. The BBC's Chimezie
[00:21:11] Chimezie Ukaegbu tells us more. Fascinators
[00:21:17] Fascinators make-up, high heels and
[00:21:19] and plenty of attitude. But this
[00:21:23] this is no ordinary fashion show
[00:21:25] show in Lagos, Nigeria, seven women
[00:21:27] women are taking to the runway celebrating
[00:21:31] celebrating courage, resilience and
[00:21:32] and survival. Today is all about
[00:21:35] about surviving. Today is all about
[00:21:38] about resilience, courage, hope and
[00:21:41] and you know we are here to tell tell people that cancer is not a
[00:21:45] a death sentence. The World Health Health Organization estimates that
[00:21:48] that Africa records about 1.2 million
[00:21:51] million new cancer cases and more
[00:21:55] more than 720,000 deaths annually. annually. But behind these figures
[00:21:59] figures are women whose lives are
[00:22:00] are turned upside down by a diagnosis.
[00:22:04] diagnosis. Cassandra Joe Inwood Quiroga
[00:22:05] Quiroga was diagnosed with breast
[00:22:08] breast cancer in 2022. Financial Financial difficulties interrupted
[00:22:11] interrupted her treatment and the
[00:22:13] the cancer later spread to her lungs.
[00:22:16] lungs. But on the runway, she stole
[00:22:17] stole the show with her dance moves.
[00:22:20] moves. I love to dance any time I'm
[00:22:22] I'm depressed I put on my music in
[00:22:24] in my house. I. I display anywhere
[00:22:27] anywhere I want to display to. I
[00:22:28] I felt relieved, I felt free, I felt
[00:22:33] felt happy and I felt hope. For many
[00:22:35] many around the world, this is not not the cancer story they are used
[00:22:38] used to. It's not told from the corridors corridors of a hospital or from a
[00:22:41] a hospital bed. Tonight on this runway, runway, the story is told differently.
[00:22:45] differently. It's told with dance,
[00:22:47] dance, with laughter, with celebrations
[00:22:50] celebrations and with catwalk. Studies
[00:22:52] Studies show that many cancer patients
[00:22:55] patients experience anxiety and depression
[00:22:57] depression following diagnosis for
[00:23:00] for breast cancer patients, treatments treatments such as chemotherapy and
[00:23:03] and mastectomy can also affect body
[00:23:06] body image and self-confidence. But
[00:23:08] But mercy is embracing her new body,
[00:23:11] body, showing off her hair while
[00:23:12] while still undergoing treatment.
[00:23:17] treatment. Mosti is not alone. There There are many other breast cancer
[00:23:21] cancer survivors like her wearing
[00:23:22] wearing their scars with honour.
[00:23:25] honour. I am a. Double mastectomy
[00:23:27] mastectomy survivor. I took out the
[00:23:29] the two breasts. These are my prosthetics
[00:23:32] prosthetics and these are what I
[00:23:33] I wear every day. And there are days
[00:23:37] days I go without. We've been conditioned
[00:23:39] conditioned by society that women
[00:23:41] women have to look a certain way.
[00:23:46] way. So a lot of cancer, breast cancer
[00:23:48] cancer survivors deal with body dysmorphia.
[00:23:54] dysmorphia. And it's a lot of women
[00:23:57] women lose confidence beyond the the physical and emotional toll.
[00:24:01] toll. Cancer patients in Nigeria Nigeria and other parts of Africa
[00:24:05] Africa can also face stigma. This
[00:24:07] This runway is offering something something just as important as the
[00:24:11] the glamour. A community where survivors
[00:24:13] survivors feel seen, supported and
[00:24:16] and accepted. I choose to live my
[00:24:21] my life to the fullest. And the best
[00:24:25] best I can to tell cancer well you
[00:24:28] you came, you're gone. Life continues.
[00:24:33] continues. And as the women take take their final walk, their message
[00:24:36] message is clear. Cancer may have
[00:24:39] have changed their bodies, but it it doesn't have to take away their
[00:24:43] their joy. Chimezie Uchegbu, BBC
[00:24:46] BBC News, Lagos. And for some sports
[00:24:52] sports updates, the Youth Olympic Olympic Games being held here on on the African continent for the
[00:24:55] the first time entered day three three today in Senegal with 16 gold
[00:24:59] gold medals up for grabs. Well, of of course these games opened over
[00:25:02] over the weekend with an elaborate elaborate ceremony at the Abdoulaye
[00:25:04] Abdoulaye Wade Stadium in the capital capital Dakar. There was drumming,
[00:25:08] drumming, dancing, storytelling alongside alongside parades featuring 1100
[00:25:12] 1100 performers. Once the Olympic
[00:25:15] Olympic cauldron was lit, the games games were officially under way.
[00:25:18] way. And there you can see that image. image. Now here's what's happening happening there. Right now, Argentina
[00:25:21] Argentina leads the medal table with with one gold and one bronze. Egypt
[00:25:25] Egypt also has a gold, while South South Africa has won a silver medal.
[00:25:28] medal. Senegal and Zambia have each each claimed a bronze. Now swimming
[00:25:32] swimming featured five medal events events today. This all happened at
[00:25:34] at the Dakar Aquatic Centre. Judo Judo was also set to crown champions
[00:25:38] champions in the women's 78kg and and men's 100kg categories. Baseball,
[00:25:41] Baseball, making its debut at the the Youth Olympic Games, also due due to produce its first champions.
[00:25:45] champions. Now the games bring together together elite athletes aged 15 to
[00:25:48] to 18 from around the world and will
[00:25:52] will run until the 13th of November. November. Well, we'll keep you updated
[00:25:56] updated on that, but that's all the the time we have for today's programme. programme. Do share your feedback.
[00:25:59] feedback. I'm at Waihiga Mwaura on on X, but of course let's do this this again tomorrow. Same time, same
[00:26:03] same place. I'm Waihiga Mwaura goodbye
[00:26:07] goodbye for now.
[00:29:20] I was here at the very first protest. The corporate party had
[00:29:24] had organised about a month ago and
[00:29:26] and this is so much bigger. We've We've been driving towards the site
[00:29:30] site of this wildfire, but we've we've just stopped at the side of of the road here because of what
[00:29:34] what we saw out the window. This This man has been pulled out successfully.
[00:29:37] successfully. It's taken a mammoth. mammoth. Mammoth rescue effort. This
[00:29:40] This morning. You get very little little sense of the terrible scenes scenes that were witnessed here last
[00:29:44] last night. There when the story story breaks.
[00:29:51] Breaks. BBC News.
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[00:30:10] It's 6pm in London. This is the World
[00:30:16] World Today with Maryam Moshiri. Moshiri. On the eve of Americas crucial
[00:30:19] crucial midterm elections, millions millions prepare to vote. Can Donald Donald Trump and the Republicans
[00:30:23] Republicans keep control of the US US Congress? We want them out. We
[00:30:27] We want them out. And I am excited excited that if we can flip Kansas,
[00:30:31] Kansas, we give hope to the rest rest of the country. He says what
[00:30:33] what he's going to do and just I
[00:30:35] I have a lot of faith in the man.
[00:30:37] man. We'll get the latest from our our correspondents on the ground
[00:30:40] ground in some of the key battleground battleground states, and we'll also
[00:30:44] also speak to a spokesperson for for the former Republican House speaker
[00:30:47] speaker Kevin McCarthy. In other other news, Ukraine's president says
[00:30:50] says Russian forces have bombed a a village in the southeastern Zaporizhzhia
[00:30:53] Zaporizhzhia region, killing