TRTWORLD — Africa Matters 20261012 133000 UTC 455 transcript segments Google Speech-to-Text API Automatic Transcription (Chirp) Data courtesy of The GDELT Project (https://www.gdeltproject.org/), from the Internet Archive TV News Archive. Machine transcription. Treat it as a searchable index of what was broadcast, not a verbatim quotation record. [00:00:04] of [00:00:09] You're watching [00:00:09] of TRT World, I'm Jafar Hassan, the [00:00:12] of headlines: hundreds of flights out of Saudi Arabia's capital are [00:00:16] being cancelled after the main airport came under attack for second day. [00:00:20] The Saudi energy minister has described the strikes by the Hutis from neighboring [00:00:23] Yemen as serious [00:00:25] of and [00:00:25] of needing [00:00:29] of of of equally serious response. The airport has been hit. three times in five days, killing at least 16 [00:00:32] people. damage assessment and safety inspections are [00:00:36] underway. Israeli forces have lost a drone attack on [00:00:39] a refugee camp in the south [00:00:40] of the gaza strip, killing at least two Palestinians. paramedics say [00:00:44] several people were [00:00:45] of wounded in the attack which is struck the area near the city of [00:00:48] Raffa. Israel's military is continuing to expand [00:00:52] its so-called yellow line in [00:00:53] of the east of Gaza City. [00:00:55] of the line divides Gaza into two zones and eastern area under Israeli [00:00:59] military oversight, and a western area where Palestinians can move [00:01:03] with fewer restrictions. President Vulodimir Zelinski says [00:01:07] a Russia has attacked Ukrain energy facilities despite the truth announced by President [00:01:11] Donald Trump. The US president had earlier announced an oil deal with [00:01:14] Moscow, Russian strikes hit the second largest city of [00:01:17] in Harkif killing at least six people and injuring nine others on [00:01:21] Sunday. 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A [00:02:06] state of emergency was declared in parts of Pakistan on Sunday as thousands [00:02:10] continued to protest in support of jailed former Prime Minister Imran [00:02:13] Khan. Demonstrators took to the streets in Kaibar Pakhtun Kwarthwestern [00:02:17] province governed by the PTI. Imposing state of [00:02:21] emergency brings the province under direct federal [00:02:56] of welcome everyone, I'm Grace Kurkanja and This [00:03:00] is Africa matters. Conflict in the Middle East has already [00:03:04] disrupted global trade. Now, the researgeans of [00:03:08] Somali Perisy is raising fresh concerns [00:03:11] of about security in the gulf of Aiden and the Western Indian [00:03:15] Ocean. What does its return mean for regional and [00:03:18] of international maritime [00:03:20] security? [00:03:27] Now 2026 has brought major. uptions to [00:03:30] global shipping with around 20% [00:03:33] of the world's oil [00:03:34] of passing through the straight of hormos before the US war on [00:03:38] Iran. Ansera Houti attacks in Yemen have disrupted [00:03:42] traffic through the Bab Almandab straight, vital [00:03:45] shipping [00:03:46] of corridor that carries roughly 15% of global seaborn [00:03:50] trade. And our piracy is resurfacing in the gulf of [00:03:54] Aiden, the critical shipping corridor that's between Yemen, [00:03:57] Djibuti and Somalia. "the route connects Europe and [00:04:01] Asia through the swez canal, further disruption could raise [00:04:05] freight, insurance and fuel costs affecting consumers [00:04:09] worldwide and increasing risks for sea [00:04:12] of fairers. of the shipping should not be used as collateral in the geopolitical [00:04:16] of conflict that we need to protect the shipping and the seafoders, otherwise [00:04:20] the negative effects [00:04:21] of are going to be filled by everywhere around the world, regardless if the [00:04:25] countries are or not [00:04:26] of involved in the conflicts, when it comes to maritime security. [00:04:30] of would say that it's the situation is is not getting better, that's [00:04:34] why we [00:04:34] of should have better coordination between the member [00:04:37] of state and also at the same time better information sharing, [00:04:40] because now is the monsoon for example, which is the the sea [00:04:44] condition are are rough and we have 97 hostage in Somalia [00:04:48] since april on piracy and we have six vessel also being held [00:04:52] in Somalia uh some [00:04:54] of them like two three days ago and some since April so and this is [00:04:58] during the monsoon so... October, November, this will [00:05:02] be more actually uh the peak season, because currently all the [00:05:06] international forces, maritime forces are distracted in in the in different [00:05:10] maritime conflicts, now the internet. National Maritime [00:05:13] Organization has recorded at least 15 paracy incidents [00:05:17] the Horn of Africa this year, including eight in the gulf [00:05:21] of Aiden. One the most notable was the August hijacking the Cameron [00:05:25] flagged MV Lutuff which was later released. Now in [00:05:28] April, about 30 pirates attacked the MT owner [00:05:32] 25 as it carried 18,500 barrels of [00:05:36] oil to Morgadishu. Five the 17 crew [00:05:39] members taken hostage were killed. [00:05:45] "I sincerely apologize to the families of my five diseased [00:05:49] crew members. I couldn't keep my promise to bring all my crew [00:05:53] members back safely. I'm deeply [00:05:55] sorry. Now several [00:05:59] factors are behind the researgeants. Naval forces once [00:06:03] assigned to counter piracy have been diverted to the red sea [00:06:07] and the street of hormos, thus reducing patrols off the [00:06:10] Somali coast higher." or prizes have also increased the [00:06:14] potential rewards for hijacking, meanwhile aid cuts, illegal [00:06:18] fishing, insecurity and political instability are [00:06:21] deeppening economic headship, pushing up the cost of food, [00:06:25] fuel and fertilizer, so while concerning, the [00:06:29] recent increase a tax remains well below the peak of Somalia's [00:06:33] paristy crisis. According to World Bank data, Somali pirates [00:06:37] carried out more than 1000 attacks between [00:06:40] 2005 and 2012. hijacking [00:06:43] 218 vessels and taking more than [00:06:46] 3,700 sailors hostage. run some [00:06:50] payments were and remain a key incentive for [00:06:53] piracy. at the height the crisis, ship owners paid an [00:06:57] estimated 50 million US dollars in ransoms [00:07:01] each year, while the wider economic cost of somile piracy [00:07:04] reached as much as 18 billion dollars [00:07:08] annually. all right, let's hear more from Richard [00:07:11] Ororun. He is associate professor of supply chain [00:07:15] management and international trade at Cartoon University, he joins me [00:07:18] from path in Australia. Thank you very much, Mr. [00:07:22] Richard for making the time for this conversation. I want to start with the [00:07:26] gulf of Aiden, how strategically important, is it [00:07:30] right now, given the wider maritime disruptions caused by the [00:07:34] conflicts in the Middle East? It remains very [00:07:38] important, lot of traffic, maritime traffic. [00:07:43] passes through the red sea and the passes [00:07:46] right into the Mediterranean, so it remains [00:07:50] a strategic water way, it also [00:07:53] links the Mediterranean [00:07:57] and the Indian Oceans, so it's very, very important [00:08:01] for maritime traffic. All right, now [00:08:05] these piracy attacks that we're seeing, we're talking about [00:08:08] 15 them, according to the international maritime organization, just this... [00:08:12] here are we seeing isolated incidents or are these signs of [00:08:16] sustained researgeance? just how serious is this [00:08:20] threat? i think [00:08:23] it's it's right, it's reason, if [00:08:27] you remember several years ago there were [00:08:31] serious narval patrols and the rates of [00:08:35] piracy actually dropped, [00:08:38] but this year since april the rate of... [00:08:42] piracy has increased compared to the previous [00:08:46] few years and for from my [00:08:49] perspective, I believe the instability in the [00:08:53] region may be feeding [00:08:56] into these rise in the rates [00:08:59] of pirate attacks, there is lot of [00:09:02] instability in the region, you know we've got the yemy [00:09:06] crisis, we also have the crisis [00:09:10] in Ethiopia and here we also have [00:09:14] the crisis in Somalia and the [00:09:17] Somaliland, the tensions [00:09:20] there, so all these put together, it [00:09:24] seems some the instability inland is [00:09:28] beginning to to spread on onto the [00:09:31] maritime coast right, and like you [00:09:34] said the crisis in the 2000s was caused through a [00:09:38] combination of multilateral naval missions, now most... [00:09:42] most these vessels have been redeployed to the red sea to the straight of [00:09:46] hormos because the conflicts that we currently have. can we afford [00:09:50] to have that kind of multilateral naval missions [00:09:54] now to secure the gulf of [00:09:55] Aiden? oh yes, I [00:09:59] think the [00:10:00] the capabilities are there by the major powers [00:10:04] to redeploy those narval vessels back to the gulf [00:10:07] of Eden and and and the red sea, so I believe those [00:10:11] capabilities. are there, they just need policy [00:10:15] makers just need to be aware that the rates [00:10:19] of piracy seems to be increasing [00:10:22] significantly, so are you saying that? [00:10:25] aware, [00:10:29] well, it may not be a priority at the [00:10:32] moment, [00:10:33] you know, there are separate different levels of [00:10:37] prioritization, so if the media [00:10:41] like yourselves can make them, you know, more [00:10:45] aware a high level, if you can [00:10:48] show some the impacts on trade [00:10:52] and other repercussions the... rise in [00:10:56] the pirate attacks, then it will become a top [00:10:59] priority. All right, and let's talk more about Somalia, because [00:11:02] conditions on land that helped fuel the piracy [00:11:06] attacks 15 years ago, in the early 2000s, they still remain. I'm talking [00:11:10] about in security, political instability, illegal fishing, they're [00:11:14] still there. So how do we deal with that now, with those [00:11:17] being some the main or the core driving factors these piracy [00:11:21] attacks? I think the key. thing [00:11:25] is economic growth, economic development, people [00:11:29] need jobs, people need job [00:11:31] security, people need livelihoods [00:11:35] and people need stability, economic [00:11:38] stability, so for the long term I'll [00:11:42] suggest investments, I will [00:11:45] suggest trade, I will suggest [00:11:48] education, these are the things that contribute to [00:11:52] long-term stability and peace. and development [00:11:55] any country right, and as we wind up, I want to pick up on something you [00:11:59] mentioned earlier, the um conflicts that we're witnessing on the [00:12:03] African continent, so could this renewed piracy [00:12:07] intersect with other security challenges in the horn of Africa, for instance, including [00:12:11] terrorism, trafficking and regional [00:12:13] instability, yes, yes, [00:12:17] there is actually very, the the lines are [00:12:21] blowed between those those things you you have mentioned that... [00:12:25] that short list, so yeah, this school [00:12:29] all mix up in my view, there is actually no clear [00:12:32] cut silos, you cannot separate terrorism [00:12:35] from all the [00:12:38] instability and all the various goings [00:12:42] on in the region, as I said earlier, [00:12:46] these things spill over, there are crossovers, [00:12:50] and the the you can't put them in neat boundaries, in neat [00:12:54] silos. They have to be addressed [00:12:56] together. All right, Mr. Richard [00:13:00] Or the associate professor of Suplanen supply chain management [00:13:04] and International Traded Cartin University. Thank you very much sir for your time and [00:13:08] valuable contribution. Still to come here on [00:13:11] Africa matters. I am Daran Allen in Western Uganda, [00:13:15] exploring how the country is looking towards a new sporting dawn with new [00:13:19] Turkish built [00:13:20] stadium. [00:13:28] to Sudan now where hartuum central streets are slowly beginning [00:13:31] to show signs of life again after a long period of [00:13:35] silence in one the capital's historic markets traders are [00:13:39] trying to return to the routines they once knew even as the [00:13:43] effects the war remain all around them. Abdullah Hussein reports [00:13:47] from Hartum. Like [00:13:50] elsewhere in Sudan, the war hasn't been kind to central Khartum. [00:13:55] and its markets, which once teamed with activity, like [00:13:59] sugal afranji or a franji market here on aljam [00:14:03] street. now, amid the destruction, some are trying to [00:14:06] bring back a little of what was lost. [00:14:10] muhammad is one the market's long time praders. after [00:14:14] more than 50 years among these shops, the war forced him to [00:14:18] leave. he returned after a long absence to find that [00:14:22] the destruction had reached everything. even his own [00:14:26] shops, no one here escaped the damage, when [00:14:30] the war broke out, no one could come to take anything from their shop, the fighting [00:14:34] was right beside us, perhaps people in other areas managed to do that, [00:14:38] but here we were affected an extraordinary way, the scale the [00:14:41] destruction is immense and so is the [00:14:44] loss, i had three shops, i couldn't take [00:14:48] out a single piece, but i have started again a small [00:14:52] scale from blow zero, the... image was [00:14:55] devastating for traders who had lost the market that [00:14:59] once provided their livelihoods, slowly they began [00:15:03] bring their goods back, setting up again despite the [00:15:06] destruction is still visible around [00:15:08] them, we thought it would not [00:15:12] last long, but it became years, when we came back we [00:15:16] were shocked, we found everything completely destroyed, the [00:15:19] shops badly burned and the buildings collapsed, it was a [00:15:23] catastrophic situation. yet beyond the business there [00:15:27] is an emotional pond between these traders and the [00:15:31] market they have known for so long. i don't know what to say, [00:15:34] for me, [00:15:35] this state is lifeline. i can't. with there is our building you saw [00:15:39] earlier, entirely collapsed, not even a trace of it left, but everyone [00:15:43] here has come back, they all share the same feeling, we can't work in [00:15:46] other markets, purchasing power is no longer what it [00:15:50] was, adding to the burden of traders who have already [00:15:54] lost what they owned, but they have chosen to return, [00:15:57] what may look like a gamble or nostalgia is for them [00:16:01] a connection to the life they knew and hope for [00:16:05] new one, coming back the... doesn't mean things are back to business [00:16:09] as usual, these traders are rebuilding from the ruins [00:16:13] with business only slowly beginning to return, for them even [00:16:17] this modest activity is part of trying to reclaim their [00:16:20] livelihoods. Abdullah Hussain, Africa Matters, [00:16:24] Hartum. And from maritime [00:16:28] security in the Horn of Africa to the safety of women on the [00:16:32] street of South Africa, wave of murders has packed [00:16:35] outrage and renewed calls for. stronger action against [00:16:39] gender-based violence reports [00:16:41] from [00:16:49] on the streets of ekuruleni, women are demanding [00:16:52] protection, 12 women have been murdered in the city since [00:16:56] July 15. For those matching, the fear of [00:17:00] becoming the next victim is part of daily life. I'm [00:17:04] tired of this GPV, I'm tired, I'm a... woman, i [00:17:08] can't even go outside, i'm scared to go outside, i'm scared to go to the [00:17:11] bathroom because of what is happening, i don't trust anything anymore, i don't trust [00:17:15] even my yard because of [00:17:17] what is happening in in in in our country, the [00:17:21] protesters say their repeated calls for help have gone [00:17:25] unanswered, they want authorities to act [00:17:28] so women can move freely without fearing for their [00:17:32] lives, until when is this the [00:17:36] freedom our four fatherers fight? for are we free? we are not [00:17:39] free, we are not free, every day we are [00:17:43] scared, every day, we are crying for [00:17:47] help, nothing is happening until when, the acting police [00:17:51] minister has linked the violence to a high concentration of leaker [00:17:55] outlets and police stuff shortage [00:17:57] ekululeni. President Sirena Maphosa has announced [00:18:01] a four-point plan to tackle the crisis. [00:18:05] police have 60 days to set up about how they will resolve [00:18:09] gender-based violence and femicide cases. [00:18:13] Municipalities have 90 days to make public spaces safer [00:18:17] for women, and prosecutors must outline how they will [00:18:21] deal with the outstanding murder and rape cases. [00:18:24] The government is also placed funding and resources to support [00:18:28] the plan. We owe every woman and [00:18:32] girl in South Africa, a country in which she [00:18:36] does not have to calculate where she may [00:18:39] walk, what time she may travel, what she [00:18:43] may wear, whom she may trust and weather, [00:18:47] saying no will put her in life [00:18:49] danger, but for [00:18:53] these women the promises have come too late, they [00:18:57] say they need protection now, the [00:19:01] South African Human Rights Commission says 569 women [00:19:05] were made out in South Africa. between April and June [00:19:08] 2026. That's about six women a day. [00:19:12] Police statistics show nearly 9 rape cases were [00:19:16] reported during the same period. That's almost 100 a [00:19:20] day. The question now is whether President Siri [00:19:24] Rama Posa's four-point plan to tackle gender-based violence [00:19:28] will help turn those figures around or become another failed [00:19:32] strategy. Tusokumalo. Africa [00:19:35] Matters ekuruleni. South [00:19:37] Africa. [00:19:42] Now to Burkina Faso where deaf and hearing impaired people are [00:19:46] using a special technique to dance. The vibra sign [00:19:49] technique helps them fill the rhythm and has opened up new social [00:19:53] possibilities for this often marginalized group. Bahar [00:19:57] has the story. They may not hear the music, but these [00:20:01] dancers can feel its rhythm. All them are deaf [00:20:05] or hard of hearing. Their instructor Yaya Sanu [00:20:09] has found a way to help them follow the beat. He uses his face [00:20:13] to show the tempo and mute the music. The [00:20:16] dancers can also feel the music through vibrations in the [00:20:20] floor. I really like to dance, the repetition, the [00:20:24] learning. Love of dance is what encourages me to keep [00:20:27] dancing. In Burkino Faso, deaf people still [00:20:31] face negative attitudes. A local study by the [00:20:35] Institute of Social Sciences last year. reported [00:20:38] 60% have negative perceptions of deafness, [00:20:42] some people consider deafness a curse or spiritual [00:20:45] punishment. [00:20:49] in my neighborhood? to be a school for deaf people, i saw these children [00:20:53] keeping themselves to themselves, they did nothing, they didn't [00:20:57] even participate in sociocultural activities and caught my [00:21:00] attention, i said to myself, it's not normal, we have to do [00:21:04] something, so decided to propose teaching dance and [00:21:08] it all started from there, and when i started, the [00:21:11] impact, the reaction, the positive change in the daily life these [00:21:15] dancers, these young people made me understand that there was a [00:21:19] need. Sanu has trained his dancers to such [00:21:23] level that he entered team to the 2023 [00:21:26] francaphone games in Kinshasa, there they [00:21:30] picked up gold for choreography and now the group has [00:21:34] taken its latest production to ivory cost and [00:21:38] Germany. Before I was only in Bobo I saw [00:21:41] the dancers traveling around and I was here doing [00:21:45] nothing, but now I can also travel and I really [00:21:49] love travel. For these dancers, [00:21:53] music has become a way to connect, compete and see [00:21:57] the world, and their proving the show must go on, [00:22:00] even when the music cannot be heard. Bahar [00:22:04] Uighur, Africa metters. Now to East [00:22:08] Africa, which is racing to be ready for the 2027 Africa [00:22:12] Cup of Nations in Uganda, a Takish Buil stadium is [00:22:16] giving the sports sector a boost and hopes are high for a [00:22:20] lasting legacy beyond the tournament from western Uganda, Daron [00:22:23] Allen Cheyuna reports dript in black, yellow and [00:22:27] red. This is Uganda's latest sports [00:22:30] treasure. Hoima city stadium is the country's biggest [00:22:34] sports facility outside kampala. Turkish [00:22:38] farm suma built it in just 13 months. [00:22:42] It was completed in December 2025, just in time [00:22:46] as Uganda is preparing to co-host next year's Africa cup of nation. [00:22:51] we're able to sign a contract of about $130 million [00:22:55] project which involves of course constructing [00:22:59] this 20 stadium. [00:23:03] football is a sport that can unite a community. the crowds here are [00:23:06] gathering for a historic moment, the Uganda Crains will play their first [00:23:10] international match at this new stadium against [00:23:14] Libya. under the [00:23:18] crans matched the occasion with victory over their north african [00:23:22] opponent with just a single [00:23:23] goal, with four more [00:23:27] pitches in the region, the Africa Cup of Nations Dream is [00:23:31] alive, these stadiums are helping accelerate Uganda's [00:23:34] development and dreams on the beach, but it's also [00:23:38] a very nice stadium, it's a warm stadium, the field, the [00:23:42] players are feeling good, so it gives [00:23:45] you mentally more power. [00:23:50] Suma is credited for other sports facilities in Rwanda [00:23:54] and Senegal. They also constructed a multi-purpose [00:23:58] 2,500 seater indoor arena, a swimming [00:24:01] pool, an outdoor running track, along with basketball [00:24:05] and volleyball courts at Hoima. These construction [00:24:09] projects have also encouraged closer relations between Uganda and [00:24:12] Turkey with hopes, it will go even further. If we have [00:24:16] such a project between two countries, funded [00:24:20] by Uganda and constructed by Turkey, we need to take the [00:24:24] next level the sporting relationships, how is [00:24:28] Tux football, because they are way ahead of us, how is Tux [00:24:31] football and Ugandan football connected? [00:24:35] as Uganda continues to finalize its preparations for Afcon, [00:24:39] the country is also looking ahead as it will host the [00:24:43] 2031 African games and it knows it will [00:24:47] be ready with the same facilities that are being. [00:24:56] Western Uganda. And finally, Senegal [00:25:00] is gearing up to host Africa's fast Olympic event, but as the [00:25:03] car prepares for the youth Olympic games, many residents say they are [00:25:07] far more worried about the high cost of living. Hope Kirubi [00:25:11] tells us more. The youth Olympic games are taking [00:25:15] over darker. Berners are going up across the [00:25:18] capital as City prepares to welcome young athletes from [00:25:22] around the world, but despite hosting this international [00:25:26] sporting event, many residents are still struggling to [00:25:30] make ends meat. Lamin sells trousers a market in [00:25:34] dakaka but barely makes enough to feed his [00:25:37] family. I am focusing purely on my work [00:25:41] because life in this country is incredibly tough right now. As the brat [00:25:45] winner, I have to cover lot of expenses, organizing the Olympic [00:25:48] Games is all well and... [00:26:02] much needed boos in tourists, it's a good thing to [00:26:06] welcome people from all over the world, so it will help us, the crafts [00:26:10] people to benefit from visits and all that, because right now we're [00:26:14] in the low season, so we're hoping that the youth Olympic games will give us [00:26:18] a bit of a boost so we can sell our goods and have good visibility in [00:26:22] the future, but that optimism isn't shared by [00:26:25] everyone. At this shoe workshop, Modu says [00:26:29] local businesses have felt left out. [00:26:33] "We don't feel very involved with the youth Olympic games, honestly. [00:26:37] As local tradesmen, we should have been the first to be brought on board, [00:26:41] but it doesn't go any further than that. As daka continues [00:26:45] to prepare its streets and venues ahead the [00:26:48] games, small business owners hope the world's [00:26:52] attention will translate into more customers and more [00:26:56] income, and with the games just few weeks away, they will [00:26:59] soon see whether that happens, hope. rubi [00:27:03] africa matters. That's our show this week. [00:27:07] Somali piracy is showing signs of return. So what [00:27:10] is driving this resurgents and how [00:30:09] Saudi Arabia considers serious response after Yemen's Hothi's targeted [00:30:13] Ryatz airport again killing over dozen [00:30:15] people. Hello and welcome to tierty world live from [00:30:19] Istanbul and Jafar Hustan also coming up. I am [00:30:23] here in one the neighborhoods in eastern Gaza [00:30:26] City. This area is very close to the Israeli [00:30:30] military controlled areas in Gaus. known as yellow [00:30:34] line. 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