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projects such as High Speed 2. Now Welcome to this special Africa

edition coming to you from the Ethiopian capital, home to the

African Union which is celebrating its 50th birthday. To mark the

occasion, we have a range of reports looking at both the

achievements and challenges still ahead. From Marx to the market, we

report on at the new economic miracle in Ethiopia. We are

empowering of the people. His South Africa are working? We ask whether

labour unrest and the aftershocks of a part died at are hardly in the

nation. South Africa is still the biggest, most sophisticated economy

and there is a real energy and optimism. We report from Goma on

what the UN is calling its peacekeeping mission with taste.

And we ask the Rwandan President why he's accused of supporting the

Congolese rebels. They have to find where to put the blame at and so

they put the blame on Rwanda. look at the South African master.

We kept on doing the same skill that he is good at. Whether it was

here or Europe or send it off. It just shows that nothing dampened

his spirit. 50 years ago, the African Union was created. It had

big ambitions, aiming to promote an integrated, prosperous Africa. This

year, the summit is taking place in Ethiopia. It is a country which

over the decade has been strongly associated with food shortages and

international aid. Now, it has one of the fastest-growing economies in

the world. We have been meeting some new entrepreneurs. Forget what

you thought you knew about Ethiopia and take a look at these. It is the

cocktail hour. The bright young things in downtown can look forward

to a future their current could only dream. Nowhere is the change

in the country's prospect more obvious than in the commodities

exchange - the first on the continent. I was given the honour

of kicking off the day's trade. Hands that may want to richer for

help and now dealing in billions of pounds per year. It has cut out the

middleman, leaving farmers better off. British aid helped set it up.

We need to help unleash their entrepreneurs to create their own

wealth that in time means there will have a tax base which will

fund their basic services. That is how you create sustainable

create a future for these countries where that are no longer dependent

on aid. -- they are. It is the home of codfish and his family have been

exporting raw beans for generations. The say the real money is made

abroad in the roasting. What is wrong with exporting just this?

There is nothing wrong with exporting the Green beans but the

larger portion of the margin would be retained outside. More money is

made by foreigners? Right. That is about to change, with the help of

British investments, the company has received a new resting machine

- it will mean a doubling in the workforce. We should have about ten

times the capacity. Ten times? Correct. When the client is up and

running, the company will become the first large-scale export of

roast coffee from Ethiopia. What he was telling me, foreign investment,

including from the British taxpayer, has been crucial. What is the

secret of Ethiopia's success? Inspired by Asia's growth, the

Prime Minister told me it is about picking winners. We have properly

designated areas where we can invest so the economy can kick-off.

In many developing economy, you are at the lowest stage of the ladder

and therefore, when you want to climb the ladder, you have to start

from where you are. On the outskirts of the capital, these

small-scale shoe factories making a big name for itself. The government

Gretel and guarded transition has created new space for the private

sector. The company now has outlets around the world. We are paying

five times what other companies are paying in the same industry. At the

same time, we are empowering the people around here in a community.

Success stories like these have helped Ethiopia notch up double-

digit growth figures for much of the last decade. But there is a

catch. This is an economy starting from a very low base and it has a

long way to go. He is not just Ethiopia's economy that is booming.

South Africa's economy is the continent's largest and most

advanced in half recover. But Barack concerns that labour unrest

and the aftershocks of racial apartheid are slow its progress. A

people they are optimistic about the future? We went to find out. On

the crowd and streets of Alexander, there are some who will tell you

that South Africa is not working. Crime and unemployment have deep

roots on these township on the edge of Johannesburg. The poorest wait

for handouts as a sluggish economy place in Tiller hands of... People

are angry be caused, if I must say, this is not the freedom that we

fought for. We need jobs. We need houses. We need service delivery.

We need, in order to be recognised, that we are human beings. We need

that dignity to come back. And yet, Alex also offers reasons to be

cheerful about this boisterous country. Fall it's daunting

challenge us, it is still the biggest and most sophisticated

economy on the contrary there and there is real energy and optimism

even in places like this. In the heart of Alex, since there biggest

malls in Africa - million people flow fruitier each month. The owner

tells me there are more jobs and money than the pessimists would

have you believe. What it tells is the story of the potential of South

Africa. In a depressed economy where there is poverty, there is

also the upside of success and wealth creation. As you can see,

people here are not poor. They actually live on a strictly cash

bases. They do not buy anything on credit. And so, slowly and

entrepreneurial spirit is grown. It is hampered by poor education and

corruption but and you generation is impatient for change. It really

is up to the use and those who feel they need to get up on their own

two feet to make the difference. They need to stand and do what the

government is no -- not doing. the day ends with another party,

South Africa has huge problems but it sometimes undersells itself.

This is a younger, vibrant country, tapping into the rising confidence

of an entire continent. A little over two years ago, Ghana and got

oil and it its first commercial oil began flowing offshore. The

government was confident it would stimulate the national economy but

to use on, what has the oil meant for camions living close as to what

in the paucity of Takoradi.? -- Paul city. Going to's new riches.

Deep beneath the ocean, the source of huge expectations. This is the

hub for that new oil and gas industry. This is Takoradi. I came

here two years ago, on the point when the oil has started to flow

people were calling this the oil city. I have now come back to find

out what has changed and what happens when oil comes to town. You

do not have to be here long to see evidence of a broom. New businesses,

housing estates, even a new radio stations. I used to wake up to have

three years ago, not a happy person by when you wake up in the morning,

you know there are opportunities. You need to go look for them. You

are excited, you know every evening you go home with no losses but lots

of games. The government believes there is more to come. The promise

of future oil revenues is allowing it to borrow heavily to build new

roads, railways, power plants - $3 billion agreed so far from China.

But, there are strings attached. It means Chinese companies are doing

much of the work. Because of the nature of the project, the fast

track, Whitney skilled people to work at a faster pace. -- we need.

Incarnate is not that easy to find skilled people to do that work.

They may be few new jobs for Canadians in the short-term are yet,

at the same time, live in Takoradi is becoming more difficult for many.

It is very hard because of the oil. Rents have increased. Everything

has doubled in the south. We do not get anything. The white people, the

Japanese, they come here to work. Even construction. Weekend D the

ground by a third do not pick us, they pick Chinese people. Danang is

better placed than many other African countries -- gunner with

his track record of stability and democracy but the question for

those who live close to the oilfields is how quickly they will

From one off of Africa's great successes to one of its biggest

failures. After years of problems in the Democratic Republic of Congo,

the UN is sending in more troops. It is being called peacekeeping

with teeth, and it will be a huge test with the UN. We asked whether

this is the future of peacekeeping in places where there is little

peace to keep. The UN Secretary General arrived in

Gomer accompanied by the President of the World Bank. Together they

were offering $1 billion worth of development money for the region in

exchange for peace. At a hospital for survivors of sexual violence,

Ban Ki-Moon met people who for decades have known almost permanent

conflict. Conflict which the UN has done little to prevent. But he

promised a new brigade of peacekeepers was about to change

all that. I am sure that the UN will meet the expectations to

protect the civilian population. To promote peace and security and

development here. Very simply, will they find? They are mandated to

enforce peace. Just Ellis earlier exchanges of artillery and rocket

fire could be heard as Congolese army forces took up positions in

the hills around the city. Their enemy consists largely of mutineers

from the regular Army. The military and the UN say the rebels have been

receiving support from Rwanda. TRANSLATION: The extra peacekeepers

are welcome but at the end of the day it will be us Congolese

soldiers to give our lives to win this battle. The UN has reacted

quickly to this latest outburst of fighting and they have moved their

forces into position here are along this road. In reality the soldiers

are for the moment bystanders, pretty much incapable of acting in

this conflict. These men are part of the largest peacekeeping force

in the world. They say they have been held back pain and mandate

that limits them to try to protect the civilian population. The new

force, it is hoped, will be able to proactive we take the fight to the

rebels. The -- pro actively. Meanwhile the latest fighting has

already claimed its casualties. This young boy was hit by shrapnel

from what is believed to be a stray rebel rocket. Over the last 20

years conflict has accounted for more than 5 million deaths in this

lawless region. Its people continue to be terrorised by at least 30

different armed groups. Building peace will be a daunting task.

Many times Rwanda has been accused of backing rebel forces in the DRC.

Allegations the government denies. The Rwandan President has given a

scathing assessment of the UN peacekeeping force in the country.

He told us that the UN has in some cases made the political and

security situation in the DRC worse. In some cases it has become worse

because you can see what we had last year with the fighting and

chaos and displacement of people. This came when they had been there

for nearly a decade. It is not just not making it worse, not making it

better that people are looking for. This time, with what we witnessed

last year... Is that the motivation behind the efforts of African

leaders to send in a force to create a force, to intervene, if

you like, in the situation? intervention encouraged to support

and needs to be culled ordinated properly but the political left the

so that this is backing a political solution. Why do you think will

wonder is consistently blamed? -- Rwanda. You have made this defence

and presented this argument many times, but consistently we hear

from international organisations, from the UN itself, pointing the

finger of responsibility and Rwanda. The plane is created on the basis

of the situation itself. The suffering of people there. The

people seem to be interested in addressing the parental or

superficial problem and not addressing the real root of the

problem. In doing that they have created a self-serving industry.

They want to keep going for lack of a better explanation as to why this

has been going on despite efforts. They have to find where to put the

blame, so they put the blame on Rwanda. Let me ask you about Euro

and leadership style. -- your own. Your opponents call you a dictator.

Your admirers, some like Bill Clinton, call you one of the

greatest leaders of our time. What do you say when people ask about

your own leadership style? What is your philosophy of leadership?

leadership style is simple, like it or hate it. I deal with issues in a

very straightforward manner. In some cases are can be

confrontational. There are certain challenges that don't really read

Kyle -- require people to run away from challenges. I don't make

apologies for that. I do it in a manner that does not break the

rules that the society has put in place or has come to get used to. I

always want to play by the rules. He is known as the father of

contemporary South African art, with art shown around the world.

This week would have marked the late artist's one hundredth

birthday. The exhibition in Johannesburg separates --

celebrates his work as a musician as well as a painter.

This is African art at its best. South Africans turned up for the

master, Gerard so, though. The see -- this exhibition celebrating the

centenary of his work is encouraging locals to live up to

there and world-class talent. He was born in 1913 and he died in

Paris in 1993. He is considered to be the father of South African

modern art. His foundation gave us a private tour. This woman has

written extensively about the artist. She began working on this

collection in 1983. unrecognised genius this country

still doesn't none. There is no education in rural schools even

today. I think if I have a mission it is try it -- is to try to change

that. This oil on canvas is called Song of the pit. These men are

carrying picks and digging the ground. As you can see, the foreman

is just standing there watching them. The artist painted this in

1946. A sign of the times. He inspired a generation to learn more.

We visited a world acclaimed artist to find out more. I think he was a

true professional because he kept on doing the same skills that he

was good at, whether it was in Europe, or here under apartheid. It

shows that nothing really dampened his spirit. It is a pity we are not

loaded so a good buy anything I came across of his work. One of the

pioneers of social realism was also a musician and a poet. Finally, he