In February 2020, a shocking video began to circulate on Chinese social media. A group of African children are being instructed, by a voice off-camera, to chant phrases in Chinese. The kids repeat the words with smiles and enthusiasm — but they don’t understand that what they’re being told to say is “I am a black monster and my IQ is low.” The clip ignited outrage in China and beyond.

But no-one ever answered the crucial questions: Why was this filmed? Where was it shot? Who made it?

These questions send #BBCAfricaEye and #BBCEyeInvestigations reporters Runako Celina and Henry Mhango on a journey into a Chinese video-making industry that exploits vulnerable children across the continent.

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Mega-corporations like Amazon and Facebook are becoming more powerful. And their growth shows no signs of slowing down. They are in the public eye -- but are they also above the law?

The pandemic has only made the "big four” -- Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook -- more influential. Our data has become big business. But are these corporations out of control?

Experts have long watched as corporations like Apple and Amazon flout antitrust laws, while receiving special treatment: When it comes to wages, taxes and laws, these corporations seem to rewrite the rules as they go. Many critics consider Facebook and Google’s systematic data exploitation a violation of our core democratic principals. Moreover, the line between the state and mega-corporations is growing even foggier. Some states believe there is simply no way around these giants. Corporate power seems like it is here to stay.

Market driven surveillance undermines our sovereignty and thus the very foundation of Western democracies. There is a storm brewing both in the U.S. and Europe. But the corporations are ready for it. Will they continue on this dangerous trajectory, or is there some chance we can still rein them in?

Saison 3 Episode 2 : Les secrets inavouables de nos téléphones portables

Pour cette deuxième émission de la rentrée, zoom sur le marché des téléphones portables. Pendant un an, l'équipe a enquêté sur les conditions de fabrication de cet appareil du quotidien, produit de très grande consommation puisqu'un Français consulte en moyenne 150 fois par jour son portable. 1,8 milliard d'exemplaires sont vendus à travers le monde chaque année. Ce marché rapporte des sommes gigantesques aux entreprises du secteur, devenus des empires économiques. En Chine, un journaliste a filmé en caméra cachée les conditions de travail des salariés d'un des plus gros sous-traitants de l'industrie du mobile, pour la plupart des enfants. En République démocratique du Congo, rencontre avec ceux qui extraient le tantal - minerai qui entre dans la composition des téléphones - parfois pour le compte des rebelles armés.

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France 2

L'Ethiopie fait aujourd'hui figure d'eldorado. Au sein du continent africain, avec 10% de croissance par an, l'un des taux les plus forts au monde, ce nouveau « tigre de l'Afrique » vit un incroyable miracle économique, Grands chantiers, buildings flambants neufs, quartiers d'affaires... l''Éthiopie se modernise à grande vitesse et le nombre de millionnaires a explosé ces dernières années. Nous avons suivi l'un des hommes les plus puissants du pays, Tadiwos Belete, un magnat de l'immobilier, son prochain projet : acheter une île entière pour y bâtir le complexe hôtelier le plus luxueux d'Afrique. Les terrains à bas prix et une main d'oeuvre très bon marché attirent également les entreprises étrangères, chinoises notamment, que les dirigeants venus de Pékin mènent à la baguette. Les Français, eux, ont créé des vignobles sur les hauts plateaux avec pour objectif de concurrencer les vins d'Afrique du Sud. L'Éthiopie a beau être l'un des pays les plus dynamiques d'Afrique, les inégalités et la pauvreté n'ont pas disparu, au contraire. Résultat : les oubliés du miracle économique crient leur révolte et les tensions se multiplient avec l'armée et les forces de l'ordre...

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Decades after the European powers carved up the African continent for their own imperial needs, Africa is undergoing a new wave of resource and strategic exploitation – some are calling it the new scramble for Africa.

The United States is increasing its footprint across Africa with AFRICOM, fighting terrorism and ensuring stability are the trumpeted motivations. Resource security is a more hushed objective.

But it is not just about the US.

During the last decade, China's trade with Africa not only caught up with America's, it has more than doubled it.

The new battle for Africa does not deploy strong-arm tactics, it is now a soft power game: economic and humanitarian aid, interest-free loans, preferential trade agreements and investments in infrastructure are currency across a continent that is, for the world's established and emerging powers, seemingly up for grabs.

India, Brazil and Russia are all invested in Africa's present and future, and old imperial powers like France are fixing to retain their loosening grip on the riches of former colonies.

So what does all this mean for Africa and Africans?

Empire travels to Kenya to examine the continent at the centre of the world as it is courted, cajoled and carved up by global powers to its East and West.