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Is Russia Recruiting Young African Women To Work In Drone Production? | Next Africa
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13:25Now PlayingWith glossy influencer ads and high profile campaigns, Russia’s global outreach programme is working in countries across africa to offer young women work study programmes in the Alabuga Special Economic Zone. Fliers and promotional materials for the program featured images of smiling young African women working as technicians and waitresses, but reports in international media suggest that the reality of working in Alabuga is far grimmer than the version being sold.
On this week’s episode, Senior Reporter Antony Sguazzin joins Jennifer Zabasajja to explain whether the scheme’s claims live up to scrutiny and how Interpol is investigating accusations that the programme is human trafficking and that instead offering job opportunities it is putting young african women at risk in a warzone.
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