dillman to the q one. you have, you have a one, the front porch via included in the deposit. you go to the spot and unexpected side to side in 2024 is election year in a good number of african states. so today we'll look at how young africans few level if they're elected officials and how they are getting involved in politics themselves. my name is low, so welcome to the 77 percent. here's what's coming up. in liberia we need and we young citizens who are disappointed and the leader is the one selected ahead of the 2024 election. yeah. so that we can tell us they can transform the political landscape and we explored too slow at the shores of lake victoria. where

a passion of climate activists to the fighting to preserve the environment. you know why the so is called the 77 percent? well it's because about 77 percent of the african population is under the age of $35.00. yes, africa is a young continent about the youth rally make ups to top political positions. the 2024 presidential elections in the democratic republic of congo didn't change much, and the nation remains politically divided. in fact, some young voters have completely lost faith in those in power. but we met to musicians who use hip up to encourage their fellow citizens to raise their voice with its valuable natural resources. the congo could be one of the world's rich destinations to revel conflict takes the eastern d r. c seemingly without end. but even in peaceful regions, political instability, inflation and high use unemployment. just some of the factors holding the great

heart of africa back factors. it's younger residents, drop movies every day. most of the, in our country, nothing looks normally we a motorcycle as i said before, a little fuel was a 1600 francs or 2000 francs. good. then immediately it got hired to $3000.00 francs as the seal i did on government, then it has to do, but we have power shortages when you come from the university, going to see to that, that whole area in between has no electricity. so you don't want to buy fish. i saw waste is another big issue in construction funding printed. it's enough to dump in any ordinary passions moved, but they keep up to a m p r and the ordinary. the king shots, a base and p r is actually a music. do all of those are machine and you, my gosh. well, the and shasta life you in the holidays is somehow good and bad. so on main m p

armies, popular music offer you should've been lively songs inspired fast moving rhythms, sucrose and blistering guitar playing have got millions of clicks on youtube and social media since they've burst onto the scene in 2016. and no dance flow remains empty. when 00 and you must start playing and everything we upset are real problems . i typed wireless but, but this isn't a diesel but it'll come using the people here. so what do we, as musicians do our best to raise awareness? we realize that the part of our voices is what kind of we can everyone and even reach alita if the diesel version leaders is normally not done to songs, but through elections yet listening to this young citizen, it seems to later changes coming from sat on the box and the elections and

developed countries deliver solutions to the challenges of one which was an election is not a solution. it's almost as if the politicians are profiting from all suffering. you just votes, someone and once elected, he pays against you. so because of that, i would vote because nothing would change. this feeling of hopelessness is the subject of m. p r, as late as hit care by the 14th, because you them filming the music video. those are a new mustang of pain and frustration. aflac got full edition, took him off of your pockets, then the people in these expands to remind communities of back in her was that it is the politicians feeling them, politicians not keeping their campaign promises. unfortunately, the situation is similar elsewhere actually. now that i think about it, there are quite a number of presidents across africa that failed to live up to voters expectations . here as a portrayed of 3 leaders who fell far short of their promises. 0 or my casa to

south africa. when the wealthy businessman succeeded the 3 friends in jesup zoom, uh there was a genuine drum of fauria and hope, but a series of corruption scandals suspicious private dealings, increasing wealth and equality and rolling electricity blackouts in south africa has characterized drama, process presidency. mackey. so synagogue so it was one's uniting political force in san diego, advocating for rudolf law and the constitution. but recently his bearing of opposition candidates from running for office refusing to rule out a 3rd term as president and even delaying the general election selves leadership has thrown, sent a go into a constitutional crisis. it's residents to destabilize the country once considered the last fashion democracy in west africa. george, we live very popular for my president, won the 2017 election on an anti corruption. and pro poor agenda was especially

popular among like are yes, hughes, who hoped he would empower them and help fight use unemployment. but on the we are like various economies took native insulation sword and his administration was dock by staggering mismanagement. he was also accused of encouraging patronage and plundering to waltz implicated, librarian, devastating some of us. so what do you think? are we voters to eve or our, our expectations to high? well, shortly after the run of elections in liberia, the 77 percent was in the capital monrovia. we wanted to check on the country's future and people's hopes. we send out our very own edits, give money to find out why young liberians high hopes and no ex president george we're ended in this illusion meant the hello and welcome back to another episode of the 77 percent street debate. we are

at the university of liberia and in the countries capital. now, 6 years ago, president george, we came into office with the promise of a youth full and dynamically the sheep. one time later, the form of football was given the red cod by the votes. as p a and into place a new president is now going to take over. so the question today is, was that the problem is of use leadership falls? who else to answer this question for me then some of the periods. i don't want to start with a bonanza to just give us an overview of how you would say, how would you rate to judge. we is time in office festival. the government came to power on the shoulders of the young people it will fulfill is the 1st bill bought to the people. the 2nd pillow is job creation, the economy, the fastest, and the piece and a full pillow has to do with a plus breast accountability. it will go back to the 2nd pillow, but jump creation today. a little nothing that when people pleasing incompetent people place and hop isn't government, this piece of data,

the city's hub in the bottom of that it has to be resources for education and little, you know, uh, has been done to. you've had a kid about the reduced property, especially among young unit pacific routers. alright, let me actually ask the university students most of whom are here today. if you believe that the country is now better off of to judge we it's presidency. please lift your hand. if you think the country is better off today of to judge we his presidency, please lift your hand. absolutely. no one believes that. i mean, that must not be easy for you to keep. where did it all go wrong? well, the expedition of whatever long do you want me to tell you the comment about it came to buy. we've offered great ideas done in library and people in the next couple of years. 75 percent of the best on you for being floor. so library of what that, josh, we got what we really at the end of the day, what a fucking that, that the people who talk about employee, we didn't restarting them. so definitely and brought it in for thing and the find

it difficult in the budget, right? scenario okay, so i want to hear some practical examples of where you think the government could have done better. you know, as soon as you outlined what the problem is is what, how did they not fail? i mean, how do they not work faith, let's hear from you. so i think the problem is, is that with me by this, this ongoing goldman where did did when wrong as was defied the implemented some of the premises did. so we had a lot of premises that were made by the government in terms of free tuition at the university of id or, and, or public university in liberia. so you see sometimes you make good decisions, but then if you do have a strong implementation team, it becomes a problem. so i think that was the problem, the implementation, the people who are surrounding people who are in direct control off the implementation process. so okay, uh there's a few things that have been said, which i just want to bring us back to right. to the fact that perhaps the

expectations of young people was way too much, that there was absolutely no way of judge via was going to ever meet those expectations prints. let me hear from you. so i'm curious on what the see was problem and i think it is, it is because of that was he liked it out. and then on the on mr. black. ok, who is a very presidents book kind of walk out, who is, who is, you know, of the bridge because uh, you know, uh, this man that dealt with this. but there's no doubt how and i can assure you, if you doesn't live up upgrade as, but these are what happened to the judge we are, we're definitely to happen to hear. uh so faith. do you think that the young people then gave too much power to much hold too much of everything on this one person was that fair? when he into an office, we saw a lot of young people being brought to people. a lot of young people. they weren't even minutes, does deputy administering i'm talking about at the administrative level of funding of that these young people also still off the field was because that's yeah, you walk, you have an opportunity. i saw a young person post about the deputy minister for our records. if you ever have,

you don't have to, did you did yes. event and you have 6 get me. i can use up the we have internet that we can mix of fish and recess. will be able to make important are going to want to do it. all right, so at the end of that, let me come back to you. does this mean then again, the question i keep asking faith has that to collect it very well. that's even the young people in his government really failed you. we do then as a continents to be led by up to genario, southern to not do this belief in the young people said the president we, i chose a lot of young, incomplete, and young people. they are a lot of young people that what if there was no proof of getting process, it took people to technical areas that they had no knowledge. like they said, there was no time what not people just rang the ministries ran people out. don't think that going through what the human resources office was indeed through administrative agencies there with kids of the corruption, the the that with no actual sticking. so we cannot blame the people. we looked at the president, the old, the responsibilities of the country, not the twenty's. so we've spoken about a lot of problems today,

right. and i want you to tell me if i'm correct as to how i understood you, is that some of the biggest problems in this country today or corruption? yes, nepotism. there is a problem with poverty as well. but we also agree that there was some things that were done right, including education, right. all right, so i want us now to think about some solutions. what are some of the things that you would like to see done differently in order to move this country forward? let me set with my funding this year and then i'll come to you guys. thank you so much. one of the i will left for this president to do is present. we have to leave all this political idea and go back to teaching. now people have to vote. what are the major problem in our country? we don't know how to vote. what do you mean? you don't know how to vote ok my, my job to all it is going to you want to avoid because i couldn't do it if that particular person. now, why did president bring to you population? this is why lead to us you let you and present the judge we have because we loved him. if we knew how to vote went, went to vote, will to vote at this time to go down to see about not going to. we can have it

a country free from, from only black be all right. i've been, as i started with you and i would like to conclude this debates with you in the next 60 as so that we are not here talking about the same things. what would you recommend that young liberians do to more empower themselves in the political sphere? i won't, you won't be able to do the pick a vintage of the opportunity. this will be provided. the new president has a platform already. it is quite a risk. i mean, the ease i quote, your role, educational institution. and so i think that the young people could take a vendor vendor to the various programs that would come take advantage of the lessons, take advantage of higher education and they can contribute meaningfully. and of course, bring secretary to the table because some luckily said, though a lot of young people have wondering government that didn't have the capacity to drive the come to be able to drive growth in their respective areas. ok. now, at the beginning of this debate, to ask the simple question was the promise of useful leadership. so it overflowed. well, what we've heard here today is that a lot of young people were disappointed,

but there's also a lot of expectation on hope from the same young people i don't know about to. but i really enjoyed that. thank you for watching. the thank you so much, either for a lively debate as always. and if this got to you curious, go check out the full straight debate on youtube and remember to subscribe. it's not just that you was in liberia that feel, let down by their politicians. the situation is the same in south africa as we heard earlier in the show. the country will hold elections this year and it's obvious that the citizens want to change with 64 percent youth unemployment by letter ministration and rampant corruption. it seems as if young south africans have lost hope in the current political system. at some point, i even wanted to really know how frustrating it is. i why

is it, how come to south africa with one of the youngest populations in the world? young people can fundamentally change the political landscape, but who are the politically active young people? what do they believe in? and how will they transform the countries? first stop is to where to where almost 50 years ago i use uprising a lead to the formation of a black consciousness movement that spread country wide and profound the change the socio political landscape. yet today, many so wet and so frustrated because of unemployment violent crime and poverty. we meet up with operation to do the a vigilante group that started. and so went to 2 years ago, escape coating immigrants for their problems. we've been trying to oscar. it's about time that human to take it. mm hm. it's outside, it's ours, bring it back. that's what we say. operation to do the is one of several well

funded and organized parties with a vested interest in collective buyers. they are escape coating foreign as well. the chronic phases of the state. when wise man spots are presumed indeed go far in st. vendor, his team gives into action. have a problem with the thing. if you just want to know find a way to check the 2nd barrel funding the number of years. many so which is hold the ones in power accountable for the countries problems in japan as the we catch up with to mercedes and use development activist who demonstrates against a corrupt government that he feels stopped caring was the

. * * what city used to be a member of the african national congress, the party in power for the last 30 years, frustrated at how projects he led was stalled by corruption. and greed was said he left the n c 4 years ago. but he has not stopped raising his voice. today, he demonstrates for better reproductive health care in south africa. every 2nd abortion is done indeed good putting a woman at great risk, but marching on the street is just one way in which mistake he believes he can bring about change. you have what we cannot complain to do anything. we are living in the democratic society of democrats and tons, where if media,

particularly that particular purchase outside the new way to have that seem to be threatened to beat these by voting. but who to vote for like and what city many young people find the amc and other step this parties have lost their credibility corruption and by led to ministration and rhetoric that does not originate with young people back in so which or if i use lock has a key or onset at $29.00, she is part of a civil society movement. executive came a brand new political party rights and designs. he has a bold ambition to reshape south african politics within a decade by mobilizing young people in lifting communities from the ground up. the way how the current system set up is unfair, where we sort of discipline the bottom and incentivize the top. what it should happen is we've disciplined the top and incentivized the bottom. that's really how a real move and happens and really how mosque base change happens. that's

a workshop with local entrepreneurs. if i use that teaches community members to find solutions themselves, instead of waiting for a messiah next, save you to deliberate them from poverty. even though many young people lost faith in political parties, she believes that the civic spirits did not die. $24.00 was going to be the year when we change things around. come to the polls, those aspirations and dreams that you have for your self and your children is possible. we're all in this mess together. let's come together. let's do it together like one step at a time. as for now, official numbers suggest that less than 40 percent of the young people are registered to vote. in any case, south africa's young voters will be a defining factor. their participation or extension from the polls will shape the political future of the country. inspiring how so americans use their powerful

voice in different ways to bring about change. so what's the situation of youth involvement in your country? please let us know. all right, i now have something for all my globetrotters out there. if you've been looking for a travel destination for this year, look, no further go visit to full in kenya. and here's your tour guide for the day canyon singer and environmental list ivy. delores shows us her favorite spots in town. let's go 5 guys, and the name is ivy, do lo, coming to you right from the shows of numbers, roadway all the way from west some kenya. and you're watching the pens and the bases my c p u. so can use the 3rd largest city seats on the banks of africa's biggest leak. as a cultural capital for the countries new people lose no fresh fixed expenses

. it uses the so i love my safety to because it's a very beautiful place, as you can see. and how for me and how big here with us around this. and then we have the album place where we're in now with the city. and we have amazing people. people are very friendly with a stylus and the rhetoric stylish. we loved to subbing our own culture as africans. so any of comes to music into small, little has produced so many religions. and example is a late are you will gather who took our music all the way to where you would. i love music if way, i'll be fine with me. i feel afraid because you know something about music when it

hits you, you feel the pain you soon was growing. population has put a strain on its most precious natural resources. the degradation of lake victoria, or non low as the low cost. i have these music to take a turn. so for us, this lake has been the source of our livelihood. it has also a connection with our culture and our column across as people in diesel. but sadly, since last year, its been facing a lot of threats. the lake started having lots of plastics in that, making the lakes die for next into a fish. those off with any more. so the upstairs and that's why i decided to be environmental listing. and just chemo a late as an environmental list. what i do to reach out my information in a message to other people. i use my music because i'm a vocalist. all right.

the, i'm on 5th lyrics of this song inside the people of my city. severe was to know the consequences of what we are doing to be placed on the importance of display id doesn't limit her environmental advocacy to the concert stage. most city residents live in informal settlements like this one. and it's here that i, these anti pollution proceed gets hands on. so reading quail all my place, my hood,

this is where i live and we all know a way to a plastic recycling workshop. and we're going to meet a few of our young environmental this. i couldn't imagine all this came from the lake, but we're going to try the best plastics to this machine and get to see was we're going to get precious plastic mon yacht is headquartered in keys sooner. largest club, the young hustlers here take plastic waste from waterside. dump sites and transport them to use the objects for sale. wow. beautiful. this is the end product from all the way that was collected in the dump sites. i'm so happy said filling. you'd like me a doing amazing things out here and protecting the environment through making such beautiful things from plastics. residents, the leak is more just an important economic resource. it's also a place for relaxation and what better way to enjoy it. then with the sunset cruise

on non luis gentle waves. i love my c p and a lot of my make and i loved for my people to come together. please like for the future generations. yeah, that's sunset is just wow, thank you. i've you for introducing us to the wonderful costume. ok. yeah. and if you are going like my city is also pretty cool, let us know and reach out to us. we might feature it in one of our next episodes. well, that's it for today. as always, we're going to end the show with some music. today's track is by brazilian d j and producer. they're a teaming up with kenya's, very own sophia. and so there's some walk, it is an absolute hit on tick tock. so the gets dancing, enjoy and don't forget to tag us in your the challenge of the unix side. but to know that

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