and they don't want more people coming in during the pandemic but of course there's pressure from the united states has been a lot of pressure from the trumpet ministration to try and stop people getting to the u.s. border on home and thank you very much italy's prime minister's if it continues about to face a crucial vote of confidence in parliament's upper house it was triggered after the former prime minister material pulled his party from qantas coalition last week over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic contrie won a confidence vote in parliament lower house by a comfortable margin on monday but it's expected to be much closer in the senate a defeat would force him to resign throwing the country into political chaos in the midst of a pandemic container peeled to senators ahead of the vote defending his leadership through the crisis. we mediately took up the challenge of transforming difficulties into port unities where the structural deficiencies of our country we lay the

foundations for the size super launch of growth creating an environment more fiber a bill for private investment more inclined to research and innovation focusing the construction of a skills. uganda has accused the u.s. of trying to blatantly meddle in last week's disputed presidential election comes after washington's ambassador to compiler tried to visit opposition leader bobby wine who says president yoweri must have unease reelection was fraudulent weiner has been under house arrest since the weekend uganda's government spokesman has accused us about anatomy a brown of attempting to subvert the will of the people. in indonesia more than a dozen people have been killed and tens of thousands forced to flee their homes due to floods across the country on monday president yoko widodo visited flood hit areas in south kalimantan province it's been raining heavily there for more than a week rivers of burst their banks submerging entire villages and towns

environmental groups said before a station to make way for palm oil plantations and mining is making severe weather events worse. a thai court has handed a record 43 year jail sentence to a woman for insulting the king a former civil servant who has been identified only as an tran was found guilty on $29.00 counts of violating thailand's strict laws against criticizing them on a case rights groups say she had posted order clips on social media of ongoing protests in thailand according to the monarchy to be reformed before being sent as the words had she not understand the gravity of what she's done. so i didn't really think it through and was too confident and not being careful enough to realize it at the time that it was appropriate this is a big lesson for me the stream is up next.

for me ok welcome to the stream how many times if he seen your african friends and family a wall their eyes when they talk about some leaders on the african continent i'm up here on my laptop this is the index of african governance it takes those iraq's and applies data to them asking africans every year what do you think about your leaders what do you think about your country's most bring it will bring us to take away from the 2020 index he is the chairman and founder of most people him foundation and this is what he told us a little bit earlier. and. sovereignty.

ratified that is the current governance in africa. i must say here regarding our ballot generally our erica very deplore current. candidate if martin what it were rather a general result of that run that's a bit worried and now lads are going to make. that image i had for africa only. issue as a very big as a resistor. there already. and to have we really a war in iraq where we're going to go through here. so when we go from here what do we do about pap's a trending african government system going in the wrong direction i know you have ideas you can jump into the you to comment section and be part of today's show you are going to be in for a treat i want you to see it's consider this as. a new leadership across the

african continent madam president it is good to have you on the string cheese time international audience maybe there might be one or 2 people who do not know your reputation in south. ellen johnson sirleaf trama president of public a play area they're proud to have served 26 year term successfully and have trained in over. 2 successive 3 elections and of course the hall gerry very proud to be the 1st democratically elected woman president in africa is very good to have here on our panel today man avon welcome to the string delivery body can you. thank you if any money is ivana eki sawyer i'm the man of freetown the capital of sara aon and i

came into office in may 20000 from a private sector background with a commitment to transform a city and we've been working on a development plan which is called just that a stag and town. nice to have you minister booker though tell everybody here you are welcome to the city. thank you very much my name is for all of you know i know and i am. in harlem este and. full of the investments trade and industry and. i'm really curious about this idea that maybe africa was a continent isn't tens of governance the citizens are not very happy because multiple different countries madam president when you came into power your commute to power after a civil war one of your your prime objectives was just to keep people in a peaceful situation i can see

a lot of similar situations across the african continent now what would be your guidance you advice to those different countries in those different citizens having experienced it myself leaders must continue to engage population to have going back to sleep paid and make and feel themselves asking us. to clearly young population yes you know young relation in the world today are going to be the more dynamic in countries and. you know sure we need to listen. to the people in communities. in cities. respect their priorities recognize their capacity is. still. i believe that. being the index moyar him he makes i chiefly 2019 and has introduced

citizens for a session young people a session. with television tory to our leaders about what you need to do to show that you respond to the niece of the people and you keep them feeling that they are a part of what the country wants to succeed at a benefit and they contribute with all lead us toward a common goal of development. and prosperity for citizens. there's one there's a dozen a lot of pressure on need is across the african continent they need to do this for the citizens and why isn't it better governance but the reason you came into politics was because new one happy with what was happening in somalia and you wrote up a sleaze and you got to look so it's almost like civil society has a role to play. lou dissatisfies and i need it in action tell us about.

it's interesting you call it civil society. i came from the private sector a voluntary basis people often think about it but what is clear is that we all have a role it's i think the engagement of communities and that's precisely across the i've taken in office which is to bring to bear an approach which has community ownership it has technology and it has to form and management at its heart. so the dissatisfaction really i think is a message about governance that you know the people we the people who want the services who need the services who need to see development should and can step forward to be a part of that but those who are now in government have a role to ensure that space is there and it's not always there and i think it's

really important that you know madame president talks about participation and there are practical ways in which this can be done 2 examples of 3 examples of that when i came into office we engaged 15000 of our residents in focus groups beyond out in the tree town which is a climate change climate mitigation strategy meeting gage communities as tree stewards and very recently just in the last week we are digital town halls giving communities giving residents the opportunity to engage volte on priorities using a whatsapp platform for how money raised in their wards and property rates how it should be used so bringing us all into the space but also the residents the citizens recognising that we have

a role to play. i wrote to put this point to you in you are not surprised it's come up super early this is boo not thanks who are watching boo now yes we are in crisis because most of african leaders are acting like they're going to rule for centuries allowing none of their competitors any space in political participation all right no filter take the filter off respond to that you to comment. that. i would have to. agree with but that we have a bit of a challenge in inclusion of young people inclusion of women inclusion of people with disabilities. in governance only that in itself it is a challenge to our nose in a consonant and you know during my term as minister during that period i was in to be it was said that i was the youngest minister cabinet minister in the car and

there were a mirror challenges that came with the only one in all the times but what i took that as a challenge to ask other presidents to up 20 young people and i can safely say when you look at various countries across africa. since then you have seen in the media. who's 23 years old you have. a few of those in east africa well in that there. is a we have seen a little bit of a change but what we need to do is to ensure that we are seeing for x. the 2 politics to be cheaper midges the cost as the cost continues to rise it is on any meeting some people to participate in part of 6 and needs to start working on that but we also need to use what we know best which just social media which is

going to meant an audience really true for which our force and ensure that we are active participants in and usually to saying being an active participant in governance doesn't are being in a politics it means a lot of being in civil society being active. decision will stand in the country general. at the center i notice guests and that was just over a week ago as we were leading up to the election came compelling for uganda and it was an animation of president was 70 dart saying what occurred to me was that there was an awareness on the african continent that there are young people who are the voters that there are all citizens and you have to find some way to appeal to them here is an animation of president the 70 jibbering the jerusalemite dance have

a look. to. create. a. race. to. the. not. so madam president i'm not going to see commenting on the dancing skills of an animated president with 70 but this is the african union summit from february of last year and i'm looking at fees leaders and else i know some of them are going to be. amazing leaders and some of them are going to be average and some of them will

be mediocre some will be terrible but this idea about the quality of leadership and leadership being ready to lead a young continent how do you address them. let me 1st say when i look at the photo of the last african union summit i feel ashamed because what it means is that we've gone back to the status quo when i see african people and i'd like people even be every bit leaders accepted me they became colleagues and we work together and i really enjoy hearing and i think they were needed a woman says it's disappointing that we haven't yet prepare. a woman to to us to replace you know to be the next one that becomes a woman president in africa now we have training all of our young people to prepare them for the. there to be

a piano entropy they're taken by. professionals and they're ready it's just unfair for anyone to stay in office a 20 year 37 years of more than that. because you don't want to give up power and i believe that the changes coming i think our young people i demand mean that they have to change let us not say that when transition takes place one will get to be young leader who will be able to perform the satisfaction of their people the satisfaction of the international community but we have enough of them ready for leadership in my administration i made sure i says to. young people and women because those other 2 to have been

marginalized in society and it's time for a change to address those iniquity. moves on i would need to react to eke out a cow is from garner and he makes this point even listening come right of the back of his feet he would. be the future is leadership of the future can best be done by this kind of vision of young leaders and aspirants digitalisation and dismissed as bit our quest to shield issues yes powerful let's look around as efficient elders is the most of it is we do various aspects of it as a lazy is going digital in our business that preaches for the future begins to be and that is where now more than ever it's important to promote you in strategic leadership positions to transform our world i contribute in more. technology is definitely going to it's already

a leader in the way and we need our young people to have the opportunity to bring that technology to their in the way governance is done in the way services are delivered but we also have an obligation at the same time which is to make sure that those young people at the pad it's all well and good to talk about having the youth in leadership but when you have situations where you still have high school dropout rates you still have poor access to education poor access to health and so that it's a combined approach i would agree with the speaker just now that you know digit sell the digital world is a world in with the youth lead but i would also say we have a responsibility towards those new it's not good in the arctic at the there is still for pressure work which needs to be done alongside. i knew she was there's a vibrant conversation going this is quote i'm going to put this to you bobo africa

is young it needs young leadership young bright minds the elderly arts are scared of making mistakes but the young know they make a mistake it will stick with them for a long time to a curry with that. yes yes and you know. i believe that when you're young and. you think about it a lot. i remember. people who mayn't. proposals that i did those countries agree with that would remind them that i am a young person and i will still be held accountable for their coming 16 because i was appointed extreme to $930.00 and so i guess there are a long way to go while someone might. have 5 years and accountability may not be to them in that time so you think long and hard speeches.

instead of being big. is there ever been decreased an economy or a decision. and you're giving it to yourselves and you're. in the generate and you us wait to be there to see the kind of inheritance you give in to the next generations over again and you know it's just makes things that a lot more different your decision making process is a lot different but i'm deuced you know i think is great and here in having. a blend of leadership that i'll do the and because you learn from the wisdom that comes with having been in an office for 10 years from being in office for 15 years on what's generally in the public service and you think some of those nuggets and you look when opportunity to why deny the nugget that come with

some of that wisdom and i read that it will give an example when i was a minister. who was minister ends up in africa and he had been a minister of trade for like 20 years we argued a lot about our differences but when we chained together with the new age thinking as i made that i brought and he grasps that experience we ended up finding some sort of a compromise that made things work and missed. out that we had so much we need. and tourists to our voices at the timor. audience i want to show you something right here this is ellen johnson sirleaf presidential center for women and development unleashing africa's greatest results

that grace results is of women. there's a whole program of networking so we mean leaders this is the 2020 intake there's a 2021 intake new was a 2 of i guess here that you will recognize remarkable african see mal lesions that our difficulties does not just being a good leader on the african continent but being a female lead on the african continent madam president i would love to hear can nice who points out that it is not easy has a comment i think it's very important to keep in mind that women have always assumed leadership positions whether it is in their homes in neighborhoods in the governments to national governments women have always been i myself have recently undertaken the role of a friend minister at the age of $35.00 in mali what i have noticed and it's

a question of perception is that what is expected of women leaders is of a match higher standard of what is expected from women from men leaders and that is probably because we always have to prove we women that there is a genuine logical reason that explains our presence and that probably needs to change. but in president is it changing are you helping to change the section of when it is on the african continent is changing not fast enough. not enough really in terms of being the quantities of people that are going to. ask women. but right now women have cleaning that leadership at all levels and just as was correctly said it's not just leaders at the pinnacle

not just presidents of prime ministers or minister us their leaders at the community levels their leaders in traditional society to their remaining is their business leaders you know all over africa that are excelling in what we do what we need to do is to ensure that we have many many more that we have streams of women leaders who are preparing themselves for leadership who are already earning the leadership and what ever level they are in but i am moving on to higher levels and we must get them into the oxygen bus we must get them as presidents when the end of the power and the influence to be changed you must get them as minister who must get them into parliament to lead they can help them make the laws that were to remain in their will promote children women bring

a certain sense into the it into leadership that makes them to be this you need a strong integrity more commitment more empathy more humanity and at the same time women can also be tough women can be hard decisions here and don't care if they're not popular when those decisions that to him as the goodbye are already gotten to them both you can be balanced oh. i feel the toughness the palace of evan a sing off the screen as all 3 of us being on the string today together ravel when are you going to be president. i'm focusing right now on running a city which is a huge child represents 30 percent of our economy 15 percent of our population so i think we've got let's fix the city that was the one place the madame said if missed

out we need a women in local government leadership it's a critical gap on the african continent. that was a typical trilogy she was obstinate she didn't i wasn't running for president you shouldn't say that but i know you i know you're not now one piece of advice for another young politician or young leader you know they would find even valuable in a sentence what with that feisty. youth leadership is african we have made to believe you swedish ship is an african and i have chatterer no road again you look at the president's founding fathers mothers are africa who indeed who are revenues in areas they were in their twenty's or thirty's and some of them as though they're as presidents at least started when they're young

you know if you know how that any doubt that you belong it is your time you can contribute take away that doubt has used leadership is african and we can challenge it we can't wait you look for a mentor like my done president that can be how cute and not me getting to the streets of politics because the truth and you need to be tactful and audit to become successful and just be careful get out and learn the ropes and watch out for the landmines i know is that my line but i gather. her bike it is nothing to her when it's around air quality it is an elitist madam president thank you very much madam thank you. thank you so much on looking forward to when you will be president as well have a look here on my laptop everyway a couple conceive need to visit i know you've been inspired by this conversation

ellen johnson sirleaf presidential center for women and development look it up but do you think you might make the cut the 2022 and then of course this is where we started with the abraham index of african governance you can check out your country your country that you are interested in even if you're not on the african continent that wraps up the back of the station for today thanks for watching. 'd held for over 3 years in an egyptian prison cell denied the right to a fair trial no charges have been brought against al jazeera correspondent mark new

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