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driven byte own citizens representing a dynamic 4th in the global arena. that is how the african union, a pan african organization describes itself originally set up to supply african solutions, the african challenges to create a more peaceful continent on one that is richer as well. that is the mission. but how is the a you delivering that is the conversation that we about to have on twitter, on youtube, you can join in the african union, finest moments, the african unions, worst moments. what you think the african union could do better? your suggestions, your ideas. put them right here on youtube and be part of today. ah . across the african continent, d. l. main reasons for african state to breathe. no longer need to care for communion just comes on the he was a to sense. cuz after completion, west africa, where the african union has simply responded true statements of under mission,

underhand dev, convenience to remain very relevant. particularly given the fact that across the continent on equal distribution of power relations, whereby they are regional hedge once across the continent who have the tendency to exert will an influence as well as interest groups. others will be upgrading and serves as a regulatory body industry guides. so this week, africans around the continent will be celebrating african unity day. it really is today where africans mark the idea that they have an organization that is a pan african organization. let's take a little bit deeper into that and how the a you is doing hello, hello. hello it, bring him so good to have you 2 young africans. why you've all ready to talk to us for hello, please introduce yourself to audience. welcome back to the screen. thank you very

much for me. as a pleasure to be able to join you today, as you, excuse me, my name is holly can render and i'm from bonner. i'm an economist and development professional for my minister of the investment trade industry. and i wanna get to have you ever have a lovely to have you on the stream, please? green's out international audience. thanks for having me for me and folks for joining the call, the call may be brought in by an amateur. originally from lagos, i work for the nice. it's called the network in what you see, where we walk along for the college of meditation, things to try to solve problems, mitigating prosperity and on the continental africa i have you, i guess i do not want you to hesitate. the 1st thing that comes into your mind when i say african union, a breath, you see, if so great that we have this conversation right now,

i mean the 15 years then the unity was founded. and whenever i come across the organization to africa union, or when i'm actually with my books on an african is what comes to mind east b. c id is that you read off when you, when you come to go the count the days called the african. when you, i mean these 3 allowed to spend was created by beginning in labor union on the cpp. gonna come in tomorrow. we're going to 58 people congress. when you read competition. in convention, the aspiration was july and africa was united. confident that we speak together in terms of economy, potential prosperity that we come to get up to secure collectively because of security on 59 as possible. when you look at the time, you know, we've got a question we've been able to to actually by,

by the instead of 58. so the conversation and i'm glad to be on it. hello. when i say african union, the 1st thing that comes into your mind no filter is what unity, a common purpose, bureaucracy. i like of implementation hope for career. so it's a mixed bag ready for me because i believe and want to a you was created for and i believe in what the a you can be. i believe that we all have a role to play and creating what it should be. and so when i think about it, i think of its failures, i think it's successes, but most importantly i just. ready of the africa, but i want to and i know that everybody else wants and what role that they can play in. and that's why they mixed bag. i jumps up to me. yeah. i should say that there

is a difference between the african union and the african union commission. yeah. communion is the had to state that we all see standing there, taking the class, photograph of whatever, whatever, meeting there at. we often think of the african years they've had to stay incredibly powerful people. they may, roby, but who implements the policy of the african union, the african union commission. so bureaucrats do that. what sometimes we mix up those 2 things. i know abraham and noble hollow. you do not, but our audience may well think will these heads of state, i can do whatever they want, but behind them there is bureaucracy and that makes a difference. i want to start sort of in, in a place that we don't usually start when we talk about the african union. finest moments for me. i'm thinking about the reaction to covet the pandemic rights and how this incredible union got together. i'm for, for africans. paula: pick up from that, you know,

i think there's actually something to be said about what you just mentioned before . but the african union versus they you see, this is a institutions under the u. c. i think that clarity needs to be given because it's not just the heads of space. there's also the technocratic part. that doesn't have as full an economy autonomy, sorry, as what one would think. so we could compare the a, you see maybe 2, i like that you ran on to the regional economic rock side eco us and so forth. and really try to understand the kind of power and authority that they truly have in implementing the things that are being discussed at the, at the a you. so it, it goes beyond the heads of states meeting one,

there are some recommendations that come up, the a, you and then the a you see, tries to implement. they are not necessarily need the implementing body that they don't know why that to me why people get disappointed. i want to go back to my finest moment for the african union. was quite a recent right. interesting reaction to cove it. what is your finance moment for the african union? because that's a lot to critique about, but let's start with the positive. you know, i think you took away from it because being able to really secure a 1000000000 cobit vaccines was top of the list for me. and the way that had a you managed to really gather and rally around the code that vaccine response is absolutely shows what collective responsibility and collective association can do to facilitate the delivery of key services to the populace. then in addition to

that, for me, there's also the a, f, c, p, a. so the african continental free trade area. for me, that is the big milestone having countries rectifying, agreeing to increasing trade within the african continent to ensuring that one fully implemented becomes the largest trading block in the world. and being able to create millions of jobs and adding a to g d p. not only in africa, but to the rest of the world for me that in itself, signing, giving pieces of autonomy to what the agreement is, one of the high achievements a to date. and i believe that there is a lot more that we can expect from dfcs. i should mention abraham that we were expecting to be joined by a vibrant young member of the african union. but the bureaucracy has got the better of us. we are still waiting for this vibrant young member of the african union to

get clearance to be on the show. i'm guessing the claimant's we're not coming time talking about young people. i want to bring this you to comment to you. this is for sure. vance. he says, the african union can do a better job of including the new generation of africans and leave it to small bodies. what do you think about that idea of young people actually having, having a voice, because the african continent is full of young people, gram. exactly, this is one of the examples of how the african union is not relied extended reflexion of what the content looks like. i mean, august population, majority of us are women and, and just to give out question about population demographics. people be loaded, just look at the african union. got people i didn't think supposed to be given us so now to, to grab on big and social life. i mean,

these people be below the age of 65. i think it's so long that if you do not leave a people repeat yeah, you do not. you don't need, but then every being why i'm going to show some, some pictures of the last african union meeting in february. tell me what you notice when we show these pictures, keep going here for him. i'm going to show you what it, what, what do you, what do you see that these are just like, you know, men who have been in powerful god knows how long they leave. so you should be yes. so many, many, no, i mean you can count that wouldn't there. i mean, just to keep question. good. yeah. do we have an africa, you know, looks like us that your percent you, that it was going to women, minority communities, not just, you know, old man. you know, what's privilege the street we asked to exclude africa, you know, from peace in moscow like pocket type existence. so how do you address

that? because i really want us not to just critique but also offer some suggestions and some solutions as well. and as africans, we respect our odors complete, bought the hollow pick up from the bus. you know, i actually want to say, once you get into the workspace, we are all colleagues have been in that space. i don't think it's right class to start thinking about the elders and then they get people. because once you become in active in the policy space, then your colleagues and so we should be request not depressed. we should require more inclusivity diversity in decision making. and we should see it in our need is being how do you and it should do you also like those men of the i you can, we have more women and more young people they come about. it's really,

this is a problem. this is a problem because, you know, it's really not or for, for, for us to come into the same space as africans and because you know, bringing with them from being a minute. very careful. hey, i was like, oh no. you can. you can, i just like comes from being at home. it's stuck with the politics. because what is the a, you reflect what is happening at home. you know, you can't have a birthday, you look in different me when the politics domestically do not reflect that. so at least to start with, well, you set your standard for the african countries to then follow could be more diverse, can it be younger? it's not impossible to ask for what to the, what the a you could do is that by in the commission you start to see that diversity. but

when you expect to see the a youth from it looking diverse, that stuff at home, do we have women be included in national politics? do we have women as ministers? opportunity for them to be head of state? are the policies allowing for scratch and empowerment? and if that doesn't happen at home, you will not see different faces at the a new summit. now, the a you see is a whole different ball game that can be said that we want to see diversity there. we can see more women in higher positions. we can see young people, for example, when we had, when we still the a you use representative. it's because of a determination that was made that now that's at the a you see not at a heads of state level. so the, a, you actually at this very moment is on the going a period of reform. earlier we spoke to simon allison,

he said editor in chief of the continent that he's a pan african newspaper. this is what simon told us. i want you to have a listen to simon abraham and then give us one important reform that you feel can really help the you going forward. his simon festival. done a lot of reporting on the african union, including on some of the worst aspect investigations into sexual harassment fraud, corruption. and yet i would still argue that the continent is a better place with it than without it. and that's because we need an institution that is able to present a unified african voice. and that is able to argue for africa's place on the international stage and plan for the continent long term future as a whole, not as individual countries because there is no power in individual countries. there is power in collective action. and as the african union reforms itself, which it is in the process doing, it will only get more and more powerful and better able to represent us if any,

what simon they absolutely spot on. but before i commit on that, i will say if you look at the commission, different conditions between the a, the actually not so as mccauley said, i mean you look out for many of the people in the commission, but african congress. i know what i'm numerous on the people i've been in politics in countries for so long. i mean these are men i'm of the age of 15 majority. so i'm really questioning diversity actually pointing to our right. good. well, i actually read the a you see can in itself be good. i was the train, but it is saying for you to see the diversity at the a youth come at the head of states that start at home. now you can determine for the a you commission to have the diversity through the hiring policies that can be put in place. those are 2 different different type of faith. that's where

you don't address the policies at home. exactly. but then the question if you see that that should be the course of the after you know, back to what, yeah, absolutely sports. and when we say, well what, what are you talking about? i mean, if you look at the recent molly book in foster, i'm getting, what do you have, you know, do come out to condemn the military military leader. what was after doing before the school after that as a question, what needs to be done? we did a show on the stream a little while ago, which was about how many, cuz they were on the african continent. i know was so many we had, we did a whole off at our conversation about them. but let me push you here. it is easy to critique the african union fall to easy. what if you have one reform? if you could fit in adis and you could do one thing that would happen if rim, what would it be?

i'm sure you're watching. i'm sure they're watching right now. the question would be to them. so what we're about to do with my level protocol, i mean this is supposed to be applied in a broader sense to ensure that the african unit as in for tuesday, please, or started structures in place to engage abuse by winder expected countries over stopping a chatter and provisions before situation is in those countries the generating to tales, which of course, by cool. so what is happening with that protocol as will be ready to r t. so these are some of the basic steps to take your questions. all right, so i'm going to go to solomon here, solomon spect with a little bit early, he's the founding director of money africa. i'm going to put solomon's thought to you hello. and then i want you to come off with come back of them with something practical that you could see the a you doing in the future. that would be even more helpful to african citizens

across the continent festival. he solomon. yes. so then after the 1st is in terms of that position for the 2nd transform mission of the continent, the certainty in developing norms and forces. the legal, important source for the parliament is in providing a common for russia. the response to shoot you with a challenge. our chinese 1900. the result changes in st. target 1st is the 2nd quarter and the 3rd quarter is to ship from the government to we the people.

alright. i would agree with him. i mean for me right at the top of my list that i me and to ensure that the a u is being domestic. the finance right now approximate me or between 60 to 90 percent of the budget comes from external sources. so we still have a lot of funding going into a you implementation of project them and the convenience and i think that's in itself takes away from the aspect of africa, africa for africa. so dealing with our issues by ourselves. and then 2nd me is that we need to have a lot more chords, mason, and financing, and trying to me from a situation particularly those that you cannot make and financial spaces because we need for them to hide proud, practically, and immediate me on issues of perception. of risk of investing in the continent and

dealing with investing in our boundary and across country projects that can help to alleviate some of the infrastructure. ready that we have at the moment who are talking about over a $100000000000.00, a $100000000.00 deficit that we have in the interest in infrastructure investment and capitalization. and i think nap paid a u, f d b and offering them we're able to coordinate much better together with the a secretary it's we will get on down and acronym city. thank you so much. i'm not sure of the african calling. did it trust the former cabinet minister, referring out the acronyms like this? no, so putting you in the notes a quarter. all right, somebody kit to i come back here, show off, come back to my lap. so on twitter we asked people about the african union and to to room stage the african union. it was we roasted edwin. good for nothing uni that

needs total, overhauling. literally had 0 impact, says nigel, not even a 1000000 miles near its object is all because a greedy leaders who are benefiting from bad systems everywhere. good for nothing union. and one for the purpose that it is been used to build a power of individual dictatorial leaders to attack their own citizens and satisfy their own pocket. there is a pan african organization called africans rising. they are marking african union day with a whole week of activities evolve. a young, involving young people involving diversity involving the africa that we want. the african africa that african citizens want. this is what their movement coordinates had told us a few hours ago. have a listen, have a look. they, you have a good a in a, this is 3 the south and deliver adding the fire life all over comes reality. us progress if someone called as a program been passed by these running. but the reality of the fraction of policies

on the last africans, is been questioned by many our leaders. so fighters from east brim to have, you know, united state of africa were homeless have been achieved. it's been question other comparable to move around in africa and cindy body in, sorry, it was the interest of leaders, africa, money doesn't how the palace to home leaders accountable for the citizens actually losing confidence and hope in the body. or i guess we have 2 minutes left a so many questions from our audience. i'm going to ask you to do the speed route. so in 20 seconds or less answer these questions, abraham, you start with this 1st one is the teacher. he works in computer science, davis says, please, what does the a, you do, abraham 20 seconds go? well the, what it, i don't know how to describe it because you have an advantage and are supposed to

prevent, you know, complete or insecurity in the continent. and, you know, bring people together to ensure that, you know, the continent moves together and come to the number i got to charge you to got to call me time up. abraham has to be not me personally, not, i don't think the out, but i got a comment is on you to say, can we have a pan african currency, what the even work go ahead. i think we will not see that happening any time soon. how bad is that payment system? it's meant to regularize the differences and i'll currencies at the moment that is supposed to support our admissions off by, in traffic on trade. because of how far we are from having an in an african currency because of the different monetary policy that we have and other fiscal. all right, we have so much want to talk about so many comments on each of you. she was thank you so much for taking part in this program and also hollow and if for him really

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