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i have, i'm yeah, okay. 2022 in africa has seen political and environmental challenges, groundbreaking sporting achievements in the well camp. and now people across the continent are look in your head to the new year to day on the stream. 3 stories that will make headlines in 2023, including prospects for peace in sudan, and a present to elections in broadway. nigeria, if you look to join in the conversation, you can do so on the chip. ah. so we start with nigeria where they are less than 10 weeks to go before a general election that will decide who will succeed. present bahama, g bihari? joining us. we have out 0 correspondent. i'm it is already so good to have you here . welcome to the stream. welcome back to the stream. all way. i was so good about analogy or the lectures for 10 weeks away. most people that feel like

a very long time, but campaigning has been going on. pretty much all of 2022. what is it like to be nigeria right now? is there election fever? are people wary? what are they like? a combination of both and mall. basically you're looking at an event that occurs probably once every 4 years. nigeria is a lot of like, excited though the campaigns are back for some people, businesses, it's good business di will make money from the politicians and in preparing lecture materials in preparing company my to this and all that. again, on the other hand that i concerns regarding the elections that are hopes and aspirations that are also frustrations. people are frustrated about their policy in the past 4 years, 80 years since the return of democracy. it's a question of expectations not met disappointments on the part of voters,

but again, one of the most interesting things for me. people may think that because of these frustrations nigeria is, was sort of sit back and forget about that much rather showing some interest in the election. it's not. so. a few months ago, the election commission conducted a new registration exercise for people who attend the age of 18, voting to people who lost the cards and things like that. and they registered many 1000000 just on the register. so it shows you that there is interest in the campaign process, but again, it also could be because of the new faces in the election lessons that haven't yet . yeah, i mean, let's look at, look from the candidate. i'm curious, are any candidates under a 100 years old because my jewelry and politicians tend to be on the senior side. so we put together 3 potential presidents for niger won't know till the end of february. but let's take

a look. this is bullock to nubile. what do we need to know about bala? while i was governor of state is credited with transforming and they go state from buried under performing state to one of the most vibrant states in the past may go stages among. it's probably the only state, one of the few states in that kind of salaries without relied from grants from the federal government. it's economy, it's robust business, it's there, and he's been credited with transforming. they go. state is what it is today. he's also credited with raising a lot of political people in this country, from ministers from the vice, even the vice president with his 4 by 8 and when he was governor lots of things. yeah, absolutely. and apc for the all progressive congress. we saw a little bit of attic who up backer. this is from the he's a candidate from the people's democratic party. and then also we're going to look

at peace. obee, who is from the labor party. tell us the difference between the people some credit party candidate and peter opi. now he toby, was running, made surprisingly. toby was b rodney major worker in the previous election in 2019. now peter will be dropped out of the presidential race and the pgp to join the labor party because he felt that if one of the shortest car for him to become president. and there is a lot of a band what good effect with what people will be right now across my many nigeria as young the jurors are frustrated with the way people over the age of 7080. and even ninety's been handling this country. they find it difficult to relate with these elders. now you know how it is and especially not get away. we are told to respect our eldest and people hardly criticize elders, but these people will be a young man that they can criticize and confront when it needs to be. and that is

helping p, toby gather some support on, on unmet approach. however, that is not the end of the discussion. there are serious challenges. a piece will be, seems to be sort of becoming more and more popular with younger voters as well as votes from the south. there is an unwritten agreement by the way, to me because i didn't politicians after every 8 years of power in a particular region in the north for example, after bahati was 80 is the power power is supposed to ship to the south of the country. and peter will be represent that not because he is from the south, but because a lot of people feel that they was hobbled, presented a presidential candidate or even won a presentation election in nigeria at 692 sixty's, when the queer became the president wall officer morning role because it was

a positive interest system of government. so a lot of people wanted to give me the benefit of the doubt and they wanted to see a young and vibrant person needed. and i did it however they feel there are many and i get us will feel that people will be as inexperienced and perhaps hasn't understood the re guess a politics in a country like legit but a format. so a formal yeah. yeah yeah. but a form of government. absolutely. and you mentioned 3 human to 3 candidates by the way. yeah. but the fact of the matter is that it's another full force to the we're talking about revenue more so now a bullet to nibble is expected to do well in the south of the country. and there are elements of the ruling part to the apc while willing to both paula, i'm a treatable to power, but again, in the know the, there are a lot of, or just going to global also because it's based in the south of the country in the southeast, a picture to me from one of the south is stage

a governor. cool. now i'm going to, i'm going to move on a little bit because we could spend the entire show talking about potential candidates and the divide between the north and the south. i want to bring in some voters voices because they seem quite engaged with the process. and these voters were in my to carry, which is in the northern part of nigeria was often seen as the most part of the nigerian. and this is from november. this is what they had to say about voting in february. i live out what's before, because no, i gets my right choice. that's why i'm what's yes. yes, this is my choice. that's why i'm, what's in this them are on your circle we are facing. is that the lead us we have no, dear wound give rose our choice. it wouldn't do if we have voted for our choice. ah, there will be one fanatics. always so many opinions about nigerians when it comes

to politics, but who is listening to how the election is run the infrastructure for the elections that that is part of the story for not driven election. surely tell us not absolutely the infrastructure, the process itself is based on previous experiences. we're seeing how electrons run in such a stage. i lectures don't whole in certain areas. and then you see snatching speed violence, manipulation, results and all that. then they go to court and a court declared judgment on these cases. however, the elections this yeah, will be so close by the way. i mean, it's so close right now that the election commission is even thinking of the possibility of having a run off in that genet this. this will be the 1st start by the right. and this is because of the mix, the mix of the presidential candidate median position. so talking about while i mentioned it was parties, the governing party was just a solid base across nigeria. the p d. p which has been for 16 years, is also

a solid political party in the country. and the, the labor party which peter or b is a flood bearer, is an up and coming polish, took part in nigeria and his fraction. and again, the puzzles we are talking about is robin was so close from carlo. who is set to divide that more than vote. so that used to be in choosing procedures, right? i, he's own show. we obviously need to show that the know june election and it could just be ahmed and maybe want to guess, but i don't think we necessarily need guess. i'm going to bring one more. louis, this one is really important. this is abby old and she's executive director of global rights nigeria, wondering about how well these elections will be run. this is what you told us. now it's already been estimated by the state newspaper that mom and 608 to 6 wards of the 8812 wards in nigeria and not safe for elections if almost 8

percent of all of the wards in nigeria and nazi for electrons can those electrons be considered free of air? you need to think about the factors that affect security as well. that there's so much divisiveness, so much hate speech. there's a lot of fake news out there. i so and dave, yeah, go ahead. i got a really that's, that's what on and by the way, it's not only in those local governments she's talking about, it's a problem that respecting the whole of nigeria from the north east. walcott, i'm still a little pause in that region where bender trees in the north west of the country and the central parts of large appendages cannot be good, but could not be across nigeria. and in the phone is what we witnessing over the past few years is the rise of a separatist movement. the pro, be operable, but be independent people. so yeah, for which has been burning and talking on the stations and election offices in the

country. so a lot of concern is being raised about the possibility of conducting peaceful elections in this area. this character was promising to support the elective commission to come back. but a lot of nigeria, but leave the elections of such an interest in the country as a way things that i've never hold. i'm going to stop us now because it will be 10 weeks election time. but i wrap this up right now on youtube. let me just tell you, some of the feedback that we're getting realize are says it's difficult for the youth to participate. they feel left out in government issues. emani. thank peter. obee would have had a fighting chance as people see him as the only candidate who really had a vision. but his choice for the p was not well forward out. and then on twitter some thoughts here. what are the and during elections about religion? have a look here on my laptop at mr. t. tribalism, and in my jury of politics, pivots around economy and religion. we have 10 more weeks to discuss my june

elections and interests will be with us. but for now i say thank you very much and i really appreciate your analysis. the same. the next we moved to sudan, falling a p still between military leaders and a coalition of pro democracy parties. could that be peace in 20? $23.00. hello. hey, is a political analyst. she joined us from london. hello. it's really good to see you . i want to start festival with a little report about where we are with see done with the latest framework deal with the deal that frank was a transition to civilian running of sudan. that transitional process has been for stored. and this is how we reported it on december. the 5th on out there that have a look a new deal between for dance, military and political parties, the framework agreement aims to and the political deadlock. it allows for

a new transitional government, more than a year after the military deposed the previous one. has. the reality has made us only remove ourselves and all political interests and place the interests of the nation and the people above all. things every time we speak, people are unhappy with whatever deal there is, whatever, till they is it. so if you are going to characterize this phrase, what deal, what would you say it is as, as neutral as you can be if that's even possible. what from the table? in many ways a deal is a placebo. it makes us feel good. it makes signatories feel like they're signing up to something that will, you know, realize the dreams and the sort of the desires of the 2018 revolution, which would have to remember, unseated the 30 permanent machine. but it is a placebo. and this is just mostly an emotional reaction and very difficult to see

how we move from this to the actual difficult work of dealing with the issue that, you know, lead people to take to the streets in the 1st name. i'm thinking about who's left out because whenever sudan gets together, the military political leads, sometimes the people often left out. there are always people who left out of, of that, of, of that phase. and then that then means that where, wherever you've, whatever you've achieved, you can't then go on to the next phase because people been left out and then they become your position voices. and they got the progress from happening. if there is to be progress or we're not saying that russian again. absolutely. i mean this deal hasn't really done anything differently. in fact, it has in many ways reproduced all the was characteristics of previous he'll be, they political settlements like this one or piece deal. and what's different now is

that you have something you reported on many times, which is this very large body called a resistance committee, of who are robust independent and had to maintain the momentum approach to democracy activities for the past 4 years this month. and they are completely outside of this framework. there are other groups as well who outside of, it's like the limits were loyal to the ship. and some former rebels who signed the pieces in 2020. but by and large, the people you want to have them for the future constituents in an election, a completely out of this deal. so thinking about how it's going to, you know, sort of bring about the kind of changes, transformational changes that people that i want to see. it could be very difficult without them is i'm just looking at my laptop here, the us ambassador to see dad. why does the us say there is now a credible path to final agreement that will take that out of the current political crises? we respectfully urge also to nice stakeholders to seize that opportunity. that is

optimism right there. why? i mean, the international community needs this deal to work out, and i think that that's sort of why you, you see a lot more optimism, a lot more support for the feel within the international community, particularly western countries. more than you see within, you know, so domestic communities and constituents. and so this is led to the sense that the steel is actually for the international community that they are the one who get the most out of it. they get to restart their age, you know, they have all this in mark funding that haven't been able to be spent since the qu, they get to re engage with the government. once again, there are, you know, certain countries, particularly in the region thinking of the us in particular, who wants to sign deals related to, you know, comic interest, et cetera. and all of that on palatable also the coo and now this sort of sanitize of the feel sanitize of relations and engagement with the sydney government. but

how this sort of translates to steel translates into, you know, transformative changes for people and for that is still very much up in the end audio respect to resign. and she's a researcher and she was skeptical about this deal, which instantly has to be ratified and sign and signed off in within 30 days. so everything has to be achieved by mid january, which is an incredible task for that to happen. this is what ms. ann told us earlier, this still is manifest and very little change in our reality in sudan, and from what i witnessed. it has no impact on the strength or the frequency of the process. there continue in reject of any form of military rule, so dislike them. hostile resistance committees spokesperson was described that it is no different from the 2019 agreement as they are both agreements between fractions of the lead coming together to stop any realty in a real democracy in any real em redistribution of wealth that serves the majority of his in his population, am is also another can with my,

the international committee, a site in 2019 to force a government of killers on us and to sub list of the needs revolution. i cannot forget the lease a $120.00 protest as few were killed during the crew of 2021. where is the justice for those people who died literally just protesting, raising their voice, saying, this is what we want for our country. where he sat in the still frankly, nowhere you know the deal and you have to remember the framework agreement is a preliminary deal. the final deal is you said it meant to take place to be signed off on a month off the initial deal. so early january and within that timeframe, justice is a big issue that is meant to be spoken about. it's meant to be negotiated on that meant to be consensus around that. but the already signed that actually the signature of audi agreed to some level of amnesty and immunity for the 2 main general to lead last year to which already constrains the extent to which people can feel justice is done. and we have to remember this,

the country where does this for the full? it's still 17 years in the making and 12 of the very sort of slow, slowly coming together. there's a lot of resistance from the regime and cartoon about supporting those trials. we have currently several cases of miscarriage of justice as a 17 year old boy. mm hm. and adam known locally a to puck, who had been, had undergone torture to exact a full confession, in his cases becomes of the land, mild cases of them. which shows the extent to which childish death is going to be quite intrusive. and has had thank you so much for giving us your view of what is likely to be making headlines in 2020 through 2023, from sudan. appreciate you. many. thank you for me. finally, 2023 is set to be a picky f. as in bob way with the countries present, expected to face a strong challenge in a general election privilege. miss dunn here he is a journalist coverings in bob where he joined us. he's facing doha,

qatar at the moment. but looking ahead to the election candidates privilege, we have 2 options. are there more than 2 options? where are we was in bobby's elections? best kelly. as you have said, there are 2 major contenders. yes, the incumbent president, muscle, managua, and nelson shaneesa was leading the new opposition formation. the citizens cooperation for change. of course, there is a league you and of other small political parties, but these are the 2 main candidates to main figures when you about when you talk about politics in zimbabwe in the forthcoming 2023 general elections. i'm just looking at nelson. jim, is that on his twitter banner,

change champion. behold the new. what is he afraid this new to the broadway? you know, it's hard to say what's new that's being offered and safe to say that, you know, he is a person that has come out of the ranks of the movement for democratic change, which has been challenging the ruling party in the past 20 years. yes, of course he broke away from the con teachers and the if you know functional and the breaking patsy. moving for don't democratic change to form the susan correlation for change. so what you can say may be probably is that the use energetic use somebody who is the can identify

with the younger generation that is also aspiring to see young people taking the reins of leadership in zimbabwe. and he carries might as well, you know, you, you, of course, and he went on alone who is involved. right. is that even possible? it's, it's not really possible. yeah. to just wait on korea. my only. that's why you find that those that are in the ruling party ranks the coffee in human say that he is much or you that he really needs more years for another 40 years then he can run in africa. all right, so i want to drill down into what is really important for the voters. so in november, i'll just have to re matessa reported on the cost of living in zimbabwe. have a look, have a listen one. making marcia

plotter and her daughter joyce on a tight budget. right now, they can only afford to spend $30.00 on groceries. the only buying basics the family can't do without, but the price of some essential goods ins above we have gone up again. that means they taking homeless this month than they did the last was ever no one is there is nothing we can do and things are just too expensive. we try and stretch the little menu we have. so we can buying back never enough very briefly. what are the key issues that are going to be important for voters come election time in bob i, what would i be? i think from these, the clips that we have just seen. this is the reality for many families in zimbabwe . the best seats. what makes people survive right now?

it's a very difficult yes for a lot of families in barbara. so come, going into this, listen, what is the back of the mind of every ordinary zimbabwe and is, how is this politician that is going to come into office where the, the one that we know already and may be the aspiring one from the opposition. what are they going to make the difference that they're going to make the people's life? pretty good question to ask and we gotta just leave it hanging for now. election. tiny, zimbabwe june, july. what month would it be constitutionally relations in zimbabwe are supposed to come between july and august, the wedding to one. thank you. privilege. they come back to you for the latest on said bob, bye thanks for watching everybody. i'll see you next time. take care. ah,

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