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of lake victoria where a passionate climate active. this is fighting to preserve the environment. doing you know why the show 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, but the youth rarely make it to the 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 2 musicians who use hip up to encourage their fellow citizens to raise their voice. and what is valuable natural resources, the congo could be one of the world's reach us nations. i'm to rebel 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 the younger residents drop who we've every day move uh, 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. ink and shots of funding printed. it's enough to dump in any ordinary passions moved, but they keep up to a m p are not 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 saucer life you and all of these is somehow good and bad. so on main m p armies

. popular music offer the lively songs inspired fast moving rhythms, sucrose and blistering guitar playing half gallop, millions of clicks and youtube and social media. since they burst onto the scene in 2016 and no dance flow remains empty windows and you must start playing. and everything we observed are real problems. i typed wireless but, but this isn't a be, so it'll come using the people. you don't want to be 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. it is an event the diesel region leaders is normally not done to songs, but through elections. yet listening to this young citizen, it seems the weather changes coming from sat on the box and the developed countries

deliver solutions to the challenges of what was an election is not a solution. it's almost as if the politicians are profiting from all suffering. you just vote someone and once elected, he pays against you. so because of that, i won't vote because nothing will change. this feeling of hopelessness is the subject of m p r as late as hit k boxed before, we catch them filming the music video. those are a new mustang of pain and frustration of flux, that's letisha care, most of your pockets. then there are people. it means expands to remind communities of the inherent was and that 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. in 0 room of closer

to south africa when the wealthy businessman succeeded the 3 friends in jesup zoom . uh, there was a genuine realm 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 and santiago advocating for rudolf law and the constitution. but recently his bearing of opposition candidates from running for office refusing to rule out the 3rd term as president and even delaying the general election selves leadership stone sent to go into a constitutional crisis. it's residence 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 life various youth who hoped he would empower them and help fight use unemployment. but on the we like various economies stick 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. so what do you think? are we voters to not eve or our, our expectations to high? well, shortly after the run of elections in liberia, the 77 percent was in the capital one role here. 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 now ex president george, we're ended in disillusionment. the

hello and welcome back to another episode of the 77 percent street debate. we are the university of liberia and in the countries capital. now, 6 years ago, president george we came into office with the problem is of a youthful and dynamic leadership. one term later from a football i was given the red card by the voters here and into place a new president is now going to take over. so the question today is, was that the problem is of youth leadership falls? who else to answer this question for me then some of the periods i don't want to start with at bonaza 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 they will fulfill is the 1st bill balance of the people. the 2nd hello is job creation. the going to be the fastest in the piece, and the full pillow has to do with a prosper us that accountability. it will go back to the 2nd pillow, but jump creation today, a little nothing. there were people pleasing incompetent people policing happens in

government. this piece of data, the cities have been to bonham day that has to be resources for education and little, you know, uh, has been done to you, right. a kid about the reduced property, especially among young unit pacific routers. all right, let me actually ask the university students most of whom are here today. if you believe that the country is no better off of to george, we as 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, with different long young later coming to buy when it came to buy. we've offered great ideas done in labor and people that in the next couple years. 75 percent of the best on to you for being play. so library of what that, josh, we got what we really at the end of the day, what all fucking that,

that the people you talk about you pulling. we didn't read 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. talk to us on what the see, what's the problem? and i think it is, it is because of that to us. we all was, he liked the 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 s what the hot and i can assure you if you doesn't live up upgrade as . but these are what happened to the judge. we all would definitely to happen to hear. uh so faith. do you think that the young people then gave too much power too much hope to much of everything on this one person? was that fair? when he took office before another young people being brought to people, a lot of young people there. why every minute stuff, dominion stuff, i'm talking about at the administrative level,

ball fucking of that. these young people also still off the i try to feel us because that's where you walk. you have an opportunity. as a young person posts, as a deputy or municipal record you ever have, you don't have to did you did yes. to be wins and you have 6 yet make use of the we have internet that we can mix of reset to 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 we collected 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 origin area, southern and not uh, based through this belief in the young people as the president we, i chose a lot of young, incorporated young people. they are not a young people that qualify. there was no proof of getting process, he took people to technical areas that he had no knowledge. like they said, there was no time what not people just rang the ministry's ran people out joining tackling through what the human resource opens those into through administrative agencies. there with kids of the corruption, the,

the that with no action 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 that some of the biggest problems in this country today or corruption. yes, of nepotism. there is a problem with pull that to you as well. but we also agree that there was some things that were done right, including education, right. all right, so i want to know 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 to my funding this year and then i'll come to you guys. thank you so much. what is the outlet for this president? to do is present, we have to leave all these police a guardian, go back to it, did you? now people have to vote. what are the major problems in our country? we don't know how to vote. what do you mean? you don't know how to vote ok my, my jared us, it is cold. you want to avoid because i couldn't do it if that particular person. now why the president bring to you population. this is why led to us he let you and

present the judge we have because we loved him. if we knew how to vote went, went to vote. who worked at this point to go down to see if it's not going to. we can have it a country free from, from only barbie's. all right. i've been, as i started with you and i would like to conclude this debates with you in the next 6 years 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 decorative to the table because some, luckily said there was other 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 sort of flowed? 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 and go check out the full street debate on youtube and remember to subscribe, it's not just the 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 the youngest of africans have

lost hope in the current political system. at some point, i even wanted to really know how frustrating it why is it, how come as a 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 what 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. the. we meet up with operation to do the a vigilante group that started. and so went to 2 years ago, escaped coating immigrants for the problem. we've been trying to oscar, it's about time that you need to be taken to move. it's outside, it's ours,

bring it back. that's what we say. operation to do light is one of several well funded and organized parties with a vested interest in collective buyers. they only escaped coating fire and as for 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 get the 2nd barrow funding on my number many so which is hold the ones in power accountable for the countries problems. in johannesburg, we catch up with to mercedes, a youth 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 told by corruption and greed. what said he left the n c 4 years ago. but he has not stopped raising his voice today. he demons traits 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. yeah,

but we cannot complain to do anything we are living in a democratic society. was democrats and tons. where if media particularly don't particularly outside the new way to have that can give you try to, to lead to these by voting but who to vote for like most 80 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 a, back in. so rachel, if i use a lock, has a key, a onset at 29. 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 and lifting communities from the ground up. the way how the current system set up is unfair, where we sort of the supply in the bottom and incentivize the top. what it should

happen is we discipline the top and incentivize the bottom. that's really how a real move and happens and really how mosque base change happens at a workshop with local entrepreneurs. if i use it teaches community members to find solutions themselves. instead of waiting for our masonic savior to deliberate them from poverty, even though many young people lost faith in political parties, she believes that the civic spirit did not die. $24.00 was going to be the year when we change things around. come to the polls out 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 and 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 spot in town. let's go 5 guys, and the name is ivy below coming to you, right from the shows of numbers roadway all the way from western kenya. and you're watching the pens and the bases my c p q. 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 notice of fresh fish studies sunset. it uses the so i love my seat to move because it's a very beautiful place. as you can see, and it helps me to have the hills us around us. and then we have the album place where we're in now with the city. and we have amazing people. people are very friendly, very stylish and be rather a stylish we loved to subbing our own culture as africans. so any of comes to music into so 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 were this. i

loved him. you that way, i'll be fine with me. i feel free because you know something about music when it hits you, you feel a little pain kissing was growing. population has put a strain on its most precious natural resource. the degradation of lake victoria, or non low as the loop. it's called west coast. i have these music to take a turn. so for us, this lake has been less of a livelihood. it has also a connection with our culture and our economy across as people in diesel. but suddenly since last year it's been facing a lot of threats on the lake side of having lots of plastics and that making the lick die for next into a fish. they'll have food anymore. so the upstairs will last why i decided to be environmental listing. and just knowing me as an environmental list,

what i do to reach out to my information in a message to other people. i use my music because i'm a vocalist. all the i'm on 5th lyrics of this song is 5. the people of my city. severe was to know the consequences of what they are doing to be slaves. and 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 solving quail. 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 through this machine and get to see what you're going to get versus plastic money yacht is headquartered in sue's largest clump. the young hustlers here take plastic waste from waterside, dump sites, and transformed them to useful objects for sale while you're close. this is the end product from all of the ways that was collected in the dump sites. i'm so happy said filling. you'd like me 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 movies, gentle waves. i love my c p and a lot of my make and i loved for me. i speak to people to come together. i'm from salt lake for the future generation. yeah, that's sunset is just wow, thank you. i've you for introducing us to the wonderful consumer, kenya. and if you are going like my city is also pretty cool, let us know and reach out to us. we might future, it's in one of our next episodes. well that's it for today. as always, we're gonna end the show with some music. today's track is by brazilian d j and producer there teaming up with kenya's, very own sophia. and so there's some walk is an absolute hit on tick tock. so the gets dancing, enjoy and don't forget to target in the yard. the challenge of unix side

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