High Level Event II -- Leadership for the Africa we Want - Kigali, Wednesday 22 May 2015
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Welcome Remarks: Dr. Donald Kaberuka, President of AfDB Group Panelists: - H. E. Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda - H. E. Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya - Dr. Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson, African Union Commission - H. E. Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki, former President, Republic of South Africa - Hon. Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria - Dr. Mo Ibrahim, Founder and Chair, Mo Ibrahim Foundation Description: The World Economic Forum (WEF) report for 2014 identifies two critical leadership problems globally -- the first is that there is a leadership deficit, and the second is that there is a lack of trust in policies and programmes pursued by leaders. Good leadership will be crucial for enabling Africa to exploit the window of opportunity that has opened up in the past decade, notably its natural resource boom. However, experience indicates that leaders that are resourceful and accountable may be more important "initial conditions" for the development and transformation of their countries than resource abundance per se. Where leadership was inadequate, the pace of industrialization and innovation stagnated, and in some cases was reversed, irrespective of the size of the resource base. In the absence of good leadership, Africa will not be able to reach its global potential. That leadership should be able to produce domestic consensus or coalitions that ensure that sufficient resources and political attention are key to the goal of economic transformation. Some prerequisite elements are a capable state; government and private sector collaboration; a supportive environment for competitiveness; and continuous leveraging and development of the knowledge base. Issues for Discussion 1. How can we nurture visionary African leadership to address any leadership deficit and engender trust in policies? 2. Does Africa need effective institutions more than it needs strong leaders?
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Mo Ibrahim is the only one up there with sense
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All we have got to do is get rid of your corrupted asses
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South African former president Thabo Mbeki we need your brain ma leader... Africans uniting like this, speaking valuable thoughts and sharing ideas ... its a good start
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'Tell them to not let us down'
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46min president Mbeki starts speaking.
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as long as we have the borders forget, because they are not just physical but psychological borders.why do we want compete with good technology while the imbalance is not fixed.
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How can you hold a conference themed as "Leadership for the Africa we want" where the host country's Leader is a maniac, power hungry Authoritarian, who funds rebel groups to continue to commit massacre in neighbouring country (DR Congo) and Oppresses anyone Opposing him in his country. We don't need advices from people like that man.
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whats your plans for white genocide and parasiticy.
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young Africans know what to do. we just need a military to take ur corrupted ass out of power first....
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If you only knew.
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Africa cần phải có người dẩn dắt có tầm nhìn, có học thức. Không cần biết người đó già hay trẻ.
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Its bloody simple.
We need Wealth Creating Businesses to make more jobs.
Then we need to invest in Education by introducing new teaching tactics and new variety of subjects. -
having discussions and debate reflected how can be change Africa into social transformation and enhance good governance. Africa we want should be which democracy and rule of law must exercises in good manner way and promoting of production as well reduction of poverty. build infrastructure, business economics and increase quality of education. avoid bad leaders and get better good leader also should focus which visionary leadership
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How are the panelist chosen?not every speaker there has interest of Africa at heart.I think the people responsible for identifying the speakers should do a thorough research on every speaker.
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I am also a proud African and I am confident in my generation. I am preparing to make critical decisions
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whites people must always be denied access to African leaders meeting. because they are spy and collect all the discussions agendas or talks from the meeting and use these collected information from the meeting or discussion to attack or drag back Africa from peaceful political achievements and economic growth. To solve Africa's political and economical problems,primarily Africa should deny white people in general westerns access to sensitive secrets and agendas.
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Don't try to be another america ... That is the problem you are on the outside looking in not knowing who you are wishing to be like.... Instead of following others be yourself keep the 90 year old president why? Because he has great wisdom and knowledge.... If you put more young people in office what will you gain ? You are better off with a wise man in office. It is better to follow an old path with lamps than a new path with no lamp. Only thing i suggest you guys do is stop fighting amongst yourselves move forward and teach peace and harmony to your people and make your soldiers practice it too. And pave more roads and build more nicer communities ...try to learn and teach eachother how to build cars and build cars for your country not stuff that look thrown together cars that are well made and don't sell yourself out for money to countries or noone because you are africa and to be honest you guys are the richest in everyway but until you guys stop fighting yourselves and realize what you have you will never know how much you are actually worth...i mean you have gold you have beautiful people you have large amounts of land you guys are blessed and don't know what to do with your blessings.....love you guys ,..from yoir african American friend 😄
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hello, any way I hope and believe this year different than past, why because There evolution and understanding by young African leaders think that this is required which leads to understanding and sophistication as the remarkable progress in the continent. Or as it is said that the UN play demolished by her children.
thanks for All -
"High Level Event II -- Leadership for the Africa we Want - Kigali, Wednesday 22 May 2015"
Actually, the date is supposed to be 2014 not 2015.
Nice panel though, I believe in the future of Rwanda and the future of Africa.
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