Like many of you here, I am trying to contribute towards a renaissance in Africa. The question of transformation in Africa really is a question of leadership. Africa can only be transformed by enlightened leaders. And it is my contention that the manner in which we educate our leaders is fundamental to progress on this continent. I want to tell you some stories that explain my view. We all heard about the importance of stories yesterday. An American friend of mine this year volunteered as a nurse in Ghana, and in a period of three months she came to a conclusion about the state of leadership in Africa that had taken me over a decade to reach. Twice she was involved in surgeries where they lost power at the hospital. The emergency generators did not start. There was not a flashlight, not a lantern, not a candle -- pitch black. The patient's cut open, twice. The first time it was a C-section. Thankfully, baby was out -- mother and child survived.
Sida in badan oo idinka mida oo halkan joogta, laftigaygu waxan gacan ka geysanayaa baraarugga Afrika. Su'aasha isbedelka ee Afrika xaqiiqdii waa su'aasha hoogaanka. Afrika keliya waxa bedeli kara hogaamiyayaal baraarugsan. Waana sidaan aamisan ahay: qaabka isaga ah ee aynu wax u baro hoogamiyaasheena ayaa sal u ah horumar qaaradani gaadho. Waxan rabaa inaan idiin sheego sheekooyin sharaxaya aragtidayda. Dhamaanteen waynu maqaly muhiida sheekooyinka waayahii shalay. Saaxiibkay Maraykan ah ayaa sanadkan kalkaalinimo kaga taburacay Ghana, waxayna mudo sadex bilood ah kusoo koobtay xaalada ku saabsan hogaanka Afrika ee igu qaaday aniga mudo toban sano ah inaan gaadho. Waxay laba joor ka qayb gashay qaliimo markaasoo ay waayeen korantadii cubitaalka. Istaadhayashii xaalada degdega ahi ma shaqayn. Goobta toosh ma yaal, faynuus ma yaal, shamacna ma yaal gudcur madow!. Bukaanka waa qalanyahay, laba jeer. Marka hore waxa lagu sameeyay C-section. Nasiibwanaag, cunigii dibedu usoo baxay--hooyadii iyo cunigii way badbaadeen.
The second time was a procedure that involved local anesthesia. Anesthetic wears off. The patient feels pain. He's crying. He's screaming. He's praying. Pitch black. Not a candle, not a flashlight. And that hospital could have afforded flashlights. They could have afforded to purchase these things, but they didn't. And it happened twice. Another time, she watched in horror as nurses watched a patient die because they refused to give her oxygen that they had. And so three months later, just before she returned to the United States, nurses in Accra go on strike. And her recommendation is take this opportunity to fire everyone, start all over again. Start all over again.
Marka ka labaadi waxay ahayd mar ku lug lahayd suuxin dhaqameed. Suuxintii way duushay. Bukaankii xanuunkii buu dareemayaa. Wuu ooyayaa. Wuu qaylinayaa- Wuu ducaysanayaa. Madow gudcur. Shamac ma leh, faynuus ma leh. Custibaalku wuu soo gadan karayay faynuusyo. Way awoodeen inay soo gataan waxyaabahakan, laakiin may yeelin. Laba joorna way dhacday. Mar kale, waxay aragtay argagaxa iyadoo kalkaaliyaal iska daawanayaan qof dhimanaya sababtoo ah waxay u diideen oksijiintii ay hayeen. Sadex bilood ka dib, wax yar ka hor intaanay kusoo noqon Maraykanka, kalkaaliyaashii Akra shaqo joojin bay sameeyeen. Taladeeduna waxay ahayd fursad ka faa'iidaysta qof kasta erya, meel cusub ka bilaaba. Meel cusub ka bilaaba.
Now what does this have to do with leadership? You see, the folks at the ministry of health, the hospital administrators, the doctors, the nurses -- they are among just five percent of their peers who get an education after secondary school. They are the elite. They are our leaders. Their decisions, their actions matter. And when they fail, a nation literally suffers. So when I speak of leadership, I'm not talking about just political leaders. We've heard a lot about that. I'm talking about the elite. Those who've been trained, whose job it is to be the guardians of their society. The lawyers, the judges, the policemen, the doctors, the engineers, the civil servants -- those are the leaders. And we need to train them right.
Hadaba tani maxay tani kula xidhiidhaa hogaaminta? Waxad arkaysaa, raxamada wasaarada caafimaadka jooga, maamulayaasha cusbitaalada, dhakhaatiirta, kalkaaliyayasha-- waxay ka tirsanyihiin uun boqolkiiba shanta facooda ah ee hesha waxbarashado dugsiga sare. Kuwaasi waa indheergaradkayaga. Waa hogaankayaga. Go'aanada, fikilkoodu waa muhiim. Marka ay ku fashilmaana, umaduna way la silicdaa. Hadaba markaan ka hadlayo hogaaminta, keliya uun ka hadli maayo hogaamiyayaasha siyaasada. Taa waa ka dheregsanahay Waxan ka hadlayaa indheergaradka. Kuwa loo carbiyay ee shaqadoodu tahay u adeegista bulshadooda. Garyaqaanada, xeerbeegtida, booliiska, dhakhaatiirta, Injineerada, shaqaalaha dawlada-- kuwaasaa ah hogaamiyayasha bulshada. Waxaynuna u baahanay inaynu carbino si wanaagsan.
Now, my first pointed and memorable experience with leadership in Ghana occurred when I was 16 years old. We had just had a military coup, and soldiers were pervasive in our society. They were a pervasive presence. And one day I go to the airport to meet my father, and as I walk up this grassy slope from the car park to the terminal building, I'm stopped by two soldiers wielding AK-47 assault weapons. And they asked me to join a crowd of people that were running up and down this embankment. Why? Because the path I had taken was considered out of bounds. No sign to this effect.
Aniga khibradaydii ugu horeysay uguna xusuusta badnayd ee hogaanka Ghana waxay igu dhacday anoo 16 jir ah. Afgambi Milatari baa na qabsaday, askartuna bulshada way ku dhex baahsanaayeen. Meel kasta way joogeen. Maalinbaan garoonka diyaradaha aaday si aan aabay ula kulmo. Anigoo fuulaya wadada taagan ee meesha baaburta la dhigto kaa qaada ee dhismaha garoonka ku gaysa, ayaa waxa i joojiyay laba askari oo AK-47 sita. Waxayna igu amreen inaan dad doora ku biiro kuwaasoo kor iyo hoos u ordaya meel taagan oo biya-celiye ah. Sabab? waayo wadada aan qaaday ayaa ahayd mid lama-galaan ah. Wax muujinayay ma jirin taa.
Now, I was 16. I was very worried about what my peers at school might think if they saw me running up and down this hill. I was especially concerned of what the girls might think. And so I started to argue with these men. It was a little reckless, but you know, I was 16. I got lucky. A Ghana Airways pilot falls into the same predicament. Because of his uniform they speak to him differently, and they explain to him that they're just following orders. So he takes their radio, talks to their boss, and gets us all released. What lessons would you take from an experience like this? Several, for me. Leadership matters. Those men are following the orders of a superior officer. I learned something about courage. It was important not to look at those guns. And I also learned that it can be helpful to think about girls.
Hada, Markaa waxan ahaa 16 jir. Waxan aad uga cabsi qabay waxa facaygii dugsigu ay oran doonaan haday arkaan anigoo kor iyo hoos u ordaya taagan. Waxan si gaara uga cabsi qabay waxa habluhu is oran doonaan. Markaa waxan bilaabay inaan la murmo nimankii. Doqoniimo yara ahayd, laakiin wad garan kartaa 16 jir uun baan ahaa. Waan nasiib badnaa. Waxa dabankii kusoo dhacay duuliye Gaaniis ah. Dirayskuu sitay awgii isaga si kalley ula hadleen, waxayna u sheegeen in amar la siiyay ay raacayaan. Markaa raadiyoogduu buu ka qaaday, taliyohooduu buu la hadlay, dhamaantayo wuu na sii daayay. Cashar noocma ah baad ka qaadan lahayd khibrad noocan oo kale ah? Dhowr mid aniga xagayga. Hoogaamin baa meesha ku jirta. Nimankani waxay raacayeen amaradii taliyohoodu siiyay. Waxaan wax ka bartay dhiiranaanta. Muhiim baya ahayd inaan qoryahaasi ii muuqan. Sidoo kalena waxan bartay inay ku caawin karto hablohoo laga fakaraa.
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So a few years after this event, I leave Ghana on a scholarship to go to Swarthmore College for my education. It was a breath of fresh air. You know, the faculty there didn't want us to memorize information and repeat back to them as I was used to back in Ghana. They wanted us to think critically. They wanted us to be analytical. They wanted us to be concerned about social issues. In my economics classes I got high marks for my understanding of basic economics. But I learned something more profound than that, which is that the leaders -- the managers of Ghana's economy -- were making breathtakingly bad decisions that had brought our economy to the brink of collapse. And so here was this lesson again -- leadership matters. It matters a great deal.
Hadaba wax yar kadib dhacdadaa, Gaana waan kasoo tagay deeq waxbarasho ahaa si aan u galo Swarthmore College. Jawi neef qaadasho leh bay ahayd. Waad garanay, kuliyadaha xagani nagama rabaan inaan wax xifdino kadibna aan kusoo celino sidii aan kula qabsanay Gaana oo kalle. Waxay naga rabeen inaan si xeeldheer u fekero. Waxay naga rabeen inaan wax lafa-gura noqono. Waxay rabeen inaan u kuurgalo arimaha bulshada. Fasalkaygii dhaqaalaha dhibca saraan keenay. Fahankayga aan fahmay dhaqaalaha aasaasiga ah awgeed. Laakiin wax intaa kasii qotodher baan bartay, kasoo ah in hogaamiyayaashu--maamulayaasha dhaqaalaha Gaana- ay gaadhayeen go'aano khalad ah oo layaab leh. Kuwasoo ku dhoweeyay dhaqaalaha inuu burburo. Halkana waxa markale yimi casharkii--hoogamintu waa muhiim. Muhiimad weyn bay leedahay.
But I didn't really fully understand what had happened to me at Swarthmore. I had an inkling, but I didn't fully realize it until I went out into the workplace and I went to work at Microsoft Corporation. And I was part of this team -- this thinking, learning team whose job it was to design and implement new software that created value in the world. And it was brilliant to be part of this team. It was brilliant. And I realized just what had happened to me at Swarthmore, this transformation -- the ability to confront problems, complex problems, and to design solutions to those problems. The ability to create is the most empowering thing that can happen to an individual. And I was part of that.
Si buuxda uma fahmin wixii igu qabsaday Swarthmore. bidhaan ban hayay, laakiin si buuxda uma garawsan ilaa aan saaxada shaqada aaday, oo aan qabtay shaqo shirkada Microsoft. Waxana kamid ahaa koox-- kooxdan fekeraysa, baranaysa oo shaqaqoodu tahay abuurista iyo naqshadaynta software cusub kaasoo qiime ka jooga aduunka. Waxa ayna ahayd cajiib inaan kooxdaa kamid noqdo. Cajiib bay ahayd. Markaasaan garawsaday wixii igu dhacay markaan joogay Swarthmore, isbedelkan-- awooda wajihida masalooyin, masalooyin qalafsan, iya u abuurista xalal masoolooyinkaas. Awooda abuuris waa waxa ugu adag ee qof wajihi karo. Taasaana kamid ahaa.
Now, while I was at Microsoft, the annual revenues of that company grew larger than the GDP of the Republic of Ghana. And by the way, it's continued to. The gap has widened since I left. Now, I've already spoken about one of the reasons why this has occurred. I mean, it's the people there who are so hardworking, persistent, creative, empowered. But there were also some external factors: free markets, the rule of law, infrastructure. These things were provided by institutions run by the people that I call leaders. And those leaders did not emerge spontaneously. Somebody trained them to do the work that they do. Now, while I was at Microsoft, this funny thing happened. I became a parent. And for the first time, Africa mattered more to me than ever before. Because I realized that the state of the African continent would matter to my children and their children. That the state of the world -- the state of the world depends on what's happening to Africa, as far as my kids would be concerned.
Hadaba, intaan u shaqaynayay Microsoft, dakhliga sanadlaha ah ee shirkadu wuxu ka koriimo batay dakhliga jamhuuriyada Gaana. Qaab kaaasayna kusii socotay. Farqiguna wuu sii waynaaday intaan ka tagay. Hadda, waxan hore uga hadlay sababaha keenaya inay tani dhacdo. Waxan uga jeedaa, dadka sida xoogaleh u shaqaynaya, hal-adayga leh, halabuurka leh, awooda la siiyay. Laakiin waxan jira qodoba kalo dibada ah: suuqa xorta ah, kala-danbaynta,kaabayaasha dhaqaalaha. Waxa kan waxa bixiya heyadaha ay maamulaan dadka aan ugu yeedhay hogaamiyayaasha. Hogaamiyaashuna iskama soo baxaan. Qof uun baa tababaray si ay shaqayday hayaan u qabtaan. Hadaba, intii aan u shaqaynayay Microsoft, arintan cajiibka ah baa dhacday. Waalid baan noqday. Waqtigii ugu horeysana, Afrika muhiimad bay ii yeelatay aanay hore iigu lahayn. Waayo waxan garawsaday in xaalada qaarada Afrika ay saamayn doonto ciyaalkayga iyo ciyaalkooda. Xaalada aduunku waxay ku tiirsantahay waxa ka dhacaya Afrika, ilaa waqtigaa ciyaalkayga saamayn bay ku yeelanay.
And at this time, when I was going through what I call my "pre-mid-life crisis," Africa was a mess. Somalia had disintegrated into anarchy. Rwanda was in the throes of this genocidal war. And it seemed to me that that was the wrong direction, and I needed to be back helping. I couldn't just stay in Seattle and raise my kids in an upper-middle class neighborhood and feel good about it. This was not the world that I'd want my children to grow up in. So I decided to get engaged, and the first thing that I did was to come back to Ghana and talk with a lot of people and really try to understand what the real issues were. And three things kept coming up for every problem: corruption, weak institutions and the people who run them -- the leaders.
Waqtigaas aan ku dhex jiray waxan ugu yeedhay ''qalalaase-nafeed-hore' Afrika way ku jirtay wareer. Soomaaliya ayaa u xuubsiibatay dawlad la'aan. Ruwanda ayaa badhtanka uga jirtay dagaal xasuuq. Waxayna iigu muuqatay inay taasi tahay jaho khalad ah. Waxan u baahday inaan dib u noqdo si aan gacan u gaysto. Iskama aan joogi karayn Seattle, si aan caruurtaydana iskaga korsado anigoo kamid ah daris dabaqada dhexe-sarre ah kuna farxo taa. Taasi ma ahayn aduunka aan rabay in caruurtaydu ku korto. Markaa waxan bilaabay inaan hawlgalo, wixii ugu horeeyay ee aan qabtayna wuxu noqday inaan Gaana ku noqdo dad badana la hadlo, xaqiiqdiina isku dayo inaan fahmo arimaha runtoodu waxay tahay. Sadex arin ayaa meel kasta igaga soo baxay: musuqmaasuq, hey'ado liita iyo dadka maamula---hormuudka.
Now, I was a little scared because when you see those three problems, they seem really hard to deal with. And they might say, "Look, don't even try." But, for me, I asked the question, "Well, where are these leaders coming from? What is it about Ghana that produces leaders that are unethical or unable to solve problems?" So I went to look at what was happening in our educational system. And it was the same -- learning by rote -- from primary school through graduate school. Very little emphasis on ethics, and the typical graduate from a university in Ghana has a stronger sense of entitlement than a sense of responsibility. This is wrong.
Markaa waan yara baqay. Waayo markaad aragtid dhibaatooyinkaa sadexda ah, waxay u muuqata inay adagtahay in wax laga qabtaa. Waxayna dhihi karaan, 'Hoy, ha isku dayin.'' Laakin anigu waxan is weydiiyay su'aasha, ''Hagaag, xagay ka hogaamiyayaashani ka yimaadaan? Ka waran Gaanada soo saarta hormuudkan ah kuwa bilaa qimanka ah ee aan awoodin sida loo xaliyo dhibaatada? Markaa waan baxay si aan u eego waxa ka socda nidaamka waxbarashada waaba qudheedii--waa qaybistii-- laga soo bilaabo dugsi hoose ilaa heer jaamacadeed. waxyar baa laga tusay qimanka welibana qofka kasoo qalanjabiya jaamacad Gaana ku taal waxa ku xoog badan dareenka xil jeclaysiga in ka badan dareenka masuuliyada. Tani waa khalad.
So I decided to engage this particular problem. Because it seems to me that every society, every society, must be very intentional about how it trains its leaders. And Ghana was not paying enough attention. And this is true across sub-Saharan Africa, actually. So this is what I'm doing now. I'm trying to bring the experience that I had at Swarthmore to Africa. I wish there was a liberal arts college in every African country. I think it would make a huge difference. And what Ashesi University is trying to do is to train a new generation of ethical, entrepreneurial leaders. We're trying to train leaders of exceptional integrity, who have the ability to confront the complex problems, ask the right questions, and come up with workable solutions.
Marka waxan goostay inaan galo dhibatadan wax ka qabadkeeda. Waayo waxay iigu muuqataa aniga in bulsha kasti ay xil iska saarto siday u carbiso hormuudkeeda. Gaana'na xil iskama saarin buuxa. Tanina waa run ka jirta wadamada saxaraha ka hooseeya, xaqiiqdii. Hadaba tani wa waxa aan qabanayo hada. Waxan isku dayayaa inaan khibradaydii Swarthmore aan Afrika geeyo. Waxan ku taamay in koleej culuumta fanka/liberal arts lagu barto uu ku ooli lahaa Afrika oo dhan. Waxan rajaynayaa inay isbedel wayn sababi lahayd. Waxa jaamacada Ashesi isku dayaysaana wuxuu yahay; wuxu yahay sidii loo heli lahaa fac cusub oo hogaamiyayaal qiyam iyo halabuur leh. Waxanu isku dayaynaa inanu dhisno hogaamiyayaal leh sumcad gaara, oo awood u leh ka wajihida masalalooyinka adadag, is weydiiya su'aalaha saxda, lana yimaada xalal shaqaynaya.
I'll admit that there are times when it seems like "Mission: Impossible," but we must believe that these kids are smart. That if we involve them in their education, if we have them discuss the real issues that they confront -- that our whole society confronts -- and if we give them skills that enable them to engage the real world, that magic will happen. Now, a month into this project, we'd just started classes. And a month into it, I come to the office, and I have this email from one of our students. And it said, very simply, "I am thinking now." And he signs off, "Thank you." It's such a simple statement. But I was moved almost to tears because I understood what was happening to this young man. And it is an awesome thing to be a part of empowering someone in this way. I am thinking now.
Waan qirayaa inay jirto marmar ay u ekaanayso ''Mashruuc:Suurtagalnimada kafog,'' laakiin waa inaynu aaminaa in caruurtani ay maskax badanyihiin. Taasi waa hadii aynu la falgelino waxbarshadooda, hadaynu u ogolaano inay ka doodaan arimaha soo wajaha-- taas oo bulshada oo dhan soo wajahda-- iyo hadii aynu siino xirfadaha awoowda usiinaya inay dhex galaan calaamka runta ah, mucjisadaasaa dhici doonta. Hada, bil intii aanu ku jira hawshan, waxan bilownay fasaladii bil intaanay kasoo wareegin waxan imi xafiiskii waxana fariintan ka helay mid kamida ardayda. wuxu u yiri si fudud ''Waan fekeraya hada.'' Wuxuna kusoo xidhay ''Mahadsanid'' Keliya waa odhaah fudud. Laakiin waan ilmeeyay runtii sababtoo ah waxaan fahmay waxa ku dhacay wiilkan dhalinyarada ah. Waan arin cajiiba inaad ka mid noqotid awoodsiinta qof sida tan oo kale. Waan fekerayaa.
This year we challenged our students to craft an honor code themselves. There's a very vibrant debate going on on campus now over whether they should have an honor code, and if so, what it should look like. One of the students asked a question that just warmed my heart. Can we create a perfect society? Her understanding that a student-crafted honor code constitutes a reach towards perfection is incredible. Now, we cannot achieve perfection, but if we reach for it, then we can achieve excellence. I don't know ultimately what they will do. I don't know whether they will decide to have this honor code. But the conversation they're having now -- about what their good society should look like, what their excellent society should look like, is a really good thing.
Sanadka kan waxanu ardaydayada horkeenay inay jeexdaan xeerar iyaga laftoodu . Waxa jiray dood aad u xiisa badan oo dhismaha jaamacada ka socotay oo ku saabsan inay samaystaan xeerar naftooda ah Haday sidatani dhacdo maxay noqonaysaa. Mid kamida ardayda ayaa i waydiiyay su'aal qalbigayga aad u diirisay. Sidee baynu u abuuri karaa bulsha quman? Fahankeeda ah in xeerka ay ardaydu samaysteen uu sabab ku leeyahay qumanaan ayaa cajiiba. Hada kuma guulaysan karo qumanaan Laakiin hadaan u hawlgalo, waan gaadhi karaa heer wanaagsan. Ma garan karo waxay kama danbaysta yeeli doonaan. Ma garannayo inay go'aansanaan xeerkaa inay yeeshaan iyo inkale. Laakiin doodaha ay ilaa hada leeyihiin ee ku saabsan sida bulshadooda wanaagsan u ekaan karto, sida bulshadooda qumani u ekaan karto xaqiiqdii waa arin wanaagsan.
Am I out of time? OK. Now, I just wanted to leave that slide up because it's important that we think about it. I'm very excited about the fact that every student at Ashesi University does community service before they graduate. That for many of them, it has been a life-altering experience. These young future leaders are beginning to understand the real business of leadership, the real privilege of leadership, which is after all to serve humanity. I am even more thrilled by the fact that least year our student body elected a woman to be the head of Student Government. It's the first time in the history of Ghana that a woman has been elected head of Student Government at any university. It says a lot about her. It says a lot about the culture that's forming on campus. It says a lot about her peers who elected her. She won with 75 percent of the vote.
Waqtigii miya iga dhamaaday? Hagaag Hada, waxaan rabbaa in aan qaybta iskaga tago sababtoo muhiimadu waa in aynu wax iska waydiinay. Aad waxan ugu faraxsan ahay xaqiiqda ah in arday kasta oo Jaamacada Asheshi dhigtaa uu shaqo qaran bulsho qabto intaanu qalan jabin. Taasi qaar badan oo kamid ah, waxay u ahayd khibrad nololeed cajiiba. Hogaamiyayashan mustaqbalka ee dhalinta yari waxay bilaabeen inay fahmaan waayaha runta ah hogaaminta, muhiimada dhabta ah hogaaminta, taasoo ujeedaduu tahay u adeegista insaaniyada. Waxan aad ugu sii qalbi samahay in sanadka ugu danbeeyay in gudida ardaydeen ay u doorteen gabadh inay noqoto madaxa Ururka Ardayda. Waa markii u horaysay taariikhda Gaana ee gabadh loo doorto gabadh madaxa Ururka Ardayda ee jaamacadi leedahay. Waxbadan bay ka tarjumaysaa nafteeda. Waxbadan bay ka tarjumaysaa isbedelka horumar ee hoyga jaamacada ka samaysmay. Wax badan bay ka sheegaysaa faca doortay iyada. Waxay ku guulaysatay 75% cododkii la dhiibtay.
And it gives me a lot of hope. It turns out that corporate West Africa also appreciates what's happening with our students. We've graduated two classes of students to date. And every single one of them has been placed. And we're getting great reports back from corporate Ghana, corporate West Africa, and the things that they're most impressed about is work ethic. You know, that passion for what they're doing. The persistence, their ability to deal with ambiguity, their ability to tackle problems that they haven't seen before. This is good because over the past five years, there have been times when I've felt this is "Mission: Impossible."
Waxayna aniga i gelisay raja badan. Waxana ay keentay in Afrikada galbeed kale ay ka mabsuudaan waxa ka hugmaya ardaydayada. Waxanu soo saaray laba fasal oo arday ah ilaa hada. Mid kasta oo kamida ahina wuxu helay shaqo. Waxanuna dib u helaynaa helaynaa warar wanaagsan oo nooga imanaya Gaana inteeda kale, Afrikada galbeed ee kale, arinka ugu waynina waxa weeye say uga mabsuudeen nidaam shaqeedkooda. Waxad garanay, jacaylka ay u hayaan waxay qabanayaan hal-adaygooda, awoodda ay u leeyihiin inay furfuraan wax kakan awooda ay u leeyihiin sida dhibatooyinka loo maareeyo aysan weligood arag. Tani waa wanaag waayo tan iyo shantii sanee lasoo dhaafay, waxa jirtay waqtiyo ay dareemeen in arintani tahay ''Qorshe aan socon karin''
And it's just wonderful to see these glimmers of the promise of what can happen if we train our kids right. I think that the current and future leaders of Africa have an incredible opportunity to drive a major renaissance on the continent. It's an incredible opportunity. There aren't very many more opportunities like this in the world. I believe that Africa has reached an inflection point with a march of democracy and free markets across the continent. We have reached a moment from which can emerge a great society within one generation. It will depend on inspired leadership. And it is my contention that the manner in which we train our leaders will make all the difference. Thank you, and God bless.
Waana cajiib inaynu aragno iftiinkan balanqaad ee waxa dhici kara markaynu si aynu u carbino caruurteena si wanaagsan. Waxan rajaynayaa in hogaamiyayasha kuwa hada iyo mustaqalka ee Afrika ay haystaan fursad cajiib ah si ay baraarrug wayn uga dhaliyaan qaarada. Waa fursad cajiib dhaaf ah. Ma taalo intan oo kale oo fursad ah caalamka. Waxan aaminsan ahay in Afrika gaadhay meeshii weecsanka oo ay lasocoto nidaam dimoqraadi iyo suuqyo xor ah oo qaarada oo dhan ah. Waxanu gaadhnay waqti kaasoo ay kasoo bixi karto bulsho heersare ah isla hal jiil. Waxay ku xidhnaan doontaa hogaamin yididiila leh. Waana qanaacadayda in qaabka aan u soo saaro hogaankeena ay isbedelka keeni doonto. Mahadsanidiin, Naxariis Eebe.
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