Mr Obama said “in terms of human capital and young people, I
think the greatest investment any country can make, not just an African
country, is educating it’s youth and providing them with the skill to compete
in a highly technological, advanced world economy”.
“Countries that do not do that well will not succeed”, he
added.
He noted that countries with limited skill will have
“problems” in drawing international businesses. “This is a problem in the
United State and not just a problem in Africa.”
President Obama also stated that the U.S. is willing to
collaborate with Nigeria to train teachers and incorporate technology in the
education system. “Across board we are having a rethink in education and work
force training. And one of the things we want to do is to partner with a
country like Nigeria and identify ways that we can provide direct value added,
whether it is in helping to train teachers or helping to incorporate technology
into the education process”
Mr Obama said they have plans to work with all African
countries to empower the youths depending on the plan of the countries. “There
are some excellent plans that sometimes we are doing country by country
depending on the country plan. But this is a scenario where I would like to get
input from young people in terms of what they think will work”.
Addressing Global Terrorist Cells, Barak Obama commended US government for
making a considerable effort in tackling insecurity and curbing terror with the
death of Osama Bin Laden but was quick to recognize the existence of Boko Haram
in Nigeria.
“There is no doubt in the progress we have made in dealing
with some extremist groups, for example core Al Qaida and Bin Laden” stressing
that “they have been greatly diminished”. “What is also true is that in some
ways the problem has also metastasized, we have more regional terrorist
organisations like Boko Haram in Nigeria espousing an extremist ideology,
showing no regard for human life”, he added.
Mr Obama admitted that in absence of a transnational
capacity like the other organisations “they are doing great harm in Africa and
in the Middle East and in South Asia”.
He also blamed the upsurge of terrorist groups on the fact
that “countries are not delivering for their people and where there sources of
conflict and underlining frustrations that have not been adequately dealt with”
President Obama said that to hold back such uprisings, “we
have to build institutions a lot of what we talked about in terms of
responsiveness, governance and democracy. Those things become defence
mechanisms against terrorism, they are the most important defence against
terrorism” he said.
He however ruled out military solutions in tackling
terrorism but advocated that governments “give people opportunity, education
and resolve conflicts through regular democratic processes, the less likely
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Barak Obama charged the African Union to send peace keeping
missions to countries that are likely to have such terrorist cells come up and
nip them in the bud before they cause harm, adding that “we can provide advice,
training and in some cases equipment”.
He alsp noted that America will like to stand back and sell
iPads and planes than remain as a global police, he however warned that America
will not “stand by and watch while our embassies are being attacked our people
are in vulnerable situations”.
Mr. President then also announced the Washington Fellowship
for Young African Leaders, the new flagship program of the President.
The program is to bring more than 500 young African leaders
to the United States starting from 2014.
Washington Fellows will primary be between 25 and 35 years
old, have proven track record of leadership in a public, private or civic
organization, and demonstrate a strong commitment to contributing their skills
and talents to building and serving their communities.
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