@nathanntambi824 I am going to focus more on how to raise funds through debt restructuring and many other financial strategies that can be used, some of which may not be mentioned in this particular video. Many countries are deeply indebted especially the African countries. They are experi encing serious debt stress, serious financial constraints and some of the problems are inherent while others are from external interferences. But we need to come up with solutions as to how make sure that, that dream, and many other dreams are achieved. Question: Please, tell us why you chose to discuss the financial strategies for Africa and how leaders need to deal with them? Answer: It is very difficult for any country to be successful if the financial status of the government is at stake. Finance plays a very pivotal role in the success of any undertaking. We have global initiatives, relating to sustainable development, in the Sustainable Development Goals Agenda, Agenda 2030, and we also have the Agenda 2063", The Africa we want". We can't achieve those dreams unless we have financial muscle that can enable us to catapult our current situation, into global sustainability and global competitiveness. Question: We have heard about Africa's public debt and how some countries are struggling to pay the debts. Why are they highly indebted? Answer: First and foremost, are the governance structures that we have in our continent. Governance is very important and governance goes with political will. If there is no effective and efficient governance, the financial resources will be vandalised will be misused, will be mismanaged, and will be misallocated. And that alone can cause financial constraints on the continent, on the country and also globally. So, it is very important to note that financial governance is pivotal, to the success and it starts with the leadership, political will, and this must cascade from the top to the bottom of the social ladder. Then, other factors which hinder financial sustainability some of which are really big are; climate changes, security and stability of the continent, caused by internal or external aggression, and many more. But the bottom line here is that for any organisation to be successful, finance is very important and part of finance that needs to be addressed, relates more to debt. It is important to understand that the financial architecture is biased as far as Africa is concerned. The financing institutions keep talking about RISK. They say that Africa is more risky, we see it as not really true because there are risks everywhere. There is a lot of fighting going on all over the world, there is a lot of instability, drought and everything that can cause inability to finance or to pay the debts, you find that the African countries source debt at an interest rate of more than 5% in many cases. Yet the other countries regarded as developed get finance at 1% that alone is a problem to Africa

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mVDih3_hfI : How to create a fair Financial
Architecture on African Sovereign Debt to accelerate development.
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