How young Africans found a voice on Twitter | Siyanda Mohutsiwa

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืžืชืจื’ื: Ido Dekkers ืžื‘ืงืจ: David Forrai
00:12
It began with one question:
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ื–ื” ื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ื‘ืฉืืœื” ืื—ืช:
00:17
If Africa was a bar, what would your country be drinking or doing?
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ืื™ืœื• ืืคืจื™ืงื” ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื‘ืจ, ืžื” ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื” ืฉืœืš ืฉื•ืชื”, ืื• ืขื•ืฉื”?
00:23
I kicked it off with a guess about South Africa,
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ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืืช ื”ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืขื ื ื™ื—ื•ืฉ ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื“ืจื•ื ืืคืจื™ืงื”,
00:26
which wasn't exactly according to the rules
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ืžื” ืฉืœื ื”ื™ื” ืœื’ืžืจื™ ืœืคื™ ื”ื—ื•ืงื™ื
00:28
because South Africa's not my country.
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ื›ื™ ื“ืจื•ื ืืคืจื™ืงื” ื”ื™ื ืœื ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื” ืฉืœื™.
00:31
But alluding to the country's continual attempts
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืจืžื™ื–ื” ืœื ืกื™ื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื” ื”ื–ื•
00:34
to build a postracial society
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ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ื—ื‘ืจื” ืคื•ืกื˜-ื’ื–ืขื ื™ืช
00:37
after being ravaged for decades by apartheid,
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ืื—ืจื™ ืฉื ื”ืจืกื” ื‘ืžืฉืš ืฉื ื™ื ืข"ื™ ืžืฉื˜ืจ ื”ืืคืจื˜ื”ื™ื™ื“,
00:40
I tweeted, #ifafricawasabar South Africa would be drinking all kinds of alcohol
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ืฆื™ื™ืฆืชื™, #ifafricawasabar ื“ืจื•ื ืืคืจื™ืงื” ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืฉื•ืชื” ื›ืœ ืžื™ื ื™ ืกื•ื’ื™ื ืฉืœ ืืœื›ื•ื”ื•ืœ
00:46
and begging them to get along in its stomach.
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ื•ืžืชื—ื ื ืช ืืœื™ื”ื ืฉื™ืกืชื“ืจื• ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ื‘ื˜ืŸ ืฉืœื”.
00:50
And then I waited.
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ื•ืื– ื—ื™ื›ื™ืชื™.
00:52
And then I had that funny feeling where I wondered if I crossed the line.
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ื•ืื– ื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™ ืืช ื”ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ื”ืžืฉื•ื ื” ื”ื–ื•, ื‘ื” ืชื”ื™ืชื™ ื”ืื ื—ืฆื™ืชื™ ืืช ื”ื’ื‘ื•ืœ.
00:56
So, I sent out a few other tweets about my own country
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ืื–, ืฉืœื—ืชื™ ื›ืžื” ืฆื™ื•ืฆื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื” ืฉืœื™
00:59
and a few other African countries I'm familiar with.
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ื•ืœื’ื‘ื™ ืขื•ื“ ื›ืžื” ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช ื‘ืืคืจื™ืงื” ืฉืื ื™ ืžื›ื™ืจื”.
01:02
And then I waited again,
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ื•ืื– ื—ื™ื›ื™ืชื™ ืฉื•ื‘,
01:03
but this time
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืคืขื
01:05
I read through almost every tweet I had ever tweeted
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ื—ื–ืจืชื™ ื•ืงืจืืชื™ ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ืฆื™ื•ืฆื™ื ืฉืฆื™ื™ืฆืชื™ ืื™ ืคืขื
01:08
to convince myself,
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฉื›ื ืข ืืช ืขืฆืžื™,
01:10
no, to remind myself that I'm really funny
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ืœื, ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื–ื›ื™ืจ ืœืขืฆืžื™, ืฉืื ื™ ืžืžืฉ ืžืฆื—ื™ืงื”
01:14
and that if nobody gets it, that's fine.
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ื•ืฉื’ื ืื ืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืœื ื™ืงืœื•ื˜, ื–ื” ื‘ืกื“ืจ.
01:18
But luckily,
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ืื‘ืœ ืœืžืจื‘ื” ื”ืžื–ืœ,
01:20
I didn't have to do that for very long.
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ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœื”ืžืฉื™ืš ื‘ื–ื” ืœืื•ืจืš ื–ืžืŸ.
01:22
Very soon, people were participating.
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ื“ื™ ืžื”ืจ, ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืชื—ื™ืœื• ืœื”ืฉืชืชืฃ.
01:26
In fact, by the end of that week in July,
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ืœืžืขืฉื”, ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืข ื”ื”ื•ื ื‘ื™ื•ืœื™,
01:29
the hashtag #ifafricawasabar
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ื”ื”ืืฉื˜ืื’ #ifafricawasabar
01:32
would have garnered around 60,000 tweets,
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ื”ื’ื™ืข ืœื› 60,000 ืฆื™ื•ืฆื™ื,
01:35
lit up the continent
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ื”ื“ืœื™ืง ืืช ื”ื™ื‘ืฉืช
01:37
and made its way to publications all over the world.
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ื•ื”ืชืคืจืกื ื‘ื›ืœื™ ืชืงืฉื•ืจืช ื‘ื›ืœ ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื.
01:41
People were using the hashtag to do many different things.
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ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืฉืชืžืฉื• ื‘ื”ืืฉื˜ืื’ ื”ื–ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื›ืœ ืžื™ื ื™ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื.
01:45
To poke fun at their stereotypes:
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฆื—ื•ืง ืขืœ ื”ืกื˜ืจื™ืื•ื˜ื™ืคื™ื ืฉืœื”ื:
01:47
[#IfAfricaWasABar Nigeria would be outside explaining
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[#ifafricawasabar ื ื™ื’ืจื™ื” ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืขื•ืžื“ืช ื‘ื—ื•ืฅ ื•ืžืกื‘ื™ืจื”
01:50
that he will pay the entrance fee,
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ืฉื”ื™ื ืชืฉืœื ืืช ื“ืžื™ ื”ื›ื ื™ืกื”,
01:51
all he needs is the bouncer's account details.]
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ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ื”ื ืคืจื˜ื™ ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ ื”ื‘ื ืง ืฉืœ ื”ืฉื•ืžืจ ื‘ื›ื ื™ืกื”.]
01:54
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
01:55
To criticize government spending:
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ืœื”ืขื‘ื™ืจ ื‘ื™ืงื•ืจืช ืขืœ ื”ื•ืฆืื•ืช ื”ืžืžืฉืœื”:
01:58
[#ifafricawasabar South Africa would be ordering bottles it can't pronounce
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[#ifafricawasabar ื“ืจื•ื ืืคืจื™ืงื” ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืžื–ืžื™ื ื” ืžืฉืงืื•ืช ืฉืืช ืฉืžื ื”ื™ื ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื‘ื˜ื
02:01
running a tab it won't be able to pay]
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ืขื ืชื’ื™ ืžื—ื™ืจ ืฉืื•ืชื ื”ื™ื ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืฉืœื.]
02:03
To make light of geopolitical tensions:
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฉื—ืจืจ ืžืชื—ื™ื ื’ื™ืื•ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ื™ื:
02:06
[#IfAfricaWasABar South Sudan would be the new guy
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[#IfAfricaWasABar ื“ืจื•ื ืกื•ื“ืŸ ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื”ื‘ื—ื•ืจ ื”ื—ื“ืฉ ื‘ืฉื›ื•ื ื”
02:08
with serious anger management issues.]
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ืขื ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ืจืฆื™ื ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืฉืœื™ื˜ื” ื‘ื›ืขืกื™ื.]
02:10
To remind us that even in Africa
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื–ื›ื™ืจ ืœื ื•, ืฉืืคื™ืœื• ื‘ืืคืจื™ืงื”
02:12
there are some countries we don't know exist:
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ื™ืฉ ื›ืžื” ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืขืœ ืงื™ื•ืžืŸ:
02:15
[#IfAfricaWasABar Lesotho would be that person
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[#ifafricawasabar ืœืกื•ื˜ื• ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื”ืื“ื ื”ื–ื”
02:17
who nobody really knows but is always in the pictures.]
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ืฉืืฃ ืื—ื“ ื‘ืขืฆื ืœื ืžื›ื™ืจ ืื‘ืœ ืชืžื™ื“ ืžื•ืคื™ืข ื‘ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช.]
02:20
And also to make fun of the countries that don't think that they're in Africa:
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ื•ื’ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฆื—ื•ืง ืขืœ ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื•ืช ืฉื”ืŸ ื‘ืืคืจื™ืงื”:
02:24
[#IfAfricaWasABar Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco
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[#ifafricawasabar ืžืฆืจื™ื, ืœื•ื‘, ืชื•ื ื™ืกื™ื”, ืืœื’'ื™ืจ ื•ืžืจื•ืงื•
02:27
be like "What the hell are we doing here?!!"]
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ื”ื™ื• ืื•ืžืจื•ืช: "ืžื” ืœืขื–ืื–ืœ ืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ืฉื•ืช ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื”ื–ื”?!!"]
02:30
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
02:32
And to note the countries that had made a big turnaround:
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ื•ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฆื™ื™ืŸ ืืช ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช ืฉืขืฉื• ืžืคื ื” ื’ื“ื•ืœ:
02:36
[#ifAfricawasabar Rwanda would be that girl
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[#ifafricawasabar ืจื•ืื ื“ื” ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื”ื‘ื—ื•ืจื” ื”ื–ืืช
02:38
that comes with no money and no transport but leaves drunk, happy and rich]
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ืฉืžื’ื™ืขื” ื‘ืœื™ ื›ืกืฃ ื•ื‘ืœื™ ื”ืกืขื” ืื‘ืœ ืขื•ื–ื‘ืช ืฉื™ื›ื•ืจื”, ืžืื•ืฉืจืช ื•ืขืฉื™ืจื”.]
02:41
But most importantly,
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื›ื™ ื—ืฉื•ื‘,
02:44
people were using the hashtag to connect.
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ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืฉืชืžืฉื• ื‘ื”ืืฉื˜ืื’ ื”ื–ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืชื—ื‘ืจ.
02:47
People were connecting over their Africanness.
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ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืชื—ื‘ืจื• ื“ืจืš ื”ืืคืจื™ืงื ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื.
02:51
So for one week in July,
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ืื– ืœืžืฉืš ืฉื‘ื•ืข ืื—ื“ ื‘ื—ื•ื“ืฉ ื™ื•ืœื™,
02:53
Twitter became a real African bar.
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ื˜ื•ื•ื™ื˜ืจ ื”ืคืš ืœื‘ืจ ืืคืจื™ืงื ื™ ืืžื™ืชื™.
02:57
And I was really thrilled,
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ื•ืื ื™ ืžืžืฉ ื”ืชืจื’ืฉืชื™,
02:59
mainly because I realized that Pan-Africanism could work,
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ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ืžืฉื•ื ืฉื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืฉืฉื™ืชื•ืฃ ืคืขื•ืœื” ืืคืจื™ืงื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“,
03:04
that we had before us, between us, at our fingertips
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ืฉื”ื ื” ื™ืฉ ืœืคื ื™ื ื•, ื‘ื™ื ื™ื ื•, ื‘ืงืฆื•ืช ื”ืืฆื‘ืขื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•,
03:09
a platform that just needed a small spark
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ืชืฉืชื™ืช ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืจืง ื ื™ืฆื•ืฅ ืงื˜ืŸ
03:13
to light in us a hunger for each other.
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ืœื”ื“ืœื™ืง ืืช ื”ืจืขื‘ ืฉืœื ื• ื”ืื—ื“ ืœืฉื ื™.
03:17
My name is Siyanda Mohutsiwa,
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ืงื•ืจืื™ื ืœื™ ืกื™ืื ื“ื” ืžื•ื”ื•ื˜ืกื™ื‘ื”,
03:19
I'm 22 years old
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ืื ื™ ื‘ืช 22
03:21
and I am Pan-Africanist by birth.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืชื•ืฆืจ ืฉืœ ืฉื™ืœื•ื‘ ืืคืจื™ืงื ื™ ืžืœื™ื“ื”.
03:24
Now, I say I'm Pan-Africanist by birth
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืื ื™ ืื•ืžืจืช ืืช ื–ื”,
03:26
because my parents are from two different African countries.
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ื›ื™ ื”ื”ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื‘ืื™ื ืžืฉืชื™ ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช ืฉื•ื ื•ืช ื‘ืืคืจื™ืงื”.
03:30
My father's from a country called Botswana in southern Africa.
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ืื‘ื ืฉืœื™ ื”ื•ื ืžืžื“ื™ื ื” ืฉื ืงืจืืช ื‘ื•ื˜ืกื•ืื ื” ื‘ื“ืจื•ื ื™ื‘ืฉืช ืืคืจื™ืงื”.
03:33
It's only slightly bigger than Germany.
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ืžื“ื™ื ื” ืฉื’ื“ื•ืœื” ืจืง ื‘ืžืขื˜ ืžื’ืจืžื ื™ื”.
03:36
This year we celebrate our 50th year of stable democracy.
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ื”ืฉื ื” ืื ื—ื ื• ื—ื•ื’ื’ื™ื ืืช ื”ืฉื ื” ื”50 ืœื“ืžื•ืงืจื˜ื™ื” ื”ื™ืฆื™ื‘ื” ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ื” ื”ื–ื•.
03:41
And it has some very progressive social policies.
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ื•ื™ืฉ ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ื” ื”ื–ืืช ืžื“ื™ื ื™ื•ืช ืžืชืงื“ืžืช ืžืื•ื“ ื‘ืชื—ื•ื ื”ื—ื‘ืจืชื™.
03:44
My mother's country is the Kingdom of Swaziland.
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ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื” ืฉืœ ืืžื ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื ืžืžืœื›ืช ืกื•ื•ืื–ื™ืœื ื“.
03:48
It's a very, very small country, also in southern Africa.
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ื–ื• ืžื“ื™ื ื” ืžืื•ื“, ืžืื•ื“ ืงื˜ื ื”, ื’ื ื›ืŸ ื‘ื“ืจื•ื ื™ื‘ืฉืช ืืคืจื™ืงื”.
03:51
It is Africa's last complete monarchy.
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ื–ื• ื”ืžื•ื ืจื›ื™ื” ื”ืืžื™ืชื™ืช ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื” ื‘ืืคืจื™ืงื”.
03:55
So it's been ruled by a king and a royal family
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ืื– ื”ื™ื ื ืฉืœื˜ืช ื‘ื™ื“ื™ ืžืœืš ื•ื‘ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ื”ืžืœื›ื•ืชื™ืช
03:58
in line with their tradition,
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ื‘ื”ืชืื ืœืžืกื•ืจืช ืฉืœื”ื,
03:59
for a very long time.
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ื›ื‘ืจ ื–ืžืŸ ืืจื•ืš ืžืื•ื“.
04:01
On paper, these countries seem very different.
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ืขืœ ื”ื ื™ื™ืจ, ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช ื”ืืœื” ื ืจืื•ืช ืฉื•ื ื•ืช ืžืื•ื“ ื–ื• ืžื–ื•.
04:04
And when I was a kid, I could see the difference.
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ื•ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื™ืœื“ื”, ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ื”ื”ื‘ื“ืœ.
04:08
It rained a lot in one country, it didn't rain quite as much in the other.
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ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ื” ืื—ืช ื™ืจื“ ื”ืžื•ืŸ ื’ืฉื, ื‘ืื—ืจืช - ืœื ื›ืœ ื›ืš.
04:12
But outside of that, I didn't really realize
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ืื‘ืœ ื—ื•ืฅ ืžื–ื”, ืœื ืžืžืฉ ื”ื‘ื ืชื™
04:15
why it mattered that my parents were from two different places.
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ืœืžื” ื–ื” ืžืฉื ื” ืฉื”ื”ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื”ื’ื™ืขื• ืžืฉื ื™ ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ืฉื•ื ื™ื.
04:19
But it would go on to have a very peculiar effect on me.
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ื—ืœื•ืฃ ื”ื–ืžืŸ ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืœื–ื” ื”ืฉืคืขื” ืžืฉื•ื ื” ืžืื•ื“ ืขืœื™ื™.
04:23
You see, I was born in one country
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ืืชื ืžื‘ื™ื ื™ื, ื ื•ืœื“ืชื™ ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ื” ืื—ืช
04:26
and raised in the other.
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ื•ื”ืชื—ื ื›ืชื™ ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ื” ืื—ืจืช.
04:28
When we moved to Botswana,
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ื›ืฉืขื‘ืจื ื• ืœื‘ื•ื˜ืกื•ืื ื”,
04:30
I was a toddler who spoke fluent SiSwati
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืคืขื•ื˜ื” ืฉื“ื™ื‘ืจื” ืกื™ืกื•ื•ืื˜ื™ ืฉื•ื˜ืคืช
04:33
and nothing else.
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ื•ืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืžืขื‘ืจ ืœื–ื”.
04:35
So I was being introduced to my new home,
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ืื– ืขืฉื• ืœื™ ื”ื™ื›ืจื•ืช ืขื ื‘ื™ืชื™ ื”ื—ื“ืฉ,
04:37
my new cultural identity,
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ืขื ื”ื–ื”ื•ืช ื”ืชืจื‘ื•ืชื™ืช ื”ื—ื“ืฉื” ืฉืœื™,
04:40
as a complete outsider,
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ื›ื–ืจื” ืžื•ื—ืœื˜ืช,
04:42
incapable of comprehending anything that was being said to me
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ืœื ืžืกื•ื’ืœืช ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ื“ื‘ืจ ืžืžื” ืฉืืžืจื• ืœื™
04:46
by the family and country whose traditions I was meant to move forward.
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ื‘ืžืฉืคื—ื” ื•ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ื” ืฉืืช ื”ืžืกื•ืจืช ืฉืœื” ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืืžื•ืจื” ืœื”ืขื‘ื™ืจ ื”ืœืื”.
04:51
But very soon, I would shed SiSwati.
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ื“ื™ ืžื”ืจ, ื–ื ื—ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืกื™ืกื•ื•ืื˜ื™.
04:55
And when I would go back to Swaziland,
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ื•ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื—ื•ื–ืจืช ืœืกื•ื•ืื–ื™ืœื ื“,
04:57
I would be constantly confronted by how very non-Swazi I was becoming.
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ื”ืชืขืžืชืชื™ ื‘ื›ืœ ืคืขื ืžื—ื“ืฉ ืขื ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื” ืฉืœ ื›ืžื” ืœื-ืกื•ื•ืื–ื™ืœื ื“ื™ืช ื”ืคื›ืชื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช.
05:02
Add to that my entry into Africa's private school system,
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ืชื•ืกื™ืคื• ืœื›ืš ืืช ื”ื›ื ื™ืกื” ืฉืœื™ ืœืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ื—ื™ื ื•ืš ื”ืคืจื˜ื™ืช ืฉืœ ืืคืจื™ืงื”,
05:06
whose entire purpose is to beat the Africanness out of you,
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ืฉื›ืœ ืžื˜ืจืชื” ื”ื™ื ืœื”ื•ืฆื™ื ืžืžืš ืืช ื”ืืคืจื™ืงื ื™ื•ืช ืฉื‘ืš,
05:10
and I would have a very peculiar adolescence.
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ื•ืชืงื‘ืœื• ืชืงื•ืคืช ื”ืชื‘ื’ืจื•ืช ืžืฉื•ื ื” ืžืื•ื“.
05:14
But I think that my interest in ideas of identity was born here,
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืฉื”ื”ืชืขื ื™ื™ื ื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ื‘ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื–ื”ื•ืช, ื ื•ืœื“ื” ื›ืืŸ,
05:20
in the strange intersection of belonging to two places at once
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ื‘ื”ืฆื˜ืœื‘ื•ืช ื”ืžื•ื–ืจื” ื”ื–ืืช ืฉืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืฉื™ื™ื›ืช ืœืฉื ื™ ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ื‘ืขืช ื•ื‘ืขื•ื ื” ืื—ืช
05:24
but not really belonging to either one very well
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื ื‘ืืžืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืฉื™ื™ื›ืช ืœื’ืžืจื™ ืœืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืžืฉื ื™ื”ื
05:27
and belonging to this vast space in between and around simultaneously.
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ื•ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืฉื™ื™ื›ืช ืœืžืจื—ื‘ ื”ืขืฆื•ื ื”ื–ื” ืฉื‘ื™ื ื™ื”ื ื•ืžืกื‘ื™ื‘ื ื’ื ื™ื—ื“.
05:33
I became obsessed with the idea of a shared African identity.
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ื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืื•ื‘ืกืกื™ื‘ื™ืช ืœืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ื”ื–ื”, ืฉืœ ื–ื”ื•ืช ืืคืจื™ืงื ื™ืช ืžืฉื•ืชืคืช.
05:40
Since then, I have continued to read about politics
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ืžืื–, ื”ืžืฉื›ืชื™ ืœืงืจื•ื ืขืœ ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืงื”
05:43
and geography and identity and what all those things mean.
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ื•ืขืœ ื’ื™ืื•ื’ืจืคื™ื” ื•ืขืœ ื–ื”ื•ืช ื•ืขืœ ืžื” ื”ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ืฉืœ ื›ืœ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื”.
05:46
I've also held on to a deep curiosity about African philosophies.
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ื•ื”ืžืฉื›ืชื™ ืœื”ืชืขืžืง ื‘ืกืงืจื ื•ืช ื‘ืคื™ืœื•ืกื•ืคื™ื•ืช ื”ืืคืจื™ืงื ื™ื•ืช.
05:51
When I began to read,
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ื›ืฉื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœืงืจื•ื,
05:52
I gravitated towards the works of black intellectuals
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ื ืžืฉื›ืชื™ ืืœ ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืื™ื ื˜ืœืงื˜ื•ืืœื™ื ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื
05:56
like Steve Biko and Frantz Fanon,
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ื›ืžื• ืกื˜ื™ื‘ ื‘ื™ืงื• ื•ืคืจื ืฅ ืคืื ื•ืŸ,
05:58
who tackled complex ideas
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ืฉืชืงืคื• ื ื•ืฉืื™ื ืžื•ืจื›ื‘ื™ื
06:00
like decolonization and black consciousness.
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ื›ืžื• ื“ืงื•ืœื•ื ื™ื–ืฆื™ื” ื•ืžื•ื“ืขื•ืช ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื.
06:03
And when I thought, at 14, that I had digested these grand ideas,
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ื•ื›ืฉื—ืฉื‘ืชื™, ื‘ื’ื™ืœ 14, ืฉื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืœืขื•ืžืงื,
06:07
I moved on to the speeches of iconic African statesmen
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ื”ืชืงื“ืžืชื™ ืœื ืื•ืžื™ื ืฉืœ ืžื“ื™ื ืื™ื ืืคืจื™ืงื ื™ื ื“ื’ื•ืœื™ื,
06:12
like Burkina Faso's Thomas Sankara
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ื›ืžื• ืชื•ืžืืก ืกื ืงืจื” ื‘ื‘ื•ืจืงื™ื ื” ืคืืกื•
06:15
and Congo's Patrice Lumumba.
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ื•ืคื˜ืจื™ืก ืœื•ืžื•ืžื‘ื” ื‘ืงื•ื ื’ื•.
06:17
I read every piece of African fiction that I could get my hands on.
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ืงืจืืชื™ ื›ืœ ืกื™ืคื•ืจืช ืืคืจื™ืงื ื™ืช ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœื”ืฉื™ื’.
06:21
So when Twitter came,
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ื›ืš ืฉื›ืืฉืจ ื”ื’ื™ืข ื˜ื•ื•ื™ื˜ืจ,
06:23
I hopped on with the enthusiasm of a teenage girl
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ืงืคืฆืชื™ ืขืœื™ื• ืขื ื›ืœ ื”ื”ืชืœื”ื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื ืขืจื” ืžืชื‘ื’ืจืช
06:27
whose friends are super, super bored of hearing about all this random stuff.
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ืฉื”ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืœื” ืžืžืฉ ืžืžืฉ ืžืฉื•ืขืžืžื™ื ืžืœืฉืžื•ืข ืขืœ ื›ืœ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื”.
06:34
The year was 2011
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ื”ืฉื ื” ื”ื™ื™ืชื” 2011
06:35
and all over southern Africa and the whole continent,
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ื•ื‘ื›ืœ ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื“ืจื•ื ื™ื‘ืฉืช ืืคืจื™ืงื” ื•ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ื™ื‘ืฉืช ื‘ื›ืœืœ,
06:38
affordable data packages for smartphones and Internet surfing
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ื—ื‘ื™ืœื•ืช ื’ืœื™ืฉื” ืœื˜ืœืคื•ื ื™ื ื—ื›ืžื™ื ื•ืœืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜
06:42
became much easier to get.
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ื”ืคื›ื• ืงืœื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœื”ืฉื’ื”.
06:45
So my generation, we were sending messages to each other on this platform
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ื›ืš ืฉื‘ื ื™ ื”ื“ื•ืจ ืฉืœื™, ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืฉืœื—ื ื• ื”ื•ื“ืขื•ืช ื–ื” ืœื–ื” ืขืœ ื”ืชืฉืชื™ืช ื”ื–ืืช
06:50
that just needed 140 characters and a little bit of creativity.
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ืฉื“ืจืฉื” ืจืง 140 ืชื•ื™ื ื•ืงืฆืช ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™ื•ืช.
06:55
On long commutes to work,
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ื‘ื ืกื™ืขื•ืช ืืจื•ื›ื•ืช ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื”,
06:57
in lectures that some of us should have been paying attention to,
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ื‘ื”ืจืฆืื•ืช ืฉื—ืœืงื ื• ืืžื•ืจ ื”ื™ื” ืœื”ืงืฉื™ื‘ ืœื”ืŸ,
07:01
on our lunch breaks,
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ื‘ื”ืคืกืงื•ืช ื”ืฆื”ืจื™ื™ื ืฉืœื ื•,
07:02
we would communicate as much as we could
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ืชื™ืงืฉืจื ื• ื›ืžื” ืฉืจืง ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื
07:05
about the everyday realities of being young and African.
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ื‘ื ื•ืฉืื™ ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช ื”ื™ื•ืžื™ื•ื ืฉืœ ื”ื™ื•ืชื ื• ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื ื•ืืคืจื™ืงื ื™ื.
07:08
But of course, this luxury was not available to everybody.
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ, ื”ืžื•ืชืจื•ืช ื”ืืœื” ืœื ื”ื™ื• ืžื ืช ื—ืœืงื ืฉืœ ื›ื•ืœื.
07:12
So this meant that if you were a teenage girl in Botswana
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ื–ื” ืื•ืžืจ, ืฉืื ื”ื™ื™ืช ื ืขืจื” ืžืชื‘ื’ืจืช ื‘ื‘ื•ื˜ืกื•ืื ื”
07:16
and you wanted to have fun on the Internet,
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ื•ืจืฆื™ืช ืœื™ื”ื ื•ืช ื‘ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜,
07:18
one, you had to tweet in English.
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ืจืืฉื™ืช, ื”ื™ื™ืช ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœืฆื™ื™ืฅ ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช.
07:20
Two, you had to follow more than just the three other people you knew online.
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ืฉื ื™ืช, ื”ื™ื™ืช ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœืขืงื•ื‘ ืื—ืจื™ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืฉืœื•ืฉืช ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ื‘ื•ื“ื“ื™ื ืฉื”ื›ืจืช ื‘ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜.
07:25
You had to follow South Africans, Zimbabweans, Ghanaians, Nigerians.
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ื”ื™ื™ืช ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœืขืงื•ื‘ ืื—ืจื™ ื“ืจื•ื ืืคืจื™ืงื ื™ื, ื–ื™ืžื‘ื‘ื•ืื ื™ื, ื’ื ืื™ื, ื ื™ื’ืจื™ื.
07:30
And suddenly, your whole world opened up.
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ื•ืคืชืื•ื, ื”ืขื•ืœื ืฉืœืš ื ืคืชื—.
07:33
And my whole world did open up.
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ื•ื”ืขื•ืœื ืฉืœื™ ื‘ืืžืช ื ืคืชื—.
07:35
I followed vibrant Africans who were travelling around the continent,
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ืขืงื‘ืชื™ ืื—ืจื™ ืืคืจื™ืงื ื™ื ืคืขืœืชื ื™ื ืฉื˜ื™ื™ืœื• ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ื™ื‘ืฉืช,
07:39
taking pictures of themselves
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ืžืฆืœืžื™ื ืืช ืขืฆืžื
07:41
and posting them under the hashtag #myafrica.
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ื•ืžืคืจืกืžื™ื ืืช ื”ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ืชื—ืช ื”ืชื™ื•ื’: #myafrica.
07:44
Because at that time,
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ื›ื™ ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื–ืžืŸ,
07:45
if you were to search Africa on Twitter or on Google
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื ืžืจื™ืฆื™ื ื—ื™ืคื•ืฉ ืขืœ ืืคืจื™ืงื” ื‘ื˜ื•ื•ื™ื˜ืจ ืื• ื‘ื’ื•ื’ืœ
07:48
or any kind of social media,
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ืื• ื‘ื›ืœ ืกื•ื’ ืฉืœ ืจืฉืช ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ืช,
07:51
you would think that the entire continent was just pictures of animals
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืฉื‘ื›ืœ ื”ื™ื‘ืฉืช ื™ืฉ ืจืง ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื—ื™ื•ืช
07:55
and white guys drinking cocktails in hotel resorts.
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ื•ื—ื‘ืจ'ื” ืœื‘ื ื™ื ืฉื•ืชื™ื ืงื•ืงื˜ื™ื™ืœื™ื ื‘ื‘ืชื™ ื ื•ืคืฉ.
07:58
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
08:00
But Africans were using this platform
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ืื‘ืœ ืืคืจื™ืงื ื™ื ื”ืฉืชืžืฉื• ื‘ืชืฉืชื™ืช ื”ื–ืืช
08:03
to take some kind of ownership of the tourism sectors.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืงื—ืช ืกื•ื’ ืฉืœ ื‘ืขืœื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ืชื™ื™ืจื•ืช.
08:07
It was Africans taking selfies on the beaches of Nigeria.
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ืืœื” ื”ื™ื• ืืคืจื™ืงื ื™ื ืฉื”ืฆื˜ืœืžื• ื‘ื—ื•ืคื™ ื”ื™ื ืฉืœ ื ื™ื’ืจื™ื”.
08:11
It was Africans in cocktail bars in Nairobi.
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ืืœื” ื”ื™ื• ืืคืจื™ืงื ื™ื ื‘ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืงื•ืงื˜ื™ื™ืœ ืฉืœ ื ื™ื™ืจื•ื‘ื™.
08:15
And these were the same Africans that I began to meet
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ื•ืืœื” ื”ื™ื• ืื•ืชื ืืคืจื™ืงื ื™ื ืฉื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœืคื’ื•ืฉ
08:17
in my own travels around the continent.
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ื‘ืžืกืขื•ืชื™ื™ ืฉืœื™ ืžืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืœื™ื‘ืฉืช.
08:20
We would discuss African literature, politics, economic policy.
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ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืžืฉื•ื—ื—ื™ื ืขืœ ืกืคืจื•ืช ืืคืจื™ืงื ื™ืช, ืขืœ ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืงื”, ืขืœ ืžื“ื™ื ื™ื•ืช ื›ืœื›ืœื™ืช.
08:25
But almost invariably, every single time,
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ืžืขื˜ ื‘ืงื‘ื™ืขื•ืช, ื‘ื›ืœ ืคืขื,
08:29
we would end up discussing Twitter.
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ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืžื’ื™ืขื™ื ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื˜ื•ื•ื™ื˜ืจ.
08:32
And that's when I realized what this was.
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ื•ืื– ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืžื”ื• ื‘ืขืฆื ื˜ื•ื•ื™ื˜ืจ.
08:35
We were standing in the middle of something amazing,
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ืขืžื“ื ื• ื‘ืžืจื›ื–ื• ืฉืœ ืžืฉื”ื• ืžื“ื”ื™ื,
08:38
because for the first time ever
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ื›ื™ ื‘ืคืขื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืื™ ืคืขื,
08:40
young Africans could discuss the future of our continent in real time,
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ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื ืืคืจื™ืงื ื™ื, ื™ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืœื“ื•ืŸ ื‘ืขืชื™ื“ ื”ื™ื‘ืฉืช ืฉืœื ื• ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืืžืช,
08:45
without the restriction of borders, finances and watchful governments.
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ืœืœื ื”ืกื™ื™ื’ื™ื ืฉืœ ื’ื‘ื•ืœื•ืช, ืฉืœ ื›ืœื›ืœื•ืช ื•ืฉืœ ืžืžืฉืœื•ืช ืฉืžืคืงื—ื•ืช.
08:50
Because the little known truth is
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ื›ื™ ื”ืืžืช ื”ืคื—ื•ืช ื™ื“ื•ืขื” ื”ื™ื,
08:52
many Africans know a lot less about other African countries
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ืฉื”ืจื‘ื” ืืคืจื™ืงื ื™ื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ื”ืจื‘ื” ืคื—ื•ืช ืขืœ ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช ืืคืจื™ืงื ื™ื•ืช ืื—ืจื•ืช
08:56
than some Westerners might know about Africa as a whole.
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ืžืืฉืจ ื›ืžื” ืžืขืจื‘ื™ื™ื ืฉื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืขืœ ืืคืจื™ืงื” ื‘ื›ืœืœื•ืชื”.
09:00
This is by accident,
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ืื•ืœื™ ื–ื” ื‘ืžืงืจื”,
09:01
but sometimes, it's by design.
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ืื‘ืœ ืœืขื™ืชื™ื - ื–ื” ื ืขืฉื” ื‘ื›ื•ื•ื ื”.
09:03
For example, in apartheid South Africa,
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ืœื“ื•ื’ืžื”, ื‘ื“ืจื•ื ืืคืจื™ืงื” ืฉืœ ืชืงื•ืคืช ื”ืืคืจื˜ื”ื™ื™ื“,
09:06
black South Africans were constantly being bombarded
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ื“ืจื•ื ืืคืจื™ืงื ื™ื ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื ื”ื™ื• ืžื•ืคื’ื–ื™ื ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืงื‘ื•ืข ืขื ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ,
09:10
with this message that any country ruled by black people
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ืฉื›ืœ ืžื“ื™ื ื” ืฉื ืฉืœื˜ืช ื‘ื™ื“ื™ ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื
09:13
was destined for failure.
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ื ื™ื“ื•ื ื” ืœื›ื™ืฉืœื•ืŸ.
09:15
And this was done to convince them
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ื•ื–ื” ื ืขืฉื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฉื›ื ืข ืื•ืชื
09:18
that they were much better off under crushing white rule
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ืฉืขื“ื™ืฃ ืœื”ื ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ืชื—ืช ื”ื—ื•ืงื™ื ื”ืœื‘ื ื™ื ื”ืจื•ืžืกื™ื
09:21
than they were living in a black and free nation.
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ืžืืฉืจ ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ื›ืื•ืžื” ืฉื—ื•ืจื” ื•ื—ื•ืคืฉื™ืช.
09:25
Add to that Africa's colonial, archaic education system,
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ืชื•ืกื™ืคื• ืœื–ื” ืืช ืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ื—ื™ื ื•ืš ื”ืงื•ืœื•ื ื™ืืœื™ืช ื•ื”ืžื™ื•ืฉื ืช ืฉืœ ืืคืจื™ืงื”,
09:30
which has been unthinkingly carried over from the 1920s --
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ืฉืžืžืฉื™ื›ื” ืœืคืขื•ืœ ืœืœื ืžื—ืฉื‘ื” ืžื—ื•ื“ืฉืช ืžืื– ืฉื ื•ืช ื”ืขืฉืจื™ื
09:34
and at the age of 15, I could name all the various causes
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ื›ืš ืฉื‘ื’ื™ืœ 15, ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœืžื ื•ืช ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช ื”ืฉื•ื ื•ืช
09:39
of the wars that had happened in Europe in the past 200 years,
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ืœืžืœื—ืžื•ืช ืฉืื™ืจืขื• ื‘ืื™ืจื•ืคื” ื‘ืžืจื•ืฆืช 200 ื”ืฉื ื™ื ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื•ืช,
09:43
but I couldn't name the president of my neighboring country.
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืœื•ืžืจ ืžื” ืฉืžื• ืฉืœ ื”ื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ื” ื”ืฉื›ื ื”.
09:46
And to me, this doesn't make any sense
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ื•ืขื‘ื•ืจื™, ืื™ืŸ ื‘ื–ื” ืฉื•ื ื”ื™ื’ื™ื•ืŸ
09:49
because whether we like it or not,
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ื›ื™ ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื ืชืจืฆื• ื•ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื ืœื,
09:51
the fates of African people are deeply intertwined.
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ื’ื•ืจืœื ืฉืœ ื›ืœ ื‘ื ื™ ืืคืจื™ืงื” ืฉื–ื•ืจ ื–ื” ื‘ื–ื”.
09:55
When disaster hits, when turmoil hits,
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ื›ืฉืžื›ื” ืืกื•ืŸ, ื›ืฉืžื›ื” ืžื”ืคื™ื›ื”,
09:59
we share the consequences.
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ื›ื•ืœื ื• ื ื•ืฉืื™ื ื‘ืชื•ืฆืื•ืช.
10:01
When Burundians flee political turmoil,
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ื›ืฉื‘ื ื™ ื‘ื•ืจื•ื ื“ื™ ื ืžืœื˜ื™ื ืžืคื ื™ ื”ืคื™ื›ื” ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืช,
10:04
they go to us,
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ื”ื ืžื’ื™ืขื™ื ืืœื™ื ื•,
10:05
to other African countries.
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ืœืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช ืืคืจื™ืงื” ื”ืื—ืจื•ืช.
10:07
Africa has six of the world's largest refugee centers.
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ื‘ืืคืจื™ืงื” ื ืžืฆืื™ื ืฉื™ืฉื” ืžืžื—ื ื•ืช ื”ืคืœื™ื˜ื™ื ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื.
10:12
What was once a Burundian problem
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ืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื” ืคืขื ื‘ืขื™ื” ืฉืœ ื‘ื•ืจื•ื ื“ื™
10:15
becomes an African problem.
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ื”ืคืš ืœื‘ืขื™ื” ืฉืœ ืืคืจื™ืงื”.
10:17
So to me, there are no Sudanese problems
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ืื– ื‘ืขื™ื ื™ื™, ืื™ืŸ ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืกื•ื“ื ื™ื
10:20
or South African problems or Kenyan problems,
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ืื• ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื“ืจื•ื ืืคืจื™ืงื ื™ื ืื• ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืงื ื™ื™ืชื™ื,
10:23
only African problems
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ืจืง ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืืคืจื™ืงื ื™ื.
10:24
because eventually, we share the turmoil.
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ื›ื™ ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ, ืื ื—ื ื• ื—ื•ืœืงื™ื ืืช ืื•ืชื” ืžื”ืคื™ื›ื”.
10:27
So if we share the problems,
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ืื– ืื ืื ื—ื ื• ื—ื•ืœืงื™ื ืืช ื”ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช,
10:29
why aren't we doing a better job of sharing the successes?
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ืžื“ื•ืข ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืœื—ืœื•ืง ืืช ื”ื”ืฆืœื—ื•ืช?
10:33
How can we do that?
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ื›ื™ืฆื“?
10:34
Well, in the long term,
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ื‘ื˜ื•ื•ื— ื”ืืจื•ืš,
10:35
we can shoot towards increasing inter-African trade,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื›ื•ื•ืŸ ืœื”ื’ื“ืœืช ื”ืžืกื—ืจ ื‘ืชื•ืš ืืคืจื™ืงื”
10:38
removing borders and putting pressure on leaders
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ืœื”ืกื™ืจ ืืช ื”ื’ื‘ื•ืœื•ืช ื•ืœืœื—ื•ืฅ ืขืœ ื”ืžื ื”ื™ื’ื™ื
10:41
to fulfill regional agreements they've already signed.
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ืœืขืžื•ื“ ื‘ื”ืกื›ืžื™ื ื”ืื–ื•ืจื™ื™ื ืฉืขืœื™ื”ื ื”ื ื›ื‘ืจ ื—ืชืžื•.
10:45
But I think that the biggest way for Africa to share its successes
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืฉื”ื“ืจืš ื”ืžื•ืฆืœื—ืช ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืœ ืืคืจื™ืงื” ืœื—ืœื•ืง ืืช ื”ื”ืฆืœื—ื” ืฉืœื”
10:50
is to foster something I like to call social Pan-Africanism.
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ื”ื™ื ืœืืžืฅ ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ืช ืœืงืจื•ื ืœื• ืคืืŸ-ืืคืจื™ืงื ื™ื–ื ื—ื‘ืจืชื™.
10:55
Now, political Pan-Africanism already exists,
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืคืืŸ-ืืคืจื™ืงื ื™ื–ื ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ ื›ื‘ืจ ืงื™ื™ื,
10:58
so I'm not inventing anything totally new here.
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ื›ืš ืฉืื ื™ ืœื ืžืžืฆื™ืื” ืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ื—ื“ืฉ ื›ืืŸ.
11:01
But political Pan-Africanism
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ืื‘ืœ ืคืืŸ-ืืคืจื™ืงื ื™ื–ื ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™
11:02
is usually the African unity of the political elite.
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ื”ื•ื ื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ ื”ืื—ื“ื•ืช ื”ืืคืจื™ืงื ื™ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืืœื™ื˜ื” ื”ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืช.
11:06
And who does that benefit?
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ื•ืœืžื™ ื–ื” ืžื•ืขื™ืœ?
11:07
Well, African leaders, almost exclusively.
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ื›ืžืขื˜ ืืš ื•ืจืง ืœืžื ื”ื™ื’ื™ื ื”ืืคืจื™ืงื ื™ื.
11:11
No, what I'm talking about
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ืœื, ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ืžื“ื‘ืจืช ืขืœื™ื•
11:14
is the Pan-Africanism of the ordinary African.
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ื”ื•ื ื”ืคืืŸ-ืืคืจื™ืงื ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืืคืจื™ืงื ื™ ื”ืžืžื•ืฆืข.
11:17
Young Africans like me,
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ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื ืืคืจื™ืงื ื™ื ื›ืžื•ื ื™,
11:19
we are bursting with creative energy,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืชืคื•ืฆืฆื™ื ืžืื ืจื’ื™ื•ืช ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™ื•ืช,
11:22
with innovative ideas.
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ืžืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ื—ื“ืฉื ื™ื™ื.
11:25
But with bad governance and shaky institutions,
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ืื‘ืœ ืขื ืžืฉื˜ืจ ื’ืจื•ืข ื•ืžื•ืกื“ื•ืช ืจืขื•ืขื™ื,
11:28
all of this potential could go to waste.
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ื›ืœ ื”ืคื•ื˜ื ืฆื™ืืœ ื”ื–ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืชื‘ื–ื‘ื–.
11:31
On a continent where more than a handful of leaders
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ื‘ื™ื‘ืฉืช ืฉื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืงื•ืžืฅ ืžื ื”ื™ื’ื™ื
11:34
have been in power longer
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ื ืžืฆื ื‘ืฉืœื˜ื•ืŸ ื›ื‘ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ
11:35
than the majority of the populations has been alive,
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ืžืฉื ื•ืช ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœ ืžืจื‘ื™ืช ื”ืื•ื›ืœื•ืกื™ื”,
11:40
we are in desperate need of something new,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื–ืงื•ืงื™ื ื ื•ืืฉื•ืช ืœืžืฉื”ื• ื—ื“ืฉ,
11:43
something that works.
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ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืขื•ื‘ื“.
11:46
And I think that thing is social Pan-Africanism.
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ื•ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืฉื”ืžืฉื”ื• ื”ื–ื” ื”ื•ื ืคืืŸ-ืืคืจื™ืงื ื™ื–ื ื—ื‘ืจืชื™.
11:51
My dream is that young Africans
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ื”ื—ืœื•ื ืฉืœื™ ื”ื•ื, ืฉืฆืขื™ืจื™ื ืืคืจื™ืงื ื™ื
11:54
stop allowing borders and circumstance to suffocate our innovation.
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ื™ืคืกื™ืงื• ืœืชืช ืœื’ื‘ื•ืœื•ืช ื•ืœื ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช ืœื—ื ื•ืง ืืช ื”ื—ื“ืฉื ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•.
12:00
My dream is that when a young African comes up with something brilliant,
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ื”ื—ืœื•ื ืฉืœื™ ื”ื•ื, ืฉื›ืืฉืจ ืืคืจื™ืงื ื™ ืฆืขื™ืจ ื™ื‘ื•ื ืขื ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ืžื‘ืจื™ืง,
12:04
they don't say, "Well, this wouldn't work in my country,"
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ื”ื•ื ืœื ื™ืืžืจ: "ื ื•, ื˜ื•ื‘, ื–ื” ืœื ื™ืขื‘ื•ื“ ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ื” ืฉืœื™",
12:08
and then give up.
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ื•ื™ื•ื•ืชืจ.
12:09
My dream is that young Africans begin to realize
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ื”ื—ืœื•ื ืฉืœื™ ื”ื•ื ืฉืืคืจื™ืงื ื™ื ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื ื™ืชื—ื™ืœื• ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ
12:13
that the entire continent is our canvas, is our home.
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ืฉื”ื™ื‘ืฉืช ื›ื•ืœื” ื”ื™ื ื™ืจื™ืขืช ื”ืฆื™ื•ืจ ืฉืœื ื•, ื”ื™ื ื”ื‘ื™ืช ืฉืœื ื•.
12:18
Using the Internet, we can begin to think collaboratively,
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ื“ืจืš ื”ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜, ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื‘ืžื•ื ื—ื™ื ืฉืœ ืฉื™ืชื•ืฃ ืคืขื•ืœื”.
12:23
we can begin to innovate together.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื”ืžืฆื™ื ื™ื—ื“.
12:25
In Africa, we say, "If you want to go fast, you go alone,
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ื‘ืืคืจื™ืงื” ืื ื—ื ื• ืื•ืžืจื™ื, "ืื ืืชื” ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืœื›ืช ืžื”ืจ, ืœืš ืœื‘ื“,
12:29
but if you want to go far, you go together."
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ืืชื” ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืจื—ื•ืง, ืœืš ื™ื—ื“".
12:32
And I believe that social Pan-Africanism is how we can go far together.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืžืืžื™ื ื” ืฉืคืืŸ-ืืคืจื™ืงื ื™ื–ื ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ ื”ื•ื ื”ื“ืจืš ืฉื‘ื” ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืจื—ื•ืง ื™ื—ื“.
12:39
And this is already happening.
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ื•ื–ื” ื›ื‘ืจ ืงื•ืจื”.
12:41
Access to these online networks has given young Africans
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ื”ื’ื™ืฉื” ืœืจืฉืชื•ืช ื”ืžืงื•ื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืืœื” ื ืชื ื” ืœืฆืขื™ืจื™ื ืืคืจื™ืงื ื™ื
12:44
something we've always had to violently take: a voice.
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ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืชืžื™ื“ ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืงื—ืช ื‘ืืœื™ืžื•ืช: ืงื•ืœ.
12:48
We now have a platform.
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ืชืฉืชื™ืช.
12:50
Before now, if you wanted to hear from the youth in Africa,
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ืœืคื ื™ ื›ืŸ, ืื ืจืฆื™ืช ืœืฉืžื•ืข ืืช ืฆืขื™ืจื™ ืืคืจื™ืงื”,
12:54
you waited for the 65-year-old minister of youth --
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ื”ื™ื™ืช ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื—ื›ื•ืช ืœืฉืจ ื”ื ื•ืขืจ, ื‘ืŸ ื”65 --
12:58
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
12:59
to wake up in the morning,
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื™ืชืขื•ืจืจ ื‘ื‘ื•ืงืจ,
13:01
take his heartburn medication
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ื™ื™ื˜ื•ืœ ืืช ื”ืชืจื•ืคื” ื ื’ื“ ืฆืจื‘ืช
13:05
and then tell you the plans he has for your generation
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ื•ืื– ื™ืกืคืจ ืœืš ืขืœ ื”ืชื›ื ื™ื•ืช ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื• ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื‘ื ื™ ื”ื“ื•ืจ ืฉืœืš
13:08
in 20 years time.
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ืœืขื•ื“ 20 ืฉื ื”.
13:10
Before now, if you wanted to be heard by your possibly tyrannical government,
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ืœืคื ื™ ื›ืŸ, ืื ืจืฆื™ืช ืœื”ื™ืฉืžืข ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืžืžืฉืœื” ื”ืขืจื™ืฆื” ืฉืœืš,
13:16
you were pushed to protest, suffer the consequences
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ื”ื™ื• ื“ื•ื—ืงื™ื ืื•ืชืš ืœื”ืคื’ื™ืŸ, ืœืฉืืช ื‘ืชื•ืฆืื•ืช
13:19
and have your fingers crossed
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ื•ืœื”ื—ื–ื™ืง ืืฆื‘ืขื•ืช
13:21
that some Western paper somewhere might make someone care.
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ืฉืื™ื–ื” ืขื™ืชื•ืŸ ืžืขืจื‘ื™ ืื™ืคืฉื”ื• ื™ื’ืจื•ื ืฉืœืžื™ืฉื”ื• ื™ื”ื™ื” ืื™ื›ืคืช.
13:25
But now we have opportunities to back each other up
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ืื‘ืœ ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ืœื’ื‘ื•ืช ื–ื” ืืช ื–ื”
13:28
in ways we never could before.
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ื‘ื“ืจื›ื™ื ืฉื‘ื”ืŸ ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื–ืืช ืžืขื•ืœื.
13:30
We support South African students
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืชื•ืžื›ื™ื ื‘ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ื™ื ื“ืจื•ื ืืคืจื™ืงื ื™ื
13:32
who are marching against ridiculously high tertiary fees.
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ืฉืฆื•ืขื“ื™ื ื‘ืžื—ืื” ื ื’ื“ ืฉื›ืจ ืœื™ืžื•ื“ ื’ื‘ื•ื” ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืžื’ื•ื—ืš.
13:36
We support Zimbabwean women who are marching to parliament.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืชื•ืžื›ื™ื ื‘ื ืฉื™ื ื–ื™ืžื‘ื‘ื•ืื ื™ื•ืช ืฉืฆื•ืขื“ื•ืช ืœืคืจืœืžื ื˜.
13:39
We support Angolan journalists who are being illegally detained.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืชื•ืžื›ื™ื ื‘ืขื™ืชื•ื ืื™ื ืื ื’ื•ืœื™ื™ื ืฉื ื›ืœืื™ื ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื‘ืœืชื™ ื—ื•ืงื™.
13:43
For the first time ever,
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ื‘ืคืขื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืื– ื•ืžืขื•ืœื,
13:45
African pain and African aspiration
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ืœื›ืื‘ ื”ืืคืจื™ืงื ื™ ื•ืœืฉืื™ืคื” ื”ืืคืจื™ืงื ื™ืช
13:50
has the ability to be witnessed
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ื™ืฉ ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ืœื”ื™ืจืื•ืช
13:53
by those who can empathize with it the most:
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ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืืœื” ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ื–ื“ื”ื•ืช ืขื™ืžืŸ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื›ื•ืœื:
13:57
other Africans.
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ืืคืจื™ืงื ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื.
13:58
I believe that with a social Pan-Africanist thinking
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ืื ื™ ืžืืžื™ื ื” ืฉืขื ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ืช ืคืืŸ-ืืคืจื™ืงื ื™ืช
14:02
and using the Internet as a tool,
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ื•ืขื ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜ ื›ื›ืœื™,
14:05
we can begin to rescue each other,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื”ืฆื™ืœ ืืœื” ืืช ืืœื”,
14:08
and ultimately, to rescue ourselves.
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ื•ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ, ืœื”ืฆื™ืœ ืืช ืขืฆืžื ื•.
14:12
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื.
14:13
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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