Leadership in Africa

[Masplanc]

Africa politians do not understand what leadership mean. They think being a leader is only just to occupy the sit of a governor and president.
They do not understand that being a leader is more than a political status.
Quality of a good leadership is to affect the life of people, a good leader must be a role model to his people. Most Africa nation's do not have leader. Africa only have rulers who are occupying positions. If Africa should have leaders the rate of poverty, corruption and insecurity will be at a lower level.

[Charles-Tim]

No doubt about that, the leaders that will sick and travel abroad for treatment, because they make here bad for citizens, good health care they can not build, just one of it, there are still many lapses. I am tired talking about this as nothing is changing. Only in Africa are leaders traveling abroad for treatment, their children are citizens of USA, UK but calling themselves leaders.

[dalmtainac_sam]

There is no such thing as Good Leader in this day and time.Every  single one of them is corrupted.Maybe they are good at the begining but later they show their true colors.

[yhiaali3]

This is the case in most of the third world countries and the poor countries of the world, they only care about sitting on the seat of government and do not care about their people and the real needs of their countries for development, unfortunately when personal interests overcome the interests of the nation, this will be the result that we see now, these countries will remain backward and it is difficult It has to catch up with the developed countries.
Rulers have to change their thinking and their goal is the interest of the nation and the people, not their personal interests. Only then can their countries advance.

[yazher]

Africa is no different than the other leaders in South America where their leaders are not enough to revive their countries. Things have already gone too far on this continents and Some part of Asia is also no difference. Corrupt leaders are the main cause of this issue where you cannot distinguish anymore on who are among them are truthful in their speech or not. You can only tell when it's already over when they are already in the chair. In a democratic country, people need to wait for years for a leader to finish his term until then, they will suffer a major issue of corruption in their countries due to their poor selections on who they want to run their country.

[posi]

First, African politic is now cultism thats why replicate the same habit of stealing the national fund over and any politician that choose to do it right will be kill. So, we are lying if we say Africa leaders dont understand what leadership mean because they totally understand it but just dont want to follow the right leadership tips. Besides, the last time I checked they know everything they can do to make things better for their cause during the British colonism every area that will contain hospitals, public schools,roads etc are already in paper. They know all this but they just ignore.

[blackened515]

The problem with Africa has always been the Leaders. Those who control the affair of the countries in Africa, all they think of is themselves. They don't care about the economy and the citizens, they just keep embezzling the fund meant for the development of the countries they governed. Africa have so many natural resources, but despite that they are rated as the poorest continent. Africa can do better if only they can manage their resources properly.

[Stevcummings]

First, African politic is now cultism thats why replicate the same habit of stealing the national fund over and any politician that choose to do it right will be kill. So, we are lying if we say Africa leaders dont understand what leadership mean because they totally understand it but just dont want to follow the right leadership tips. Besides, the last time I checked they know everything they can do to make things better for their cause during the British colonism every area that will contain hospitals, public schools,roads etc are already in paper. They know all this but they just ignore.

African politicians and leaders have done little to improve the welfare of their people, who are very poor, while they live in opulence. They dictate how state affairs and funds are managed and how they don’t care about the masses who voted them. They talk more about Democracy and don’t practice Democracy, where the voters decides who rules them after thorough conviction. But it seems elections don’t seem to help, mainly as the politicians are the same. Despite African political parties espousing different ideologies and launching welfare manifestos, nothing really changes when governments change.

[Stevcummings]

No doubt about that, the leaders that will sick and travel abroad for treatment, because they make here bad for citizens, good health care they can not build, just one of it, there are still many lapses. I am tired talking about this as nothing is changing. Only in Africa are leaders traveling abroad for treatment, their children are citizens of USA, UK but calling themselves leaders.

You speak the truth, nothing seems to be done. Many will say the problem of African leadership is "Godfatherism". Where the godfathers dictate who holds what public office without regard for competence and internal democracy, because of what they think to earn. By this, corruption tends to set in because of a lack of honest and accountable leaders.

[Xinarae*]

Africa's leadership is weak because the government of their country is left to politicians. There is inequality between the rich and the poor for political influence that is why the poverty rate is the highest here although south africa has taken important and effective steps in this regard the real test of the country's health system still remains. And since South African society is one of the most socio economically unequal in the world the test will determine the behavior of the country's poorest communities.

[Smartvirus]

Leadership in African nations has become an opportunist thing, where the opportune individual doesn't even have to merit it or have Leadership qualities to aspire for a position of honour. Lots of godfatherism in the system and as such, a bad trend is left to continue as you must follow the works of your predecessors in most cases. It  becomes really annoying to see these shots happen and funny enough, stopping it almost seems so impossible. You se the same people you  read about in your elementary school days still ruling the nation either directly or indirectly and your left to ask yourself, are there no room for new generations and ne w breeds of leaders?
There is a serious need for a change else, the suffering of the people is sure to continue.

[Mistafreeze]

African leaders should focus more on the hospitals in Africa the rate at which they spend on foreign hospitals is very bad and secondly, they see political positions as an opportunity to embezzle funds to themselves and not think of the masses they governed. They rely more on the European countries for help, they are not independent in their decision making. Child right and Poverty should be the priority of every good leader.

[posi]

African leaders should focus more on the hospitals in Africa the rate at which they spend on foreign hospitals is very bad and secondly, they see political positions as an opportunity to embezzle funds to themselves and not think of the masses they governed. They rely more on the European countries for help, they are not independent in their decision making. Child right and Poverty should be the priority of every good leader.

You make a beautiful point but I think the number one correction the African governments or political leaders need to make is to stop using their political position in embezzling the nation's funds.
If this is done there will be good hospitals, roads, sound electric power supply, there will be no insurgency and their currency will have the chance to compete with the US dollars just like before.

First, African politic is now cultism thats why replicate the same habit of stealing the national fund over and any politician that choose to do it right will be kill. So, we are lying if we say Africa leaders dont understand what leadership mean because they totally understand it but just dont want to follow the right leadership tips. Besides, the last time I checked they know everything they can do to make things better for their cause during the British colonism every area that will contain hospitals, public schools,roads etc are already in paper. They know all this but they just ignore.

African politicians and leaders have done little to improve the welfare of their people, who are very poor, while they live in opulence. They dictate how state affairs and funds are managed and how they don’t care about the masses who voted them. They talk more about Democracy and don’t practice Democracy, where the voters decides who rules them after thorough conviction. But it seems elections don’t seem to help, mainly as the politicians are the same. Despite African political parties espousing different ideologies and launching welfare manifestos, nothing really changes when governments change.

Election wont help If the cultism played by the African leader is not stop thats why the different ideas used are not working. The people that want to embezz money are 95% while those that want change to happen are 5% do you think it will work?

[Desmong]

Please when talking about Africa, try to pin point the bad eggs like Nigeria, Gambia, Cameroun etc. A country with great and diverse people but the greed that had endow Africans especially the black had really affected their  leaders who are the politicians having nothing in their heads rather than to embezzles public funds in the name of contracts execution. I come in peace!

[Bigmikie]

African Leadership is something else, it means the political position for instance is meant for the aged while the vibrant youth are the ones protecing them. Go and check well i dont have to talk much about

[Phanditha Echevarria]

No doubt about that, the leaders that will sick and travel abroad for treatment, because they make here bad for citizens, good health care they can not build, just one of it, there are still many lapses. I am tired talking about this as nothing is changing. Only in Africa are leaders traveling abroad for treatment, their children are citizens of USA, UK but calling themselves leaders.

This issue is not worth discussing. The leaders of African countries are mostly puppets, and they represent the interests of developed countries. It is impossible to make huge efforts for the development of one's own country. Because the resources of the African world are firmly controlled in the hands of developed countries.

[Mpamaegbu]

Africa politians do not understand what leadership mean. They think being a leader is only just to occupy the sit of a governor and president.
They do not understand that being a leader is more than a political status.

In fact, for them it's a time to lord it over the citizens they seem to govern and steal their collective wealth. That's the mindset of an African leader, from the lowest to the highest echelon. I know of people who already pledged to plunder the country once elected to any political post. It's really appalling and I don't know if Africans will ever get themselves rid of that mentality. Even those who are badly led have a way of justifying the actions of those who misgovern them by taking sides with them. Just look at what even happened in South Africa a few days ago once Jacob Zuma was found guilty by a competent court of law. Those from his tribe and who took sides with him went on rampage, destroying and looting.

[Mondiba]

Bad leadership is display of attitude. Government is not bad but the person in the position is the one displaying his attitude which in turn affect government creating a world which do exist.

[Slow death]

Africans know what it means to be a leader, they just ignore it to satisfy their whims, they want to get very rich and that's because of their own traumatized childhood they had. in Africa more than 40 years ago there was war, there was colonization and this brought a lot of suffering and humiliation that made many people who had fought in those years began to think that the country they freed belonged to them and as a result they became very bad people and likes and dictators. when I hear my uncles talk about the times of war I realize that the trauma still haunts them today