Good. On t. W. With different languages we fight for Different Things thats fine but we all stick up for Freedom Freedom of speech and freedom of press. Giving freedom of Choice Global news that matters. Made for minds. On the move. It is a fresh start for stood down a new Prime Minister pledges to tackle the countrys severe economic crisis and build a balanced foreign policy. Also coming up the mobile gender gap is still big in many african countries Women Entrepreneurs norge initiatives to give young girls the skills they need to play in. Active role in africas anomie. And overfishing is reducing fish stocks around the world the dramatic decline is causing Economic Hardship in ghana fishing communities. Welcome to the business in africa i want to get good to have you with us so don has a new Prime Minister and hes about to achieve peace and rebuild to the countrys battered economy abdullah doc is a respected former official of the United Nations Economic Commission for africa but he will have his work cut out for him 30 years of autocracy corruption and the impact of International Sanctions on the former government of brought the sudanese economy to its knees. Fellow abrasions through the night at green square in khartoum the sudanese people pushed a dictator out and then protested against a military led government now they finally have civilian rule. We will have a plan that will address the media challenges so war to cover the program addressing the felt need by the people issues of inflation. Availability of commodities we fuel medicine and all that the revolution was sparked by rising living costs inflation is about 40 percent. Were optimistic about the new Prime Minister because he has an economics background were optimistic that this man can get sudan out of its economic crisis. A fresh start for sudan a new prospects for its people hoping for an economic upswing. Learning about technology and practical science can help children develop into critical thinkers and to be successful now that is especially important for girls in africa where the socalled gender gap is still prevalent and initiative in ghana is trying to bridge that gap its called tech needs girls and it aims to encourage Young Africans to develop technology tools. They worked hard to get to this moment the is going to and girls are graduating from an information and Communications Technology or i. C. T. Course as well as mastering programming theyve also shot her gender stereotypes its like football so my space made for boys only boys girls also come and do to come. Deals to alchemy power to be creative in computer courses just one example of efforts to reduce whats known as the mobile gender gap a measure of womens access to attack as compared to mans gender imbalance in tech is an especially big problem in africa where 7 out of 10 smartphone owners are men reasons for the imbalance include educational and economic inequality as well as cultural restrictions according to some asked him its global Gross Domestic Product would rise by 700000000000. 00 if the mobile gender gap were elimination. For more im joined by. The. Practice that yes and she is the founder of limit Breakers Global Foundation a plan. Firm that wants to empower girls and break the limits as its already in the title to reach the board of the companies and you actually founded something as called women on boards its a program that you launched this year tell us a little bit about that its a program that is deliberate about creating a pipeline and talent for women that are going to serve and boards especially with the 4th investment revolution based tech talent and we believe that africa is ready for woman that will sit on boards that also have expertise in technology and of course gender gap is is not just prone to african nations we know that here in europe tell me what do you think what change in the corporate landscape when there are more women it top positions i think i think what will change is that the circle will become seat when women are fighting for their right from the bottom maybe by the time the message gets to the board it might be miss. Translated but when women have seats on the board and they can engage and partner and create more awareness that will change because their influence will come from the top and not from the bottom are you based in the south africa yes i am and i have it here black and white that the Global Gender Gap report of the World Economic forum ranks south africa among the top 20 countries out of 150. 00 when it comes to gender equality thats not bad absolutely is there room for improvement absolutely this year our president increased his cabinet for the 1st time we have 50 percent women so room for improvement on state owned it to entities and also a list of companies i think i still think believe that there is room for improvement there to have more women sitting on boards so what are the Biggest Challenges you would say to overcome. I think its the networking number one. The board culture for now was very much of a network and previously a boys club so those are the challenges and women also need to step up to also know and be deliberate about their networking so they also have a responsibility to start to play in that space networking is also a reason why you are here in berlin and i believe this is part of the female take business in Africa Program why berlin and how is it going. Im here because of an impact angio they have big prisons across africa and theyve brought us all together its gonna kenya and south africa and this is also a deliberate platform for us to look at opportunities amongst ourselves within the continent i mean already had women in ghana and also in kenya that are interested into this initiative all right no key or no couture in the Global Warming ill get it right one day im sure we need to get and its so good to have you here in the studio with us thank you so much for your time you for your time monica. Well why technology as we just heard it is crucial to africas Economic Development to dismantle industries such as agriculture and fishing still largely dominate the way people make ends meet now overfishing is reducing fish stocks around the world and africa has been particularly badly affected in ghana the situation is becoming serious over 2 and a half 1000000 gagnons fish and to the wellbeing of the industry is critical to livelihoods in the west african country. Every morning uncle yanks and goes out to sea full of hope he has been a fisherman for over 12 years it was his own uncle who taught him when he was a boy. Now yanks in a showing his own sons the ropes of fishing is getting more difficult here. And thats why we start our day by asking god to help us to catch some fish or other was my dont know what we will eat at home but i want to this is the only thing i can do to look after my wife and my kids. And if youre here for a. Song as well as prayer is used to try and coax some fish into the nets for a long time the good man coast was home to one of africas most fish rich bodies of water but in the last 15 years fish stocks have dropped by half and today its the same old story for uncle arthur yanks and his prayers for full nets have not been answered. But the fish market in the town of elmina some fishermen have done a bit better it seems but the fact remains that the ocean here has been heavily over fished and the marine ecosystem is in danger earlier this year the government took action. Symbolically closing the sea. In the name of the father and of the so. No of the holy spirit. Last spring going in ministry of fisheries decided to impose a fishing ban on the countrys coastal region. Busy plan to reduce fishing or forts. That was the initial idea and also to assure that the. Talks at this time it is expected. That my geraghty or fish will be spawning. It is the time for them to spawn. These are hard times for granted fisherman this fishing ban will not be the last but it may well help secure a future livelihood not just for uncle yanks and but for the millions of going to ns who depend on fishing. Tending to iran now where president Hassan Rouhani wants to delete force erodes from the National Currency the reality and also rename it in future it will be called toma and that is a historic name because the iranian currency was called toma until 925. 00 the proposal is part of a plan to curb the rapidly rising cost of living but experts are skeptical that the move will really change anything but everything has grown more expensive here and many iranians know struggled to afford even basics like Fresh Produce the countrys spiraling inflation is driving prices up faster than incomes inflation has now hit nearly 40 percent the many zeros on the banknotes are deceptive the iranian currency the real has fallen dramatically in value a single u. S. Dollar is now worth over 116000 reales thats just a quarter of what it was worth 4 years ago when iran signed the Nuclear Treaty its since been dropped by the us. Most iranians view the president s plan to eliminate 4 zeroes from the currency in order to lower the cost of living as little more than a deception for a go before you set for trial before nothing will change by knocking zeroes off the currency. Nothing will change by reviving coins in transactions nothing will change by lowering the price of dollars we saw that even when the dollar price fell prices didnt decline for you. To just point you fiddling with the currency wont solve irans economic woes since the u. S. Imposed new economic sanctions the countrys economy has been in the doldrums and irans bloated bureaucracy isnt helping private companies to create jobs even though theyre urgently needed unemployment is hovering at around 12 percent and almost a quarter of young people are out of work. The u. S. Sanctions have discouraged almost all Foreign Investment further worsening the situation especially for iranians who didnt have much in the 1st place. And thats it for me and the Business Team here and the end for this edition of business africa as always thanks for keeping us company. Good. For journalists to discuss the topic. Coming up on quadriga hong kong protesters want china to respect the rule of law and the citys semi autonomous that but give them gum freedom theyre going mad about that coming up on the border. 60 minutes. Takes a person. With. Plans to make the game so special. Should. The become a more than foot long line. This is the. News africa coming up in the next 15 minutes the foes whove become friends the president s old ones and youve got to have ended it just fears that damage trade between these countries waited was 70 and they had accused each other of spying assassinations admittedly. And the efforts to heal divisions along religious lines
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