Kabiné Komara: “My most important and exciting challenge was helping to save my country from chaos and war… without a single cent”

Policy Innovation Podcast

31-08-2021 • 20 min

Today's guest is Kabiné Komara, an Adviser, Author, and former Prime Minister of Guinea.

In this episode, key topics discussed include:

  • Why climate change and access to jobs are two of our biggest shared issues globally
  • Good governance is one of the biggest challenges facing Africa
  • We need to better manage and share resources, especially water - otherwise there is angriness and conflict
  • Conflicts over water in Nigeria and Syria led to deaths, demonstrations and mass migration
  • Water sharing between countries brings about peace!
  • Budgets need to reflect the priority and size of problems
  • Seeing young people around the world coming together to find solutions is a source of hope, but it needs to be sustained and protected

Kabiné Komara was introduced to the podcast by Sundeep Waslekar, who was interviewed in an earlier episode, which you can check out here.

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