english: You see, all these countries I lived in, the coups d'état and the corruption I'd seen in Ghana and Gambia and in Zimbabwe, contrasted with the wonderful examples I had seen in Botswana and in South  Africa of good leadership.
non_english: Alle landen waar ik gewoond had, de staatsgrepen en de corruptie die ik had gezien in Ghana en Gambia en in Zimbabwe, stonden in contrast met de schitterende voorbeelden van leiderschap die ik had gezien in Botswana en in Zuid-Afrika.