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After an enlightening conversation on US imperialism, PanAfricanism, & other timely topics, Dr. Gerald Horne, oftentimes called "the people's historian", reminds us that "VICTORY IS CERTAIN!" ✌🏿✊🏿
Listen to the latest episode of
#TheOtherNarrative
here 👇🏿
“We will challenge stories told about us, and we will analyze issues that are relevant to us, from a position of owners, never subjects.”
Here's
@0to1infinity
explaining the mission statement & objective of our forthcoming podcast,
#TheOtherNarrative
.
Watch the address of Professor Ambassador Mohammed Hassan talking about Ethiopia on
@AfroAsiaInst
Prof. Mohammed is a professor and historian of the modern Ethiopian state and a former Ethiopian ambassador to the European Union in Brussels, Belgium.
Controlling ports, land grabbing, smuggling gold, the sponsoring of conflicts, & so much more. The
#UAE
's growing expansion into
#Africa
deserves urgent scrutiny.
Summarized in issue 4 of
@AfroAsiaInst
's The Other Narrative newsletter.
Download here:
SPEAKING NOW: Milena Bereket:
“The Bretton Woods Institution are rigged in favour of the former colonizers. It is a continuation of yesteryears imperialists, they don’t work for us”
“In Africa, we are anything but poor.”
#AfroAsiaConference
#AALaunch
At our upcoming conference of the
@AfroAsiaInst
for Strategic Studies on 14th January 2024, we will hear from Milena Bereket
@0to1infinity
on the topic:
African Aspirations, Bretton Woods Institutions & Domination by the West.
#AAILaunch
#AfroAsiaLaunch
Our Founder & Executive Director
@AbdiwahabSheik7
closed the launch & inaugural conference with a speech
A Conference on Charting a New Course For The Region.
The
@AfroAsiaInst
Institute for Strategic Studies.
Bridging Vision with Strategic Reality.
We are glad to have Professor Ambassador Mohammed Hassan who will address our inaugural conference on the 13th & 14th January 2024 at the Sarova PanAfric Hotel, Nairobi.
“We will also hear from former Prime Minister
@AliMGedi
and Sheikh
@ShAbdiHersy
too.
@AbdiwahabSheik7
At our upcoming conference of the
@AfroAsiaInst
for Strategic Studies on 14th January 2024, we will hear from Milena Bereket
@0to1infinity
on the topic:
African Aspirations, Bretton Woods Institutions & Domination by the West.
#AAILaunch
#AfroAsiaLaunch
The
@AfroAsiaInst
Institute for Strategic Studies Founder & Executive Director Professor
@AbdiwahabSheik7
welcomes you all to our official launch and inaugural conference happening on 13th & 14th January 2024.
📍 Sarova PanAfric, Nairobi
For a Timely Conference For the Region.
“Ethiopian Prime Minister is living on borrowed time, he has ignited powerful Somali nationalism with his rhetoric of seeking of a port.”
“Ethiopia is under a volcanic situation ignited by Abiy Ahmed, the country is on the verge of collapse rife with hate & ethnic divisions.”
The AfroAsia Institute for Strategic Studies is officially launched in Nairobi with an inaugural conference.
Founder & Executive Director spoke with
@KTNNewsKE
on the objectives & goals of
@AfroAsiaInst
“The Horn of Africa, East Africa & Africa needs their perspectives told.”
Immense pride as
#Eritrea
n cyclist
#BiniamGirmay
becomes the first Black African to win a Stage - the 3rd, and also the longest leg of this year's prestigious Tour De France spanning 231km. Biniam's inspiring personal achievement also marks a historic moment for his country and
Researcher & Scholar
@0to1infinity
Milena’s answer to the leading factors that impede unity & development in the Horn of Africa.
Link to the full discussion-
DAY TWO of the
@AfroAsiaInst
Institute for Strategic Studies was a success. Thanks to all participants!
THEME: A Conference on Charting a New Course For The Region.
Date: 13th & 14th January 2024.
Thanks to all participants! We would like to convey our gratitude to you all.
Sheikh
@ShAbdiHersy
Renown Imam, Scholar, Social and Political Commentator will be with us at the
@AfroAsiaInst
for Strategic Studies Conference tomorrow Saturday 13th Jan 2024.
Sheikh Abdi Hersy will be speaking on Somalia’s Foreign Policy Priorities & National Interest.
"There are endless similarities between the HOA & the AES....Keeping current w/events in the HOA will help the AES trio fortify their alliance against all pressures aimed at destroying it."
Issue 3,
#TheOtherNarrative
newsletter.
Download EN & FR here:
The
@AfroAsiaInst
is honoured to have a special guest speaker- Honourable Halima Gutale
@FrauSchwarz3
from Germany.
Halima is an Ambassador for Democracy & Tolerance. She is also an Elected City, County & District Chairwoman for the Social Democratic Party of Germany.
JOIN US!
Introducing
#TheOtherNarrative
Newsletter - a concise digest of thought-provoking insights tailored for an African 🌍 audience.
#Africa
's Underdevelopment is Replenished by the
#IMF
(Issue 001)
Professor Ambassador Mohammed Hassan, an authority on the formation of the modern state of Ethiopia will be with us
@AfroAsiaInst
on 13th & 14th January 2024.
He will address: The Regionalization of the conflict in Ethiopia.
&
The Role of the UAE in the Horn of Africa.
“The conference aims to promote dialogue, cooperation & peacebuilding among the different communities and countries in the Horn of Africa as well as other EAC nations.”
@citizentvkenya
‘s feature of the
@AfroAsiaInst
and our insurance conference.
MP, Honourable
@FarahMaalimM
spoke to our conference participants on The New Scramble for African Resources, Lengths Scaled to Protect National Dignity & Preservation.
Honourable Farah is a veteran lawmaker, former deputy speaker & a regional leader.
“The Palestinian cause is not a cause for Palestinians only, but a cause for every revolutionary, wherever he is, as a cause of the exploited and oppressed masses in our era.” Ghassan Kanafani, founding member of the PFLP, assassinated OTD in 1972 by Mossad.
Solidarity with 🇵🇸✌🏿
We had an interactive session after our guest panelist’s session on Why the Horn of Africa Remains A Test Case for African Unity and Development.
Thank you to
@abdihoosow
@ShAbdiHersy
@0to1infinity
@AbdifatahTahir
and Sheikh Abdu-Rahman Bashir.
Thank you to our audience!
When speaking about pressing issues
@FrauSchwarz3
says we shouldn’t shy away from pointing out the obvious wrongs.
“Calling out nepotism doesn’t mean you are attacking personalities within the leadership.” Halima Gutale.
Link to the full discussion-
Esteemed Sheikh Abdul-Rahman Bashir will be joining our inaugural conference tomorrow Saturday 13th January 2024.
Sheikh AbdulRahman will address the geopolitical challenges with a special focus on Djibouti & Somalia.
He will also share his informed outlook on Ethiopia.
DAY TWO of the
@AfroAsiaInst
was a success. Thanks to all participants!
THEME: A Conference on Charting a New Course For The Region.
DATE: 13th & 14th January 2024.
Sheikh
@ShAbdiHersy
sends a wake up call to Somalia & the region on what is needed to hold power to account and what it takes to stand up for your country.
“For the criticisms & death threats incurred while doing my duty, wallah I’m happy”
Full Video-
"...the 500 year war on
#Africa
, that we euphemistically call colonialism, & I call the European age of atrocity, has never ended."
Listen to
@AdhiamboKE
's chat with
#TheOtherNarrative
. Her challenge to us is to imagine a new African origin story...
How can we have unity if one country wants to take the land and sea of another in the region?
Asks
@abdihoosow
in our panel discussion on why the Horn of Africa remains a test case for African Unity & Development.
Link to the full discussion-
“..we have the right to own our development processes and objectives and sequence our nation-building steps according to our context & need”
Milena Bereket
@0to1infinity
for the
@AfroAsiaInst
Facebook-
YouTube-
Halima Gutale spoke at
@AfroAsiaInst
on being a proud Somali abroad.
Halima Gutale
@FrauSchwarz3
is an Ambassador for Democracy and Tolerance, She is an elected City, County & District Chairwoman in the Social Democratic Party of Germany.
Full Address-
The AfroAsia Institute for Strategic Studies had a successful Launch & Inaugural Conference.
We were especially pleased to heqr from Prof Macharia Munene,Dr
@H_Khannenje
and opening remarks from our Executive Director & Founder
@AbdiwahabSheik7
#AfroAsiaLaunch
#AALaunch
At our upcoming conference of the
@AfroAsiaInst
for Strategic Studies on 14th January 2024, we will have an address by:
Honourable MP
@FarahMaalimM
On The New Scramble for African Resources, Lengths Scaled to Protect National Dignity & Preservation.
#AAILaunch
#AfroAsiaLaunch
"As far as
@AfroAsiaInst
is concerned, Africa's ongoing struggle against imperialism/neocolonialism is strongly linked with (& will be affected by the outcome of) the Palestinian struggle for self-determination."
Read/Share
#TheOtherNarrative
(Issue 5)
Mr
@AyubAbdikadir
will be moderating our Inaugural Conference tomorrow Saturday 13th January 2024 at the Sarova PanAfric, Nairobi.
We will have a two day conference Fostering Intellectual discourse and In-depth Analysis on Key Issues Pertinent to The Horn of Africa.
#AALaunch
SPEAKING NOW: Veteran Lawmaker Honourable
@FarahMaalimM
is speaking at the AfroAsia Institute for Strategic Studies.
He is speaking on:
The New Scramble for African Resources, Lengths Scaled to Protect National Dignity & Preservation.
Watch LIVE:
At our upcoming conference of the
@AfroAsiaInst
for Strategic Studies on 14th January 2024, we will have an address by:
Honourable MP
@FarahMaalimM
On The New Scramble for African Resources, Lengths Scaled to Protect National Dignity & Preservation.
#AAILaunch
#AfroAsiaLaunch
“..we have the right to own our development processes and objectives and sequence our nation-building steps according to our context & need”
Milena Bereket
@0to1infinity
for the
@AfroAsiaInst
Facebook-
YouTube-
“The AfroAsia Institute for Strategic Studies is a homegrown institution, powered by grassroots efforts by
a team of Africans for African interests. We have awoken from the people to look into our own challenges instead of being told what ails us.”
@AbdiwahabSheik7
#AfroAsia
The
@AfroAsiaInst
Institute for Strategic Studies Founder & Executive Director Professor
@AbdiwahabSheik7
welcomes you all to our official launch and inaugural conference happening on 13th & 14th January 2024.
📍 Sarova PanAfric, Nairobi
For a Timely Conference For the Region.
HAPPENING NOW:
Sheikh Hassan Dhooye is speaking at our conference. He is an Imam & Consultant at Iconic Consulting Services.
He is addressing Strategic Leadership Change & East African Paradigms:
Navigating Abundance, Sovereignty, and Global Influences in the Horn of Africa.
Professor Ambassador Mohammed Hassan, prominent Historian, Academic Scholar & Diplomat will be with the
@AfroAsiaInst
on 13th & 14th January 2024.
He will address:
1.The Role of the UAE in the Horn of Africa.
2. The Regionalization of the conflict in Ethiopia.
In an interview with
@Eastleighvoice
Abdiwahab Abdisamad the
@AfroAsiaInst
‘s founder and executive director emphasised the importance of unity saying there is beauty in working together as a continent rather than solely pursuing ethnic interests.
The
@AfroAsiaInst
is honoured to have a special guest speaker
@AliHWarsame
Prof Ali is a university Lecturer & Peace
Activist, he will speak on Modern Activism In The Information Age.
JOIN US!
“We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all of you for attending and contributing to the success of our conference. It was a pleasure to have you with us and to share your valuable insights and experiences.”
Full Statement on our facebook
Prof Mohammed Hassan’s address at the
@AfroAsiaInst
happening now:
On The Regionalization of the Conflict in Ethiopia
“The TPLF were greedy and power hungry who sought domination. Their calculation of Abiy worked but they miscalculated their approach on Eritrea.”
#AfroAsia
The
@AfroAsiaInst
is honoured to have a special guest speaker Abdirahman Ahmed
@rassace
Abdirahman is a former diplomat, expert on Environmental Governance & Green Entrepreneurship.
He will speak on: Modern Activism in the Information Age.
JOIN US!
#AfroAsiaConference
At the
#AAILaunch
at
@AfroAsiaInst
for Strategic Studies on the 13th January 2024, former Prime Minister prof.
@AliMGedi
will give a very timely presentation on:
Economic Dependence, Resource & Raw Material Contestation in the Horn of Africa.
📍 Sarova PanAfric, Nairobi.
"AAISS's decision to undertake the task of bringing both sides to the table is rooted in the belief that sustainable solutions must originate from w/in the affected communities themselves through dialogue."
Issue 2 of
#TheOtherNarrative
newsletter. Read, share. Feedback welcome.
Professor, Ambassador Mohammed Hassan’s Second Address to the
@AfroAsiaInst
for Strategic Studies on the Role of the UAE in the Horn of Africa.
Link to the FULL SPEECH:
Dr Dahir Ahmed Farah will be speaking at our upcoming conference at the
@AfroAsiaInst
for Strategic Studies on the 13th and 14th January 2024.
Topic- the Role of Djibouti & IGAD’s role in the Horn.
THEME- The Challenges: A Conference on Charting A New Course For the Region.
On Saturday 13th January 2024 at the
@AfroAsiaInst
for Strategic Studies, we will hear from Ahmed Hashi- a governance expert.
He will present a paper on Ethnicity and The State in Post-Colonial Africa
Ours will be A Conference on Charting A New Course For the Region
#AAILaunch
Watch the FULL presentation of Professor Ambassador Mohammed Hassan.
Prof. Mohammed is a professor and historian of the modern Ethiopian state and a former Ethiopian ambassador to the European Union in Brussels, Belgium.
LINK 🔗 👇🏻
Professor Macharia Munene will be speaking at our upcoming conference at the
@AfroAsiaInst
for Strategic Studies on the 13th and 14th January 2024.
THEME- The Challenges: A Conference on Charting A New Course For the Region.
Location: Sarova PanAfric, Nairobi.
The Somali Intellectual Forum brought patriots from different sectors for a discussion on critical issues at a conference in Mogadishu, titled "Saving 🇸🇴: Leveraging Unity to Advance Peace & Development."
@AfroAsiaInst
is happy to have conducted this gathering, through the SIF.
We at
@AfroAsiaInst
congratulate Julian Assange & the team that fought for his release. We acknowledge that much of what he exposed & was jailed for helped Africans better understand corrupt plans for their countries' continued disempowerment.
It's also past time to
#FreeMumia
Julian is free!!!!
Words cannot express our immense gratitude to YOU- yes YOU, who have all mobilised for years and years to make this come true. THANK YOU. tHANK YOU. THANK YOU.
Follow
@WikiLeaks
for more info soon…
“If Somaliland exchanges land for every recognition it seeks, what will remain of it to be recognized?”
Asks
@AbdifatahTahir
who is speaking on the 1st January MOU at our
@AfroAsiaInst
in which he reiterated violates every tenet of international law.
#AfroAsiaLaunch
#AALaunch
Dr
@AbdifatahTahir
will be speaking at our upcoming conference at the
@AfroAsiaInst
for Strategic Studies on the 13th and 14th January 2024.
Topic- Repercussions of the January 1st MoU in the Region.
THEME- The Challenges: A Conference on Charting A New Course For the Region.
Issue 6 of
#TheOtherNarrative
newsletter raises a question: have Africans been afforded the time & space required to select & refine a leadership model that reflects their history, identity, & most importantly, priorities? Read this & other issues here 👇🏿
Dr Mordecai Ogada
@m_ogada
speaks to
@AfroAsiaInst
's
#TheOtherNarrative
on the politicization of climate change; the carbon credit scam; racism in the conservation field; the need to dismantle systems that don't serve African needs or aspirations, & more.
We are excited to announce the launch of the AfroAsia Institute for Strategic Studies.
Join us at our inaugural conference on the 13th & 14th of January 2024 at Sarova Panafric Nairobi.
We are inviting all interested persons to send in their invitation requests.
See more👇🏻
Dr
@AbdifatahTahir
will be speaking at our upcoming conference at the
@AfroAsiaInst
for Strategic Studies on the 13th and 14th January 2024.
Topic- Repercussions of the January 1st MoU in the Region.
THEME- The Challenges: A Conference on Charting A New Course For the Region.
On Saturday 13th January 2024 at the
@AfroAsiaInst
for Strategic Studies, we will hear from Ahmed Hashi- a governance expert.
He will present a paper on Ethnicity and The State in Post-Colonial Africa
Ours will be A Conference on Charting A New Course For the Region
#AAILaunch
Former Minister Hon.
@AbdiHoosow
who was also the Somali Director of National Security & Governor of Bay Region will be speaking as a guest panelist on our
@AfroAsiaInst
inaugural conference tomorrow:
Saturday 13th January 2024.
Location: Sarova PanAfric, Nairobi.
JOIN US!
At the
#AAILaunch
at
@AfroAsiaInst
for Strategic Studies on the 13th January 2024, former Prime Minister prof.
@AliMGedi
will give a very timely presentation on:
Economic Dependence, Resource & Raw Material Contestation in the Horn of Africa.
📍 Sarova PanAfric, Nairobi.
Dr Hassan Khanenje
@H_Khannenje
will also be speaking at our upcoming conference at the
@AfroAsiaInst
for Strategic Studies on the 13th and 14th January 2024.
THEME- The Challenges: A Conference on Charting A New Course For the Region.
Location: Sarova PanAfric, Nairobi.
Happy to announce a much-anticipated roundtable discussion on the Afar-Somali conflict in
#Ethiopia
, which threatens to engulf the
#HornofAfrica
𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀, 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲
The Afar and Somalis are two distinct ethnic nationalities living in Ethiopia. The Issa are one of the Somali clans. Both Issa Somalis and Afar are Muslim, pastoralist people who inhabit parts of eastern Ethiopia and Djibouti. Issa-Afar continuous conflict and violence has often
Watch Professor Macharia Munene’s Presentation on African Nationalism in a Unipolar Setting.
All of our speaker’s presentations and panel discussion will be on
@YouTube
for your viewing.
Prof Macharia’s Presentation 👇🏻
"Alors que les Émirats Arabes Unis étendent leur influence, le continent Africain doit trouver un équilibre délicat entre son propre développement et des partenariats avec des pays qui alimentent l'instabilité de ses États membres."
Version Française ici:
Controlling ports, land grabbing, smuggling gold, the sponsoring of conflicts, & so much more. The
#UAE
's growing expansion into
#Africa
deserves urgent scrutiny.
Summarized in issue 4 of
@AfroAsiaInst
's The Other Narrative newsletter.
Download here:
Journalist
@AhmedKaballo
CEO at
@African_Stream
will give a talk at our conference on Sunday 14th January 2024.
Ahmed will center his presentation on the need to contain the continent’s conflicts in the periphery before wars are reported from African capitals.
#AAIlauch2023
"We resist the economic reform plans & projects put forth by the IMF-WBG, which seek to deprive & impoverish people worldwide, particularly those in the Global South."
In solidarity,
@AfroAsiaInst
has added its endorsement to this important declaration.
Professor Ambassador Mohammed Hassan, an authority on the formation of the modern state of Ethiopia will be with us
@AfroAsiaInst
on 13th & 14th January 2024.
He will address: The Regionalization of the conflict in Ethiopia.
&
The Role of the UAE in the Horn of Africa.
Professor Duncan Ojwang’s presentation at the AfroAsia Institute for Strategic Studies.
He is a lecturer of international law and an advisor to IGAD.
Topic: The Influence of Foreign Players on the local Political Dynamics in the Horn of Africa.
Here are some of our favorite snippets from the chat with Dr. Mordecai Ogada
@m_ogada
on
#TheOtherNarrative
.
To view the whole conversation, please visit our YouTube page in the post below.
Dr Mordecai Ogada
@m_ogada
speaks to
@AfroAsiaInst
's
#TheOtherNarrative
on the politicization of climate change; the carbon credit scam; racism in the conservation field; the need to dismantle systems that don't serve African needs or aspirations, & more.
Esteemed Sheikh Abdul-Rahman Bashir will be joining our inaugural conference tomorrow Saturday 13th January 2024.
Sheikh AbdulRahman will address the geopolitical challenges with a special focus on Djibouti & Somalia.
He will also share his informed outlook on Ethiopia.
"Le fait est que la lutte des Palestiniens est une lutte pour la justice, la liberté et l'autodétermination. Il s'agit de la lutte passée - et actuelle - de l'Afrique pour achever le processus de décolonisation."
Happy to announce a much-anticipated roundtable discussion on the Afar-Somali conflict in
#Ethiopia
, which threatens to engulf the
#HornofAfrica
𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀, 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲
"Tragically, the optimism [in HoA] soon shriveled like a raisin in the sun owing to several factors not least of which was interference by old/emerging neocolonial powers that have much to lose from African countries...coming together to chart their own destiny."
Lesson for AES.
"There are endless similarities between the HOA & the AES....Keeping current w/events in the HOA will help the AES trio fortify their alliance against all pressures aimed at destroying it."
Issue 3,
#TheOtherNarrative
newsletter.
Download EN & FR here:
@daughterofsahel
You are in for a treat - with many gems such as this 👇🏿 one, reminding us of who we, Africans, are & the superpower(s) within us.......
HAPPENING NOW:
Dr
@H_Khannenje
is speaking on Sovereignty, Territorial Integrity & The Question of Self-Determination.
Watch our Inaugural Conference LIVE:
LINK 🔗
Dr Hassan Khanenje
@H_Khannenje
will also be speaking at our upcoming conference at the
@AfroAsiaInst
for Strategic Studies on the 13th and 14th January 2024.
THEME- The Challenges: A Conference on Charting A New Course For the Region.
Location: Sarova PanAfric, Nairobi.
“..we have the right to own our development processes and objectives and sequence our nation-building steps according to our context & need”
Milena Bereket
@0to1infinity
for the
@AfroAsiaInst
Facebook-
YouTube-