Alex Matere
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People | Politics | Policy. UoN, KU, University of Chile, Kenya Top 40 Under 40, IVLP Alumni, IVLP Impact Awardee, PanAfrican Young Outstanding African Awardee
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As part of .
@StateIVLP
I was profoundly honored to visit the office of the Speaker of the Congress, the Honorable Mike Johnson.
This morning the powerful House Foreign Affairs Committee has written to the Speaker requesting for an official invitation to President .
@WilliamsRuto
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It’s that season again that we head back to the farms to contribute to the food basket of the nation.
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"The three time election of Florida State Representative Hon. Anna Elaskami, an Iranian-American best exemplifies the American dream that we should shadow. I hope to see a day that Africa can also elect leaders based on the content of their character."
- Alex Matere
#KBCniYetu
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African development requires study, work, and unity, guided by our history. It requires every African, those at home and those in the diaspora to do their part. The young generation has this grave responsibility lying on our shoulders; to relentlessly pursue the vision of a
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The Gender Agenda in Africa Agenda 2063 places women and girls at the centre of African development.
It calls for a more inclusive society where all the citizens are actively involved in decision making in all aspects and where no child, woman or man is left behind or excluded,
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Ladies and gentlemen, I had taken a stint off these streets to focus my faculties on an epistemological pursuit towards the attainment of my second postgraduate degree.
It gladdens my heart to be back, what did I miss?
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It is good for a misfortune to visit once in a while so that we can know the real thoughts of our friends and neighbors. Unless the wind blows we do not see the fowl’s rump.
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The 8pm EAT
#AFCON2023
match pitting Zambia against Tanzania gives us a rare opportunity to hear a National Anthem (played twice, in two different languages) based on the hymn Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika (Xhosa for Lord Bless Africa) which was composed in 1897 by Enoch Sontoga.
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Phenomenal, Inspiring and Brilliant.
Thrilled to have met and engaged Florida State Representative Hon Representative .
@AnnaForFlorida
She is bold, assertive, passionate and an unapologetic fighter for Florida families and every day people in the US.
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The Pan African Youth Convention Committee under the aegis of Youth Bridge Kenya is pleased to declare participation, nomination and call for papers to the Pan African Youth Convention and Awards scheduled for 8th to 12th of July, 2024 Nairobi, Kenya officially open.
For
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This evening together with Hon. Sheila Sifuma and Hon. Sasha Wamae, we had an interactive discourse with the United States League of Women Voters delegation led by Dr. Connie Sobon Sensor, the Chief NGO Representative to the United Nations. We explored the different terrains of
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H.E Chief Matthew Okikiola Ameru Obasanjo; one of the great figures of the second generation of post-colonial African leaders.
A fervent Pan African with unparalleled insights on the continent; her past, present and future prospects.
An erudite manager, with an unrivalled
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Thrilled to have met and had interactive discourse with former Mali Prime Minister the Rt Hon. Moussa Mara on repurposing the Global Financial Architecture and its precursor to the Pact of the Future on the sidelines of the United Nations Civil Society Conference.
#UNCSC2024
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Liberia held a hotly contested election where Joseph Boakai 79 yrs was elected President with 50.64% of the vote, beating President George Weah 57yrs who got 49.36%.
What are the lessons to learn from Liberia;
Free, Fair and Transparent Elections?
Electoral preparedness by the
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The push for the reforming of the UN Architecture specifically the much abused veto powers takes centre stage at the
#UNCSC2024
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Hats off to .
@CAF_Online
under the able able leadership of the esteemed Dr. Patrice Motsepe for staging the BEST tournament in history of African football. The matches were lively, entertaining, electric, unpredictable and pure world class. To many more🍻
#AFCON2023
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This glorious morning, it gladdens my heart to extend my Eid Greetings to all our Muslim Brothers and Sisters across the globe upon the successful completion of the Holy Month of Ramadan paving way to the celebrations of Eid Mubarak. Happy Eid-Al-Fitri.
May the merciful and
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Do we need more justifications to declare unemployment a national disaster?
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Save the Date for the Pan African Youth Convention.
Date: 8-12th July, 2024.
Venue: Kenya School of Government, Nairobi.
#PanAfrican
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Arrived in Orlando, Florida for a series of insightful, informative and worthwhile meetings.
I started off with engagements with Dr. Stephen Masyeda, Director Lou Frey Institute that offers civic support to the Florida State’s curriculum development.
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SHOCKING;
130,000 candidates haven't turned up for Form 1 admission.
Main Reason; High Cost of Secondary Education
It is sad imagining these young men and women watching their dreams fade away.
STAND UP! SHOUT OUT!
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Today evening, .
@YouthBridgeKenya
in collaboration with the Notable National Youth Leaders Caucus, will launch the start of Virtual Town Hall Meetings dubbed, ‘From Noise to Voice.’
Through this platform, youth across the board will engage on topical issues pertinent to them in
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Yesterday afternoon, I had a profound opportunity to interact with the UK Foreign Secretary .
@JamesCleverly
on the sidelines of the cocktail reception of His Majesty King Charles III and Queen Camilla.
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My heart squelches at this devastating news.
This is the state of Africa and Kenya in particular. We have an unprecedented youth bulge with 75% of our population below 35yrs yet governments haven't put in place strategies to bake a bigger cake...
Siaya: University graduate takes own life after applying for 500 jobs without success
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I have tremendous respect for .
@KBonimtetezi
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At the invitation of the League of Women Voters of the United States and the Global NGO Executive Committee, I will be addressing the 68th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women parallel event.
I am profoundly honored to join a panel of experts in an insightful and
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Respect to the
@Senate_KE
for raising the banner of integrity, honesty and accountability. Continue being the flickering candle in the current windstorm. We will triumph, for Kenyans and for God.
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.
@JuttaUrpilainen
the
@EU_Commission
commissioner for .
@EU_Partnerships
and the Chairperson of the Finnish Socialist Democratic Party, on Sunday announced she would run for the Presidency of her native Finland.
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Surprised why Leave the EU is trending?
So the French have allegedly had enough of the EU Globalists who are 'wrecking their country with mass illegal immigration and policies that harm the people and the farmers.'
They are now calling for France to leave the EU and for
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The surge of ethnicity as the dominant factor informing voting patterns in the LSK elections is ignominious to say the least. Rather than raise the bar for visionary, solid and honorable leadership, the learned fellows have retreated to their ethnic cocoons in search of
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Isn't this an ignominious Constitutional Coup orchestrated by former AU Chair?
Senegal’s Macky Sall postpones presidential election via
@AJEnglish
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Col. Mamadi Doumbouya of Guinea, Capt. Ibrahim Traore of Burkina Faso and Col. Assimi Goita of Mali have announced that their forces will declare war against ECOWAS if they use force to reinstate the ousted President of Niger.
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"For in a democracy, every citizen, regardless of his interest in politics, 'hold office'; every one of us is in a position of responsibility; and, in the final analysis, the kind of government we get depends upon how we fulfill those responsibilities. We, the people, are the
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ALEX MATERE: Why Africa should factor youth in its plan for the future # via .
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Martin Lurther King Junior; articulate, eloquent, erudite, maverick, sober with an unparalleled clarity of mind. An impeccable Baptist minister who easily juggled social activism and political philosophy; the most prominent leader of the Civil Rights Movement.
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In Africa the centre is not holding. MALI, Burkina Faso and Niger exit ECOWAS. In East Africa, member states are jostling and it's just a matter of time before the Community of States collapses. Regional bodies are in HDU, Pan Africanism is in ICU.
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@ahmednasirlaw
was definitely going to be appointed Chair of the Judiciary Radical Surgery Committee, a move that JSC preempted and gave him an obnoxious career ending uppercut. Let’s wait for his rejoinder. Game on!
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'Jazz to me is a living music. It's a music that since its beginning has expressed the feelings, the dreams, hopes, of the people.'
Dexter Gordon
A scintillating night of jazz it was.
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On August 28, 1963, during the March on Washington attended by over 25,000 people, at this exact spot on the stairs of the Lincoln Memorial directly facing the Washington Monument, Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered, “I Have a Dream Speech.”
#MLK2024
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Sad that after 60 years of independence, the major factor influencing voting is still ethnicity even professional bodies like the Law Society of Kenya.
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@EAukot
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There are lows that we should never ever go as a country. Why would some charlatans collude with govt officials pack sand and ballast and sell to poor famers as subsidized fertilizer?
Noooo! Let the authorities move shift and address this ignominy.
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The folly of democracy. I bet the same will be replicated if the National Treasury was to conduct a public participation exercise to determine how and where to allocate the Kshs 3.8T budget.
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On the sidelines of the 2024 UN Civil Society Conference, I was honored by an invitation from The Centre for Africa Policy to give a keynote speech titled; empowering youth to forge a prosperous future through Africa Agenda 2063 and the Summit of the Future. This event brought
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Happy Birthday to the Enigma of Kenya Politics, Consummate Pan African, Champion for Good Governance & a Global Democracy icon, The Rt Hon. .
@RailaOdinga
"Alex, the difference btw the young & the old is that the old were once young but the young have never been old."
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Parliament reconvened yesterday after a long recess. Straight away the MPs dived into NGCDF, spewing threats to Treasury over late disbursement of funds. Mark you, this is not even their cardinal constitutional role. MPs have surreptitiously subordinated and abdicated
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"Having alternative opinion enriches our national conversation and brings out the best in all of us. That was yesterday, today, it is time to close ranks and do that which benefits the people of Kenya together." H.E President .
@WilliamsRuto
President William Ruto
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This has been my prayer.....
God,
Don't make me too rich, that I become arrogant and proud,
But please, don't allow me to fall into poverty, that I lose even my own dignity,
God,
Don't make me too powerful, that I doubt even your own existence,
But please, don't make me weak,
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PALM SUNDAY
Today, marks the start of the most important week in the lives of Believers in Jesus Christ. It is the day our Lord and Savior made the triumphant entry into Jerusalem.
The significance of Palm Sunday extends beyond its historical commemoration; it serves as a
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Joel 1:3 Tell your children of it(the mighty works of God), and let your children tell their children, and their children to another generation. 3 Tell your children about it in the years to come, and let your children tell their children. Pass the story down from generation to
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I refuse to be driven to a Machiavellian cynicism with respect to power. Power at its best is the right use of strength. Power is never good unless he who has it is good.”
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Today in history, President Félix Houphouët-Boigny of Ivory Coast arrests the then opposition leader Laurent Koudou Gbagbo under a law that held leaders of public unrests and disturbances personally responsible over protests of high cost of living across the country.
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The Conquest of Silence: How Senegal Crossed the Digital Freedom Red Line
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@dembagueye
Africa is in solidarity with your course. Squeeze out the tyrant. Viva!
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Watching a 1964 interview of Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Sardauna of Sokoto on the simmering conflict btw the North and the South that later blew into the Biafra War. I fidget on how myopic, selfish and hateful some of African founding fathers were.
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...create employment & increase livelihood opportunities to match this population dividend.
There are millions of such cases. Destitute, Disillusioned, Disgruntled, Desperate and Hopeless, hanging in there by a thread. Some too poor to afford a rope to hang themselves
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Psalms 33:16-20
No king is saved by the size of his army;
no warrior escapes by his great strength.
A horse is a vain hope for deliverance; despite all its great strength it cannot save.
But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his
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The Most Famous Address in the World.
At this address, countless leaders and dignitaries have been entertained, treaties have been brokered and decisions that have impacted on the globe have been made.
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Life has become so intense across board. All cadres of people; young, old, poor, rich are stretched mentally. MoH and all the stakeholders (public and private) need to think about how to get mental wellness support to the people in the villages, in cities, on farms, in offices,
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I was honored to join .
@Diplo_Jazz
🇩🇪and .
@ArnaudSuquet
🇫🇷 in celebrating
#Elys
éeTreaty that was highlighted by amazing Kenyan talent. Through their cultural institutes, 🇫🇷 & 🇩🇪 have immensely contributed in nurturing and showcasing cultural and creative
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On February 21, 1965, Malcolm X was assassinated during a speech at the Audubon Ballroom Harlem, NewYork. Yesterday marked the 59th commemoration of the death of this erudite and undoubtedly one of the most influential Black revolutionary leaders.
Perhaps one of the most
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Looking forward to worthwhile and rewarding collaborations and partnership with your esteemed office.
@ChiggaiCS
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@YouthBridgeKE
"The inclusion of Special Interest Groups ( Women, Youth, PWDs) in governance is no longer an option but a necessity if we are to achieve Africa Agenda 2063 and the SDGs."
-Alex Matere
#KBCniYetu
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The NADCO report that was unanimously adopted by Parliament among other things proposes a seven-year term for Senators, establishment of the offices of Prime Minister and Official Leader of Opposition to address winner-takes all scenario and staggering of elections.
Stay Updated!
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Genesis 18:19 “For I have known him, in order that he may command his children and his household after him, that they keep the way of the LORD, to do righteousness and justice, that the LORD may bring to Abraham what He has spoken to him.”
#SundayMotivation
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On the sidelines of Muongozo Induction for State Corporations focused on transforming state corporations to undertake radical reforms that will help them turn around their fortunes and deliver efficient services to citizens,
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So we had such beautiful public spaces back in 1947 equipped with a TV set for information and entertainment. Where did we drop the ball?
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“There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries.
On such a full sea are we now afloat; and we must take the current when it serves,
Or lose our ventures.”
Brutus,
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I will be joining youth leaders across Africa and from diaspora at the 15th edition of the Africa Youth and Governance Convergence under the theme; Advancing Youth Inclusive Governance, Peace & Security In Africa: The Digital Innovation Factor, in Accra Ghana.
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No pun intended but could we be having the same ruckus if the Chinese had established a competitive fish market in Kisumu or a chicken market in Chwele or a milk market in Mulot?
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Evaluating Government's Youth Focused Policies.
@HonSusanMangen1
@NerimaW
@Power2YouthKe
@YEMKenya
@NYC_YouthVoice
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Kenyans are a special lot. High voltage participatory political culture laced with dis/mis/information. They will debate issues, take stands and crucify those that take a contrary position in the social media altar. Solid, Courageous and Wise. Then an election happens...
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@HonMoses_Kuria
social media reminds me that this was 7 years ago then under your patronage in Punguza Mzigo initiative. That days is soon coming, stars will be aligned.
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Psalms 91:14 Because he loves me,” says the LORD, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him and show him my
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@paulinenjoroge
Succinctly put, the more reason why we are convening the Pan African Youth Convention in Nairobi from 8-12th July under the theme of Harnessing the Demographic Dividend of Africa;the Youth Inclusion Factor. (In Agenda 2063).
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A fascinating, entertaining and scintillating encounter pitting
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vs
@FCBarcelona
Football at its best, as .
@ManUtd
we were there once and we will hopefully be back.
#PSGBAR
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@Lipesa_Wanyonyi
The father of the nation, George Washington. His charisma, magnanimity, intellect, vision and steadfastness awes me. He was the CiC during the American Revolution and presided over the Constitutional Convention in 1787 that literally established the USA, a complex leviathan.
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Yesterday evening, I paid a courtesy call to the City of Akron Mayor- elect .
@shammasmalik
at the Council headquarters in Akron, Ohio.The Havard Law graduate with a passion for community service stands tall at 32 years, perhaps the youngest Mayor in the world, ready to serve.
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On the Commonwealth, the need to have a leadership incubator for capacity building, comparative learning and shared prosperity could not be gainsaid. I hope we deepen and widen this relationship for the mutual benefit and development of both nations.
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She has made history as the first Iranian-American elected to any public office in the US and has championed critical issues like economic justice, environmental protection, equality for all, funding for public schools, human trafficking and sexual assault.
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Congo is bleeding. Let us Stand Up! Shoit Out! least a genocide is committed under our watch.
#CongoIsBleeding
#CongoGenocide
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A kind reminder that in Africa, the Chinese build the roads, our engineers build the bumps.
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Today, the United States marks the Thanksgiving Day. To the majority migrants, it’s a day of thanksgiving to the harvest that the country has bestowed to them. They are in full cognizant that despite their various ancestries, they have a singular home; America.
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"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” The Declaration of Independence
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@LarryMadowo
raises serious questions that need to be answered. Our hope is that the Pan African Youth Convention slated for 8-12 July, 2024 will push for the review of Africa Agenda 2063 and its line policies including AfCFTA as we steer an African renaissance. Welcome Larry.
Nigeria just charged me $215 for a 1-month, single entry visa. For the 3rd time this year.
The visa is $25 but Nigeria charges a $20 "processing fee" & $170 for biometrics every time.
How can we achieve a borderless Africa - or AfCFTA - when visas are this hard?
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Fifty four countries, One voice, One agenda. The moment is here.
How can we accept that Africa still lacks a single Permanent Member in the Security Council?
Institutions must reflect today’s world, not that of 80 years ago.
September’s Summit of the Future will be an opportunity to consider global governance reforms & re-build trust.
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Senegal's President Macky Sal is trying very hard to join the league of Jean Bedel Bokassa, Yahya Jammeh, Sani Abacha, Mobutu Sese Seko, Hissenè Habrè, Jean-Baptiste Bagaza and the ilk-the worst Africa has ever seen. He has orchestrated a constitutional coup d’état and extended
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Always an honor to occasionally drink from the cup of wisdom of H.E
@SpeakerKLusaka
Governor Bungoma County.
Wise, Realistic, Comical, Solid with an unparalleled grasp of public service and administration.
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Preservation of Democracy, Respect to the Rule of Law and Furtherance of Decent and Dignified Leadership 💯
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