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Principal Presenter on Al Jazeera English ( @AJEnglish ). @educannotwait Global Champion. Founder @elleiraalecole . Views mine. Insta @folleye
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So Israeli forces didn’t just attack the funeral procession for
#ShireenAbuAkleh
outside the hospital but actually went INSIDE. This is CCTV footage released by hospital officials. They say they pushed past a pregnant woman and a disabled man. The latest on
@AJEnglish
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Unbelievable scenes in Occupied East Jerusalem. Shock. Disbelief. Anger can’t begin to describe what I’m feeling. Israeli security forces attack mourners carrying the casket of our colleague Shireen Abu Akleh.
@AJEnglish
for continuing coverage
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“We cannot abandon the women and girls of Afghanistan”
@AminaJMohammed
@UN
Deputy Secretary General talks to
@AJEnglish
@AJENews
after holding high-level talks with the Taliban in
#Afghanistan
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@nytimes
New evidence shows Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed had been planning a military campaign in Tigray region for months…In fact, it was a war of choice for Mr. Abiy — one with wheels set in motion even before the Nobel Peace Prize win in 2019
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Al Jazeera’s Folly Bah Thibault appointed to UN education fund
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Former
#ICC
prosecutor
@MorenoOcampo1
tells
@AJEnglish
what’s happening in Nagorno-Karabakh is “genocide and ethnic cleansing.”
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Ethiopia used its flagship commercial airline to transport weapons during war in Tigray -employees said they were instructed by the airline to delete photos of the weapons from their phones. Not all of them did.
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BREAKING:
#Ethiopia
declared seven high ranking UN officials 'persona non- grata' accusing them of meddling in the internal affairs of the country. Most are
@OCHA_Ethiopia
officials including the head & deputy. Acc to
@mfaethiopia
, they've to leave the country in 72 hours.
BREAKING: Ethiopia orders expulsion of seven top UN officials over ‘meddling’
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There are many heroes of the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, but among the celebrated names of Mandela, Sisulu, Tutu and Biko is one less familiar - Abdullah Haron. Honored to have lent my voice for this powerful film
@AJEnglish
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Asian Cup Final excitement in Doha! Qatar hoping to take its first major international trophy home before they host the World Cup in 2022. Join us on
#AJNewsgrid
@AJEnglish
15GMT. Go Qatar 🇶🇦!!
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As a journalist, an advocate for the rights of women and an African, I celebrate the United Nations! The UN is me, it’s you, it’s ALL of us! Happy 75th anniversary
@UN
#UNcharterDay
#UN75
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#Ethiopian
government troops intensify their air and ground attacks on
#TPLF
. Caught in the middle are thousands of civilians in desperate need of humanitarian assistance.
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‘Disturbing’ rape allegations in Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict: UN | Ethiopia News | Al Jazeera via
@AJEnglish
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Must read by
@declanwalsh
“ the Nobel emboldened Mr. Abiy and Mr. Isaias to secretly plot a course for war against their mutual foes in Tigray, according to current and former Ethiopian officials…”
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Rohingya crisis: The Gambian who took Aung San Suu Kyi to the world court - BBC News
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Extraordinary scenes on the streets of
#Senegal
’s capital where for a 3rd day police has fought with opposition protesters demanding the release of
#OusmaneSonko
. Continuing coverage on
@AJEnglish
with the amazing
@nicolashaque
#senegalprotests
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I am thrilled to be joining Education Cannot Wait, in its noble mission to raise awareness and advocate for education for the world’s most vulnerable. As a mother, an African woman, I know too well the power education has, on preventing obstacles like child marriage-and give a
✨
@EduCannoWait
Appoints New Global Champion
@FollybahAJE
✨
"I truly believe
#education
is the only way we can build a sustainable & rewarding future for millions of children who would otherwise be left behind."
More👉
#222MillionDreams
✨📚
@AlJazeera
@UN
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She was trying to tell the story of what is happening to Palestinians living under occupation. Being a journalist didn’t shield her.
Rest in Peace Shireen Abu Akleh
#JournalismIsNotACrime
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The long-awaited trial of 14 men accused of complicity in the murder of
#ThomasSankara
begins in
#BurkinaFaso
today. Special coverage on
@AJEnglish
with
@nicolashaque
live from 10GMT.
via
@AJEnglish
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"222M school-aged girls & boys are affected by crises around the🌎today. This is unacceptable. By committing substantive funds to
@EduCannotWait
at
#HLFC2023
, we can make
#222MillionDreams
✨📚 come true."~
@FollyBahAJE
,
@AJEnglish
👉
@UN
@SwissDevCoop
@QF
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I spent
#internationalwomensday
speaking to one of the most inspiring women in the world.
@JaneGoodallInst
has worked tirelessly to protect wildlife and the environment
#earthnasummit2023
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Thank you so much for your kind words. Grateful 🙏😊
Ladies & gentlemen, Please join me in wishing a happiest birthday ever to one of the best journalists, my favorite anchorwoman,
@follybahAJE
Happy birthday to African Queen! 🎂❤🥰
May you celebrate many more!
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Celebrating my birthday at work surrounded by my amazing friends and colleagues! Thank you all for the kind wishes. I feel truly blessed 🙏♥️
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Gearing up for the first International day to
#ProtectEducationFromAttack
. Join me to hear from high-level education experts & advocates on how to
#UniteToProtect
the future of our children.
@educationaboveall_eaa
@eaa_foundation
@UNICEF
@UNESCO
@Qatar_fund
@savefuturenow
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As a mother and an education advocate, I am excited and honoured to play my part to
#protecteducationfromattack
. We need to ensure
#children
, especially girls, benefit from safe quality education.
@EAA_Foundation
@UNESCO
@UNICEF
@savefuturenow
#girlseducation
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Official inauguration ceremony for the first-ever school built by our foundation. What a rapturous welcome we received !I’m so proud and grateful. Thank you to our generous donors for helping us make this change in the lives of the people of Conde
#Guinea
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Justice for Shireen.
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To all those celebrating around the world, I wish you a happy, healthy and safe Eid Al Adha
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Accusations of an electoral coup after Felix Tshisekedi is announced the winner of
#DRCElections
. Will there be a peaceful transfer of power? Is this a new beginning for
#DRC
? Join me on
@AJInsideStory
with
@IndigoEllis
@alkitenge
Benedict Ndjoko. 17.30 GMT
@AJEnglish
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An important conversation
@DohaForum
on the reconstruction of education for women in Afghanistan. How to end the ban on girls education? How to create safe and supportive learning environments for Afghan girls and women? And how can the international community help improve the
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What’s it like being questioned and detained? The story of my first deployment for
@AJEnglish
#WomeinMedia
#WomenSpeak
#WomensHistoryMonth
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Is a world free of nuclear weapons possible or is it just a naïve fantasy? Join
@baysontheroad
and me for a special interview with
@nuclearban
. 16GMT Sunday
@ajenglish
#AJNobel
#AJNEwsgrid
#ICAN
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As UN
#LDC5
gets underway in Doha,
@ASteiner
@UNDP
talks to
@AJEnglish
about what’s being done to help Syrians.
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Jailed for having too many children. An
@AP
investigation finds that hundreds of thousands of
#Uighur
women have had to undergo pregnancy checks, sterilization and abortion.
@nurgulsawut
tells me about what many are calling China’s demographic genocide.
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Thrilled to be at
@EduCannotWait
#HLFC2023
as we try to find ways to better protect and expand education, for millions of children around the world! Especially--when those children live in countries facing years of conflicts and climate-related disasters.
#222MillionDreams
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Israeli security forces attack mourners carrying the coffin of
#SherineAbuAqleh
! Why? Why? Why attack people in mourning?!? Shame on you!
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Thrilled to be in Conakry to catch up with the girls from La Fondation Kesso Bah, Elle Ira L’Ecole. We are volunteer-driven charity fighting to make sure that young Guinean girls from disadvantaged families are enrolled and kept in school
#elleiraalecole
#GenderEquality
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A beautiful evening in
#abuja
celebrating
@AminaJMohammed
on her milestone 60th birthday. With
@MaEllenSirleaf
@nmuffuh
@thearitokpo
@estherclimate
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Breaking:
@WilliamsRuto
declared the winner of
#kenyaelections2022
@AJEnglish
for reaction and analysis.
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#FIFAWorldCupDraw2022
.
#Qatar
Qatar is ready to welcome the world!
@fifaworldcup
@worldcup_qatar_2022
@roadto2022en
@FIFAWorldCupQTR
#FIFAWorldCupQatar2022
Representing
#Africa
in a beautiful
#ethiopian
dress gifted by my darling
@jamesbget
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My heart is full! Fondation Kesso Bah’s first school has opened its doors. 104 primary school students from the village of Condel in
#Guinea
will be attending. Children everywhere should receive the same opportunities so they can learn and thrive
#elleiraalecole
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How do we ensure a girl’s right to
#education
is guaranteed? Spoke to
#euronews
on
#InternationalDayoftheGirl
#elleiraalecole
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Afghan girls won’t be silenced! EduCannotWait's
#AfghanGirlsVoices
shines a light on young Afghan girls deprived of their basic right to
#education
& learning.
Read their resilient testimonies!
#letafghangirlslearn
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It’s a wrap!
#AJNobel
from Oslo with
@nuclearban
@BeaFihn
@baysontheroad
@AJEnglish
#NobelPeacePrize
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🚨NEW, important study by
@EduCannotWait
!
#ECW
Global Estimates study, launched at
#EiEData
& Evidence Summit, finds number of children pushed out of
#QualityEducation
by
#war
,
#ClimateCrisis
& other crises has risen.
➡️
@UN
#222MillionDreams
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Three PMs in less than a year? Time perhaps for some international sanctions, intervention?
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A warm welcome to new
#ECW
Global Champion and fellow journalist
@ChristinaLamb
. I look forward to working together to advocate and support the right to
#educacion
for crisis-impacted children worldwide.
@UN
@TheTimes
@AJEnglish
@UNGeneva
@EduCannotWait
@KentPage
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Iconic rugby star
@SiyaKolisi_Bear
grew up in a violent home. And that's one reason why he is speaking up on the issue of violence against women & girls. Join me today at 17.30
@AJInsideStory
to listen to his powerful testimony
@GlobalSpotlight
#WithHer
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#EndSARS
protests descend into chaos. Security forces open fire on protestors. Millions under curfew. I spoke to President
@MBuhari
Senior Special Advisor.
#Nigeria
#EndPoliceBrutalityinNigeraNOW
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FOLLY BAH THIBAULT – Newly Appointed Global Champion for
@EduCannotWait
Education Cannot Wait
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Productive meeting with
#SpotlightEndViolence
team ahead of high-level event at
#UNGA
. Violence against women and girls is a major obstacle to
#GenderEquality
. It must end!
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On
#MalalaDay
, an important conversation on how we can turn commitments to girls education into ACTION. With
@AminaJMohammed
@YasmineSherif1
@AwutDengAcuil
@FaruqiSomaya
@EduCannotWait
#girlseducation
#222MillionDreams
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With 2018 Nobel Peace Laureates
@NadiaMuradBasee
and
@DenisMukwege
@AJEnglish
@AJENews
#AJNobel
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#GuineaConakry
Celebrations in opposition strongholds after reports
@alphacondepresi
is being detained by special forces. Stay with
@AJEnglish
for all the latest on the coup attempt
@nicolashaque
and Youssouf Bah in Conakry
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Thrilled to be in Geneva for
@WHO
#WalktheTalk
promoting physical activity & good health for everyone, everywhere.
@MOPHQatar
@DrTedros
@MoetiTshidi
#WHA75
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t's the International Day to End Violence against Women.
1 in 3 🧕🏾👩🏻👩🏼🦰 around the 🌍 experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime.
#wemustendviolence
#spotlightendviolence
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Humbled and honored to have been included in the
@NewAfricanMag
list of 100 Most Influential Africans of 2019
#MIA2019
#elleiraalecole
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Na skiia, lakini si weza ku ongea mzuri
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#ecspeakerseries
in conversation with
@UN
@aminajmohammed
@qatarfoundation
📍Qatar National Library
Dec 8 12.30PM
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#RightHereRightNow
:
@EduCannotWait
issues $150M Appeal to urgently scale🆙work in response to the
#ClimateCrisis
!
Additional funding will reach 2M children & youth affected by climate hazards who need immediate
#education
support.
🚨
#222MillionDreams
✨📚
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At a time when we are more connected than ever, it seems impossible that we still have to balance the fragility of education and the consequences when it is disrupted.
@EduCannotWait
@elleiraalecole
@Shaheenajj
#222MillionDreams
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African First Ladies working to empower girls and women. First ladies of Niger, Mali, Comoros, Gambia, Nigeria, Rwanda
#ENDChildMarriage
#UNGA73
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In conversation with Nobel peace prize laureate
@TawakkolKarman
on how to end the war in
#Yemen
. Thank you
@BrookingsDoha
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Today the first meeting of the Group of Gender Equality Leaders convened by President of UN General Assembly
@UN_PGA
met to discuss how to promote gender equality in Media, government, fashion and development, leaving no one behind.
#GenderEquality
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Discussing the impact of the war on Gaza on Palestinian women with three of the brightest women in their field
@nour_odeh
@yarahawari
@heatherbarr1
@AJEnglish
@AJInsideStory
Why are so many
#Palestinian
women being killed by Israel in its war on
#Gaza
? What impact does the war have on women? And what is the world saying or doing about it?
@follybahAJE
with
@nour_odeh
@yarahawari
@heatherbarr1
@AJEnglish
Full programme here👇
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Great analysis of the impact Prigozhin’s death is likely to have on Wagner’s Africa operations.
Yevgeny Prigozhin's death has serious repercussions for Wagner's Africa network
Here is what might unfold /1
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No this is not Morgan Freeman. At the home of Nobel Laureate
@wole_soyinka
in Abeokuta
#Nigeria
http://t.co/ECZ5Tfox0K
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France set to have its first female Prime Minister in 30 years: Elisabeth Borne. Currently Minister of Labor
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And her feet hurt!! But what a night! Thanks for keeping me company
@LeahHardingAJE
It's now 5:30am in Doha. The real MVP is
@follybahAJE
who's been LIVE on that desk for about 8 million hours . She also got her hair cut on set! Video:
@andrewchappelle
#USElections2020
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Ending Obstetric Fistula in West & Central Africa by 2030. High-level event on the sidelines of
#UNGa77
. Organized by
@unfpa
@UNFPA_WCARO
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In order to
#ProtectEducationFromAttack
, communities need to be informed, empowered and mobilized to take action at all levels of society. We need to
#UniteToProtect
and
#SaveOurFuture
@EAA_Foundation
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Delighted to meet the most powerful woman in International Sports. Senegal’s Fatma Samoura is the first female Secretary General of
#Fifa
#qatar2022
#womeninpower
#prideofafrica
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What's going on in
#Zimbabwe
? Hours after threat by the military to intervene in who replaces President Robert Mugabe, witnesses say they've seen tanks headed towards Harare.
JUST IN: Two tanks parked beside main road 20 km outside Harare, facing the Zimbabwe capital - Reuters witness
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A great honor to moderate a high level event on youth and women empowerment in Africa.
#UNGA
#UNFPA
#putyoungpeoplefirst
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Today is the first International Day to
#ProtectEducationFromAttack
: A global effort to ensure children can benefit from safe quality
#education
. Join me for a conversation with global
#education
leaders & experts on the need to
#UniteToProtect
cc
@UNESCO
@EAA_Foundation
@UNICEF
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📣With Hope & Courage!
@EduCannotWait
’s new
#ECWResults
Report just launched – learn how we are delivering
#QualityEducation
to girls & boys in emergencies & protracted crises with speed, agility & strategic partnerships!
👉
@UN
#222MillionDreams
✨📚
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An inspirational evening spent in the company of some incredibly talented women to talk about women in leadership, sports and gender equality.
My thanks to
#FIFA
Secretary General
@fatma_samoura
for sharing her unique experience. And
@theneddoha
@nedsclubdoha
for hosting us.
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Dozens have been killed in my home country
#Guinea
in post election violence. Security forces MUST act responsibly
#GuineaElection
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Very much looking forward to moderating this important and timely discussion
@DohaForum
#shareinformation
#shareknowledge
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