#SaveTheDate 📅TUESDAY 23 APRIL 2024 📷8:00 AM - 9:30 AM (EST) | 12 noon - 12:30 PM (GMT) | 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM (EAT) Join us in exploring ways to bridge the gender digital divide in Africa Register: t.ly/XXbkX #GirlsinICT

#ADS2024 is here! Let's dive deep into the crucial role of education, science, technology, and innovation in shaping the #Africa We Want. Let's pave the way for a digitally empowered continent, fostering meaningful job creation and sustainable growth. 🔗bit.ly/ads2024-webina…

I WAS FEATURED BY THE UNITED NATIONS!!! My work on Girl Child education was featured in Africa Renewal, UN, a UN Magazine established in 1987 to focus on the critical economic, political, and social situation in Africa. Among other interests, Africa Renewal, UN publishes stories about

It was a pleasure meeting you at the UNHQ, Isata Mahoi, and thank you for telling us about the #gender equality/women’s empowerment work of your ministry UN in Sierra Leone H. E. Fatima Maada Bio Osman Benk Sankoh Chernor Bah TANU JALLOH

🌍Happy #AfricaDay! 📣Here are a few key handles you MUST follow: World Bank Africa Banque mondiale AFR IFC Africa UNICEF Africa UN Office of the Special Adviser on Africa ILO Africa WHO African Region UNDP Africa WFP Africa FAO in Africa UNHCR West & Central Africa UNFPA WCARO UNECE Africa Renewal, UN African Development Bank Group African Union UNESCO IICBA

Wise words from a recent interview with Geoffrey Hinton, one of the smartest people in the world regarding AI

By 2034, your 9-5 job will be extinct. Everything will be so cheap you won't have to work anymore. That's Marc Andreessen's latest prediction — the billionaire investor who predicted the rise of the internet in 1993. Here's what he said next:

“African voices, African insights, and African participation must be brought to bear across the Council’s deliberations and actions.” – António Guterres tells the Security Council. news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

🔬🌍 Gender disparities in #climate research exclude critical perspectives. African women scientists are transforming the continent despite challenges. Eseohe Arhebamen-Yamasaki calls for support for more women in #STEM. #WomenInScience tinyurl.com/3b7tujx2 Springer Nature

🌍 #Africa is facing severe climate impacts, losing 2-5% of GDP & spending up to 9% of budgets on adaptation. Costs for adaptation could reach $30-50B annually. Urgent action: Invest in meteorological services & Early Warnings For All. ow.ly/povc50TegA8 #StateOfClimate

Interesting piece by Leon H. Usigbe, Ph.D.

Young Africans will take the continent to new heights. Here's an excellent example Osman Benk Sankoh Chernor Bah Lansana Gberie SierraLeone@UN

Joffee Joffer and Cleo McDowell passing away within 19 days of each other is beyond devastating.

My conversation with Kingsley Ighobor of Africa Renewal, UN on what lies ahead this year for the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent youtube.com/watch?v=bR87yA…

At today’s high-level event on the 2021 UPR recommendations, the UN Resident Coordinator Ozonnia Ojielo highlighted the vital role of human rights in Rwanda’s path to a better society—calling for homegrown solutions and national champions as the development landscape evolves.

Africa’s moment is here. 🌍 GABI's flagship event, Unstoppable Africa, returns on September 21–22 in New York, bringing together Heads of State, Government leaders, CEOs, investors, sports personalities, creators, changemakers, and UN leaders. From bold ideas to

Deeply alarmed by the mass abduction at St. Mary’s School in Niger State, Nigeria. Schools should be sanctuaries for education not targets against girls. Abducted students in Nigeria over the years and now must be released immediately. We must protect schools and hold

In 2008, Malcolm Gladwell explained why some people succeed & some don't. This talk reveals: • Why ability is overrated • Why effort alone isn’t enough • How systems quietly decide outcomes 12 lessons from Gladwell that'll permanently change how you think about success:

In 2026 African GDP growth is (unusually) set to outpace that of the Asia-Pacific region, as the Chinese economy slows and commodity prices have surged. Investors are becoming more bullish about the continent as a destination for capital, not charity economist.com/culture/2026/0…