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Hongera Sana Kaka @JMakamba Mimi Naendelea Kujifunza Kaka

[Faraja Kotta @FarajaNyalandu]

Ijumaa Kuu ni nini? Ni ile siku Bwana Yesu alisulubiwa, ni ile siku imani ya wakristu ilijaribiwa, ni ile siku walijiuliza iwapo tulikosea kuamini? Ni ile siku tumaini lilipotea. Mkombozi hatunae tena.

Tumeziishi sana ‘Ijumaa Kuu’.

Hii siku imetukuta wengi kwa nyakati tofauti. Tukiwa tumekata tamaa, tukisononeka, tukilia kwa uchungu. Tukijua imeshashindikana, na haiwezekani tena.
Misiba na misiba.

Lakini hili Juma takatifu ni kiashiria kuwa ‘Ijumaa Kuu’ itapita na ‘Jumapili ya Pasaka’ itafika. Taabu zitapita na tumaini litarudi.

Ilikuwa lazima Bwana Yesu asulubiwe hadi kufa ili afufuke. Lazima ‘tusulubiwe’ ili Miujiza ya Mungu ionekane. Jumapili inakuja, utashangilia, tutashangilia.

Tubaki na imani kuu, Mungu yuko kazini 🙏🏽

[January Makamba @JMakamba]

An individual in my DMs asked me to comment on the current US tariff policy and its impact on Africa. I’m no expert, but as an interested observer, I’d say the impact is negligible (unless you’re BMW SA or Mercedes SA). The US imported about $3 trillion worth of goods and services last year. How much of that came from Africa? About $40 billion — roughly equivalent to one month’s worth of US imports from Mexico.

AGOA, the flagship trade arrangement between Africa and the US, can be declared dead. Even at its peak, it was never a significant lever of US-Africa trade, contributing only about 15% of the total.

Sure, the US is a colossal market — accounting for 34% of global household consumption and 14% of global imports. Its centrality in global trade means its policies do impact the world. So, while we shouldn’t be alarmists, we must also not ignore what’s happening.

So, those are my views.

But since we’re talking about Africa and trade, here are a few more thoughts:

The current global economic architecture is designed — and still operates — under the good old Ricardian premise (its detractors aside): that free trade benefits everyone. With the rise of mercantilist thinking, born from populist-driven discontent with globalism (with global trade as its pillar), the current order is being severely challenged.

As Africans, we’ve organized our economies — and pinned our hopes — on export-led development. The massive political capital spent to bring about the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a testament to this. Until we reach a utopian world where every country is fully self-sufficient, the exchange of goods and services across borders remains a practical and rational imperative. It helps when this exchange is governed by ironclad, convention-based rules that guarantee predictability and mutual benefit.

For Africans, accessing markets beyond these shores is obviously desirable. But before we worry about external barriers, trade-led prosperity can still be built within the continent. At the moment, intra-African trade accounts for about 15% of Africa’s total trade. In Europe, it’s 60%; in Asia, 50%. If we reach Asia’s level — which is not a pipe dream by 2040 — our GDP could double, per capita income could rise by around 30%, 80 million jobs could be created, and millions more Africans could transition out of poverty. Most importantly, we’d build real resilience and independence from whatever happens elsewhere.

So, in sum: remove the barriers that make it hard for Africans to trade with one another. The gains in know-how, productivity, and competitiveness will naturally follow — and we won’t have to beg anyone for market access.

[Haki Ngowi @Hakingowi]

📍Dar es Salaam

Rais Mstaafu Dkt Jakaya Kikwete aliposhiriki katika Baraza la Eid El Fitr Kitaifa Ukumbi wa Mikutano wa Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre (JNICC) Dar es salaam Leo Machi 31,2025.

[Jalilu Zaid @jaliluzaid]

Utu si umbile alionalo mtu utu ni vitendo na tabia ajipambazo nazo mtu. Tuupambe utu wetu kwa tabia njema nasi bora tabia.

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@Nnauye_Nape Hustler

[Son of God(Huios) @EliabuDanford]

Ukatoa sadaka, ukaomba Mungu akufanikishe kiuchumi anakutumia wazo/maelekezo ya kitu cha kufanya. Kanuni za biblia.

~Mwl Mawakesege

[January Makamba @JMakamba]

Farewell JV -

Ambassador Juma Mwapachu was simply a good man who lent his hand to the needy and his mind to the curious; he was good company, with an easy and infectious—and rather loud—laughter; he was a confident man, born of his intellect, exposure, and deeply held convictions. He was old-school but engaged with and mastered modern times and ways with ease and comfort. He was unapologetic and non-hypocritical in the way he lived his life and expressed his opinions. He was a proud Swahili man—master of the lingo and slave of civility.

He represented the best of Tanzania and a rarity among civil servants: well-groomed, well-read, well-travelled, well-grounded, and well-spoken. He was a reluctant public intellectual. He lived a fulfilled life worthy of celebration. He has left a mark, the most indelible one, in the hearts of the people he touched and the minds of the people he taught. Today, he took a step on the journey that we will all inevitably embark on. May his soul rest in eternal peace. My deepest condolences to his family.

January Makamba
Bumbuli
28th March 2025

[Vivian J Joseph @vivian_j_joseph]

Professor Mohamed Janabi believes that strong regional collaboration is the key to advancing Africa’s health agenda. As WHO AFRO Regional Director, he will work closely with regional economic communities and health organizations to enhance political will among member states, ensuring increased domestic health financing and commitment to the Abuja Declaration target of allocating at least 15% of national budgets to healthcare. #Janabi4WHOAFRO

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@vivian_j_joseph @SAYoF_Official @SADCYouthParly God Bless you @vivian_j_joseph

[Omar Kashera @Mjengaomar]

UONGOZI
Kiongozi katika sekta uliopo, andaa viongozi wa kesho wa kukalia nafasi ulio kalia. Nafasi hiyo haijaandikwa kuwa ni yako tu, la hasha. Kiongozi Bora ni yule anayeandaa VIONGOZI wengi ndani ya taasisi. Kiongozi HUSIWE MCHOYO wa kuandaa walio chini yako. WAPE NAFASI WAKUE!

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@rollymsouth Kaka @rollymsouth Lengo kuu ni Kurahisisha Upatikanaji wa Huduma za Kijamii Lakini Kurahisisha Utawala na Kuchochea Maendeleo Binafsi ya Jamii kwa Ujumla

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@kalage_jr Kaka @ahmedsalimasas Tunaomba Msaada Wako katika Hili Na Mwenyezi MUNGU akubariki Sana

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@mshambuliaji Happy Birthday @mshambuliaji Mwenyezi MUNGU akujalie Umri Mrefu na Mafanikio Duniani na Kesho Akhera....

[Mwemezi Rwiza, PhD @SwahiliBible]

KWENYE haya maisha nenda kwa hatua za Mungu. Hata kama hatua za Mungu zitaonekana kuchelewa.

[Depedro Dee (Ed.S.) @depedrodeniss]

If you text someone a paragraph about how much they mean to you, they will read that 1000 times. Just mean it.

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@Captainpilo7 Course pekee ambayo Anaweza kusoma Inayohusiana na Maswala ya Afya ni Health management System (HMS)Inatolewa Mzum e pekee kwa Hapa TANZANIA

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@victoriacharlz Wakati Nikiwa mdogo nilikuwa Natamani Sana Kuwa Kiongozi Aunt Yangu akawa ananitolea Mfano wa Marafiki zake pale chuoni....Gibson na Victoria...Leo Nimepata Ufahamu naendelea kuwafatilia Dada @victoriacharlz

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@MalemboLE Kaka @MalemboLE Inakuwa kwa wakati wa Usiku ili Kusudi Kutoa habarisha Umma taarifa Iliyobeba matukio Yote ya Siku Husika....

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@fatma_karume Dada @fatma_karume Miamala yote Inapitia BOT(TIPS system)kwaiyo Inapotokea Reversal Request au Delay yoyote BOT pia Wanakuwa responsible ku Approve....Kwa uelewa Wangu Ni Hivyo....na 48 hrs ni SLA Service level Agreement kwa maana hiyo any time Muamala wako Utakuwa sawa

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@Mjengaomar Ni kwa NEEMA za Mwenyezi MUNGU kaka @Mjengaomar