Immanuel Mwendwa Kiilu

International Relations Researcher | Commonwealth Correspondent

[Immanuel Mwendwa Kiilu @InkImmanuel]

Grateful. Humbled. Inspired.
Among the top articles selected at the 13th High-Level Dialogue on Democracy, Human Rights and Governance by @AGA_Platform was mine, titled “African States on Trial: Dismantling Institutions that Betray Their People.” #DGTrends

[Chinese Embassy in Kenya @ChineseEmbKenya]

📣Winners Announcement of the “China-Africa Friendship in My Eyes” Photo and Video Contest.
·First Prize
Brian Maina | "A Handshake Across the Ocean: China, Kenya, and the Friendship That Built a Generation"
Solomon Wambugu | "TEA AND STEEL BILL"
·Second Prize
Joseph Kiige | "See What I see"
Julius Kariithi | "BRIDGES OF HEART: China meets Africa in a global Kinship"
Moses Nderitu Gatero | Bridging the deep friendship between China and Africa through Education
Martin Mwaura | Photographs of SGR, Expressway, etc.
·Third Prize
John Anyanje | Dumplings, Idioms & the Spirit of Friendship
Kerage Dorothy Mokeira | Moments from my academic and cultural journey in China
Wynn Rajula | One story between two homes
Elias Mbugua Wanjiru | Friendly cooperation, and cultural exchanges between China and Africa
Immanuel Mwendwa Kiilu | Seeds Across the Sea
Stephen Gakuo | CHINA AFRICA FRIENDSHIP IN MY EYES

We sincerely thank all participants for sharing inspiring photos and videos that highlight the friendship, cooperation, and cultural exchanges between China and Africa.
The quality of submissions was exceptional, and although not every outstanding entry could receive an award, we deeply appreciate your support and creativity. We look forward to your participation in future activities.
Award recipients will be contacted shortly regarding prize arrangements.

[African Union @_AfricanUnion]

#AfricaDay is a celebration of our shared history, our collective resilience, and the limitless potential of our people. It reminds us how far we have come and how much more we can achieve together.”

read and download the speeches here: https://t.co/sRu88kPQ1R

[United Nations @UN]

📷: Preamble of the UN Charter with handwritten notes.

80 years ago, 50 nations met in San Francisco, USA, to create a new organization for peace, prosperity & human rights.

The ideals laid out in the Charter remain as relevant as ever. https://t.co/swaalYquKT

[African Union @_AfricanUnion]

5 days to #AfricaDay
From Africa’s founding visionaries to the women and men who shaped liberation movements, every voice, every sacrifice, and every act of courage has helped shape the continent we celebrate today.

Today, we officially launch the #AfricaDay2026 campaign under the theme: “63 Years of Unity, Integration and Development.”

Follow along and celebrate with us.

[Visit Rwanda @visitrwanda_now]

Huge congratulations to @Arsenal, the Premier League Champions 🏆🎉

[Rafael Mariano Grossi @rafaelmgrossi]

Glad to welcome the new @UN_Vienna Director-General and @UNODC Executive Director @Monica_Juma_ to the Vienna-based organizations family.

At a time when effective multilateralism matters more than ever and international organizations face growing challenges, her dynamism and experience will be important in strengthening cooperation. I look forward to working together on our shared priorities, and she can count on the @IAEAorg as a close partner in the important work ahead.

[All-African People's Revolutionary Party (A-APRP) @AAPRP]

Please register and join us for our Virtual African Liberation Day event on Sunday 24 May 2026
THEME: "Revolutionary Pan-African ism fights in solidarity with oppressed people everywhere. Our struggle is one!"

[Afrobarometer @afrobarometer]

Most Africans say they are “somewhat” or “completely” free to vote for any candidate without feeling pressured (86%) and to join any political organisation of their choice (77%).

More in our report: https://t.co/KUOgSBBUJi

#VoicesAfrica #Elections

[Rwanda Is Open 🇷🇼 @RwandaisOpen]

I want to tell you this: when it comes to hosting international conferences and major global events, Rwanda is simply the best. Protocol, preparation, honoring leaders, everything is always in place.

We’ve mastered the art of hosting, and anyone is welcome to come, learn, and experience how Rwanda does it.

[Rwanda Broadcasting Agency (RBA) @rbarwanda]

"We need to give ourselves value of some kind. We can't just be people who are waiting to be ripped off by someone who is shrewd enough and have power. No, we must be able to say no."

President Paul Kagame on African self-worth and rejecting double standards from powerful nations on human rights.

#RBANews
#ACF2026

[4th EAC Regional STI Conference @EAC_STI]

📘We're pleased to share the final conference report, which captures the key discussions, outcomes, recommendations, & highlights from the 4th EAC Regional STI Conference, held in #Rwanda, 30 March - 1 April 2026.

🔗https://t.co/lZgMD1yQVO

@mfbenda @easteco1 @iucea_info #AI4EAC

[International Relations Society of Kenya @IntRelationsKe]

📌 PRESS RELEASE | IRSK

IRSK welcomes the Foreign Service (Amendment) Bill, 2026 as a timely and constructive step towards enhancing professionalism and entrenching merit-based appointments in Kenya’s diplomatic service.

Read the full Press Release below.
#IRSK #Diplomacy

[Bravin Onditi @BravinOnditi]

I invite you to interact with my latest piece published by the @Horninstitute. Drones have shifted from niche surveillance tools to decisive weapons of war and this transformation is more visible, or more consequential across the Horn of Africa.
https://t.co/B63k0uQFMz

[Nala Center @NalaCenter]

Congratulations @InkImmanuel, Your article, being selected among the top is no small feat. May your voice continue to challenge, inspire, and shift the discourse on governance in Africa. 🖤✊🏾
#DGTrends
@AGA_Platform @APRMorg

[Bravin Onditi @BravinOnditi]

I invite you to check out our paper co-authored with @InkImmanuel "Decoding the Future: African Parliaments, the 4IR, and the AI Revolution" published in #YALJOD Volume 5.

Are African parliaments ready to govern AI?
🔗https://t.co/fLBb5nvLGv
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence

[Leeigh @Leeigh_za]

The pictures will go in the History books

[Dr. Muyambi Fortunate @mfbenda]

EAST AFRICA MAKES FIRM RESOLVE TO WALK THE TALK ON SHARED AI GAINS

[African Maps @MapsAfrican]

Locations of the host cities of the AFCON 2027 in Uganda 🇺🇬, Kenya 🇰🇪, and Tanzania 🇹🇿.

[Jeremy Dicker 🌏 @Dicker_JJ]

just me?

[Dr. Muyambi Fortunate @mfbenda]

@easteco1 and EAC Ministers of EAC Affairs launched the EAC Regional Strategy on Innovation in Informal Industrial Cluster during the 4th STI Conference- AI4EAC in Kigali on 1st April 2026 https://t.co/9V0zdBLtOQ. The strategy visions a competitive, highly performing, innovative industrial clusters for regional economic transformation, with aim to transform industrial clusters into dynamic hubs of innovation and growth, driving socioeconomic
development in the EAC region. Download the strategy: https://t.co/hogj527vKS