Désiré Assogbavi

International Law, Humanitarian Diplomacy, Social & Economic Justice - African Politics & Policies. English & French. My own views.

[Désiré Assogbavi @Assodesire]

🌍 In Berlin this week as part of the @OpenSociety Foundations delegation to the #GlobalSolutionsSummit2026At a time of geopolitical tensions, the Summit brings together global leaders, experts, and civil society to explore pathways for cooperation and shape the #G20 and #G7.

[Désiré Assogbavi @Assodesire]

Africa Day: Unfinished liberation: Why must this Day be more than ceremony?
https://t.co/pWEYJqW5bN

[Désiré Assogbavi @Assodesire]

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

[Désiré Assogbavi @Assodesire]

Military operations alone will never bring peace. The roots of conflict lie in poverty, inequality, exclusion and the unjust sharing of resources. Peace cannot be sustained without justice; security cannot exist without inclusion. #AfricaDay2026 #AfricaDay
@OpenSocietyAfr

[Désiré Assogbavi @Assodesire]

Reparations are not just a cheque for past wrongs. Reparative justice means restitution of stolen heritage, reform of an unequal financial system, debt justice, climate justice, fair trade, and Africa’s full agency in global governance. #AfricaDay2026 #AfricaDay
@OpenSocietyAfr

[Désiré Assogbavi @Assodesire]

Divided, Africa remains prey to others. United, Africa shapes its own destiny. That was the founding truth of 1963, and it is still the battle of 2026. #AfricaDay2026 #AfricaDay @OpenSocietyAfr @TamukaKagoro77 @DeproseM

[Désiré Assogbavi @Assodesire]

In my new article published by The East African, I reflect on how debt, mineral governance, and power infrastructure must converge to close the continent’s execution gap and unlock real transformation.
👉🏿Read here: https://t.co/hjWKTCj9XX

[Vicepresidencia Colombia @ViceColombia]

Como parte de la agenda del Foro de Alto Nivel #CELACÁFRICA2026, la @_AfricanUnion y @OpenSociety liderarán un diálogo, para reforzar los lazos con la diáspora africana, sobre el desarrollo, justicia, memoria y solidaridad global.

📍 Hotel Hilton
🗓 20 de marzo
⏰️ 3:30 p.m.

[Amani Africa @africa_amani]

@Assodesire, Advocacy Advisor for Africa, @OpenSociety, has highlighted that Africa’s conflict landscape is expanding rapidly, shaped by a ‘continental conflict complex,’ exposing the limits of #APSA. He mentioned the nexus btwn Security, governance & development while coups & contested transitions are rising, underscoring the urgent need for African-led solutions and institutional reform.

[Amani Africa @africa_amani]

Confronting Instability in Africa, Rebuilding Agency in a Fractured World: Why Africa Must Rethink Its Peace Architecture Now

https://t.co/W7xUZeV6oc

[Désiré Assogbavi @Assodesire]

During the Post-AU Summit diplomatic dialogue yesterday in Addis Ababa, I raised the urgent need for a persuasive AU sanction regime against coup administrations that organize elections and easily return to power.
Suspensions alone cannot deter coups.
#39thAUSummit

[African Union ECOSOCC @AU_ECOSOCC]

#HappeningNow: the @africa_amani, @AU_ECOSOCC, @LawyersofAfrica & @OpenSociety Citizens’ Dialogue on Human Rights, Justice, Governance and Peace in Africa!

📍Addis Ababa, #Ethiopia 🇪🇹
📺Tune in: https://t.co/slYKWg92EI

@Assodesire of @OpenSociety says that this Citizens’ Dialogue, convened on the margins of the 39th #AUSummit, will provide a platform for critical
reflection and forward-looking recommendations to strengthen #Africa’s institutional and normative
frameworks across #HumanRights, #justice, #governance and #peace.

[Désiré Assogbavi @Assodesire]

Africa cannot demand justice globally while tolerating injustice at home. Credibility starts within.
https://t.co/nSCMGWWyGN
#39thAUSummit
@TamukaKagoro77
@OpenSociety @OpenSocietyAfr

[Désiré Assogbavi @Assodesire]

Over 80 delegates , civil society leaders, youth activists, legal experts, academics, policy thinkers, and AU stakeholders , convened in Addis Ababa, joined by many more online. The message was unified and urgent.
https://t.co/nSCMGWWyGN
#39thAUSummit

[Désiré Assogbavi @Assodesire]

Africa’s critical minerals must drive transformation, not extraction without value addition. Governance will determine whether resources fuel conflict or prosperity.
https://t.co/nSCMGWWyGN
#39thAUSummit

[Désiré Assogbavi @Assodesire]

At a defining moment for our continent, citizens from across Global Africa have delivered a clear message to African leaders: Human rights are non-negotiable.
https://t.co/nSCMGWWyGN
#39thAUSummit

[Désiré Assogbavi @Assodesire]

If the African Union cannot defend its own human rights instruments, who will?
Implementation is the true test of leadership.
#39thAUSummit #AUSummit
@OpenSociety @OpenSocietyAfr @TamukaKagoro77 @DeproseM @JegganGJohnson

[Désiré Assogbavi @Assodesire]

Africa cannot champion sovereignty externally
while eroding freedoms internally.
True sovereignty protects citizens, not power.
#39thAUSummit #AUSummit
@TamukaKagoro77 @DeproseM @OpenSociety @OpenSocietyAfr