I am pleased to announce that I have been appointed Adviser to the Prime Minister of Chad. I would like to thank his H.E. Prime Minister Dr. @Succes_MASRA for the confidence he has placed in me.
African innovation wins!!
👏🏾👏🏾 Congrats once more to Elly Savatia, Kenyan entrepreneur who designed app that translates speech into sign language using AI-powered 3D avatars for winning major award for African innovation. #AfricaPrize.
Immunization has saved millions of lives across Africa.
But there's still work to be done.
On a bonus episode of the Future of Africa Podcast, our guests explore the hard-fought wins for vaccines & the progress yet to be made.
Listen for their insights: https://t.co/5dmZjr6VQ7
Announcing speakers! 🌟 Join @PandemicAction, @TheIndPanel, @TheElders, @AfricaEuropeFdn & RANA 23 Sept. at #UNGA80 on what’s needed to rebuild multilateralism + galvanise leadership, action, & investment for the interconnected threats of our time 💥
https://t.co/TtJpY9pMnk
A Lire absolument, l'article de The New York Times consacré à l'Affaire Succès MASRA 👇🏽����🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
https://t.co/fzF4zQyOoT
#LibérezSuccèsMasra
#FreedomForMasra
Breaking News: In a win for Harvard University, a judge said that the government broke the law by freezing billions of dollars in research funds. https://t.co/NYZVYkjBqo
Washington & the @_AfricanUnion must recalibrate:
✔️ Tie aid to democratic benchmarks
✔️ Condemn political trials
✔️ Allow access to detainees
Silence today will mean crisis tomorrow. @StateDept@SFRCdems
“Repression is not a bulwark against chaos; it is a driver of it. The more closed political systems become, the more likely citizens are to abandon peaceful pathways and embrace radical alternatives.”
My Guest Essay in the @NYTOpinion: https://t.co/8Y72MP4ztH
Why should Americans care?
Because the Sahel is not an abstract chessboard. It is home to hundreds of millions of people. Its future will shape global migration, climate resilience, and security. @CarnegieEndow@CSISAfrica@AtlanticCouncil
#Tchad
« L’arrestation de Succès Masra est une manœuvre politique qui risque de replonger le Tchad dans l’instabilité », @LewisMudge@hrw,
https://t.co/rGdmE7Mbm1
Passionate about youth innovation, gender equality, and empowering women in Africa? 🚀
The AU "AU Go Gal!" Innovation 2025 Initiative needs volunteer mentors! Guide 20 young female innovators (15-25) in financial inclusion, economic empowerment, & education.
Thank you for allowing me to share my experience and vision for empowering African youth as drivers of positive change and sustainable development. #AfricaYouthLed#AfricanUnion#TheFutureWeWant
In April, I participated in the African Ministerial Side Event on the margins of the @UN ECOSOC Youth Forum, organized by the @_AfricanUnion Office of the Youth Envoy. I extend my gratitude to @AU_YouthEnvoy for the invitation.
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Watch a recap of the ministerial side event convened by the @AU_YouthEnvoy on youth innovation & collaboration for sustainable development during the UN ECOSOC Youth Forum! Ministers of Youth from across Africa emphasised the importance of engaging youth in decision-making.
Can "global health" reduce the emphasis on meetings upon meetings, and the "self" (open to interpretation) and put more emphasis on work that truly causes impact on lives? Random thought midweek
How much data do you need to conduct an informative staggered diff-in-diff? In our new working paper @fhollenbach and I simulate the power of #DiD estimators, and find that you might need *a lot*, even to detect large effects. We also provide suggestions for improving power 1/
#SaveTheDate!
Join us for the 4th International Conference on Public Health in Africa #CPHIA2024
📅 26-29 November 2024
📍 Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco
#CPHIA is the largest annual public health gathering in Africa and the second largest globally after the World Health Assembly.