Great being in Cape Town with UNDP Africa & UNDP Sustainable Finance to strategize around timbuktooAfrica

The Timbuktoo Initiative will power Africa’s socio-economic transformation through #innovation , leveraging University Innovation Pods & tech Hubs w/ blended public-private finance

‘There is an ongoing momentum in the region & at national level that UNDP Africa can take advantage of to usher in #timbuktoo in #Africa ’.

At our timbuktoo strategy retreat in #CapeTown , our Res.Reps reflect on lessons & resources to leverage to leap forward timbuktoo.

Day 2: Unpacking our implementation of #timbuktoo . Delighted to join a group of esteemed practitioners & thought leaders to define the Playbook to drive us into the future of supporting Africa’s innovation ecosystem. We must be driven by curiosity & choice to make a difference.

Sports & cultural activities are powerful, proven tools for reconciliation & reintegration.

With the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund Project, UN Development🇳🇬 is supporting conflict-affected communities in promoting sustainable peace & social cohesion through familiar sports & cultural activities.

I commended 🇳🇬 Leadership in advancing the timbuktooAfrica agenda at the ongoing Strategy Retreat in Cape Town 🇿🇦. Shared our fast-paced journey of establishing the first Pan-African Thematic Hub on #Fintech in Lagos!

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Besides the fact that both are distinguished Professors, one thing connects them. Prof maddestguyalive🇷🇺🇺🇬 of Makerere University & Prof. Folasade of University of Lagos are showing top leadership in establishing #UniPods . Happy to have worked with both of them in advancing the devt. cause of 🇺🇬 & now 🇳🇬

‘We need to embrace the culture of #Ubuntu - the philosophy of collective solidarity - I am because you are’ -

Words of encouragement by Ahunna Eziakonwa - our Assistant Secretary General & UNDP Africa Regional Director at the ongoing timbuktooAfrica Strategy Retreat.

What a powerful day it has been! At a high-level strategy session - with timbuktooAfrica - UNDP Africa is boldly shaping the #future of the continent by investing in her most coveted asset - #Youth !

#timbuktoo is yours! It belongs to the African youth.

Couldn’t agree more with Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Guardian of @timbuktooAfrica Innovation Foundation.

Are you in? Join us in building the largest initiative in the world to support the innovation ecosystem in #Africa .

#Africa ’s transformation lies in the power of #partnerships .

I am optimistic about #timbuktoo as a major accelerator in leveraging Africa’s youthful talents, tech-enabled dev & #OneAfricaMarket to transform the continent.

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Thank you Elsie for meeting our commissioner for stabilisation and crisis prevention, Anka Feldhusen 🇩🇪 GER on Peace & Humanitarian Action, to give first hand information about our substantial partnership with UNDP Nigeria in fostering security in Nigeria.
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Had a fruitful meeting with Amb. Anka Feldhusen Director for Crisis Prevention and Stabilization.
Thanked the Gov. of Germany🇩🇪 for being our #PartnersAtCore and key partner 🤝 on our work on #RSF in NE, conflict prevention facility in NW, police reforms +more with UN Development🇳🇬

Following my meeting with Tony O. Elumelu, CFR, Chairman Heirs Holdings in Lagos, it was an honor to host the leadership team from UBA Group in Abuja where we jointly explored areas of possible 🤝 btwn our two institutions! This collaboration will advance 🇳🇬’s development dividend.

This week, speaking at the National Dialogue on Security and State Police organized by the 🇳🇬National Assembly, the Dep. Res. Rep a.i José Levy reiterated that security is a dev. issue which aligns with #SDG16 ~a key goal that underpins the achievement of the other #SDGs in 🇳🇬.

The High-Level African Counter-terrorism Meeting highlights the imperative for ensuring African-led and African-owned solutions to terrorism.

For the Africa we want, peace and stable, thriving societies are enabled. un.org/sg/en/content/…