Had a fruitful discussion with the Director of the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) during #AfDBAM2018 on strengthening Somalia's legal framework in key economic sectors to increase capacity, investment & revenue. Strengthened the legal frameworks will accelerate development
To industrialize, you must first educate, says panel at #AfDBAM2018 . Korea invested heavily in education earlier than advised - and was able to leapfrog to wealth.
Courageous:
'We have a colonial attitude to work; preference for white collar. denigration to manual labour… but not all students have the capacity to continue to university, and only then is vocational training considered...
As an afterthought.”
-Pres. John Mahama
#AfDBAM2018
'Situation of African youth reflects our lack of social investment in education, job preparedness, and health. The role of governments is to ensure youth are no longer in precariousness. Particularly women. We need to find #shortcuts '.
=Min. Kanny Diallo of Guinea.
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Honoured to have participated in the African Development Bank Group Annual Meeting opening today. Grateful to our wonderful & innovative Korean hosts for their hospitality & knowledge sharing during #AfDBAM2018
Somalia has great potential. We will work harder to turn this into development.
Investment in heath & education + access to capital + access to markets = preparation for whatever the future may demand of Africa, says Jim Kim of World Bank #AfDBAM2018
WOW:
'we wouldn't need to receive aid if we were to reverse the USD 50 bn of illicit financial flows, 65% of which is from commercial activity. Let's wake up. Let's say no more'.
- Finance Minister Kenneth Ofori-Atta of Ghana
#AfDBAM2018
Discussed Somalia's progress & remaining challenges with African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi A. Adesina & his senior leadership team during #AfDBAM2018 today. We are making real progress & we are grateful to the Bank for its continued diverse support. Partnership for progress is crucial.
Discussed Somalia's progress & remaining challenges with Eric Meyer of Treasury Department & USAID
colleagues during #AfDBAM2018 today. We are making real progress & we are grateful to the US Govt for the continued support. Partnership for progress. Thank you! U.S. Embassy Mogadishu, Somalia
The best moment of #AfDBAM2018 . Recognizing the great work of these young African writers, winners of the #AfricaOfMyDreams writing contest: Chairman Mao ! 🇹🇬, Geraldine 🇿🇼, Ramatou 🇨🇮 and Cédric 🇧🇫. All of them are amazing in their own right. Bravo! #AfricaDay in Busan 🇰🇷
The future billionaires of Africa will come from agriculture. Africa must invest on the youth.The future of work and industrialization of Africa lies in their hands.
#AfDBAM2018
#AfricaDay2018
🎥👘👗 #MODE - Que se passe-t-il quand Alphadi et Pathé'O, deux légendes africaines de la mode, se retrouvent à #Busan en Corée du Sud ? 🇰🇷
#AfDBAM2018 #AfricaDay
Photos from the Knowledge Session on the Future of Work and Industrialisation on the last day of the 2018 Annual Meetings of the AfDB #AfDBAM2018 in Busan.
Back in action: welcoming the A-team of experts African Development Bank Group is putting together to deliver on the critically important water project. Over 100years of combined experience in water&sanitation in the room! Busan #afdbam2018 already a distant memory #improvequalityoflife
