Ahunna Eziakonwa
@ahunnaeziakonwa
Assistant Secretary-General and Director of @UNDP's Regional Bureau for Africa. Tweets are own views.
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https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/about-us/our-leadership.html 17-05-2013 08:52:40
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Pleased to meet w/ HE Dr Masoud Jarallah Al-Marri, Chairman of the Executive Council of the Islamic Organization for Food Security Islamic Organization for Food Security to discuss how we could improve #foodsystems for mutually beneficial partnerships between African countries & #Qatar +rest of Middle East
Just landed in #Doha for the #QatarEconomicForum , one of the world’s most important economic rendez-vous
I look fwd to discussing investments in #Africa that can bolster innovation & dev financing
Let’s build more win-win partnerships like #timbuktoo to accelerate #SDGs !
By harnessing our collective strengths, we can unlock the full potential of Africa's startups to drive growth & innovation across the🌎.
Thank you Paul Siameh, Ag. Chief Dir Ministry Of Food and Agriculture for the warm reception & great insights shared to help build #timbuktoo 's #agritech hub in🇬🇭.
Pleased to meet w/ HE Joseph Boakai, Pres of #Liberia at #USAfricaBizSummit
UN Development is committed to accompanying the transition +regional integration through Mano River Union & Ecowas - Cedeao. Agriculture, energy & opps for youth were at the❤️of discussions
The future is hopeful!
Supporting youth in boosting their #digital skills is the way to go to ensure young people have opportunities & contribute to dev in #SierraLeone . The time is now!
☝🏾Had the pleasure to discuss this priority with HE Chief Minister David Moinina Sengeh at #USAfricaBizSummit
Excellent meeting w/ HE Pres Mokgweetsi Masisi (Dr. Mokgweetsi E.K Masisi) 🇧🇼 on the sidelines of the #USAfricaBizSummit
Looking fwd to launching a new #UniPod in #Botswana & partnering for #AEC2024
Our priorities align & investing in youth is a must! You can continue to count on UN Development
#timbuktoo is a multi-stakeholder platform to support Africa’s innovation ecosystem.
Let’s partner to unlock resources for young African innovators to scale.
Highlights from our strategy retreat in #CapeTown ➡️ bit.ly/44vocjN
#InvestInAfrica timbuktooAfrica
#timbuktoo joins “the Money Circle” at #USAfricaBizSummit for closed-door sessions to amplify the power of African innovations as investible opportunities accelerating development in Africa & beyond.
#InvestInAfrica
Had the honor to meet w/ HE Pres José Maria Pereira Neves #CaboVerde 🇨🇻 on the margins of #USAfricaBizSummit
I share his view that Africa's ideas & business ventures can claim critical ground to accelerate #SDGs
Investing in #timbuktoo ’s #Unipods is critical to making this happen
Touched down in #Dallas for the #USAfricaBizSummit by CorpCnclAfrica
Looking fwd to joining 1,000+ participants incl heads of state, US officials & business leaders from across US&Africa to showcase #timbuktoo
➡️Let's connect & spark Africa’s startups revolution!
Thank you Dr.Edem Adzogenu, Co-chair Afro Champions & Founder timbuktooAfrica Innovation Foundation for your vision for #timbuktoo .
Together we can support #Startups to scale to contribute to an Africa that is integrated, economically transformed & competing at global stage.
'We are supporting startups. We're getting them investor ready. We're partnering with universities to teach the science of innovation.'
Hear insights from Olivia Byanyima, Investment & Finance Expert, on why #timbuktoo is critical for development across 🌍.
#VoicesOftimbuktoo
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
#timbuktoo is on a mission to bring #African innovations to scale. Our #Unipods are bridging the gap between talent & opportunity.
Congratulations to PNUD Bénin & UAC Benin for the launch of this ultra modern Unipod to spark the startup revolution in #Benin .
Congratulations to PNUD Bénin & UAC Benin for the launch of their #Unipod .
#timbuktoo Unipods are driving #innovations across #Africa , providing space & #technology for young African innovators to bring their dreams to reality.