Sam Ogwal

I am truly grateful for the immense support I've received from the youth in our region. Their motivation & energy inspire me to address the upcoming challenges . During my tenure, my primary goal is to foster a closer connection between IGAD and the youth it serves. #IGAD #Youth

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🚨 In 2007, a 1-hour Stanford lecture by Joel Peterson quietly revealed how the best negotiators actually win. Most people still get this wrong. Instead of teaching tactics, he broke down the mindset behind getting what you want. His biggest warning? The worst position in any negotiation is needing the deal. The moment you’re desperate, you lose leverage. Great negotiators create options so they can walk away and that’s where real power comes from. He also challenged a common belief: manipulation doesn’t win long term. Trust does. You might win once by being clever, but you build a career by being reliable. And the real shift? Stop thinking in transactions, start thinking in relationships. The best negotiators aren’t trying to “win” the moment they’re playing for long-term outcomes where both sides keep coming back. That’s why this lecture still stands out. Because while most people try to win deals… The smartest ones build leverage, trust, and relationships that keep paying off.

H.E. @DrWorkneh, Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), congratulates H.E. @IsmailOguelleh on his re-election as President of the Republic of Djibouti, following the presidential elections held on 10 April 2026. Read more: igad.int/h-e-dr-workneh…

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Instead of watching an hour of Netflix, watch this MIT professor deliver a brilliant masterclass on how to effectively present your ideas with clarity, impact, and purpose.

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Djibouti Elections 2026 The IGAD Election Observation Mission for the 2026 Presidential Election in the Republic of Djibouti, led by H.E. Mr Mulatu Teshome, together with the IGAD Deputy Executive Secretary, H.E. @MawareSo, today held a key consultation with H.E. Mr Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, President of the Republic and UMP candidate. The Mission also met with H.E. Mr Said Nouh Hassan, Minister of Interior, and a representative of the CDU candidate. Discussions focused on electoral preparedness, the conduct of the campaign, and efforts to uphold peace and stability. In addition, the Mission conducted a training session for its observers as part of preparations for election day. IGAD reaffirms its commitment to supporting a credible, transparent, and peaceful electoral process in Djibouti. #RisingWithIGAD #OneRegionOneFuture #IGADEOMtoDjibouti #DjiboutiElection2026

Arrived in Djibouti for the Election Observers’ Mission. The calm atmosphere and pleasant weather set the tone as the country prepares for the 10 April 2026 presidential vote. 🇩🇯🗳️

One out of four people registered to vote in Meru County is a woman. Mwende Mugambi is requesting the women of Meru to register to vote.

Last week, the office of the IGAD Youth Envoy had the distinguished honor of participating in the 1st Expert Group Meeting to validate a special report prepared by the Oxford School of Economics to assess the performance of the various youth policies within the Horn of Africa and its deliverables. We agreed to partner with @ECA_OFFICIAL on a range of youth convergence issues for the Horn of Africa. The office of the IGAD Special Youth Envoy wishes to extend its sincere appreciation to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and wishes to reaffirm taking advantage of the over 15-year working relationship of ECA with IGAD for the benefit of our regional youth.

Too much intermarriage is changing them. These do not look like Acholi gals. They look almost Rwandan.

I knew it was just politics at play😢

This 50-minute lecture by Jeff Bezos will teach you more about business than a 2-year MBA program:

Conor Neill on the 3 best ways to start a speech (most people get this wrong): "I guarantee if you go to conferences, 19 out of 20 speakers will start in one of these ways: 'My name is Conor Neill. I'm from Tango, and this talk is about the latest trend in monitoring strategies.' But all of you are sitting with a piece of paper that already says who I am and what I'm going to talk about. By repeating what you already know, I'm giving a signal that it's time to get your BlackBerry out." Conor explains the three best ways to start instead: Third best: A question that matters to the audience. "How do you phrase a problem that the audience faces in a question?" Second best: A factoid that shocks. "There are more people alive today than have ever died. Every two minutes, the energy reaching the earth from the sun is equivalent to the whole annual energy usage of humanity. Does that change how you think about energy?" The best way: Start like you'd start a story to a child. "How do we start a story to a child? 'Once upon a time.' And what happens when you say once upon a time? My daughter leans forward, gets ready to hear, engages. We were all trained as kids to know when a story's coming. We also know when a teacher is about to deliver a 40-minute boring lecture." He explains the grown-up version: "In business, you don't hear Jack Welch saying 'once upon a time.' Steve Jobs doesn't start his speeches with 'once upon a time.' So there's a grown-up way of saying it: 'In October, the last time I was in this room, there were 120 people here. I was having a conversation with one of the world's experts on public speaking and he said something to me that changed what I think about what's important in speaking.' Now I can pause for 30 seconds, and you want to know what he said." Conor concludes: "Stories are about people. They're not about objects. They're not about things. If you want to tell a good story about your company, don't talk about the software talk about the people who built the software. What they do. How they are. What's important to them. What they sacrifice."

How Political Parties Really Emerge | Political parties do not begin with individuals. They are built around shared interests, shared threats, and a common national purpose. This reflection explains how history shaped political movements, from France to Uganda, and why national interest must always be bigger than narrow personal ambition.

We’re continuing with digital literacy & entrepreneurship training sessions, where we’re Empowering minds through #digitalliteracy, we are equipping participants with practical skills in branding, packaging & marketing strategies, turning ideas into market-ready solutions. #SAIC

MIT professor Patrick Winston delivers a masterclass on “how to speak” - 15 lessons

HOW TO FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR LIFE. you don’t need a new life. you need to stop sleepwalking through the one you already have (the last point is my favourite): 1. Sleep before midnight

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