Lamin Manneh

@Judicaelle_ @cobbo3 À true woman leader indeed, brave and selfless fighter for all rights.

It’s Day 13 of me sharing African women who shaped the political and social fabric of the African continent, yet you may or may not know them. Today we talk about Hajia Gambo Sawaba. She is known as the most jailed woman in Nigeria. Even so went on to be imprisoned 16 times for her activism against British colonialism in Northern Nigeria and her women's rights organizing. Hajia's influence shaped the role of women in political spaces in Northern Nigeria from passive agents to bold voices who defied cultural and religious barriers that told women to keep quiet and just handle domestic affairs. Hajia was definitely ahead of her time especially that she started her political activism at only 16 years old with no formal education. I read her memoir published in 1979 and truly what a woman and what a warrior. Through abuse, betrayal, frequent arrests and being jailed, she always came out of it more radical and ready to fight. Hajia fought so hard for women in the north to get voting rights that other women in part of Nigeria had received. As many women in the north of Nigeria followed the practice of purdah, a form of social seclusion, Hajia went from house-to-house to speak to them. This displeased the Authorities in Kano and, in 1952, she was hauled before the conservative Alkali (Magistrates) Court, on charges of “drawing out women who were in purdah”. The court sentenced her to three months in prison. Yet it didn't stop her. Every arrest, motivated her to do more.

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Check out the new public transport fares in the City of Kigali with the additional routes from/to the areas neighboring Kigali. - CBD: Central Business District (known as downtown) - SEZ: Special Economic Zone

To increase and promote African #women participation and decision making in the #PrivateSector we are validating a regional standard for #GenderEqualitySeal for #Africa with rep of Governments🇪🇹🇺🇬🇷🇼 and private sector 🇿🇦🇬🇲🇹🇿🇲🇬🇨🇩🇲🇺. #OrangeTheWorld

Welcoming newcomers of the African Young Women Leaders Fellowship Programme at @UNDPAfrica in Addis Ababa. They are working in #InclusiveGrowth, #GenderEquality & Regional Programme teams & will build a #NewGeneration of young African women leaders to serve #Africa and the world.

#PVE continues to be a flagship project of @UNDPAfrica. This week 20 UNDP Country Offices from #Africa and @UNDPArabStates unite to take stock of their progress in Preventing Violent Extremism and share their experiences and challenges.

@ThirdEyeMalawi Thanks a lot dear Mandela Mwanza.

#GenderInequality is a challenge to Africa’s efforts to accelerate economic & social transformation. This is why @UNDPAfrica & @_AfricanUnion selected 20 African Young Women Leaders Fellows from 5789 applicants /54 countries to be deployed for 1 year to worldwide UNDP offices🌍🌎

@amb_mahboub & @LMManneh co-chaired today the Steering Committee of the @SECCCI_Project. We received valuable policy guidance & strategic direction recom on our way forward. All implem partners look forward to enhancing our actions in 🇪🇹🇰🇪🇸🇴’s #CrossBorder areas. #HornOfAfrica

As day breaks 2day I'm pleased 2 wish @PresPaulKagame, Govt & People of #Rwanda all the best on #Kwibohora25. Also an opportunity to recognize again @PresPaulKagame s strong & visionary leadership for charting #Rwanda liberation & commendable ongoing transformation.

It was an honour to witness yesterday's deposit of 7 AU Treaties from Government of Sao Tome & Principe by HE Homero Jerónimo Salvaterra, Secretary-General, MOFA to the Chairperson of AUC H.E Moussa Faki Mahamat. Also pleased to note UNDP's contribution to this success.

1st cross border project office bordering #Ethiopia & #Kenya opened in Moyale city in southern Ethiopia to address the drivers of conflict, instability, irregular migration & displacement in these areas. Support from @UNDP, @igadsecretariat & @UNEP. More… bit.ly/2KS6e43 pic.twitter.com/ihj5L69EmP

‘Hardworking, humble, dynamic leader, natural motivator, positive, full of ‘can do spirit’ & one can not work with you without being productive’~words of colleagues to @AyodeleOdusola as he leaves @UNDPAfrica office in New York to serve as Resident Representative @UNDPSouthAfrica pic.twitter.com/0WzNXg9fYt

Thank you #SouthAfrica for accepting @AyodeleOdusola as Resident Representative.He has strong intellectual capacity in development economics & in #privatesector development.I’m convinced he will use his dynamic leadership skills to promote development in South Africa #NextGenUNDP