Kellen Kanze Dena is the State House Spokesperson and Head of the President’s Strategic Communication Unit (PSCU) to President Uhuru Kenyatta. Kanze becomes the first female State House Spokesperson and Head of PSCU in the history of Kenya. Her elevation is in line with President Kenyatta’s recent public appointments in which the Head of State has …
The Malian re-elected President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita appointed and named 35 years old Kamissa Camara as Minister for Foreign Affairs on his cabinet. Before we go deep into who she is, let’s talk about her previous roles before she became Foreign Affairs Minister for Mali. Before her appointment, she was previously the diplomatic advisor to …
Barrister Ismaeel Ahmed was born and raised in the ancient commercial city of Kano. He graduated from the University of Abuja with a Law degree, a Master of Arts in International Relations and Diplomacy from Webster University in the USA, and an LL.M from University of Chicago IL, USA. We are proud of what he …
David Moinina Sengeh is the Chief Innovation Officer for the Directorate of Science, Technology, and Innovation in Sierra Leone. He is a TED Senior Fellow. In May 2018 Sengeh joined the Office of the President of Sierra Leone, working as chief innovation officer. He ensured that each child in the Pujehun District had access to a laptop. He spoke at the Bill & Melinda …
Carolyn Parker is a U.S. Foreign Service Officer who joined the State Department in 2011. Currently, she is the Visa Chief at the U.S. Embassy Abuja, where she runs a multinational staff that is part of the largest visa processing operation in Africa. Prior to her assignment in Nigeria, Carolyn served as a vice consultant …
Aya Chebbi, an award-winning Pan-African feminist. She is the first African Union Youth Envoy and the youngest diplomat at the African Union Commission Chairperson’s Cabinet. She is the founder of multiple platforms such as Youth Programme of Holistic Empowerment Mentoring (Y-PHEM) coaching the next generation to be positive change agents, Afrika Youth Movement (AYM), one of Africa’s largest …
Akua Gyekye is Facebook’s Public Policy Manager for Africa, where she focuses on issues relating privacy, safety and security, freedom of expression, the impact of the Internet on economic growth, and new opportunities for democratic engagement across Sub-Saharan Africa. Before joining Facebook, Akua was working as a project finance lawyer, qualified to practice in NY …
She is is a Nigerian photographer and filmmaker based in Abuja. She is a conservative Muslim and Hausa from Argungu local government in northern Nigeria. She won the award for Creative Artist of the year at the 2011 The Future Awards. She currently works as the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Kebbi State, Nigeria on New Media. Augie-Kuta is the daughter of the late Senator Adamu …
Áurea Carolina de Freitas e Silva is a sociologist, political scientist and Brazilian Marxist, elected to the Municipality of Belo Horizonte for the Socialism and Freedom Party. She is an activist of the struggles for the inclusion of women, youth and the black population. She was elected federal deputy in the general elections of 2018. She holds a degree in Social Sciences from the Federal …
Happy to announce MIPAD in collaboration with the First Lady of Sierra (Valedictorian Class of 2018) commemorates the 400th anniversary of transatlantic slavery with the Door of Return: Freetown. Theme: Freedom. What does freedom mean to you? Mind, Body, Soul, Financially, Emotionally, Spiritually because there is no better place to speak about freedom than …