UEA African Youth Development

The African Youth Development Society is looking for people to continue our work next year. Nominations close this Friday. Available positions are:

President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Union Representative
Equality and Diversity Officer Health and Safety Officer

Send us a message explaining which role you’re interested in. We will explain how to run on the SU website.

We hope to see you tonight. 6pm - Congregation Hall 0.17.

Africans must move beyond aid and not be "beggars of the world" - Ghana's president "We do not want to remain the beggars of the world"

After attending and listening to His Excellency, President of Ghana - Nana Akufo-Addo speak alongside many distinguished guests, I wrote a breakdown of the information I learnt regarding the future and vision for the continent.

Have a read:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_vy3ZiGvnfFN1tRO5y0tQiUNyV3OdW_6uGsQmzaR_1g/edit?usp=sharing

President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo’s address at the #AfricaBeyondAid event by the Royal African Society President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo’s address at the Africa Beyond Aid event by the Royal African Society His Excellency, President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo 1. Possible re-negotiation of trade agreements post Brexit: the importance of creating deals with Europe that fav...

BREAKING NEWS:

President Robert Mugabe 'resigns' as Zimbabwean president according to parliament speaker Jacob Mudenda. After 37 years in power this was seen as a surprise to many MP's and citizen's of Zimbabwe. It's stated by several sources including the Guardian and the BBC that this decision was voluntary and no force was used to make this decision.

Read more on:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42071488

www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/21/robert-mugabe-resigns-as-president-of-zimbabwe

For more information on our future events and news, follow us on our other platforms.

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Zimbabwe's President Mugabe resigns The announcement from parliament's speaker sparks celebrations in the streets.

Here's a useful Panorama documentary on the Paradise Papers.
It includes some interesting conversation about tax dodges offshore and its ramifications for the world https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b09fgcvh/panorama-britains-offshore-secrets-exposed

Panorama - Britain's Offshore Secrets Exposed Richard Bilton explores the secrets of Britain's offshore empire.

Here are some important news updates:

- On the current situation in Zimbabwe:
- https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/status/930820209715306496
- https://twitter.com/BBCAfrica/status/930834286181265409

- On the Paradise Papers leaked recently:
- https://twitter.com/UEAAYD/status/930841034577399808

- Other:
- https://twitter.com/BBGAfrica/status/930813784117121029
- https://twitter.com/allafrica/status/928911635753861120

For more current events and updates on the society’s activities, make sure to have a look at our Twitter page: https://twitter.com/UEAAYD

In light of Africa Youth Day this Wednesday, we are planning an event which we will let you know more about shortly. In the meantime, have a look at the links below to check out the materials we used for our presentation during the discussion on whether ‘the West has ruined Africa’ last week.

• Foreign aid in Africa:
- Aid for Africa - https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2014/jul/15/aid-africa-west-looting-continent?CMP=share_btn_wa

• Multinationals and their effect on African economies
- The transformational power of multinational business - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLdiBNYGd-Y
- Cultural Awareness in today’s globalised world - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd0aAFFjCUo

• Other relevant links
- Aid for Africa? No thanks - https://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_mwenda_takes_a_new_look_at_africa
- Aid vs Trade - https://www.ted.com/talks/ngozi_okonjo_iweala_on_aid_versus_trade
- Your Smartphone was made by child slave labour - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1nXa6t_9V0

https://www.instagram.com/p/Ba_xzVqjoPi/

The faces of the 2017/2018 African Youth Development committee!

President - Jeice
Vice President - Korkor
Treasurer - Sharon
Secretary - Jordan
Equality & Diversity Officer - Robert
Union Representative - Leona

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Hey guys, we're about to make an African Youth Development Whatsapp group. If you would like to be added to it please inbox us your details. It will help with better communication about society activities and questions.

UEA African Youth Development Official page of UEA's African Youth Development platform.

For all enquiries contact: ueaa

UEA African Youth Development updated their website address.

Dear members and supporters,

You have probably noticed that we have changed the name of the page from UEA African Law Society to its new title: African Youth Development.

The new society was created with the aim of maximising the professional development of students of African heritage as well as those interested in African affairs, particularly those in Economics, Law, Politics, Business, Development and International Relations.

We will have events such as skills sessions, workshops, debates and networking opportunities. We have some great content coming up, so watch this space for updates and commercial awareness.

The UoM AYAL - Aspiring Young African Leaders Society is hosting a very interesting talk on the power of African Youth and their contribution to the continent. Tickets to the event are free but limited and can be found at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ayal-talks-the-africa-we-want-believes-in-youth-tickets-33189490660?utm-medium=discovery&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&aff=estw&utm-source=tw&utm-term=listing
You can contact Lorena Cristiano if you'd like more information.

“AYAL Talks: The Africa We Want Believes in Youth” is scheduled for Friday, 5th May 2017 from 6.30pm to 8.30pm, at the University of Manchester. The event aims at empowering and recognizing youth potential to drive change and development in our continent. The day will be marked by a discussion on the challenges and opportunities for young people within African countries as well as in the diaspora.
We are bringing together a diverse - in terms of age and level of experience - panel of bright and inspiring African minds, who have been doing amazingly both academically and professionally, to share their experiences (i.e. failures and successes), within a wide range of areas, to foster knowledge and inspiration to fellow young people, academics and African affairs’ enthusiasts.

PANELISTS:

1. ADAOBI ADIBE: Electrical and Electronic Engineering (BEng) student at the University of Manchester, Co-Founder and Head of Social Media for the The Sisterhood Movement, Student Venture Capitalist at Campus Capital, and Intern at Morgan Stanley and Huawei in China.

2. DEMILADÉ FALOLA -APOOYIN: International Protection Analyst at the United Nations, Junior Associate of Africa Regional Department of the UK's Department for International Development (DFID UK).

3. EDMILSON ÂNGELO: MSc African Studies at the University of Oxford, Founder and Director of Change 1s Life.

4. MAUDO JALLOW: MSc African Development at the London School of Economics and Political Sciences (LSE), Co-Director for the LSE Africa Summit.

5. MUSTAFA TEVIN OKON-BRIGGS: Final Year International Relations and Arabic student at the University of Westminster, Delegate Liason for the Global Diplomatic Forum, Co-ordinator/Director of Gives1Project.

6. ZENAIDA MACHADO: Former producer and journalist for Focus on Africa in BBC, in Network African and at the BBC's Portuguese service, Current Angola and Mozambique researcher in the Africa Division at Human Rights Watch Researcher.

Quick reminder that committee positions for UEA ALS are available now!
We hope some of you will want to fill these positions and keep ALS growing, perhaps even taking it in new directions. There are so many pros to being part of UEA ALS and anyone who becomes a committee member will be part of a very rewarding process

Contact us via our messages for further details on how to apply.

Our next event is collaboration with the UEA Entrepreneurship Society and it is an intensive workshop where we will be developing your skills on how to begin a start-up company in our current economic climate. It's a great way to broaden your awareness of businesses/commerce, gain tips and network with successful entrepreneurs.

Soon we'll be releasing a sign-up page which everyone who is planning to attend must sign to secure attendance so look out for that.

Let us know if you're coming by clicking the link below.

UEA Entrepreneur Society Welcome to the University of East Anglia’s Entrepreneur Soc page.
-Workshops
-Guest speakers

A few weeks ago we shared an event hosted by Career Central called "Working in Africa" which featured some amazing UEA alumni speaking about their experiences work experiences abroad. The turnout was amazing, thank you to everyone who attended!

Book one of the spaces reserved for ALS for the 'Working In Africa' event during Global Opportunities Week.
On Tuesday, two UEA alumni currently working in Africa will be hosting this year's session for the first time in person.
The event is set for 11am - 12pm. If you are interested in working in Africa or working with businesses in Africa come along to this event.
There will also be information on CV building, developing opportunities in Africa and question time.

We hope to see you there!
Event Link: https://mycareercentral.uea.ac.uk/students/events/detail/941445

We've gone from 40th to 11th position in less than a day. Thank you to everyone voting! Please remember that if you have both a Twitter and Facebook account, you can vote for us twice.

To keep an eye on our position on the live leader-board, follow this link: http://www.linklatersgraduates.co.uk/winning-ambition

Voting is open to the public and ends on Feb 24th so please tell a friend and share!

Winning ambition | Linklaters Graduate Careers

A huge thank you to everyone that came to our workshop last wednesday on how to navigate an international career into law [with Dr Hakeem Seriki].
If you have more questions drop him an email at [email protected] - he is pleased to help!

Stay tuned for our upcoming events. Thank you all.

A massive thank you to everyone who attended our forum on the 21st Century Black Woman yesterday evening. It was an amazing turnout with very informative discussions.

We hope you all enjoyed it as much as we did and look forward to seeing you at our next event!

The event has started!
Come along for this insightful conversation ☺

Last week we had a chair on the UEA MUN organised forum - We Failed You - which was organised in partnership with the Student Union and 4 other societies which served to highlight both problem and solutions regarding Global Equality and to bring an end our Black History Month celebrations.
Find attached the speech Korkor gave on behalf of the society on Racial Discrimination.

Amazing video by Mehdi Hasan on Al Jazeera busting a few myths about Africa - take a look!

Reality Check: Africa is not a country Mehdi Hasan exposes the greatest misconceptions about the African continent.

Hello everyone!

Welcome to the official page of UEA's first ever African Law Society - a society dedicated to pushing the career aspirations of UEA students beyond European borders towards Africa.

Overtime we will be posting links to events and activities we will be hosting on and around campus so keep an eye out for us and stay tuned.