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                    <title>TIGblogs - Dabesaki's TIGBlog</title> 
                    <link>http://DABESAKI.tigblog.org/</link> 
                    <description>What's on the minds of young leaders from around the globe?</description> 
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                    <title>Nigeria 2025. Team 2025!</title> 
                    <link>http://DABESAKI.tigblog.org/post/643767</link> 
                    <description><![CDATA[I read an article yesterday written by Mr. Dele Momodu on Thisday newspaper, and made the following response.<br />
#8220;Dear Mr. Momodu, I had responded to a recent article of yours, but I am really pleased and inspired by the recent focus of your articles. Today#8217;s gives me the idea that your recent series of articles are [...]]]></description> 
					<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 10:04:00 EDT</pubDate> 
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                    <title>Who is who in education service delivery?</title> 
                    <link>http://DABESAKI.tigblog.org/post/622845</link> 
                    <description><![CDATA[I am in Dar Es Salam for the first African Union Conference on Curriculum, Literacy and book sector development. The conference was opened this morning by the rt Hon. Prime Minister of Tanzania. I was baffled by the protocol people, who were saying when the PM comes in, you have to stand-up and clap. I [...]]]></description> 
					<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 05:03:00 EDT</pubDate> 
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                    <title>Reclaiming Africarsquo;s political space!</title> 
                    <link>http://DABESAKI.tigblog.org/post/587327</link> 
                    <description><![CDATA[http://blog.developmentpartnership.org<br />
I have been travelling during the last week and will be travelling until February 14. First, I was in Portugal for a meeting to review progress made with implementing the outcomes of the AU-EU Youth Summit. Right now, I am in another country on official mission. Its a long mission, so I have been looking-up websites and [...]]]></description> 
					<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 09:02:00 EST</pubDate> 
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                    <title>Kofi Annan Advocates for youth participation!</title> 
                    <link>http://DABESAKI.tigblog.org/post/576131</link> 
                    <description><![CDATA[I could not resist not sharing this article. The former SG has put it correctly, there needs to be a change in generation in leadership in Africa.<br />
See the article here: http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=133060]]></description> 
					<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2009 04:01:00 EST</pubDate> 
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                    <title>Obama is my brother!</title> 
                    <link>http://DABESAKI.tigblog.org/post/572533</link> 
                    <description><![CDATA[This story on Thisday newspaper suggests that Obama is related to me in some way. I hail from the Kalabari Kingdom, where Bakana (Obama) is located in Nigeria. Is nt this interesting? See story http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=133379<br />
_______________________________<br />
Does the President-elect of America, Barack Obama, have roots in Nigeria? The Obama community in Rivers State says yes, claiming that [...]]]></description> 
					<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 08:01:00 EST</pubDate> 
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                    <title>Best wishes</title> 
                    <link>http://DABESAKI.tigblog.org/post/561857</link> 
                    <description><![CDATA[Dear Friends and Colleagues,<br />
2008 has been a very fruitful and eventful year, with lots of advances and adventures for the development community. Some progress has been made with addressing HIV/AIDS and other health challenges in many countries. Some countries have made some advancements with the<br />
education related MDGs, in many countries there have been various processes [...]]]></description> 
					<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 06:12:00 EST</pubDate> 
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                    <title>Coffee Ceremony in Ethiopia</title> 
                    <link>http://DABESAKI.tigblog.org/post/560555</link> 
                    <description><![CDATA[ On December 25, Emmanuel and I hosted a coffee ceremony at our home in Addis Ababa. There were lots of friends from the Ethiopian community, including grandma!]]></description> 
					<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 08:12:00 EST</pubDate> 
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                    <title>Short Survey on African Youth Day</title> 
                    <link>http://DABESAKI.tigblog.org/post/533835</link> 
                    <description><![CDATA[I am currently working, to get some immediate feedback from the African Youth Day events accross the continent, to ascertain the trends in the celebrations, the levels of youth involvement, the kinds of activities undertaken and the levels of government presence among others.<br />
Please find a short survey below. It will be appreciated if you are [...]]]></description> 
					<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:11:00 EST</pubDate> 
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                    <title>Nigeria World’s Safest Economy?</title> 
                    <link>http://DABESAKI.tigblog.org/post/529565</link> 
                    <description><![CDATA[I found this interesting article on Thisday online.<br />
_________________________________________<br />
A major boost was given to Nigeria’s quest for foreign investment inflow at the weekend as the country was named the least vulnerable economy in the world, according to a report, Global Economics, compiled by a team of experts from Merrill Lynch.<br />
Merrill Lynch is one of the world’s [...]]]></description> 
					<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 05:11:00 EST</pubDate> 
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                    <title>African Youth Day 2008</title> 
                    <link>http://DABESAKI.tigblog.org/post/508274</link> 
                    <description><![CDATA[DPI is a co-organiser of this event.<br />
_____________ <br />
Dear all,<br />
 <br />
We write to invite you to the African Youth Day celebration which we are coordinating with the Permanent Observer Mission of the African Union to the United Nations in New York on Monday November 3, 2008 from 8.30am to 2.00pm (breakfast and Lunch will be provided). The event [...]]]></description> 
					<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:10:00 EDT</pubDate> 
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                    <title>Tackling the Niger-delta Challenge!</title> 
                    <link>http://DABESAKI.tigblog.org/post/488293</link> 
                    <description><![CDATA[Media Statement: for immediate release <br />
 <br />
[Queries and media contacts: Dabesaki Mac-Ikemenjima[1] dabesaki@gmail.com/ +234 805 518 2526]<br />
 <br />
Tackling the Niger-delta Challenge<br />
A statement by Nigeria’s representative to the Commonwealth Regional Youth Caucus on youth involvement in the development of the Niger-delta region<br />
 <br />
Abuja, September 27, 2008: At the Rivers State youth summit in June 2008, the Honourable Minister of [...]]]></description> 
					<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 07:09:00 EDT</pubDate> 
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                    <title>Call for Applications: Internet Safety, Security and Privacy Initiative for Nigeria (ISSPIN) “Ambassadors”</title> 
                    <link>http://DABESAKI.tigblog.org/post/470361</link> 
                    <description><![CDATA[Call for Applications: Internet Safety, Security and Privacy Initiative for Nigeria (ISSPIN) “Ambassadors”<br />
<br />
Paradigm Initiative Nigeria is glad to announce the call for Internet Safety, Security and Privacy Initiative for Nigeria (ISSPIN) “Ambassadors”.<br />
 <br />
The challenge of making the internet as safe as possible is often treated lightly by many individuals, corporations, governments and other establishments in developing [...]]]></description> 
					<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 02:09:00 EDT</pubDate> 
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                    <title>In Congorsquo;s Parliament?</title> 
                    <link>http://DABESAKI.tigblog.org/post/443783</link> 
                    <description><![CDATA[I am currently in Congo, Brazaville attending the second ordinary congress of the PanAfrican Youth Union, one of the specialised agencies of the African Union Commission and the representative body for youth matters. I have been involved in the revitalisation of the organisation since 2005, and was invited by the organisers of the meeting and [...]]]></description> 
					<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:07:00 EDT</pubDate> 
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                    <title>hellip;and the time came!</title> 
                    <link>http://DABESAKI.tigblog.org/post/396203</link> 
                    <description><![CDATA[Last saturday was my last official day as the Executive Director of Development Partnership International. How time flies, it seems like only yesterday, yet I have been holding sway at DPI for three and half years. I am so happy to have been able to work with a dynamic team of young people who are [...]]]></description> 
					<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:06:00 EDT</pubDate> 
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                    <title>Ministerial endorsement!</title> 
                    <link>http://DABESAKI.tigblog.org/post/390763</link> 
                    <description><![CDATA[I am in Port Harcourt for the Rivers State Youth Summit where the Honourable Minister of Youth Development, the distinguished Senator Olasunkanmi Akinlabi, was invited as special guest of honour. Hear what he had to say:<br />
#8221; Even though, media reports always brand the Niger-Delta as a place of negative and criminal activities, I must make [...]]]></description> 
					<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:06:00 EDT</pubDate> 
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                    <title>Uniting the Commonwealth leaders of tomorrow</title> 
                    <link>http://DABESAKI.tigblog.org/post/385911</link> 
                    <description><![CDATA[Nkabom is a Youth Leadership Programme run by the Royal Commonwealth Society for young people (18 to 25 years) from across the Commonwealth. This year the programme will be hosted in Cyprus between 13 and 24 September and will explore the topic #8216;Conflict and Beyond#8217; through an exciting programme of workshops, activities, tours, discussions and [...]]]></description> 
					<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 06:06:00 EDT</pubDate> 
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                    <title>iClass International Symposium</title> 
                    <link>http://DABESAKI.tigblog.org/post/372235</link> 
                    <description><![CDATA[#8220;From e-Learning to e-Education#8221;<br />
Brussels, May 26-27, 2008<br />
Faced with the rising perils and uncertainties of the digital/postmodern era, we embark on setting a new course that will enable us to navigate in these turbulent waters. Our aim is to deepen our understanding of this new reality and the ways in which it affects the way we [...]]]></description> 
					<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 04:05:00 EDT</pubDate> 
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                    <title>Growing oldhellip;</title> 
                    <link>http://DABESAKI.tigblog.org/post/361187</link> 
                    <description><![CDATA[I awoke at 1pm this afternoon after a long trip to Colombo. I had saved my birthday reminder on my phone and that of a birthday mate- Oluchi Okorie, so as soon as I put on the phone, the reminders beeped one after the other. Then a surprise, the third reminder was from my sister- [...]]]></description> 
					<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:04:00 EDT</pubDate> 
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                    <title>Respect beyond the borders</title> 
                    <link>http://DABESAKI.tigblog.org/post/355259</link> 
                    <description><![CDATA[photo: www.rotimiamaechi.net<br />
I have been travelling alot lately. This is the fourth trip I will make outside Nigeria in the last one month, 3 to the UK and one to the United States. This trip is particularly spectacular, I have been invited by His Excellency to join him on a visit to the state of Misissippi, [...]]]></description> 
					<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:04:00 EDT</pubDate> 
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                    <title>Young Citizens for Sustainable Development Roundtable March 29, 2008 London</title> 
                    <link>http://DABESAKI.tigblog.org/post/349961</link> 
                    <description><![CDATA[ VISION 2020: SETTING THE AGENDA<br />
Special Roundtable Forum for Nigerian Youth in the Diaspora Preparatory event for the Young Citizens for Sustainable Development Conference Saturday March 29, 2008Salmon Youth Conference Center in Old Jamaica Road, Bermondsay, London This is a consultation of Nigerian youth in the Diaspora: to exchange ideas on Nigeria’s long term development plans including the Niger-delta [...]]]></description> 
					<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:03:00 EDT</pubDate> 
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                    <title>Youth Development: A strategy for growth and sustainable leadership</title> 
                    <link>http://DABESAKI.tigblog.org/post/346475</link> 
                    <description><![CDATA[Next Tuesday, I will be speaking at the opening of the 7th Super Leaders Conference meeting in Port Harcourt. I first had contact with Super Leaders on the day it was began nearly three years ago. The founder and current Executive Director, Rev. Elisha Agaba, an old friend of mine dating back to my days [...]]]></description> 
					<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:03:00 EDT</pubDate> 
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                    <title>Archbishop Desmond Tutu Fellows: Open Letter to Present and Future leaders</title> 
                    <link>http://DABESAKI.tigblog.org/post/333743</link> 
                    <description><![CDATA[2007 Archbishop Desmond Tutu Leadership Fellows<br />
February 10, 2008<br />
AN OPEN LETTER TO AFRICA#8217;S PRESENT AND FUTURE LEADERS<br />
#8220;This continent has suffered too much.… We need the assistance and commitment of … young leaders to continue to speak up on behalf of the poor and the marginalized, and seek a better life for all#8221;<br />
– Archbishop Desmond Tutu, April [...]]]></description> 
					<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:02:00 EST</pubDate> 
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                    <title>Treasure base of the Nation</title> 
                    <link>http://DABESAKI.tigblog.org/post/329055</link> 
                    <description><![CDATA[Last December, I had a chance meeting with the Governor of Rivers State Mr. Rotimi Amaechi on my way to Port Harcourt the capital of the state, and indicated to him my willingness to support youth development efforts in the state.<br />
My work in HIV/AIDS over these few years has taught me many things. One of [...]]]></description> 
					<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 02:01:00 EST</pubDate> 
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                    <title>In 2007hellip;</title> 
                    <link>http://DABESAKI.tigblog.org/post/319625</link> 
                    <description><![CDATA[The year 2007 like the one before it was quite busy! I have been working through many different processes and have lived in three different cities during the year. First, I was in Port Harcourt from January to March, then I moved to Osogbo, Osun State in March and lived there until June. I am [...]]]></description> 
					<pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2007 07:12:00 EST</pubDate> 
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                    <title>Youth Leadership to stop AIDS</title> 
                    <link>http://DABESAKI.tigblog.org/post/298909</link> 
                    <description><![CDATA[Today is World AIDS Day, and the theme of the celebration is simply #8220;leadership.#8221;<br />
 In a world that has seen AIDS for 25 years, critical leadership is required from all sectors to stop the epidemic. Many lessons have been learnt, yet the solution to the myriad problems faced by communities are yet to be adequately addressed, and [...]]]></description> 
					<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2007 12:12:00 EST</pubDate> 
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