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Faten Aggad
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Pan-Africanist. Chief of Staff of the Cabinet of @dcp_haddadi / Deputy Chief of Staff @_africanunion. Adjunct Associate Prof @MandelaUCT. Own views. 🍉
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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    Faten Aggad
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    Dec 16, 2024
    My favourite African magazine asked me to write about a topic that is very close to my heart. And so an essay was born. Thank you @republicjournal for this opportunity. Happy reading and I wish all a happy holiday season. #lastpostof2024
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    The Republic
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    Dec 16, 2024
    When was Africa first divided into ‘North Africa’ and ‘sub-Saharan Africa’? What motivated the distinction that divided a single continent into two sub-regions? Our #LatestOnline via @fatenaggad republic.com.ng/december-24-ja…
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    Faten Aggad
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    Nov 22, 2022
    🧵 The re-writing of recent history by global north activists on the COP27 and its outcome is (to put it mildly) nauseating! It makes one question their independence and how much they're in touch with Global South voices they claim to care about. So to reclaim the space:
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    Faten Aggad
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    Feb 20, 2023
    A response that can't be repeated enough. Also, Africa loses $88B+ annualy to outflows involving international actors! Plus, judging by the sheer scale of the recent bribery scandal in the heart of Europe's legislative body, is anyone now saying Europe isn't investable?
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    Faten Aggad
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    Nov 22, 2022
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    3. The cherry on the cake for many of us was hearing western leaders, one after one, repeating their "disappointment" for the "failure" to secure commitment to 1.5. So to be clear: they need to tell that to themselves, not lecture the global south! Refresh on emission increases:
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    Faten Aggad
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    Nov 6, 2022
    This would be a game changer!
    Brazil, Indonesia and DRC in talks to form ‘Opec of rainforests’
    From theguardian.com
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    Faten Aggad
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    Jul 19, 2019
    Replying to @jmmuriu
    Why not just hold an Africa Summit in Africa?
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    Faten Aggad
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    Dec 8, 2023
    Replying to @ragipsoylu and @HamdiBaala
    Why did he even accept such conditions at a moment his people are being murdered! At THE moment he needs to retain his voice! Accept to be silenced in exchange of a VISA?
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    Faten Aggad
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    Jun 9, 2023
    This is the trend in Africa on transition minerals. The DRC passed a similar law end of 2022. Zimbabwe, too. Good start but do we have plans (incl regional) on how we will approach the processing? (Not rethorical q, really interested in analysis on this).
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    Namibia bans export of unprocessed critical minerals
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    Faten Aggad
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    Nov 22, 2022
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    ...hear a lot about the lack of delivery and no word on who is to blame! So let's say it: the historical polluters have failed us! We could have had a HUGE success had the pressure to deliver on pledges and add to them been duly put on them! Instead, we got empty rhetoric!
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    Faten Aggad
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    Dec 8, 2022
    Within 2 weeks after the #COP27 where industrialised countries (notably the EU, UK and US) lectured the world on emissions targets and 1.5C, this happened: Germany signed a gas deal w Qatar, France rebooted coal-fired plant and UK gave green light for new one. So, a reminder 👇
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    Faten Aggad
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    Jun 26, 2023
    THE intervention of the #ParisSummit that did it for me. All is said with so much grace. We can keep putting ideas and wild proposals but if the fundamentals that President Hichilema is pointing to aren't addressed, no amount of proposals would help us. Focus!
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    Faten Aggad
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    Nov 27, 2019
    A Lisbonne aujourd'hui une parlementaire se rendant compte que je suis Algerienne me parle de son admiration pour le peuple Algerien et sa révolution. Puis, cette phase: "mais ne comptez que sur vous même." Dure réalité. Mais elle est ainsi. Sage conseil. #Algerie
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    Faten Aggad
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    Jan 18, 2021
    The discussion on #Africa's access to vaccine is not just a domestic governance issue. It also needs to be positioned in the broader context of international trade and the role of money, which we are not talking about enough. A thread on why 👇
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    Faten Aggad
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    Nov 22, 2022
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    1. The 2 weeks in Sharm were a moment; a stop in a journey. The COP27 outcomes need to be evaluated based on the engagement of the actors through that journey! Ignoring that the US and the EU were telling us just a month ago that loss and damage won't happen and then reading...