Tweeting "Africa 2063: From Fragility to Stability" at #WEFAfrica

After having South African president Jacob Zuma on the opening plenary on 9th May, Kenya's new president Uhuru Kenyatta joined the morning plenary on 10th May. The session discussed how African economies can transform over the next 50 years and how political and geopolitical tensions in the region will be managed. In essence -> Africa 2063: From Fragility to Stability. President Uhuru Kenyatta was joined on the panel by Bineta Diop the Chair of the Executive Board, Femmes Africa Solidarité, Switzerland, Frannie Léautier who is Executive Secretary, The African Capacity Building Foundation, Zimbabwe, Arif M. Naqvi the Founder and Group Chief Executive, The Abraaj Group, United Arab Emirates and Abdelkader Bensalah the President, Council of the Nation, Algeria. The session was chaired by Børge Brende Managing Director and Member of the Managing Board, World Economic Forum.

As usual, I was tweeting away. Here are some tweets I sent in, together with some others I saved.

Arif Naqvi of Abraaj Group talking about @ushahidi and how he made it known to Pakistan to make use of it for their elections. #wefafrica
— Ato Ulzen-Appiah (@Abocco) May 10, 2013

"We import more agricultural products than we do have potential to provide agric products for a whole region"- Uhuru Kenyatta #wefafrica
— Ato Ulzen-Appiah (@Abocco) May 10, 2013

We need to develop our domestic revenue collection to really grow over the next 50 years - Leautier #WEFAfrica #Africa2063
— Owo Na Ego (@OwoNaEgo) May 10, 2013

Click this -#WEFAfrica RT @ibraheeym HOW ? RT @omojuwa: Social Media is helping to integrate Africa
— Ato Ulzen-Appiah (@Abocco) May 10, 2013

"The way that we would have GDPs of Africa changing % points will be for governments to start talking more to each other"- Naqvi #wefafrica
— Ato Ulzen-Appiah (@Abocco) May 10, 2013

"When we've lived as neighbours & not been able 2 bring 70M 2 join 210M in a market, cos of a road, we've not done well"-Kenyatta #wefafrica
— Ato Ulzen-Appiah (@Abocco) May 10, 2013

So let's decide that African integration is tres important & then break the bank to solve the transport network once & for all? #wefafrica
— Ato Ulzen-Appiah (@Abocco) May 10, 2013

Africa, pick out pockets of excellence within us and promote them. Ato, pick out pockets of this French speech & translate them. #wefafrica
— Ato Ulzen-Appiah (@Abocco) May 10, 2013

#Kenyatta's goals: To build an integrated Africa at peace with itself and being prosperous with great potential. #wefafrica #morevim!
— Ato Ulzen-Appiah (@Abocco) May 10, 2013

#Kenyatta's goals: See a political and economic federation of East Africa which is unified & open & accessible. #wefafrica #EAC
— Ato Ulzen-Appiah (@Abocco) May 10, 2013

#Kenyatta's goals: Just as his predessesor's gone into retirement, he wants to conclude term & go home to peace with his self. #wefafrica
— Ato Ulzen-Appiah (@Abocco) May 10, 2013

Here's an article on the World Economic Forum website about the panel. You can watch the whole session here.