SIXTY Zimbabwean youth leaders are set to visit the United states of America this June for a for a six-week leadership training course sponsored by the White House.
The course also covers academic coursework and mentoring. In the US, the group will be among 1 000 youths invited to participate in President Obama’s Mandela Washington Fellowship Programme for Young African Leaders.
The participants, according to the United States embassy in Harare, were chosen through a highly competitive application process with more than 1 600 candidates who submitted applications for selection for the programme.
The final list has 31 males and 29 females. Of the group, 19 participants are resident outside Harare, and three are young leaders with disabilities.
“President Obama’s Young African Leadership Initiative is a part of the commitment of the United States to invest in the future of Africa,” said the US embassy in a statement on Thursday.
“The White House created this initiative out of the recognition of the critical and increasing role that young Africans play in strengthening democratic institutions, spurring economic growth, and enhancing peace and security on the continent.”
The Zimbabwean contingent will be among a group travelling from across Africa for a program designed to hone the skills they need to serve their communities.
Each fellow will be placed at a US university to concentrate in one of three tracks: business and entrepreneurship, civic leadership, and public management. Fellows will also have opportunities to meet with US government, civic, and business leaders.
The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders started in 2014. Since then, 60 Zimbabwean young leaders from diverse sectors, including business, civil society and the media, have participated in the programme.
Upon returning to Zimbabwe, the fellows continue to build the skills they developed during their time in the United States through support from the Embassy; the Regional Leadership Center in South Africa, and the YALI Network.
Through these experiences, Mandela Washington Fellows have access to ongoing professional development opportunities, mentoring, networking and training, and competitive seed funding to support their ideas, businesses, and organisations. RADIOVOP
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Again you did not bother reading my post or you chose to Ignore my facts to create your pathetic argument.THE Point is the African Slaves who were Captured by Arabs were also sent to China and Chinese Masters owned them.So my point is Chinese people actually held Africans as Slaves,that is the truth you brain dead Zanoid .Speaking of Chinese grabbing territories for Imperialism, they have ruffled feathers now with Thai,Phillipino,Vietnamese and Indonesia coz they are claiming Islands that belong to those Countries.So Chinese are very Greedy Pigs who are taking what does not belong to them and its why other Asians are starting to hate them. But then again a stupid Zanoid like you does not even know of this fact.Go to HELL with your dying God Matibili.
Again you did not bother reading my post or you chose to Ignore my facts to create your pathetic argument.THE Point is the African Slaves who were Captured by Arabs were also sent to China and Chinese Masters owned them.So my point is Chinese people actually held Africans as Slaves,that is the truth you brain dead Zanoid .Speaking of Chinese grabbing territories for Imperialism, they have ruffled feathers now with Thai,Phillipino,Vietnamese and Indonesia coz they are claiming Islands that belong to those Countries.So Chinese are very Greedy Pigs who are taking what does not belong to them and its why other Asians are starting to hate them. But then again a stupid Zanoid like you does not even know of this fact.Go to HELL with your dying God Matibili.
Who did you state captured and enslaved Africans from East Africa?
It was not Chinese, correct?
And so, your point is worthless response to the post.
Pale devils from European & Arab Peninsulas invaded and kidnapped Africans!
The Chinese have zero involvement! ZERO!
Chinese are not known to invade anyone; and worse, Chinese are not known to invade outside of regions that they share with their fellow Asians.
Who did you state captured and enslaved Africans from East Africa?
It was not Chinese, correct?
And so, your point is worthless response to the post.
Pale devils from European & Arab Peninsulas invaded and kidnapped Africans!
The Chinese have zero involvement! ZERO!
Chinese are not known to invade anyone; and worse, Chinese are not known to invade outside of regions that they share with their fellow Asians.
Obviously you don’t know History.Back before Europeans enslaved Africans,Arabs Captured Slaves from Eastern Africa and took them to Iraq and some ended up in China and worked as Slaves there.While Europeans enslaved Africans for a period of 4 Centuries, Arabs actually enslaved Africans for I Millennia and 3 Centuries in total and that was a much much longer period.
Check your History you shallow minded Zanoid.
Obviously you don’t know History.Back before Europeans enslaved Africans,Arabs Captured Slaves from Eastern Africa and took them to Iraq and some ended up in China and worked as Slaves there.While Europeans enslaved Africans for a period of 4 Centuries, Arabs actually enslaved Africans for I Millennia and 3 Centuries in total and that was a much much longer period.
Check your History you shallow minded Zanoid.
“60 Zimbabweans to Meet Obama”
When racist America starts to FIRST see to the well-being of African Americans, then and only then will awake Africans not see this latest ‘training of young Africans’ as yet another deceptive, divisive, devilish & racist, neo-colonial move by the evil european peoples of America.
Why look out for Africans from DISTANT Africa, when African Americans AT HOME could use the assistance of this same US embassy? lol
No one is fooled.
“60 Zimbabweans to Meet Obama”
When racist America starts to FIRST see to the well-being of African Americans, then and only then will awake Africans not see this latest ‘training of young Africans’ as yet another deceptive, divisive, devilish & racist, neo-colonial move by the evil european peoples of America.
Why look out for Africans from DISTANT Africa, when African Americans AT HOME could use the assistance of this same US embassy? lol
No one is fooled.
Except that Chinese have never ever invaded, kidnapped, enslaved, sex-enslaved colonized and sodomized Africans.
The pale devils of America HAVE!
And they continue to oppress and repress African people in America.
Except that Chinese have never ever invaded, kidnapped, enslaved, sex-enslaved colonized and sodomized Africans.
The pale devils of America HAVE!
And they continue to oppress and repress African people in America.
New colonial mentality…As long as the blackman beleives the grass is the greener out there and “they” are cleverer out there then we are doubly fucked!!!
What is so special about Zanu PF Elite making frequent trips to China to meet Chinese Leader?
What is so special about Zanu PF Elite making frequent trips to China to meet Chinese Leader?
Colonial mentality ……what is so special about meeting a sitting US President?