Ugochukwu Kingsley Ahuchaogu

45 women. Countless stories. One shared journey. 🌍 Introducing a glimpse of IRINAJO, the 4th #AfYWL cohort’s storybook. Meaning “journey”, IRINAJO captures a year of growth, leadership, learning & transformation. 🎬 Watch the teaser and stay tuned for the launch.

What will success look like for the African Youth Co-Creators Council? 🌍 In Addis Ababa, 11 young people from across Africa began their onboarding, exploring their two-year advisory mandate & how their perspectives can help shape UNDP’s work. 🔗 go.undp.org/AYCC #AYCC

Day 2 of #AYCC onboarding explored how youth perspectives can inform our work across Africa. 🌍 Members discussed the Africa Youth Portfolio & wider development priorities with our teams, then visited the @_AfricanUnion to learn about its youth work. 🔗 go.undp.org/AYCC

Congrats to the 4th cohort of the African Young Women Leaders Fellowship Programme on graduating today! 🎓💜 Your ideas, skills & commitment have enriched UNDP’s work. Here’s to your next chapter & the doors you’ll open for others. 🥂 Africa’s future is in capable hands. #AfYWL

Investing in young African women’s leadership creates lasting impact. 🌍 Thank you to @MofaJapan_en for generously supporting the 4th #AfYWL cohort and to Pasona Group for its continued partnership. Together, we are backing Africa’s next generation of women leaders. 💜

A warm farewell to our #AfYWL Fellows in Addis Ababa. 💜 At UNDP’s Regional Service Centre for Africa, we celebrated their contributions and the bonds built over the past year. Thank you for your ideas, energy and heart. You’ll always be part of our community. 🌍

Three days together in Addis Ababa. Two years of collaboration ahead. 🌍 The 11 #AYCC members wrapped up onboarding by shaping their workplan and how they will bring #youth perspectives into UNDP’s work across Africa. Learn more 🔗 go.undp.org/AYCC #YouthEmpowerment

In opening remarks delivered at the 4th #AFSIT Steering Committee, @DeAissata reflected on the Facility’s evolution as a platform for African-led transitions, with growing country support and partnerships across the continent. #InclusiveTransitions #Africa

Meet the speakers joining our #UNGA81 high-level dialogue on digital public infrastructure. Leaders from @_AfricanUnion , @MoCTI_SL , @WorldBankGroup , @LesothoPR and @UNDP will come together around Africa’s DPI agenda. 📅 24 Sep | 10 AM (GMT-4) 🔗 Register: bit.ly/4h5pMke

📢🔗 Join live: bit.ly/4h5pMke Our #UNGA81 high-level dialogue on digital public infrastructure is ongoing. Join the discussion on what it will take to accelerate DPI deployment across Africa, unlock investment and turn digital infrastructure into impact across services and the wider economy.

Africa’s digital opportunity is significant, but delivering on it will require the right financing, governance & safeguards. Through #AA4DPI, we are supporting countries & regional partners to advance digital public infrastructure that can deliver at scale. 💬 @jmartyns 👇

Sierra Leone is one of 5⃣ pilot countries under #AA4DPI, advancing country-led #DPI and stronger regional collaboration. Linking national priorities with regional learning can help build digital infrastructure that scales across borders. 💬 Hon. @SalimaMBah of @MoCTI_SL 👇🤝

Regional integration also needs digital systems that can work together. Through #AA4DPI, that means keeping interoperability and cross-border use in view as countries develop their #DPI. 💬 @CEOSmartAfrica Lacina Kone 👇

UNDP's 'Africa Accelerator for Digital Public Infrastructure' #AA4DPI is creating space to tackle the practical side of #DPI, including how governments coordinate, take ownership and sustain digital services beyond the pilot stage. 💬 Melvyn Lubega, @PresidencyZA 👇

The impact of #DPI depends on the decisions made while building it. Through #AA4DPI, countries are working through those choices with partners, keeping public services and long-term use in view. 💬 Stela Mocan, @WorldBankAfrica 👇

Across 5⃣ pilot countries, #AA4DPI is applying shared learning, proven approaches and catalytic support to accelerate DPI implementation, while keeping national priorities and development outcomes at the centre. 💬 Raja Chandrasekharan of @UNDP👇 📖Explore our policy paper: shorturl.at/ndnt5

Three conversations @UNDP #RSCA is taking to #UNGA81: 💻 Digital public infrastructure 🕊️ Inclusive political transitions 👩🏾‍💼 Women’s political leadership 📍 New York | 24-26 September ℹ️ bit.ly/4xAvE9Y

As #UNGA81 gets underway, here’s where @UNDP #RSCA is contributing to the week’s conversations ⬇️ 🎥 Watch what’s ahead 📅 24-26 Sept. ℹ️ bit.ly/4xAvE9Y

How can Africa move from fragmented pilots to country-owned, safeguards-first DPI at scale? At #UNGA81, we’re putting that question at the centre of “The Africa We Build: DPI as the Engine of Agenda 2063’s Digital Economy”, an #AA4DPI high-level dialogue co-convened with @_AfricanUnion and Sierra Leone’s @MoCTI_SL. 📅 24 Sep | 10 AM (GMT-4) 🔗 Register: bit.ly/4h5pMke

At #UNGA81, we’re co-convening the AWLN Global Women Leadership Forum 2026, bringing women leaders, institutions and partners together around political leadership, inclusive governance and women’s place in decision-making. 📅 26 Sep | 10:00 AM EDT 🔗 Register: bit.ly/3VoNAqM