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Africa 360, Kampala (2026)

12/07/2026

Can Africa turn Brain Drain into Brain Gain?

Who is stealing Africa's best brains? Every day, Africa loses some of its brightest minds: Doctors, Engineers, Scientists, Teachers, Entrepreneurs, Researchers, name it. If Africa keeps losing its brightest minds, who will build the Africa we dream about?

In this powerful episode of Africa 360, we confront one of the defining questions of Africa's future: Can Africa turn Brain Drain into Brain Gain?

Our guest, George Grear Junior from Liberia, takes us beyond the headlines to examine why so many talented Africans feel compelled to leave and what must change if Africa is to become a continent where its brightest minds choose not only to stay, but to thrive.

Watch the full video here:
https://youtu.be/8SyCj2gOwHw?si=McCmAFrRSVTi5wfM

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13/06/2025

What is the future of engineering in Africa?

On World Engineering Day 2025, Job Lazarus Okello delivered a thought-provoking guest speech in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, highlighting the critical role African engineers play in realizing the aspirations of Africa Agenda 2063. He emphasized that a people-driven development approach requires leveraging the potential of African engineers to design, build, and manage the continent's infrastructure, industries, and systems.

By harnessing local talent and expertise, Africa can unlock sustainable growth, drive innovation, and create opportunities for economic prosperity. This approach would not only enhance the continent's capacity for self-reliance but also ensure that development is inclusive, sustainable, and tailored to Africa's unique needs and challenges.

As the continent strives to achieve its long-term development goals, it is essential to empower African engineers to take the lead in shaping the future of Africa. This includes investing in engineering education, promoting innovation and research, and creating an enabling environment that supports the growth and development of the engineering profession.

By working together to empower African engineers, we can build a brighter future for the continent, one that is driven by the creativity, ingenuity, and resilience of its people.

Watch Job's full speech here:
https://youtu.be/wr0r959vfho?si=L72vyFhfCxnaWiHI

23/02/2025

I visited the Adwa Victory Memorial in Ethiopia to reflect on the past, present, and future of Africa's struggle for true liberation and unity. The courageous legacy of Adwa can inspire a new generation of Africans to reclaim their heritage, challenge the status quo, and forge a brighter future.

Africa still remains trapped in a web of neo-colonialism, restricting our freedom of movement, stifling our economic growth, and undermining our cultural identity.

I meditated on the importance of African unity, solidarity, and leadership in overcoming modern-day challenges. I also emphasize the need for reparations from European nations for the damages inflicted during the transatlantic slave trade and colonization. As we demand justice and equality, we must also fight for a stronger voice in global governance, including at least two permanent seats at the UN Security Council with veto power. Let's draw inspiration from the brave men and women who fought for Ethiopia's freedom at Adwa and work together towards a brighter future for Africa.

Watch my message at the Adwa Victory Memorial here:
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https://youtu.be/3lgoXNs32R4?si=GMLl5g8aCA0sb2zf
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Job Lazarus Okello

13/02/2025

I travelled safely to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the diplomatic hub of Africa. While in Ethiopia, I will attend the African Union Summit and the African Youth Leadership Diplomatic Conference (AYLDC5). I will also hold several meetings with several officials of the African Union and the United Nations.

This year's AU Summit is being organized on the theme, "Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparations." I look forward to critical deliberations, especially on how the African Union will ensure that Africans and the people of African Descent get justice for the various crimes committed against them. I will pay special attention to the speeches of the African presidents. I hope the AU will fight to ensure that Africans and the people of African Descent get justice. I also look forward to delivering an address at the AU Summit.

At the African Youth Leadership Diplomatic Conference, a model UN event, I will join diplomatic young Africans from all parts of Africa to discuss African problems and craft realistic African solutions to the problems, and devise means of implementing the solutions. I will represent Uganda and present a position paper on the refugee situation in the country.

The Africa we want will not be built by mere singing, but by swinging into actions. I, therefore, challenge fellow Africans and all people of goodwill towards Africa to act to build the Africa we want. Africa must maximize her full potential.

Watch my message at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport here:
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https://youtu.be/vQuD46BkTeg?si=ja3jWbWdj_7py5sj
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Job Lazarus Okello.
The Legend.

07/01/2025

It was a great honor to see my philosophical poem, "When I am Gone," published in the renowned FIELDS AFAR Magazine, which is widely read in Africa, Europe, the Americas, and the other parts of the world.

I wrote the poem during a challenging time in my life when I was battling for my life in the hospital. It's a reflection on the importance of valuing and showing love to people while they're still alive. It's a call to action, urging us to appreciate and cherish those around us, rather than waiting until they're gone to express our gratitude and love.

We live in a world in which many people are so hypocritical. They wait till you are dead and shower you with praises and claim they love you so much. When you are gone, they will tell the whole world how you meant the world to them, yet when you were with them, you were actually "nothing" to them. This is hypocrisy. If you hear passionate speeches at funerals or when someone dies, you may think all the people loved the deceased so much. What do we lose if we show real love to people when they are still living with us? How better would the world be if we cared for others before they are gone? Why do we quickly show up for our "dear" ones after they are already gone but hardly show up when they are still battling for their lives? Check your life.

I hope this poem inspires you to think about the importance of human connections and relationships in our lives. Let's make a conscious effort to show love, kindness, and appreciation to those around us every day when they are still alive. Let's not wait to shower them with love and praises when they are gone. Let's not be hypocrites. God bless you all.

Job Lazarus Okello

17/12/2024

It was a great honor to be hosted by Professor Mahmoud Abdalla of University of Ghana, Legon. I was accompanied by Hon. Gideon Apronti and H.E. Isaac Kwabena Boadu, President of African Voices International. We discussed issues of continental and global importance in areas of education, leadership, economics, and many others.

We all agreed on the need for young people to always seek proper guidance and mentorship from those who have gone ahead of them. Accordingly, Professor Mahmoud guided us on how to pursue the struggle to build the Africa we want. He lectured us on what to do and what not to do, aware that many young people end up messing up due to uncontrolled ambitions as they strive to cause change in their societies.

As we strive to build the Africa we want as young people, it is important that we are mentored by those who have gone ahead of us. As African wisdom teaches, he who follows the track of an elephant never gets wet from the dew on the bushes.

In our relentless struggle to build the Africa we want, mentors like Professor Mahmoud play phenomenal roles in guiding us. We are, therefore, so grateful to Professor Mahmoud for his mentorship.

21/11/2024

In the evening of 20.11.2024, at the British Council in Accra, Ghana 🇬🇭, I attended the launch of the book, "Revolution and Democracy in Ghana: The politics of Jerry Rawlings." The book, authored by Jeffrey Haynes, takes the reader through the political career of H.E. Jerry Rawlings, the former president of Ghana.

At the book launch, I met great African minds who all agreed that if we must build the Africa we want, then we must relentlessly seek knowledge, attain it, and apply it correctly. I will read the book religiously to mine the mind of the author on the political career of H.E. Jerry Rawlings.

As young Africans who seek to make significant contributions to the struggle to build the Africa we want, we must read extensively. Our pursuit of knowledge and wisdom must be unmatched. I, therefore, challenge fellow Africans, particularly young Africans, to read and equip themselves to build Africa. Without proper knowledge, we can't be seriously useful to Africa. Africans, read!

19/11/2024

Today in Accra, Ghana 🇬🇭, I paid a courtesy visit to the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The main purpose of my visit was to meet and interact with the staff at the Secretariat on tracking the progress in the implementation of the AfCFTA.

To my utter disappointment, through my intensive interactions with the staff, I discovered that most of them do not even properly understand the AfCFTA. One of the receptionists, an African lady from Gabon, couldn't even tell the countries whose flags were right behind her seat. How can African countries maximize the opportunities presented by the AfCFTA if many of the staff at the Secretariat do not even understand the AfCFTA well?

Albert Einsten once said, "If you can't explain it simply enough, then you don't understand it well enough." Africa, we can do better. If you go to the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, you will be shocked to find several staff who claim to be working to realize the Africa Agenda 2063, but have never read even the foundational framework documents of the Agenda 2063. They can't even tell you anything meaningful about the Agenda 2063 and the progress made so far. And we want Africa to sit at the dinner table as a diner! Oh, Africa!

When properly implemented, the AfCFTA can significantly boost the economies of all African countries. However, that will require purposeful leadership provided by the Secretariat in conjunction with the governments of all African countries. Whether this will happen and the promises of the AfCFTA will be realized remain to be seen. However, if Africa is to truly sit at the dinner table, with the other civilizations as a diner, then the African Union must wake up and provide the leadership required for building the Africa we want.

I have a dream that one day, Africa will occupy her rightful place at the dinner table as a diner, but not as food to be eaten by the other civilizations. That needs purposeful leadership, not the hypocritical leadership in many African countries today, including the leadership of the African Union, a hypocritical body that claims to preach unity, yet disunity is one of its foundational pillars. In Africa, we preach water 💧 but drink wine 🍷. Saddening to the core! We must wake up, Africans!

Job Lazarus Okello
Accra, Ghana 🇬🇭.
19.11.2024

18/11/2024

I landed ✈️ at Kotoka International Airport, Accra, Ghana 🇬🇭 for my global mission to Ghana. What a joy to set foot in the land of the greatest African ever: Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. This is my day of Pentecost: a day on which the Pan-African spirit of Kwame Nkrumah officially descended on me.

I am extremely grateful for the warm welcome I received. I extend special appreciation to H.E Isaac Kwabena Boadu, the president of African Voices International, comrade Hon. Gideon and the entire fraternity of African Voices International for the warm welcome.

While in Ghana 🇬🇭, I will take part in a number of activities, including paying tribute to Kwame Nkrumah, visiting several historical places, meeting several historical figures and, most importantly, delivering a pan-African lecture at Accra Technical University on 23.11.2024 at the One Africa Freedom Dialogue.

At the event, we will gather as young Africans to design the future of our continent. It's our time to run the relay race as we prepare those who will receive the baton from us and run after us.

As I land in this great country, I am extremely delighted because Ghana is home to not only Ghanaians but also all Africans of goodwill who love Africa, and have made, are making or will make great contributions in the generational struggle to build the Africa we want, the Africa that will sit at the dinner table as a diner not as food to be eaten by the other civilizations.

Immediately upon landing and reception, I was interviewed an excited staff of African Voices International. In the interview, made it clear that this is my day of Pentecost. Watch the interview here:
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https://youtu.be/s_Qmg8opVCo?si=62nIPrt9BVFFheB4
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I appreciate all members of my team-Team Global Mission, for their tireless efforts for the success of the mission to Ghana. I love you all. I will always make you proud. We are on the global mission together. Our footprints will be all over the world. To all corners of the world shall we go and spread our message. ✈️

Welcome to Ghana 🇬🇭. Akwaaba.
Job Lazarus Okello.

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