01/04/2026
Ma |Xoah
Once again thank you to all who has been part of this indigenous movements in Southern Africa when it comes to the UN permanent forum on indogenous issues.
I am a nominee and If selected could take Southern African Native struggle into a more global audience and assistance.
To all chiefs and communities whi supported me and The org I founded IYX Africa thank you.
Member States' list of candidates for election to the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues for the term 2026-2028: Elections to subsidiary bodies of ECOSOC (including the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues) will take place on 4 April 2025, in accordance with the distribution of seats among the regional groups, with due regard for the distribution of indigenous peoples among the countries of each of the regional groups (See ECOSOC Decision 2016/205, Election 4).
Indigenous Peoples’ organizations-nominated for the term 2026-2028: The eighth member is nominated from one of the three regions with the largest Indigenous population (Africa; Asia; and Central and South America and the Caribbean). This seat rotates among these three regions every three years. For the 2026–2028 term, there will be two members of the Permanent Forum from Africa, nominated by Indigenous Peoples’ organizations.
AFRICA (2 seats available for 2026-2028)
Nominated by Regional organization
Mr. Mohamed Handaine, (Morocco, Amazigh), Indigenous Peoples of Africa co-ordinating Committee – IPACC
Mr. Edward Porokwa, (Tanzania, Maasai), Indigenous Peoples of Africa co-ordinating Committee – IPACC
Nominated by National/ Sub-national organization/Others
Ms. Amina Amharech, (Morocco, Amazigh), The Indigenous Amazigh Network AZUL
Ms. Zahia Bachir, (Algeria, Amazing), Association Culturelle AGHBALU
Mr. Malam-Moussa Moutawakilou-Touré, Togo, The Research Agency for Development (RAD)
Mr. Talent Mudenda, (Zimbabwe, Tonga Peoples), Luunga Visionary Trust
Mr. Zouhir Naghala, (Morocco, Amazigh), Amazigh American Network Organization
Mr. Edward Okaro Tunyon, (Tanzania, Pastoralist) Tanzania Network for Indigenous Pastoralists (TANIPE)
Mr. Joseph Ole Simel, (Kenya, Maasai), Mainyoito Pastoralists Integrated Development Organisation (MPIDO)
Mr. Davy Pouaty Nzembialela, Gabon, The Association pour le Devenir des Autochtones et de leur Connaissance Originelle (ADACO)
🔴 Mr. Craige Q7 Beckett, (South Africa, San People), IYX Africa
https://social.desa.un.org/unpfii/candidates_2026-28
Stay blessed.
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Www.nativechildoftheworld.org
Thank you.
Advance List of Nominations to the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues 2026-2028 (As of 9 May 2025)The following individuals have been nominated as members of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues for the term 2026-2028. The term begins on 1 January 2026 and concludes on 31 Decemb...
