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Profile: Wani Michael, from refugee boy to continental recognition File photo: Wani Michael at an African Union youth function in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in April 2019. Wani Michael,30, the executive director of the Okay Africa Foundation (OAF), who also doubles as a South Sudanese civil society activist was recognized and awarded as one of the top 60 emerging young African leaders from 20 African countries for his role in advocating for youth inclusion and participation in governance. He was awarded at an event organized by the Africa Focus Awards 2020 in Lagos-Nigeria last weekend. Wani’s life has however not been rosy and he grew up grappling with the challenges of being a refugee, forced from the then Sudan to refugee life in Uganda at a tender age. ....
Activist awarded for advocating for youth inclusion in governance A South Sudanese civil society activist has been recognized and awarded as one of the top 60 emerging young African leaders in 20 African countries for his role in advocating for youth inclusion and participation in governance in South Sudan. Wani Michael, the Executive Director of the Okey Africa Foundation was awarded in an event organized by the Africa Focus Awards 2020 in Lagos-Nigeria last weekend. Activist Wani who sits in the revitalized transitional national amendment committee as a civil society representative played a great role in advancing youth participation in different development and governance structures. ....