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January Makamba

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January Makamba

@JMakamba

Tanzania

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Born January 28

Joined October 2010

January Makamba
@JMakamba
Oct 23, 2025
With Jane Goodall sister (Judy) and son (Grub). I joined the family and close friends of Jane for a private sendoff in Bournemouth, UK, her hometown. Beautiful and emotional moment. Her body was cremated and some of her ashes will go to Gombe, Kigoma, where her legend started.
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January Makamba reposted
Financial Times Live
@ftlive
Oct 22, 2025
Replying to @ftlive
Tanzania’s Former Foreign Minister, @JMakamba, joins us to discuss Africa’s LNG ambitions during today’s session at #FTAfrica Summit.
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January Makamba
@JMakamba
Oct 15, 2025
The three moments with Raila Odinga - January Makamba
Raila Odinga: A Personal Reflection
From medium.com
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January Makamba
@JMakamba
Oct 3, 2025
Jane’s gone but pleased that she passed on peacefully and her legacy is universally celebrated. She stubbornly challenged research dogma and as a result changed science. Her power of persuasion in advocacy came from her humility and authenticity: she lived her values. May she RIP
January Makamba
@JMakamba
Oct 1, 2025
I am heartbroken and at a loss for words at the news of the passing of my dearest friend. I will share more in the coming days.
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January Makamba
@JMakamba
Oct 1, 2025
I am heartbroken and at a loss for words at the news of the passing of my dearest friend. I will share more in the coming days.
January Makamba
@JMakamba
Aug 2, 2025
Saw my friend Jane Goodall the other day. On agenda: rejuvenating Roots & Shoots into a more interconnected & robust global movement; collaboration for Interspecies Money, a radical new idea for economic incentive for survival of nature that I am part of. Always nice to see her.
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January Makamba
@JMakamba
Sep 30, 2025
I’ll be speaking this year as well. Looking forward to reconnect Peter. Congrats to the #FTAfrica team at @FT @ftlive for a fantastic program and impressive lineup of speakers.
Dr. J. Peter Pham 🇺🇲
@DrJPPham
Sep 30, 2025
The 2025 edition of one of my favorite #Africa-focused gatherings, the #FTAfrica Summit, kicks off three weeks from today in London, #UK🇬🇧. I will be speaking again at this year’s event, which has as its theme “Africa in a changing world.” For more info: africa.live.ft.com
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January Makamba
@JMakamba
Sep 29, 2025
Tuko Uwanja wa Shule ya Sekondari Usagara, Tanga Mjini, tayari kumsikiliza Rais wetu na Mgombea Urais wa CCM, Mhe Dkt. @SuluhuSamia akiinadi Ilani ya Uchaguzi ya CCM na kuomba ridhaa kwa Watanzania kuiongoza nchi yetu kwa miaka mitano ijayo.
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January Makamba
@JMakamba
Sep 25, 2025
We will have to settle a contradiction: if you want a modernised agriculture, you can’t then rely on it for mass job creation. If you want to keep it labour-intensive, expect low productivity, food insecurity and no exports. In rich countries, about 2% of workforce is in farming.
#Kilimanjaro
@kili_mas
Sep 21, 2025
Would agriculture (a traditional approach) bridging this gap be considered a bit unconventional as opposed to the techno/AI era? Should tech be taking over by now?
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January Makamba
@JMakamba
Sep 25, 2025
Will have to find an opportunity and a forum suited for a detailed discussion on this. For starters, let me quote a Chinese government’s policy document titled “Made in China 2025”: “Without a strong manufacturing industry, there will be no country and no nation.”
Tim Kipchumba
@TimKipchumba
Sep 21, 2025
Very keen to hear your good thoughts - micro and Macro. @JMakamba @kopalo
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January Makamba
@JMakamba
Sep 21, 2025
If one issue should keep Africa’s politicians awake at night, it is youth joblessness. Only large-scale, bold, out-of-the-box action can stop the perfect storm of expanding youth bulge, informality, skills gaps, and the vaunted paper growth. Nothing is more important than this.
Ken Opalo
@kopalo
Sep 18, 2025
Not enough people in policymaking roles appreciate the level of urgency needed to address the Continent’s jobs problem. Too many people remain stuck in their ways, doing the same things over and over again.
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January Makamba
@JMakamba
Sep 20, 2025
When your people took boats to colonise us, they were the original “illegal immigrants”, looting our villages under the guise of “civilising missions”. At least we’re honest: we come to your shores to earn with our sweat, not for sausages at your village BBQ.
Annunziata Rees-Mogg
@zatzi
Sep 19, 2025
I live in a village with a church, a pub, a village hall and a community that has street parties, fetes, village bbqs etc. The equivalent of 5x our village’s population arrived here today alone.
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January Makamba
@JMakamba
Sep 14, 2025
Ad multos annos, Holy Father - may the Lord’s grace be your strength and joy.
Pope Leo XIV
@Pontifex
Sep 14, 2025
Dear friends, today I turn seventy years old. I give thanks to the Lord and to my parents; and I thank all those who have remembered me in their prayers.
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January Makamba
@JMakamba
Sep 11, 2025
Increasingly, people go to AI chatbots for advice on major life decisions, even advice on committing suicide. Not sure if these bots are sufficiently “trained” to handle such emotionally complex matters. Most of them are too agreeable and dangerously validate emotional distress.
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