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Aya Chebbi Quotes

born 1988 Tunisia

Aya Chebbi (born 1988) is a Tunisian diplomat, and a pan-African and feminist activist. She became the first appointed African Union Envoy on Youth in November 2018.

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I will always push for progressive, more inclusive and more empowered positions for young people across Africa.

It is my duty to make sure that young people hold governments accountable for the implementation of the frameworks they signed up for.

Africa has the wealth to invest and the clearest path to reducing inequality is investing in African youth, our most important asset.

We cannot shrink the future of Africa in accepting its reality.

When injustice is perceived, young people look upon violent groups as legitimate fighters, not perpetrators of violence.

As young people, you do not need permission to participate. You must occupy your space because there is no governance without citizen engagement and youth-led accountability.

We clearly live in an era where we have the most unequal societies of all time. The rich are becoming richer, the poor are becoming poorer.

Find your identity, your true self and live your mission … Your power is your radical self. Find it.

Maybe you're this or maybe you’re that. I lead with, “You’re African first.

We have our own voices. We just need you to listen.

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Aya Chebbi (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.