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Managing Partner, IMARA AFRICA consulting. Former AfDB Lead Economist. African economies. Board Member @AccessBankSA / @AccessBankKenya . RTs not endorsement.

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@BBatwooki
Barbara Barungi
7 years
#ImaraAfrica show casing African expertise and leveraging international best practice
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Barbara Barungi
4 years
I am challenging everyone to post a photo you've taken from a place you've been. The only thing is that you NOT appear in it. Just a pic, no description. Let's flood profiles with landscapes to ease this isolation. Copy this, post a photo & let's travel virtually around the world
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This is the trailer for Supo Shasore's 7-part documentary on the history of #Nigeria . It begins on Sunday 25th August on Channels TV at 7.00pm. It will also be livestreamed on the Channels TV website and online platforms @cobbo3 @rkabushenga
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Barbara Barungi
4 years
IMF Executive Board has approved the RFI of $3.4bn for Nigeria ....Done ! Congratulations @ZShamsuna . Largest COVID-19 emergency financial assistance given to date.
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Barbara Barungi
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Today, we celebrate Dad at 90...truly grateful and appreciative of all that he has done for us as a family and for his unconditional love and constant guidance through our life journey #MyRock #family
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4 years
Interesting...
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Barbara Barungi
3 years
Not bad for a second time grandmother....photo credit: Imani Matovu #Blessings
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5 years
This is the trailer for Supo Shasore's 7-part documentary on the history of Nigeria. Showing now on Channels TV at 7.00pm.
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@BBatwooki
Barbara Barungi
6 years
One of my favourite young leaders of the future....a pleasure and privilege to serve with @Omojuwa on the Governing Board of the Kashim Ibrahim Fellows Programme
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@BBatwooki
Barbara Barungi
2 years
More than 40 years of friendship #KitantePrimary 1977
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Barbara Barungi
4 years
Thanks to #lockdown due to the #COVID19 pandemic, I took a leap of faith and had a dining set made locally in #Nigeria by AFP Furniture (subsidiary of Julius Berger) @hadizel
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Barbara Barungi
1 year
It is an honour to have the opportunity to serve and deepen Pan-African linkages @AccessBankKenya @myaccessbank
@MwangoCapital
Mwango Capital
1 year
Access Bank Kenya appointments:
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@BBatwooki
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3 years
How it started.....Africa Hall, Makerere University #Uganda
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Barbara Barungi
2 years
Congratulations @DoctorGladys
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Barbara Barungi
2 years
We also need to spread the word about our #Coffee Uganda produces the world's best robusta coffee and very high quality arabica as well. So @iaboyeji you were gifted a real treasure of coffee from @RugyeyoFarm bý the farmer himself @rkabushenga
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Barbara Barungi
4 years
No greater love and respect than that of a daughter and father..... #dad all dressed up for his first grandchild's wedding a few years back... #Memories
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Barbara Barungi
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#Uganda much as I have serious reservations about the sustainability of this national project and think that it is a drain on our budget as a country.... am delighted to experience my first long haul flight....
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Barbara Barungi
4 years
Apple continues to make innovative strides in our lives.On Sep 15, Apple gave us the apple watch series 6.The feature which differentiates this is the Blood Oxygen Saturation sensor. A feature was developed by Apple software engineers led by Ugandan-American Jeofrey S. Kibuule.
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Barbara Barungi
2 years
#FutureAfrica discussing #TechResearch ....great ideas and sharing experiences across Africa #InvestAfrica @anafricanfuture
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Barbara Barungi
4 years
I have the highest respect and admiration for Dr. Louis Kasekende and his integrity will always come through....he has been a role model to many of us and eternally grateful for his mentorship. @cobbo3 @rkabushenga @TioKauma
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Bank of Uganda
4 years
Press Digest: Kasekende says bye to BoU staff Bank of Uganda Deputy Governor Louis Kasekende has said farewell to the central bank staff after his contract expired last week. Via @DailyMonitor
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Barbara Barungi
5 years
A truck with a container collapsed at the bridge to the airport so to catch my flight in time.... I boarded an Okada.... and was in the nick of time.... Lol.... #Lagos
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Barbara Barungi
5 years
Once one retires from full-time employment..time is your own & even more precious..most important is being able to pick what is worth energy from what is not..now engaging with worldclass expertise on initiatives that show case Africa & give us an opportunity to narrate our story
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@BBatwooki
Barbara Barungi
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#89 ....a true blessing...the one solid rock in my life over the years..forever grateful 🙏🏾
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@BBatwooki
Barbara Barungi
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How it is going....after a career that spans 30 years as an economist primarily focused on Africa development challenges and opportunities....🙏🏾🙏🏾
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Barbara Barungi
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Africa Hall....Makerere University #Uganda
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2 years
Morning drill with Rajab..one of the best trainers #gym #SpekeApartments
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Barbara Barungi
3 years
Lol.....thank you Nigeria 🇳🇬
@nbstv
NBS Television
3 years
BREAKING NEWS: According to the National Cultural Forum, the government has lifted the ban on entertainment concerts, on condition that they’ll be conducted in gazetted open spaces from 7 am-7 pm. The lift will be effected this Saturday on 19th, December. #NBSUncut #NBSUpdates
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@BBatwooki
Barbara Barungi
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Feeling alive again.....after 5 months of #lockdown ....and just got spoke to dad...all is well...
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Barbara Barungi
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#UbuntuTalks Aga Sekalala talking about his #entreprenuerial journey and highlights : discipline, trust, curiousity, learning and most important being a risk-taker @SafariUbuntu
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@BBatwooki
Barbara Barungi
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Thank you @SafarisUganda for the excellent and professiomal service... @wekesa_amos Paul and team are a true gem...we are enjoying our safari
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Barbara Barungi
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Today, the Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile Memorial Lecture was hosted by Bank of Uganda.....a truly befitting intellectual tribute to a "Lion of a policy maker" as described by Dr. Patrick Njoroge, Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya. #BOU #Uganda
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@BBatwooki
Barbara Barungi
3 years
Great catching up.....and drawing on your brilliant mind @Joelkibazo
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@BBatwooki
Barbara Barungi
4 years
All set for the special event....by zoom of course!....but still exciting .... #NewNormal #Nigeria
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@BBatwooki
Barbara Barungi
4 years
Celebrating #55 ..... #NgongHills #4
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@BBatwooki
Barbara Barungi
2 years
More than 40 years of friendship!! #KitantePrimary #Uganda
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@BBatwooki
Barbara Barungi
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@AndrewMwenda Hehehe! You obviously do not know much about LV .....
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Barbara Barungi
3 years
Lol....
@ShehuSani
Senator Shehu Sani
3 years
When the ‘Generator is tired’ because of the Kaduna Labour strikes,you relax in the Garden.
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Barbara Barungi
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At the Kibiro hot springs... #Hoima #Kigorobya lovely.....
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Barbara Barungi
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We thank God for good #Health ....it has been a tough four weeks but all is well.....Bon Weekend!
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Barbara Barungi
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The REAL Eve....at 56 ...you have nothing to lose...grateful for a good life and small mercies...
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@BBatwooki
Barbara Barungi
2 years
What is the NGN/USD rate today? In the 'real' market?
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@BBatwooki
Barbara Barungi
3 years
I will be giving away 5 autographed copies....to individuals that have a strong sense or interest in our history as a country #Uganda
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@BBatwooki
Barbara Barungi
3 years
I always give @AndrewMwenda as an example of one of my bright students while I was teaching at Makerere University..... But really more of one of the most stubborn ones!
@BoundlessMinds_
Boundless Minds
3 years
Did you miss @BBatwooki 's mentor talk to the . @Boundless_UG community, Entrepreneurship and Career Mapping? Worry not. We did a recording for you 👇🏾
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Barbara Barungi
3 years
@ruthmaclean @nytimes Would be even better if you co-authored with country based journalists that have some solid data and that show the actual discrepancies
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Barbara Barungi
5 years
#SGR During my recent travels the most exciting trip was by train to from Mombasa to Nairobi...... hopefully it will in future be extended to other East African countries....
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@BBatwooki
Barbara Barungi
2 years
The best advice that I have been given over the past 30 years...."Do not impose your value system on others"... #LifeLessons
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@BBatwooki
Barbara Barungi
2 months
Good morning #Kampala
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Barbara Barungi
4 years
Nigeria 🇳🇬 we celebrate you and as an African I am proud to have the opportunity to experience Nigeria with all its diversity, challenges and opportunities...Keep Hope Alive! #NigeriaAt60
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Barbara Barungi
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Had a fabulous time in #Nairobi ... Now heading back to base and to work!
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@BBatwooki
Barbara Barungi
6 years
#memorylane Governor @elrufai and APC Chairman reminiscing about the good old days of gramaphones and crisp sounds on vinyl @MuyiwaAdekeye
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Barbara Barungi
3 years
#Abuja ......
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Barbara Barungi
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Proud of @DoctorGladys and we had a good Ugandan turn up at her #Nairobi book launch
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@BBatwooki
Barbara Barungi
5 years
What is it about the current education system that makes it impossible for millenials to respond specifically to a direct question?????!!!!!
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@BBatwooki
Barbara Barungi
6 years
Panel discussion moderated by @DrJoeAbah
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Barbara Barungi
3 years
Allow others to speak and share their own experience (however limited you may find it)......don't hijack a group focus conversation by talking about yourself and your past over and over again....we are interested in your vision of the fast moving future..... #LeadershipLessons
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@BBatwooki
Barbara Barungi
3 years
Back on the road...... #2020Whirlwind #StaySafe
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@BBatwooki
Barbara Barungi
2 years
Working in the private sector has been an interesting adventure...sharing a few observations #Lessons2021
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Barbara Barungi
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@BBatwooki
Barbara Barungi
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@AtedoPeterside How about direct dialogue with the youth... Each side needs to move towards concrete solutions.... government and the youth roundtable? #EndSARS
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@BBatwooki
Barbara Barungi
4 years
I love what @DeleMomodu is doing with live conversations on Instagram....recently listened to the show with @keembeloosagie and later said to him that Dele has brought our old favourite OVATION to the new digital age in real time....look forward to more like this!
@DeleMomodu
Dele Momodu Ovation
4 years
Going live with a great African HAKEEM BELO-OSAGIE at 8pm...
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Barbara Barungi
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#SCDDD Launch of appeal fund in support of the programmes of the Savannah Centre for Diplomacy, Democracy and Development - @HafizBayero representing Governor @elrufai @savannahcent
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Barbara Barungi
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I visited the National Museum for the first time yesterday after my last visit in the 1970s as a student at Kitante ...the #UgandaAt60 photo exhibition is worth viewing ..provides historical context...and personal as well...that is Dad..didn't recognise him 1/2
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@BBatwooki
Barbara Barungi
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We got the Governor @elrufai to go into student mode at the Maraban Jos Community school in Kaduna @FifthChukker @UNICEF_Nigeria @myaccessbank @HerbertOWigwe @GovKaduna
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@BBatwooki
Barbara Barungi
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You get to that stage in life when the finer things matter....peace, serenity, love...no one can bully you or be condescending - no matter what!!! #JeSuisCommeJeSuis
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Barbara Barungi
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@iaboyeji We pray and hope that this type of generalisation is avoided ..the Nigeria Tech Ecosystem is vibrant and growing too fast to be unhinged by one individual or entity @mattflannery
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Barbara Barungi
1 year
Alex Mandela ..... #deaf #artist has an eclectic collection of work but my favourites tend to be his depiction of real life circumstances in #Uganda
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Barbara Barungi
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My friends in #Mozambique are sharing this... Like they just DISCOVERED @elrufai of #Nigeria @GAMBUS @HafizBayero @AndrewMwenda
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Barbara Barungi
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Believe in yourself....ALWAYS...
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You get to that stage in life when the finer things matter....peace, serenity, love...no one can bully you or be condescending - no matter what!!! #JeSuisCommeJeSuis
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Barbara Barungi
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I gifted my granddaughter #Sulwe
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Barbara Barungi
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Who is up for this ? DM by Wednesday....looking for 3 coffee enthusiasts to join me ...coffee farmers or investors in coffee business ... #Kampala #Platia
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Barbara Barungi
5 years
@ProfNawangwe Shouldn't you be meeting with all students?
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Barbara Barungi
1 year
#AloneTime reflecting, recharging, spiritual awakening.... #HouseofWaine #Nairobi
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Barbara Barungi
3 years
Proudly #Ugandan #coffee .....many thanks to all the staff at #Rugyeyo for making our visit a wonderful experience @rkabushenga @RugyeyoFarm
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Barbara Barungi
3 years
Bon weekend.....Peace & Quiet.....
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Barbara Barungi
5 years
#Lagos pushes one to the very edge.... simply had to find a serene spot with this amazing art behind me 'Sense of Self'...
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Barbara Barungi
1 year
@MLBaloni It is his money—- and he may change his mind and come back for his N400...lol
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Barbara Barungi
4 years
Dad has been unwell and is now on the mend..... this makes this book from @dfkm1970 timely... His first reaction was to the young men standing on their heads.. that tickled him...
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@BBatwooki
Barbara Barungi
4 years
MS II starts by showing the stark difference between Malaysia and Nigeria in economic transformation over past 30 years
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@mareeyama
Maryam Abubakar - Fluffy
4 years
Address bt HH Muhammad Sanusi II, Vice Chairman of the Kaduna Investment Promotion Agency. #Kadinvest 5.0
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Barbara Barungi
3 years
Good to finally be home...... #sanctuary
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Barbara Barungi
4 years
Sunrise....
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Barbara Barungi
5 years
Opening of the Oil& Gas Convention by Hon. Elly Karuhanga , Chairman Chamber of Mines and Petroleum #OILCONVENTION19
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Barbara Barungi
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Africa as a whole should rethink its Africa-wide China policy and engagement that has resulted in over dependence by our various countries on China....how many pandemics and other calamities will it take for us to wake up and leverage our diversity & resources!
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Barbara Barungi
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Spent a lovely afternoon at @Xensonartspace at the opening of the solo exhibition of THE SHADOW OF THE #Dinka . Artist Tindi Chris (in black top)
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Barbara Barungi
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@DianaAtwine Stay focused. Stay safe
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Barbara Barungi
4 years
Got me some ME time.....may November be peaceful....no stress...
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Barbara Barungi
3 years
I don't like having my intelligence insulted.....and if you trust me to do a job well then don't undermine my team leadership....and let rules apply to all and sundry #BeProfessional
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Barbara Barungi
2 years
"By building other leaders you institutionalise success" says @dfkm1970 speaker at #UbuntuTalks @SafariUbuntu
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Barbara Barungi
1 year
Thank you @supersanusi love it!! @CoLab_kd
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Barbara Barungi
2 years
After two and a half days of immersing myself in the #oilandgas sector meetings in #Uganda I am amazed at the information that is made available to the public and yet some prefer not to make an effort to visit the various websites or read the printed information...
@elisonk
Elison Karuhanga
2 years
its here ..
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Barbara Barungi
3 years
At the Qasr Al Hosn..... #AbuDhabi
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Barbara Barungi
3 years
#Kampala .....love the weather!
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Barbara Barungi
2 years
My esteemed brothers....thank you @Joelkibazo for hosting us!! #Kampala
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Barbara Barungi
2 years
I see alot of mountain expeditions beginning to take off.....I wish that those of you that have successfully summited would share more stories on diligent preparation and training before such trips @wekesa_amos @rkabushenga @MtSlayersUg
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Barbara Barungi
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Video: Emir of Kano on the state of Nigeria's economy - CNBC Africa @raziakkhan
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