Abuja, Nigeria - The Sudanese Ambassador to Nigeria, H.E. Dr. Tagelsir Mahgoub Ali, who also serves as the dean of the African ambassadors to Nigeria, was presented with an Ambassador for Peace certificate on June 17, 2014, by the secretary general of UPF Nigeria, Dr. Raphael Oko in a brief ceremony at the Sudanese Embassy in Abuja. Amb. Ali was among the four diplomats designated to review an Ambassadors for Peace certificate during the 2014 World Day for Cultural Diversity program in Abuja. He was represented at the event due to other engagements outside Nigeria during the event.
On his return back to Nigeria, Amb. Ali invited the UPF-Nigeria team to his office and was full of praises for the global work of the UPF. He mentioned that he was congratulated by several leaders in Sudan when they read the news of his commissioning as Ambassador for Peace in Nigeria. He pledged to work with UPF toward the realization of a peaceful world. In addition to the presentation of certificate to Amb. Ali, UPF Nigeria secretary general used the opportunity to present a formal letter of invitation to the 2014 World Summit in South Korea and an opportunity to meet with other world leaders and to discuss how to engage African ambassadors in the programs of UPF globally.
Amb. Ali was actively involved in several peace initiative in Sudan and has vast experience and publications on the need for African leadership to wake up to the emerging challenges by providing exemplary leadership. He is an international scholar and expressed interest in working together for youth development, African integration and peacebuilding programs.