At about 2:00 am today, the Uganda National Students Association (UNSA) delegation composed of Walunga Yusuf, the President and Okori Brian, the Secretary for Finance, set off aboard the Ethiopian Airlines to Ghana to represent Uganda in the All African Students Union elections slated for 20th to 22nd December 2021.
It ought to be noted that the All African Students Union (AASU) is arguably the largest student movement in Africa and a very dominant force on the continent and beyond.
AASU organizes all students in Africa from the basic level to institutions of higher learning. Essentially, the Union is the umbrella organization for all students of Africa.
Since its inception in 1972, AASU now has presence in 54 Countries in Africa. As the Continent’s largest students association, AASU played an important role in the struggle against colonialism and the ending of apartheid.
Today, AASU is at the forefront of the fights for equal access to quality education, quality assurance in higher education, harmonization of higher education systems, with key emphasis on mobility of academics and comparability of qualifications, democratic governance, defending students’ rights, promotion of gender and African culture, sustainable development, entrepreneurship, fostering of academic freedom, freedom of research and autonomy of higher institutions of learning, and the promotion of peace and democratic values, and other noteworthy objectives.
UNSA’s Secretary for Finance, Okori Brian, will be running for the Finance portfolio at the Union and it is hoped that his aspirations, if successful will elevate UNSA’s influence as regards the governance of AASU. We wish him all the best.
