{"id":10164,"date":"2026-09-30T18:47:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T18:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/childrenofafrica.org\/?post_type=gala&p=10164"},"modified":"2026-09-30T18:47:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T18:47:57","slug":"the-first-lady-hosts-the-lebanese-ambassador-with-just-a-few-days-to-go-before-the-10th-children-of-africa-foundation-gala-dinner-ms-magida-karaki-reaffirmed-the-lebanese-communitys-commit","status":"publish","type":"gala","link":"https:\/\/childrenofafrica.org\/en\/gala\/the-first-lady-hosts-the-lebanese-ambassador-with-just-a-few-days-to-go-before-the-10th-children-of-africa-foundation-gala-dinner-ms-magida-karaki-reaffirmed-the-lebanese-communitys-commit\/","title":{"rendered":"The First Lady Hosts the Lebanese Ambassador: With just a few days to go before the 10th Children of Africa Foundation Gala Dinner, Ms. Magida Karaki reaffirmed the Lebanese community\u2019s commitment to initiatives dedicated to youth"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Tuesday, September 29, 2026, First Lady Dominique Ouattara received Her Excellency Magida Karaki, Ambassador of Lebanon to C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, at her offices.<\/span><\/p>\n

This meeting allowed the Lebanese diplomat to pay her respects to the First Lady following her appointment as head of Lebanon\u2019s diplomatic mission in C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire. \u201cI have come to pay my respects to Her Excellency the First Lady for the first time since my appointment as Lebanon\u2019s Ambassador to C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Youth at the Heart of the Discussions<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

The discussions also focused on the 10th Children of Africa Foundation Gala Dinner, scheduled for October 9 at the Palais des Congr\u00e8s of the Sofitel Abidjan H\u00f4tel Ivoire. This year\u2019s event is dedicated to raising funds for the Youth Center project.<\/span><\/p>\n

On this occasion, Ms. Magida Karaki expressed the Lebanese community\u2019s desire to take part in this initiative. \u201cOn the eve of the gala, which is being organized in support of youth, I have come to express my community\u2019s full commitment to this worthy cause,\u201d she stated.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Lebanese Ambassador also expressed her hope to see further development of opportunities for cooperation around this project. \u201cWe have come to explore together how we can cooperate more closely to bring this wonderful project to life and try to provide it with even more support,\u201d she explained.<\/span><\/p>\n

For the diplomat, supporting young people is a shared priority. \u201cThis is something very important and a top priority for us as well: supporting young people to build a better C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire,\u201d she emphasized.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cooperation Set to Grow<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

This meeting provided an opportunity to discuss the prospects for increased engagement by the Lebanese community alongside the Children of Africa Foundation, both in relation to the Youth Center project and other initiatives benefiting children and young people.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ms. Magida Karaki, who has been in C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire since September 2022\u2014initially as Charg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires\u2014has served as Lebanon\u2019s Ambassador since September 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n

This meeting reflects the commitment to strengthening ties between C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire and Lebanon through solidarity and cooperation, particularly in support of young people.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":10163,"template":"","categories":[111],"tags":[],"pays":[],"lieux":[],"class_list":["post-10164","gala","type-gala","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gala-dinner"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/childrenofafrica.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gala\/10164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/childrenofafrica.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gala"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/childrenofafrica.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/gala"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/childrenofafrica.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/childrenofafrica.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/childrenofafrica.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/childrenofafrica.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10164"},{"taxonomy":"pays","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/childrenofafrica.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pays?post=10164"},{"taxonomy":"lieux","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/childrenofafrica.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lieux?post=10164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}