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#ADEL 2019 - Edna Liliana Valencia Murillo : "My focus is to promote the visibility of Africa"

March 29, 2020
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Discover the 2019 Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leaders through a series of interviews that were held in December in Marrakesh during the 8th edition of the ADEL program. Edna Liliana Valencia Murillo is a Journalist at France24. Find out more about her in 3 questions : 1/ What is your main activity ? 2/ Are you a role model in your society ? 3/ What do you expect of the ADEL Program ?

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