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Samuel Chiemela

@sam.chiemela

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MSc, PDE, BA
Founder/COO -@bimunteam | Scholar -@trcn_nigeria | Politician | Project Manager-10yrs |@unitednations #SDG Goal4- Q.Edu |@arsenal Forever

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🌍 MEET OUR FELLOW: SAMUEL C. CHIEMELA 🇳🇬

We are delighted to announce @sam.chiemela Founder and Chief Operations Officer at BIMUN Development Organization from Nigeria , as a selected fellow of the One Africa Young Leaders Fellowship 2026.

Samuel joins a diverse cohort of young African leaders committed to strengthening leadership, building connections across generations, and advancing Africa’s shared future.

The One Africa Young Leaders Fellowship will be held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from November 1–8, 2026, under the theme: “Bridging Intergenerational Leadership for One Africa’s Shared Future.”

Join us in welcoming Samuel to Cohort 1!

#OneAfricaFellowship #Agenda2063
#AfricanLeadership #OneAfrica taken in Lagos, Nigeria by @sam.chiemela

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Go and register!

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@bimunteam by @sam.chiemela

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In April 2026, 250 young people from 12 countries gathered in African Leadership University @alueducation , Kigali for BIMUN Rwanda.

We came to debate, negotiate and build solutions. Before any of that, we had to sit with where we were.

The conference took place during Kwibuka32, the period when Rwanda remembers the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. More than a million lives were taken in about 100 days. Many of the people who carried that loss are still here, rebuilding the country we were guests in.

So we paused.

One by one, our keynote speakers and secretariat leadership were called forward to light a candle. No speeches. No applause. Just names being called and flames being lit.

The room went quiet in a way none of us expected. Delegates who had met only hours earlier were standing together, holding the same silence. Nobody needed translation for it.

For many of us, it was the most important session of the entire conference. It reminded us why diplomacy matters, and what happens when the world looks away.

We remember. We stand with Rwanda. Never again.

#Kwibuka32 #BIMUNRwanda #NeverAgain #BIMUN taken in Kigali, Rwanda by @sam.chiemela

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My biggest challenge has been leadership.

#myksjournal #greyareawithdrmyk by @sam.chiemela

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Is @bimunteam going crazy? 😊😊

#myksjournal #greyareawithdrmyk by @sam.chiemela

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*MEET THE PRESIDENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR HIMUN 26*

Samuel Chiemela is a preeminent authority on Model United Nations in Africa. Across a decade of continuous work, he has trained more than 15,000 delegates and over 500 officials, and he currently sits on the advisory boards of 16 MUN institutions across the continent.

His work has centred on raising the standard of MUN in Africa and safeguarding the principles of how conferences are properly organised, which has made him a trusted reference point for institutions building credible and sustainable programmes.

At HIMUN, he serves as President of the General Assembly, overseeing the General Assembly committees (GA1 through GA4), where he is committed to a high standard of debate and a strong experience for every delegate.

#HIMUN26
#SECRETARIATUNVEILING by @sam.chiemela

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Ten years of BIMUN.

In 2016, alongside a team of brilliant friends in Babcock, I started the Babcock International Model United Nations with a conviction that has never changed: every young person, regardless of their financial background, deserves the same opportunity to learn leadership, practice diplomacy, and lead rooms. Talent is spread evenly across this continent. Opportunity is what I and my team set out to build around Africa.

Ten years later, BIMUN has trained over 6,450 delegates drawn from 28+ countries. Some of them now work in foreign ministries, international organizations, law firms, and newsrooms. That was always the point. My commitment has been to raising global giants, young people prepared to hold their own anywhere in the world, no matter where they started from. I have lived it. Taught it. And I love it.

This year, we took BIMUN across a border. For our 10th anniversary, we delivered the conference in Kigali, Rwanda, hosted at African Leadership University, with delegates converging from 12 nations. The critical path ran through dependencies outside our control: ALU partnership, group booking windows, and group immigration clearance. Our risk register flagged accommodation early, because we had to commit before final headcount was confirmed. We built the schedule on contingency rather than best-case assumptions, developing strategies to navigate late-stage change requests, and kept universities, airlines, embassies, and parents informed at every decision gate. We delivered on schedule, within budget, with no delegate incidents.

The ten years have not been smooth. We have negotiated with airlines, banks, universities, and governments. I have supervised budget rebuild mid-conference, faced and crossed COVID year, and defended the vision in rooms where nobody believed a student-founded conference could last. As life threatening as each year appeared to be, I am happy we went through it because it taught us lessons no classroom could.

To every delegate, official, volunteer, parent, school, organization, partner, and friend who trusted this platform: who gave us a chance: who believed in us: THANK YOU.

We hosted Anty Shaffy Bello @iamsha taken in Kigali, Rwanda by @sam.chiemela

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2024: “What exactly is a caucus?” 😭

2026: “Honourable delegates, the floor is now open.” 😏🎤

Somehow, I went from being the delegate of Japan at BIMUN 2024 to returning two years later as Vice-Chair of the UNESCO Committee at BIMUN 2026.

And honestly? What a full-circle moment.

In 2024, I came in knowing next to nothing about diplomacy. Then Mr. @stevebayor , my Chair, gave us pre-conference training that completely changed the way I approached the conference.

I researched. I wrote speeches. I spoke A LOT. 😂
I even started calling countries out for their policies.

Japan was apparently everybody’s problem that year. 🇯🇵😭

I left with being the Best Delegate and, more importantly, a new love for diplomacy and MUN.

Two years later, I found myself on the other side of the dais.

This time, my job was to help 52 delegates navigate the same experience that once opened the door for me.

And watching them go from “please don’t call on me” to “POINT OF INFORMATION!” was easily one of my favourite parts of BIMUN 2026.🥹

I’m incredibly grateful to my Chair, @dudurewa_ , for trusting me with the opportunity to lead UNESCO alongside her.

And to Mr. @stevebayor and Mr. @sam.chiemela , thank you for being such important parts of my BIMUN journey.

Funny how one conference can introduce you to a whole new version of yourself.

Two years later, I came back to help someone else find theirs.

BIMUN NIGERIA 2026. ❤️🇺🇳

#bimun2026 #modelunitednations #diplomacy #leadership taken in Babcock University by @sam.chiemela

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The countdown has begun ⏳
BIMUN 27 is coming to the heart of the Indian Ocean; ZANZIBAR
We can’t wait to welcome delegates from across the world to our island of peace, culture, and endless blue.
Get ready for powerful debates, new friendships, and memories that will last a lifetime.
Zanzibar is ready. Are you?#See you soon, delegates 💙
#BIMUN27 #WelcomeToZanzibar #FutureDiplomats #IslandOfPeace by @sam.chiemela

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Imagine a place where you have a chance to speak about global issues, a place where you get to build your diplomacy and public speaking skills, a place where you get the opportunity to meet over 500 new people from Nigeria and even other countries (you never know if you could meet the next president of a country🌚), a place where there's a perfect blend of work and play so you don't become a "dull boy," a place where you get to brainstorm on resolution to these global issues and actually present them before a General Assembly
A place where you gain a world-class certificate even just for participating
Would you love to attend?

That's exactly what BIMUN is!

BIMUN — Babcock International Model United Nations — is an annual international conference hosted by Babcock University where students simulate the United Nations.
In simple terms, it’s where young people act as diplomats, represent different countries, and debate real global issues like climate change, security, human rights, and development. You speak, negotiate, form alliances, and work together to draft solutions just like world leaders do.
But BIMUN is more than debate. It’s a space to build confidence, improve public speaking, sharpen research skills, meet people from different schools and countries, and grow as a leader. It challenges you to think globally and act responsibly.
So basically, BIMUN is where future leaders are trained through diplomacy, discussion, and collaboration.

For more enquiries,
Reach out to me:
💌: oluwadarajolaadeharuna@gmail.com
Or Click the Link in my Bio!

Mwah!😙

#anurah #olúwadáràslife #bimun #mun #diplomacy by @sam.chiemela

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7/7!

Maybe not perfect timing, but maybe perfect timing. Who knows?
Like I said in the previous video, I want to see you at BIMUN, and like I said I this one, if I don't see you, you will hear from my angel.

#anurah #olúwadáràslife #bimun #diplomacy #modelunitednations by @sam.chiemela

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See you at BIMUN'26
We have 7 days to go and the door to the payment closes. Secure your spot now!

Reach out to me:
💌: oluwadarajolaadeharuna@gmail.com
Or click the link in my bio!

Mwah!😙
#anurah #olúwadáràslife #bimun #modelunitednations #reel by @sam.chiemela

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