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Michelle Obama to interact with African Youths via MTV Base Meets and Google+ HangOut
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MTV Base Meets Michelle Obama will premiere to 52 countries across sub-Saharan African on MTV Base (DStv Channel 322) on Friday 19 July @ 17.00 (repeats Saturday 20 July @ 13.30 CAT, Sunday 21 July @ 10.00 CAT, Monday 22 July @ 20.30 CAT & Friday 26 July @ 20.00 CAT). Multiple Grammy award winner, John Legend is amongst the celebrity participants who will feature in the programme.
In addition to the live Hangout, MTV Base Meets Michelle Obama will include the First Lady’s meeting with a panel of four African youth, in which she will candidly address their questions and exchange views on education.
MTV Base will engage its social media communities in Africa in the project by canvassing questions and discussion topics forMrs Obama, as well as embedding the Google+ Hangout on the MTV Base website and Facebook pages.
Speaking on behalf of MTV Base, Alex Okosi, Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Africa commented, “Mrs Obama’s involvement in the MTV Base Meets programme reinforces her commitment as an advocate for young people. Her tireless efforts to tackle issues facing the youth – in Africa and around the world – is remarkable, and we are excited to work with her in leveraging our platform to engage with young people on the continent. Her extraordinary career and personal journey will be an insightful and inspiring contribution to the programme.” ]]>