Events for the Week of February 10-14, 2014

Continue reading for some of the events next week in D.C. concerning Africa. — — —

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10th, 2014
From Victoria to Chilwa: Integrated Development in Two African Lake Basins
Hosted by: The Wilson Center's Environmental Change and Security Program, co-sponsored by the Africa Program
Location: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
1 Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004
Time: 3:00pm– 5:00pm
Summary: Lake Victoria and Lake Chilwa basins differ in terms of their geography, size, and other spatial dimensions. Yet, people's well-being and livelihoods are inextricably linked to the environment and natural resources in similar ways in both basins. In each basin, population and natural resource dynamics are at play along with environmental degradation and climate change, affecting food, water, health, access to education, and jobs. Join us in a discussion of the links between population dynamics; family planning and reproductive health; the environment; climate change; and development, with two organizations working on the ground in Lake Victoria and Chilwa basins. Doreen Othero (Lake Victoria Basin Commission) and Deepa Pullanikkatil (Leadership for Environment and Development, Malawi) will share their organization's efforts in addressing integrated population, health, and environment issues in local, national, and regional policies and programs.
For more information or to RSVP please visit: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/victoria-to-chilwa-integrated-development-two-african-lake-basins

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11th, 2014
S-CAR World Cafe Film Series: Bling
Hosted by: School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University
Location: The John Burton Library
3434 N. Washington Boulevard, 5th Floor, Arlington, VA 22201
Time: 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Summary: BLING is a feature documentary that will take a satirical, hard-hitting look at how "blinging" in the flashy world of commercial hip-hop played a role in the 10-year civil war in Sierra Leone. Film takes U.S. hip-hop celebrities on a journey to Sierra Leone diamond mining communities, former child soldiers, refugees and local hip-hop artists.
For more information or to RSVP please visit: http://scar.gmu.edu/event/s-car-world-cafe-film-series-bling

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12th, 2014
Rethinking State-Building in Muslim-Majority States: Grounded View From Somalia
Hosted by: Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies
Location: Room 736, Bernstein-Offit Building
1717 Massachusetts Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Time: 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Summary: William Reno, professor of political science and program director for the Department of African Studies at Northwestern University, will discuss this topic.
To RSVP to this event, contact Francesca Di Marco in the Office of Communications at 202.663.5644 or fdimarco@jhu.edu.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13th, 2014
Soft Power in Countering Extremism from the Horn of Africa to the Western Sahel
Hosted by: The Elliott School of International Affairs
Location: 1957 E St NW, Room 602, Washington, DC 20052
Time: 9:00am – 11:00am
Summary: Crises related to religious extremism including jihadism and the application of Sharia law have spread rapidly from Somalia to Kenya and across the Sahel to Nigeria, Mali and Algeria with evidence of propagating and radicalizing even diaspora populations living in the West. The panelists, all experts in the role of communications and soft power in countering radicalization, will discuss and debate the strategic influence of western powers, in particular the US and the UK, in changing the narrative toward stability, tolerance, and democratization. Speakers include:

Sir Robert Fry, Chairman, Albany Associates; former Deputy Commanding General of coalition forces in Iraq
Simon Haselock, Chief Operating Officer, Albany Associates
Ambassador Alberto Fernandez, Coordinator of the Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications, U.S. Department of State; former ambassador to Equatorial Guinea
Todd Haskell, Director for Press and Public Diplomacy in the Bureau for African Affairs

For more information or to RSVP please visit: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/soft-power-in-countering-extremism-from-the-horn-of-africa-to-the-western-sahel-tickets-10223228953

Africa: A Symposium on Opportunities for Women in Energy and Water Access
Hosted by: Center for Strategic and International Studies
Location: 1616 Rhode Island Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20036
2nd Floor Conference Room
Time: 8:30am – 1:30pm
Summary: Please join us for a conference on women's access to water and clean energy in Africa. Practitioners, thought leaders, experts, entrepreneurs, and policy makers will discuss and explore the opportunities in water-energy access in Africa, and give examples of successful policies and entrepreneurial ventures that are helping to increase women's participation in, and contribution to, the water and energy sectors in Africa. The panel sessions will focus on removing barriers to women's access to energy and water, and on harnessing opportunities at the water-energy access nexus through innovative social, impact, and for-profit investment models, and diaspora networks and platforms to establish business ventures and relationships that catalyze more investments.

Confirmed speakers include:
Pepukaye Bardouille, International Finance Company
Tim Boersma, The Brookings Institution
Jennifer Cooke, Africa Program, CSIS
Agnes Dasewicz, USAID, Power Africa
Alexander Dixon, The Aspen Institute
M. Eric V. Guichard, Homestrings Ltd
Maya Harris, U.S. Department of Energy
Rachel Ishofsky, InnoAfrica
Paula Jackson, American Association of Blacks in Energy
Dr. Lawrence Jones, Center for Sustainable Development in Africa
Richenda Van Leeuwen, U.N. Foundation
Katherine Lucey, Solar Sister
Radha Muthiah, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves
Dr. Jacques Sebisaho, Amani Global Works
Frank Verrastro, Energy and National Security Program, CSIS

This event will be webcast — no login or registration required. 
For more information or to RSVP please visit: http://csis.org/event/modern-africa-symposium-opportunities-women-energy-and-water-access