A blog of the Africa Program
Events for the Week of September 30 - October 6
Continue reading for some of the events this week in D.C. concerning Africa.
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MONDAY, September 30, 2013
Lessons from the United States African Development Foundation
Hosted by: Center for Strategic and International Studies
Location: Cll5 Conference Center
CSIS 1616 Rhode Island Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036
Time: 1:00pm – 2:15pm
Summary: Join us for a conversation with USADF President Shari Berenbach as she discusses ways in which USADF works with U.S. agencies, civil society actors, and the private sector to achieve development outcomes in Africa.
For more information, please visit: http://csis.org/event/lessons-united-states-african-development-foundation
Caught Somewhere Between: Emergency Assistance in Contested Abyei
Hosted by: InterAction
Location: 1400 16th St NW Ste. 210
Washington District Of Columbia 20036
Time: 3:00pm– 4:30pm
Summary: Mercy Corps will be screening a short film it produced to illustrate and promote OFDA-funded activities implemented in the Abyei Administrative Area, a disputed territory at the border of Sudan and South Sudan.
For more information, please visit: http://www.interaction.org/event/mercy-corps-public-visibility-event
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THURSDAY, October 3, 2013
Hearing: Al-Shabaab: How Great A Threat?
Hosted by: US House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Location:2172 House Rayburn Office Building Washington, DC 20515
Time: 9:45am
Summary: Specific details to come.
For more information, please visit: http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/hearing-al-shabaab-how-great-threat
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