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Weekly Events for July 14th - July 18th
Continue reading for some of the events next week in D.C. concerning Africa
Monday, July 14thSecurity and Nigeria's National Elections
Hosted by: Center for Strategic and International Studies
Location: 1616 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036
Time: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Summary: Please join us for a discussion of the major security challenges facing Nigeria as its 2015 national elections approach. Panelists will examine the security situation at the national level and highlight innovative strategies being employed on the ground in violence-prone communities to anticipate, prevent, and militate against conflict. This conference is the third installment of an ongoing series, supported by the Ford Foundation, that brings Nigerian officials, civil society activists, and opinion leaders to Washington, D.C. to engage with U.S. policymakers and Africa experts on how best to ensure that Nigeria's 2015 elections are free, fair, and peaceful. Lunch will be served.
For More Information Please Visit: http://csis.org/event/security-and-nigerias-national-elections
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Tuesday, July 15thForgotten, but not gone: the continuing threat of Boko Haram
Hosted by: International Institute for Strategic Studies
Location: 2121 K Street NW, Suite 801, Washington, DC 20037
Summary: When in April 2014 more than 270 girls were abducted from a school in northeastern Nigeria, unprecedented international attention turned to the perpetrators, Boko Haram, an Islamist group. Many activists and observers around the world were outraged by limited government actions to rescue the victims – most of whom remain in captivity today – and foreign governments, including the US government, have offered support in locating the young women. The furor of the #BringBackOurGirls movement has faded rapidly and Boko Haram's insurgency, now in its fourth year, has again been largely forgotten by the international media, despite the fact that violence has continued in the form of mass killings, attacks in the capital, Abuja, and new abductions.
For More Information Please Visit: https://www.iiss.org/en/iiss-us/iiss-us-s-events/boko-haram-fb45
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Wednesday, July 16thSubcommittee Hearing: The Growing Crisis of Africa's Orphans
Hosted by: House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Location: 2200 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515
Time: 2:00pm
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