Events for the Week of September 23rd – September 29th

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

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MONDAY, September 23, 2013
Give Peace a Chance: Preventing Mass Violence
Hosted by: American Foreign Policy
Location: Rome Building, SAIS, John Hopkins University, DC
1619 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington D.C., DC 20036
Time: 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Summary: David Hamburg, president emeritus of the Carnegie Corporation, will discuss his book Give Peace a Chance: Preventing Mass Violence with Terry Hopmann, director of the SAIS Conflict Management Program, and Michael Mandelbaum, director of the SAIS American Foreign Policy Program.
For more information, please visit: http://www.sais-jhu.edu/events/2013-09-23-173000-2013-09-23-190000/give-peace-chance-preventing-mass-violence
 
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WEDNESDAY, September 25, 2013
Local Peace Committees and National Peacebuilding: Book Launch and Panel Discussion
Hosted by: US Institute of Peace
Location: US Institute of Peace
2301 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
Time: 9:30am - 11:00am
Summary: Join the U.S. Institute of Peace in celebrating the publication of A Crucial Link: Local Peace Committees and National Peacebuilding by Andries Odendaal, former Jennings Randolph senior fellow. The author is joined by Christopher Mitchell, Jacqueline Wilson, and Virginia Bouvier to discuss community peacebuilding and its relationship to national peace agreements. A key challenge for successful peace agreements is their implementation.  For communities, peace invariably means more than the settlement of major national issues. Local conflicts have their own histories, conditions, and complexities, which provide the context within which peace agreements must be implemented. Peace forged at the national level can be strengthened by community-level peacebuilding efforts, and investment at the local level lays the foundation for social cohesion and effective governance.
For more information, please visit: http://www.usip.org/events/local-peace-committees-and-national-peacebuilding
 

Is Democracy the Best Form of Governance in Africa?
Hosted by: Afrimind and Africa Association
Location: Room 500 of the Bernstein-Offit Building, SAIS, DC
1717 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington D.C., DC 20036
Time: 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Summary: Pape Samb, president and CEO of Phelps Stokes; Dhanojak Obongo, deputy chief of mission of the Embassy of South Sudan in Washington, D.C.; and Julius Agbor, research fellow at Stellenbosch University, will discuss this topic.
For more information, please visit: http://www.sais-jhu.edu/events/2013-09-25-123000-2013-09-25-140000/democracy-best-form-governance-africa
 

NLI Washington DC Guest Speaker Forum
Hosted by: Nigeria Leadership Initiative
Location: Atlantic Council, Africa Center
1030, 15th Street NW 12th Floor, Washington DC 20005
Time: 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Summary: A rich discussion with the Honorable Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr Olusegun Aganga.
For more information, please visit: http://nli-global.org/nli-washington-dc-guest-speaker-forum/
 
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THURSDAY, September 26, 2013
Nigeria Leadership Initiative Launches White Papers Volume 2
Hosted by: Nigeria Leadership Initiative
Location: National Press Club
529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20045
Time: 9:00am
Summary: Taking another step to drive positive change, for Nigeria's socio-economic reforms and growth, the Nigerian Leadership Initiative [NLI], is set to present the Volume 2 of its White Papers series. The publication contains 12 wide-ranging articles written by accomplished tax experts and practitioners. Amongst the writers are: Ken Igbokwe (Senior Partner at PwC Nigeria); Ifueko M. Omoigui Okauru (former Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS); Taiwo Oyedele (Partner and Head of Tax and Corporate Advisory, PwC Nigeria); M.L. Abubakar (Secretary, Joint Tax Board); and Etim Uso (an IT Tax Systems Expert).
For more information, please visit: http://nli-global.org/nli-launches-white-papers-volume-2/