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Harvard Africa Focus

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Harvard Africa Focus (formerly "Africa Week") is a two-week long celebration of Africa at the Harvard University. A variety of events are planned to raise awareness about African culture and the economic, health, and policy concerns of the continent. This year, there will be panel discussions at the Harvard Kennedy School, an education conference at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, a talk at the Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Public Health, an African Law and Development Conference at the Harvard Law School, and Africa Night (a night of entertainment) at the Harvard College. Events are open to everyone.

 

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Harvard Africa Focus (formerly "Africa Week") is a two-week long celebration of Africa at the Harvard University. A variety of events are planned to raise awareness about African culture and the economic, health, and policy concerns of the continent. This year, there will be panel discussions at the Harvard Kennedy School, an education conference at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, a talk at the Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Public Health, an African Law and Development Conference at the Harvard Law School, and Africa Night (a night of entertainment) at the Harvard College. Events are open to everyone.

 

SCHEDULE (April 5 - 10)
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Monday, April 5
6:15pm, Askwith Hall, Graduate School of Education, Harvard University
US-Africa Relations in the Age of Obama
Keynote by Ambassador Johnnie Carson, United States Assistant Secretary of State for Africa

Tuesday, April 6
6:30pm - 8:30pm, Nye, Taubman Building, Harvard Kennedy School
Panel: Media and Social Change in Africa
Sefi Atta, Author|Andrew Mwenda, Journalist| Katrin Verclas,Co-founder and Editor of MobileActive.org |Marlon Burgess, PhD, NYU| Moderator: Adam Haupt

Wednesday, April 7
6:00 - 9:00pm
JFK Forum Event, Harvard Kennedy School
General William E, Ward, Commander of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM)
Stephen Hayes, President and CEO, Corporate Council on Africa
Jendayi Frazer, Former Assistant Secretary of State for Africa
Moderator: Professor Calestous Juma, Harvard Kennedy School


Thursday, April 8
4:00 - 5:30pm, Weiner Auditorium, Harvard Kennedy School
Panel: Rebranding Africa Through the Youth
G.Kofi Annan|Benjamin Sanvee|Okendo Lewis Gayle| Moderator: Lai Yahaya

Thursday, April 8
6:30 - 8:30, Weiner Auditorium, Harvard Kennedy School
Sustaining Good Governance and Political Stability in Africa
Chris Fomunyoh|Finda Koroma|Robert Rotberg|Peter Wilson| Moderator: Firle Davies 

Friday, April 9
10:30am - 11:30am, Hauser Conference Room, First Floor, Belfer Building, Harvard Kennedy School 
Information Session: Developing the Next Generation of Leaders - The Archbishop Desmond Tutu Fellowship
Peter Wilson|Lai Yahaya