Study Group
- Harvard Students
Tue., Mar. 26, 2024
| 4:30pm
- 5:45pm
Wexner Building - G02 Seminar Room
Meets from March 26 – April 23, 4:30 pm – 5:45 pm ET (5 sessions)
About the Study Group
Africa is at a pivotal moment. As the continent experiences dynamic change, a timely opportunity emerges for the United States to recalibrate relations with the diverse nations across the continent by embracing partnerships centered on African realities. With youthful populations, abundant resources, and growing economic and technological capacity, Africa holds solutions to global challenges from food security to climate change. Yet inclusive, sustainable development in Africa largely depends on international cooperation. By moving beyond outdated policies, the United States can craft a foreign policy agenda that more closely aligns with Africa’s profound transformation through trade, investments in clean energy and health, and youth empowerment initiatives grounded in mutual understanding. The future of U.S.-Africa ties will impact our interconnected world. By exploring the powerful shifts shaping Africa’s
Students will be given the voluntary option to prepare one policy memo on a topic related to one of the five sessions. The teaching team will review these memos and provide comments, and students will be invited to brief their memos to our expert guest speakers during the relevant session.
Students will be given the voluntary option to prepare one policy memo on a topic related to one of the five sessions. The teaching team will review these memos and provide comments, and students will be invited to brief their memos to our expert guest speakers during the relevant session.
We invite all interested individuals to join us in these thought-provoking discussions. The goal is to deepen our understanding of the political and policy-related challenges and opportunities in Africa today.
The study group will be facilitated by Dr. Gloria Yayra A. Ayee, HKS Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy and Belfer Center faculty affiliate.
Registration is required. Register HERE.