🇰🇪 On the Issues: Citizen-Led Protests and Governance 🇰🇪 This month, global eyes are on Kenya as citizens protesting the government's 2024 finance bill have been met with violence from state security forces, resulting in many dead and numerous injured. In this Q&A, Kenya-based members of the Southern Voices Network for Peacebuilding Dr. Florence Odiwuor and Professor Fredrick Ogenga provide their insights on these recent protests and their wider implications ⬇️ https://buff.ly/3XIImp5
Wilson Center Africa Program
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The Africa Program works to address the most critical issues facing Africa and U.S.-Africa relations.
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The Africa Program works to address the most critical issues facing Africa and U.S.-Africa relations, build mutually beneficial U.S.–Africa relations, and enhance knowledge and understanding about Africa in the United States. The Program achieves its mission through in-depth research and analyses, including our blog Africa Up Close, public discussion, working groups, and briefings that bring together policymakers, practitioners, and subject matter experts to analyze and offer practical options for tackling key challenges in Africa and in U.S.-Africa relations. The Africa Program focuses on four core issues: • Good governance and leadership • Conflict prevention, peacebuilding, and security • Trade, investment, and sustainable development • Africa’s evolving role in the global arena The program also maintains a cross-cutting focus on the roles of women, youth, and technology.
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🎉 Stafford Capacity Building Internship Program: Summer 2024 🎉 The Africa Program is pleased to welcome Carol Ngongang and Ryan Brown to the Wilson Center as Summer 2024 interns! Carol joins the Wilson Center from the University of Maryland where she is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural and Resource Economics with a concentration on Environmental and Resource Economics, and Ryan attends Syracuse University where he is pursuing a bachelor's degree in International Relations and Journalism. Welcome, Carol and Ryan! 🎉 A key project of the Africa Program, the Stafford Capacity Building Internship Program seeks to build the professional capacities of the next generation of Africanists and international public policy analysts. For more information ➡️ https://buff.ly/3NOUWha
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🎉The Africa Program Welcomes Public Policy Fellow, Dr. Patrick Utomi 🎉 The Africa Program is honored to welcome the distinguished Dr. Patrick Utomi to the Wilson Center as the inaugural Brown Capital Management - Africa Program Public Policy Fellow. A leading African political economist, Prof. Pat Utomi is the founder of Nigeria’s Center for Value in Leadership, a senior fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants of Nigeria, a professor at the Lagos Business School and the Chair of African Union’s Pan-African Private Sector Trade and Investment Committee. For more information ➡ https://lnkd.in/eYyJKhEg
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🤝 ICYMI | Road to AGOA Reauthorization 🤝 On June 18th, the Wilson Center Africa Program welcomed Senator Christopher Coons to the Wilson Center for a fireside chat with Africa Program Director Oge Onubogu on the reauthorization of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and the AGOA Renewal and Improvement Act. Next, moderator Witney Schneidman joined distinguished panelists Florie Liser, Prof. Pat Utomi, Kendra Gaither and Sam duPont for further discussion of AGOA's renewal and US-Africa trade & investment. 💡 Key Topics 💡 📜 The Importance of a Swift & Substantive AGOA Reauthorization 🌍 Integrating AGOA with the AfCFTA & Inter-Continental Trade 💪 Going Beyond AGOA to Build Stronger US-Africa Trade Relations For the event summary and recording, visit our website: https://lnkd.in/ex-t7n_H And check out our live coverage on X (@AfricaUpClose) at hashtag #Road2AGOA 🌍
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📃 EVENT | Road to AGOA Reauthorization 📃 Join the Africa Program as we welcome Senator Christopher Coons and a panel of distinguished experts to discuss the reauthorization of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). At this event, Senator Coons will discuss the bipartisan AGOA Renewal and Improvement Act and an expert panel of US and African leaders including Ambassador Mark Green, Florie Liser, Prof. Pat Utomi, Kendra Gaither and Sam duPont moderated by Witney Schneidman and Oge Onubogu will reflect on the progress of AGOA, lessons for policymakers and steps to further expand AGOA access and utilization. 🗓️ Tuesday, June 18 🕐 12:10PM-1:30PM ET 📍 In-Person & Online 👇 RSVP at our website and follow along with @AfricaUpClose on X for live updates at #Road2AGOA https://lnkd.in/ex-t7n_H
Road to AGOA Reauthorization: The Future of US-Africa Trade and Investment
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🏛 SVNP Scholars Alumni Conference: Capitol Hill Engagement 🏛 Last week, the Africa Program welcomed our SVNP alumni scholars to the Wilson Center for a conference focused on reimagining the future of governance in Africa. A core mission of the SVNP Scholars Program is to provide opportunities for our scholars to engage with U.S. policymakers and share their on-the-ground insights for advancing democratic governance and peacebuilding on the continent. To this end, our scholars and alumni had to opportunity to travel to the Hill and met with Africa staffers from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and House Foreign Affairs Committee to learn more about Congressional perspectives on US-Africa relations and to share their insights on important topics related to governance, security, and peacebuilding in Africa. They also enjoyed a tour of the United States Capitol.
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🤝 ICYMI | Brown Capital Management Africa Forum Relaunch 🤝 Last week, the Africa Program welcomed the distinguished Dr. Patrick Utomi to the Wilson Center to discuss the role of sovereign wealth funds in infrastructure development on the continent with introductory insights from Brown Capital Management's Michael Forster. 💡 Key Topics💡 💰 The Role of SWGs in Derisking Investment 🏛️ SWGs and Subnational Governments 📈 Recommendations for Growing African SWGs Missed the event? Catch up with the event recording & summary ⬇️
Brown Capital Management Africa Forum Relaunch: Sovereign Wealth Funds and Infrastructure Development in Africa
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🇿🇦 South Africa Elections 🇿🇦 Last week, South Africans took to the polls in what has become a historic moment in the nation's democracy - an election which marked a novel transition from the longstanding majority of the African National Congress (ANC) in parliament and the lowest voter turnout in the country's democratic history. Learn more about South Africa's historic elections from our experts ⬇️ 📹 Smart Take: Africa Program Director Oge Onubogu shares her insights on the significance of an ANC loss, a power-sharing arrangement and the election in relation to other key democracies in Africa: https://buff.ly/4ecp6WT 💻 Blog: Africa Program Global Fellow Terence McNamee provides his thoughts and reflections on the importance of this election and the path ahead: https://buff.ly/4ece4kb
South Africa’s ANC Party In Decline: Coalition Government Likely
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🕊️ SVNP Scholars Alumni Conference🕊️ Today marks the start of our Southern Voices Network for Peacebuilding Scholars Alumni Conference - three days of private sessions for our current and former SVNP scholars to connect, network, share and engage with DC-based policymakers, fellow experts and one another. To learn more about the important work of our scholars, visit our publications page: https://buff.ly/3wQ8J1q ----- The Southern Voices Network for Peacebuilding (SVNP) is a network of 22 African policy, research, and academic organizations that works with the Wilson Center’s Africa Program to attain the most appropriate, cohesive, and inclusive policy frameworks and approaches for achieving sustainable peace in Africa. Each year, the Africa Program hosts scholars from member organizations for a 3-month resident scholar program in Washington, D.C. The scholarship program creates the opportunity for select individuals to complete a policy-oriented research project and engage with U.S. policymakers and practitioners, increasing the visibility and influence of their work.
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EVENT | Join the Wilson Center on Tuesday, May 28 from 11AM-12:30PM ET for a conversation on sovereign wealth funds and infrastructure development in Africa to celebrate the relaunch of the Brown Capital Management Africa Forum. 📍 This event will be held in-person and online. To RSVP, click below! Looking for live event updates? Follow along on X at #BCMAFRelaunch24.
Brown Capital Management Africa Forum Relaunch: Sovereign Wealth Funds and Infrastructure Development in Africa
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