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Sundays, 9:00
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Africa
Meets Africa. WPFW 89.3 FM - Pacifica
Radio, Washington, DC.
Weekly radio magazine showcasing Africa and the Diaspora.
Thursdays,
8:00 - 9:00pm
"On Africa" - WHUT-TV - TV32 (Howard University)
- Schedules
February Event Listings
The following organizations' Events Pages provide
listings of additional events that are not listed here:
Africa Action - Events
Calendar
Center for Global
Development - Events
IFIwatchnet
- Calendar
InterAction - Events Calendar
Johns
Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) -
Events
Public
Sector Governance Brown Bag Lunch Seminars - World Bank
Society for International
Development - Washington, DC Chapter -
Events
TransAfrica
Forum - Events Calendar
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars - Events
World Bank InfoShop - Book Launch Events
Young
African Professionals Network
February 1-2, 2006
Days of Action to Protect Darfur. Africa Action
Wednesday,
February 1, 2006
National Call-In Day to the United Nations
Thursday,
February 2, 2006. 12:00 Noon
Rally at White House: "February is the Month: Protect Darfur". Lafayette
Park (16th and H Streets NW) Washington, DC
Wednesday, February 1,
2006. 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Transparency International Global
Corruption Report 2006: Corruption in the Health Sector: Seeking the
Cure. At The
University Club of Washington DC, University Hall, Second Floor,
1135 16th Street, NW (A light breakfast will be available at 8:00
a.m. and the event will begin promptly). The 5th edition of the
Transparency International
Global Corruption Report
focuses on the health
sector, where lack of integrity can be a matter of life and death.
Topics include the risks and scale of corruption in different
systems, high-level corruption in Costa Rica, counterfeit medicines
in Nigeria, health care fraud in the United States, conflicts of
interest in the pharmaceutical chain, and corruption in the fight
against HIV/AIDS. For more information on the report: http://www.globalcorruptionreport.org/.
Please RSVP to Caroline Walters by January 27 at
cwalters@transparency-usa.org
Wednesday, February 1, 2006. 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Building Civil Society in Post-Conflict Environments: From the Micro
to the Macro. Sarah Cohen, Program Analyst,
NGO Sector Strengthening Program, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and
Humanitarian Assistance, U.S. Agency for International Development.
Peter Uvin, Henry J. Leir Professor and Chair of
International Humanitarian Studies and Director of the Institute for
Human Security, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts
University.
Wednesday, February 1, 2006. 1:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m.
Global Urban Poverty Research Agenda: The African Case.
Akin L. Mabogunje, Chairman of the Presidential
Technical Board of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, William
Cobbett, Senior Urban Upgrading Adviser, Cities Alliance,
Jane Guyer, Visiting Professor, Department of Anthropology, John
Hopkins University. Woodrow
Wilson International Center for Scholars, Africa Program
Wednesday, February 1,
2006. 2:00 P.M. - 3:30 P.M.
Building for the Future in Southern Sudan: A Forum with Rebecca
Garang. 6th Floor Auditorium, Woodrow Wilson
International Center for Scholars, Ronald Reagan Building, One
Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW. This event will
also be webcast live at 2:00 P.M. EST (14h00 GMT). The Africa
Program, the Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity, and
The Initiative for Inclusive Security are pleased to invite you to a
discussion with Rebecca Nyandeng Garang de Mabior, Southern Sudanese
Minister for Roads and Transportation and political activist.
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Africa Program.
Thursday,
February 2, 2006. 9:00-10:30 a.m.
Experiences from Senegal and Benin: The Millennium Challenge Corporation.
Center for Global Development. Longworth House
Office Building, Room 1539 Washington, D.C.
Thursday, February
2, 2006. 10:00 am -2:00 pm
Crossing Borders with
Scientific and Technological Knowledge: International Collaboration for Research
and Development. GMU-GWU Technology, Science, and Innovation Policy
Research Seminar. Center for International Science and Technology Policy, 1957 E
St., NW - Suite 602 Washington, D.C. 20052 Lunch will be provided. RSVP to cistp@gwu.edu
by 5pm Tuesday, January 31st.
Thursday, February 2, 2006. 12:30 - 2:00 PM
The IMF’s Role in Foreign Exchange Surveillance -
Tim Adams, Under Secretary for International Affairs, U.S. Treasury.
American Enterprise Institute, Location: Wohlstetter Conference
Center, Twelfth Floor, AEI 1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036
Thursday, February 2, 2006.
3:00 - 4:30 PM
Knowledge and the Growth Process -
The Case of India. American Enterprise Institute, Wohlstetter
Conference Center, Twelfth Floor, AEI 1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W., Washington,
D.C. 20036.
Friday, February 3, 2006.
10:30 am to 12:30 pm
Blueprint for Action: A Future Worth Creating. Center for Strategic and
International Studies, 1800 K Street, NW, Washington DC, 20006.
Tuesday, February 7,
2006. 2:00-3:00 p.m.
A DISCUSSION
WITH AMBASSADOR JENDAYI FRAZER, ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR
AFRICAN AFFAIRS. U.S. Department of State, 23rd Street
Entrance. ADNA Monthly Meeting - 1:00-2:00 p.m. You are cordially
invited to attend a discussion with Ambassador Jendayi Frazer,
Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, on the “United
States Foreign Policy In Africa.”
Advocacy Network for Africa.
Contact:
Annette Y. Aulton
aultonAY@state.gov
Tuesday,
February 7, 2006. 4:00 pm –
5:30 pm
Where is the
Comparative Advantage? The Global Fund and World Bank HIV/AIDS Programs Moving
Forward. Center for Global Development. Root Room,
Second Floor, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 1779 Massachusetts
Ave., NW, Washington, DC
Wednesday, February
8, 2006. 12:00 - 2:00pm
Open
Access: New Opportunities. Society for International Development -
Washington, DC
Thursday,
February 9, 2006. 9:00 - 12:30pm
Seminar of Former US Trade Representatives. Center for Strategic and
International Studies, 1800 K Street, NW, Washington DC, 20006.
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