Wednesday, February, 14 2007. 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

The Doha Development Round: What's at Stake for Africa? The International Food & Agricultural Trade Policy Council (IPC) and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars will host a discussion on what Africa stands to gain from the Doha Development Round, and on the continent's other trade priorities. Please join us for a presentation by Erastus Mwencha, the Secretary General of COMESA, and two African regional farm association leaders.

Wednesday, February 14, 2007. 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Priorities for Liberia's Reconstruction Process. On Wednesday, February 14, 2007, the Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity of the Woodrow Wilson Center and the Initiative for Inclusive Security co-hosted an event featuring Leymah Roberta Gbowee, Executive Director of the newly established Women Peace and Security Network for Africa, and Tovian Estella Nelson, Executive Director, Liberian Women Media Action Committee. The event was moderated by Howard Wolpe, Director, Africa Program and Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

Thursday, February 15 2007. 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Knowledge Transfer of Tomorrow. Leading figures in academia and the private and policy sectors will explore fundamental questions of knowledge transfer, such as how to foster a culture of innovation, to globalization, finance, and the role of higher education vis-à-vis society and industry. The conference will explore the future prospects for competitiveness in the knowledge based economy of tomorrow and work to form comprehensive policy strategies in an increasingly globalized world.

Thursday, February 15, 2007. 9 a.m.
"A New Hope for Northern Uganda?" SAIS African Studies Program. Kenney Auditorium, Nitze Building. Sarah Martin, senior advocate for Refugees International, Jeff Drumtra, senior IDP adviser for USAID's Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance, and John Prendergast (invited), senior adviser for International Crisis Group, will discuss this topic. For more information and to RSVP, contact Search for Common Ground, the event's co-host, at mkonings@sfcg.org or 202.777.2221

Thursday, February 15, 2007. 12:30 to 2 p.m.
"African Leadership Panel". SAIS Africa Diaspora Association. Rome Building 200, 1619 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. Marina Ottaway, director of the Middle East Program at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Chris Fomunyoh, senior associate for Africa and regional director for Central and West Africa at the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, will address the current and future state of leadership in Africa from both a governance and grass roots perspective. This discussion will be moderated by David Throup, senior associate in the Africa Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and SAIS adjunct professor. For more information, contact ada_sais@jhu.edu