Africa Policy Studies Roundtable
Staff: Princeton N. Lyman
January 28, 2003 - September 1, 2010
The Africa Roundtable Series will meet periodically during the 2007-2008 programming year in both New York City and Washington, DC. As always, the series will seek to provide a representative sampling of the prospects and problems on the African continent, but special focus will likely be given to the evolving crisis in Zimbabwe, the ongoing attempts to stabilize the Great Lakes Region, and the political situation in Nigeria. During 2006-2007, the series hosted Amos Kimunya, Finance Minister of Kenya; Tony Leon, leader of the official opposition in South Africa; and Atiku Abubakar, Vice-President of Nigeria, among others.
Meetings
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Large-Scale Commercial Leases of African Farmland: Welcome Development or Source of Concern?
Speakers: Regina Birner, International Food Policy Research Institute
Franklin C. Moore, U.S. Agency for International Development
Wondimu Asamnew, Embassy of Ethiopia
Presider: Princeton N. Lyman, Council on Foreign Relations
April 29, 2010
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Understanding and Combating Corruption in Africa
Speakers: Rafael Marques de Morais
Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, Center for Global Development
Raymond Baker, Global Financial Integrity
Presider: Princeton N. Lyman, Council on Foreign Relations
April 16, 2010
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A Conversation with Representatives of the Government of Somaliland
Speakers: Abdillahi Mohamed Duale, Somaliland Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Abdillahi Ismail Ali, Somaliland Ministry of the Interior
Ali Ibrahim Mohamed, Somaliland Ministry of Planning
Osman Sheikh Abdi Mohamed, Somaliland Ministry of Water and Mineral Resources
Bashe Mohamed Farax, Somaliland House of Representatives
Said Jama Ali, Somaliland House of Elders
Presider: Princeton N. Lyman, Council on Foreign Relations
March 26, 2010
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Aid and Development in Africa: An African Perspective
Speaker: Edward Ayensu, World Bank Group
Presider: Princeton N. Lyman, Council on Foreign Relations
February 3, 2010
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Corporate Social Responsibility in Challenging Economic Times
Speaker: Ian Cockerill, Anglo Coal
Presider: Princeton N. Lyman, Council on Foreign Relations
June 25, 2009
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Democracy and the Rule of Law in Nigeria
Speaker: Ojo Maduekwe, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nigeria
Presider: Princeton N. Lyman, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
December 9, 2008
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The Continuing Niger Delta Crisis
Speaker: Basil Omiyi, Country Chair, Shell Companies, Nigeria
Presider: Princeton N. Lyman, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies, Counil on Foreign Relations
November 12, 2008
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A Report from Rwanda: PEPFAR's Impact on the Ground
Speakers: Dr. Caleb King, Medical Director, Shyira Hill Hospital, Rwanda
Dr. Louise King, Shyira Hill Hospital, Rwanda
Presider: Princeton N. Lyman, Adjunct Senior Fellows for Africa, Council on Foreign Relations
October 31, 2008
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A Diamond in the Rough: The Role of the Private Sector in Sustainable Development in Africa
Presider: Princeton N. Lyman, Adjunct Senior Fellows for Africa, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Gareth Penny, Managing Director, De Beers
June 10, 2008
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Electoral Reform in Nigeria
Presider: Michelle D. Gavin, Adjunct Fellow for Africa, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: The Honorable Oladimeji Sabur Bankole, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Federal Republic of Nigeria
June 5, 2008
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Angola's Democratic Challenge: Preparations for Parliamentary Elections
Presider: Jamie Ekern, Assistant Director, Center for Preventive Action, Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers: Her Excellency Josefina Pitra Diakite, Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Republic of Angola
Alcides Sakala Simões, Member of Parliament and President of UNITA Parliamentary Group, National Assembly of the Republic of Angola
May 19, 2008
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Trade Policy and Africa-EU Economic Partnership Agreements in the Context of a Development Agenda
Speaker: Princeton N. Lyman, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
May 12, 2008
A meeting convened by Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative, the Council on Foreign Relations, and Manchester Trade.
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A Luncheon in Honor of Obiageli Ezekwisili
Speaker: Obiageli Ezekwisili, Vice President for Africa, World Bank
Moderators: Princeton N. Lyman, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Jennifer Cooke, Co-director, Africa Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Panelists: Akwe Amosu, Senior Policy Analyst for Africa, Open Society Institute
David L. Goldwyn, President, Goldwyn International Strategies
Rosalind Kainyah, Director, Public Affairs, USA, DeBeers Corporation
February 25, 2008
A luncheon in honor of World Bank Vice President for Africa Obiageli Ezekwisili at the Center for Strategic and International Studies
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Islam and Foreign Policy in Nigeria
Presider: Michael J. Gerson, Roger Hertog Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: His Eminence Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar, III, The Sultan of Sokoto, Federal Republic of Nigeria
November 15, 2007
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Black Economic Empowerment
Presider: Princeton N. Lyman, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Iqbal Surve, CEO, Sekunjalo Investments Limited
September 24, 2007
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Zimbabwe in Crisis: End in Sight?
Presider: Princeton N. Lyman, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Greg Mills, Director, The Brenthurst Foundation
July 2, 2007
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A Luncheon in Honor of Ambassador Barbara Masekela
Presider: Princeton N. Lyman, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Barbara Masekela, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Republic of South Africa
June 29, 2007
Co-sponsored with the Corporate Council on Africa.
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South Africa on the Security Council: A Conversation with Scholars from the South African Institute of International Affairs
Presider: Princeton N. Lyman, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies, The Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers: Kuseni Dlamini, National Council Member, South African Institute of International Affairs
Moeletsi Mbeki, Chairman, KMM Investments
Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, National Director, South African Institute of International Affairs
May 2, 2007
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A Conversation with Tony Leon
Presider: Princeton N. Lyman, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies, The Council on Foreign Relations
Speaker: Tony Leon, Member of Parliament, Republic of South Africa
April 11, 2007
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A Conversation with President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania
Speaker: Jakaya Kikwete, President, Tanzania
Presider: Princeton N. Lyman
May 22, 2006
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Northern Uganda: Next Steps for the United Nations
Speakers: Charles F. MacCormack, Save the Children
Jimmy Kolker, Former U.S. Ambassador to Uganda
Olara Otunnu, LBL Foundation for the Children
Allen Rock, Permanent Mision of Canada to the United Nations
Presider: Princeton N. Lyman
March 24, 2006
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Land Reform in South Africa: A Place to Stay Not a Place to Farm
Speaker: Ann Bernstein, National Endowment for Democracy
Presider: Princeton N. Lyman
February 8, 2006
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A Conversation with Ambassador Jendayi Frazer
Speaker: Jendayi Frazer, U.S. Department of State
Presider: Princeton N. Lyman
December 7, 2005
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Successes and Shortcomings: The African Union in Darfur
Speaker: William O'Neill
Presider: Princeton N. Lyman
November 18, 2005
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Strategies for Improving Food Production and Access to Markets
Speaker: Jendayi Frazer, U.S. Department of State
Presider: Princeton N. Lyman
September 20, 2005
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Challenging Stereotypes: A Businessman's Approach to African Development
Presider: Princeton N. Lyman
Speakers: Carol A. Giacomo, Journalist, Reuters News Service
Edward V.K. Jaycox, Managing Director, Emerging Markets Partnership, and CEO of the Africa Fund
June 15, 2005
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Promoting Entrepreneurship: Shell Foundation in Africa
Presider: Princeton N. Lyman
Speaker: Kurt Hoffman
April 14, 2005
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Invisible Borders: Roaming Warriors in West Africa
Presider: Princeton N. Lyman
Speaker: Corinne Dufka
April 5, 2005
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Zimbabwe: Perspectives of an Opposition Leader
Presider: Princeton N. Lyman
Speaker: Lovemore Madhuku, Founder and President, National Constitutional Assembly, Zimbabwe
January 26, 2005
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A Conversation with Sarata Ottro Zirignon-Toure
Presider: Princeton N. Lyman
Speakers: Sarata Zirignon Toure, Deputy Chief of Staff to President Laurent Gbagbo of Cote D'Ivoire, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies
Herman J. Cohen, Professorial Lecturer in African Studies
December 10, 2004
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Peace in Sierra Leone: Not Yet Sustainable
Presider: Princeton N. Lyman
Speaker: Peter Chaveas, Deputy Director, Africa Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University
December 3, 2004
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Africa's Economic Future
Introductory Speaker: Princeton N. Lyman, Ralph Bunche Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Presider: Joe Siegle, University of Maryland
Speaker: Tony Leon, Member of Parliament, Republic of South Africa
July 21, 2004
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Ethiopia and the Region: The Current Situation
Presider: Princeton N. Lyman
Speaker: Kassahun Ayele, Ambassador of Ethiopia
May 20, 2004
Contact Odette Boya at (202) 518-3458 or oboya@cfr.org
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Human Rights, Sharia, and the Rule of Law in Nigeria
Presider: Princeton N. Lyman
Speaker: Hauwa Ibrahim, Washington College of Law, American University
May 13, 2004
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The Western Sahara: Ripe for Political Solution?
Presider: Princeton N. Lyman
Speakers: Anne Theofilopoulou, United Nations Secretariat
I. William Zartman, The Johns Hopkins University
May 3, 2004
This meeting is cosponsored with the American Moroccan Institute.
Contact Odette Boya at (202) 518-3458 or oboya@cfr.org
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What's at Stake in Chad?: Democracy, Oil, Development and Security
Presider: Princeton N. Lyman
Speakers: Ahmat Hassaballah, Former Chad Ambassador
Donald R. Norland
April 2, 2004
Contact Odette Boya at (202) 518-3458 or oboya@cfr.org
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HIV/AIDS Pandemic: A View from South Africa
Presider: Princeton N. Lyman
Speaker: William Makgoba, Vice Chancellor and Principal, University of Kwa Zulu Natal
March 26, 2004
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From Combat to Community: Women and Girls of Sierra Leone
Presider: Princeton N. Lyman
Panelist: Harriet C. Babbitt, Hunt Alternatives
Speaker: Dyan Mazurana, Tufts University
February 11, 2004
Contact Odette Boya at (202) 518-3458 or oboya@cfr.org
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Liberia Reconstruction: An Off-the-Record Discussion
Speakers: Princeton N. Lyman
Pamela Bridgewater
January 28, 2004
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Human Rights, Sharia, and the Rule of Law in Nigeria
Presider: Princeton N. Lyman
Speaker: Hauwa Ibrahim, Humphery Fellow, Washington College of Law, American University
January 16, 2004
General Meeting
The Power to Protect: Using New Military Capabilities to Stop Mass Killings
Introductory Speaker: Princeton N. Lyman
Presider: Kenneth H. Bacon, Refugees International
Speakers: Clifford Bernath, Refugees International
David Malone, International Peace Academy
December 11, 2003
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World AIDS Day: Prevention and Policy
Presider: Princeton N. Lyman
December 1, 2003
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Food Security in Least Developed Countries & Small Island Developing States: The Challenge of Water and Rural Infrastructure
Presider: Princeton N. Lyman
Speaker: Jacques Diouf, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
November 10, 2003
Contact Odette Boya at 202-518-3458 or oboya@cfr.org
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Briefing by Nigerian Finance Minister
Presider: Princeton N. Lyman
Speaker: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Minister of Finance, Federal Republic of Nigeria
November 3, 2003
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Eritrea and the Horn of Africa: A U.S. Strategic Interest?
Presider: Princeton N. Lyman
Speaker: Girma Tesfay, Ambassador of Eritrea
October 29, 2003
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Republic of Somaliland: Recognition and Reconstruction
Presiders: J. Stephen Morrison, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Princeton N. Lyman
Speakers: Edna Ismail, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Somaliland
Mohamed Elmi, Minister of Commerce and Intdustry, Republic of Somaliland
October 22, 2003
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Strengthening Governance: The Role of Women in Rwanda's Transition
Presider: Princeton N. Lyman
Panelist: Harriet C. Babbitt, Hunt Alternatives Fund
September 29, 2003
Contact Odette Boya at 202-518-3458 or oboya@cfr.org
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Endgame in the Sudan Peace Process
Presider: Princeton N. Lyman
Speaker: John Prendergast, International Crisis Group
June 4, 2003
Contact Odette Boya at 202-518-3458 or oboya@cfr.org
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The Struggle for Egypt
