Thursday, May 30, 2013

SADC: Questions & Big Upcoming Africa Events!

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DC


 

Questions & Big Upcoming Africa Events!




Greetings Colleagues,

So far, it appears people enjoy the new email look. The Facebook and Google groups have already been created, to join Facebook group simply click on the follow us button at the bottom right of this email. We are going ahead with putting on a debate at a quieter location at the next event (still looking for a place, but I am hoping we may be able to commandeer the National Museum of African Art).  In the meantime, here are some questions to ponder (pardon the simple polling tech, we are still working out the kinks, please consider "1" no and "10" yes), especially as more and more people have been contacting us.


Should we limit membership to anyone either currently in the DC-area or based in the DC-area?

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Should we not limit membership by geographic location?

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Should we hold an event every month?

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Should we hold an event every two months?

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Should we invite representatives from embassies in the area?

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Finally, be sure to check out the DC Africa Tweetup (hosted by Prof. Semhar Araia,  a big name in African diaspora affairs) and Prof. Horace Campbell's book presentation (who was my professor back at Syracuse and who subscribes to some old-school radical Pan-Africanism, which means he always has interesting things to say). As always, please feel free to offer comments about the email.
 
Ambassador Series: His Excellency Michael Moussa-Adamo Ambassador of Gabon to the United States of America
By: World Affairs Council
Date and Time: Thursday, May 30, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Mezzanine Level
B1801 K Street NW
 
Tunisia’s Democratic Future: An Address by Rached Ghannouchi
By: Brookings Institution
Date and Time: Friday, May 31, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Location: Brookings Institution - Falk Auditorium
1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW

By: Institute of Current World Affairs
Date and Time: Saturday, June 1, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Location: The Cosmos Club
2121 Massachusetts Avenue NW

DC Africa Tweetup
By: Diaspora African Women's Network
Date and Time: Saturday, June 1, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Lost Society - Rooftop
2001 14th Street NW 

Author event, Horace Campbell
By: Busboys and Poets Books
Date and Time: Monday, June 10, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Busboys and Poets
1025 5th Street NW


Publications
  1. Armstrong, James C.  "Chinese restaurants in eighteenth-century Cape Town" - Quarterly bulletin of the National library of South Africa, vol. 67, no. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2013) pp. 7-17
  2. Burgess, Meryl and Sven Grimm.  "Greening Chinese-African Relations?" - Ashgate Publishing Company, 2013
  3. Li, Yuan. "China-Africa Development Fund in South Africa" China in Africa: The Real Story
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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

SADC: Happy Africa Day/Memorial Day!

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DC


 

Happy Africa Day/Memorial Day!




Greetings Colleagues,

We are trying something a little different this time in terms of the email. As I mentioned during the happy hour last week, I hope to move forward with a more standard weekly newsletter. Please let me know if you like the format. Also, if you had time to think about it, please let me know how you feel about the following:
  1. Forming a Google group and/or a Facebook group
  2. Holding these events at quieter locations (perhaps someone's home?)
  3. Hosting debates based on our special areas of research (such as perceptions of China-Nigeria relations based on recent PhD research)
  4. Inviting representatives from embassies in the area
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Monday, May 13, 2013

Attending: The U.S., China and Africa: Pursuing Trilateral Dialogue and Action

Earlier today I had the pleasure of attending an event at the Brookings Institution, titled "The U.S., China and Africa: Pursuing Trilateral Dialogue and Action." Hosted by the Africa Growth Initiative  and the John L. Thornton China Center at Brookings, in conjunction with the Institute for Statistical, Social, and Economic Research at the University of Ghana and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, this discussion looked to "to examine the relationships among the U.S., China and African states. This forum was the first in a series, which brings a balanced perspective to the examination of the challenges and opportunities for trilateral dialogue and action." Despite what some might say, I think that in terms of Africa, China and the U.S. have many issues where their interests overlap, and African countries and their citizens would be better served by cooperation.