SADC: Questions & Big Upcoming Africa Events!

Sino-Africa 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? lowest 1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   highest Should we not limit membership by geographic location? lowest 1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   highest Should we hold an event every month? lowest 1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   highest Should we hold an event every two months? lowest 1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   highest Should we invite representatives from embassies in the area? lowest 1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   highest 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 Food Security in Senegal and Crisis in the Sahel 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 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 Burgess, Meryl and Sven Grimm.  "Greening Chinese-African Relations?" - Ashgate Publishing Company, 2013 Li, Yuan. "China-Africa Development Fund in South Africa" China in Africa: The Real Story Conferences International Convention of Asia Scholars 8 Oxford University China Africa Network & Alpha Professional Network Emerging Powers in Africa Forum Calls for Papers Opportunities Strategic Analyst - Scitor Masters of Arts in Migration and Displacement - Wits University About Sino-Africa DC Sino-Africa DC is the premier DC-area Sino-Africa research group. Follow us on Twitter   Friend us on Facebook News Netizen outrage after Chinese tourist defaces Egyptian temple Kenya National Assembly says China's citizens are the cause of the ivory problem  The Impact of Social Media on Sino-Africa Relationship and Migration  China offers 500 troops to UN Mali force: envoys Unsubscribe Forward to a Friend Update Subscription Preferences

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SADC: Happy Africa Day/Memorial Day!

Sino-Africa 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: Forming a Google group and/or a Facebook group Holding these events at quieter locations (perhaps someone's home?) Hosting debates based on our special areas of research (such as perceptions of China-Nigeria relations based on recent PhD research) Inviting representatives from embassies in the area Area Events Tuesday International HIV Research: Past, Present and Future Global Health Research Opportunities Institutional Reform in Libya, Egypt, and Tunisia Wednesday Great Lakes Policy Forum: Intervention Force and Stabilisation Plan in DRC: Compatible or Counter-Productive? China, Latin America, and the Changing Architecture of Trans-Pacific Engagement Thursday China's Economic and Political Outlook Under Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang The Future of Conflict in Africa Using Technology to Promote Good Governance and Economic Transparency in West Africa Ambassador Series: His Excellency Michael Moussa-Adamo Ambassador of Gabon to the United States of America Friday Tunisia’s Democratic Future: An Address by Rached Ghannouchi Saturday Food Security in Senegal and Crisis in the Sahel Publications Li, Yuan - China in Africa: The Real Story Conferences International Convention of Asia Scholars 8 Oxford University China Africa Network & Alpha Professional Network Emerging Powers in Africa Forum Calls for Papers Opportunities Strategic Analyst - Scitor About Sino-Africa DC Sino-Africa DC is the premier DC-area Sino-Africa research group. Follow us on Twitter   Friend us on Facebook News Netizen outrage after Chinese tourist defaces Egyptian temple Kenya National Assembly says China's citizens are the cause of the ivory problem  The Impact of Socia lMedia on Sino-Africa Relationship and Migration  China offers 500 troops to UN Mali force: envoys Unsubscribe Forward to a Friend Update Subscription Preferences

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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.