Region Related Event Feeds

Biofortification: Leveraging Agriculture to Improve Nutrition

aapplefield — Mon, 21 May 2012 13:00:00 -0400

CSIS hosted an in-depth discussion on biofortification, a strategy to improve public health through more nutritious food crops.

Statesmen's Forum: President Kikwete of Tanzania

lbieniek — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:00:00 -0400

The CSIS Chevron Forum on Development hosts a Statesmen’s Forum:

A Country Transformed: A New Agenda for Tanzania

A Conversation with

His Excellency Jakaya M. Kikwete
President, the United Republic of Tanzania

The Honorable Daniel W. Yohannes

Chief Executive Officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation

Donors and the Global War on Terror in East African Diplomacy

farhatahir — Wed, 09 May 2012 13:00:00 -0400

with

Dr. Jonathan Fisher
University of Birmingham

moderated by

Jennifer G. Cooke
CSIS Africa Program

Wednesday, May 9, 2012, 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Fourth Floor Conference Room, CSIS
1800 K. St. NW, Washington, DC 20006

Creating Better Access to Finance for Rural Development

aapplefield — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:00:00 -0400

Innovative financing is of core importance to acheiving global food security goals, but maximizing the impact of financial resources requires techinical assistance, access to extension and education, and an array of other services that can be challenging to implement. This event featured a roundtable discussion focusing on these challenges and the most effective solutions.

Prospects for Progress in Angola

farhatahir — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:00:00 -0400

Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
B1 Conference Center, CSIS
1800 K St. NW, Washington, DC 20006

Statesmen's Forum with H.E. Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

farhatahir — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:30:00 -0400

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan's ambitious economic agenda includes a commitment to power sector reform, significant investment in public resources, and improved regulatory frameworks to attract greater investment. The Nigerian government has undertaken important reforms in the banking and power sectors that have improved the prospects for inclusive economic growth.

Combating Barriers to Investment in Africa

farhatahir — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:00:00 -0400

with

Omari Issa

Investment Climate Facility for Africa

Friday, April 13, 2012, 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

B1 Conference Center, CSIS

1800 K St. NW, Washington, DC 20006

Assisting Smallholder Farmers: Lessons Learned from Field Operations

aapplefield — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:00:00 -0400

Please join the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Global Food Security Project for a roundtable discussion focusing on smallholder agriculture and lessons learned by two NGOs working in the field.

Promise and Peril in Nigeria

farhatahir — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:00:00 -0400

CSIS hosted an address by Ambassador Johnnie Carson, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, on U.S. engagement with Nigeria.

Japan, China, and South Korea: Comparative Strategies for Development

aapplefield — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:00:00 -0400

As Japan’s neighbors develop into powerful new donors, JICA is working with their development institutions to build their capacity, to explore partnership opportunities, and also to identify points of comparative advantage.

This Year in Sudan and South Sudan

farhatahir — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 09:00:00 -0500

Jok Madut Jok
Undersecretary
Ministry of Culture and Heritage
Government of South Sudan

John Ryle
Executive Director
Rift Valley Institute

moderated by
Richard Downie
Deputy Director and Fellow
CSIS Africa Program

The Call to Fight NTDs

farhatahir — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 09:00:00 -0500

Watch Live

U.S. Engagement in the Fight against the LRA

farhatahir — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:00:00 -0500

Joel Barkan

CSIS Africa Program

Ledio Cakaj

Independent Researcher

Karl Wycoff

U.S. Department of State

Peace Corps 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of Service

lbieniek — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:00:00 -0500

Framing Remarks:

Harris Wofford

Former Senator (D-PA), U.S. Senate

Panel Discussion Featuring:

Aaron S. Williams

Director, Peace Corps

The Honorable Sam Farr

Cities of the Future: Establishing Sustainable Water Systems in Emerging Urban Centers

mfisher — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0500

In January, Dr. Kala Vairavamoorthy, Executive Director of the Patel School of Global Sustainability at the University of South Florida, spoke to the water working group about the challenges that emerging urban centers face in establishing sustainable water systems.

Regional Implications of the Conflict in Somalia

farhatahir — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:00:00 -0500

Sally Healy
Freelance Policy Analyst, Horn and East Africa

David W. Throup
Senior Associate, CSIS Africa Program

Moderated by
Richard Downie
Fellow and Deputy Director, CSIS Africa Program

Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 10:00 am to 11:30 am

PepsiCo & WFP: A Public-Private Partnership to Transform Nutrition across Africa

lbieniek — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:30:00 -0500

Featuring:

Nancy Roman

Director, Communications, Public Policy and Private Partnerships,

UN World Food Programme (WFP)

Tara Acharya

Director, Global Health and Agriculture Policy, PepsiCo

Strategic Partnerships to Build African Scientific Capacity for Agriculture

kate — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:00:00 -0500

Featuring:

Opening Remarks:

Ambassador Bill Garvelink
Senior Adviser, Project on U.S. Leadership in Development, CSIS

Mr. Max Angerholzer
Executive Director, the Lounsberry Foundation

Land Tenure and Development: Innovations and Progress in Titling Systems

lbieniek — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:00:00 -0500

with:

Bryn Fosburgh

Vice President and Executive Committee Member, Trimble

Benjamin Linkow

Land Tenure Economist, USAID

Jolyne Sanjak

Chief Program Officer, Landesa

The U.S. Government and Muslim Communities: Reflections on Outreach from the State Department's Special Representative

nwhite — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:00:00 -0500

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosted a discussion with

Farah Pandith
Special Representative to Muslim Communities, U.S. Department of State

on "The U.S. Government and Muslim Communities: Reflections on Outreach from the State Department's Special Representative”

A Bottom-Up View of the Continuing Conflict in South Kivu

farhatahir — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:00:00 -0500

with

Dr. Ferdinand Mushi Mugumo

China in Africa: A Balanced View

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:30:00 -0500

A lot has been said about China’s interest in Africa and most of it has been negative. Dr. Zhang sees two conflicting attitudes: On one hand, there are some who view China as “evil” no matter what and therefore its involvement in Africa must be sinister and self-serving.

UN Peacekeeping in Africa

farhatahir — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:00:00 -0500

Wednesday, November 16, 2011, 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm

B1 Conference Center, CSIS

1800 K St. NW, Washington, DC 20006

Developments in Côte d’Ivoire

farhatahir — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:00:00 -0500

Please join the CSIS Africa Program for a roundtable discussion with Jean-Louis Billon, outgoing President of the Ivorian Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Billon, who has served as the head of the Ivorian Chamber since September 2002, will discuss political and economic developments in Côte d’Ivoire as well as the upcoming regional elections early next year.

The Political and Economic Outlook in Ghana

farhatahir — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:00:00 -0500

**Note: Due to overwhelming interest, this event will now be held in the B1 Conference Center

The Political and Economic Outlook in Ghana
with

Deidra Fair
Ghana Country Director
Millennium Challenge Corporation

Tackling Security Threats in the Sahel

farhatahir — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0500

Abdelkader Messahel

Minister for Maghreb and African Affairs of Algeria

Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mali

Hamadi Ould Hamadi Ould Baba Hamadi

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Mauritania

Five African Agriculture Ministers from Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, and Tanzania

ian — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:30:00 -0400

Agenda:

11:30am-12:00pm
Opening Remarks

Investing in Africa's Energy Sector: Challenges & Opportunities

lbieniek — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 12:00:00 -0400

Featuring:

Joseph Brandt
President and CEO, ContourGlobal

Robert A. Mosbacher, Jr.
Former President and CEO, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)
Chairman, Mosbacher Energy Company

Paul Hanrahan (invited)
President and CEO, AES Corporation

Remaking Rwanda

farhatahir — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:00:00 -0400

Tuesday, October 4, 2011, 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm

Fourth Floor Conference Room, CSIS

1800 K St. NW, Washington, DC 20006

Military Strategy Forum: General Carter F. Ham, Commander, U.S. Africa Command

TSmith — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0400

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosted a Military Strategy Forum on Tuesday, October 4. Our distinguished speaker, General Carter F. Ham, Commander of U.S. Africa Command, discussioned on "AFRICOM Perspectives" moderated by Jennifer Cooke, Director, Africa Program, CSIS.

South Sudan and Enterprise Development: A Conversation with SABMiller

lbieniek — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:00:00 -0400

featuring:

Sue Clark

Director of Corporate Affairs, SABMiller

Leveraging Technology Innovation to Solve Development Challenges: A Case Study from HP

lbieniek — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:00:00 -0400

with:

Gabi Zedlmayer

Vice President, Office of Global Social Innovation, HP

Alex Dehgan

Science and Technology Adviser to the Administrator,

U.S. Agency for International Development

Friday, September 23, 2011

1:00pm-2:00pm

World Affairs Briefing with President Ouattara

farhatahir — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:00:00 -0400

Dr. Alassane Dramane Ouattara
President of Cote d'Ivoire

Friday, September 23, 2011
12 pm - 1 pm

B1 Conference Center
Center for Strategic and International Studies
1800 K Street, NW
Washington DC, 20006

Bringing Social Entrepreneurship to Scale

jnagel — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:00:00 -0400

How do we scale public-private partnerships to facilitate growth and development in rural areas?

Economic Reform in Angola

farhatahir — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 08:00:00 -0400

Manuel Neto da Costa
Secretary of State for the Treasury, Republic of Angola

Senegal's 2012 Elections

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:30:00 -0400

NOTE: This is event is now FULL.

Challenges Facing Nigeria

farhatahir — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:00:00 -0400

This past spring’s contentious election season and the recent uptick of violence signal a pivotal moment for Nigeria, one that holds the promise of consolidating the gains of democracy, but also threatens to perpetuate old divisions.

Prospects for the Future

farhatahir — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Mary O'Hagan
Senior Resident Director-Kenya, National Democratic Institute

Joel Barkan
Senior Associate, CSIS Africa Program

Mwangi Kimenyi
Senior Fellow and Director, Brookings Africa Growth Initiative

David Throup

Republicans on the Throne

farhatahir — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:00:00 -0400

Tekalign Gedamu

Author, Republicans on the Throne

Elias Wondimu

Publisher and Editorial Director, Tsehai Publishers

introductory remarks by

Niger Delta Partnership Initiative

lbieniek — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:00:00 -0400

On Tuesday, July 26, 2011 the Project on U.S. Leadership in Development hosted Mr. Dennis Flemming, Project Director of the Niger Delta Partnership Initiative (NDPI) Foundation, for a small round-table discussion.

U.S.-China Economic Engagement in Africa

farhatahir — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:30:00 -0400

U.S.-China Economic Engagement in Africa: Prospects for Cooperation

With remarks by:

Annie S.C. Wu
Standing member of China Economic and Social Council (CESC), Vice chairman of China-Africa Business Council, President of World Trade Center Hong Kong

He Wenping

The Challenge of Police Reform in Africa (2011)

sherry — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:30:00 -0400

Due to a last minute schedule change, Inspector-General Hafiz Ringim is unable to attend and thus will not deliver the keynote address as planned. The panel discussion will continue as scheduled, and will feature:

Charles Snyder
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
U.S. Department of State

The Future of the DoD Overseas Medical Laboratories

jnagel — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:00:00 -0400

On June 28, the CSIS Global Health Policy Center released a project report on the U.S.

Feeding the Future in Tanzania

ian — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:00:00 -0400

Feeding the Future in Tanzania: A Lunch Discussion with USAID Mission Director Robert Cunnanne

June 27, 2011
12:00pm-2:00pm

Fourth Floor Conference Room
CSIS,
1800 K St. NW,
Washington, DC 20006

The Road to Presidential Elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

sherry — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:00:00 -0400

The Road to Presidential Elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

With:
Etienne Tshisekedi
President and Co-founder, Union pour la Démocratie et le Progrès Social, Democratic Republic of the Congo

and comments by:
Mvemba Dizolele
Writer and Journalist

South Africa's Foreign Policy Priorities and the African Agenda

sherry — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:00:00 -0400

The CSIS Africa Program cordially invites you to attend:

South Africa’s Foreign Policy Priorities and the African Agenda
With:
Mr Marius Fransman
South Africa’s Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation

The Use and Abuse of Anti-terrorism Laws in Africa

sherry — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:00:00 -0400

The CSIS Africa Program cordially invites you to attend:

The Use and Abuse of Anti-terrorism Laws in Africa

With:

Thulani Maseko
Human rights defender; Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow
American University

Maria Burnett
Uganda Researcher, Africa Division
Human Rights Watch

African Futures 2050

lbieniek — Wed, 25 May 2011 10:00:00 -0400

The CSIS Africa Program cordially invites you to attend:
African Futures 2050

With:

Dr. Jakkie Cilliers
Executive Director, Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
Pretoria, South Africa

Moderated by:

Jennifer Cooke

2011 Global Peace Index Launch

farhatahir — Wed, 25 May 2011 09:30:00 -0400

In a world often described by crisis and conflict, which countries are the most peaceful? How do we measure peace? What can we learn about the structures of peaceful environments?

On the Road to the 2011 G8 Summit: Investing in Africa's Emerging Markets

mentman — Thu, 19 May 2011 15:00:00 -0400

CSIS hosted a discussion with

Daniel Yohannes
CEO, Millennium Challenge Corporation

"Investing in Africa's Emerging Markets"

Moderated by

Daniel F. Runde
Schreyer Chair in Global Analysis
Director, Project on Prosperity and Development