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Seminar

AfricanWhat’s Next for Africa?
- Current challenges and future scenarios


Thursday 29 November, 17.00,
University Main Building, room IX,
Uppsala


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An opportunity to learn about African perspectives on the future. What are the most important challenges for policy making vis-a-vis Africa? What are the issues that put the focus back into Africa? How can Africans gain the control they should have over the economic development, the social justice agenda, and the future for people in Africa? After short inputs from a few guests with extensive knowledge about and experience from various African countries we will open up for questions and discussion.

Guests participating
- Kwesi Aning, Accra
- Sakhela Buhlungu, Johannesburg
- Nathan Irumba, Kampala
- Rene Loewenson, Harare
- Firoze Manji, Oxford
- Thandika Mkandawire, Geneva
- Gladys Mutangadura, Addis Ababa
- Francis Nyamnjoh, Dakar
- Hani Serag, Cairo
- Roger Southall, Johannesburg
- Carol Thompson, Flagstaff


Arranged by Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation in cooperation with Uppsala Association of International Affairs (UF).

After a short break where coffee and tea will be served:

19:00
“Is There a Role for Development Cooperation in Latin America? Reflections from the Civil Society”Joakim Olsson, Senior Development Officer, Kooperation utan gränser/Swedish Cooperative Centre
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