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The Africa Program was launched in 1999 with generous support from the Ford Foundation. Under director Howard Wolpe, the program capitalizes on the Center's location in Washington, D.C. to promote dialogue among policymakers and academic specialists on both African issues and U.S. policy toward Africa.
Presently, the Africa Program is composed of five core elements:
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Township Opera
Tuesday, July 01 2008, 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
The documentary, Township Opera, directed by Anthony Fabian, explores the Spier Music Festival in Cape Town, South Africa. Established in summer 1996, the Spier Arts Festivals are a celebration of African excellence in the performing arts.
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Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony
Wednesday, June 18 2008, 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
As in many political revolutions, music was an essential component of the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa. Winner of the Audience Award and Freedom of Expression Award at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival, this documentary, directed by Lee Hirsch (The Last and Only Survivor of Flora, 1993), explores the central role of music in boosting the morale of an oppressed people and galvanizing the forces against apartheid.
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An Informal Discussion with Foreign Minister Baloi about Mozambique and Southern Africa
Thursday, June 12 2008, 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Minister Oldemiro Baloi, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Mozambique
Howard Wolpe, Director, Africa Program will serve as moderator.
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Zimbabwe: The Presidential Run-Off and its Implications
Wednesday, May 28 2008, 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Ray Choto, Senior Editor, Voice of America, Zimbabwe Desk
Jamal Jafari, Senior Peace Fellow, the Public International Law and Policy Group (PILPG) and Consultant, the Enough Project
Dileepan Sivapathasundaram, Senior Program Officer, the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
Gayle Smith, Senior Fellow, the Center for American Progress and Co-Chair of the ENOUGH Project
Howard Wolpe, Director, Africa Program, Woodrow Wilson Center
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Have You Heard from Johannesburg?: Apartheid and the Club of the West
Tuesday, May 27 2008, 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The documentary Have You Heard From Johannesburg?: Apartheid and the Club of the West, directed by Connie Field (The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter, 1980), explores how Americans of conscience banded together to challenge their nation's support of a racist government.
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Book Launch -- The Rebels' Hour
Wednesday, May 07 2008, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
On Wednesday May 7, 2008 the Africa Program of the Wilson Center hosted a book launch for The Rebels’ Hour with author Lieve Joris, a Belgian contemporary non-fiction writer.
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A Briefing on the Congo by SRSG Alan Doss
Wednesday, April 16 2008, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
On Wednesday, April 16, 2008 the Wilson Center Africa Program hosted the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General (SRSG) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Alan Doss, for a briefing on current events in the Congo. Howard Wolpe, director of the Africa Program at the Wilson Center, served as moderator.
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Women's Contributions to Governance: Findings from Research in Rwanda
Friday, April 11 2008, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
On April 11, the Africa Program and the Initiative for Inclusive Security co-sponsored an event to launch a new report by The Initiative for Inclusive Security on how women's leadership contributes to the development and stabilization of society.
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Zimbabwe: A Post-Election Assessment
Wednesday, April 09 2008, 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
On Wednesday, April 9, the Africa Program hosted a discussion on the recent Zimbabwean elections held on March 29, 2008.
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Nationalism and Decolonization in Africa during the Cold War
Tuesday, April 08 2008, 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
with Elizabeth Schmidt, Loyola College, Maryland, and Gregory Mann Columbia University.
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Building Peace in Uganda: Next Steps
Friday, March 07 2008, 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
On March 7, the Africa Program and the Initiative for Inclusive Security co-hosted a panel with Wilson Center Africa Program Distinguished Scholar Betty Bigombe and Caroline Bunga Idembe, advocacy officer for the Uganda Women's Network (UWONET).
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Africa Program
Woodrow Wilson Center
One Woodrow Wilson Plaza
1300 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004-3027
Email: africa@wilsoncenter.org
Tel: 202/691-4354
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