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Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson Writes About Secretary Clinton's Trip to Africa
Secretary Carson writes: "Coming back to Kenya is a bit like coming home. After all, I spent four years here (1999-2003) as U.S. Ambassador, and I grew to love the country. It's hard not to. Kenya's spectacular beauty ranges from lofty mountains to the lush shores of Lake Victoria to the open savanna filled with wildlife to the warm waters of the Indian Ocean." Read full posting.

Howard Wolpe Gives Testimony to US Senate Subcommittee on Africa
Howard Wolpe, Director of the Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity and Africa Program, gave testimony to a panel of members of the US Senate Subcommittee on Africa.

Africa Program Distinguished Fellow Nureldin Satti Speaks at Library of Congress
OSI Distinguished African Fellow, Nureldin Satti, former UNESCO representative to Africa and former Deputy Assistant Special Representative to the Secretary General in Burundi, gave a speech at the Library of Congress on "UNESCO's Role in Building Bridges to Cultural Peace".

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Events
 Global Drug Trafficking: Africa's Expanding Role
Thursday, May 28 2009, 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Antonio Mazzitelli, United Nations' Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Representative for Central and West Africa;
Bruce Bagley, Professor of International Studies, University of Miami;
Michael Braun, former head of Operations, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA);
Peter Burgess,Counter-narcotics project Officer for US Africa Command (AFRICOM);
Candace Ross,US Africa Command Narcotics Office (AFRICOM);
Victor Cole-Showers, Nigerian Drug and Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Commander at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos
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Failed elections: Kenya's Vicious Cycle
Wednesday, May 20 2009, 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
The Honorable Judge Johann Kriegler, former Constitutional Court and Appeal Court Judge, South Africa
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Can the Obama machine be replicated in Kenya and Africa?
Friday, May 15 2009, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
OSI Public Policy Scholar Maina Kiai discusses the American elections and their implications for elections in Africa.
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Gender-Based Violence in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review of Demographic and Health Survey Findings and Their Use in National Planning
Monday, April 20 2009, 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Elisabeth Sommerfelt , Senior Maternal-Child-Newborn Health Advisor, Academy for Educational Development
Reena Borwankar, Gender, Gender-based Violence Advisor, Africa’s Health in 2010, Academy for Educational Development
Diana Prieto, Senior Gender Advisor, USAID Office of HIV/AIDS
Mark Blackden, Consultant, International Finance Corporation
H.E. Hawa Olga Ndilowe, Ambassador of Malawi (invited)
Vivian Lowery-Derrick, Moderator
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Save Darfur Coalition
Sunday, April 19 2009, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Hosted by Catherine Wagner Wagner and the Save Darfur Coalition. Please call 202-478-6155 for more details.
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