Events
Africa: The Development Challenges of the 21st Century
The fourth installment in the Africa Program's Occasional Paper Series assesses past struggles and future prospects for economic, political and social development on the continent.
Towards Peace in Burundi
With Howard Wolpe, Director of the Woodrow Wilson Center Africa Program, and former Special Envoy to the Great Lakes Region
Peacebuilding and anti-corruption: Room for collaboration?
How might the best practices of peacebuilding be applied to anti-corruption? Based on interviews with trainers and staff of the Burundi Leadership Training Program (BLTP) of the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars, this article explores possible answers to that question in light of a successful peacebuilding effort. The author also flags ideas for future projects and research at the nexus of the two fields.
Call for Papers: Reducing Urban Poverty
The Comparative Urban Studies Project, USAID’s Urban Programs Team, the International Housing Coalition, the World Bank, and Cities Alliance are teaming up a third time to co-sponsor an academic paper competition for graduate and PhD level students focused on different challenges facing urban centers in the developing world.
Speech by Rebecca Garang de Mabior, Southern Sudanese Minister of Roads and Transportation
Verbatim transcript of a discussion with Rebecca Nyandeng Garang de Mabior, Southern Sudanese Minister for Roads and Transportation and widow of the late Sudanese People's Liberation Movement leader John Garang, on the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement and development challenges facing Southern Sudan.
