Africa Thursday
AAI created Africa Thursday, a series of congressional seminars, to focus high-level attention on issues affecting U.S. policy toward Africa. Inaugurated in 1998, the series is hosted by House Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health which chaired by the Honorable Donald M. Payne (D-NJ). Africa Thursday offers informed perspectives from African policymakers and opinion leaders to members of Congress, their staff, administration officials, corporate leaders, and representatives of Africa-focused NGOs. Past speakers include former Deputy Managing Director of the IMF Alassane Ouattara,
H.E. Lapologang Lekoa, Ambassador of the Republic of Botswana to the United States, H.E. José Maria Neves, Prime Minister of Cape Verde,
Cindy Courville, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director of African Affairs for the National Security Council and Florizelle Liser, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Africa.
Past Africa Thursday events have included:
- Comparative African and Global Perspectives on Quality Education and the Pivotal Role of Quality Teachers, 2007
- Comparative Approaches to Strengthening the Education Pipeline in Africa, 2007
- Diamonds, Conflict and Development in Africa, 2006
- Democracy and Governance: Cape Verde's Vision for the Millennium Challenge Account Grant, 2005
- The African Growth and Opportunity Act: Moving AGOA III Forward in the U.S. Senate, 2004
Visit the full archive of past Africa Thursday events to read about these events and the reports.