Edusei Foundation joins effort to sponsor Africa Youth Forum

....by Africa Society in Washington DC

The Edusei Foundation has chalked another milestone as the proud sponsor of a youth forum in Washington DC organized by The Africa Society of the National Summit on Africa and the World Affairs Council – Washington, DC. The theme of the forum which will host 600 students is "Africa:


A Continent for the 21st Century". The event will be held at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. which is two blocks away from the White House from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., on November 17, 2014.

This youth forum will feature a plenary session along with workshops on trade and investment, development, peace and conflict, The forum will also include a resource fair for student exchange opportunities In Africa. In addition to learning about foreign policy as it pertains to Africa and the media, the students drawn from the Washington metropolitan area will learn about and discuss the issues of Energy, Peace and Security, Trade and Investment, Energy, Food Security and Agriculture, Health and Technology. The Workshops will be convened for teachers and students by policymakers and leading experts in their respective fields.


Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, will deliver the keynote address. Other Opening Plenary speakers include Heidi Shoup, President of the World Affairs Council-DC; Bernadette Paolo, President and CEO of The Africa Society; Her Excellency Faida Mitifu, Ambassador to the U.S. from the Democratic Republic of the Congo; Tami Hultman, Co-Founder of AllAfrica.com; and Kenyan poet, Ana Mwalagho. Featured presenters convening workshops include Florizelle Liser, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Africa; Dr. Raymond Gilpin, Dean, Africa Center for Strategic Studies; Dr. Monde Muyangwa, Director, Africa Program, Wilson Center; Dr. Chinua Akukwe, Academy Fellow and Chair, Africa Working Group, National Academy of Public Administration; Joshua Sneidman, Office of Strategic Programs, Department of Energy; Dennis Matanda, Manchester Trade; Adi Raval, Power Africa and Trade Africa, USAID; Paul Ofori, Director of Programs, Edusei Foundation; Barbara Edwall, Senior Liaison Officer, Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN; Faustine Wabwire, Senior Foreign Assistance Policy Analyst, Bread for the World..