Events
Going Public Launch Party 2009
15th December 2009
Africa Research Institute launched it's latest paper Going Public: How Africa's integration can work for the poor. The publication considers half a century of efforts to advance Africa's integration - a process often hamstrung by a surfeit of competing ambitions and lack of political will. The authors argue that regional integration in Africa needs new direction - it's overriding purpose must be to reduce poverty. For too long policymakers have placed disproportionate emphasis on the creation of larger trading blocs. Regional public goods, whether publicly or privately funded, are a more effective way to help the poor.
Launch Party 2009
20th July 2010
Africa Research Institute launched Nursing the Future: e-Learning and clinical care, in Kenya and Kenya's Flying Vegetables: Small farmers and the 'food miles' debate from the Policy Voices Series at its summer party.
Policy Voices Launch Party 2008
17th December 2008
Africa Research Institute launched its new Policy Voices series at a Christmas Party in December. Policy Voices highlight instances of personal achievement with wider implications for policy-makers in Africa. In publishing these case stories, Africa Research Institute seeks to identify the factors which lie behind successful interventions and to draw policy lessons from individual experience.
'Feeding Five Thousand: The case for indigenous crops, in Zimbabwe' and 'Think Small: The example of small grants, in Madagascar' are the first in the new series. Their authors, Chidara Muchiniripe and Brian Donaldson, spoke at the party.
Guests were served traditional Malasy food and Zimbabwean finger millet. Music was provided by the acclaimed Senegalese Kora player, Kadialy Kouyate.
How to be a friend of Africa
27th November 2008
A panel of eminent speakers discussed how to be a friend of Africa, drawing on lessons from Tanzania's experience with foreign aid, international trade negotiations, and efforts to reform of national institutions.
The panel:
Dr Harrison Mwakyembe, chairman of the parliamentary committee of enquiry into the Richmond supply contract, MP for Kyela, Tanzania.
Iddi Simba, former minister of trade and industry in Tanzania.
Freeman Mbowe, leader of Tanzanian opposition party CHADEMA.
Ludovick S.L. Utouh, Controller and Auditor General in Tanzania.
The presentations and discussion were followed by a drinks reception to launch the publication 'Bunge Lenye Meno: A Parliament with Teeth for Tanzania'.
