The mailing advertises the symposium "Nigeria at the Crossroads" on June 2 at the Rayburn House Office Building. This event is part of the TransAfrica Forum annual activities which include the Benefit Dinner on June 1 at the Washington Hilton Hotel and the Ashe Library's "Africa World Day: Celebrating the Women of Africa and the Diaspora" on June 3 at the TransAfrica Forum building. The mailing includes a leaflet about the symposium. Panelists will be Susan Rice, Special Assistant to the President for African Affairs; Jean Herskovits, Professor of History, (State University of New York (SUNY) Purchase; and Mobolaji Aluko, President, Nigerian Democratic Movement and Professor at Howard University....
The mailing advertises the symposium "Nigeria at the Crossroads" on June 2 at the Rayburn House Office Building. This event is part of the TransAfrica Forum annual activities which include the Benefit Dinner on June 1 at the Washington Hilton Hotel and the Ashe Library's "Africa World Day: Celebrating the Women of Africa and the Diaspora" on June 3 at the TransAfrica Forum building. The mailing includes a leaflet about the symposium. Panelists will be Susan Rice, Special Assistant to the President for African Affairs; Jean Herskovits, Professor of History, (State University of New York (SUNY) Purchase; and Mobolaji Aluko, President, Nigerian Democratic Movement and Professor at Howard University. The moderator will be Cherri Waters, Director, Office of Learning and Dissemination of the Africa Development Foundation. Discussion will focus on the origins of derailment of the democratic process in Nigeria, stakeholders in the outcome of the crisis, and alternative scenarios leading to a resolution acceptable to the majority of Nigerians. The symposium is intended to develop recommendations for U.S. policy toward Nigeria. The mailing mentions Mwiza Munthali.
