African Activist Archive

Mailing to the ACAS Executive Committee and Board of Directors from Executive Secretary Ed Ferguson. Ferguson reports that the Nigerian courts ruled in favor of Bala Usman and that he has been reinstated. Usman sent a letter of appreciation to ACAS (attached). Susanne Riveles is working with ACAS members to prepare an appeal to the Somali government expressing concern for the safety of prominent Somali intellectuals and recently arrested proponents of democracy. She will use this project to create a proposal for how we might respond to the increasing number of such cases in Africa. The proposal will be discussed by the Exec and Board before we present it to the general membership in Baltimore. Board member Teresa Smith was ACAS' delegate to the June Conference in Havana. Ann Seidman would like to bring Armando Entralgo, Director of El Centro de Estudios de Africa y Medio Oriente (CEAMO), or his associate, Dr. David Gonzalez Lopez, to the African Studies Association (ASA) meeting to discuss the ASA Task Force Project on "The Attainment of Self-Sustainable Development in Africa." Frank Ferrari of the African-American Institute (AAI) is being asked if AAI will fund his visit.

African Activist Archive

[Dear Exec and Board, I am enclosing a copy of Bala Usman's letter of appreciation to our organization for its support in his struggle to regain his tenured position at Ahmadu Bello University.]

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