The Africa Fund
Susie Johnson
New York, New York, United States
April 7, 1998
4 pages
At the end of February, 18 elected officials representing 11 states participated in the Midwest Regional Consultation on U.S. Policy Toward Africa. A total of 86 individuals attended the Consultation, resulting in dynamic exchanges and information sharing. Participants included a representative from the Office of the Governor of Ohio, two members of the United States Congress and one Mayor. Of the evaluations received to date, 16 attendees are interested in co-hosting an informational forum in their community in partnership with The Africa Fund, including Nancy Brown, Executive Director of the Women’s Network of the National Conference of State Legislatures; Mayor Gary Loster of...
At the end of February, 18 elected officials representing 11 states participated in the Midwest Regional Consultation on U.S. Policy Toward Africa. A total of 86 individuals attended the Consultation, resulting in dynamic exchanges and information sharing. Participants included a representative from the Office of the Governor of Ohio, two members of the United States Congress and one Mayor. Of the evaluations received to date, 16 attendees are interested in co-hosting an informational forum in their community in partnership with The Africa Fund, including Nancy Brown, Executive Director of the Women’s Network of the National Conference of State Legislatures; Mayor Gary Loster of Saginaw, Michigan; and Kimberly August of Enron Corporation. Reverend Jesse Jackson, the keynote speaker, articulated a strong call for “mutually beneficial relationships with Africa in terms of trade and values” and noted that “Trade without humane values is slavery.” Speakers addressed the African Growth and Opportunity Act, which was recently approved by the United States House of Representatives; the decline in development assistance; and the proposed global treaty known as the MAI or Multinational Agreement on Trade, which would severely hamper local power to employ sanctions and other mechanisms to respond to negative international conditions such as sanctions against apartheid. American Committee on Africa President Wyatt Tee Walker and other spoke about the urgency of action against the Nigerian military dictatorship in Nigeria. •I. Public Policy Education and Outreach •A. Elected Officials • B. Networking • C. Knowledge Building • II. Women and Development
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Used by permission of Africa Action (successor to The Africa Fund).
