Friends of Africa International is co-sponsoring a JFK Jnr Forum event on "The Future of Nigeria" with the Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics and the Future of Diplomacy Project on Monday April 23, 2012 from 6pm. Please help share with friends and colleagues.

The details are below:

A Panel Conversation on "The Future of Nigeria" with:
Ambassador Adebowale Adefuye
Nigerian Ambassador to the US

Ambassador Walter Carrington
US Ambassador to Nigeria (1993-97)

Monica Toft (moderator)
Associate Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School

Date: Monday April 23, 2012
Venue: JFK Jnr. Forum, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Time: 6 PM

Please come early as we are expecting a large audience.
Check out a flyer for the event at this link.

FAI is proud to present Ms. Diana Chipo to our "Discussion Among Friends" series.

You can read the full interview at this link.

FAI is proud to present Ms. Rachel Njinimbam to our "Discussion Among Friends" series.

As an active and progressive leader in fighting for children's rights, Ms Njinimbam has worked effortlessly to help improve the lives of orphan children in West Africa. Her organization, The Alpha Omega Children's Foundation has helped assist hundreds of children to gain access to education, food, shelter, and more.

You can read the full interview at this link.

Our second “Discussions Among Friends” brings us Daniel Wasonga, a graduate student in Enviornmental Education who currently works with Rural Energy Enterprises Network Kenya.

He is also actively involved in environmental activism through the Africa Youth Initiative for Climate Change. In the run-up to this year's COP17 in Durban, South Africa, he has been involved with the media team and blogged about the activities happening in preparation for the event. He has previous experience with the United Nations Environmental Programme and is currently an Africa Union Youth Volunteer.

Click here to read the full interview (also available under the "Documents" section of this web site.)

Friends of Africa International is proud to be launching "Discussions Among Friends," a new interview series in which perspectives from international aid workers, academics, politicians, and others will comment on a range of challenges that are facing Africa today. The aim of this project is to gain a variety of views and to cover a multitude of topics that range from environmental issues to election monitoring.