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Dec

14

2:00—4:00 PM

Hilton Washington Embassy Row, The Consulate Ballroom, 2015 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C., 20036

Power and Roads to Africa: A Tanzanian Perspective

President Kikwete will offer his perspective on infrastructure obstacles to growth in Tanzania, including how the donor community, private sector, and African governments can work together to find new and innovative ways to bring power and roads to A...

Dec

11

2:30—3:30 PM

Center for Global Development, 1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC 20036

Institutions to Limit Patronage Politics in Africa: A Pioneering Approach from Ghana

Abstract: Analyses of how coveted central government resources in Africa are transferred to different regions within a country have shown widespread patronage, ethnic cronyism and pork barrel politics. Politics as the basis of relative development be...

Nov

15

5:30—7:00 PM

Center for Global Development, 1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC

Islam and Development in Africa: A Nigerian Perspective

His Eminence, Sa'ad Abubakar III, Sultan of Sokoto, is the spiritual heir to the leadership of the Sokoto Caliphate in Nigeria. As such, he is also the president of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, and formal leader of Nigeria's 70 m...

Nov

6

2:00—3:30 PM

Center for Global Development, 1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC

Internal Migration and Poverty Reduction in Tanzania: Evidence from a Long-Term Tracking Survey

Finding routes out of poverty remains a key issue for households and policy makers alike. Most long-term evidence from across the world suggests that poverty reduction tends to be correlated with intergenerational mobility out of rural areas and agri...

Oct

16

12:30—2:00 PM

Center for Global Development, 1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC

The Investment Climate Facility for Africa: A Unique Role in the Growth of Africa’s Private Sector

The Investment Climate Facility (ICF) brings together governments, private sector entrepreneurs and multilateral institutions to implement business reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa. Since its launch, the ICF has increased committed donor funding more th...

Oct

10

8:30—10:30 AM

Jurys Washington Hotel, Doyle A, 1500 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

What Are Donors Doing with AIDS Money? A Comparative Analysis of PEPFAR, Global Fund, and World Bank Funding in Mozambique, Uganda and Zambia

How do AIDS donors provide money to countries affected by AIDS? Who receives this funding, and how is it spent? Is funding disbursed quickly and predictably? Does it build capacity? In a new paper from the HIV/AIDS Monitor, Nandini Oomman, Michae...

Jun

28

2:30—4:30 PM

Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2172, Washington, DC

The Millennium Challenge Corporation in Africa: Promises versus Progress

The Millennium Challenge Corporation in Africa: Promises versus Progress OPEN hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health

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14

2:00—4:00 PM

Hilton Washington Embassy Row, The Consulate Ballroom, 2015 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C., 20036

Dec

11

2:30—3:30 PM

Center for Global Development, 1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC 20036

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15

5:30—7:00 PM

Center for Global Development, 1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC

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6

2:00—3:30 PM

Center for Global Development, 1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC

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16

12:30—2:00 PM

Center for Global Development, 1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC

Oct

10

8:30—10:30 AM

Jurys Washington Hotel, Doyle A, 1500 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

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28

2:30—4:30 PM

Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2172, Washington, DC

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14

2:00—4:00 PM

Hilton Washington Embassy Row, The Consulate Ballroom, 2015 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C., 20036

Dec

11

2:30—3:30 PM

Center for Global Development, 1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC 20036

Nov

15

5:30—7:00 PM

Center for Global Development, 1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC

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6

2:00—3:30 PM

Center for Global Development, 1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC

Oct

16

12:30—2:00 PM

Center for Global Development, 1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC

Oct

10

8:30—10:30 AM

Jurys Washington Hotel, Doyle A, 1500 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

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28

2:30—4:30 PM

Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2172, Washington, DC

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