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Tony J. Leon, the former leader of the Democratic Alliance, the official opposition in South Africa??s Parliament, and Maralee Schwartz, the deputy business editor of The Washington Post, will join other prominent public servants at Harvard this September...
...While economic disadvantage can be easily quantified, only a hint from the current relations of the Spanish and Moroccan governments can predict the toll on the social landscape. The two countries both claim the cities Ceuta and Melilla that lie in Northern Africa??a gripe that has caused tensions for three centuries. In fact, a year and a half before the announcement, Spanish marines and Moroccan soldiers were caught in a wrangle in the islet of Perejil, which each country claims...
...technologies such as satellite imagery to combat the widespread problem of power outages in South Africa. The event, co-hosted by the Kennedy School of Government Africa Caucus and the school’s Africa Policy Journal, focused on the economic needs of the continent and sought predictions about Africa??s future. But panelists were hesitant to do just that, said Professor of the Practice of International Development Calestous Juma, the event’s moderator. The controversy of the recent Nigerian election figured prominently in the minds of both audience members and panelists. According to Ketsela...
...also garnered critical acclaim. Soyinka, originally from western Nigeria, is also known for his political activism, including outspoken criticism of dictatorships in Nigeria and worldwide. Fletcher University Professor Henry L. Gates, Jr., director of the Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research, called Soyinka “Africa??s most eloquent voice for freedom and dignity.” The event was co-sponsored by the Du Bois Center and the University Committee on Human Rights Studies. The event concludes the year-long Darfur Event Series...
South African opposition leader Tony Leon questioned several of his government’s recent decisions and called the country’s foreign policy “schizophrenic” in a speech at the Law School yesterday. The head of the Democratic Alliance, South Africa??s leading opposition party, Leon criticized the country’s ties to Saddam Hussein’s government during the time the Iraqi dictator was in power, the country’s decision to veto a United Nations resolution condemning human-rights violations in Myanmar, and its policy...