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...miles every night to escape abduction by the armies.” After Boston’s presentation, keynote speaker Omara-Otunni took the podium and began his address by summarizing the history of conflict on the African continent, spanning from the European “Scramble for Africa?? to the conflicts of today. This history illustrates that the conflict in Uganda is “an exception in terms of magnitude and duration, but certainly not in nature,” Omara-Otunni said. “Why do we hear so much about some conflicts, like...
...graduated from the Kennedy School of Government, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has spent time in prison for calling Liberia’s leaders “many idiots,” has been charged with treason by despot Charles Taylor, and has attained the distinction of being Africa??s first elected female head of state. Coming full circle, she returned to her alma mater last night and declared, “I’m pleased to be back.” Sirleaf is president of a country still recovering from the horrors of two catastrophic civil conflicts during...
These days, the two have been talking about an alumni network Higginbotham plans on establishing. The network is part of a broader focus on community-based learning. Higginbotham, whose late husband A. Leon Higginbotham was a federal judge and an international mediator for South Africa??s first post-apartheid elections in 1994, wants students to be introduced to “careers that are successful and also do good—careers that clearly will support them and make them feel they can pay back their college loans, but at the same time are careers that make...
...such a thing to work, all the stakeholders first need to acknowledge the refugees’ humanity and their right to demand justice. From my talks with these UN and NGO employees—who, coincidentally, are the only overweight people I’ve seen since landing in Africa??I don’t like our chances. They are not motivated enough. My time in Meheba has made me incredibly thankful for many things: access to food, clean water, health care, endless condoms (wishful thinking), and education. But, above all, my life here has made me appreciative...
...November 2005, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf was elected president of war-torn Liberia, becoming the world’s first black female president and Africa??s first elected female head of state. A 1971 graduate of the Kennedy School of Government—where she earned a master’s in public administration—Johnson-Sirleaf is a former World Bank and Citibank economist who has promised to bring stability and economic development to her West African nation...