Public Diplomacy News: Africa
SEP 30, 2009
Stanford, Ugandan students bridge cultural divide through performance
Stanford.edu
A dozen Stanford students have joined five Ugandan students and three Ugandan instructors to create an event combining music, dance and the spoken word. The social makeup is mixed on both sides: "A princess from one of the tribes is in our group, as well as orphans," said Ramsaur. Students perform in the premier of 'Beyond My Circle' at The National Theater in Uganda "This project has been exciting, especially from the Ugandan side," said Bazaale. "It's the first of its kind."   Read more...

Tags : Cultural Diplomacy   Africa   Americas  

SEP 30, 2009
Portuguese and Angolans plan meeting on gastronomy
Angola Press Agency
Angolans and Portuguese citizens want to jointly organize a congress on gastronomy, meant to exchange experiences and reinforce co-operation in the sectors of hotels and tourism...This intention was expressed on Wednesday at Beira Litoral locality, in Portugal, by members of an Angolan delegation and Portuguese businesspeople in the wine sector.   Read more...

Tags : Cultural Diplomacy   Africa   Eurasia  

SEP 29, 2009
Brand Ghana office to aim at economic and social development
Ghana Business News
The Brand Ghana office intends to lead the drive for economic and social development to move Ghana forward. The CEO of the newly created Brand Ghana office says to achieve that, the office will soon hold a national summit to establish a Ghana brand plan to determine how to build a brand for the country.  Read more...

Tags : Cultural Diplomacy   Africa  

SEP 29, 2009
Liberia Converting Old Rubber Trees to Electricity
Renewable Energy World
Work begins this month on a new, environmentally-friendly power plant in Liberia that will use old rubber trees to generate electricity. It is part of a plan to make Liberia the world's first sustainable biomass-driven economy.   Read more...

Tags : New Technology   Africa  

SEP 29, 2009
Nigeria, US forms Partnership Drive
This Day Online
Inline with the vision of the Director-General of the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC), and Ministry of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation; Nigeria and United States of America (USA) have commenced efforts aimed at promoting sports tourism in the country.  Read more...

Tags : Cultural Diplomacy   Africa   Americas  

SEP 28, 2009
An Era of Renewed Multilateralism
RealClearWorld
UN Sec-Gen Ban Ki-Moon: From confronting climate change to creating a world without nuclear weapons to building a more equitable and sustainable global economy, I saw a spirit of renewed multilateralism, with the UN at the fore. No country can deal with any of these challenges by itself. But as nations united, the United Nations can.  Read more...

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AFRICOM: The American Military and Public Diplomacy in Africa
As part of its investigation into hard power and public diplomacy the USC Center on Public Diplomacy co-hosted a conference on AFRICOM. The proceedings of this conference were published as was the policy brief presented in Washington D.C. in March 2008. The Center continues to maintain an active Media Monitor that follows international media coverage of the U.S. military command.
AFRICOM: The American Military and Public Diplomacy in Africa
Officials of the Defense and State departments cite a commitment to public diplomacy as an essential element of AFRICOM, the U.S. military command for Africa created in 2007. Questions remain, however, about whether a military command can and should engage in public diplomacy. This was the central issue at the conference about AFRICOM held at the University of Southern California in February 2008.
CPD Analysis: Africa
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