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International Conference "European Union and Africa. Challanges and opportunities for cooperation"

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On the 21st of May the Amicus Europae Foundation organized an international conference "European Union and Africa. Challanges and opportunities for cooperation". Mr. Michael Ayiam Osigwe, head of a leading Nigerian Foundation focusing on international issues and development policy was one of our main speaker.

The Conference was dedicated to disussions about Africa's development, perspectives and opportunities for broadening the cooperation with the enlarged European Union. Also raised were topics like political change (i.a. elections in Nigeria), local and regional conflicts, global problems (poverty, AIDS).



Draft Program
INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR The European Union & Africa. Challenges and Prospects for Cooperation.

May 21, 2007
Palac Prymasowski
13 Senatorska Str., Warsaw



15.00 Participants Registration

15.30 Opening remarks

Andrzej Majkowski, Chairman, Amicus Europae Foundation


15.35 Africa and the European Union in the world of competition and cooperation. .

Aleksander Kwasniewski, former President of the Republic of Poland


15.50 The prospects of Africa.

Michael Anyiam-Osigwe, , Chairman, Osigwe Anyiam-Osigwe Foundation, Nigeria

READ THE SPEECH:
THE_PROPECTS_OF_AFRICA.pdf

Q&A


16.30 Panel Discussion: Socio-political, economical and development problems in Africa. Scenarios and prospects for EU’s assistance.

Moderator: Dr. Ireneusz Bil, Director, Amicus Europae Foundation

Prof. L.Adele Jinadu, University of Lagos
Prof. Arkadiusz Zukowski, Warmia – Mazury University
Prof. Edward Haliżak, Warsaw University
Prof. Stanisław Pawlak, Warsaw University

18.00 Conclusion Remarks