Democratic Transition

Africa Roundtable: Development through Technology

We convene our Africa Roundtable for a discussion of the ways in which technology is stimulating impressive economic development on the African continent with Steven McDonald, Tim Kelly, and Nmachi Jidenma.

On this episode of Dialogue at the Wilson Center we convene our Africa Roundtable for a discussion of the ways in which technology is stimulating impressive economic development on the African continent. Our guests are Steven McDonald, Director of the Wilson Center’s Africa Program and the Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity, Tim Kelly, Lead ICT Policy Specialist at InfoDev, a program within the World Bank, and Nmachi Jidenma, Founder of Celebrating Progress Africa.

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Africa Program

The Africa Program works to address the most critical issues facing Africa and US-Africa relations, build mutually beneficial US-Africa relations, and enhance knowledge and understanding about Africa in the United States. The Program achieves its mission through in-depth research and analyses, public discussion, working groups, and briefings that bring together policymakers, practitioners, and subject matter experts to analyze and offer practical options for tackling key challenges in Africa and in US-Africa relations.   Read more

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