Ivory Coast: conference in London today at 6pm

A conference about Cote d’Ivoire will take place this afternoon in London’s Houses of Parliament.

Africa in the news-weekly topical news stories

This is the London’s Royal African Society selection of topical news stories regarding Africa.

Africa’s Missing Millions: Illicit Financial Flows

Dev Kar, lead economist at Global Financial Integrity, will speak about illicit capital outflows in the African continent. The conference is held by the Royal African Society.

A just defiance-book launch in London 7-March

Book launch in London’s SOAS. “A just defiance” by Peter Harris. The event is organised by RAS, Royal African Society.

ALIENS: African writing in GRANTA-today in London

Conference by Royal African Society in London with Southafrican journalist, Mark Gevisser, and author Dinaw Mengestu.

Pushed to the Limit-meeting in London 8 February

Pushed to the Limit, a book by Hein Marais, will be presented tomorrow 8 February 2011 in London’s SOAS university.

Oil and Governance-London, 2nd February

The Gulf of Guinea supplies fifteen per cent of America’s oil and has recently experienced an immense inflow of investment. But why are American, European, and Asian oil companies enthusiastically committing tens of billions of dollars of long-term investment to the Gulf of Guinea’s failing states, which are characterized by ruthless elites, recurrent warfare, and some of the world’s most detrimental development practices?

Book on Zimbabwe launched in London the 14 january

Book Launch – Zimbabwe’s Land Reform: Myths and Realities.