APP Events
BBC World Debate: Will the Real Africa Stand up?
As part of the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Africa Progress Panel (APP), the APP organized a debate moderated by the BBC’s Zeinab Badawi. The debate aims to draw attention to the state of Africa in 2010: the year of the World Cup on African soil, 10 year follow-up on the Millennium Declaration, and 5 year post the Gleneagles G8 Summit commitments.
Kofi Annan, Petina Gappah, Zimbabwean writer, Winner of the Guardian First Book Award; Linah Mohohlo, Governor of the Bank of Botswana and General Olusegun Obasanjo, Former President of Nigeria in a debate address issues in front of an informed audience consisting of experts on African governance, economics, social and political affairs, including distinguished African figures.
Highlights from the debate
Highlights video: 00:04:46
Will the Real Africa Stand Up?
Full video: 00:45:00