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Books For Africa Executive Director travels to Djibouti and Tunisia.  Pat received tours from high level officials, had a visit at a local primary school was extremely well-organized and well-received as this school and partners thanked us for the books received.  The US Ambassador to Djibouti was on site as was Djibouti’s Minister of National Education.  The event was extremely high-level and covered by Djiboutian national television. 

Her Excellency Constância Adelina Gaspar, the African Union’s representative to the United States, will be the featured speaker at the annual fundraising breakfast and luncheon hosted by Books For Africa next week in Roseville.

The article highlights a global literacy initiative led by the San José State University School of Information called Soma Safari, focused on improving access to books and education in underserved communities—especially in Keny

The Books For Africa Law and Democracy Initiative was pleased to host a reception yesterday at the University of Minnesota Humphrey School of Public Policy featuring as keynote speaker Chief Justice Rizine Mzikamanda from Malawi. 

The Chief Justice of Malawi’s Supreme Court, Rizine Mzikamanda, will visit Minnesota later this month to headline a reception focused on the importance of the rule of law, organizers announced.

Books For Africa is pleased to announce details for our annual spring fundraiser. Our event will take place on Wednesday, May 13th, at Midland Hills Country Club in Roseville, Minnesota.  There will be a 9 a.m. breakfast option, and a 12-noon luncheon option.  We are excited that our keynote speaker will be H.E. Constancia Gaspar, African Union Ambassador to the United States.  Ambassador Gaspar is a native of Angola and we look forward to hearing her thoughts about education in Africa, and other issues of importance across the African continent.  Special thanks to Thomson Reuters for serving as Presenting Sponsor for this event again this year.  Also thanks to our other valued sponsors:  the Stillman Family Foundation, Frank Babka, Dan Melin, Lerner Publishing, RBC, and MGK.