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Books For Africa was invited to present to the African diplomatic corps of the United Nations at African Union offices in New York City on March 13, 2006. The agenda for the day included a presentation by Books For Africa regarding its activities, and a presentation by Dr. Jeffrey Sachs on Millennium Project goals. Pictured above with BFA Executive Director Pat Plonski (left) is Sivu Maqungo, Minister Counselor of South Africa to the United Nations. His Excellency Maqungo chaired the day’s session at the African Union.

The Books For Africa delegation to Tanzania conducted school visits in February of 2006.

Girl scouts from the Expo Elementary School in St. Paul, Minnesota show off some of the books they donated for shipment to children in Africa.

Dear Pat and Ibibia, I am delighted to inform you that as scheduled last Friday 25 November 2005, we commissioned at the Nigerian Society of Engineers in Port Harcourt, Nigeria our library and center project that is part of the Jon Postel’s IT centers programme that we started in 1992.

Books For Africa was pleased to host a delegation of African journalists visiting under the auspices of the U.S. Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program and the Minnesota International Center. Members of the delegation interacted with BFA staff regarding literacy trends in Africa, and how to improve book distribution systems. Countries represented in the delegation included Burkina Faso, The Gambia, Ghana, Lesotho, Nigeria, Senegal, and Zimbabwe.

U.S. Ambassador to Uganda, Jimmy Kolker, spoke at a special Books For Africa Kilimanjaro Society program on September 1st at the University Club of St. Paul, Minnesota. The reception featured an overview by Ambassador Kolker and an interactive discussion including a question and answer period with Kilimanjaro Society members. Ambassador Kolker also toured the BFA warehouse. The U.S. Embassy in Uganda recently sponsored the delivery and distribution throughout Uganda of a container of textbooks from Books For Africa.