Home  About  In the News  Publications  Blog  Join  Donate  Students socialize before the start of the AU launch Announcements Africa Policy Conference @ UNC Perfect Presidential Platform crafted @ UGA Essay Winners Announced in The Nation On Campus Iowa Chapter Holds Forum Zach Hindin in the GW Hatchet Coverage of the Johns Hopkins Chapter Launch > More National Press Chronicle of Higher Education The Nation LA Times New York Times > More "This country will not be a permanently good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a reasonably good place for all of us to live in." — Teddy Roosevelt    Africa Policy Conference at UNC-Chapel Hill > Roosevelt Home > UNC Chapel Hill > Africa Policy Conference at UNC-Chapel Hill The Roosevelt Institution at UNC-Chapel Hill proudly presents the Africa Policy Conference Friday April 4, 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm John Lindsay Morehead II Lounge & Room 039, Graham Memorial Building For hor d’ourves with student organizations working in Africa followed by an address and Q&A with keynote speaker Will Okun and Saturday April 5, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Room 039, Graham Memorial Building For policy presentations by Roosevelt Institution fellows, a catered lunch, and breakout discussions with professors and thought leaders  The conference prompt: “What are the most pressing issues we will face in relation to Africa in the next decade?”  The conference will answer this question through policy presentations from our fellows – on topics as diverse as access to primary education, desertification, and ungoverned spaces – and breakout discussions with professors and thought leaders.   Free to all attendees ● Refreshments will be provided ● Business casual attire requested   RSVP to: Nick Anderson at  nickanderson(at)unc(dot)edu   The Roosevelt Institution is a nonpartisan, nonprofit national think tank devoted to bringing students' policy ideas to the policy process. The opinions expressed on this site are exclusively those of its members. DC Headquarters: Roosevelt Institution / 1527 New Hampshire Avenue NW, 4th Floor / Washington, DC 20036 || Fax: (202) 483-2657