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November 2-4, 2006
An international conference on Nigeria
Nigeria 2007: Political, Social and Economic Transitions
Program of African Studies, Northwestern University
Evanston Campus
On November 2-4, 2006, Northwestern’s Program of African Studies convened an international conference on "Nigeria 2007: Political, Social, and Economic Transitions”. Elections will be held in Nigeria in April 2007 when President Obasanjo completes his second and final term of office. In view of the political vicissitudes of Nigeria throughout its post-colonial history, this is an important moment to reflect collectively on the major challenges and prospects. Nigerian Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka delivered a public lecture – “Othello’s Dominion, Immigrant’s Domain” - at 5 pm on November 1 as part of the Northwestern’s campus-wide Othello Project.
The conference drew on a wide range of perspectives through the participation of scholars, activists and policymakers from Nigerian, European and North American institutions. Panel topics included politics and literature, HIV/AIDS, Islam and the public sphere, the Niger Delta, poverty reduction, democratic institution building and electoral politics.
Nigeria 2007: Political, Social and Economic Transitions
An International Conference
2-4 November, 2006
Program of African Studies, Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois, USA
“Nothing I have ever written will match the ongoing saga of Nigeria, absolutely nothing.” Wole Soyinka
Conference Program
Conference Statement
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