Pius Adesanmi, Penguin Prize Winner, to Speak at Aga Khan Foundation Canada Parley

Admin Fields Highlight on Homepage: No Top Item: Highlight as a Top Item SaharaReporters weekly columnist, Pius Adesanmi, a professor of English and African Studies at Carleton University and acclaimed winner of the Penguin Prize for African Writing (non-fiction), will be guest of honour and speaker at a luncheon organized by Aga Khan Foundation Canada on Monday, November 28, 2012. Tagged Africas Promise, Canadas Opportunity: A Conversation with Pius Adesanmi and David Creighton, Aga Khan Foundation Canada is co-organizing the event with The High Commission of South Africa in Canada. Adesanmi and his co-speaker, David Creighton, will examine the promise that Africas emergent economies hold for Foreign Direct Investment from Canada. With a special focus on Nigeria, Dr Adesanmi is expected to speak on the role of the masses, culture, and social media in the creation and expansion of responsible economic spaces and opportunities in Africa.read more
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