The Africa Report — July-August 2017

JULY

ZANZIBAR

INTERNA-

TIONAL

FILM

FESTIVAL

8-16 July

ZANZIBAR |TANZANIA

This year the 20-year-old

festival will present a new

award for Best African

Female Documentary

Filmmaker.

ziff.or.tz

WESTAFRICACOM

11-12 July

DAKAR |SENEGAL

Francophone and

anglophone stakeholders

gather to discuss the region’s

digital and ICT economy.

westafrica.comworldseries.com

GSMA MOBILE 360

SERIES – AFRICA

11-13 July

DAR ES SALAAM |

TANZANIA

How mobile access and

inclusion can be elevated

across sub-Saharan Africa.

mobile360series.com

EDUWEEK

12-13 July

JOHANNESBURG |

SOUTH AFRICA

The two-day education

conference expects over

5,000 key decision makers

from more than 45 countries.

educationweek.co.za

INNOVATION PRIZE

FOR AFRICA

17-18 July

ACCRA |GHANA

Digitising African languages,

democratising technology,

facilitating diagnosis... 10

nominees with homegrown

ideas for Africa’s prosperity.

innovationprizeforafrica.org

NELSON

MANDELA

DAY

18 July

GLOBAL

Creating

momentum

for positive change,

carrying on Madiba’s legacy.

mandeladay.com

POWER-GEN AFRICA

& DISTRIBUTECH

18-20 July

JOHANNESBURG |

SOUTH AFRICA

powergenafrica.com

AUGUST

RWANDA

PRESIDENTIAL

ELECTIONS

4 August

President Paul Kagame runs

for a third term in office.

KENYA GENERAL

ELECTION

8 August

Same faces, new coalition

as TNA’s Uhuru Kenyatta and

NASA’s Raila Odinga go

head to head for the

presidency for the last time.

AFRICAN WORLD

FESTIVAL

18-20 August

DETROIT |US

Outdoor festival in the

grounds of The Wright

Museum with culture, music

and food from the continent.

thewright.org/african-world-

festival

FIBA WOMEN’S

AFROBASKET

18-27 August

BAMAKO |MALI

The continental biennial

championship will determine

the six African teams who will

qualify for the International

Basketball Federation

(FIBA)’s Women’s Basketball

World Cup 2018 in Spain.

fiba.com

AFRICAN

LEADER-

SHIP

FORUM

24-25 August

JOHANNESBURG |

SOUTH AFRICA

Organised by the Uongozi

Institute, the forum lets

Africans set the agenda

and addresses the

gaps left by the current

global conferences.

uongozi.or.tz

WORLD TOURISM

CONFERENCE

28-31 August

KIGALI |RWANDA

Organised by the Corporate

Council on Africa (CCA) in

collaboration with the Africa

Travel Association (ATA).

africatravelassociation.org

SEPTEMBER

AFRICAN GREEN

REVOLUTION FORUM

4-8 September

ABIDJAN |CÔTE D’IVOIRE

agrf.org

ANGOLA GENERAL ELECTIONS

23 August

This year’s vote is set to mark a new chapter in Angola’s

democracy as President José Eduardo dos Santos

hands over power to a new leader after nearly four

decades of iron-fisted rule. Dos Santos announced in

February his decision not to run. The 74-year ruler will,

however, retain control of the rulingMovimento Popular

de Libertação de Angola(MPLA) party, which has

chosen defence minister João Manuel Gonçalves

Lourenço as its presidential candidate. Despite being

largely seen as a candidate of continuity, the choice

of Lourenço surprised many Angolans who expected

Dos Santos to hand over to one of his children.

ALL RIGHRTS RESERVED

Annointed successor:

João Manuel

Gonçalves Lourenço

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