March 7, 1997

Middlebury College Presents Fourth Annual Sub-Saharan

Africa Symposium

“Sustainable Development in Sub-Saharan Africa:

A Framework for Survival” will be the topic addressed this

year at the fourth annual Middlebury College sub-Saharan Symposium

March 6 through 8. “This is going to be a dynamic symposium,”

said Leroy Nesbitt, special assistant to the president at Middlebury

College and coordinator of the project. “We have a group

of distinguished panelists from all over the world, and a program

that will include a performance by the Ghanaian music and dance

troupe, ODADAA!.”

The Symposium opens the evening of March 6 at 7:30

p.m. in Dana Auditorium with remarks by Middlebury College African

Studies Professor John Spencer and Andrew Reisner ‘97. The keynote

address will be delivered by H.W.O Okoth-Ogendo, professor of

law at New York University, who will talk on “Africa on the

Eve of the 21st Century: Toward a Sustainable Constitutional Order.”

The panel following will include moderator John Spencer; His Excellency

Benjamin Kipkorir, ambassador of Kenya to the United States of

America; and Edwin Cooper, international banker, CEO Cooper &

Co.; and Winifred Armstrong, development economist and author

of The Development of African Enterprise.

Friday, March 7, at 4:15 p.m. in Twilight Hall, paper

presentations will be made by Joshua Forrest of University of

Vermont’s political science department, and Townsend Swayze, senior

operations officer of the World Bank. Hepburn Professor of Economics

at Middlebury College David Horlacher will moderate. At 8 p.m.

that evening in the Center for the Arts, ODADAA!, a charismatic

group of traditional and creative musicians and dancers from Ghana,

led by pioneering drummer, composer and choreographer Yacub Addy

will perform. There is no charge for this event, but tickets

are required for seating. Call the Box Office at the Center for

the Arts for information, 443-6433.

Saturday, March 8, starting at 1:30 p.m. in Twilight

Hall, a concluding panel will wind up the Symposium. Introducing

the panel will be Sunder Ramaswamy, Middlebury College associate

professor of economics. Panelists include moderator Howard French

of The New York Times; Charles Steedman, vice president

of Associates in Rural Development, Inc.; Dr. Leslie King, of

the University of Northern British Columbia; Nikoi Kote-Nikoi,

professor of economic and sustainable development at the School

for International Training; and Barbara Dubois, an expert on social

development issues in sub-Saharan Africa. Closing remarks will

be made by Bongani Dlamini ‘98.

The public is cordially invited to attend the Symposium.