Crossposted from Humphrey Fellowship Weekly Report September 17 - 21
Pan-African Humphrey Alumni Conference in South Africa Concludes
To celebrate 40 years of the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program, alumni from across Sub-Saharan Africa gathered to attend the "African Humphrey Voices: Building a Better Future for Our Continent" conference. Speakers included Michael McCarthy, Consul General, U.S. Consulate, Johannesburg; Humphrey Alumna Zeona Jacobs; Humphrey Alumna Agnes Igoye; and Ambassador Harriet Elam-Thomas.
Participating UofM Humphrey Fellows alums were:
- Benedicta Agusiobo, Nigeria
- Lourens Grove, South Africa
- Agnes Igoye, Uganda
- Anna Ishaku, Nigeria
- Sarah Kyei, Ghana
- Gladys Kudszishe Hlatywayo, Zimbabwe
- Masango Matimura, Zimbabwe
- Thande (Thandiwe) Matthews, South Africa
- Agness Mumba, Zambia
- Abigail Ofori-Amanfo, Ghana
- Mandibaye Sioudina, Chad
- Ruby Tetteh, Ghana
- Deborah Vera-Cruz, Cape Verde
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