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EDC Programmes

Entrepreneurship Development Centre (EDT)

Executive Entrepreneurship Development Training (EEDT)

Pre-retirement Entrepreneurship Development Training (PRED)

HP Graduate Entrepreneurship Training through Information Technology (HP GET-IT)

Summer Holiday Entrepreneurship Training

- From 18-22 May 1991, the Forum, jointly with the secretariats of the Organization for African Unity and Economic Commission for Africa, will convene, at the invitation of President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, the Kampala Forum on the Conference on Stability, Security and Co-operation in Africa, to be attended by Governmental representatives from Africa, representatives of African NGO’s professional organizations, and academic institutions, representatives of international organizations, leading personalities from outside Africa and representatives of foundations.  The Kampala Forum will bring together a cross-section of some 500 persons who would be expected to discuss and endorse a proposal for the Conference which then would be submitted to the next OAU summit scheduled to be held in early June 1991 for its consideration, approval and launching of the implementation process.  A Kampala Declaration is expected to emanate from the Kampala Forum to contain declaration, principles and policy measures as well as specify the ensuing process.

- At the invitation of President Sam Nujoma of Namibia, the Forum will convene from 8-10 September 1991 a conference in Windhoek “The Challenges of Post-Apartheid South Africa in Africa”

This conference will address two principal objectives:
- to focus on the need for new economic and social mechanisms to foster economic and regional co-operation in the southern African region;

- to focus on measure to redirect resources within south Africa with a view to supporting and stabilizing the emerging non-racial society.

- In September 1991, a conference will be organized on “The Role of Domestic Financial Institutions in African Development”.

The proposal for this conference results directly from the deliberations of and recommendations made at the Forum’s inaugural conference and the Brussels seminar on ECOWAS, namely that viable institutions be developed to support economic development both at the national and regional levels.
         

- The annual Forum Conference in Ota will take place in the last quarter of 1991 and will be devoted to the subject “Democracy Governance in Africa”.

The issue of democracy and governance in Africa has become one of the over-arching and central issues in African development and political life in virtually every African country.  This had become particularly underlined by the results of the Forum’s Paris conference.  Taking advantage of the Forum’s comparative advantage of holding this conference in an informal setting, it is hoped that this annual Ota conference will allow a major examination of the challenges, the possibilities and courses of action and the complexities to be addressed.

- From 18 to 20 October 1991, a seminar will be jointly organized with European Center for Development Policy Management in Maastricht, Netherlands.  The subject of this seminar is “New Avenues for Technical Co-operation in Sub-Saharan Africa”.

- Throughout 1991, the democracy series of the Farmhouse Dialogue will continue every six to eight weeks and will be addressing the topics of culture, management, technology, population and environment, security and food.

               
- In 1991, the Forum will continue to organize follow-up and sensitization missions on issues related to agriculture, food production, population, environment and their impact on development as well as on the conflict in the Sudan.

(a) Following up on the successful conference with the Nigerian Jaycees in 1990, similar conferences are under consideration for other West African countries and on a sub-regional basis so as to provide a forum for the younger generation to articulate its vision, aspirations and suggestions for policy development and initiatives over the next two decades.

(b) The Africa Leadership Forum will initiate the process of establishing the African Center for policy and Strategic Studies, originally recommended by the inaugural Forum conference, in close consultation with ECA and UNDP. An existing pre-feasibility study will from the basis for determining further steps to be taken during 1991, in close consultation with ECA and UNDP.

- At a later stage, it is also envisaged to convene a meeting of African ministers of Agriculture in the context of the annual FAO Conference in Rome.  This meeting will constitute a further follow-up to the July 1989 conference on agriculture and food production, and will complement the ongoing missions.  It will adopt the same format as the September 1989 Washington conference with Finance and Planning Ministers on the subject of economic reforms in Africa.

- Other conferences and seminars may be scheduled as appropriate and feasible.  Topics may include follow-up and implementation of the recommendations of the South-Commission report; and a seminar on the protection and preservation of biogenetic resources in Africa (together with the International union on the Conservation of Nature).

As in past years, the Forum will continue to place special emphasis on the preparation of publications containing its recommendations and reports and on their wide dissemination.

AFRICA FORUM

After much groundwork, the Forum was able to establish and launch an organ to focus on and disseminate the ideas for which it stands.  “The Africa Forum” – A Magazine of Leadership of Development Ideas is conceived as an independent, authoritative magazine to be published in French and English.. The idea for this new publication arose at the inaugural programme of the Africa Leadership Forum in late 1988 in order to contribute to African development, and by extension, world development by

-        portraying positive role models in all walks of life;
-        enhancing performance generally, but leadership in particular;
-        being a source of inspiration and encouragement for incumbents as well as potential African leaders;
-        discussing current issues of development;
-        being a forum for exchange of ideas and views;
-        analyzing and projecting current trends in policies and socio-political issues;
-        serving as sign posts and caution for leaders and players on the leadership scene;
-        promoting communication among potential leaders.

Initially, it will be a learned, quarterly magazine co-coordinated and produced from a base in London.  The maiden issue appeared in February.  Mr. Ad’Obe Obe, a highly experienced and respected professional and most recently the editor of West Africa magazine, serves as Editor-in-Chief.

The target leadership of the Forum will be individuals, universities, research institutions, corporations, Governments, non-governmental organizations and other potentially interested groups, inside and outside of Africa, who are not only interested in Africa development but appreciate that effective leadership is the key to progress.

An honorary editorial advisory board has been established, consisting of:

Margaret Busby (Ghana), Chris Cviic (United Kingdom), Pierre-Claver Damiba (Burkina Faso), Basil Davidson (United Kingdom), Ray Ekpu (Nigeria), Ibrahim Fall (Senegal), Mohammed Heikal (Egypt), Rushworth Kidder (United States), Flora Lewis (United States), Bona Malwal (Sudan), Charles William Maynes (United States), Roberto Savio (Italy) and Allister Sparks (South Africa).

Africa Forum was launched on 12 February 1991 in London.  Lord Callaghan of Cardiff, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, delivered the keynote address.  Other speakers included former Agriculture Minister of Cote d’Ivoire M. Bra Kanon and Marie-Angelique Savane of Senegal.

The initial print run will be 10,000 copies of the English edition and 5,000 copies of the French edition.  The journal will have a worldwide circulation targeted at individuals and organizations who in their various capacities are concerned and involved in development generally, but African development in particular and appreciate the fact that effective leadership is the key to progress.  Copies will be circulated to heads of governments, top government officials, decision makers, top business executives, entrepreneurs, private individuals, educational institutions, research organizations, voluntary organizations and world libraries.

A major regular feature of Africa Forum is a series of in-depth interviews with elder African leaders who have been privileged to be involved in African history at the very crucial transition phases such as colonialism to political independence.  Interviews have already been secured from former Tanzanian President, Mwalimu Julis Nyerere with whom the Editor-in-Chief spent a whole day in his village.

Evaluation

The Forum agreed with UNDP and the Carnegie Corporation that an external evaluation would be undertaken in order to review past experience and determine aspects of future support.  The evaluation is carried out by Prof. Herbert Onitiri (Nigeria) and Prof. Carol Lancaster (United States) and is expected to be completed by the end of April 1991.