#TheAfricaWeWant Social Media Resources for the #USAfrica Leaders Summit 23 July 2014 The first US-Africa Leaders Summit will come to Washington, DC the week of 4 August 2014 with more than 45 African heads of state in attendance. A broad coalition of Africa- and US-based civil society organizations will use this historic moment to address Africa’s future and the United States’ role in supporting long-term development on the continent. We invite people and civil society organizations across Africa and the US to join leaders across the continent who are building… WHAT IS YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON…? …Africans making positive changes in their nations and neighborhoods? …the state of US diplomacy and development assistance with African countries? …why the US government or its citizens should address poverty and inequality in Africa? …transparency, accountability, and the future of civic engagement in Africa? Tell African leaders and President Obama your vision for the future in the run-up to and during the #USAfricaSummit in Washington DC! Africans will be blogging, tweeting, and sharing with #TheAfricaWeWant ! GUIDELINES COMPILED BY:
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#TheAfricaWeWant Social Media Resources for the #USAfrica Leaders Summit 23 July 2014
The first US-Africa Leaders Summit will come to Washington, DC the week of
4 August 2014 with more than 45 African heads of state in attendance. A
broad coalition of Africa- and US-based civil society organizations will use this
historic moment to address Africa’s future and the United States’ role in
supporting long-term development on the continent.
We invite people and civil society organizations across Africa and the US to
join leaders across the continent who are building…
WHAT IS YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON…?
…Africans making positive changes in their nations and neighborhoods?
…the state of US diplomacy and development assistance with African countries?
…why the US government or its citizens should address poverty and inequality in Africa?
…transparency, accountability, and the future of civic engagement in Africa?
Tell African leaders and President Obama your vision for the future in the run-up to and
during the #USAfricaSummit in Washington DC! Africans will be blogging, tweeting,
NATURAL RESOURCES, FISCAL & FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY, 4 August, 1-3pm at The
Willard Hotel, Hosted by Open Society Foundations in partnership withGlobal Financial Integrity,
Global Integrity, Global Witness, Human Rights Watch, International Budget Partnership, Natural
Resource Governance Institute, Publish What You Pay, ONE, and Oxfam America
COUNTRY OWNERSHIP IN PRACTICE: THE RECIPIENT COUNTRY PERSPECTIVE, 4 August,
3 – 4:30pm, at The Brookings Institution, Co-hosted by Oxfam America and Save the Children
(invitation only)
EMPOWERED AFRICA DIALOGUE, 4 August 8am-5:30pm at Howard university Armour J.
Blackburn Center, Hosted by US-Africa Network
(TBD) Hosted by ONE, 4 August, Newseum
(TBD) Hosted by NED, 5-6 August
See the White House’s online submission form to register side events during the summit, and
watch the summit website for further updates.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES US-Africa Leaders Summit website, hosted by the White House
www.africawewant.org (soon to be reactivated to contain Pan-African and country-specific civil
society resolutions for the summit) – see also The Africa We Want Facebook Page
Previous civil society letter to President Obama from April 2014 on civil society inclusion in the
summit, precursor to concurrent We Are Africa campaign (focus on human rights defenders, feel
free to utilize associated petition)
Ghanaian civil society leaders prep for US-Africa Leaders Summit By Omar Ortez, Oxfam, 6/19/14
How should NGOs, CSOs take part in US-Africa summit? By Michael Igoe, Devex, 6/20/14
Who aids whom? A compilation of resources on illicit financial flows from Africa on AllAfrica
foreignassistance.gov, an online database for US citizens, civil society organizations, the
Congress, US government agencies, donors, and partner country governments to examine,
research, and track US government foreign assistance investments.
The Africa We Want post-2015 position paper, by FEMNET
Marking Africa Day on Twitter by crowdsourcing Africa’s Future using #TheAfricaWeWant, By Jina
Moore, BuzzFeed World, 5/26/14
Link to Oxfam’s “Making Aid Work” Campaign page, including a video, profiles, stories, and
slideshows of people who are leading effective work on the ground, with and on behalf of their own
community and country by leveraging a tiny investment of US foreign aid, such as:
o Alexis Nkurunziza is working to open up budgets in Rwanda. o Martha Kwataine is protecting the health of people in rural communities across Malawi. o Village Chief Kojo Kondua IV is training fishermen and protect jobs and the environment in
Abuesi, Ghana. o Tanzanian farmer Emiliana Aligaesha is ensuring the success of an early-stage, high-
SOCIAL MEDIA MAPPING TO TARGET AFRICAN & US POLICYMAKERS
AFRICAN GOVERNMENTS
Ethiopia Ministry – Foreign Affairs Dr. Tedros Adhanom (Min of Foreign Affairs) Mrs. Zenebu Tadesse (Min of Women, Children & Youth)
@mfaethiopia @DrTedros @ZenebuTadesse
Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta Deputy President, William Ruto Amb. Amina Mohammed (Cabinet Sec, Min of Foreign Affairs) Sen. Naisula Lesuuda Sen. Martha Wangari Hon. Cecily Mbarire (MP) Cabinet Affairs Ministry of Interior Patrick Wamoto (High Commissioner of Kenya to SA) Francis Kimemia (Secretary to Cabinet) Judiciary Parliament Inspector General David Kimaiyo Police Office of Director of Public Prosecutions
Somalia Abdi Farah Shirdon (PM) Fawzia Yusuf Adam (Deputy PM/ Min of Foreign Affairs) Dr. Maryan Qasim (Min for Human Dvpt & Public Services) AbdulKariim Hussein Guuleed (Minister of Interior/Ntnl Security) AMISOM
US GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS (Targeted handles are in bold)
White House President Barack Obama Susan Rice (National Security Advisor) Samantha Power (UN Ambassador) Jonathan Greenblatt (Director of the Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation) Grant T. Harris (Senior Director for African Affairs) Ari Matusiak (Director of Private Sector Engagement) US State Department John Kerry, Secretary Sarah Sewall, Undersec. for Civilian, Democracy & Human Rights Linda Thomas-Greenfield (Bureau of African Affairs) Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Network Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights & Labor Tomicah Tillemann (Civil Society and Emerging Democracies) Macon Phillips (International Information Programs, YALI Network) Bureau of Economic & Business Affairs Open Government Partnership (OGP) USAID USAID in Africa USAID in East Africa USAID in West Africa USAID in Southern Africa Raj Shah (Administrator)
MEDIA (US media included are only examples – feel free to include more you know!)
US Networks Dana Hughes (ABC) – State Dept & Foreign Affairs Justin Fishel (Fox) – State Dept/Pentagon Laurie Ure (CNN) – State Dept/Pentagon
@dana_hughes @JustinFishelFNC @LaurieUreCNN
Al Jazeera Al Jazeera America AJ Stream AJ South to North AJ Activate AJ Witness Femi Oke, Host of AJ Stream Mohammed Adow, AJ Correspondent Haru Mutasa, AJ Correspondent
Aliko Dangote (Richest African, Nigerian) Boniface Mwangi Semhar Araia (See her Horn of Africa govt accounts list) Minna Salami Ory Okelloh Robert Alai Sitawa Wafula Joey Muthengi