The curse of corruption in Africa
Six institutions in Winston-Salem have joined together to establish an ongoing series of lectures and programs to bring their students and faculties together and engage the community in taking a closer look at world events. The series, “Winston-Salem and the World Scene,” is focusing on Africa this year.
On March 28, Nuhu Yaqub, the Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence at Wake Forest, will discuss how corruption in Africa — especially the widespread looting by a number of leaders of their countries’ treasuries — has limited economic and political development in a continent rich with natural resources. He will speak on “The Pervasiveness of Corruption in Africa” at 4:30 p.m. in the Kulynych Auditorium in the Welcome Center. His talk is free and open to the public. Read more
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