The Africa Society

The Africa Society board shares with profound sadness the passing of our beloved president, Patricia Baine, on December 11, 2022. Born in Uganda, Ms. Baine served with distinction in several positions in The Africa Society for over 20 years and was named president in 2016.

Patricia helped steer our organization to its position as a leading NGO advocating and educating about Africa in the United States. Born in Uganda, she was respected by partners working on Africa issues in Washington, throughout the United States, and on the African continent. The African, US, and other members of the diplomatic corps as well as government and non-government organizations with whom she engaged, held her in high regard.

Her passing leaves an incalculable void. She impacted the US-Africa dialogue, heightened the advocacy for Africa among the Diaspora with passion, professionalism, and pride, and worked tirelessly with an indefatigable spirit of optimism.

The Africa Society appreciates the outpouring of messages of sympathy. We grieve with her family, countless friends, and colleagues and extend our deepest condolences and profound sympathy and love to her family.

We will share a complete profile of Patricia's life and contributions to The Africa Society separately. Details on final arrangements will be shared when provided by the family.

The Swiss-based mining company, Glencore, has said it will pay $180m (£147m) to the Democratic Republic of Congo to settle corruption claims.

The agreement covers an 11-year period from 2007 to 2018.
It is the latest in a series of corruption cases which has seen Glencore agree to pay out more than $1.6bn in fines this year.
In May it admitted bribing officials in several African nations including DR Congo (DRC).

Despite the fines Glencore is expected to make record profits of around $3.2bn this year.

For more information, visit: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-63858295

Six artifacts looted by British troops 125 years ago from Benin City, in what is now Nigeria, are being returned to their place of origin.

The objects, including two 16th-century Benin bronze plaques ransacked from the royal palace, were handed to Abba Tijani, the director general of Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM), at a ceremony at the Horniman Museum in south London on Monday.

Tijani said he hoped other museums holding looted artifacts from Benin City would be encouraged by the Horniman’s example. In particular, he believed that an agreement could soon be reached with the British Museum, the national cultural flagship that holds 900 objects, the largest collection in the world.

For more information visit: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/nov/28/london-museum-returns-looted-benin-city-artefacts-to-nigeria

In two weeks, more than 40 African heads of state, U.S. and African business leaders, civil society leaders, media, and members of the African Diaspora will meet in Washington, D.C., for the U.S. Africa Leaders Summit (ALS)

This is only the second time that an American president has used the political capital to host such a gathering, the first being by President Barak Obama in 2014.

Please visit https://www.state.gov/africasummit/ For more details.

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