The ambassador of the African Union to the United States will discuss the African diaspora, the origins and lingering effects of colonialism, and the future of the continent.

The African Union is the most diverse continental union on Earth, representing more individual languages, religions, and ethnic groups than any other, meaning it faces a unique set of challenges to cooperation. Despite centuries of exploitation and the imperialist rule throughout the early 20th century, the African continent’s standard of living is rising as its political and economic cooperation with the world grows.

Join us as the ambassador of the African Union to the United States discusses the African diaspora, the origins and lingering effects of colonialism, and the future of the continent. Following the event will be a private dinner with the speaker at Saffron’s Persian Cuisine, 131 W. Market St. Tickets to the dinner are an additional $35, and are in very limited supply.

5:30 Reception
6:00 Program
7:30 Dinner at Saffron's

HE Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao is the African Union Ambassador to the United States. Dr. Chihombori-Quao is a native of Zimbabwe who emigrated to the United States in 1977. She obtained her medical degree in 1986, spending three years in general surgery in New York and 25 years providing family medicine in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. In 2012 she became Chair of the African Union—Diaspora Health Initiative and in 2016 was appointed African Union Ambassador to the United States.