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The final thematic roundtable discussion aims to examine the role that culture and heritage play in contributing towards unlocking the potential of African people and the development of a strong African cultural identity, ownership, innovation and creativity. The transformative power of culture, tradition and customs for human capital development ¨C either in education, health, social protection and inclusion or job creation ¨C has been increasingly recognized as a critical enabler for sustainable development. What enabling role will they continue to play going forward?

CHAIR OF THE SESSION: Mr. Hussein El-Shaar, Economic Affairs Officer, OSAA

• Ms. Thokozile Ruzvidzo, Director of the Gender, Poverty and Social Policy Division, Â鶹APP Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
• Mr. Joachim Emmanuel Goma-Thethet, Full Professor at the Universities of the African and Malagasy Council for Higher Education (CAMES)
• Prof. Ola Uduku, Acting Joint Head of Architecture, Manchester University
• Mr. Stanlake Samkange, Senior Director for Strategic Partnerships, World Food Programme (WFP)
• Prof. Charles Binam Bikoi, Research Director and Executive Secretary, International Centre for Research and Documentation on African Traditions and Languages (CERDOTOLA), Cameroon
• Prof. Shadreck Chirikure, Head of the Department of Archaeology, University of Cape Town
• Ms. Emily Drani, Co-founder and former Executive Director of the Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda
• Prof. Hamady Bocoum, Director, Museum of Black Civilizations, Senegal
• Dr. Ishanlosen Odiaua, Senior Social Development Specialist, Social Sustainability and Inclusion Global Practice, World Bank
• Ms. Erinna Dia, Principal Adviser on Early Childhood Development, Â鶹APP Children¡¯s Fund (UNICEF)

MODERATOR: Mr. Bryan Koffi Opoby, African World Heritage Specialist, World Heritage Centre, UNESCO

Speaker Biographies for Session VI: Human Capital: Culture and Heritage, Unleashing the Potential

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A session closes the three-day Public Policy Forum ¨C and the monthlong Africa Dialogue Series 2021 ¨C featuring remarks from Prof. Eddy Maloka, Chief Executive Officer of the African Peer Review Mechanism; and closing remarks from H.E. Ms. Fatima Kyari Mohammed, Permanent Observer of the African Union to the Â鶹APP.

CHAIR OF THE SESSION: Ms. Juliet Wasswa-Mugambwa, Senior Programme Management Officer, Coordination, Advocacy and Programme Development Branch, OSAA

• Remarks by H.E. Mr. Issimail Chanfi, Permanent Representative of Comoros to the Â鶹APP and Chair of the African Group for the month of May
• Remarks by Prof. Eddy Maloka, Chief Executive Officer, African Peer Review Mechanism
• Closing Remarks by H.E. Ms. Fatima Kyari Mohammed, Permanent Observer of the African Union to the Â鶹APP

CONCLUDING POEM: Ms. Arao Ameny, writer and poet, recites her award-winning poem, ¡°Home Is a Woman¡±

Speaker Biographies for Session VII: Closing of Africa Dialogue Series

The celebration of Africa month continues, this time with new sounds. Join this celebration of Africa's diversity, creativity and rich cultural heritage through this selection of contemporary music.

This week¡¯s selection features music with a message that, while celebrating culture, also challenges some cultural practices that need to change in order to enhance development in Africa, such as the song Bado Mapema. Singers songwriters Mercy, MLay and Queen Lisa are working together in Kakuma Refugee Camp where they live to change people's perceptions, and protect girls from being married against their will. The music video was directed by Abdul Patient.

May is Africa month, and a time to celebrate the continent! We all know that a celebration is incomplete without music. Join this celebration of Africa's diversity, creativity and rich cultural heritage through this selection of 33 contemporary sound tracks.

As we celebrate African culture and heritage throughout Africa month this May, we invite you to join us on Fridays to sample 20 songs from some of the most creative talented musicians of today and yesterday, curated from publicly available videos online.

In the 20th episode Zeinab Badawi makes a huge and broad sweep across Africa examining the struggle for freedom, even in the face of bloody crackdowns: a veteran Mau Mau fighter in Kenya, a member of the resistance in Algeria¡¯s brutal war of independence, from one African president whose ancestor fought the French and from the grandson of the Mahdi who defeated Britain¡¯s General Gordon. And she talks about that heady time of independence with the families of three of Africa¡¯s best known independence leaders: Ghana¡¯s Kwame Nkrumah, Congo¡¯s Patrice Lumuba and Senegal¡¯s Leopold Senghor as well as the son of the legendary Nigerian singer Fela Kuti.

• ADS2021 Schedule
• Concept Note
• Advocacy Paper on Sustainable Peace for Development: Factoring in History
• Advocacy Paper on Harnessing Culture and Heritage for Economic Transformation
• Advocacy Paper on Human Capital - Culture and Heritage, Unleashing the Potential
• Africa Lusophone reacts actively to OSAA's ADS

ADS2021 Public Policy Forum

• ADS2021 Public Policy Forum Programme (May 26 - 28)
• Concept Note: Sustainable Peace for Development: Factoring in History
• Concept Note: Harnessing Culture and Heritage for Economic Transformation
• Concept Note: Human Capital: Culture and Heritage Unleashing the Potential
• Speaker Biographies for Opening Session
• Speaker Biographies for Session II: Roundtable on Sustainable Peace for Development: Factoring in History
• Speaker Biographies for Session II: Geopolitical Session
• Speaker Biographies for Session IV: Roundtable on Harnessing Culture and Heritage For Economic Transformation
• Speaker Biographies for Session V: Geopolitical Session
• Speaker Biographies for Session VI: Human Capital: Culture and Heritage, Unleashing the Potential
• Speaker Biographies for Session VII: Closing of Africa Dialogue Series
• Â鶹APP Secretary-General Ant¨®nio Guterres' introductory remarks at the Africa Dialogue Series 2021
• Â鶹APP Under Secretary General and Special Adviser on Africa Cristina Duarte's welcome address at the Africa Dialogue Series 2021
• Remarks by H.E. Mr. Volkan Bozkir, President of the 75th session of the Â鶹APP General Assembly
• Keynote Address by Dr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, Chief Executive Officer, AUDA_NEPAD
• Remarks by H.E Amb. Fatima Kyari Mohammed, Permanent Observer Mission of the African Union to the Â鶹APP
• Remarks by H.E Amb. Mr. Nuno Mathias, Deputy Permanent Representative of Portugal to the UN
• Remarks by H.E. Amb. Issimail Chanfi, Permanent Representative of the Comoros to the UN
• Remarks by H.E. Prof. Kennedy Gastorn, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the United Republic of Tanzania to the UN
• Statement by H. E. Amb. Ishikane Kimihiro, Permanent Representative of Japan to the UN
• Statement by H. E. Amb. Martin Kimani, Permanent Representative of Kenya to the UN
• Statement by H.E. Amb. Mohamed Fathi Ahmed Edrees, Permanent Representative of Egypt to the UN
• Welcome Address by Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser, Cristina Duarte, at the Africa Dialogue Series 2021
• Time to invest more in African culture - Prof. Eddy Maloka
• A new narrative on Africa is possible, with a new mindset - H.E. Amb. Issimail Chanfi, Permanent Representative of the Comoros to the UN
• Closing Remarks by H.E Amb. Fatima Kyari Mohammed, Permanent Observer Mission of the African Union to the Â鶹APP at the ADS2021
• Keynote Address by Dr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, Chief Executive Officer, AUDA-NEPAD
• Statement of His Excellency Ambassador Sofiane Mimouni Permanent Representative of Algeria On African dialogue series Financing for development: IFFs and international tax cooperation
• Statement by H. E. Amb. Martin Kimani, Permanent Representative of Kenya to the UN
• H. E. Amb. Omar Hilale, Permanent Representative of Morocco to the Â鶹APP remarks at the Africa Dialogue Series
• Statement by H.E. Amb. Mohamed Fathi Ahmed Edrees, Permanent Representative of Egypt to the UN
• Ms. Amina Mohammed Deputy Secretary-General Message to the Africa Dialogue Series Public Policy Forum
• H.E. Mr. Mohamed Siad Doualeh, Permanent Representative of Djibouti to the Â鶹APP, on ¡°Human Capital and Building Forward Better after COVID-19¡±