"Liberia’s Consul General, the Honorable Alexander P. Gbayee, was in St. Paul yesterday, as a guest speaker at an annual fundraising luncheon for Books For Africa (BFA).
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Peace Corps Volunteers Tim and Anne Reneau-Major worked tirelessly to fundraise to send a container to western Uganda.
Akintola Anthony Akinbote Esq. Books For Africa and it's Jack Mason Law & Democracy Initiative extend heart-felt condolences to the family and colleagues of Akintola Akinbote on his untimely passing on February 19, 2013. At the time of his death he was the Secretary General of the Pan-African Lawyer's Union and has been one of strongest advocates for the rule of law in all of the continent of Africa. During 2010-2012 Akin was a prominent member of the Advisory Board of the Jack Mason Law & Democracy Initiative of Books For Africa. The Advisory Board is headed by former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and former US Vice President Walter Mondale. Current Advisory Board member Yvonne Fiadjoe, Senior Counsel for the African Development Bank, said of Akin, "Africa has lost a true luminary. It is a sad day for the continent. "
Books For Africa partnered with Better World Books to secure a container of books shipped to Sudan in collaboration with the Sudan-American Foundation for Education.
“We joyfully wish to acknowledge receipt of books donated to the Lubwe community.
Books For Africa, in partnership with the USAID Africa Education Initiative, recently delivered a 40-foot container of textbooks that were distributed to schools in Durban and Johannesburg.
