Rawia Amer responds in the session on Leadership and Governance at the inaugural conference of the Oxford Africa Society.

Ledum Mittee, President of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People(MOSOP), Speaks On Environmental and Resource Management.

Ledum Mittee, President of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People(MOSOP), Speaks On Environmental and Resource Management.

Ledum Mittee, President of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People(MOSOP), Speaks On Environmental and Resource Management.

Jessica Thorn, Organiser, Pan-African Conference presents a response to the speech on Environmental and Resource Management at the inaugural conference, Pan-Africanism for a New Generation.

Dr Anthony Akinola pays tribute to Dr Abdul-Raheem (1961-2009), Nigerian-born journalist and campaigner, prolific columnist in newspapers across Africa, best known for his role as general secretary of the Pan-African Movement.

Jacqueline Novogratz applauds the world's heightened interest in Africa and poverty, but argues persuasively for a new approach.

In this provocative talk, journalist Andrew Mwenda asks us to reframe the "African question" -- to look beyond the media's stories of poverty, civil war and helplessness and see the opportunities for creating wealth and happiness throughout the continent.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the former finance minister of Nigeria, sums up four days of intense discussion on aid versus trade on the closing day of TEDGlobal 2007, and shares a personal story explaining her own commitment to this cause.

If you're lucky enough to live without want, it's a natural impulse to be altruistic to others. But, asks philosopher Peter Singer, what's the most effective way to give? He talks through some surprising thought experiments to help you balance emotion and practicality — and make the biggest impact with whatever you can share. NOTE: Starting at 0:30, this talk contains 30 seconds of graphic footage.