Africa Forum: Africa NOW: Engaging African Partnerships Towards Advancing the SDGs

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PST

The 2025 NAFSA Africa Forum centers on fostering positive collaborations across sub-Saharan Africa and the broader African continent to advance human development as explained in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Join our expert panelists for an insightful Q&A that will deepen attendees’ understanding of the contributions African higher education institutions are making toward the UN SDGs and explore how institutions worldwide are currently supporting these efforts and how they can further contribute.

Chair and Presenter(s)

Stephen K. Appiah-Padi, PhD (he/him/his)

Director, Office of Global and Off-campus Education
Bucknell University, Office Of Global Education

Speaker(s)

David Martin Ssekamatte, Lecturer

Lecturer/Consultant Monitoring And Evaluation
Uganda Management Institute
Mwangi Peter Wanderi, PhD

Principal Corporate Services, Communication and Alumni Relations, Director Partnerships and Linkages, and Associate Professor
Mount Kenya University

Presenter(s)

Jackie G. Boboye, EdD

Professor/ Counseling
Chaffey College
Oluwatoyin Awoderu, MBA

Director, Center for Africana Studies | Associate Director, Center for Intl. Edu
Central Connecticut State University
Oumar Sanga, MPA (he/him/his)

Credential Evaluator - Exception Specialist
World Education Services (WES)
Iddah Otieno, PhD

Professor & Director, Kenya Exchange Program
Bluegrass Community & Technical College