Godfrey Kanyenze lecture at African Studies Centre

Godfrey Kanyenze, Director of the Labour and Economic Development Research Institute of Zimbabwe (LEDRIZ), a research think tank of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions, has been invited to present a lecture at the African Studies Centre in Leiden on Wednesday 24 April. Kanyenze has been brought to the Netherlands by Zimbabwe Watch partner FNV.

Kanyenze is one of the initiators and the current chairman of the Coordinating Committee of the ANSA initiative (Alternatives to Neo-liberalism in Southern Africa), which was formed in response to the World Bank's Structural Adjustment Programme. It seeks to provide alternative policies and strategies for Southern Africa that are aimed at people-driven, sustainable, human development. Godfrey Kanyenze has published widely on the state of Zimbabwe's economy for the ILO, IOM, UNDP and the Zimbabwean government

In the seminar at the African Studies Centre Kanyenze will provide an overview of the GNU's economic policies and discuss the measures needed for Zimbabwe's hard-hit economy to recover.

For more details, and registration, please visit the website of the African Studies Centre: www.ascleiden.nl