IRC Africa Subcommittee

Charge

To promote relations with libraries and librarians in the countries of Africa and to investigate matters related to these regions as referred by the international relations committee.

Roster

Ms. Araba Dawson-Andoh (Chair, July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2013)
Ms. Ruby A. Bell-Gam (Member, July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2014)
Natalia T. Bowdoin (Member, July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2013)
Dr. Adetoun Omolola Idowu (Member, July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2013)
Esmeralda M. Kale (Member, July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2013)
Mr. Cliff Missen (Member, July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2014)
Florence Nthiira Mugambi (Member, July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2014)
Michael P. Dowling (Staff, June 30, 2009, to July 1, 2014)

Displaying active committee roster as of 07/01/2012. Last retrieved on 03/22/2017. Members can log in to view full contact information for committee members.

Composition

Purpose: To promote relations with libraries and librarians in the countries of Africa and to investigate matters related to these regions as referred by the International Relations Committee.  The countries covered by the African Subcommittee are Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Reunion, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, St. Helena, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Number of members: up to seven
Terms of office: two years
Term limits: four years

 

 

Resources

 

NEWS and INITIATIVES

IFLA-Cape Town Book Project - The ALA-IRC Africa Subcommittee in partnership with the Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA) and the IFLA Section Libraries for Children and Young Adults, call for books to be gifted to Cape Town’s children and youth.  We are asking each delegate to either bring along a book, purchase a book upon arrival at a local book store or make an advance online purchase.

Get Involved

The ALA International Relations Committee encourages all ALA members to serve on a committee. If you are interested in volunteering, please go to the Committee Volunteer Form (you will need your ALA login). For membership questions or having problems login in, please call the ALA Customer Service Office 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5) for more information.

 

 

 

Staff Liaison

Michael Dowling, Director, International Relations Office, inside U.S inside U.S. (800) 545-2433, ext. 3200, outside U.S. 312-280-3200, Fax: (312) 280-4392, mdowling@ala.org

 
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