Head of African Diaspora Summit to explain event, 3 pm May 18

Amb. Mbulelo Rakwena, coordinator of the 2012 African Diaspora Summit, will discuss preparations for the event at a Newsmaker at 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 18.

The summit, which will be held in South Africa, will bring together African diaspora leaders in government, business, academia, arts and civil society with their counterparts on the African continent.

The meeting will focus on the launch of "bankable projects" and other initiatives to support the African Union's decision to declare the diaspora Africa's "sixth region."