XVIII Africa Meeting
«MIGRATE OR STAY. TALENT LEAK IN AFRICA»
When?: Saturday, January 31, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. Free entry.
Where?: Exhibition room of the MUNDO NEGRO headquarters at C/ Arturo Soria, 101 – 28043 Madrid
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PROGRAM
01/31/2026 · 17:30. Start of the meeting
Conference: Why do the most educated leave? Social, political and economic impacts of the brain drain in Africa.
Jaume Portell Caño, journalist specialized in economics and international relations, author of the essay Why don’t they stay in Africa?
News Now Nigeria Award for Fraternity 2025 to Dr. Cédric Ouanekpone, from the Central African Republic.
Dialogue between Dr. Ouanekpone and Mons. Jesús Ruíz,bishop of Mbaiki (RCA).
(More information about the award-winning Cédric Ouanekpone)
02/01/2026 · 11:30. Closing
Eucharist in the Parish of the Holy Trinity (C/Martínez Villergas, 8, MADRID).
The Satri parish choir and the Karibu choir will participate.
