After the huge success of the previous courses, the Oxford Hub brought back the International Development Course (IDC) in its new incarnation – the Oxford Forum for International Development (OxFID).

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This year the event was held from the 9th - 11th May 2008 (from Friday evening of third Week in Trinity Term) in the Said Business School, and our focus was on the vast and vibrant continent of Africa.

Highlights for the event included:

• Inaugural address by Dr. Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, The Hague
• Keynote address by Richard Dowden, Director of the Royal African Society
• Opening address by Ian Goldin, Former Vice President of the World Bank
• Closing address by Masood Ahmed, Director for External Relations of the IMF, former Director General for Policy at DfID
• Lectures from the directors of the New Economics Foundation, Mango, Medecins du Monde, Architects for Aid and One World.
• A packed weekend schedule of lectures and workshops run by representatives from the University, the African Union, the United Nations, and internationally-renowned NGOs (Oxfam, Amnesty International, Christian Aid, WaterAid, Africa Now, Amref, Stop Child Soldiers Coalition, Global Witness and many more.)
• Panel debates on 'Civil Conflict in Africa', and the 'Past and Future of Aid to Africa'.

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