Prime Minister Fredrick Sumaye joins actress Phylicia Rashad for Boston University reception.

Former Prime Minister of Tanzania joins APARC for release ofAfrican Presidential Roundtable DVD and Retrospective(Boston) – His Excellency Fredrick Sumaye, who served as Prime Minister of the United Republic of Tanzania from 1995 to 2005, was the special guest at the African Presidential Archives and Research Center’s (APARC) release of its DVD and Retrospective chronicling the African Presidential Roundtable 2009: Leadership Challenges of Land Reform in Africa. The event took place on Wednesday, September 16, 2009.In April, Prime Minister Sumaye joined nine (9) other former African heads of state to convene a two-day, closed-door discussion on land reform and property rights at Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany, under the auspices of APARC. Students and faculty who attended the Roundtable as official observers of APARC’s American-African Universities (AAU) Collaborative also shared their experiences as APARC commemorated this milestone summit.Prime Minister Sumaye was joined by Tony award winning actress Phylicia Rashad for the release. Ms. Rashad, best known for her role as attorney Claire Huxtable on NBC Sitcom The Cosby Show and most recently appearing as Violet Weston in the Broadway play August: Osage County, has twice received the NAACP Image Award for “Best Actress in a Comedy Series.” She has also been nominated for two Emmy Awards and has received two People’s Choice Awards. As an active participant in charitable and nonprofit organizations, Ms. Rashad supports the work of the PRASAD Project, an international charitable organization, and is a member of the Broadway Inspirational Voices. She also serves on the advisory board to the African Presidential Archives and Research Center.Ms. Rashad has received honorary doctorates from Carnegie Mellon University, Howard University, Providence College in Rhode Island, Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Clark University, and Barber-Scotia College and is a recipient of the Harvard University Foundation Award.The African Presidential Archives and Research Center (APARC) at Boston University was established to chronicle trends and developments related to democratization and free-market reform in Africa. In addition to providing a forum for discussing Africa’s global relationships, APARC hosts former democratically elected African presidents through its African President-in-Residence program and annually publishes the African Leaders State of Africa Report. The African Presidential Roundtable 2009 Retrospective is sponsored by USAID.Photo (from left to right) – German Consul General Friedrich Lohr, Actress Phylicia Rashad, His Excellency Fredrick Sumaye, Cape Verdean Consul General Maria Mascarenhas, APARC Director Ambassador Charles Stith (Credit: Don West)Photo (from left to right) – His Excellency Fredrick Sumaye, Actress Phylicia Rashad, APARC Director Ambassador Charles Stith (Credit: Don West)