Capitol Hill Briefing 

# Escaping Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa 

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Date and Time 

July 28, 2008 12:30 - 1:30 PM EDT 

Location 

B-338 Rayburn House Office Building 

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##### Featuring 

Featuring **Rejoice Ngwenya**, Writer and head of the Zimbabwean Coalition for Market & Liberal Solutions, and **Marian Tupy**, Cato Institute. 

The southern African countries of Botswana and Zimbabwe are neighbors. Botswana is peaceful, stable, and increasingly prosperous. Zimbabwe, in contrast, is beset by political and economic crises. Their diverging fortunes are partly explained by their government’s attitudes to economic freedom: Botswana is one of Africa’s economically freest states, and Zimbabwe is among Africa’s least free countries. Please join Zimbabwean human rights activist Rejoice Ngwenya and Cato’s Africa analyst Marian Tupy to discuss Zimbabwe’s meltdown, Botswana’s ascent, and lessons for the rest of Africa.

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