Almas Jiwani, President of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women Canada -­‐ National Committee) delivered the keynote address at the conference hosted by the African Students’ Association (AFSA) at the University of Alberta, Africa Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: Exploring the Multi-­‐dimensional Discourses on ‘Development’, on Friday February 10, 2012.