The Director of Global Networks at the International Institute for African Scholars, Dr. Cheryldene Cook, paid a familiarization visit to Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria to kick off her expected visits across Africa. The full visit report will be available upon her return to the United States. Some of the IIAS dignitaries spotted around her were Dr. Okey Udo, Dr. Anastasia Ashi, Dr. Mike Nwosu, Dr. Hope Ifeadi, Engineer Humphrey Okereke, and Dr. Chima Nwosu the Director of Projects at IIAS.