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The Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa is an independent initiative of the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS), Addis Ababa University, the African Union (AU), and eminent African personalities. The Forum is a response to the Tripoli Declaration of August 2009 that calls for “African-centered solutions” and designates peace and security as a collective “intellectual challenge”. The Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa, also known as the Tana Forum, brings together African leaders, personalities, and stakeholders to engage and explore African-led security solutions. The centerpiece of the Tana experience is the baobab tree which, through its symbolism of dialogue, invites participants to sit down in a spirit of commonality and moral duty toward finding solutions for peace and security in the continent. The Forum is a platform for formal meetings between African heads of state and governments by assembling them in an informal and collaborative environment. In this regard, the 11th Tana Forum will be held in October 2024 at Bahir Dar on the theme “Africa in an Evolving Global Order”.