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2020 Seminar on China-Ethiopia Industrial Cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative
Click Here to Download - Concept Note | Full Program Outline To implement the guidelines given in President Xi Jinping’s congratulation letter on the establishment of the China-Africa Institute, China-Africa Institute will initiate 3 major exchange mechanisms with African countries in 2020, with Belt and Road Initiative being one of them. Under this framework, China-Africa […]

Seminar on Is the new AU Commission fit for purpose?
Click Here to Download - Concept Note | Flyer Venue: Online via Zoom, registration required After the African Union (AU) summit on 6-7 February, expectations are high that the continental body will perform better in the coming years. A new AU Commission with recently elected leaders is expected to take over. This coincides with a […]

Breakfast Seminar on the Afcfta: Interim Afcfta and Its Implication for Peace and Security
Click here to download Concept Note | Agenda Venue: Online via Zoom The AfCFTA is a trade agreement between African Union (AU) member states, aiming at creating a single continental market for goods and services as well as a customs union with free movement of capital and persons. The agreement was signed in Kigali in […]

APSA’s Strategic Partnerships for Peace Beyond Funding
Download: Concept Note Registration Link The Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) and the United States Institute for Peace (USIP) will convene a seminar on Thursday 16 February 2023 at the sideline of the African Union (AU) Assembly. The theme of the seminar is “APSA’s Strategic Partnerships for Peace Beyond Funding”. The seminar will […]

Africa’s Place in a Multipolar World: Moving from Strategy to Action
Bayerischer Hof, Yellow Parlour , GermanyDownload: Concept Note Global competition for spheres of influence, technological supremacy, and raw materials is heating up. States increasingly use their economic power to shape the global order according to their national interests without due diligence to how these actions impact others. Increasing tensions between USA and China, the Russian war in Ukraine, and regional […]
Strategic Planning Civil Society Engagements with the African Union (RECS/RMs, Special Envoys, High Representatives and AU Liaison Offices)
Addis Ababa, EthiopiaDownload: Concept Note Over the last 20 years the African Union (AU) has established itself as the principal continental policy maker on governance, peace, and security. In the last year, the AU has operationalized an institutional reform which has seen a merger of the former Peace and Security and Political Affairs (PSD, DPA) departments into […]

Inclusive Development and Sustainable Peace
IPSS New Conference Hall ADDIS ABABA, EthiopiaRegister here to participate: Here The Institute for Peace and Security Studies, in partnership with the China Africa Institute, is organizing a seminar on 15 June 2023 at the IPSS New Conference Hall at Addis Ababa University in FBE Campus.

Between challenges and responses: how is the AU faring?
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Addis Ababa , EthiopiaRegister: to attend online | to attend in person In 2023, Africa faced many security and governance challenges. Protracted conflicts continued incountries like the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sudan, military takeovers destabilised parts of West and Central Africa, and violent extremism gathered pace across the continent. With nearly 20 elections planned in 2024, […]






