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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Addis_Ababa:20221124T093000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Addis_Ababa:20221124T160000
DTSTAMP:20260425T032649
CREATED:20221109T183453Z
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SUMMARY:Peace and Security in Africa and TICAD 8 (evaluation of TICAD 8 outcomes)
DESCRIPTION:Download: Concept Note \nTo Register  –  Click Here \nThe 10th edition of the Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa has taken place in 2022 in Bahir Dar in hybrid format under the theme\, “Managing Security Threats: Building Resilience for the Africa We Want”. Following this\, the secretariat holds multi-stakeholders dialogue on a selected theme that calls for further platforms for debates and popularizes the outcomes of the Forum among wider constituencies. As such\, the Tana Forum Secretariat in partnership with the Mission of Japan to the AU will organize a regional multi stakeholder’s hybrid forum on the theme “Peace and Security in Africa and TICAD 8 (evaluation of TICAD 8 outcomes)” to be held on 24 November 2022. This concept note is developed to guide this dialogue… Read More
URL:https://ipss-addis.org/event/peace-and-security-in-africa-and-ticad-8-evaluation-of-ticad-8-outcomes/
LOCATION:Hybrid | Hyatt Regency Addis Ababa | Zoom
CATEGORIES:Post-Tana Regional Multi-stakeholders Dialogue
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Addis_Ababa:20221122T083000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Addis_Ababa:20221123T160000
DTSTAMP:20260425T032649
CREATED:20221121T124027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221121T124340Z
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SUMMARY:The Shifting Geopolitical Alignments in the Greater Horn: Prospects and Challenges
DESCRIPTION:Download :  Abstracts  |   Agenda \nThe Horn of Africa is a strategic region connecting with the Gulf through the narrow strip of the Red Sea. States and peoples of the region experience diverse forms of vulnerabilities and opportunities in terms of security\, conflict\, and development\, both with considerations of internal dynamics and interplay with immediate and faraway neighbours. Over the past decade\, the Horn of Africa has been undergoing rapid and dramatic political trends owing to domestic factors with implications for the whole region and on extra-regional economic and security influences. This dramatic political dynamic is part of the global return of geopolitics\, otherwise known as the new geopolitics.  Competition between superpowers; projections of power from middle powers; interventions; un/making of adversaries\, allies\, and enemies\, among others\, define the new geopolitics. The return of geopolitics and its implications are immensely visible in the Horn\, unprecedentedly shaping local\, national and sub-regional political dynamics… Read More
URL:https://ipss-addis.org/event/the-shifting-geopolitical-alignments-in-the-greater-horn-prospects-and-challenges/
LOCATION:Hyatt Regency Hotel\, Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia
CATEGORIES:Annual Regional Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Addis_Ababa:20221117T100000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Addis_Ababa:20221117T123000
DTSTAMP:20260425T032649
CREATED:20221109T181419Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221109T182218Z
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SUMMARY:Multilateralism seen through the Eyes of MIKTA
DESCRIPTION:Download: Concept Note \nTo Register  –  Click Here \nThe Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) was established at Addis Ababa University (AAU) in 2007 following a tripartite agreement among AAU\, the Royal Danish Embassy in Ethiopia\, and the University for Peace Africa Programme. The initial vision of creating a premier higher learning and research institution on peace and security studies in the Horn of Africa received further stimulation when AAU named IPSS as one of its five Centres of Excellence in 2010… Read More
URL:https://ipss-addis.org/event/multilateralism-seen-through-the-eyes-of-mikta/
LOCATION:FBE Campus Eshetu Chole conference Hall\, AAU
CATEGORIES:Joint Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20221027T093000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20221027T170000
DTSTAMP:20260425T032649
CREATED:20221025T083540Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221025T085423Z
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SUMMARY:Prospects of China-Africa Cooperation: Youth Leaders Forum
DESCRIPTION:Download: Concept Note  | Agenda  \nTo Register  –  Click Here \nChina and Ethiopia\, the two countries among the oldest civilizations of the world\, started their diplomatic relations in the 1970s. This relation was modest in its early years\, but it began to grow starting in the mid-1990s. Not only it grew\, but for some it was regarded as an epitome of the ‘south-south cooperation’\, as it was based on equality\, mutual respect and win-win approach. \nThese countries have developed multi-dimensional relations\, with people-to-people\, business-to-business and government-to-government as the cornerstones of the relationship. The increased relations can be manifested by the vast yearly volume of bilateral trade. For instance China has become the biggest foreign investor and the largest trading partner of Ethiopia. Ethiopia is also one of the main markets in Africa for Chinese products\, equipment\, technology and investment. China has also been supporting the construction of the various national projects financially including Ethiopia’s first Express Toll Way and the first operative Wind Power Plant\, the Addis Ababa Light Track Railway and other modern railway developments as well as the Tirunesh-Beijing Hospital and the Confucius Institute.
URL:https://ipss-addis.org/event/prospects-of-china-africa-cooperation-youth-leaders-forum/
LOCATION:Skylight Hotel
CATEGORIES:Hybrid Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20221025T140000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20221025T160000
DTSTAMP:20260425T032649
CREATED:20221021T110010Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221021T110010Z
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SUMMARY:The Africa Continental Free Trade Area: Opportunities and Challenges for Sustainable Development\, Peace and Security in the Horn
DESCRIPTION:To Register  –  Click Here \nThe Life & Peace Institute (LPI) and the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) are pleased to invite you to a Forum launching the Horn of Africa Bulletin’s (HAB) edition on The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The articles in this edition explore the AfCFTA and its impact since the agreement’s adoption in 2018\, with a specific focus on the Horn of Africa (HoA). The Forum will take place on the 25th of October 2022\, in Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia\, at the IPSS conference hall. \nThis two-hour Forum will reflect on the opportunities and challenges brought forth by the AfCFTA for the realization of an integrated\, peaceful and stable HoA. The discussion will examine AfCFTA and its implications for peace and security in the subsequent region; informal cross-border traders and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); and the role stakeholders\, such as AU\, RECs and civil society actors\, play in supporting the AfCFTA’s implementation. \nThe Forum brings together 25 – 30 representatives from the African Union\, RECS\, United Nations Agencies\, AU ambassadors\, think tanks\, NGO practitioners\, and community-based organisations. The Forum is an opportunity for engagement and collaboration between a select group of stakeholders focused on the AfCFTA in the HoA region.
URL:https://ipss-addis.org/event/the-africa-continental-free-trade-area-opportunities-and-challenges-for-sustainable-development-peace-and-security-in-the-horn/
LOCATION:Skylight Hotel
CATEGORIES:HAB Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20221004T150000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20221004T170000
DTSTAMP:20260425T032649
CREATED:20221003T124810Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221003T132142Z
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SUMMARY:Building bridges of understanding between Africa and Europe in the wake of the war in Ukraine
DESCRIPTION:To Register:  \nThe war in Ukraine has elicited diverse reactions in the geopolitical landscape and created tensions across the globe. African and European countries have taken diverging positions in their response to the war. Although most actors have vocalised concern and condemnation of the war on the occasion of the vote at the UN General Assembly (2 March 2022)\, many have varied in their approach regarding engagement with the parties and approach to mitigate the military escalation. This has put a strain on the relationship between Western (EU) and African actors\, with tensions being observed in various arenas where these stakeholders interact\, including in Addis Ababa. \nAlthough there is a mutual recognition of the importance of AU-EU relations and stronger strategic collaboration between them\, the differing views and actions on the war in Ukraine have threatened to jeopardise the improving AU-EU relationship. \nTo bridge the gap between the diverging perspectives that exist between the various European and African stakeholders\, a convening of actors from European and African civil society organisations and think tanks will discuss the historical underpinnings that have shaped AU-EU relationship and how these are linked to existing differences\, and varying approaches and positions on the war in Ukraine. \nDiscussions will seek to produce a common understanding of the challenges at hand and devise a conciliatory and collective approach towards reversing the drawbacks the war in Ukraine has had on the world’s economy\, including in Africa\, as well as ensuring the protection of civilians impacted by the war.
URL:https://ipss-addis.org/event/building-bridges-of-understanding-between-africa-and-europe-in-the-wake-of-the-war-in-ukraine/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Online Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20220929T183000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20220929T193000
DTSTAMP:20260425T032649
CREATED:20220915T084258Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220915T090254Z
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SUMMARY:African and European views of the new global order
DESCRIPTION:Global power has been in a process of re-balancing and with that shift challenges to the post-1989 order have been mounting. The war in Ukraine acts as a caesura\, compelling Europe to confront the uncomfortable reality that the post-1989 order was both a function of Western power and its principles far from universal. \nBy trying to rally Africa to its side in confronting Russia\, Europe unintentionally created a litmus test for the post-1989 order standing in Africa. Many in Africa did not perceive Russia’s action as a challenge to a global order that it felt mutual ownership of. \nAs Europe grapples with its role in the emerging global order\, there is a new opportunity to forge a strategic relationship between Africa and Europe. To do that\, Europe needs to engage with Africa’s views on the post-1989 order and where Africa situates itself going forward. Where Europe signaled openness to Africa’s view before\, the fundamental re-assessment of Europe’s assumption of global order occasioned by the Ukraine war creates a new openness and indeed an opportunity for Africa and Europe to forge a new consensus. \nWhat needs to happen for Africa to buy-in to a new emerging global order? How can that new consensus be built? In which areas of the relationship? How can they be defined? \n\nGuests\n\nBankole Adeoye\, Commissioner\, Political Affairs\, Peace and Security\, AU Commission\nChristian Buck\, Director-General for Political Affairs (Africa\, Latin America\, Near and Middle East)\, German Federal Foreign Office\nHelena König\, Deputy Secretary-General for Economic and Global Issues\, European External Action Service\nTheodore Murphy\, Africa Programme Director\, ECFR\n\n\n\nChaired by\n\nChris Maroleng\, Executive Director\, Good Governance Africa
URL:https://ipss-addis.org/event/african-and-european-views-of-the-new-global-order/
LOCATION:Bayerischer Hof\, Yellow Parlour\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Hybrid Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20220908T093000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20220908T173000
DTSTAMP:20260425T032649
CREATED:20220901T123119Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220905T142957Z
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SUMMARY:Pre-Tana Multi Stakeholders Dialogue - Climate and Security in Africa: Focus on the Sahel
DESCRIPTION:Download: Concept Note (EN) | Concept Note (FR) | Agenda (EN) | Agenda (FR) \nRegister: Here \nThe 10th edition of the Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa will take place in 2022  in Bahir Dar in hybrid format under the theme\, “Managing Security Threats: Building Resilience for the Africa We Want”. In line with this\, the secretariat holds regional multi-stakeholders dialogue on a selected theme that that resonates with the main forum to reach more constituencies across the continent  and to further contribute to the creation of a platform where ideas and synergies on African-centred solutions in peace and security can converge with wider objectives to inform decision-making\, policy formulation and implementation at the AU\, Regional Economic Communities (RECs)\, and Regional Mechanisms (RMs) levels. As such\, the Tana Forum Secretariat in partnership with Organization Intern​ationale de la Francophonie(OIF) and The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will organise this regional multi stakeholders dialogue in the lead up to the Tana Forum 2022 on the theme “Climate and Security in Africa: Focus on the Sahel”. This regional multi-stakeholders dialogue will be held mo. 8 September 2022 in Addis Ababa in hybrid format. This concept note is developed to guide this Pre-Tana Forum.
URL:https://ipss-addis.org/event/pre-tana-multi-stakeholders-dialogue-climate-and-security-in-africa-focus-on-the-sahel/
LOCATION:Hybrid | Hyatt Regency Addis Ababa | Zoom
CATEGORIES:Hybrid Pre-Tana Multi-Stakeholders Dialogue
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Addis_Ababa:20220805T093000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Addis_Ababa:20220805T110000
DTSTAMP:20260425T032649
CREATED:20220802T114159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220802T114159Z
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SUMMARY:The Hydro-politics of the GERD in the Global and National Political  Crisis: Negotiations\, Mediation and Rhetoric of Conflicts
DESCRIPTION:*By Invitation Only/Closed Session* \nThe Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has been a center of regional political interaction in what is known as the Eastern Nile Basin. For a decade\, the dam has shaped the hydro-politics of the Nile\, particularly the tripartite political relation between Ethiopia\, Sudan and Egypt. Unprecedented negotiations unfolded inviting major global and regional powers\, including the UNSC\, AU and the US government to intervene in the search for an amicable solution. The dam also became a priority agenda in the national politics of the three states\, mainly Egypt and Ethiopia. \nDespite ongoing negotiations\, lack of basin-wide agreement that defines the water share of the basin countries seriously arrests the process of negotiations. Although the Declaration of Principles signed in December 2015 could be taken as a positive step\, the three countries could not manage to agree on a mechanism to guide the filling and operation of the GERD. The crisis of multilateralism at the global scale\, the historic power competition and politics of mutual intervention and mistrust\, as well as unstable politics in the riparian states has conditioned the negotiations process…ReadMore
URL:https://ipss-addis.org/event/the-hydro-politics-of-the-gerd-in-the-global-and-national-political-crisis-negotiations-mediation-and-rhetoric-of-conflicts/
CATEGORIES:Breakfast Meeting Series
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220707
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220708
DTSTAMP:20260425T032649
CREATED:20220706T091005Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220706T093000Z
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SUMMARY:Somalia Elections: Implications to the Greater Horn
DESCRIPTION:*This is a closed session* \nFES and IPSS are re-establishing their monthly Breakfast Meeting Series on topics related to peace and security issues in the Horn of Africa. The first meeting in this series will take place on 7 July 2022. It will focus on the regional implications of the re-election of  Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and the associated geostrategic realignments in the immediate region and beyond. \nSomalia’s internal situation is likely to continue facing challenges that already existed pre-elections\, and altering the course of internal political and security developments may require courageous measures. At the same time\, the geopolitical implications of recent developments already stand out rather clearly: Indications of shifting strategic alignments manifested themselves immediately following the announcement of the election results. Somalia assumed center stage when it comes to raising the attention of local\, regional\, and international actors contending for geopolitical influence in the peace\, security\, and cooperation matrix of the broader region. This may have implications for these actors reconsidering overall orientations and rationale in engaging in the region. Against this background\, current peace and security arrangements\, as well as inter-governmental interactions\, are likely to undergo changes. \nThe first session of the IPSS-FES Breakfast Meeting Series aims at establishing an open atmosphere for a consultative meeting where experts in the respective field will jointly assess the overall implications of developments in Somalia and related dynamics in the context of peace\, security\, and stability of the Greater Horn Region. The event will be limited to a small number of participants\, by invitation only\, closed\, and strictly confidential. This should allow policymakers\, researchers\, the diplomatic community\, and representatives of various stakeholders to jointly examine the issue with the objective of constructively informing the nature and course of their engagements in the region.
URL:https://ipss-addis.org/event/somalia-elections-implications-to-the-greater-horn/
CATEGORIES:Breakfast Meeting Series
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20220701T140000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20220701T160000
DTSTAMP:20260425T032649
CREATED:20220628T120749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220628T141414Z
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SUMMARY:Reflections on tragedy and healing: The role of Indigenous wisdom in Ethiopia
DESCRIPTION:Dr Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes – is a Senior Lecturer\, multidisciplinary researcher and writer based at Curtin University’s Centre for Human Rights Education\, Australia. Drawing from the history\, philosophy and experiences of marginalised people and diverse communities\, Yirga contributes critical insights for re imagining the future and addressing epistemic and racial injustices. He researches African experience and Ethiopian traditions and writes creatively on belonging and diasporic lives. He has won university and industry awards for his teaching\, research\, and creative writing. His publications include the sole authored book Native Colonialism: Education and the Economy of Violence Against Traditions in Ethiopia. (New Jersey: The Red Sea Press\, 2017) and the forthcoming book (with Offord\, Fleay\, Hartley and Chan) Activating Cultural and Social Change: The Pedagogues of Human Rights (London: Routledge\, 2022). \nSummary of the Public Lecture \nEthiopia is experiencing complex challenges that have global and local dimensions. Climate change\, civil war\, and economic crisis contribute to significant losses of lives and livelihoods. Western social\, economic\, and political theories are incapable of healing Ethiopian tragedies. Based on critical research\, I reflect on how global and local factors intersect and reproduce the crisis. I also draw from Ethiopian indigenous wisdom that can contribute to addressing the country’s major challenges. \n 
URL:https://ipss-addis.org/event/reflections-on-tragedy-and-healing-the-role-of-indigenous-wisdom-in-ethiopia/
LOCATION:RAS MEKONNEN HALL
CATEGORIES:Public Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20220623T140000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20220623T160000
DTSTAMP:20260425T032649
CREATED:20220620T082442Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220620T091344Z
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SUMMARY:The Global 1960s: A View from Latin America
DESCRIPTION:Eric Zolov\, PhD Stony Brook University – Eric Zolov is Professor of History and Director of Undergraduate Studies at Stony Brook University. He received his BA from Colby College (1987)\, and MA in International Relations/Latin American Studies (1990) and PhD in History (1995) from the University of Chicago. The author of The Last Good Neighbor: Mexico in the Global Sixties (2020) and Refried Elvis: The Rise of the Mexican Counter culture (1999)\, he has published widely on popular culture\, twentieth-century Mexico\, and U.S.-Latin American relations. His more recent book\, co-authored with Terri Gordon-Zolov\, is The Walls of Santiago: Social Revolution and Political Aesthetics in Contemporary Chile (Berghahn). \nSummary of the Public Lecture \nIn recent years\, the field known as the Global 1960s has expanded dramatically both in terms of theoretical conceptualization and realms of knowledge. Using the lens of the Global 1960s\, scholars are working across disciplinary perspectives to interpret local change within a transnational framework\, one constituted by multiple crosscurrents of geopolitical\, ideological\,cultural\, and economic forces. Such forces produced a simultaneity of ‘like’ responses across disparate geographical contexts\, suggesting interlocking causes.Yet at the same time\, the distinctiveness of regional and national trajectories underscores the necessity of sustained intellectual dialogue across area studies and of the continued relevance of comparative history. This presentation provides an overview of the state of the field with a focus on the intellectual contributions from Latin America. Moreover\, it seeks to initiate a wider conversation about the location of Ethiopian youth politics during the “long 1960s” both in comparison to Latin America and within the conceptual framework of the Global 1960s more generally.
URL:https://ipss-addis.org/event/the-global-1960s-a-view-from-latin-america/
LOCATION:Skylight Hotel
CATEGORIES:Public Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Addis_Ababa:20220616T093000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Addis_Ababa:20220616T130000
DTSTAMP:20260425T032649
CREATED:20220602T100854Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220614T084907Z
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SUMMARY:AU-Rwanda Embassy-IPSS Symposium | 28th Commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
DESCRIPTION:Download: Concept Note (EN) | Agenda (EN) \nThe African Union Commission (AUC) through the Political Affairs\, Peace and Security Department \, in collaboration with the Embassy of the Republic of Rwanda in Ethiopia and Permanent Mission to the African Union\, organized the 28th Commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda at the AUC on 7th April 2022. This statutory activity was held under the theme: “Remember-Unite-Renew”\, and was a momentous occasion to remember the lives lost\, show solidarity with the victims and survivors\, and unite and renew efforts to ensure that such tragedy never happens again in Africa or anywhere else in the world… Read More
URL:https://ipss-addis.org/event/au-rwanda-embassy-ipss-symposium-28th-commemoration-of-the-genocide-against-the-tutsi-in-rwanda/
LOCATION:Nelson Mandela Hall\, African Union Commission
CATEGORIES:Symposium
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Addis_Ababa:20220518T100000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Addis_Ababa:20220518T120000
DTSTAMP:20260425T032649
CREATED:20220512T110900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220512T111152Z
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SUMMARY:POWER AND DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA
DESCRIPTION:Many countries across the continent have made notable gains in the perpetual and Sisyphean struggle for well being. Still\, the acute imperatives of deep and lasting transformations of the material and intellectual dimensions of the continent and its people continue to be seminal. This lecture will bring into focus the two concepts of power and development in order to meditate on the assets and liabilities of the continent. The lecture will conclude with some reflection on how to engage the future with greater confidence buttressed by stronger mutual solidarity..Read More
URL:https://ipss-addis.org/event/power-and-development-in-africa/
LOCATION:RAS MEKONNEN HALL
CATEGORIES:Public Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220509
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220510
DTSTAMP:20260425T032649
CREATED:20220504T121407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220504T161658Z
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SUMMARY:The National Dialogue: The Preferred Way to Perpetual Peace in Ethiopia
DESCRIPTION: This event is by invitations only \nThe Institute for Peace and Security Studies has organized an Indaba Session on the theme ‘The National Dialogue: The Preferred Way to Perpetual Peace in Ethiopia’. \nEthiopia is passing through a long\, tumultuous decade. The roots of these tribulations holding the country back from realizing brighter today and better futures have complex roots. One crucial process to help close the old chapters of acrimony and violent contestations\, and welcome a chapter of peaceful and more civilized political interactions is planned to take place through the newly established National Dialogue Commission. The Commission was established on 13 January 2022 with Proclamation No. 1265/2021 and its eleven Commissioners sworn in on 21 February 2022.
URL:https://ipss-addis.org/event/the-national-dialogue-the-preferred-way-to-perpetual-peace-in-ethiopia/
CATEGORIES:Indaba Session
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Addis_Ababa:20220421T093000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Addis_Ababa:20220421T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T032649
CREATED:20220406T191059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220420T092126Z
UID:12300-1650533400-1650555000@ipss-addis.org
SUMMARY:Pre-Tana Multi-Stakeholders Dialogue: The Impact of Peace and Security on Culture & Heritage Protection in Africa
DESCRIPTION:Download: Concept Note(en) | Concept Note(fr) | Agenda(en) | Agenda(fr) \nTo Register – Click Here \nThe 10th edition of the Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa will take place in 2022  in Bahir Dar in hybrid format under the theme\, “Managing Security Threats: Building Resilience for the Africa We Want”. In line with this\, the secretariat holds the multi-stakeholders forum on a selected theme that resonates with the main forum to reach more constituencies across the continent and popularize the outcomes of the forum among wider constituencies. Hence\, the Tana Forum Secretariat in partnership with Oxfam will organize a regional multi stakeholders hybrid forum on the theme “The Impact of Peace and Security on Culture and Heritage Protection in Africa” to be held on 21 April 2022. This concept note is developed to guide this forum. \nCulture combines communal conduct and customs as well as language\, knowledge\, beliefs\, traditions\, arts\, customs\, capacities and habits. Heritage is the legacy of physical artifacts that are inherited from past generations\, maintained in the present and bestowed for the benefit of future generations. Heritage includes tangible culture (such as buildings\, monuments\, landscapes\, and natural heritage (including culturally significant landscapes\, and biodiversity). The deliberate act of keeping cultural heritage from the present for the future is known as Conservation (British English). Cultural heritage is often unique and irreplaceable\, which places the responsibility of preservation on the current generation. The critical\, non-renewable\, component of human civilization\, expressed through natural and cultural heritage\, should be preserved and protected by current and future generations.
URL:https://ipss-addis.org/event/pre-tana-multi-stakeholders-dialogue-the-impact-of-peace-and-security-on-culture-heritage-protection-in-africa/
CATEGORIES:Hybrid Pre-Tana Multi-Stakeholders Dialogue
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20220321T150000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20220321T170000
DTSTAMP:20260425T032649
CREATED:20220314T102856Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220314T111746Z
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SUMMARY:Cross Border Water Diplomacy
DESCRIPTION:The Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) of Addis Ababa University (AAU) in partnership with the Pakistan Embassy in Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia\, and the United Nations Educational\, Scientific and Cultural Organization International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa (UNESCO IICBA) will organise a public lecture on the theme “Cross-Border Water Diplomacy.” \nThe lecture is expected to bring new insights with the comparative analysis of emerging cooperation on transnational water resources. This public lecture presents comparison between the treaty made on Indus Basin in 1960 and the Declarations of Principles reached between Ethiopia\, Egypt\, and Sudan in 2015 on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam building by Ethiopia on the river Nile since April 2011. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator: \n\nDr. Yonas Adaye Adeto\, Director\, Institute for Peace and Security Studies\, Addis Ababa University\n\nSpeaker: \n\nH.E. Ambassador Shozab Abbas\, Embassy of Pakistan\, Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia\n\nClosing Remarks: \n\nDr. Yumiko Yokozeki\, Director\, the United Nations Educational\, Scientific and Cultural Organization International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa (UNESCO IICBA)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis tripartite event is co-hosted by the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) of Addis Ababa University (AAU)\, Pakistan Embassy in Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia and the United Nations Educational\, Scientific and Cultural Organization International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa (UNESCO IICBA).
URL:https://ipss-addis.org/event/cross-border-water-diplomacy/
LOCATION:FBE Campus Eshetu Chole conference Hall\, AAU
CATEGORIES:Public Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Addis_Ababa:20220228T083000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Addis_Ababa:20220228T160000
DTSTAMP:20260425T032649
CREATED:20220225T064138Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230702T204712Z
UID:12063-1646037000-1646064000@ipss-addis.org
SUMMARY:Validation Workshop: Capacity Building Collaboration Project
DESCRIPTION:Download : Concept Note | agenda \nThe UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) in partnership with the African Research Universities  Alliance (ARUA) has provided financial support for the implementation of a capacity-building  project. The project is implemented in collaboration with Haramaya University\, University of  Obafemi Awolowo Ile-Ife\, Protestant University of Central Africa\, University of Hargeisa\, Africa  University and Addis Ababa University. The timeframe of the project is from January 2021 to  December 2023.
URL:https://ipss-addis.org/event/validation-workshop-capacity-building-collaboration-project/
LOCATION:IPSS New Building Hall
CATEGORIES:Validation Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20220223T120000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20220223T140000
DTSTAMP:20260425T032649
CREATED:20220203T204707Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220223T063205Z
UID:11816-1645617600-1645624800@ipss-addis.org
SUMMARY:POST-ELECTION LIBYA AND THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU)
DESCRIPTION:To Register: click here \nLibya was expected to hold its parliamentary and presidential elections in December 2021 and January 2022. The elections were postponed\, and the parliament has not set a new date. The fragmented nature of Libya’s geopolitical context encourages the need to reflect on the extent to which the EU’s agenda for Libya is fit-for-purpose. On this premise\, panellists will engage the following questions: \n\nWhat is the situation concerning the election in Libya\, and how does it impact the priorities and methods of EU mediation efforts?\nShould the priorities and methods of the EU within the Libyan context change? If yes\, why and from what to what?\nWhat gaps and opportunities can be anticipated and mitigated or leveraged?\n\nPANELLISTS \n\nYoussef Mohammed Sawani\, University of Tripoli\, Libya.\nTim Murithi\, Institute for Justice and Reconciliation\, South Africa.\nPatrick Haimzadeh\, French Diplomat in Tripoli (2001-2004) & Author of Inside Gaddafi’s Libya.\nJean-Louis Romanet Perroux\, North African Policy Initiative (NAPI)\, Tunisia.\nJalel Harchaoui\, a researcher specializing in Libya.
URL:https://ipss-addis.org/event/post-election-libya-and-the-european-union-eu/
LOCATION:Virtual Conference(Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Roundtable
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220217T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20220217T150000
DTSTAMP:20260425T032649
CREATED:20220214T200551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220216T120004Z
UID:12029-1645106400-1645110000@ipss-addis.org
SUMMARY:Rethinking Securitisation of Public Health in Africa: A Frame of Reference
DESCRIPTION:Register:     \nThe UNDP Human Development report (1994) is the first global effort to expand the purview of security thinking beyond armed conflicts to address other human development challenges\, including hunger\, poverty\, health\, among others. This report paved way for human security conversation in the international system. Specifically\, the UN Security Resolution 2439 that declared the spread of Ebola virus “a threat to international peace and security”\, served as the starting point for the interactions between health and security. This resolution did not just serve as a basis for securitizing infectious diseases\, it further paved way for the dangerous relations between politics and health….Read More
URL:https://ipss-addis.org/event/rethinking-securitisation-of-public-health-in-africa-a-frame-of-reference/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Online via Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20220211T100000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20220211T120000
DTSTAMP:20260425T032649
CREATED:20220210T122600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220210T132717Z
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SUMMARY:Outcomes of the 2022 AU Summit: What next for Africa’s peace and security?
DESCRIPTION:Download: Concept Note | Agenda\nTo Register:  \nThe 35th AU Summit of the Head of States and Government\, held from 5-6 February 2022 in Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia\, occurred against a backdrop of numerous governance\, peace\, security and economic challenges on the continent. The meeting\, thus\, discussed and took important decisions on a number of the issues including the state of governance\, peace and security on the continent\, and progress in the implementation of the Silencing the Guns in Africa Initiative. The Summit also ushered in a new composition for the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC). The new PSC is expected to guide decision making on issues of peace and security on the continent in the coming year amidst the numerous challenges…Read More \nSpeakers \n\nDesiré Assogbavi\, Francophone Africa Director\, ONE Campaign\, International Law Specialist and Expert on Pan-African Institutions and Politics\nDr. Mohamed Diatta\, Researcher\, Institute for Security Studies\, Addis Ababa\nShewit Woldemichael\, Researcher\, Institute for Security Studies\, Addis Ababa\n\nChair – Prof. Yonas Adaye Adeto\, Director\, Institute for Peace and Security Studies\, Addis Ababa University
URL:https://ipss-addis.org/event/outcomes-of-the-2022-au-summit-what-next-for-africas-peace-and-security/
LOCATION:Hybrid: Online – Via (Zoom) | Hyatt Regency\, Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia
CATEGORIES:Hybrid Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Addis_Ababa:20220204T160000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Addis_Ababa:20220205T190000
DTSTAMP:20260425T032649
CREATED:20220131T085304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220201T115534Z
UID:11755-1643990400-1644087600@ipss-addis.org
SUMMARY:Security Crisis in the Horn of Africa
DESCRIPTION:Click here to download – Concept Note | Agenda \nTo Register Click here – Day 1: Feb. 04\, 2022 | Day 2: Feb. 05\, 2022 \nThe Horn of Africa\, which has been a hot spot in the global system since the end of the Second World War\, is currently facing a serious security crisis. When Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed came to power in April 2018\, Ethiopia and the rest of the countries of the Greater Horn of Africa saw a ray of hope that both Ethiopia and the region would address their chronic security challenges.  Abiy’s early reforms attempted to arrest Ethiopia’s many conflicts and to promote peaceful nation building and democratization.  He released political prisoners and expanded civil liberties\, including freedom of press and organization. He also invited the country’s mostly ethnic-based armed rebel groups to make peace with his government and pursue their political agenda through the political process. Many responded positively\, which signaled the replacement of violent armed struggle by peaceful political struggle as a venue for bringing political changes in the country… Read more
URL:https://ipss-addis.org/event/security-crisis-in-the-horn-of-africa/
LOCATION:Virtual Conference(Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Online via Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Addis_Ababa:20220117T080000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Addis_Ababa:20220117T170000
DTSTAMP:20260425T032649
CREATED:20220105T120326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220117T070318Z
UID:11538-1642406400-1642438800@ipss-addis.org
SUMMARY:NATIONAL STAKEHOLDERS WORKSHOP: Migration\, Urbanisation & Conflict in Africa Research Project
DESCRIPTION:The Migration\, Urbanisation and Conflict in Africa (MUCA) Research Project is supported by the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) and the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). The project has been awarded approximately    £2 million for a period of three years (2021–2023). The general objective of the project is to explore the migration-urbanization-conflict nexus in nine African cities in Uganda\, Ethiopia and Nigeria. The cities covered by the research are: Kampala\, Kasese and Gulu in Uganda; Addis Ababa\, Hawassa and Jigjiga in Ethiopia; and Lagos\, Lokoja and Jos in Nigeria. \nThe National Stakeholders Workshop\, which will be conducted in Addis Ababa at the Institute for Peace and Security Studies\, Addis Ababa University\, will convene key stakeholders of the MUCA Research Project. The workshop participants\, inter alia\, will include representatives of governmental organisations\, non-governmental organisations and higher education and research institutions in Addis Ababa\, Hawassa and Jigjiga. \nThe workshop will serve as a platform to help participants form and deepen their understanding of the MUCA Research Project\, as well as facilitate relevant discussions in regards the project and address key questions. Moreover\, the workshop will facilitate the formation of focus groups for Addis Ababa\, Hawassa and Jigjiga\, which will help to address key research questions. Some of the questions that will be addressed will focus on urban conflicts\, drivers of urban conflict\, the integration of migrants into the social and economic activities of cities\, and more.
URL:https://ipss-addis.org/event/national-stakeholders-workshop-migration-urbanisation-conflict-in-africa-research-project/
LOCATION:IPSS New Building Hall
CATEGORIES:WORKSHOP
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Addis_Ababa:20211127T093000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Addis_Ababa:20211130T170000
DTSTAMP:20260425T032649
CREATED:20211126T114409Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211126T115724Z
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SUMMARY:BIENNALE OF LUANDA 2021 Pan-African Forum for the Culture of Peace
DESCRIPTION:Organized in partnership between UNESCO\, the Government of Angola and the African Union\, the Biennale of Luanda – “Pan-African Forum for the Culture of Peace” aims to promote the prevention of violence and the resolution of conflicts\, by encouraging cultural exchanges in Africa\, dialogue between generations and the promotion of gender equality. As a space for reflection and dissemination of artistic works\, ideas and best practices related to the culture of peace\, it brings together representatives of governments\, civil society\, the artistic and scientific community\, and international organizations \nA 6 days hybrid programme combining physical and virtual events structured around 4 themes:  \n\nContribution of arts\, culture and heritage to sustainable peace\nEngaging young people as actors of social transformations for conflict prevention and sustainable development\nAfrica and its diasporas in the face of conflicts\, crises and inequality\nHarnessing the potential of the oceans for sustainable development and peace\n\nSeveral events will be organized throughout the Biennale: \n\nThe Official Opening organized in Luanda with high-level participants Head of States\, Ministers\, International organisations representatives and renowned personalities to support the Biennale.\nThe Intergenerational Dialogue to enable young people to interact with Head of States and Ministers and make their voices heard.\nThe 4 virtual Thematic Forums to share best practices based on impactful initiatives already implemented for peace and sustainable development in Africa and elaborate flagship initiatives.\nThe 4 virtual Partnership Sessions to identify projects and initiatives\, and mobilize resources to turn them into action within the Alliance of Partners for a Culture of Peace.\nThe 4 days Festival of Cultures with virtual and live cultural events offering a unique space for exchange between the cultural identities of Africa and its Diasporas.\nThe Closing ceremony to officially launch the Alliance of Partners for a Culture of Peace and adopt the Biennale Joint Communique and Roadmap….. Read More
URL:https://ipss-addis.org/event/biennale-of-luanda-2021-pan-african-forum-for-the-culture-of-peace/
LOCATION:Luanda\, Angola
CATEGORIES:Hybrid Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20211022T100000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20211022T140000
DTSTAMP:20260425T032649
CREATED:20211019T124159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211019T130958Z
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SUMMARY:Positive Peace in Africa – The Environment We Need
DESCRIPTION:Download – Concept Note \nThe UNESCO Harare and Nairobi Offices are organizing a African Regional Dialogue on “Positive Peace in Africa – The Environment We Need”\, in contribution to the 2021 Nanjing Peace Forum that is jointly hosted by the UNESCO Beijing Office\, the Chinese National Commission for UNESCO\, the Information Office of Jiangsu Provincial Government\, and the Nanjing Municipal Government. This annual event was first launched last year as part of a three-year MoU between UNESCO and the Nanjing Municipal Government to reiterate the significance of peace\, and to formalize a partnership to promote peace and understanding among people. The Forum is designed to seek ideas on how to reshape the world towards one marked by intercultural understanding\, tolerance\, solidarity\, social justice\, and inclusion. It is a periodic coming together\, underpinning a permanent process of strengthening dialogue and capacities for all relevant stakeholders towards building and sustaining peace. \n  \n 
URL:https://ipss-addis.org/event/positive-peace-in-africa-the-environment-we-need/
CATEGORIES:Nanjing Peace Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20210923T143000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20210923T163000
DTSTAMP:20260425T032649
CREATED:20210922T131928Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210923T083555Z
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SUMMARY:Rethinking the African Union’s approach in the Sahel
DESCRIPTION:To Register – Click here  \nThe Sahel has experienced one of the longest multi-layered crises in Africa. The recent expansion in the activities of violent extremist groups has added to the region’s vulnerabilities. As it gains traction\, violent extremism reinforces existing security challenges and exacerbates threats such as organised crime and illicit trade. \nThe crisis in the Sahel has deepened in the face of multiple national\, regional and international interventions. This seminar will discuss the adequacy of the crisis management approaches adopted by the various actors involved. \nThis event is co-hosted by the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) and the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) with the support of the governments of Norway\, Niger and Estonia. Simultaneous English–French interpretation will be provided. \nChairperson: HE Baye Moctar Diop\, Ambassador of the Republic of Senegal to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the African Union \nSpeakers: \n\nHE Zakariaou Adam Maïga\, Ambassador of the Republic of Niger to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the African Union\nHE El Ghassim Wane\, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Head of MINUSMA\nHE Amb Maman Sambo Sidikou\, out-going Executive Secretary of the G5 Sahel & in-coming AU High Representative for Mali and the Sahel\nAlioune Tine\, Representative of the People’s Coalition for the Sahel\n\n 
URL:https://ipss-addis.org/event/rethinking-the-african-unions-approach-in-the-sahel/
LOCATION:Virtual Conference(Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Online via Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20210914T100000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20210914T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T032649
CREATED:20210913T105939Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210915T092216Z
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SUMMARY:Emerging Technologies and their Impact on Peace and Security in Africa
DESCRIPTION:Click here to download – Concept Note(en) : Concept Note(fr) | Agenda(en) | Agenda(fr) \nTo Register –  \nThe emergence of new technologies has created new opportunities in the areas of peace and security especially in conflict prevention\, peace operations\, peace building. New technologies have made it possible to collect data in crime and conflict enhancing the efficiency of early warning and response. Peace operations can now be implemented in asymmetric threat environment and monitoring and observation can be performed more efficiently as a result of this advancement. Similarly\, they foster the peacebuilding efforts down to local level. In addition\, changes in technology have always impacted theatres of war and peace. With such advancement comes the engagement of new technologies such as drones and other modern forms of hybrid warfare that introduces their own set of new challenges. They also carry the potential for adverse effects like the danger posed by the militarization of emerging technologies\, especially if used in the context of terrorism. Moreover\, cell phones and the Internet in addition to enhancing civic participation and empowerment are increasingly being employed to facilitate conflicts by serving as channel of communication\, control public belief\, raise awareness on new warfare techniques\, documenting intelligence\, and taking on cyber-attacks by Violent extremists\, organized crime and gangs etc.
URL:https://ipss-addis.org/event/emerging-technologies-and-their-impact-on-peace-and-security-in-africa/
LOCATION:Virtual Conference(Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Virtual Pre-Tana Regional Multi-Stakeholders’ Dialogue
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Addis_Ababa:20210907T140000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Addis_Ababa:20210907T170000
DTSTAMP:20260425T032649
CREATED:20210723T112428Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210905T063920Z
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SUMMARY:Emerging Dynamics in Peace Support Operations in Africa
DESCRIPTION:Click here to download – Concept Note | Register Here \n In collaboration with GIZ\, the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) and the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) will convene a workshop on “Emerging Dynamics in Peace Operations in Africa” on 7 September 2021 in Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia. The workshop will specifically engage emerging topics on Humanitarian\, Development and Peace (HDP) Nexus as well as Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Peace Support Operations (MHPSS) in contexts of peace operations in Africa. The workshop aims to deepen the understanding of the HDP Nexus and MHPSS and the implemental role of national and regional actors. The workshop ensures further discussion of two baseline reports on the HDP Nexus as well as MHPSS in peace operations contexts in Africa. In line with these reports\, two tailor-made training curricula have been piloted at the KAIPTC including “Managing HDP Nexus in conflict and post-conflict settings in Africa” as well as the “Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Peace Support Operations (MHPSS)”.
URL:https://ipss-addis.org/event/emerging-dynamics-in-peace-operations-in-africa/
LOCATION:Hybrid(Inperson at Sharaton and Virtual)
CATEGORIES:Hybrid Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Addis_Ababa:20210819T100000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Addis_Ababa:20210819T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T032649
CREATED:20210812T103125Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210915T091231Z
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SUMMARY:Hybrid Pre Tana 2021 Regional Multi-Stakeholders' Dialogue:  Human and Drug Trafficking in Africa: Unlocking Human Freedom
DESCRIPTION:Click here to download – Concept Note (EN)  :  (FR) | Agenda (EN) : (FR) \nClick here to – Register \nVenue: Online via Zoom \nDrug and human trafficking is not only a global issue affecting everyone from all corners of the world but also an extensive and prevalent threat to peace and security in Africa. The challenges of drug trafficking has risen above all five regions of the continent where some are experiencing a rapid and disastrous decline. Besides engaging in illegal cultivation\, manufacture\, distribution and sale of prohibited substance\, drug trafficking fosters other forms of crime\, such as money laundering\, corruption etc. It is also employed to raise income necessary to acquire weapons either by corrupting government officials responsible for the enforcement of law\, the military or by misusing funds allocated to conflict resolution. This among others further set hurdles and lengthen the duration of armed conflicts making them more fatal. It is also an ideal source of money for terrorist groups\, sustaining crime\, criminal acts and deteriorating the rule of law. The continent is not only a major transit route in the international trade of controlled drugs but also major consumer and distributer. Coupled with the youth bulge and growing level of unemployment\, this scenario pauses further threats to security in Africa.
URL:https://ipss-addis.org/event/human-and-drug-trafficking-in-africa-unlocking-human-freedom/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Pre-Tana Regional Multi-Stakeholders’ Dialogue
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Addis_Ababa:20210812T090000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Addis_Ababa:20210812T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T032649
CREATED:20210805T124938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210915T092007Z
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SUMMARY:Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Sustainable Peace and Security
DESCRIPTION:Click here to download – Concept Note (EN)  :  (FR)  |  Agenda (EN)  :  (FR) \nClick here to – Register \nVenue: Online via Zoom \nThe 10th edition of the Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa will take place on 25-29 October 2021 in Bahir Dar in hybrid format under the theme\, “Managing Security Threats: Building Resilience for the Africa We Want”. In line with this\, the secretariat holds the youth consultation forum which provides a platform for young Africans to engage and mobilize on the Tana Forum theme and youth related issues. Youth day will also be celebrated at international level on 12 of August 2021 under the theme “Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health” which availed an ideal opportunity to hold the Pre-Tana Youth Consultation Forum on one of the threats Africa faces today i.e.\, Food Insecurity. Hence\, the Tana Forum Secretariat in partnership with UNESCO will organise a regional youth consultation forum on the theme “Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Sustainable Peace and Security” which resonates with both the theme of the international youth day and this year’s Tana Forum.
URL:https://ipss-addis.org/event/transforming-food-systems-youth-innovation-for-sustainable-peace-and-security/
LOCATION:Hybrid Conference (Sheraton Hotel\, Addis Ababa)\, Ethiopia
CATEGORIES:Pre-Tana Youth Consultation Forum
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