Events
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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 […]
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The New AU Continental Strategy for Better Integrated Border Governance: How can it contribute to Agenda 2063?
Virtual via KUDOClick here to download Concept Note | Agenda | Click here to register Africa has been dealing with border disputes since the establishment of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in the 1960s. Recognizing the importance of border governance in peace and security and following the OAU, the African Union (AU) committed itself to a […]
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Impact of Armed Conflicts on Cultural Property: Ensuring protection of our shared heritage under International Law
Click here to download Agenda | Concept Note (EN) | Concept Note (FR) Venue: Online via Zoom The African Union(AU) has dedicated 2021 as the year of ‘Arts, Culture and Heritage: Levers for Building Africa We Want’’. The AU believes that this theme would bring about enhanced unity and integration revitalizing the spirit of African […]
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MPSA alumni conference 2021
Hybrid Conference (Sheraton Hotel, Addis Ababa) , EthiopiaClick here to - Register | Click here download - Agenda Venue - Virtual via KUDO The Institution for Peace and Security (IPSS) is hosting the MPSA alumni conference for 2021 and it will be a two-day event (27 and 28 May 2021) that will bring together alumni from different cohorts. The event will be […]
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Hate Speech and Misinformation in Ethiopia
Hybrid Conference (Sheraton Hotel, Addis Ababa) , EthiopiaClick here to download - Agenda | Concept Note Click here to - Register Venue: Online via Zoom Hate speech, misinformation, and fake news have thrived in the Ethiopian media ecosystem, and particularly online. This is strongly correlated with significant, tragic, real-world events. During times of instability, hate speech and misinformation contributed to violence and […]
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The Role of Multilateralism in the Effective Implementation of the AfCFTA
Click here to download - Concept Note | Agenda Click here to - Register Venue: Online via KUDO The 2020 Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa was held on the theme “The AfCFTA: Revitalizing Pan-Africanism for Sustainable Peace and Development in Africa”. The discussions during the Forum underscored the need for a continuous dialogue […]
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Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Sustainable Peace and Security
Hybrid Conference (Sheraton Hotel, Addis Ababa) , EthiopiaClick here to download - Concept Note (EN) : (FR) | Agenda (EN) : (FR) Click here to - Register Venue: Online via Zoom The 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: […]
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Hybrid Pre Tana 2021 Regional Multi-Stakeholders’ Dialogue: Human and Drug Trafficking in Africa: Unlocking Human Freedom
Click here to download - Concept Note (EN) : (FR) | Agenda (EN) : (FR) Click here to - Register Venue: Online via Zoom Drug 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. […]
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Emerging Dynamics in Peace Support Operations in Africa
Hybrid(Inperson at Sharaton and Virtual)Click here to download - Concept Note | Register Here 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 […]
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Emerging Technologies and their Impact on Peace and Security in Africa
Virtual Conference(Zoom)Click here to download - Concept Note(en) : Concept Note(fr) | Agenda(en) | Agenda(fr) To Register - The 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 […]
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Rethinking the African Union’s approach in the Sahel
Virtual Conference(Zoom)To Register - Click here The 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. The crisis […]
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Positive Peace in Africa – The Environment We Need
Download - Concept Note The 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 […]