Upcoming Events
POWER AND DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA
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 National Dialogue: The Preferred Way to Perpetual Peace in Ethiopia
This event is by invitations only
The 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’.
Ethiopia 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...
Pre-Tana Multi-Stakeholders Dialogue: The Impact of Peace and Security on Culture & Heritage Protection in Africa
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The 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...
Cross Border Water Diplomacy
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."
The...
Validation Workshop: Capacity Building Collaboration Project
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The 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....
Rethinking Securitisation of Public Health in Africa: A Frame of Reference
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The 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...
Outcomes of the 2022 AU Summit: What next for Africa’s peace and security?
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The 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...
POST-ELECTION LIBYA AND THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU)
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Libya 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...
Security Crisis in the Horn of Africa
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The Horn of Africa, which has been a hot...
NATIONAL STAKEHOLDERS WORKSHOP: Migration, Urbanisation & Conflict in Africa Research Project
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...