[27.09.10] Africa Day Seminar
Programme
Session 1 (11:15-12:30)
Welcome & Introductions
Moderator: Jan Egeland, NUPI Director
Welcoming remarks by Marida van der Westhuizen-Nel, South African Embassy
Will Elections bring more Peace to Africa?
Over the next few years there will be a number of important elections in Africa. What trends can be identified regarding the state of democratic politics and governance in Africa, at this point, and for the foreseeable future?
This section explores trends in African peace and security, and considers the prospects for peace and stability in a number of countries and regions that have been at risk in the recent past.
Presenter: David Zounmenou, Senior Researcher, African Conflict Prevention Programme, ISS
Discussion
12:30 Lunch break
Finger lunch provided courtesy of the South African Embassy
Session 2 (13:00-14:30)
A G5 for Africa? Exploring Club Governance in the Continent
African international institutions rely on consensus in most decision-making procedures – with potential negative consequences for the resolution of African peace and security issues. Could an African G5 prove more effective in finding lasting solutions to Africa’s challenges?
Presenter: Paul Simon Handy, Director Research, ISS
Moderator: Øyvind Eggen, NUPI
African Peacekeeping in Somalia: Exception or Future Norm?
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) represents a very different kind of ‘peacekeeping’ mission than is generally envisaged in African Union policies and plans. It is, in reality much more of an anti-insurgency stabilization mission, similar to NATO’s role in Afghanistan, than it is a peacekeeping mission. Is AMISOM a short-lived exception or does it represent the kind of missions that Africa is likely to be called upon to undertake in future?
Presenter: Henri Boshoff, Head Peace Missions Programme, ISS
Moderator: Cedric de Coning, NUPI and ACCORD