[05.10.09] Violence and Protection: Two Perspectives on Current Conflict Dynamics in Africa
The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) has the pleasure of inviting you to its annual seminar on the security situation in Africa, in collaboration with the Institute for Security Studies (ISS).
Violence and Protection: Two Perspectives on Current Conflict Dynamics in Africa
Programme [12.30-15.20]
Chair: Jan Egeland, Director NUPI
Session I: Protection of Civilians and Responsibility to Protect – in an African Context (12:30-13:45)
- Introduction by Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre on protection of civilians
- Challenges of Civilian Protection in African Conflicts: Darfur and Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo by Wafula Okumu, ISS
- UN Peacekeeping and the Protection of Civilians by Benjamin de Carvalho and Jon Harald Sande Lie, NUPI
- Discussion
13:45-14:00: Coffee break
Session II: Entrepreneurs of Violence: Militias and Rebel Movements (14:00-15:30)
- Entrepreneurs of Violence in Africa today by Richard Cornwell, ISS
- A Case Study of FDLR – Democratic Republic of the Congo by Henri Boshoff, ISS
- A Case Study of Al-Shabaab – Somalia by Paula Roque, ISS
- Discussion
The seminar is organised as part of the NUPI’s activities within the Training for Peace in Africa Programme which is funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Institute of Security Studies (ISS) is a leading African human security research institution guided by a broad approach on security issues reflective of the changing nature and origin of threats to human development. ISS is also a partner in the Training for Peace in Africa Programme and facilitates specialised training, research, publications and policy development in support of ongoing efforts to establish regional capacities for peacekeeping and peace-building interventions