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ISS Seminar: Making Sense of Regime Change in Africa and Launch of New ISS Magazine: The-African.org

Date: 2009-06-13 to Invalid date

ISS Seminar: Making Sense of Regime Change in Africa and Launch of New ISS Magazine: The-African.org
Cape Town, 13 June 2009

 

Truly Afro-centric, the-african.org is a new bi-monthly magazine that draws on the first-hand experience of Africa`s top researchers and journalists, providing insightful and thought-provoking views and analyses of our continent`s business, political, socio-economic and cultural issues.

 

Please join the Institute for Security Studies at the launch of this exciting new magazine where the country’s eminent thought leaders on African affairs will participate in an insightful debate.

 

Topic: Where there’s a coup, there’s a way: making sense of regime change in Africa

 

Is there such a thing as a good coup? Who really benefited from the recent ‘regime changes’ in Madagascar, Guinea, Guinea Bissau and others? Our specialists look at the recent events in Africa and what they mean for how our continent is run.

 

Panellists:

 

  • Jean-Jacques Cornish: J-J is a veteran journalist on African affairs

  • Chris Maroleng: Chris is the Africa editor for e-TV and also widely consulted on issues relating to peace and security in Africa

  • Issaka Souaré: Issaka is a senior researcher at the ISS African Security Analysis Programme and author of the acclaimed book Civil Wars and Coups d`État in West Africa: An Attempt to Understand the Roots and Prescribe Possible Solutions

 

Facilitator:

 

  • Liesl Louw-Vaudran: Liesl is the editor of the-african.org

 

Date: Saturday, 13 June 2009
Time: 11h00 – 11h45
Venue: Cape Town Book Fair, Cape Town International Convention Centre, Room 1.41 and 1.42

 

Register and Win!

 

To receive the launch issue of the-african.org for free, please click here. By subscribing to the launch issue, you also stand a chance of winning a one-year subscription to the-african.org.

 

Enquiries: Ms Liesl Louw-Vaudran, Tel: (012) 346 90500; Email: [email protected]

 

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