Crisis hotspots and the AU agenda
ISS analysts discuss the latest hotspots on the continent, and how the African Union is helping to resolve them.
Date: 2015-06-09
Time: 11:45 to 13:00
Venue: Radisson Blu Gautrain Hotel
, Sandton
, Johannesburg
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RSVP: Pennylope Mandula
Phone: +27 12 346 9500
Email: [email protected]
What are the key crisis hotspots on the continent that are, or should be, on the agenda of the African Union (AU) at its summit this month?
ISS researchers will provide updates and analysis on developments in Burundi, South Sudan, Mali, Nigeria and other situations.
They will discuss what the AU can do to help resolve these crises, what instruments it has, and what it has done so far. The briefing will also address the question of what role South Africa can and should play in these hotspots.
Presenters will give short briefings, followed by a question and answer session.
Chair: Stephanie Wolters, Head, Conflict Prevention and Risk Analysis division, ISS
Speakers:
- Dr Yolande Bouka, Researcher, ISS Nairobi
- Dr David Zounmenou, Senior Research Fellow, ISS Pretoria
This is one of a series of events hosted by the ISS during the AU Summit from 7 – 15 June in Johannesburg. Other ISS events during the AU Summit:
- Violent cities and economic growth, 8 June, Pretoria
- Women in security, 9 June, Johannesburg
- How Africa should respond to international crime, 9 June, Johannesburg
- How Africa’s conflict burden will impact its future, 12 June, Johannesburg
- UN Security Council Reform, 12 June, Johannesburg
