Resilient and trusted states are Africa’s pathway to durable peace
This webinar explores the need for improved service delivery and equitable resource distribution as preconditions for peace.
Date: 2026-04-14
Time: 15:00 to 17:00
Venue: Online via Zoom
To achieve durable peace, Africa needs states that earn their citizens' trust and better control their economic and financial flows through strong and accountable institutions. Inspired by the UN Secretary-General’s 2025 report on promoting durable peace through sustainable development in Africa, this webinar explores how inadequate service delivery and weak institutions fuel conflict.
Speakers will discuss links between the absence of effective state authority and the erosion of the social contract; how more equitable natural resource governance can foster development; pathways for domestic resource mobilisation; and how the state can expand its administrative reach and authority by delivering justice and essential services.
This event is co-hosted by the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) and the United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (UNOSAA).
Moderator: Dr Dawit Yohannes, Senior Researcher and Project Manager, ISS/Training for Peace
Panelists:
- Prof Peyi Soyinka-Airewele, Professor of African and Comparative/International Politics, Ithaca College, New York (TBC)
- Marit Yayehyirad Kitaw, Economic Affairs Officer, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
- Arif Abdeljalil, African Union Youth Ambassador (Northern Region)
- AU Commission representative (TBC)
