South Africa navigates its new role as IORA head
As chair of the Indian Ocean Rim Association, South Africa faces both challenges and opportunities.
South Africa will be the chair of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) for 2017-2019. Heading this increasingly prominent international organisation could not only benefit South Africa, but enable other Indian Ocean states to develop their maritime domains.
This seminar will discuss South Africa’s priorities and goals as IORA chair, along with the challenges it is likely to encounter and how to navigate such obstacles over the next two years.
Chair: Timothy Walker, Researcher, ISS
Speakers:
Prof Narnia Bohler-Muller, Human Science Research Council and IORA Academic Group Chair
Prof Anthoni van Nieuwkerk, Wits School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
Mr Gareth Rees, Acting Director: IBSA, IORA and Operation Phakisa, DIRCO
Picture: DIRCO
