13 Aug 2008: ISS Seminar, Addis Ababa: Prospects for Democratic Governance in Mauritania

ISS Seminar: Prospects for Democratic Governance in Mauritania
Addis Ababa, 13 August 2008

 

The Direct Conflict Prevention Programme (DCP) of the ISS Addis Ababa office would like to cordially invite you to a public seminar entitled: Prospects for Democratic Governance in Mauritania. The seminar will seek to interrogate the causes and origins of current political crisis in Mauritania and explore future scenarios including the role of the African Union and the international community. The DCP strives to complement and support the work of the African union (AU) particularly on issues of peace and security.

 

The ISS public seminar series is part of the DCP effort at consensus building by providing a platform for sharing information, encouraging policy debates and dialogues on the African peace and security agenda. The aim is to stimulate quality discussion, in-depth and constructive interaction between participants. To allow for construction interaction, presentations will be introductory remarks aimed at stimulating unconstrained discussion.

 

The panelists will include a Mauritanian political scientist Dr Moussa DIAW of the University of Gaston Berge, Senegal

 

Time: 9h30 – 12h30
Venue: ISS, First Floor, Ki-Ab Building, Alexander Pushkin Street, Pushkin Square, Addis Ababa

 

For queries, confirmations and regrets please contact: Ms. Yemissrach Tadesse. Phone:  (+251) 011-372-11-54; Fax (+251) 011-372-59-54; E-mail: [email protected]

 

Please note that discussions occur under the Chatham House rules, which means no attribution without specific permission.

 

Seminar Documentation