Webinar Invitation | Trends: The Youth Bulge, Security, And Peace In Africa

Trends: The Youth Bulge, Security,

and Peace In Africa

Dear colleague,

The Africa Center for Strategic Studies, the Office of the African Union Youth Envoy, and the African Union’s Youth4Peace Africa Program invite you to a virtual academic webinar to assess the magnitude and scope of security risks and opportunities associated with the youth bulge in Africa and discuss the role of youth in promoting security and peace. It will also thereby launch a series of webinars that will socialize the youth, peace, and security (YPS) agenda, explore how youth are contributing to peacebuilding, and discuss the key ingredients for support of YPS.

Thursday, August 11, 2022

1200-1400 UTC

Dakar (1200-1400 UTC)

Abuja (1300-1500 UTC+1)

Johannesburg (1400-1600 UTC+2)

Mogadishu (1500-1700 UTC+3)

Washington, DC (0800-1000 UTC-4)

To register for the webinar, please click here:

Speakers:

Ms. Chido Cleopatra Mpemba

Special Envoy on Youth

Africa Union

Dr. Olawale Ismail

Lecturer in Leadership, Peace, & Development Education

King's College London

Ms. Muneinazvo Kujeke

Research Officer

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

Moderator: Dr. Joel Amegboh

Assistant Professor for African Security Studies

Africa Center for Strategic Studies

You are welcome to share this invitation with interested colleagues. The webinar will be held on Zoom, with simultaneous interpretation available in Arabic, English, French, and Portuguese. The Zoom link will be sent to registered participants.

If you have any questions, please contact us by email: ACSSregistrar@ndu.edu, by phone or WhatsApp: (+1) 571-232-7239.

Sincerely,

Amanda J. Dory

Director

To register for the webinar, please click here:

The webinar will take place on:

Thursday, August 11, 2022, 1200-1400 UTC

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