Governance, Security and Peace in
Africa
The 2012 Achebe Colloquium on Africa at Brown University will focus on several
crucial issues that are impacting the continent and the world, including the
security situation throughout northern, central, and eastern Africa,
ethno-religious insurgency and regime change in West Africa, and peace-building
efforts taking place in southern Africa. The colloquium will be held Friday and
Saturday, Dec. 7-8, 2012, at Brown University and will be available live online.
The Achebe Colloquium on Africa brings together an international group of scholars, officials from African governments, the United Nations, the United States, the European Union, and other organizations for two days of intense deliberation and exchange of ideas on the importance of strengthening democracy and peace on the African continent. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required as space is limited.
This year’s colloquium, titled “Governance, Security and Peace in Africa,” will focus on several key issues that are defining political and economic developments in Africa and the world. Panel discussions will highlight the security issues that challenge the establishment of institutions and principles of good governance on the continent. Invited panelists will discuss the complex security issues confronting African nations, security challenges surrounding the proliferation of small arms and light weapons, piracy and terrorism, and the continuance of ethnic and religious conflict.
Mo Ibrahim
Distinguished keynote speakers for the 2012 Achebe Colloquium on Africa
include Ambassador Dhanojak Obongo, deputy head of mission for the Republic of
South Sudan to the United States; Mohamed Ibrahim, founder of the Mo Ibrahim
Foundation; Mamphela Ramphele, former managing director of the World Bank; Shehu
Sani, Nigerian activist, playwright, author, and the president of Civil Rights
congress; Bisa Williams, U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Niger; and Johnny
Moloto, deputy chief of mission for the Embassy of the Republic of South Africa
in the United States.
In addition, novelist, activist, and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga, and singer, poet, and lyricist Nneka will participate in the deliberations.
This will be Brown’s fourth annual Achebe Colloquium on Africa. The 2011 colloquium explored several challenges facing the region, including the Arab Spring and the crisis in Darfur. The 2010 colloquium focused attention on three African nations — Rwanda, Congo, and Nigeria — and the crucial issues impacting the countries, the continent, and the world. The inaugural 2009 colloquium addressed the problems and prospects of the 2010 Nigerian elections.
This year»s colloquium schedule and other details are available online at www.brown.edu/conference/achebe-colloquium/.
In addition, novelist, activist, and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga, and singer, poet, and lyricist Nneka will participate in the deliberations.
This will be Brown’s fourth annual Achebe Colloquium on Africa. The 2011 colloquium explored several challenges facing the region, including the Arab Spring and the crisis in Darfur. The 2010 colloquium focused attention on three African nations — Rwanda, Congo, and Nigeria — and the crucial issues impacting the countries, the continent, and the world. The inaugural 2009 colloquium addressed the problems and prospects of the 2010 Nigerian elections.
This year»s colloquium schedule and other details are available online at www.brown.edu/conference/achebe-colloquium/.
Editors: Brown University has a fiber link television studio
available for domestic and international live and taped interviews, and
maintains an ISDN line for radio interviews. For more information, call (401)
863-2476.
All
those planning to attend must register. Registration is free and can be done
through the website below:
http://brown.edu/conference/achebe-colloquium/registration-0
Courtney Coelho
News Officer (Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences)
Office of Media Relations
Brown University
401-863-7287
401-863-2476
http://news.brown.edu
Email enquiries should be addressed to: achebecolloquium@brown.edu
http://brown.edu/conference/achebe-colloquium/registration-0
Courtney Coelho
News Officer (Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences)
Office of Media Relations
Brown University
401-863-7287
401-863-2476
http://news.brown.edu
Email enquiries should be addressed to: achebecolloquium@brown.edu
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