acf domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home/atwarsxd/kgc.indeginus.com/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6131fluentform domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home/atwarsxd/kgc.indeginus.com/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6131fluentformpro domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home/atwarsxd/kgc.indeginus.com/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6131The conference is organised by Makerere University in partnership with Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS), UN Women, and the Embassy of France. It is scheduled to focus on discussing current geopolitical questions and trends – inspired by the flagship event of the “Geopolitics of Nantes” in France.
This year’s conference will host 14 roundtables on a variety of topics relating to global challenges, security, regional trends, sustainable development, sport, culture, and society among others.
The high-level conference will offer an interactive platform for dialogue and free exchange on contemporary, regional, and international debates to move global debates to an African stage. Experts from Uganda and the African continent will be joined by international researchers to engage in participatory and documented debates on global topics.
The COVID-19 pandemic has restructured relations between African states and other external partners necessitating the need for re-prioritization of strategic issues. The Geopolitics panel on global health partnerships will seek to address this.
“The conference will focus on key points like democracy and freedom of speech as one of the biggest issues in France. We are not saying we are the only ones to talk about democracy and freedom of speech, but it’s very important that we debate on those kinds of issues,” said Julie-Armand Aniambossou the French Ambassador to Uganda.
The conference will also feature cultural performances and an exhibition, plus training of journalists on how to report different topics.
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Today, the African region continues to face serious challenges distorting several countries’ attempts and efforts to develop. Relatively, experts say low economic recovery, civil wars, and climate change continue to force large numbers of people to flee their homes as refugees and migrants.
Whether sub-Saharan countries can cooperate to address these challenges through regional or continental bodies such as the African Union will largely determine the continent’s future.
It’s against this background, therefore, that experts from Uganda and Africa as well as international researchers will convene in Kampala to discuss and provide relevant solutions to addressing such challenges.
The two-day annual event dubbed Kampala Geopolitics Conference (KGC) is an academic public dialogue where experts will discuss current geopolitical questions and trends.
“It is inspired by the flagship event of the “Geopolitics of Nantes” in France. The KGC is a high-level conference offering an interactive platform for dialogue and free exchange on contemporary, regional and international debates to move global debates to an African stage. Experts from Uganda and the African continent will be joined by international researchers to engage in participatory and documented debates on global topics,” reads part of the statement issued by the organizers of the conference that starts on November 15, 2022.
Nils Wormer, the Director of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung’s regional program on security dialogue for East Africa, said that the conference aims at offering an interactive platform for dialogue and free exchange on contemporary, regional, and international debates to move global debates to an African stage.
“The COVID-19 pandemic is restructuring relationships between African governments and external partners, creating an opportunity for a hard reset and a re-prioritization of strategic
issues.” “The geopolitics panel on global health partnerships will seek to address this,” Wormer said. According to Wormer, this year’s conference will largely focus on key points like democracy
and freedom of speech as two of the biggest issues. “Today, the African region continues to face serious challenges that temper many countries’ ability to project power.” Relatively low economic recovery, civil wars, and climate change
“Those will be some of the debates to get solutions to address the challenges,” Wormer said. Africa is home to some of the world’s fastest-growing economies, despite a sharp economic decline since the COVID-19 pandemic. Many experts have identified Africa as the next big frontier – as a global economic and political force. Thus, it is unsurprising that many global powers have again turned their attention to the continent. The conference will address new challenges such as energy insecurity excavated by external factors such as the Russia-Ukraine Invasion among others. “Regional governments and publics have been increasingly forthright with their frustrations with foreign partners—criticizing vaccine nationalism, racism abroad, and the asymmetry of bilateral ties,” reads a document from the organizers.
Other organizers of the KGC include the UN Women, and the Embassy of France. It is inspired by the flagship event of the “Geopolitics of Nantes” in France. The conference will also feature cultural performances and an exhibition, plus training of journalists on how to report different topics.
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