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Africa Symposium 2020: Advancing Africa's Governance, Peace, and Security

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The day-long symposium featured policymakers, practitioners, and subject matter experts from across the government, academia, and non-profit sectors speaking to some of the most critical issues facing Africa and U.S.-Africa relations in the governance, peace, and security domains. General Norton A. Schwartz (USAF, Ret.) (Institute for Defense Analyses), Dr. Monde Muyangwa (Wilson Center), and Ms. Magdalena Bajll (National Intelligence Manager for Africa) offered introductory remarks. Major General Christopher E. Craige, U.S. Africa Command, gave the keynote address, and Ms. Whitney Baird, Deputy Assistant Secretary for West Africa and Security Affairs, Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department of State, and Mr. Pete Marocco, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for African Affairs, Department of Defense gave special remarks. 120 participants joined the events, including diplomats from 9 embassies and U.S. government policymakers from the Department of Defense, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Department of State, USAID, and the U.S. Agency for Global Media.

You may download the event agenda below. A full event report and policy paper will be released in the coming weeks.

Event Sponsors

Africa Program
Africa Symposium 2020: Advancing Africa's Governance, Peace, and Security

Speakers

Whitney Baird
Deputy Assistant Secretary for West Africa and Security Affairs, Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Pete Marocco
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for African Affairs, Department of Defense 
Lina Benabdallah
Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Wake Forest University
Jaimie Bleck
Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Notre Dame
Judd Devermont
Africa Program Director, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Sandra Pepera
Director, Gender, Women and Democracy, National Democratic Institute
Paul D. Williams
Paul D. Williams
Former Fellow;
Professor of International Affairs and, Associate Director, M.A. Security Policy Studies Program, The George Washington University

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Africa Program

The Africa Program works to address the most critical issues facing Africa and US-Africa relations, build mutually beneficial US-Africa relations, and enhance knowledge and understanding about Africa in the United States. The Program achieves its mission through in-depth research and analyses, public discussion, working groups, and briefings that bring together policymakers, practitioners, and subject matter experts to analyze and offer practical options for tackling key challenges in Africa and in US-Africa relations.   Read more

Africa Program