The Future of Peacekeeping Missions in Africa

Описание: Africa Study Group Webinar - Wednesday, April 24, 2024

The Future of Peacekeeping Missions in Africa

With the geopolitical dynamics in Africa and the rise of transnational actors - organized criminals or terrorist networks, for example - the nature of conflicts has changed radically since the end of the Second World War, when the first "classic" peacekeeping operations took place. Hence the need for an imperative change in both responsibilities and operational strategies for peacekeeping missions in Africa. UN and regional peace operations are now under additional pressure to adapt. It is therefore important to examine the challenges and prospects of this new geopolitical dynamic in/on Africa, Canada and the rest of the world.

Speakers

Ambassador Mbari Calixte Aristide, African Union Commission, Head of Democracy, Elections, Constitutionalism, Rule of Law and Transitional Justice Division, Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security(PAPS)

Sarah-Myriam Martin-Brûlé, Full Professor at Bishop’s University in Quebec and Non-Resident Fellow at the International Peace Institute, New York. She is the Deputy Director of the Centre FrancoPaix.

John G. Cockell Peace and Stabilization Operations Program (PSOPs) | Programme pour les operations de paix et la stabilisation (PSOPs); Global Affairs Canada; and Senior Fellow, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA) University of Ottawa

Moderator:

Cheickh T. Bangoura, President of the Africa Study Group (ASG), former UN diplomat, lawyer and expert in the rule of law, international justice and international affairs.