Academic Conference on Africa 2023: 5 December

Opening Remarks

• Ms. Cristina Duarte, Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser on Africa

Welcome Message

• Prof. Wole Soyinka, Playwright, poet, and political activist; Nobel Laureate in Literature

Panel Discussion

• MODERATOR: Prof. Kelechi Kalu, Professor of Political Science, University of California, Riverside
• Prof. Awino Okech, Professor of Feminist and Security Studies, SOAS University of London
• Prof. Siba N’Zatioula Grovogui, Professor of International Relations Theory and Law, Cornell University
• Prof. Zachariah Mampilly, Marxe Endowed Chair of International Affairs, Baruch College; Affiliate Professor of Political Science, Graduate Center, City University of New York; Co-Founder of the Program on African Social Research