Academic Conference on Africa 2023: Programme

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Tuesday, 5 December

Theme: "African Governance: Assessing the State of the State"
Location: Conference Room 2, UN Headquarters, New York
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. New York local time

 

Opening Remarks

 

Welcome Message

 

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

 

Featured Discussant

  • Dr. Anouar Boukhars, Professor of Countering Violent Extremism and Counterterrorism, Africa Center for Strategic Studies

 

Paper Presentation

  • Mapping State Capacity in Africa: Professionalism and Reach by Dr. Matthias Krönke, Researcher, Afrobarometer
  • Discussant Feedback

 

Interactive Dialogue

  • Audience participation
  • Other interactive exchanges, etc.

 

Wednesday, 6 December

Theme: "Complexities of Resilience in Africa: Expanding the Perspective"
Location: Conference Room 2, UN Headquarters, New York
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. New York local time

 

Panel Discussion

  • MODERATOR: Prof. Zitha Mokomane, Professor of Sociology, University of Pretoria
  • Prof. Charles Amo-Agyemang, Professor of Politics and International Relations, University of Ghana
  • Prof. Chika Esiobu, Visiting Professor of African Studies and Economic Development, Soka University
  • Prof. Tolbert Nyenswah, LL.B., M.P.H., DrPH, Senior Research Associate, International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University

 

Paper Presentation

  • The Resilience of Displaced Communities in Africa: Study of Central African and Nigerian Cases Settled in Cameroon by Dr. Cédric Yasser Nzouakeu Nyandjou, Associate Professor, University of Dschang
  • Discussant Feedback

 

Paper Presentation

  • Redefining African Futures through Resilience: Exploring Maasai Economic Diversification for Sustainable Livelihoods in Kilosa, Tanzania by Dr. Venance Shillingi, Senior Lecturer, Researcher and Consultant in Strategic Management, School of Public Administration & Management, Mzumbe University
  • Discussant Feedback

 

Interactive Dialogue

  • Audience participation
  • Other interactive exchanges, etc.

 

Thursday, 7 December

Theme: "Looking to the Future: The Role of African Academics in Building the Africa and the World we Want"
Location: Conference Room 2, UN Headquarters, New York
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. New York local time

 

Panel Discussion

  • MODERATOR: Prof. Rita Edozie, Interim Dean and Professor of Global Governance and International Relations, University of Massachusetts
  • Prof. Molefi Kete Asante, Professor, Department of Africology, Temple University
  • Prof. Frieda Ekotto, Professor of Afro-American and African Studies and Comparative Literature, University of Michigan
  • Prof. Toyin Falola, Professor of History and Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities, University of Texas - Austin
  • Dr. Mardia Stone, MD, MPH, Consultant; Senior Advisor, Department of Psychiatry/Global Psychiatry, Boston University Chobanian and Avedesian School of Medicine

 

Paper Presentation

  • Pathways to Issue-Based Politics in Africa: A Qualitative Case Study of Ghana by Ms. Grace Akosua Dankwa, Chapter President, Net Impact Ghana
  • Discussant Feedback

 

Interactive Dialogue

  • Audience participation
  • Other interactive exchanges, etc.

 

Closing Remarks

United Nations Peace and Development Trust Fund

General Information

  • Financing for Development
  • Sustainable Development to Promote Peace
  • Democracy, Resilience, and Human Capital
  • Science, Technology, and Innovation
  • Industrialization, Demographic Dividend, and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
  • Energy and Climate Action
  • TORs
  • Application Process
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