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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
- Ms. Cristina Duarte, Under-Secretary-General and United Nations Special Adviser on Africa
Welcome Message
- , 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
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 Kr?nke, 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
- , Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations
- Cristina Duarte, Under-Secretary-General and United Nations Special Adviser on Africa
