THE KAMPALA GEOPOLITICS CONFERENCE 2024
The African dimensions
in international debates
23rd and 24th October 2024
Yusuf Lule Central Teaching Facility Auditorium, Pool Road, Makerere University
PREVIOUS EDITIONS
2023 Highlights
The recent Kampala Geopolitics Conference provided a platform for visionary African leaders and thinkers to share their perspectives on the continent’s role in international debates. Held under the overarching theme “The African Dimensions in International Debates,” the conference showcased insightful discussions on security, geopolitics and development across the continent.
ABOUT
Why Attend
The Kampala Geopolitics Conference is an academic
public event discussing current geopolitical trends and
hot topics. Initiated in 2018 by the Embassy of France to
Uganda, the concept of the Geopolitics Conference is
based on the initiative of IRIS (Institut de Relations
Internationales et Stratégiques) which organises in
Nantes, France, on a yearly basis a global conference to
debate major contemporary international relations
issues.
After four successful years, the conference has become a
regional flagship bearer for Geopolitical debates: by
complimenting global conversations with regional and
African perspectives, the conference sets the course for
balanced discourse and places sustainable
development, global peace and international
cooperation in the limelight.
SPEAKERS
Meet the speakers
The biggest minds from more than 10 countries in Africa and beyond
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PROGRAMME
Wednesday 23rd October, 2024
9.00 – 10.15
Arrival/ Introduction
10.15 – 11.15
Opening Remarks
11.15 – 11.45
Exhibition Opening & Poetry Reading / Morning snacks
1.15 – 13.15
Morning Panel Session
13.15 – 14.15
Lunch
14.30 – 19.30
Afternoon Panel Sessions 1, 2 and 3
Thursday 24th October, 2024
9.00 – 10.15
Arrival/ Introduction
10.15 – 11.15
Keynote Speech
11.15 – 11.45
Morning snacks
1.15 – 13.15
Morning Panel Session
13.15 – 14.15
Lunch
14.30 – 19.30
Afternoon Panel Sessions 1, 2 and 3
Scenarios for Somalia and the Region after ATMIS
The Role of Cultural and Creative Industries for the African Soft Power
Closing the Global Digital Divide – Advancing Digital Inclusion and Economic Opportunities for All
East Africa as Part of the “Indo Pacific Theatre”
The Rapidly Growing African Population – Is the Continent Set for a Demographic Dividend?
The New Scramble for Africa – Emerging Geopolitics and International Relations in Africa
In the unfolding of diplomatic developments in the past two decades, the United
States, China, and Russia have struggled to recruit and maintain African allies. While
none of these powers is new to the continent, China’s economic rise and
determination to dislodge the United States off its global base have raised the
geopolitical stakes. Even without financial muscle like USA and China, Russia has also
become a strategic player on the continent. In the most recent global developments
that have required states to show their alliance with particular power centres, African
states have so far exhibited diplomatic intelligence and independence. The Russian
invasion of Ukraine is one global development where African states have revealed
diplomatic intelligence not generally associated with global subalterns.
Moderator
- Charles Mwanguhya Mpagi
Speakers
- Prof. Kasaija Phillip Apuuli
- Dr Nansozi K. Muwanga
- Ahmed Hadji
- Louis Namwanja Kizito
Wednesday 23rd October, 2024
9.00 – 10.15
Contact Event Support
- 24, Kololo Hill Lane, Kololo.
- Kampala, Uganda
- Email: sipodi.east@kas.de
- www.kas.de/en/web/sipodi-east
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