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Peace and Security Issues at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation
Chinese and African political leaders met last year in Senegal for the eighth ministerial meeting of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). On January 19, USIP hosted a discussion on the key takeaways from FOCAC 2021, China's long-term strategy in Africa's peace and security landscape, how China's bilateral relationships in Africa affect conflict dynamics — for example, in Ethiopia, where China has played an outsized economic role — and what it all means for U.S. foreign policy.
Speakers
Lise Grande, opening remarks
President and CEO, U.S. Institute of Peace
Abdul Hakeem Ajijola
Chair, African Union Cyber Security Expert Group
Garth le Pere
Professor, University of Pretoria; Senior Associate, Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection
Heather Ashby, moderator
Senior Program Officer, Strategic Security and Stability, U.S. Institute of Peace
Joseph Sany, closing remarks
Vice President, Africa Center, U.S. Institute of Peace
For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/peace-and-security-issues-forum-china-africa-cooperation
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Chinese and African political leaders met last year in Senegal for the eighth ministerial meeting of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). On January 19, USIP hosted a discussion on the key takeaways from FOCAC 2021, China's long-term strategy in Africa's peace and security landscape, how China's bilateral relationships in Africa affect conflict dynamics — for example, in Ethiopia, where China has played an outsized economic role — and what it all means for U.S. foreign policy.
Speakers
Lise Grande, opening remarks
President and CEO, U.S. Institute of Peace
Abdul Hakeem Ajijola
Chair, African Union Cyber Security Expert Group
Garth le Pere
Professor, University of Pretoria; Senior Associate, Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection
Heather Ashby, moderator
Senior Program Officer, Strategic Security and Stability, U.S. Institute of Peace
Joseph Sany, closing remarks
Vice President, Africa Center, U.S. Institute of Peace
For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/peace-and-security-issues-forum-china-africa-cooperation
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