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SUMMARY:The Effectiveness of the “African Solutions to African Problems” in Silencing the Guns in Africa
DESCRIPTION:January 27\, 2022 at 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Cameroon TimeVia Zoom platform (Register here)Background\nThe African continent continues to face many complex challenges ranging from issues of governance\, poor socioeconomic development within its borders to growing terror attacks from extremist groups. Given this context\, Africa’s own insecurity is serving as a source of concern for not only the global community but also for African leaders. This growing concern is one of the contributing factors behind the phrase ‘African solutions to African problems’\, a phrase that has become the boast of the continent as well as a way to show that Africa has both the capability and determination to solve her own problems without any external interference. African leaders have continued to acknowledge the requirement for effective crisis management on the continent\, leading to the creation of the African Union (AU)\, which brings together African states in order to find African solutions to African problems.\nObjectives of the Dialogue\nThe objective of this dialogue is to involve Pan Africanists\, peace and security experts\, stakeholders and the general public on a discussion that will enable us to examine and assess the role and contribution Africans and African Institutions have mustered to resolve their problems without soliciting for foreign intervention in any form.\nWho should participate?\nThis event is open to Pan Africanists\, peace and security experts\, stakeholders and the general public both within and without Cameroon. It will also bring together individuals from the public and private sectors\, academia\, civil society organisations\, youth leaders\, journalists\, researchers\, traditional authorities\, religious leaders and human rights activists.\nExpected Output\nThe output will be the production of comprehensive and incisive evidenced-based policy recommendations that can be used by the RECs and the AU’s APSA and/or other bodies when adopting a definitive innovative policy in guaranteeing peace and security in Africa.\nPanelists\n.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-55{width:100% !important;margin-top : 10px;margin-bottom : 10px;}.fusion-builder-column-55 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-55{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-55 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-55{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-55 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}Dr Christopher Fomunyoh\nSenior Associate for Africa National Democratic Institute\, Washington\, DC\, US\n.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-56{width:33.333333333333% !important;margin-top : 10px;margin-bottom : 10px;}.fusion-builder-column-56 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 5.76%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 5.76%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-56{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-56 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-56{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-56 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}Chief Charles A. Taku\nInternational Law expert International Criminal Court\, The Hague\, Netherland\n.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-57{width:33.333333333333% !important;margin-top : 10px;margin-bottom : 10px;}.fusion-builder-column-57 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 5.76%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 5.76%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-57{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-57 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-57{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-57 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}Prof. Annie Barbara Chikwanha\nAssociate Professor – University of Johannesburg\nSouth-Africa\n.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-58{width:33.333333333333% !important;margin-top : 10px;margin-bottom : 10px;}.fusion-builder-column-58 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 5.76%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 5.76%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-58{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-58 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-58{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-58 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}Moderator – Francis Tazoacha\nDirector of Peace and Security Division – Nkafu Policy Institute\nYaoundé\, Cameroon \n.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-59{width:33.333333333333% !important;margin-top : 10px;margin-bottom : 10px;}.fusion-builder-column-59 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 5.76%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 5.76%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-59{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-59 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-59{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-59 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}\nOrganizers\nThis event will be organized by the Nkafu Policy Institute – a Think Tank at the Denis and Lenora Foretia Foundation.\n.fusion-button.button-24 {border-radius:0px;}.fusion-button.button-24 .fusion-button-text {text-transform:none;}REGISTER NOW.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-60{width:100% !important;margin-top : 10px;margin-bottom : 10px;}.fusion-builder-column-60 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-60{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-60 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-60{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-60 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-40{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}
URL:https://www.foretiafoundation.org/events/the-effectiveness-of-the-african-solutions-to-african-problems-in-silencing-the-guns-in-africa/
LOCATION:Zoom Online\, Zoom Online
CATEGORIES:Event,Events,Peace & Security Division
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SUMMARY:Assessing the Actions of Opposition Parties since the Democratic Transitions in Africa
DESCRIPTION:Assessing the Actions of Opposition Parties since the Democratic Transitions in AfricaTuesday November 23\, 2020\, 3pm-4.30pm via Zoom (Register Now) Context\nWith the democratic transitions of the 1990s\, multiparty politics was established as an essential component of democracy in Africa. Some political parties newly created during this period and constituted as opposition have succeeded in destabilising the dictatorships entrenched since independence. In total\, thirty-two (32) victories of the partisan opposition were recorded in nineteen (19) African countries. In countries where there has been no changeover at the top of the state\, the opposition has had a strong influence on the powers that be. This is the case\, for example\, in Cameroon with the Social Democratic Front (SDF)\, which has been the main opposition party for several years. This no less commendable past of the African opposition in the consolidation of the democratic process in Africa seems to be in contrast with its observable lethargy today. In fact\, the political opposition seems to be losing momentum while the democracy of which it is one of the guarantors is withering away as a result of the test of “perpetual governments” and coups d’état. The factors of this degeneration of the opposition are multiple: organisational weakness; pre-eminence of individualistic interests over national interests; leadership syndrome; inexistence or scarcity of political programmes; collusion with the party in power; messy coalitions\, etc. All these failures call into question the very existence of the opposition. All these failures call into question the role and the record of the opposition in the construction of democracy in Africa.\nObjective of the dialogue\nThe objective of this public dialogue is to discuss the dynamics of the opposition in Africa from democratic transitions to the present day\, to assess its successes\, to question its failures\, and to put its challenges into perspective in the face of the democratic peril in which Africa seems to be caught up.\nParticipants\nThis public dialogue is organised by the Governance and Democracy Division of the Nkafu Policy Institute Think Tank. It is open to all without restriction\, including experts\, political and economic entrepreneurs\, national and international civil society organisations\, academics\, students and citizens.\nPanelists\n– Ms. Rosebell Kagumire\, Communication consultant\, (Ouganda)\n– Dr Maryse Ogounchi\, Ph.D in political science\, Lecturer (Benin)\n– Dr. Noël Sofack\, Ph.D in geopolitics\, Rector of the Catholic Institute of Bafoussam (Cameroun)\n– Dr Mady Ibrahim Kanté\, Fellow in the Institute of Timbuktu (Mali)\nModerator\nDr Emmanuel Tata Sunjo\, Nkafu Policy Institute\nFor more information\, please write to us at info@foretiafoundation.org Pour plus d’informations\, merci de nous écrire à l’adresse info@foretiafoundation.org ou contacter le numéro Tél: (+237) 22 31 15 84 / 653 78 25 81 / 698 64 55 24.\n.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-71{width:100% !important;margin-top : 10px;margin-bottom : 10px;}.fusion-builder-column-71 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-71{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-71 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-71{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-71 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-46{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}
URL:https://www.foretiafoundation.org/events/assessing-the-actions-of-opposition-parties-since-the-democratic-transitions-in-africa/
LOCATION:Zoom Online\, Zoom Online
CATEGORIES:Event,Events,Governance & Democracy Division
ORGANIZER;CN="Nkafu Policy Institute":MAILTO:info@foretiafoundation_org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211119T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211119T163000
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SUMMARY:The challenges of women-led start-ups in sub-Saharan Africa
DESCRIPTION:November 19\, 2021\, 15:00-16:30 Via Zoom (Register Here)Context\nIn Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)\, women represent 50.09% of the total population (World Bank\, 2020) and hold immense potential for technological development and innovation. Of the working women\, about 27% are entrepreneurs and produce more than 65% of goods and services (Women in Africa\, 2019). While it is true that SSA has more female entrepreneurs than male entrepreneurs\, it should be remembered that many of the businesses started and run by these women are small companies with little opportunity for growth. According to a 2018 study by Rolland Berger\, nearly 24% of African women of working age are involved in business creation. However\, 80% of women’s employment remains vulnerable (World Bank\, 2019). Women’s entrepreneurship in Africa continues to face real challenges\, particularly in the digital field where they remain under-represented. In the technology industry in particular\, a 2016 study by Venture Capital for Africa found that only 9% of start-ups (innovative companies with high growth potential and speculative future value) in Africa are led by women in a market of over 700 million internet and mobile users. Genuine engagement of women in this industry would effectively contribute to overcoming a number of socio-economic challenges in this region (GEM Women’s Entrepreneurship\, report 2017).\nObjectives\nThis webinar aims to address the challenges faced by women in developing a start-up in sub-Saharan Africa. Specifically\, it will focus on:\nUnderstand the entrepreneurial process among women in SSA countries;\nIdentify the main barriers and obstacles to the development of start-ups\, particularly those run by women;\nElucidate the roles of other stakeholders in the development of women-led start-ups;\nTo present the challenges of the growth of women-led start-ups for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.\nTarget audience\nThis event is open and free to all. It specifically concerns: entrepreneurs\, leaders of business support structures in SSA\, officials in charge of promoting entrepreneurship in SSA countries; civil society\, leaders of women’s associations\, academics and students.\nContact\nEmail : info@foretiafoundation.org / Tél : (+237) 22 31 15 84 / 654 86 72 54\n.fusion-button.button-31 {border-radius:0px;}.fusion-button.button-31 .fusion-button-text {text-transform:none;}REGISTER NOW.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-74{width:100% !important;margin-top : 10px;margin-bottom : 10px;}.fusion-builder-column-74 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-74{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-74 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-74{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-74 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-49{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}
URL:https://www.foretiafoundation.org/events/the-challenges-of-women-led-start-ups-in-sub-saharan-africa/
LOCATION:Zoom Online\, Zoom Online
CATEGORIES:Event,Events,Social Entrepreneurship
ORGANIZER;CN="Nkafu Policy Institute":MAILTO:info@foretiafoundation_org
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SUMMARY:Time for Foreign Intervention in Ending the Anglophone Conflict in Cameroon
DESCRIPTION:November 11\, 2021\, at 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Cameroon TimeVenue: Zoom Platform (Register Here)Background\nGenerally\, little understood by Francophones\, the Anglophone problem dates back to the independence period. A poorly conducted re-unification\, based on centralisation and assimilation\, has led the Anglophone minority to feel politically and economically marginalised\, ignoring their cultural difference.  The government has taken several measures since March – creating a National Commission for Bilingualism and Multiculturalism; creating new benches for Common Law at the Supreme Court and new departments at the National School of Administration and Magistracy; recruiting Anglophone magistrates and 1\,000 bilingual teachers\, and turning the internet back on after a 92-day cut. Different stakeholders\, including the international community\, have made several efforts to resolve the crisis\, but the government has adopted a more state-centric approach in resolving the conflict that has proven abortive. The regime in Yaoundé seems more sensitive to international than to national pressure. Without firm\, persistent and coordinated pressure from its international partners\, it is unlikely that the government will seek lasting solutions.\nAgainst this framework\, the Peace and Security Division of the Nkafu Policy Institute has come up with this opportunity to encourage stakeholders of the conflict and the general public to participate and discuss whether it is time for the international community to intervene to end the deadly armed conflict.\nObjectives of the Dialogue\nThe event’s objective is to engage schools of thought\, stakeholders and the general public in debates and discussions on whether there is the need for foreign intervention to resolve the conflict in Anglophone Cameroon once and for all.\nWho should participate?\nThis event will bring together international stakeholders\, the public and private sectors\, academia\, civil society organizations\, NGOs\, youth leaders\, journalists\, researchers\, traditional authorities\, and human rights activists.\nExpected output\nTo produce a comprehensive and incisive evidence-based policy recommendations that the Cameroon government and other stakeholders will take into consideration in addressing the anglophone conflict.\nOrganizers\nThis event will be organized by the Nkafu Policy Institute – a Think Tank at the Denis and Lenora Foretia Foundation.\n.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-80{width:100% !important;margin-top : 10px;margin-bottom : 10px;}.fusion-builder-column-80 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-80{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-80 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-80{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-80 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-55{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}
URL:https://www.foretiafoundation.org/events/time-for-foreign-intervention-in-ending-the-anglophone-conflict-in-cameroon/
LOCATION:Zoom Online\, Zoom Online
CATEGORIES:Event,Events
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SUMMARY:Shaping an equitable post-COVID world: The role of Global South think tanks
DESCRIPTION:BackgroundSouthern Voice has organized two previous research conferences. The first one was held in 2015 in Istanbul\, and the second one in 2018 in Bangkok. For 2021\, the Research Conference will be organized virtually\, given the on-going challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and travel restrictions.\nPrevious editions have provided chances to highlight\, as well as strengthen\, research generated by Southern Voice scholars on the progress of the 2030 Agenda. Southern Voice organizes its General Assembly of members in conjunction with the research conference.\n 2021 is a unique time. One year into the pandemic\, policy debates are focusing on a number of issues: the uneven rollout of vaccines\, the dilemmas in dealing with the persistent virus\, lessons from the crisis and building back better. While challenges persist in the Global North\, the situation is much more dire in the Global South. Here\, countries continue to face fatal waves of infections without enough vaccine doses.\nUnder these circumstances\, Southern scholars play a critical role in refocusing the debates on the policy alternatives for an equitable recovery from this crisis on a national\, regional and global level. The goal is to contribute to the 2030 Agenda Decade of Action and propose new global priorities to counter the unequal progress across the SDGs. The conference will create an opportunity to harness the collective knowledge of our vast network to chart a path towards a recovery that leaves no one behind.\nThematic focus\nThe COVID-19 pandemic is having a significant impact across the social\, economic\, environmental and institutional dimensions of sustainable development. It is making recovery prospects much more complex than in previous crises. In fact\, the pandemic will not be “solved”\, in the strict sense. Rather\, solutions will represent reasonable compromise among various dimensions: technical\, economic\, political\, environmental and social.\nA critical concern among the Southern Voice network members is the fact that COVID-19 is increasing inequalities and exclusion across different dimensions of sustainable development. Recovery will not be an easy task. Policy decisions will need to consider how to use limited resources in a smart way.\nThe aim of Southern Voice’s conference is to seek solutions for an equitable recovery from the pandemic. We understand equity as an ideal state in which the pandemic does not exacerbate the existing inequalities. The crisis offers the opportunity to aid individuals and networks with resources and support for them to thrive. During the conference\, we will proactively discuss how to promote an equitable recovery. We will pay particular attention to the role of think tanks from the Global South to foster transformative policies and rebalance power at multiple levels.\nOutputs and outcomes\nWe will produce a joint statement (Call for Action) that will be made public and sent to decision makers. It will present solutions on tackling inequalities in the near future\, and the role that think tanks should play in the process.\nModality\nEach session will be of a maximum of 90 minutes. Interpretation between English\, Spanish and French will be available. The Southern Voice Secretariat will host three sessions: a High-Level Opening Session\, the Young Thinktankers Forum\, and the General Assembly.\nSchedule \nTime / time zones\nTuesday 9\nWednesday 10\nThursday 11 \n5:00 am (UTC-5\nNY)\n11:00 am (UTC+1\nLagos)\n15:30 (UTC+5:30\nDelhi)\nMigration as a\n‘Win-Win-Win’ for the\ncountries of origin\,\ndestination and the\nindividual\n(led by PAC-India) \n7:00 am (UTC-5\nNY)\n13:00 am (UTC+1\nLagos)\n17:30 (UTC+5:30\nDelhi)\nPreparing for the next\nPandemic: Fostering\nvaccine equity\n(led by IEA – Kenya)\nTransforming food systems\nthrough evidence-informed\npolicy responses\n(led by IPS – Sri Lanka) \n9:00 – 10:15 am\n(UTC-5 NY)\n15:00 – 16:15\n(UTC+1 Lagos)\n19:30 – 20:45\n(UTC+5:30 Delhi)\nHigh Level Opening\nSession\nShaping an equitable\npost-COVID world:\nthe role of Global\nSouth think tanks\nYoung think-tankers\nForum\nA new generation of\nresearchers shaping a\nsustainable and just\nfuture\nGeneral Assembly\n(Closed event to SV\nMember Representatives) \n10:30 am (UTC-5\nNY)\n16:30 (UTC+1\nLagos)\n21:00 (UTC+5:30\nDelhi)\nPutting children first:\nLatin American\napproaches\n(led by CIPPEC –\nArgentina)\nThe equity conundrum –\nCan Global South think\ntanks glocalize the\nDevelopment Agenda?\n(led by Nkafu Policy\nInstitute – Cameroon)\nThe impact of COVID-19\nrecovery on long term\neconomic transformation\n(led by Southern Voice) \n14:00 (UTC-5 NY)\n20:00 (UTC+1\nLagos)\n00:30 am\n(UTC+5:30 Delhi)\nPublic-private\npartnerships for\nfinancing and equity in\nhealth\n(led by\nINESAD-Bolivia)
URL:https://www.foretiafoundation.org/events/shaping-an-equitable-post-covid-world-the-role-of-global-south-think-tanks/
LOCATION:Zoom Online\, Zoom Online
ORGANIZER;CN="Nkafu Team":MAILTO:info@foretiafoundation.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211105T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211105T160000
DTSTAMP:20260604T083924
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SUMMARY:Should We Be Concerned About the Resurgence of Military Coups In Africa?
DESCRIPTION:GOVERNANCE AND DEMOCRACY DIVISION  “Should We Be Concerned About The Resurgence Of Military Coups In Africa?” Friday November 05\, 2021 _” 3:00pm-4:00pm via Zoom (Register Now)\n Context\nIs Africa condemned to the infamy of military coups? This is the question that torments any observer of the sinuosities of the democratic phenomenon in Africa in the light of the recent coup d’état in Sudan on October 25\, 2021. In fact\, the military coups that took place in Guinea\, Mali and Chad in 2021 are still fresh in our minds. With nearly 200 coups d’état recorded on the continent since independence\, African countries seemed to have warded off this “curse” by adopting elections as the ultimate means of access to power\, at the beginning of the 1990s. This desire to return to democratic civility was reaffirmed within the African Union by the adoption of legal instruments condemning unconstitutional changes of government\, such as military putsches (Article 23 of the African Charter?on?Democracy\,?Elections and Governance\, ACDEG). While it revives painful memories of military dictatorships on the continent\, the contemporary resurgence of coups is undoubtedly the result of the repeated vicissitudes and failures of civilian management of power.  \nObjective of the dialogue\nThe objective of this dialogue is to analyse the re-emergence of the phenomenon of military coups in Africa. The aim is to identify the root causes\, to question the binding value of existing normative mechanisms\, to examine the stance of actors (national and international)\, and to formulate useful recommendations to curb the phenomenon of military coups on the continent. \nParticipants\nThe public dialogue organised by the Governance and Democracy Division of the Nkafu Policy Institute Think Tank is open to all without restriction\, including political entrepreneurs\, private sector actors\, chancelleries and international organisations\, academics\, civil society\, students and citizens. \nGuest Panelist\nSTÉPHANE AKOA \nStéphane Akoa holds a PhD in political science and is a research fellow at the Paul Ango Ela Foundation. He teaches in several universities in Cameroon and abroad\, and is a consultant on security and defence issues for several international organisations. His main research interests are democracy\, good governance\, security\, defence\, human rights\, geostrategy and international relations. \nModerator:\n Steve Tametong\, Ph.D\, Nkafu Policy Institute \nFoundation contact\nFor more information\, please write to us at info@foretiafoundation.org or contact Tel: (+237) 22 31 15 84 / 653 78 25 81 / 698 64 55 24. \n.fusion-button.button-30 {border-radius:0px;}.fusion-button.button-30 .fusion-button-text {text-transform:none;}REGISTER NOW.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-72{width:100% !important;margin-top : 10px;margin-bottom : 10px;}.fusion-builder-column-72 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-72{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-72 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-72{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-72 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-47{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}
URL:https://www.foretiafoundation.org/events/should-we-be-concerned-about-the-resurgence-of-military-coups-in-africa/
LOCATION:Zoom Online\, Zoom Online
CATEGORIES:Event,Events
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SUMMARY:Low Vaccination Coverage For Covid-19 In Cameroon
DESCRIPTION:November 4\, 2021 2PM to 3:00PM GMT +1 via zoom (Register Now)Background\nWorldwide 224 countries and territories are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic with\, 235\,908\,859 confirmed cases\, 4\,818\,982 deaths\, 2% case fatality rate\, 212\,384\,163 cured\, and 6\,315\,603\,664 doses of vaccines administered as at October 6\, 2021. In Cameroon\, as at October 6\, 2021 there were 98\,402 confirmed cases\, 1\,550 deaths\, 91\,336 people cured (92.8%)\, and 133\,531 (1%) people fully vaccinated.\nVaccination is a preventive strategy that aims to save lives\, reduce the severity of diseases and control their spread. Attaining herd immunity to COVID-19 in Africa has been very challenging. Several interventions have been put in place to effectively deploy COVID-19 vaccines in Cameroon. These include communication for behavior change\, free vaccine distribution in all health regions. Despite all these actions\, vaccination coverage has remained low. There is a general reluctance by the public on COVID-19 vaccination. Moreover\, there exists a lot of conspiracy theories and myths about the vaccine.\nObjectives\nThe main objective of this webinar is to discuss possible reasons for the low COVID-19 vaccination uptake in Cameroon.\nSpecifically\, we will;\nAssess the effectiveness and challenges encountered in the deployment of COVID-19 vaccines in Cameroon.\nDiscus the conspiracy theories related to the COVID-19 vaccine and debunk the myths associated.\nPropose strategies necessary to deploy the vaccines in Cameroon\nWho should participate?\nThis event is open to public health experts\, stakeholders and to the general public. It will also bring together individuals from the public and private sectors\, academia\, civil society organizations\, researchers\, and human rights activists.\nPanellists\nDr. Oben Pamela\, EPI coordinator for Southwest\, Cameroon\nDr. Ndaleh Wozerou\, Virologist\, Dean in charge of Academic Affairs\, Saint Monica University Higher Institute\, Buea.\nDr. Nkengafac N Fobellah\, District Medical Officer Bangem\, Cameroon\nModerator:\n Dr. Ronald Gobina\, Director of the Health Policy and Research Division\, Nkafu Policy Institute\nOrganizers\nThis event is organized by the Health Policy and Research Division of the Nkafu Policy Institute – a Think Tank at the Denis and Lenora Foretia Foundation\n.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-75{width:100% !important;margin-top : 10px;margin-bottom : 10px;}.fusion-builder-column-75 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-75{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-75 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-75{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-75 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-50{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}
URL:https://www.foretiafoundation.org/events/low-vaccination-coverage-for-covid-19-in-cameroon/
LOCATION:Zoom Online\, Zoom Online
CATEGORIES:Event,Events,webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211103T140000
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SUMMARY:Strategies for The Formalisation of Businesses in Cameroon
DESCRIPTION:Strategies for The Formalisation of Businesses In Cameroon \nDate: November 3\, 2021 Time: 14:00-15:00\nOnline Zoom (Register Here) \nBackground\nThe entrepreneurial ecosystem suffers from a lack of real information on the typology of businesses. Therefore\, in order to legalize their business\, entrepreneurs usually lack information about the different legal forms that exist.   In 2018\, the National Institute of Statistics of Cameroon estimated that 90% of the workforce remains trapped in the informal sector. In order to fill the knowledge gap in the field of formalisation in Cameroon\, the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Centre (SBEC) proposes to organize a webinar on the theme: “Strategies for the formalisation of business in Cameroon”. \nObjective \nThis webinar aims at providing knowledge to entrepreneurs on the most appropriate formalisation. Specifically\, it will: \n-Examine the current challenges of business formalisation in Cameroon\, \n-Critically evaluate government measures put in place to promote formalisation in the entrepreneurial sector in Cameroon\, \n-Identify and propose strategies to legalise a business at a lower cost in Cameroon. \nTarget audience \n-Entrepreneurs\, \n-Public policy experts and decision makers\,\n-Economists and researchers\, civil society organisations\, \n-Members of the SBEC network\, \n-General public. \nPanelists and Moderators \nPanelists: \n-Mr. MOULIOM Mazou\, President of the Cameroon Association for the Defence of Taxpayers’ Rights (ACDC) \n-Mrs. Muna Emmanuela\, Head of the Incubators Department at MINPMEESA. \n-Dr. Willy Tadjudje\, Expert in cooperatives\, at the Mutuelle Financière de Développement (MUFID UNION) \nModerator: \n-Dr Ahanda Sosthène Nicaise\, Director of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Centre (SBEC). \nContact: \nEmail: info@foretiafoundation.org; Tel: (+237) 654 86 72 54  \nREGISTER NOW
URL:https://www.foretiafoundation.org/events/strategies-for-the-formalisation-of-businesses-in-cameroon/
LOCATION:Zoom Online\, Zoom Online
CATEGORIES:Events,Small Business & Entrepreneurship Center
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211101T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211101T140000
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SUMMARY:Promoting Women’s Economic Rights in Cameroon
DESCRIPTION:PROJECT LAUNCH  THEME: “Promoting Women’s Economic Rights in Cameroon” \nNovember 1st\, 2021 1PM to 2:00PM GMT +1 LIVE on Facebook  \nBackground \nEconomic empowerment is the capacity of women and men to participate in\, contribute to and benefit from growth processes in ways that recognize the value of their contributions\, respect their dignity and a fairer distribution of the benefits of growth. Women’s empowerment increases their access to economic resources and opportunities such as jobs\, financial services\, property and other productive assets\, skills development and market information. Women often face discrimination and persistent gender inequalities\, with some of them experiencing multiple inequalities and exclusion because of cultural and civil norms. We\, therefore\, seek to use this project to eliminate these barriers and administrative bottlenecks hindering women’s economic rights in Cameroon. \n Objective  \nThe main objective of this discussion is to share our diverse experiences through which women’s economic rights have been relegated. \nSpecifically\, we will:  \nDiscuss gender discrimination and its impact on women’s economic empowerment \nExamine the unequal access to education among women as a critical driver to gender inequality  \n Who should participate? \nThis project launch is open to women-led organizations\, women business leaders\, policymakers and the general public.  \n Venue: Facebook live. \n Organizers \nThis event is organized by Denis and Lenora Foretia Foundation. 
URL:https://www.foretiafoundation.org/events/promoting-womens-economic-rights-in-cameroon-2/
LOCATION:Zoom Online\, Zoom Online
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211029T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211029T140000
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SUMMARY:2nd Session – Operational Working Group
DESCRIPTION:NKAFU OPEN TRADE INITIATIVE2nd Session – Operational Working Group\nTheme: “The African Continental Free Trade Area as a Tool to better Integrate Trading Blocs.” \nFriday 29th October 2021\, 09h00 – 14h00\, Via Zoom \nBackground\nThe African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will deepen economic integration in Africa by reducing tariff and non-tariff barriers (African Business\, 2021). However\, its success will be determined by how it integrates various economic and trading blocs as all new trade agreements such as the AfCFTA are subject to pre-existing agreements. For example\, the CEMAC Customs Union adopts the CEMAC common external tariff (CET) of 18.1% (International Trade Centre\, 2018)\, while ECOWAS has a common external tariff of 10 – 20% (Hubural\, 2021). Achieving the stated aim of the AfCFTA\, ‘to create one African market’\, will require integrating both common-external tariffs into the AfCFTA and harmonise the technical product safety requirement and the cost of importing or exporting products.\nObjectives and key issue\nThe main objective of the second working session is to understand better how the Continental Free Trade Area will be affected by special economic zones. Specifically\, this session will focus on; \nUnderstanding how the AfCFTA will be impacted by trading blocs such as ECOWAS and CEMAC\nOutline goods that are likely to be included in tariff schedules\nDelineating what aspects of tariffs are impacted by Regional Economic Communities\nIdentifying trade facilitation strategies between countries in Regional Economic Communities. \nTarget Audience\nMembers of Operational Working Group (OWG)\nContact\nEmail: info@foretiafoundation.org  / Tel: (+237) 22 31 15 84 / 654 86 72 54
URL:https://www.foretiafoundation.org/events/2nd-session-operational-working-group/
LOCATION:Zoom Online\, Zoom Online
CATEGORIES:Events,Nkafu Policy Institute
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211028T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211028T163000
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SUMMARY:The Role of the Regional Economic Communities in Maintaining Peace and Security in Africa
DESCRIPTION:October 28\, 2021 at 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Cameroon TimeVenue: Zoom Platform (Register Now)Background\nThe Regional Economic Communities (RECs) are regional groupings of African states. The RECs have developed individually and have different roles and structures. Generally\, the purpose of the RECs is to facilitate regional economic integration between members of the individual regions and through the wider African Economic Community (AEC)\, which was established under the Abuja Treaty (1991). The 1980 Lagos Plan of Action for the Development of Africa and the Abuja Treaty proposed the creation of RECs as the basis for more comprehensive African integration\, with a view to regional and eventual continental integration. The RECS is increasingly involved in coordinating AU Member States’ interests in broader areas such as peace and security\, development and governance.\nThe essence has been to prevent conflict and promote peace\, defence and security through the APSA and RECs. Thus\, for peace and security efforts being undertaken by the AU and RECs to be effective\, the actors involved should have the requisite capacity and political will and commitment\, and cooperation among members and with the international community should remain crucial to the process. It is concerning this backdrop that the Peace and Security Division of the Nkafu Policy Institute seeks to better access and understand the role the RECs are playing in silencing the guns and maintaining peace and security in Africa.\nObjectives of the Dialogue\nThis dialogue aims to involve peace and security experts\, stakeholders\, and the general public in a discussion that will enable us to examine and assess the role and contribution of the Regional Economic Community of the African Union in silencing the guns and maintaining peace and security in Africa.\nWho should participate?\nThis event is open to peace and security experts\, stakeholders and the general public both within and without Cameroon. It will also bring together individuals from the public and private sectors\, academia\, civil society organisations\, youth leaders\, journalists\, researchers\, traditional authorities\, religious leaders and human rights activists.\nExpected Output\nThe output will be the production of comprehensive and incisive evidence-based policy recommendations that can be implored by the RECs and the AU’s APSA and/or other bodies when adopting a definitive innovative policy in guaranteeing peace and security in Africa.\nPanellists\nAmbassador Abdullahi Mohammed Odowa (PhD)\, Somali Ambassador to Kuwait\nProfessor Annie Barbara Chikwanha (PhD)\, Senior Lecturer\, University of Johannesburg\nDr Gabila Nubong\, Lecturer\, Northwest University Pretoria\, South Africa\nModerator\nHenri Kouam\, Economic Policy Analyst\, Nkafu Policy Institute\nOrganizers\nThis event will be organized by the Nkafu Policy Institute – a Think Tank at the Denis and Lenora Foretia Foundation.\n.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-81{width:100% !important;margin-top : 10px;margin-bottom : 10px;}.fusion-builder-column-81 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-81{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-81 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-81{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-81 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-56{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}
URL:https://www.foretiafoundation.org/events/the-role-of-the-regional-economic-communities-in-maintaining-peace-and-security-in-africa/
LOCATION:Zoom Online\, Zoom Online
CATEGORIES:Event,Events
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211020T130000
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SUMMARY:Unfolding Climate Crisis:  Reimagining the Role of Global South  beyond Glasgow (COP26)
DESCRIPTION:BACKGROUNDCOP 26 is taking place this year in Glasgow in November\, and intends to lay a roadmap on Paris Climate Agreement besides India holding G20 presidency in 2022\, among many other plans afoot regionally and globally. Global climate plans up to 2050 are also being put in place.With the latest IPCC report\, 2021\, unequivocally placing the climate crisis as a ‘Red Code’ for humanity\, the clarion call is since out\, and will be debated more widely in Glasgow during COP 26 conference on measures to combat global climate crisis through collective action and global partnerships\, with a definitive role for global South\, if the success on rallying around the climate crisis and a strong push back were to succeed and fructify\, in a substantial manner. Climate change has some serious consequences both for Asia and Africa (all over the world) with common threads running through their collective action. Ahead of the COP 26 taking scheduled during the first fortnight of November\, 2021 the Nkafu Policy Institute will organize a webinar on the theme: “Unfolding Climate Crisis: Reimagining the Role of Global South beyond Glasgow (COP26)”.\nOBJECTIVES AND EXPECTED RESULTS\nThe goal of the discussion is to increase awareness on issue of climate finance pledged by the developed nations to developing ones\, transfer of technology and capacity building.\nThe specific objectives of the discussion are to provide a platform for:\nUnderstanding the climate crisis agenda and accompanying issues; and\nReimaging the role of global South during and beyond Glasgow COP 26 and need for a global architecture for collaboration and collective action to rally at global climate tipping point.\nThe conversation will be recorded\, converted into a knowledge product for library and distribution purposes and for subsequent outreach.\nWelcome remarks and brief introduction\nFri Asanga: Chief Executive Officer\, Denis & Lenora Foretia Foundation\nPanellists\nAmbassador Anup K Mudgal: Career Indian Diplomat\nProf. Cristina D’Alessandro : Senior Research Fellow\, Research Center PRODIG – Paris\, France\nDr. Lazare Chapunga: Research Fellow\, Exxaro Chair In Climate and Sustainability Transitions\,University of South Africa\nDr. Danijel Mlinaric: Founder and President \, Center for Economic Diplomacy\, Zagreb\, Croatia\nModerator\nPooran Pandey: Non-Resident Fellow – Sustainable Development\, Nkafu Policy Institute\n.fusion-button.button-33 {border-radius:0px;}.fusion-button.button-33 .fusion-button-text {text-transform:none;}REGISTER NOW\nCOUNTRY/CITY\nTIME ZONE\nTIME\nAtlanta\, USA\nUTC -4\n8 AM – 9 AM\nCameroon\nUTC +1\n2 PM – 3 PM\nCroatia\nUTC + 2\n3 PM – 4 PM\nIndia\nUTC + 5:30\n6:30 PM – 7:30 PM\nMali\nUTC + 0\n1 PM – 2 PM\nSouth Africa\nUTC + 2\n3 PM – 4 PM\n.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-77{width:100% !important;margin-top : 10px;margin-bottom : 10px;}.fusion-builder-column-77 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-77{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-77 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-77{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-77 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-52{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}
URL:https://www.foretiafoundation.org/events/unfolding-climate-crisis-reimagining-the-role-of-global-south-beyond-glasgow-cop26/
LOCATION:Zoom Online\, Zoom Online
CATEGORIES:Event,Events,webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211006T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211006T163000
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SUMMARY:Towards a Succession of Power From “Father to Son” in Central Africa? ?
DESCRIPTION:Date: October 6\, 2021 at 3pm via Zoom (Register) \nContext\nThe democratic principle of the devolution of power through elections has a very particular fate in Central Africa. Indeed\, the fashion seems to be for direct transmission or for the indirect arrangement of mechanisms that facilitate the succession/transmission of power from father to son. If the Central African Republic is on the fringes of this trend\, the other five Central African states are not. In Gabon\, for example\, President Ali Bongo Ondimba succeeded his father\, Omar Bongo Ondimba\, who died in 2009\, in 2010. In Chad\, the international community has literally endorsed Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno to ensure the political transition in Chad following the death of his father Field Marshal Idriss Deby Itno on April 19\, 2021. In Equatorial Guinea\, the meteoric rise of Teodorin Obiang Nguema Mangué to important positions in the sphere of power suggests a desire to “position” himself in the supreme magistracy after his father\, Teodoro Obiang Nguema\, who has been in office for 42 years. The situation seems to be the same in Congo Brazzaville with the appointment on May 21\, 2021 of Denis Christel Sassou Nguessou\, son of President Sassou Nguessou\, to the post of Minister of International Cooperation and Promotion of Public-Private Partnership.  In Cameroon\, the idea of the succession of President Biya by his son\, Franck Emmanuel Biya\, is fuelled and supported by a movement called the ‘Franckists’.  Taken together\, these facts are relevant enough to stimulate a public debate on the issue of power succession in Africa.     \nObjective of the dialogue\nThe objective of this public dialogue is to discuss the mechanisms of power devolution and to analyse the new trend of “dynasty” in Central African republics. \nPanelists \nMr. Max Axel Bounda – Former Secretary General of the National Youth Council\, Gabon\nDr Carole Tagne – Political Scientist & Lecturer\, University of Dschang\, Cameroon\nDr Ahmat Ben Barbonsou – Specialist in Governance and Regional Intergration\, Chad\nDr Aristide Mono – Political analyst & Research Associate at CERPETA \, Cameroon\nMr. Jean Paul Kotembedouno – Specialist in Constitutional Law\, Guinea \nModerator \nDr. Steve Tametong – Democracy and Governance Analyst\, Nkafu Policy Institute \nParticipants\nThe public dialogue is open to everyone without restriction\, including political entrepreneurs\, private sector actors\, chancelleries and international organisations\, academics\, civil society\, students and citizens. \nFoundation contact\nFor more information\, please write to us at info@foretiafoundation.org or contact Tel: (+237) 22 31 15 84 / 654 86 72 54. \nREGISTER NOW
URL:https://www.foretiafoundation.org/events/towards-a-succession-of-power-from-father-to-son-in-central-africa/
LOCATION:Zoom Online\, Zoom Online
CATEGORIES:Events,Nkafu Policy Institute
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211004T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211004T153000
DTSTAMP:20260604T083924
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SUMMARY:World Bank Annual Meetings
DESCRIPTION:Strengthening the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Developing Countries: Stakes and Opportunities for Financing Social Innovation and Climate Change Resilience.October 4\, 2021\n10am – 11:30 am Washington D.C Time (2pm – 3:30pm GMT)\nBackground \nOf the 2\,000 technology incubators and 150 accelerators that exist worldwide\, fewer than 70 are climate technology incubators and accelerators\, and only 25 of these are located in developing countries (UNFCCC\, 2018b). The expansion of these business support structures remains limited in developing countries due to a number of constraints they face. Being mostly very young\, they remain isolated in the different countries and operate at very heterogeneous levels of professionalism\, with a lack of resources or adapted tools. As a result\, business support structures do not allow beneficiary entrepreneurs to overcome the main challenges of the entire entrepreneurial ecosystem. The main problem is that of funding to deal with the risks associated with the process of technological innovation\, particularly with regard to the climate. Indeed\, business support structures have the primary aim of catalysing the development of more sustainable and inclusive societies. They thus have a significant role to play in the creation of low-emission and climate-resilient technologies.\nObjectives\nThe main objective of this event is to provide a platform for high-level experts to discuss the requirements of strengthening the entrepreneurial ecosystem in developing countries. The discussion will focus on the stakes and opportunities for financing social innovation and climate change resilience.\nMore specifically\, it will provide an opportunity to:\nAnalyse the models of business support in Africa and their compatibility with the economic and entrepreneurial realities of the continent;\nPresent the risks associated with the process of technological innovation and ways to improve their impact;\nDiscuss the importance of catalysing the financial capacity of business support structures in the developing countries in order to reduce risk associated with technological innovation;\nExchange ways for existing business support structures to attract the public and private funding needed to turn their ideas into solutions.\nFormat of the event\nThis event represents a platform par excellence for non-politicized discussions based on evidence\, facts\, and statistics. The format of the 90-minutes discussion is as follows:\nThe panel will constitute four experts and one moderator. Following an opening statement expected to last 3 minutes\, each panellist will have 5 minutes per question\, with follow up questions and assessments to ensure that we address issues related to strengthening the entrepreneurial ecosystem in developing countries.\nThe entire discussion will be video recorded and streamed live on the social media platforms of the World Bank and the Denis & Lenora Foretia Foundation. During this discussion\, the panelists will argue their points of view based on facts\, statistics and experiences. PowerPoint presentations will not be allowed.\nPanelists\nJean Pesme – Global Director\, Finance\, Competitiveness & Innovation\, World Bank Group\nAs Global Director\, Finance in the Finance\, Competitiveness & Innovation (FCI) Global Practice\, Jean leads the World Bank’s work to promote the development of sound\, stable\, sustainable\, and inclusive financial systems. His global team of experts works with governments and partners to make financial systems more resilient\, to open access to finance for poor and vulnerable people\, to support economic activity and to develop financial markets. Their strategy and its implementation emphasize development of digital financial services\, addressing climate change and sustainable finance and creating opportunities for women by bolstering their financial inclusion.\nPreviously\, Jean led the World Bank’s Financial Stability and Integrity global team\, which assists countries in building and restoring robust and resilient financial systems operating with integrity\, transparency and in compliance with international standards and recommendations. He has extensive experience working on financial sector issues\, notably in the Middle East and North Africa\nErin Tansey – Director\, Sustainable Inclusive Economies\, IDRC\nErin is the director of IDRC’s Sustainable Inclusive Economies program. Erin joined IDRC in November 2020. She brings over 20 years of experience in international development and humanitarian sectors within Canadian and international non-governmental organizations\, United Nations agencies and bilateral development programs. She worked with the World University Service of Canada (WUSC) in Malawi\, CARE Canada in Bosnia Herzegovina\, the Unites Nations Refugee Agency in Thailand\, Algeria and Ghana\, the United Nations World Food Programme in various countries in sub-Saharan Africa and with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Pretoria\, South Africa.  Erin has worked on various applied research projects and was the coordinator of research for the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) Partnership on HIV and Mobility in Southern Africa\, generating new evidence and thought leadership in applied policy in this field.\nMost recently\, Erin worked on a governance program with Global Affairs Canada together with the South African government. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and French Literature from the University of Western Ontario and a Master of Arts in Political Science from the University of Windsor.\nNelson Amo – CEO Innohub Foundation\nNelson Amo is the CEO of Innohub Foundation\, a Business Accelerator and Impact Investment Platform. He has experience in business development\, business model innovation and project management in the profit and non-profit sectors. He has worked with MTN and Youth Bridge Foundation where he co-managed the Euro Africa Youth Parliament in Berlin and the African Youth & Governance Conferences in Accra\, Lusaka and Johannesburg. He is a Commonwealth Scholar\, with an MSc. in Development Studies from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Nelson is an alumni of Action Institute and a Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance Fellow. He is a Coach of the Africa Entrepreneurship Awards\, Academy Manager for MBC Africa’s Growing Business Together Initiative and Lead Trainer for British Council Accra’s ‘Ready to Work’ Business Incubator Program.\nBijon Islam – Cofounder and CEO of LightCastle Partners\, Bangladesh\nBijon is the cofounder and CEO of Light Castle Partners\, an organization that focuses on creating data-driven opportunities for growth and impact for development partners\, corporates\, SMEs and Startups. Over the last five years Bijon has led the company in engagements across 100+ businesses/development partners\, 300+ SMEs/Startups and 20+ accelerator programs in multiple industries including Technology\, Agriculture\, Health\, Energy and Manufacturing. Recently\, LightCastle has also partnered to launch a Smart Capital Investment Program which facilitates growth capital for SMEs/Startups.\nPreviously Bijon has worked with Citibank\, N.A. and Citi Foundation and oversaw execution of Bangladesh’s first Interest Rate Swap\, Equity Convertible Bonds\, Largest IPO\, Microfinance Securitization and Block Equity Trades. Due to outstanding performance\, Bijon had received the CEO Excellence Awards for two years in a row in the organization.\nIn 2015 Bijon was nominated as 15 under 35 in Bangladesh by Future Startup (leading Startup media in Bangladesh) and Top 7 Rising Young CEOs by Startup Dhaka. Bijon is an active ecosystem builder and has attended 50+ entrepreneurship development events as judge/panelist/resource-person including Startup Weekend\, Startup Cup and Innovation Extreme.\nBijon has Bachelors and Masters in Business Administration from Institute of Business Administration\, University of Dhaka.\nJune Arunga Kimani – Chief Executive Officer at Usafi Comfort\nNamed one of Forbes’ Youngest Powerful Women in Africa in 2011\, June Arunga is committed to bringing economic and financial access to African communities. From cell phone technology to waste water treatment\, hear Arunga talk about the perils and potential of innovation from her diverse experiences running multiple businesses in Africa.\nJune Arunga Kimani is an entrepreneur in film production\, mobile payments platforms\, and most recently sanitation. Her new company\, Usafi Comfort\, will bring to market an affordable alternative to traditional sewer systems in Kenya and East Africa. In 2007\, June became a founding partner of Black Star Line SA\, a Ghana-based technology solution provider in the fields of cell phone-based payments and money transfer with a strong focus on the African market. These efforts\, among others\, led to her recognition in 2010 as one of the “100 Most Creative People in Business” by Fast Company Magazine and one of Forbes Magazine’s 20 Youngest Powerful Women in Africa in 2011.\nModerator \nDr. Denis Foretia – Co-Chair\, Denis & Lenora Foretia Foundation; Executive Chairman\, Nkafu Policy Institute\nDr. Foretia is Co-Chair of the Denis & Lenora Foretia Foundation and Senior Fellow at the Nkafu Policy Institute\, a leading Cameroonian think tank. Along with Co-Chair Lenora Ebule\, he shapes and approves strategy\, advocates for the foundation\, and helps set the overall direction. He is also the Chairman of Merckshire LLC\, an international holding company with operations in the US and Cameroon. A surgeon by training\, Foretia has always been involved in philanthropic activities and issues related to governance\, international development and public policy. He is currently the President of the Association of Cameroonian Physicians in the Americas (ACPA).\nForetia recently joined the University of Tennessee Health Science Center as an Assistant Professor and Associate Director for Africa in the Global Surgery Institute. Prior to this he was a faculty in the department of surgery at Johns Hopkins University and staff acute care surgeon at Lifebridge Health. He is also an Associate in the department of International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He holds a Bachelor’s degree with honors in Biological Sciences from the University of Maryland Baltimore County\, a Doctor of Medicine degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine\, Nashville\, Tennessee. He also holds a Masters in Public Health (MPH) from Bloomberg School of Public Health at the Johns Hopkins University and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the Carey School of Business also at the Johns Hopkins University.
URL:https://www.foretiafoundation.org/events/world-bank-annual-meetings/
LOCATION:Zoom Online\, Zoom Online
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SUMMARY:Coup d’état in Guinea – Are we in a New Era of Military Dictatorships in Africa?
DESCRIPTION:September 9th\, 2021\, at 10 AM – 11 AM Washington D. C Time via ZOOM(Register Now)1. Context\nMilitary takeovers in Africa are becoming unprecedented after the euphoria and embrace of democracy in the early 90s. Since the years of independence\, Africa has experienced more than 200 military coups\, counting both successful and failed coup attempts. The political and economic conditions prevailing in different African countries and the foreign influences at work have all played a part in fuelling conflicts and coups in the region. The destabilizing factors have been many and varied\, depending on the national context: warring factions seeking to gain power in the aftermath of independence; established and stable states burdened by poor quality of governance and by corrupt officials; autocratic regimes repressing any form of opposition but with socio-political discontent and instability seething below the surface.\nGuinea has not been an exception. After many decades of authoritarian rule\, Alpha Condé was the country’s first democratically elected leader. During his time in office\, Guinea used its rich natural resources to improve the economy\, but the bulk of the country’s population has not felt its effects. In 2020\, Condé changed the constitution by referendum to allow himself to secure a third term\, but with controversy. During his rule\, Condé cracked down on protests as well as opposition candidates\, some of whom were retained in prison\, while the government struggled to contain price increases in basic commodities. In August 2021\, in an attempt to balance the budget\, Guinea announced tax hikes while slashing spending on the police and the military\, but increased funding for the office of the President and National Assembly. The coup began in the morning of September 5\, 2021\, when the Republic of Guinea Armed Forces surrounded Sekhoutoureah Presidential Palace and cordoned off the wider government district.\n2. Objectives of the Dialogue\nThe objective of this panel is to analyse the military takeover in Guinea and its impact on democracy and governance in West Africa and the continent as a whole.\n3. Who should participate?\nThis event is open to experts in peace and security\, governance and democracy\, stakeholders and the general public across Africa and beyond.\n4. Expected Output\nEvidenced-based policy recommendations that could inform actions of national\, regional and international stakeholders especially ECOWAS and the AU’s Africa Peace Security Architecture.\nPanelists \nIdayat Hassan – Director\, Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD)\nIdayat Hassan is Director of the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD)\, an Abuja-based Think-Tank with focus on deepening democracy and development in West Africa. Hassan was formerly the Principal Programme Officer and Team Leader for Democratic Governance unit at the organization. Prior to joining the CDD\, Hassan was a Deputy Regional Coordinator with the Movement Against Corruption\, a movement that seeks to eradicate corruption and poverty in Nigeria. A lawyer by profession\, and a Development Expert\, she has held Fellowships in several universities across Europe and America. Her core interest in Development work spans Democracy\, Accountability\, Peace and Security\, and and transitional justice in West Africa.\nJeffrey Smith – Executive Director\, Vanguard Africa\nJeffrey Smith\, Executive Director – has over a decade of experience in human rights advocacy\, pro-democracy and research work on Africa\, including at Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights\, Freedom House\, National Endowment for Democracy\, Institute for Democratic Alternatives in South Africa\, and UNESCO. Mr. Smith has planned and conducted human rights and civil society assessment missions to several African countries and has published extensively on US-Africa policy and human rights issues for major international publications. He frequently appears in media outlets as an expert commentator\, including on CNN\, NPR\, MSNBC and the BBC.\nFranklin Cudjoe – President and Chief Executive Officer\, IMANI Center for Policy and Education\, Ghana\nFranklin is the Founding President and Chief Executive Officer of IMANI Centre for Policy and Education\, a think tank of global repute dedicated to the promotion of the institutions of a free society across Africa. IMANI has been consistently ranked among the top 5 most influential think tanks in sub- Saharan Africa and among the top 100 worldwide.\nIn 2010 Franklin was consulted by the U. K’s Prime Minister’s office on how to make effective use of British aid in Africa. Franklin has hosted and shared panels with former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minster\, Anwar Ibrahim\, Swiss President\, Doris Leuthard\, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and debated former Tanzanian President\, Benjamin Mkapa when he was president in 2005.\nModerator \nDenis Foretia – Executive Chairman\, Nkafu Policy Institute\nDr. Foretia is Co-Chair of the Denis & Lenora Foretia Foundation and Senior Fellow at the Nkafu Policy Institute\, a leading Cameroonian think tank. Along with Co-Chair Lenora Ebule\, he shapes and approves strategy\, advocates for the foundation\, and helps set the overall direction. He is also the Chairman of Merckshire LLC\, an international holding company with operations in the US and Cameroon. A surgeon by training\, Foretia has always been involved in philanthropic activities and issues related to governance\, international development and public policy. He is currently the President of the Association of Cameroonian Physicians in the Americas (ACPA).\nForetia recently joined the University of Tennessee Health Science Center as an Assistant Professor and Associate Director for Africa in the Global Surgery Institute. Prior to this he was a faculty in the department of surgery at Johns Hopkins University and staff acute care surgeon at Lifebridge Health. He is also an Associate in the department of International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He holds a Bachelor’s degree with honors in Biological Sciences from the University of Maryland Baltimore County\, a Doctor of Medicine degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine\, Nashville\, Tennessee. He also holds a Masters in Public Health (MPH) from Bloomberg School of Public Health at the Johns Hopkins University and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the Carey School of Business also at the Johns Hopkins University.\nREGISTER NOW
URL:https://www.foretiafoundation.org/events/coup-detat-in-guinea-are-we-in-a-new-era-of-military-dictatorships-in-africa/
LOCATION:Zoom Online\, Zoom Online
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SUMMARY:Coup d’état in Guinea – Are we in a New Era of Military Dictatorships in Africa?
DESCRIPTION:September 9th\, 2021\, at 10 AM – 11 AM Washington D. C Time via ZOOM(Register Now) \n1. Context\nMilitary takeovers in Africa are becoming unprecedented after the euphoria and embrace of democracy in the early 90s. Since the years of independence\, Africa has experienced more than 200 military coups\, counting both successful and failed coup attempts. The political and economic conditions prevailing in different African countries and the foreign influences at work have all played a part in fuelling conflicts and coups in the region. The destabilizing factors have been many and varied\, depending on the national context: warring factions seeking to gain power in the aftermath of independence; established and stable states burdened by poor quality of governance and by corrupt officials; autocratic regimes repressing any form of opposition but with socio-political discontent and instability seething below the surface.\nGuinea has not been an exception. After many decades of authoritarian rule\, Alpha Condé was the country’s first democratically elected leader. During his time in office\, Guinea used its rich natural resources to improve the economy\, but the bulk of the country’s population has not felt its effects. In 2020\, Condé changed the constitution by referendum to allow himself to secure a third term\, but with controversy. During his rule\, Condé cracked down on protests as well as opposition candidates\, some of whom were retained in prison\, while the government struggled to contain price increases in basic commodities. In August 2021\, in an attempt to balance the budget\, Guinea announced tax hikes while slashing spending on the police and the military\, but increased funding for the office of the President and National Assembly. The coup began in the morning of September 5\, 2021\, when the Republic of Guinea Armed Forces surrounded Sekhoutoureah Presidential Palace and cordoned off the wider government district.\n2. Objectives of the Dialogue\nThe objective of this panel is to analyse the military takeover in Guinea and its impact on democracy and governance in West Africa and the continent as a whole.\n3. Who should participate?\nThis event is open to experts in peace and security\, governance and democracy\, stakeholders and the general public across Africa and beyond.\n4. Expected Output\nEvidenced-based policy recommendations that could inform actions of national\, regional and international stakeholders especially ECOWAS and the AU’s Africa Peace Security Architecture.\n– Panelist \nIdayat Hassan – Director\, Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) \nJeffrey Smith – Executive Director\, Vanguard Africa \nFranklin Cudjoe – President and Chief Executive Officer\, IMANI Center for Policy and Education\, Ghana\n– Moderator\nDenis Foretia – Executive Chairman\, Nkafu Policy Institute \nREGISTER NOW
URL:https://www.foretiafoundation.org/events/coup-detat-in-guinea-are-we-in-a-new-era-of-military-dictatorships-in-africa-2/
LOCATION:Zoom Online\, Zoom Online
CATEGORIES:Events,Nkafu Policy Institute
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SUMMARY:Effective Digitalization For The Development of Small And Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) In Cameroon
DESCRIPTION:Date & Time: 11th of August\, 2021\, from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm.\nVenue: Zoom Platform (Register Here) \nBackground  \nIn Cameroon\, about 98% of all businesses are Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). In addition\, 90% of these SMEs are “micro” enterprises (entities with fewer than five employees). Though business growth has been steadily rising over the years\, 50% of new businesses fail within 3 years\, and about 80% die within the first 5 years. SMEs are the primary vehicle for economic outputs\, but they only have a small share of the economy and have a low success rate. Although these SMEs employ above 60% of the population\, 70% of the SMEs still operate informally and lack adequate managerial skills\, proper accounting procedures\, and sound financial planning. The majority of these SMEs do not have access to finance\, lack appropriate skillsets.\nThe challenges faced by SMEs increased with the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic due to the barrier measures put in place. The production rate and the number of customers decreased with a direct impact on profits. GICAM\, in one of its 2021 report\, declared that 92% of companies indicated that the COVID-19 pandemic is having a very negative impact on their activities. Among those\, SMEs (61%) were the most affected.\nIn one of the webinars organized by the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Center (SBEC) on the impact of COVID-19 on SMEs\, it became clear that the adaptation of several companies is linked to digitization. In addition\, the online service companies had instead made profits.  Then digitalization is one of the most effective solution to solve these SMEs problems. Therefore\, against this framework\, the Small Business Entrepreneurship Center (SBEC) of the Denis and Lenora Foretia Foundation seeks to organize a webinar on the importance of effective digitalization for SMEs development in Cameroon.\nObjective of the webinar discussion\nThe main objective of this webinar is to discuss how digitalization could permanently take a prominent place in the functioning of SMEs in Cameroon.\nSpecifically; \nTo examine the contribution of digitalization in entrepreneurship.\nExamine the current challenges of digitalization on entrepreneurship in Cameroon.\nCritically assess government measures put in place to promote digitalization in the entrepreneurship sector in Cameroon.\nIdentify and propose possible measures to ameliorate the conditions of digitalization in entrepreneurship in Cameroon. \nTarget audience: \nEntrepreneurs\nExperts in Public Policy and Policymakers\nEconomists and Researchers\nCivil Society Organizations and other interested stakeholders\nMembers of SBEC Network\nGeneral public \n Expected outputs and outcomes\nAt the end of the panel discussion\, the participants will understand; \nThe contribution of digitalization in entrepreneurs;\nThe digitalization in the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Cameroon\nCurrent challenges faced entrepreneurs and government measures put in place to promote digitalization in entrepreneurship in Cameroon\nThe possible actions needed to improve the use of digitalization in entrepreneurship in Cameroon. \nPanelists and Moderator \nDr Ahanda Sosthène Nicaise   (Moderator)\nMadame Christel Youbi   (President of SENAT JCI Cameroon)\nMr Cyrille Schouamé   (Head of Department of Corporate Culture Dissemination at minpmeesa.)\nAbara Dibaki   (Consultant- Trainer\, Entrepreneur. Promoter of the management and HR consulting firm OpenLab Advisory.)\nOlivier Emega BISSOM   (Technical Director CAFCOOP Company) \nOrganizers\nThis webinar is organized by the Small Business Entrepreneurship Center (SBEC) of the Denis and Lenora Foretia Foundation.\nVenue and Date\nThe webinar is scheduled for the 11th of August\, 2021\, from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm.\nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://www.foretiafoundation.org/events/effective-digitalization-for-the-development-of-small-and-medium-sized-enterprises-smes-in-cameroon/
LOCATION:Zoom Online\, Zoom Online
CATEGORIES:Events,Small Business & Entrepreneurship Center
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SUMMARY:Ending The Anglophone Crisis: What Role Are The Diaspora And Religious Authorities Playing?
DESCRIPTION:Date & Time: July 28\, 2021\, at 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Cameroon Time  Venue: Zoom Platform (Register Here)Background  \nCameroon’s Anglophone crisis\, which became chaotic in October 2016\, degenerated into a violent conflict between security forces and increasingly well-armed separatists fighting in the name of the country’s marginalized English-speaking minority. Irrespective of the measures put in place by the government to address the situation\, violence has continued to ravage this part of the country leading to the death of civilians\, members of the security forces and members of armed militants; with several people being internally displaced while others seek refuge in Nigeria as refugees.   \nConflict resolution is a complex process that involves several stakeholders capable of influencing each other and the conflicting parties at different levels. The voices of the Diaspora and Religious authorities in resolving the Anglophone Crisis has arguably been underestimated and undermined by the government that believes it can resolve the issue through a State centric approach. For close to years\, the armed conflict in Anglophone Cameroon has been going unperturbed\, and the government has not had effective control over the heavily-armed young militia. From this perspective\, there is the need for the Diaspora and Religious authorities to intervene in the peacebuilding process in Anglophone Cameroon. Both the Diaspora and Religious authorities have made several efforts to resolve the crisis\, but these have proven abortive. Although invited to participate in the Grand National Dialogue\, the measures adopted after the dialogue have not stopped the violence. Also\, whether the Diaspora’s and/or religious authorities’ suggestions were taken into consideration during the deliberative talks at the Grand National Dialogue remains debatable.  \nAgainst this backdrop\, the Peace and Security Division of the Nkafu Policy Institute has come up with this opportunity to encourage stakeholders of the conflict and the general public to participate and discuss the role of both the Diaspora and Religious authorities can play in silencing the guns in Anglophone Cameroon. \nObjectives of the Dialogue \nThe event’s objective is to engage schools of thoughts\, stakeholders and the general public in debates and discussions on how the Diaspora and Religious authorities can re-strategize to influence the resolution of the conflict in Anglophone Cameroon positively. From this standpoint and in accordance with the mission of the NKAFU Policy Institute – a Think at the Denis and Lenora FORETIA Foundation\, the public dialogue will be centred on carrying out in-depth discussions and come out with recommendations that will spur a concise roadmap in resolving the Anglophone conflict and putting in place a platform for sustainable peace and development in the Northwest and Southwest regions in particular and Cameroon in general. \nAreas to be addressed \nWhat measures have both the Diaspora and Religious Authorities undertaken towards the resolution of the Anglophone crisis? \nWhat are the main successes\, difficulties or challenges that the Diaspora and Religious Authorities face in the resolution of the crisis?\nWhat new strategies can the Diaspora and Religious Authorities adopt to have their voices heard in the resolution of the Anglophone crisis?\nWhat is the best option and way forward to the resolution of the Anglophone crisis?  \nWho should participate? \nThis event is open to the general public both within and without Cameroon. It will bring together participants from the public and private sectors\, religious leaders\, diaspora elite\, academia\, civil society organizations\, NGOs\, youth leaders\, journalists\, researchers\, traditional authorities\, and human rights activists. In general\, it will bring together all stakeholders with the potentials and strategies to propose alternative approaches aimed at resolving the on-going Anglophone crisis. \nExpected output  \nBased on the mission and vision of the Nkafu Policy Institute\, information harnessed from the public dialogue coupled with that gotten from an independent research will be invested in the production of comprehensive and incisive evidence-based policy recommendations that the Cameroon government and other stakeholders can implore in taking into consideration the role of the diaspora and the religious authorities in addressing the anglophone conflict. \nVenue/Time  \nTime: July 29\, 2021\, at 3 PM Cameroon Time \nVenue: The event will be held on ZOOM and streamed live on Facebook  (Register Here)\nOrganizers \nThis event will be organized by the Nkafu Policy Institute – a Think Tank at the Denis and Lenora Foretia Foundation. \nPanelists and Moderator \nDr. William H. Arrey\,  Senior Fellow in Peace & Security  Nkafu Policy Institute \nDr. Francis N Mbunya\, Founder and CEO of Authors Path Academy. Dallas\, Texas\, USA \nDr. Marvis Tembi\, Expert/Consultant in P/CVE and Peace Education Buea\, South West Region \nModerator  \nMr. Joe Tiemonchu\, Senior Journalist CRTV Cameroon\, Yaoundé \n.fusion-button.button-38 {border-radius:0px;}REGISTER HERE.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-87{width:100% !important;margin-top : 10px;margin-bottom : 10px;}.fusion-builder-column-87 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-87{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-87 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-87{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-87 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-62{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}
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SUMMARY:Chad – Constitutional Order And Democratic Governance Post Idriss Deby
DESCRIPTION:Time: July 8 2021 at 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Cameroon Time \nVenue: The event will be held on ZOOM and streamed live on Facebook  (Register Here) \nBackground  \nChad is a desert nation named after lake Chad and surrounded by many countries facing severe security problems\, like Libya to the north\, Sudan to the east\, the Central African Republic to the south\, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest (at Lake Chad)\, and Niger to the west. Idriss Déby Itno took over power from President Hissène Habré in December 1990 by leading a rebellion against the latter’s government. Déby survived numerous coups attempts and rebellions against his rule before winning elections in 1996 and 2001. He revised the constitution\, and after eliminating term limits\, he won elections in 2006\, 2011\, 2016\, and 2021 before meeting his untimely death on the frontline when battling against rebels in 2021. For Déby’s 30 years in power\, Chad has played the role of a military fulcrum in the escalating fight against armed groups in the Sahel and Central and West Africa. Déby’s military forces have been vital in the Sahel crisis\, the fight against Boko Haram and its splinter groups in the Lake Chad region and beyond. Déby has intervened- from Darfur to Libya\, Mali\, Nigeria\, Niger\, Cameroon and the Central African Republic. In fact\, Chad’s military champions the G5 Sahel alliance (comprising of Burkina Faso\, Mali\, Mauritania and Niger) that was created to combat armed militias operating in the region. Déby’s troops are considered as one of the most battle-hardened in the world. Irrespective of accusations for his dictatorship system of governance and allegations of grave human rights violations by his military\, Chad has been very active in the fight against al-Qaeda and the Islamic State of Iran and Syria (ISIS) in the western portion of the Sahel and against Boko Haram in the Lake Chad Basin. The death of Idriss Déby and the naming of his son – Mahamat Idriss Déby as interim president is a move that has been applauded by many and heavily criticized by others as they describe this as an unconstitutional change of government.\nIt is with respect to this backdrop that the Peace and Security Division of the Nkafu Policy Institute seeks to better understand the modalities or measures that the AU can take to ensure a return to Constitutional Order in Chad while concurrently preserving the State’s security and territorial integrity.\nObjectives of the Dialogue \nThe event’s objective is to engage conflict and security experts\, stakeholders and the general public in a discussion relating to the possible consequences that may arise following President Idriss Déby’s death. Also\, this event is aimed at harnessing the possible ideas that the AU\, other regional bodies and neighbouring States can implore to ensure a return to constitutional order in Chad.\nAreas to be addressed include:  \nDebates surrounding Déby’s sudden death \nPotential Instability in Chad (Constitutional Vs Unconstitutional change of government) \nSecurity concerns in the Sahel\, Lake Chad Basin and beyond \nAU’s standpoint on the situation \nThe position of CEMAC and other regional bodies \nThe role other CEMAC\, regional bodies and/or the international community can play in addressing the situation in Chad status-quo   \n Who should participate? \nThis event is open to conflict and security experts\, stakeholders and the general public both within and without Cameroon. It will bring together individuals from the public and private sectors\, academia\, civil society organizations\, youth leaders\, journalists\, researchers\, traditional authorities\, religious leaders and human rights activists. In general\, it will bring together resourceful stakeholders with the potentials and strategies to propose insightful information relating to the measures the AU can adopt in order to ensure the respect of the constitutional order and to ensure sustainable peace in Chad following Déby’s death. \n Expected Output  \nBased on the mission and vision of the Nkafu Policy Institute\, information harnessed from the public dialogue coupled with that gotten from the in-depth discussions will be invested in the production of comprehensive and incisive evidence-based policy recommendations that can be implored by the AU Peace and Security Council and/or other bodies when adopting a definitive position on the measures to be taken in addressing the situation in Chad. \nVenue/Time  \nTime: July 8 2021 at 3 PM Cameroon Time \nVenue: The event will be held on ZOOM and streamed live on Facebook  \n Organizers \nThis event will be organized by the Nkafu Policy Institute – a Think Tank at the Denis and Lenora Foretia Foundation. \n Panelists and Moderator  \nDr. Lucien Toulou: Programme Advisor/Team Leader: Peace Consolidation and Democratic Institutions at UNDP Kinshasa Urban\, Kinshasa\, Congo (DRC)?\n Mr. Paddy Ezeala:  Publisher and Editor-in-Chief’ Development Agenda’ Abuja\, Federal Capital Territory\, Nigeria \nRaissa Nouradine: Senior Journalist\, Chad \n Moderator  \nFrancis Tazoacha:  Director of Peace and Security – Nkafu Policy Institute\, Cameroon\nContact \nDenis & Lenora Foretia Foundation Tel: (+237) 22 31 15 84 / 654 86 72 54/ 698 64 55 24  info@foretiafoundation.org – www.foretiafoundation.org  \n REGISTER HERE
URL:https://www.foretiafoundation.org/events/chad-constitutional-order-and-democratic-governance-post-idriss-deby/
LOCATION:Zoom Online\, Zoom Online
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SUMMARY:Chad – Constitutional Order And Democratic Governance Post Idriss Deby
DESCRIPTION:Time: July 8 2021 at 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Cameroon Time Venue: The event will be held on ZOOM and streamed live on Facebook  (Register Here)Background  \nChad is a desert nation named after lake Chad and surrounded by many countries facing severe security problems\, like Libya to the north\, Sudan to the east\, the Central African Republic to the south\, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest (at Lake Chad)\, and Niger to the west. Idriss Déby Itno took over power from President Hissène Habré in December 1990 by leading a rebellion against the latter’s government. Déby survived numerous coups attempts and rebellions against his rule before winning elections in 1996 and 2001. He revised the constitution\, and after eliminating term limits\, he won elections in 2006\, 2011\, 2016\, and 2021 before meeting his untimely death on the frontline when battling against rebels in 2021. For Déby’s 30 years in power\, Chad has played the role of a military fulcrum in the escalating fight against armed groups in the Sahel and Central and West Africa. Déby’s military forces have been vital in the Sahel crisis\, the fight against Boko Haram and its splinter groups in the Lake Chad region and beyond. Déby has intervened- from Darfur to Libya\, Mali\, Nigeria\, Niger\, Cameroon and the Central African Republic. In fact\, Chad’s military champions the G5 Sahel alliance (comprising of Burkina Faso\, Mali\, Mauritania and Niger) that was created to combat armed militias operating in the region. The death of Idriss Déby and the naming of his son – Mahamat Idriss Déby as interim president is a move that has been applauded by many and heavily criticized by others as they describe this as an unconstitutional change of government. \nIt is with respect to this backdrop that the Peace and Security Division of the Nkafu Policy Institute seeks to better understand the modalities or measures that the AU can take to ensure a return to Constitutional Order in Chad while concurrently preserving the State’s security and territorial integrity. \nObjectives of the Dialogue \nThe event’s objective is to engage conflict and security experts\, stakeholders and the general public in a discussion relating to the possible consequences that may arise following President Idriss Déby’s death. Also\, this event is aimed at harnessing the possible ideas that the AU\, other regional bodies and neighbouring States can implore to ensure a return to constitutional order in Chad.  \nAreas to be addressed include: \nPotential Instability in Chad (Constitutional Vs Unconstitutional change of government) \nSecurity concerns in the Sahel\, Lake Chad Basin and beyond \nAU’s standpoint on the situation \nThe position of CEMAC and other regional bodies \nThe role other CEMAC\, regional bodies and/or the international community can play in addressing the situation in Chad status-quo  \n Who should participate? \nThis event is open to conflict and security experts\, stakeholders and the general public both within and without Cameroon. It will bring together individuals from the public and private sectors\, academia\, civil society organizations\, youth leaders\, journalists\, researchers\, traditional authorities\, religious leaders and human rights activists. \nVenue/Time  \nTime: July 8 2021 at 3 PM Cameroon Time \nVenue: The event will be held on ZOOM and streamed live on Facebook  \n Panelists and Moderator \nDr. Lucien Toulou: Programme Advisor/Team Leader: Peace Consolidation and Democratic Institutions at UNDP Kinshasa Urban\, Kinshasa\, Congo (DRC)?\nMr. Paddy Ezeala:  Publisher and Editor-in-Chief’ Development Agenda’ Abuja\, Federal Capital Territory\, Nigeria \nRaissa Nouradine: Senior Journalist\, Chad\n Moderator  \nFrancis Tazoacha:  Director of Peace and Security – Nkafu Policy Institute\, Cameroon\nContact \nDenis & Lenora Foretia Foundation Tel: (+237) 22 31 15 84 / 654 86 72 54/ 698 64 55 24  info@foretiafoundation.org – www.foretiafoundation.org  \n \n.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-93{width:100% !important;margin-top : 10px;margin-bottom : 10px;}.fusion-builder-column-93 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-93{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-93 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-93{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-93 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-64{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}
URL:https://www.foretiafoundation.org/events/chad-constitutional-order-and-democratic-governance-post-idriss-deby-2/
LOCATION:Zoom Online\, Zoom Online
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SUMMARY:Canada – Cameroon Relations:  A Conversation With Canadian High Commissioner To Cameroon H.E Richard Bale
DESCRIPTION:Date & Time: Tuesday July 6\, 2021 @3PM Cameroon Time (10am Washington)\nVenue: Zoom Platform (Register Here) \nBackground\nCanada and the Republic of Cameroon have had very friendly bilateral relations since 1962. This relationship is centered on shared economic prosperity\, democracy promotion\, respect for human rights\, good governance\, regional peace and security.  \nTrade and investment between both countries is on the rise especially with the signing of the Foreign Investment Promotion Agreement in March 2014 and the Air Transport Agree in 2017. The Canadian government has also increased assistance especially in health\, education\, governance and humanitarian relief.  \nEver since the outbreak of the armed conflict in the Southwest and Northwest regions\, Canada has increased its financial support and has been committed in seeking a durable resolution of the conflict.  \nIt is within this backdrop that the Nkafu Policy Institute will host His Excellency Richard Bale\, for an hourlong conversation on strengthening Canada-Cameroon relations. \nObjectives:\nThis conversation’s main objective is to explore the full diplomatic relationship between Canada and the Republic of Cameroon. The conversation will allow us to explore\, amongst others:  \nPolitical cooperation \nContributions to Peace and Security in Cameroon and the subregion \nCanada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy \nTrade and investment cooperation \nDemocracy and Human Rights\, etc  \nExpected Results:\nAt the end of the conversation\, we expect that participants will have a better understanding of:  \nCanada-Cameroon partnership and areas to further strengthen collaboration  \nDate and Venue\nTuesday July 6\, 2021 @3PM Cameroon Time (10am Washington) \nEvent will be held on ZOOM and streamed live \nPanelists/Speakers\nMain Guest – H.E. Richard Bale \nHigh Commissioner of Canada to the Republic of Cameroon \nModerator – Dr Denis Foretia \nExecutive Chairman – Nkafu Policy Institute and  Co-Chair – Denis & Lenora Foretia Foundation\nParticipants \nThe event will bring together public policy experts\, policy makers at the national\, leaders of civil society organizations\, leaders of NGOs and international organizations. It will be open to the general public with a session for Q&A.\nREGISTER NOW
URL:https://www.foretiafoundation.org/events/canada-cameroon-relations-a-conversation-with-canadian-high-commissioner-to-cameroon-h-e-richard-bale/
LOCATION:Zoom Online\, Zoom Online
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SUMMARY:Canada – Cameroon Relations:  A Conversation With Canadian High Commissioner To Cameroon H.E Richard Bale
DESCRIPTION:Date & Time: Tuesday July 6\, 2021 @3PM Cameroon Time (10am Washington)Venue: Zoom Platform (Register Here)Background\nCanada and the Republic of Cameroon have had very friendly bilateral relations since 1962. This relationship is centered on shared economic prosperity\, democracy promotion\, respect for human rights\, good governance\, regional peace and security.  \nTrade and investment between both countries is on the rise especially with the signing of the Foreign Investment Promotion Agreement in March 2014 and the Air Transport Agree in 2017. The Canadian government has also increased assistance especially in health\, education\, governance and humanitarian relief.  \nEver since the outbreak of the armed conflict in the Southwest and Northwest regions\, Canada has increased its financial support and has been committed in seeking a durable resolution of the conflict.  \nIt is within this backdrop that the Nkafu Policy Institute will host His Excellency Richard Bale\, for an hourlong conversation on strengthening Canada-Cameroon relations. \nObjectives:\nThis conversation’s main objective is to explore the full diplomatic relationship between Canada and the Republic of Cameroon. The conversation will allow us to explore\, amongst others: \nPolitical cooperation \nContributions to Peace and Security in Cameroon and the subregion \nCanada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy \nTrade and investment cooperation \nDemocracy and Human Rights\, etc \nExpected Results:\nAt the end of the conversation\, we expect that participants will have a better understanding of: \nCanada-Cameroon partnership and areas to further strengthen collaboration \nDate and Venue\nTuesday July 6\, 2021 @3PM Cameroon Time (10am Washington) \nEvent will be held on ZOOM and streamed live \nPanelists/Speakers\n.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-88{width:100% !important;margin-top : 10px;margin-bottom : 10px;}.fusion-builder-column-88 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-88{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-88 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-88{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-88 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}Main Guest – H.E. Richard Bale\nHigh Commissioner of Canada to the Republic of Cameroon\n.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-89{width:33.333333333333% !important;margin-top : 10px;margin-bottom : 10px;}.fusion-builder-column-89 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 5.76%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 5.76%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-89{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-89 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-89{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-89 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-90{width:33.333333333333% !important;margin-top : 10px;margin-bottom : 10px;}.fusion-builder-column-90 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 5.76%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 5.76%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-90{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-90 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-90{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-90 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}Moderator – Dr Denis Foretia\nExecutive Chairman – Nkafu Policy Institute and Co-Chair – Denis & Lenora Foretia Foundation\n.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-91{width:33.333333333333% !important;margin-top : 10px;margin-bottom : 10px;}.fusion-builder-column-91 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 5.76%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 5.76%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-91{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-91 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-91{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-91 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}Participants \nThe event will bring together public policy experts\, policy makers at the national\, leaders of civil society organizations\, leaders of NGOs and international organizations. It will be open to the general public with a session for Q&A.\n.fusion-button.button-39 {border-radius:0px;}.fusion-button.button-39 .fusion-button-text {text-transform:none;}REGISTER NOW.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-92{width:100% !important;margin-top : 10px;margin-bottom : 10px;}.fusion-builder-column-92 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-92{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-92 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-92{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-92 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-63{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}
URL:https://www.foretiafoundation.org/events/canada-cameroon-relations-a-conversation-with-canadian-high-commissioner-to-cameroon-h-e-richard-bale-2/
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SUMMARY:Increasing the Impact of Business Incubators and Accelerators in Sub-Saharan Africa
DESCRIPTION:Increasing the Impact of Business Incubators and Accelerators in Sub-Saharan Africa\nDate: June 29th 2021\, Time: 2pm GMT\nVenue: online (via ZOOM) Register Here \nBackground\nAccording to a report published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 2017\, the informal economy accounts for between 20 and 65% of the gross domestic product (GDP) of Sub-Saharan African (SSA). This sector represents up to 70% of employment in some countries\, i.e. about 80% of total employment for women and 60% for men\, most of which are very vulnerable (African Development Bank\, 2017). For many years\, it has remained omnipresent in both urban and rural areas\, employing the majority of the working population. However\, the predominance of informal enterprises in this region of the world is not without effect on the development of the various countries. It remains a major obstacle to the improvement of the business climate and weakens the position of economies on the international scene\, while depriving them of the fiscal resources necessary to carry out structural investments.\nTo address the many challenges posed by the informal sector and to promote private sector development\, Africa needs support to close the gap related to the acknowledged lack of essential skills to enable a business project to become sustainable. This explains the flurry of business incubators and accelerators that have been springing up on the continent for several years. As elsewhere in the world\, these business support structures have become almost indispensable. Over the last decade\, the number of accelerators and incubators worldwide has increased fivefold\, from 560 in 2009 to 2616 in 2018 (link). Serving the burgeoning start-up ecosystem\, first-generation incubators built their service offering around standard start-up support\, consisting of office space\, mentoring and networking. At the same time\, accelerators addressed the issues of differentiation through investment and access to technology.\nIn SSA\, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) account for more than 90 per cent of all enterprises\, of which 70-80 per cent are micro and very small enterprises. They are the main source of employment and income for Africans\, after subsistence farming” (Tadesse\, 2009\, p. 17). However\, more than 85% of these businesses do not survive the fifth year of operation. In contrast\, businesses that go through an incubation process generally have a survival rate of over 80% after five years of operation. Business incubators and accelerators therefore contribute to the sustainability of companies through rigorous professional support\, monitoring of management methods and an omnipresent back office for legal\, tax and accounting issues. The main stake is to develop an economic model more connected to innovation\, and to create value-added wealth. As opposed to business accelerators\, which are aimed at already autonomous and well-developed companies seeking to raise funds and increase their growth\, incubators offer young entrepreneurs the opportunity to bring innovative project ideas to fruition and to develop them serenely.\nThe World Bank and the International Association of Mobile Operators report that Africa now has more than 443 support structures\, compared to only ten or so at the beginning of the decade. However\, their development remains slow compared to other regions of the world due to a number of constraints they face. If the importance of these structures\, which are booming in Africa\, is no longer questioned\, it is nevertheless true that they are still mostly very young\, isolated\, with very heterogeneous levels of professionalism from one end of Africa to the other\, and a lack of means or adapted tools. According to Christian Jekinnou\, coordinator of the Africa Innovation Programme\, “despite their best efforts\, the business support structures will not enable the beneficiary entrepreneurs to overcome the main difficulties of their ecosystem and growth. For him\, if these structures do not improve their effectiveness\, efficiency and do not develop further\, their impact on growth\, disruptive innovation and job creation will remain limited.\nAware of the need to address these shortcomings\, the Nkafu Policy Institute of the Denis & Lenora Foretia Foundation is organizing the first edition of the Social Entrepreneurship Discussion on the theme: “Increasing the Impact of Business Incubators and Accelerators in Sub-Saharan Africa”.\nObjectives and key issue\nThe main objective of this event is to provide a platform for high-level experts to address the requirements for successful development of incubators and accelerators in SSA. The discussion will center around the challenges faced by incubators and accelerators in SSA and the strategies to increase their impact on the economies. Specifically\, it will provide an opportunity to: \nPresent the stakes and opportunities of business incubators and accelerators for the development of social entrepreneurship in SSA;\nPresent the obstacles for the development of business incubators and accelerators in SSA;\nIncrease understanding of the role that business incubators and accelerators can play in promoting social innovation in SSA;\nDevelop strategies to increase the impact of incubators and accelerators in specially on the development of private sector. \nVenue and date\nThe discussion is scheduled for June 29th 2021\, online (via ZOOM) at 2pm GMT. This webinar will also be streamed live on the social networks of the Denis and Lenora Foretia Foundation.\nTarget audience & participation\nThe audience consists of incubators and accelerators\, government representatives\, academics\, researchers and students\, speakers\, social entrepreneurs\, non-governmental organizations\, civil society and public representatives etc. It is a unique opportunity to better inform on the reforms needed for SSA Countries to achieve its development by promoting the private sector and social entrepreneurship. In addition\, this event will create a platform for professional development and effective policy discourse.\nParticipation in the event is FREE. However\, people wishing to participate are requested to register beforehand through the link available on the website of the Denis & Lenora Foretia Foundation.\nPanelists and Moderator\nPanelists\nMr. Nelson Amo\, CEO\, Innohub | Executive Director\, Ghana Tech Lab | Founder\, Accra Angels\, Network | President\, DT Automated Systems Limited\,Ghana\nModerator\nMrs. Fri. L. Asanga\, Interim Chief Executive Officer\, Denis and Lenora Foretia Foundation\,\nREGISTER NOW
URL:https://www.foretiafoundation.org/events/increasing-the-impact-of-business-incubators-and-accelerators-in-sub-saharan-africa/
LOCATION:Zoom Online\, Zoom Online
CATEGORIES:Events,Nkafu Policy Institute
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SUMMARY:Increasing the Impact of Business Incubators and Accelerators in Sub-Saharan Africa
DESCRIPTION:Date: June 29th 2021\, Time: 2pm GMTVenue: online (via ZOOM) Register HereBackground\nAccording to a report published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 2017\, the informal economy accounts for between 20 and 65% of the gross domestic product (GDP) of Sub-Saharan African (SSA). This sector represents up to 70% of employment in some countries\, i.e. about 80% of total employment for women and 60% for men\, most of which are very vulnerable (African Development Bank\, 2017). For many years\, it has remained omnipresent in both urban and rural areas\, employing the majority of the working population. However\, the predominance of informal enterprises in this region of the world is not without effect on the development of the various countries. It remains a major obstacle to the improvement of the business climate and weakens the position of economies on the international scene\, while depriving them of the fiscal resources necessary to carry out structural investments.\nTo address the many challenges posed by the informal sector and to promote private sector development\, Africa needs support to close the gap related to the acknowledged lack of essential skills to enable a business project to become sustainable. This explains the flurry of business incubators and accelerators that have been springing up on the continent for several years.\nAware of the need to address these shortcomings\, the Nkafu Policy Institute of the Denis & Lenora Foretia Foundation is organizing the first edition of the Social Entrepreneurship Discussion on the theme: “Increasing the Impact of Business Incubators and Accelerators in Sub-Saharan Africa”.\nObjectives and key issue\nThe main objective of this event is to provide a platform for high-level experts to address the requirements for successful development of incubators and accelerators in SSA. The discussion will center around the challenges faced by incubators and accelerators in SSA and the strategies to increase their impact on the economies. Specifically\, it will provide an opportunity to:\nPresent the stakes and opportunities of business incubators and accelerators for the development of social entrepreneurship in SSA;\nPresent the obstacles for the development of business incubators and accelerators in SSA;\nIncrease understanding of the role that business incubators and accelerators can play in promoting social innovation in SSA;\nDevelop strategies to increase the impact of incubators and accelerators in specially on the development of private sector.\nVenue and date\nThe discussion is scheduled for June 29th 2021\, online (via ZOOM) at 2pm GMT. This webinar will also be streamed live on the social networks of the Denis and Lenora Foretia Foundation.\nTarget audience & participation\nThe audience consists of incubators and accelerators\, government representatives\, academics\, researchers and students\, speakers\, social entrepreneurs\, non-governmental organizations\, civil society and public representatives etc. Participation in the event is FREE. However\, people wishing to participate are requested to register beforehand through the link available on the website of the Denis & Lenora Foretia Foundation.\nPanelists and Moderator\nPanelists\nMr. Nelson Amo\, CEO\, Innohub | Executive Director\, Ghana Tech Lab | Founder\, Accra Angels\, Network | President\, DT Automated Systems Limited\,Ghana\nEnyonam Kakane\, Executive Director Mirepa Investment Advisors & Mirepa Capital\nModerator\nMrs. Fri. L. Asanga\, Interim Chief Executive Officer\, Denis and Lenora Foretia Foundation\,\n.fusion-button.button-40 {border-radius:0px;}REGISTER NOW.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-94{width:100% !important;margin-top : 10px;margin-bottom : 10px;}.fusion-builder-column-94 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-94{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-94 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-94{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-94 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-65{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}
URL:https://www.foretiafoundation.org/events/increasing-the-impact-of-business-incubators-and-accelerators-in-sub-saharan-africa-2/
LOCATION:Zoom Online\, Zoom Online
CATEGORIES:Event,Events,Social Entrepreneurship
ORGANIZER;CN="Nkafu Policy Institute":MAILTO:info@foretiafoundation_org
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SUMMARY:Africa’s Road To Recovery – A Conversation With Gwendoline Abunaw
DESCRIPTION:Date and time: June 3\, 2021\, 11:30am-12:30pm\, Cameroon TimeVenue: Zoom Platform (Register Here) \n1. Background\nCOVID-19 has caused an unprecedented shock to the global economy\, with disrupted supply chains\, border closures\, and social distancing measures that have disrupted travel\, education\, trade\, and health systems across the world. The rise of teleworking\, telemedicine\, and e-learning have imposed changes across society and IMF’s Geoffrey Okamoto writes that we live in the most uncertain of times. A precise outcome may not beknown\, but the probability of a few that are most likely can be calculated.\nFurthermore\, the axiom of trade liberalization\, economic integration\, and globalization is increasingly contested as economies are increasingly regionalizing supply and pursue narrower objectives. While these trends were imminent prior to COVID-19\, the great lockdown has accelerated structural trends such as digitalization across the global economy\, prompting the need to assess their interactions in a post-COVID world.\nNow is the time for global solidarity and support\, especially with the most vulnerable in our societies\, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. Only together can we overcome the intertwined health and social and economic impacts of the pandemic and prevent its escalation into a protracted humanitarian catastrophe\, with the potential loss of already achieved development gains.\nIn this hourlong conversation with Mrs. Gwendoline Abunaw\, the Nkafu Policy Institute will examine how the post pandemic world is transforming economies and societies across Sub-Saharan Africa and what the continent must do in order to thrive in the post-COVID world.\n2. Objectives\nThis event aims to provide a framework for which to analyze oncoming socio-economic and political trends\, whilst emphasizing the interaction between perceived structural trends spanning digitization\, demographic shifts\, and economic development across society.\n3. Main themes to be discussed during the event \nGovernment priorities in a post-COVID world; balancing economic realism (ballooning deficits)\, growth-centric economic reforms\, and development.\nUnderstanding the role of collective nationalism countries and implications for bilateral relationships in a post-COVID world\nThe role of economic nationalism and globalization in shaping structural trends across trade and innovation.\nClimate change and implications for employment\, competitiveness\, and sovereignty.\nGlobalization\, economic convergence\, and solidarity between developing and advanced market economies.\nThe short\, medium\, and potential long-term effects of the pandemic on continental trends such as digitization\, trade\, and demographic shifts.\nThe implications of COVID-19 on bilateral relationships and on the AfCFTA\nThe implications of COVID-19 on economic development and regional convergence between Africa and advanced economies. \n4. Expectations\nAt the end of this event\, the participants will understand the following: \nThe short\, medium\, and potential long-term effects of the pandemic on continental trends such as digitization\, trade\, and demographic shifts.\nThe implications of COVID-19 on bilateral relationships and on the AfCFTA\nThe implications of COVID-19 on economic development and regional convergence between Africa and advanced economies \n5. Date and Venue\nThursday\, June 3\, 2021. 11:30am-12:30pm. Event will be held on ZOOM and streamed live\n6. Panelists/Speakers\nMain Speaker\nMrs. Gwendoline E.N Abunaw\nManaging Director\, ECOBANK\, Cameroon.\nModerator\nDr Denis Foretia\nExecutive Chairman – Nkafu Policy Institute and Co-Chair – Denis & Lenora Foretia Foundation\n7. Participants\nThe event will bring together public policy experts\, policy makers at the national\, continental and international levels\, leaders of civil society organizations\, economists\, leaders of NGOs and international organizations. It will be open to the general public with a session for Q&A.\nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://www.foretiafoundation.org/events/africas-road-to-recovery-a-conversation-with-gwendoline-abunaw-2/
LOCATION:Zoom Online\, Zoom Online
CATEGORIES:Events
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SUMMARY:Africa’s Road to Recovery – A Conversation with Gwendoline Abunaw
DESCRIPTION:Date and time: June 3rd 2021\, 11:30am-12:30pm\, Cameroon TimeVenue: Zoom Platform (Register Here)1. Background\nCOVID-19 has caused an unprecedented shock to the global economy\, with disrupted supply chains\, border closures\, and social distancing measures that have disrupted travel\, education\, trade\, and health systems across the world. The rise of teleworking\, telemedicine\, and e-learning have imposed changes across society and IMF’s Geoffrey Okamoto writes that we live in the most uncertain of times. A precise outcome may not be known\, but the probability of a few that are most likely can be calculated.\nFurthermore\, the axiom of trade liberalization\, economic integration\, and globalization is increasingly contested as economies are increasingly regionalizing supply and pursue narrower objectives. While these trends were imminent prior to COVID-19\, the great lockdown has accelerated structural trends such as digitalization across the global economy\, prompting the need to assess their interactions in a post-COVID world.\nNow is the time for global solidarity and support\, especially with the most vulnerable in our societies\, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. Only together can we overcome the intertwined health and social and economic impacts of the pandemic and prevent its escalation into a protracted humanitarian catastrophe\, with the potential loss of already achieved development gains.\nIn this hourlong conversation the Nkafu Policy Institute will examine how the post pandemic world is transforming economies and societies across Sub-Saharan Africa and what the continent must do in order to thrive in the post-COVID world.\n2. Objectives\nThis event aims to provide a framework for which to analyze oncoming socio-economic and political trends\, whilst emphasizing the interaction between perceived structural trends spanning digitization\, demographic shifts\, and economic development across society.\n3. Main themes to be discussed during the event\nGovernment priorities in a post-COVID world; balancing economic realism (ballooning deficits)\, growth-centric economic reforms\, and development.\nUnderstanding the role of collective nationalism countries and implications for bilateral relationships in a post-COVID world\nThe role of economic nationalism and globalization in shaping structural trends across trade and innovation.\nClimate change and implications for employment\, competitiveness\, and sovereignty.\nGlobalization\, economic convergence\, and solidarity between developing and advanced market economies.\nThe short\, medium\, and potential long-term effects of the pandemic on continental trends such as digitization\, trade\, and demographic shifts.\nThe implications of COVID-19 on bilateral relationships and on the AfCFTA\nThe implications of COVID-19 on economic development and regional convergence between Africa and advanced economies.\n4. Expectations\nAt the end of this event\, the participants will understand the following:\nThe short\, medium\, and potential long-term effects of the pandemic on continental trends such as digitization\, trade\, and demographic shifts.\nThe implications of COVID-19 on bilateral relationships and on the AfCFTA\nThe implications of COVID-19 on economic development and regional convergence between Africa and advanced economies\n5. Date and Venue\nThursday\, June 3rd\, 2021. 11:30am-12:30pm. Event will be held on ZOOM and streamed live\n6. Panelists/Speakers\n.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-97{width:100% !important;margin-top : 10px;margin-bottom : 10px;}.fusion-builder-column-97 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-97{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-97 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-97{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-97 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}Main Speaker\nMrs. Gwendoline E.N Abunaw\nManaging Director\, ECOBANK\, Cameroon.\n.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-98{width:33.333333333333% !important;margin-top : 10px;margin-bottom : 10px;}.fusion-builder-column-98 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 5.76%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 5.76%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-98{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-98 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-98{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-98 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-99{width:33.333333333333% !important;margin-top : 10px;margin-bottom : 10px;}.fusion-builder-column-99 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 5.76%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 5.76%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-99{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-99 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-99{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-99 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}Moderator\nDr Denis Foretia\nExecutive Chairman – Nkafu Policy Institute and Co-Chair – Denis & Lenora Foretia Foundation\n.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-100{width:33.333333333333% !important;margin-top : 10px;margin-bottom : 10px;}.fusion-builder-column-100 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 5.76%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 5.76%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-100{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-100 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-100{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-100 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}7. Participants\nThe event will bring together public policy experts\, policy makers at the national\, continental and international levels\, leaders of civil society organizations\, economists\, leaders of NGOs and international organizations. It will be open to the general public with a session for Q&A.\n.fusion-button.button-43 {border-radius:0px;}REGISTER HERE.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-101{width:100% !important;margin-top : 10px;margin-bottom : 10px;}.fusion-builder-column-101 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-101{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-101 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-101{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-101 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-68{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}
URL:https://www.foretiafoundation.org/events/africas-road-to-recovery-a-conversation-with-gwendoline-abunaw/
LOCATION:Zoom Online\, Zoom Online
CATEGORIES:Event,Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Nkafu Policy Institute":MAILTO:info@foretiafoundation_org
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SUMMARY:The Economic Impact Of Covid-19 On Entrepreneurship In Cameroon
DESCRIPTION:Date: 21st May 2021  Time: 3pm – 4:00pm\nVenue: Online\, Zoom (Register Here) \nBackground  \nBased on the report published by the International Labour Organisation\, 8 out of 10 enterprises are informal. Almost 1.6 billion workers in the informal sector are significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic\, leading to a 60 per cent decline in their earnings. For these workers\, discontinuing work or working remotely is not an option because they could lose their jobs and livelihoods.\nIn Cameroon’s case\, the informal sector officially occupies 90% of the country’s active population and is productive as countries with a much higher economic level in Africa. According to an IMF report\, the informal sector in Cameroon contributes 20 to 30% to the country’s GDP. The COVID-19 pandemic has had far-reaching economic consequences beyond the spread of the disease itself\, and efforts to quarantine it has not been effective\, therefore\, provoking an unprecedented downturn in the global economy.\nFollowing the publication by le Groupement Inter-Patronal du Cameroun (GICAM) on the “Impact of the Covid-19 Crisis on Companies in Cameroon”\, May-June 2020\, the proportion of companies negatively impacted by the Covid-19 crisis increased from 92% to 96.6%. This estimate is obtained based on a sample of more than 250 companies consulted between May and June 2020\, 25% of which were big companies and 75% of SMEs.\nIt is against these economic challenges posed by the pandemic that the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Center (SBEC) of the Denis & Lenora Foretia Foundation is organising a webinar on the theme “The Economic Impact of COVID 19 on entrepreneurship in Cameroon “. This event is a platform for stakeholders to discuss how the pandemic has affected the entrepreneur ecosystem\, the opportunities available and possible recommendations to entrepreneurs in Cameroon.\nGeneral objectives\nThe main objective of this webinar is to enlighten stakeholders of the entrepreneur ecosystem on the economic impact that COVID-19 has had on entrepreneurship and seek for better adaptability strategies to meet up with their business needs and profitability.\nSpecific objectives\nThe specific objective is to: \nBring together experts to propose recommendations that would help entrepreneurs to better adapt to the revenging economic impact of the pandemic on their businesses;\nTo better prepare entrepreneurs on the occurrence of future economic threats. \nTarget audience: \nSBEC network members\nEntrepreneurs\nGeneral public \nPanelists\nRosette FIEN\nFounder & Managing Director at Kayvey Foods Sarl\nMme. Christel YOUBI\nCEO of AM Group\nDr. Jean Cedric KOUAM\nSenior Economic policy analyst at Nkafu policy Institute\nModerator\nDr AHANDA Sosthène Nicaise\nDirector of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Center (SBEC) of the Denis and Lenora Foretia Foundation\nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://www.foretiafoundation.org/events/the-economic-impact-of-covid-19-on-entrepreneurship-in-cameroon/
LOCATION:Zoom Online\, Zoom Online
CATEGORIES:Events,Small Business & Entrepreneurship Center
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ORGANIZER;CN="Foretia Team":MAILTO:info@foretiafoundation.org
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SUMMARY:Gender Perspectives: The Role of Women in Resolving the Anglophone Crisis in Cameroon
DESCRIPTION:Date: April 29\, 2021  Time: 3:00 pm (Cameroon time) Duration: 90 mins\nVenue: Zoom Platform (Register Here) \nContextual Analysis\nIn conflict resolution\, many actors who play various roles in resolving the conflict. Women’s role in conflict resolution and peacebuilding has long been underestimated\, especially in societies where patriarchy is the order of the day. For close to four years that the armed conflict in the North West and South West regions erupted and has dragged on\, the role of the women in mitigating and or resolving the conflict is underestimated.  The continuous conflict produces gendered outcomes in Cameroon\, with particular shifts enabling Cameroonian women to participate in activities – such as conflict resolution – that were previously considered an exclusively male domain.\nWhen the male more senior elites and chiefs are losing effective control over the heavily-armed young militia\, Cameroonian women have an opportunity to intervene in peacebuilding. As mothers\, grandmothers\, aunts\, spouses\, sisters – and as those more often victimized – Cameroonian women understand that to minimize atrocities committed\, they needed to take action to curb the violence. With this fundamental role in reducing conflict in their respective communities\, there is a greater need to empower women as a veritable tool for conflict transformation and peacebuilding in Cameroon – a role that the international community and other potential stakeholders have not been able to play.\nThe close to  4 years of armed conflict in the North West and South West regions of Cameroon has caused maleficent obliteration of human lives and property. Regardless of the efforts taken by the national and international interested parties in bringing to an end the crisis\, armed hostilities such as; kidnapping for ransoms\, civil strife\, enforced disappearances and killings committed by both the Cameroon military and separatist fighters have continued to go unabated. Front and back of all these disastrous situations\, women and girls are often exposed to acts of violence that seriously undermine their rights and deny them opportunities arising from gender inequality. It is worth stating that women are the worst hit in situations of armed conflicts.  Women have unique opportunities for conflict resolution and peacebuilding due to the unique role they play in society. The recent calls for a cessation of hostilities by some women in the country and especially those in crisis-hit regions clearly indicate their frustration with the handling of the crisis. It also demonstrates the unique roles women have in building peace in society and bringing to an end violent conflict.\nAlthough women have frequently been the first to take the risks necessary to promote dialogue across divided communities\, as they have attempted in the on-going Anglophone conflict\, they are marginalized from taking these initiatives. It is from this viewpoint that the Nkafu Policy Institute of the Denis and Lenora Foretia Foundation has come up with this opportunity to encourage stakeholders of the conflict and the general public to participate and discuss on the role women can play to put an end to this conflict and orchestrate the most precious peace and sustainable development in the North West and South West regions in particular and Cameroon in general.\nObjectives of the Dialogue\nThe event’s objective is to engage schools of thoughts\, stakeholders and the general public in debates and discussions how women contribute to resolving the crisis in the North West and South West regions of Cameroon.\nFrom this standpoint and in accordance with the mission of the NKAFU Policy Institute – a Think at the Denis and Lenora FORETIA Foundation\, the public dialogue will be centred on carrying out an independent research to provide comprehensive and incisive evidenced-based policy recommendations that will spur a concise roadmap in resolving the Anglophone conflict and putting in place a platform for sustainable peace and development in the North West and South West regions in particular and Cameroon in general.\nThematic areas\nDuring this event\, there will be presentations on various approaches put in place to resolve the conflict. Presentations will dwell on the different actors that have intervened in resolving the conflict\, successes\, challenges and contentions. \nThematic area 1:  Are women interested in the on-going crisis in the North West and South West region? Why are the female ministers\, parliamentarians\, senators\, etc\, silent about the on-going atrocities perpetrated in the conflict?\nThematic area 2: What are the main difficulties facing women in the resolution of the crisis? What can be the contribution of women in resolving the on-going conflict?\nThematic area 3: Is there any example in the world of a significant contribution of women in resolving a conflict? How can these examples inspire women in Cameroon in the search for solutions to the on-going conflict?\nThematic area 4: Anglophone crisis: what is the way forward in the resolution of the crisis? \nMethodology\nThe public dialogue will include short presentations from panelists followed by a moderated interactive and participatory debates and discussions from participants on issues related to the women and their efforts towards solving the conflict in the North West and South West regions.\n Who should participate?\nThis event is open to the general public both within and out of Cameroon. It will bring together participants from the women organisations\, women groups\, public & private sectors\, academia\, civil society organisations\, youth leaders\, journalists\, researchers\, traditional authorities\, religious leaders and human rights activists. In general\, it will bring together all stakeholders with the potentials and strategies to propose alternative approaches to resolves the on-going Anglophone crisis in Cameroon and put in place a road map for social cohesion and sustainable development in Cameroon.\nParticipation fees\nNo participation fee is required. Nevertheless\, all participants must register online free of charge on our website by clicking the registration button below.\nREGISTER NOW
URL:https://www.foretiafoundation.org/events/gender-perspectives-the-role-of-women-in-resolving-the-anglophone-crisis-in-cameroon-2/
LOCATION:Zoom Online\, Zoom Online
CATEGORIES:Events,Nkafu Policy Institute
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ORGANIZER;CN="Nkafu Team":MAILTO:info@foretiafoundation.org
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SUMMARY:Gender Perspectives: The Role of Women in Resolving the Anglophone Crisis in Cameroon
DESCRIPTION:Date: April 29\, 2021  Time: 3:00 pm (Cameroon time) Duration: 90 minsVenue: Zoom Platform (Register Here)Contextual Analysis\nIn conflict resolution\, many actors who play various roles in resolving the conflict. Women’s role in conflict resolution and peacebuilding has long been underestimated\, especially in societies where patriarchy is the order of the day. For close to four years that the armed conflict in the North West and South West regions erupted and has dragged on\, the role of the women in mitigating and or resolving the conflict is underestimated.  The continuous conflict produces gendered outcomes in Cameroon\, with particular shifts enabling Cameroonian women to participate in activities – such as conflict resolution – that were previously considered an exclusively male domain.\nWhen the male more senior elites and chiefs are losing effective control over the heavily-armed young militia\, Cameroonian women have an opportunity to intervene in peacebuilding. As mothers\, grandmothers\, aunts\, spouses\, sisters – and as those more often victimized – Cameroonian women understand that to minimize atrocities committed\, they needed to take action to curb the violence. With this fundamental role in reducing conflict in their respective communities\, there is a greater need to empower women as a veritable tool for conflict transformation and peacebuilding in Cameroon – a role that the international community and other potential stakeholders have not been able to play.\nThe close to  4 years of armed conflict in the North West and South West regions of Cameroon has caused maleficent obliteration of human lives and property. Regardless of the efforts taken by the national and international interested parties in bringing to an end the crisis\, armed hostilities such as; kidnapping for ransoms\, civil strife\, enforced disappearances and killings committed by both the Cameroon military and separatist fighters have continued to go unabated. Front and back of all these disastrous situations\, women and girls are often exposed to acts of violence that seriously undermine their rights and deny them opportunities arising from gender inequality. It is worth stating that women are the worst hit in situations of armed conflicts.  Women have unique opportunities for conflict resolution and peacebuilding due to the unique role they play in society. The recent calls for a cessation of hostilities by some women in the country and especially those in crisis-hit regions clearly indicate their frustration with the handling of the crisis. It also demonstrates the unique roles women have in building peace in society and bringing to an end violent conflict.\nAlthough women have frequently been the first to take the risks necessary to promote dialogue across divided communities\, as they have attempted in the on-going Anglophone conflict\, they are marginalized from taking these initiatives. It is from this viewpoint that the Nkafu Policy Institute of the Denis and Lenora Foretia Foundation has come up with this opportunity to encourage stakeholders of the conflict and the general public to participate and discuss on the role women can play to put an end to this conflict and orchestrate the most precious peace and sustainable development in the North West and South West regions in particular and Cameroon in general.\nObjectives of the Dialogue\nThe event’s objective is to engage schools of thoughts\, stakeholders and the general public in debates and discussions how women contribute to resolving the crisis in the North West and South West regions of Cameroon.\nFrom this standpoint and in accordance with the mission of the NKAFU Policy Institute – a Think at the Denis and Lenora FORETIA Foundation\, the public dialogue will be centred on carrying out an independent research to provide comprehensive and incisive evidenced-based policy recommendations that will spur a concise roadmap in resolving the Anglophone conflict and putting in place a platform for sustainable peace and development in the North West and South West regions in particular and Cameroon in general.\nThematic areas\nDuring this event\, there will be presentations on various approaches put in place to resolve the conflict. Presentations will dwell on the different actors that have intervened in resolving the conflict\, successes\, challenges and contentions.\nThematic area 1:  Are women interested in the on-going crisis in the North West and South West region? Why are the female ministers\, parliamentarians\, senators\, etc\, silent about the on-going atrocities perpetrated in the conflict?\nThematic area 2: What are the main difficulties facing women in the resolution of the crisis? What can be the contribution of women in resolving the on-going conflict?\nThematic area 3: Is there any example in the world of a significant contribution of women in resolving a conflict? How can these examples inspire women in Cameroon in the search for solutions to the on-going conflict?\nThematic area 4: Anglophone crisis: what is the way forward in the resolution of the crisis?\nMethodology\nThe public dialogue will include short presentations from panelists followed by a moderated interactive and participatory debates and discussions from participants on issues related to the women and their efforts towards solving the conflict in the North West and South West regions.\n Who should participate?\nThis event is open to the general public both within and out of Cameroon. It will bring together participants from the women organisations\, women groups\, public & private sectors\, academia\, civil society organisations\, youth leaders\, journalists\, researchers\, traditional authorities\, religious leaders and human rights activists. In general\, it will bring together all stakeholders with the potentials and strategies to propose alternative approaches to resolves the on-going Anglophone crisis in Cameroon and put in place a road map for social cohesion and sustainable development in Cameroon.\nParticipation fees\nNo participation fee is required. Nevertheless\, all participants must register online free of charge on our website by clicking the registration button below.\n.fusion-button.button-44 {border-radius:0px;}REGISTER NOW.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-104{width:100% !important;margin-top : 10px;margin-bottom : 10px;}.fusion-builder-column-104 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-104{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-104 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-104{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-104 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-71{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}
URL:https://www.foretiafoundation.org/events/gender-perspectives-the-role-of-women-in-resolving-the-anglophone-crisis-in-cameroon/
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SUMMARY:One Year Into The Covid-19 Pandemic: What Lessons Can Be Learned?
DESCRIPTION:One Year Into The Covid-19 Pandemic: What Lessons Can Be Learned?\nTime: 23rd April 2021 at 3 PM (Cameroon Time)\nVenue: Event will be held on ZOOM and streamed live on Facebook (Register Here) \nBackground \nAfter the world recorded the first case of the virus\, the global economy is yet to recover from the shock of the health crisis that has affected every sector. March 2021 marks 1 year since the 1st case of coronavirus was reported in Cameroon. Unfortunately\, presently speaking\, Cameroon and the rest of the world are still recording deaths. It might be pessimistic to say COVID-19 has come to stay but\, we are yet to be free from the virus until a lasting solution is found. The socio-economic impact of the pandemic on the Cameroon economy has been tremendous. However\, the response strategy of some countries and how they have been limiting its spread is “a light at the end of the tunnel” for others. \nObjective of the event  \nThis event has as objective to assess the Cameroonian anti-COVID-19 response one year into the pandemic and discuss the way forward \nMain themes to be discussed  \nTo evaluate the ramifications of the pandemic so far on the global economy with a specific focus on Africa and Cameroon over the past one year and what lessons can be learned?\nEvaluate the level of cooperation between states in finding a sustainable solution to the outbreak and spread of the pandemic\nEvaluate response strategies adopted by both in the private and public sectors and propose modifications \nExpectations \nAt the end of this event\, participants should understand the following: \nThe one year impact of the pandemic in Cameroon\nThe measures taken so far in the past one year\, how to reinforce them to successfully get out of the pandemic\, and what lessons can be learned. \nParticipants  \nThe event will gather different actors involved like researchers\, experts on public policy and policymakers at the national and international level; civil society organizations\, economists\, leaders of NGOs and International Organizations. \nDate and Venue \nTime: 23rd April 2021 at 3 PM Cameroon Time\nVenue: The event will be held on ZOOM and streamed live on Facebook (Register Here) \nOrganizers \nThis event will be organized by the Nkafu Policy Institute – a Think Tank at the Denis and Lenora Foretia Foundation. \nPanelists/Speakers  \nProf Mbacham Wilfred\nProfessor of Public Health Biotechnology.\nFellow of the Cameroon Academy of Sciences\nDr.  Marie-Solange NDOM\nCardiologist\nMedical adviser\, Laquintinie Douala\,\nProf Tangwa Godfrey\nProfessor emeritus (Philosophy) of the University of Yaoundé 1\nDr. Charlotte Bongfen (Moderator)\nHealth Policy Analyst\nNkafu Policy Institute\nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://www.foretiafoundation.org/events/one-year-into-the-covid-19-pandemic-what-lessons-can-be-learned/
LOCATION:Zoom Online\, Zoom Online
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