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Somalia’s Regional and International Relations Dialogue
Dialogue on Somalia’s Strategic Partnerships in a Changing Geopolitical Landscape
The Konrad Adenauer Stiftung’s (KAS) Regional Programme Security Dialogue for East Africa (RP SIPODI East Africa) in collaboration with the Somalia Non-State Actors (SONSA) hosted a dialogue on 17 February 2025, at Grand Cafe’, in Mogadishu. The dialogue aimed to assess Somalia’s approaches to regional and international affairs.
February 24, 2025
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Somalia’s current Political and Security Dynamics
Dialogue platform on political and security affairs in Somalia
Konrad Adenauer Stiftung’s (KAS) Regional Programme Security Dialogue for East Africa (RP SIPODI East Africa) in cooperation with the Management Institute for National Development (MIND) Somalia organised a dialogue on Somalia’s current Political and Security Dynamics, on 21 February 2025 at Jazeera Palace Hotel, Mogadishu.
February 24, 2025
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Panel discussion on Ugandan Perspectives on the Geopolitics of 2025
Trump 2.0, BRICS-Enlargement, and Europe at Crossroads
The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung’s (KAS) Regional Programme Security Dialogue for East Africa (RP SIPODI East Africa) together with the Country Office, Uganda and South Sudan hosted a panel discussion on the evening of 12th December 2024 on the topic ‘’Ugandan Perspectives on the Geopolitics of 2025’’. This discussion was intended to scrutinise the anticipated trajectory of key geopolitical issues of 2025 from a Ugandan perspective.
December 19, 2024
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Migration and Displacement Dynamics in Borderland Areas of Ethiopia
Book Presentation and Panel Discussion on Local Views for Addressing Drivers and Consequences of Migration and Displacement
On 4th December 2024 the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung’s (KAS) Regional Programme Security Dialogue for East Africa (RP SIPODI East Africa) and Climate Resilient Borderlands Horn of Africa (CRBi) co-hosted the launch of an academic research publication on "Migration and Displacement Dynamics in Borderland Areas of Ethiopia”, held at the premises of the KAS Ethiopia office.
December 10, 2024
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Empowering Student Leaders in Peacebuilding and Security
A Three-Day Intensive Youth Leadership Training on Peace and Security for University Finalists in Uganda
The Konrad Adenauer Stiftung's (KAS) Regional Programme Security Dialogue for East Africa (RP SIPODI East Africa) co-hosted with the Julius Nyerere Leadership Centre (JNLC), a three-day Youth Leadership Training on Peace and Security for final-year University student leaders from 3rd to 5th December 2024. The training equipped graduating youth leaders with skills in mediation, negotiation, conflict resolution, and introduced them to different leadership skills to be able to promote peace in their communities.
December 9, 2024
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Dialogue platforms on (security) policy challenges in Somalia
Creating a dialogue between academia, politicians and civil society in Somalia
Konrad Adenauer Stiftung’s (KAS) Regional Programme Security Dialogue for East Africa (RP SIPODI East Africa) in cooperation with the Management Institute for National Development (MIND) Somalia has, for the second year, organised a series of dialogue platforms throughout 2024. The debates addressed political questions and security affairs of high relevance for the Somali society and took place at the Somali capital of Mogadishu.
November 25, 2024
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The War in Sudan and Resultant Patterns of Mixed Migration
Addressing the Security and Humanitarian Impacts for Refugees and Returnees in South Sudan
On the 12th and 13th of November 2024, the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Regional Programme Security Dialogue for East Africa (RP SIPODI East Africa) in cooperation with the National Transformation Leadership Institute (NTLI) of the University of Juba organised a conference on the effects of the war in Sudan on migration patterns within Sudan and South Sudan. The conference was held at the Senate Hall of the University of Juba.
November 18, 2024
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Panel discussion on the prospects for Africa after the US presidential election in November
Continuity, Reversal, or New Directions?
The Regional Programme Security Dialogue for East Africa (RP SIPODI East Africa) of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) hosted a panel discussion on the evening of 24th October 2024 on the topic of future US policy towards Africa after the presidential election in November. This took place as part of the Kampala Geopolitics Conference (KGC) 2024, which was organised by the RP SIPODI East Africa in cooperation with the French Embassy in Uganda, Makerere University and Alliance Française de Kampala. The participants were invited guests, including KAS partners from Uganda and other countries in Eastern Africa and Western Africa.
October 29, 2024
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Kampala Geopolitics Conference 2024
The African Dimension in International Debates
On 23rd and 24th October 2024, the seventh edition of the Kampala Geopolitics Conference (KGC) 2024 took place at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda. The event was jointly organised by the Regional Programme Security Dialogue for East Africa (RP SIPODI East Africa) of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), the French Embassy in Uganda, Makerere University, and the Alliance Française de Kampala. The conference brought together students from various universities in Uganda as well as senior staff and experts from East Africa and other regions.
October 29, 2024
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The Port of Djibouti: From Maritime Insecurity to Market Logic
Book presentation and panel discussion on the significance of the Port of Djibouti for Maritime Security and International Trade
On 8th October 2024 the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung’s (KAS) Regional Programme Security Dialogue for East Africa (RP SIPODI East Africa) and the Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority (APZFD) co-hosted the launch of the book "Le Port de Djibouti, de l'insécurité maritime à la logique de marché," (“The port of Djibouti: From Maritime Insecurity to Market Logic”) authored by Dr Ali Miganeh Hadi, at the Red Sea World International Exhibition Centre.
