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Kampala Geopolitics Conference 2025

The African Dimensions in International Debates

Together with the Embassy of France in Uganda, Alliance Française de Kampala, and Makerere University, the Regional Programme Security Dialogue for East Africa (RP SIP-ODI East Africa) of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) organised the 8th edition of the Kampala Geopolitics Conference (KGC) on 9th and 10th April 2025. Government representatives, academics, security experts, journalists, civil society members, and particularly many interested students convened at the Yusuf Lule Central Teaching Facility Auditorium at Makerere University, Kampala, to discuss a variety of pressing geopolitical dynamics and the African dimensions within them.

April 11, 2025
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The Conflict in Eastern Congo and Its Implications for the Great Lakes Region

Regional dialogue on the drivers, context and actors in the conflict, and path-ways for sustained peace in Eastern Congo

Together with the Africa Peace Initiative, the Regional Programme Security Dialogue for East Africa (RP SIPODI East Africa) of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) organised a Dialogue Programme on the conflict in Eastern Congo and its implications for the Great Lakes Region on 27th March 2025, at Trademark Hotel, in Nairobi. Diplomats, politicians, journalists, academics, and civil society members from the DRC and regional countries, including Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Kenya, convened to discuss the historical contexts, recent developments, and future scenarios for peace in Eastern Congo

April 3, 2025
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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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