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SUMMARY:Soldiers and Citizens: Military coups and Africa's Democratic Renewal
DESCRIPTION:The Sahel and West Africa region is fast being referred to as constituting a new ‘coup belt’\, after experiencing a resurgence in unconstitutional changes of government in recent years. The recent military coups in Niger and Gabon\, following events in Burkina Faso\, Mali\, Sudan\, and Guinea\, underline a crucial need to delve deeper into the root socio-economic causes behind this alarming trend. UNDP’s new report Soldiers and Citizens: Military coups and Africa’s democratic renewal\, explores these issues\, emphasizing insecurity\, economic stagnation\, exclusionary governance\, and low development indicators as coup risk factors. \n\n\n\n\nUNDP is pleased to invite you to a presentation of the main findings of the report followed by a panel debate with distinguished experts discussing actionable insights on causes and solutions\, with a focus on prioritizing development for lasting stability and coup resilience\, beyond sanctions and military interventions. \nPROGRAMME \nModerator: Fatma Ahmed\, Specialist\, UNDP Africa Facility to Support Inclusive Transitions \n9:00 Welcome remarks by Henrik Fredborg Larsen\, Director\, UNDP Nordic Representation Office \n9:05 Opening speech by Ketil Karlsen\, Director\, Department for Africa and Development Policy\, Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs \n9:10 Presentation of the key findings of the report\, Jide Martyns Okeke\, PhD\, Regional Programme Coordinator for Africa\, UNDP \n9:30 Panel discussion / Q&A \n• Thomas Mandrup\, Associate Professor and PhD\, The Royal Danish Defence College \n• Ketil Karlsen\, Director\, Department for Africa and Development Policy\, Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs \n• Jide Martyns Okeke\, PhD\, Regional Programme Coordinator for Africa\, UNDP \n10:10 Closing Remarks \n  \n\nREGISTRATION \nYou may register to join the event via Eventbrite here.
URL:https://un.dk/event/soldiers-and-citizens-military-coups-and-africas-democratic-renewal/
LOCATION:UN City\, Marmorvej 51\, Copenhagen\, 2100\, Denmark
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