IPSS to organize 11th edition of Tana High-Level Forum
Addis Ababa, March 27, 2023 (FBC) – The Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) at the Addis Ababa University set to organize the Post-Tana Regional Multi-Stakeholders Forum in Abuja, Nigeria, from 28-29 March 2023.
According to Tana Secretariat the 11th edition will be held under the theme “Improving Regional Response to Political Transitions”.
In line with the tradition of the Tana Forum, the Secretariat is mandated to organise a multi-stakeholders forum on selected themes with the aim of forging and deepening conversation on topical issues and outcomes, Tana Secretariat added.
According to the Secretariat, IPSS will organize the Post-Tana Regional Multi-Stakeholder Forum on March 28-29, 2023 in Abuja, Nigeria, in collaboration with Humanity United and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).
It indicated that the Regional Multi-Stakeholders Forum aims to deepen understanding of the contexts, causes, and dynamics of recent political transitions in Africa.
It also explores ways to strengthen the regional response to stem the tide, including the role of international assistance in strengthening African governance and political stability, it added.
A deeper understanding of the context, nature and outcomes of recent political transitions and their impact on African governance, peace and security is expected, it also added.
The Forum also plans to identify practical steps to further enhance and streamline partnerships between external actors and APSA institutions toward promoting sustainable peace and governance on the continent, Tana Secretariat has stated.
It is stated that the Institute of Peace and Security studies of the Addis Ababa University (IPSS) has been working as the secretary of the Tana Forum over the past ten years.
The 10th edition of the Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa was held in October 2022, in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, with the theme “Managing Security Threats: Building Resilience for the Africa We Want”, said the Tana Secretariat.