2012 ACHEBE COLLOQUIUM ON AFRICA
Governance, Security, and Peace in Africa
December 7-8, 2012
Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2012 – Martinos Auditorium – Granoff Center
2:00pm Opening Welcome: Christina Paxson, President, Brown University
2:15 - 3:00pm Plenary Address: Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim, Mo Ibrahim Foundation
3:00pm – 4:30pm PANEL I – North Africa & South Sudan: An Overview of Security in the Region
Moderator: Mr. Omer Ismail, The Enough Project
Break: 15 minutes
4:45 pm – 5:30 pm Introduction / Plenary Address, His Excellency Babatunde Raji Fashola
8:00 pm – 9:00 pm Performance: Nneka
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2012 – Martinos Auditorium - Granoff Center
9:00am – 9:45am Welcome and Plenary Address: General Carter F. Ham, Commander, United States
Africa Command (AFRICOM), Stuttgart, Germany
9:45 am - 10:15 am Discussion: U.S. Security Policy in Africa
Break: 15 minutes
10:30 am – 12:00 pm PANEL II: Central and Eastern Africa: Terrorism and the Challenges for
Regional Security
12:00 pm – 1:15 pm LUNCH Break
1:30 pm – 2: 15 pm Plenary Address: Emma Rothschild, Harvard University
2:15 pm – 3:45 pm PANEL III – West Africa: Regime Change, Ethno-Religious Insurgency, and
Statecraft in the 21st Century
Break: 15 minutes
4:00 pm – 4:45 pm Plenary Address: Dr. Mamphela Ramphele, Anti-Apartheid Activist
Break: 15 minutes
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm PANEL IV: Southern Africa: Race, Politics and Peace-building
6:30 pm Closing Remarks
8:30 pm – 9:30 pm Performance: Nneka