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General News of Saturday, May 4, 2019
Source: Myjoyonline.com
2019-05-04
Ghana's former president, John Dramani Mahama, is chairman of the Tana Forum's board of directors.
Former President John Dramani Mahama will present Saturday a report on the state of peace and security in Africa at a high-level forum on security in Africa.
The eighth Tana Forum, held on the shores of Lake Tana in the Ethiopian city of Bahir Dar, focuses on the theme "Political Dynamics in the Horn of Africa: Feeding Emerging Peace Trends".
President Mahama is chairman of the board of the Tana Forum, replacing former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo in 2018.
The two-day forum will host a number of sessions and presentations, including a tribute to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela at the Meles Zenawi Leadership Conference.
The Munich Conference on Security and the African Union will also hold a side event on "Sharing the Burden: The Future of Peacekeeping". Other sessions: "How economic integration affects the security of a continent and the implications of the evolving geopolitical dynamics in Horn Africa.
The Tana High Level Forum on Security in Africa is an annual forum that brings together leaders from all sectors to work on a security agenda led by Africa.
It is a response to the call by African Heads of State and Government for the development of "Africa-centered solutions" for conflict prevention, management and resolution in the Declaration. of Tripoli of August 2009 on the elimination of conflicts in Africa and the promotion of peace. Peace lasting.
Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde is hosting this year's forum.
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