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THE THI RD ANNUAL HI GH LEVEL DI ALOGUE ON DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RI GHTS AND

GOVERNANCE I N AFRI CA: TRENDS, CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS



THEME:
SI LENCI NG THE GUNS: STRENGTHENI NG GOVERNANCE TO PREVENT, MANAGE AND
RESOLVE CONFLI CTS I N AFRI CA

30 31 OCTOBER 2014
DAKAR, SENEGAL
Conf erence Di rect or: Dr. Khabel e Mat l osa Di rect or, Pol i t i cal Af f ai rs
Rapport eur General : Mr. Sal i m Lat i b


AGENDA

DAY 1 Wednesday, 29 Oct ober 2014 Arri val and Regi st rat i on


Day 2 - Thursday, 30 Oct ober 2014

Ti me

Act i vi t y

Chai r
8: 00 09: 00 Cul t ural Wel come Senegal Government
Chief of Protocol


PLENARY SESSI ON ONE
Openi ng Ceremony
Wel come Vi deo

09: 00
09: 30

Wel come Remarks:
Mr. Kidane Kiros, Director, Institute for Peace and
Security Studies, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
H.E Bernhard Kampmann, Ambassodor of Germany to
Senegal
Dr. Abdoulie Janneh, Chair of the Governing Board,
Africa Governance Institute; Executive Director, Mo
Ibrahim Foundation
Mrs. Bintou Djibo, UNDP Resident Representative
Senegal
Mr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative
of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the United
Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA).
Dr. Aisha L. Abdullahi, Commissioner for Political
Dr. Aisha Laraba
Abdullahi, Commissioner
for Political Affairs
African Union Commission

AFRICAN UNION


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Affairs, African Union Commission

09: 30
09: 45
AUC Chai rperson s Wel come Remarks
H.E Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Chairperson, African
Union Commission


09: 45
10: 00
Of f i ci al Openi ng Address
H.E Mohammed Dionne Prime Minister, Republic of
Senegal


10: 00
10: 30
Group Phot o/ Heal t h/ Cof f ee/ Tea Break

10: 30
10: 40
SI LENCI NG THE GUNS I N AFRI CA BY 2020: A
REFLECTI ON FROM SI ERRA LEONE
Mr. David Moinina Sengeh, Biomechatronics Engineer,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab, United
States of America


Intro: Dr. George Mukundi
Wachira, Head AGA
Secretariat

PLENARY SESSI ON TWO
Scene-Set t i ng: Si l enci ng The Guns By 2020
What i s at St ake?

10: 40
12: 00

Panel i st s:
Prof. Gilbert Khadiagala, Head of International Relations
Department, University of the Witwatersrand, South
Africa
H. E Nagoum Yamassoum, Former Prime Minister of
Chad
Prof. Ndoro Ndiaye, Former Minister for Women and
Children, Republic of Senegal
Prof. Adebayo Olukoshi, Director, African Institute for
Economic Development and Planning

Ms. Michelle Ndiaye,
Director Africa Peace and
Security Programme,
Institute for Peace and
Security Studies, Addis
Ababa University, Ethiopia

12: 00 -
13: 30
PLENARY SESSI ON THREE
Hi gh Level Di al ogue 1: What Wi l l i t Take t o Si l ence
Guns i n Af ri ca by 2020?


Panel i st s:
H.E Olusegun Obasanjo, Former President of Republic
Mr. Jenerali Ulimwengu,
Tanzania

of Nigeria
Adv. Thuli Madonsela, Public Protector, South Africa
Dr. Noha Bakr, Assistant to the Minister of International
Cooperation, Egypt
H.E Dr. Brice Parfait Kolelas, Minister of Public Service
and State Reforms, Republic of Congo


13: 30
15: 00
Lunch and Net worki ng

15: 00
17: 00


PLENARY SESSI ON FOUR
Experi ences and Lessons From t he Fi el d on
Si l enci ng The Guns i n Af ri ca: St rengt heni ng
Democrat i c Governance



H.E. Soumana Sako, Former Prime Minister of Mali
H. E Mme Maya Sahli- Fadel Commissioner, African
Commission on Human and Peoples Rights
H.E Dr. Kayode Fayemi, Former Executive Governor,
Ekiti State, Nigeria
Mr. Vasu Gounden, Executive Director, ACCORD
Ms. Belinda Moses, Co-
Founder and COO - San
Media
17: 00
17: 00
Heal t h Break/ Tea/ Cof f ee Break


18: 30 -
22: 00
Di nner, Cul t ural Eveni ng and Net worki ng





DAY 3 Fri day, 31 Oct ober 2014


Ti me

Act i vi t y

Chai r
08: 00 9: 00 Musi c , Poet ry, Spoken Word and Vi deo Cl i ps on
si l enci ng t he guns i n Af ri ca by 2020

09: 00 -
10: 30
PLENARY SESSI ON FI VE
Ref l ect i ons on Pre-Forum Consul t at i ons Out comes
Recap of Day One: Mr. Salim Latib, Rapporteur General
Governance in Challenging Contexts: Prof. Alioune Sall,
African Future Institute
Youth: Ms. Gogontlejang Phaladi, Founder, Club Hope
Project, Botswana
Gender: Amb. Yvonne Khamati, Kenyas Ambassador to
Somalia,

Dr. Khabele Matlosa,
Director Political Affairs
10: 00 -
10: 30
General Di scussi on


10: 30 -
11: 00
Heal t h/ Cof f ee/ Tea Break
10: 00
11: 00

SESSI ON SI X: PARALLEL WORKI NG BREAK
AWAY GROUPS

POLI CY PROPOSALS TOWARDS SI LENCI NG THE
GUNS BY 2020
1. Governance - Hon. Roger Nkodo Dang1
st
Vice
President Pan African Parliament



2. Constitutionalism and Rule of Law - Prof. Charles
Manga Fombad



3. Human and Peoples Rights Justice Hon. Justice El
Hadj Guisse Judge African Court on Human and
Peoples; Rights


4. Democracy and Elections Mr. Chika Charles, AGA
Cluster on Democracy and Elections


5. Humanitarian Issues, Migration, Fragility and Resilience -
Ms. Rita Amukhobi, Head AGA Cluster on Humanitarian
Assistance



Dr. Maurice
Enguelenguele Africa
Governance Institute,
Dakar, Senegal

Mr. Don Deya,
Chairperson, Centre for
Citizens' Participation on
the African Union

Ms. Nebilla Adbulmelik,
African Women's
Development and
Communication Network
(FEMNET)

Ms. Kgothatso Matshidiso
Semela-Serote, Senior
Programme Officer -
International Institute for
Democracy and Electoral
Assistance (IDEA)


Mr. Ibrahima Kane, Open
Society Foundation
11: 00
11: 30
Cof f ee Break


11: 30
13: 00
SESSI ON SEVEN: REPORT BACK FROM
PARALLEL WORKI NG GROUPS
1. Governance Dr. Maurice Engueleguele, Africa
Governance Institute, Dakar, Senegal
2. Constitutionalism and Rule of Law-Mr. Don Deya, Centre
for Citizens' Participation on the African Union
3. Human and Peoples Rights Ms. Nebilla Adbulmelik,
African Women's Development and Communication
Network (FEMNET)
4. Democracy and Elections Ms. Kgothatso Matshidiso
Semela-Serote, International Institute for Democracy and
Electoral Assistance
5. Humanitarian Issues, Fragility and Resilience Mr.
Ibrahima Kane, Open Society Foundation
Dr. Mary Maboreke,
Executive Secretary,
African Commission on
Human and Peoples
Rights


13: 00
15: 00
Lunch and Net worki ng



15: 00
16: 30


CLOSI NG SESSI ON

Distilling Key Messages and Presentation of the
Communiqu of the Third High Level Dialogue on
Democracy, Human Rights and Governance
Mr. Brian Kagoro,
Governance Team Leader,
UNDP Regional Service
Centre for Africa

Cl osi ng Remarks:
Dr. Abdoulie Janneh Chair of the Governing Board
Africa Governance Institute; Executive Director, Mo
Ibrahim Foundation
Ozonnia Ojiello, UNDP, Regional Service Centre for
Africa
Dr. Aisha L Abdullahi Commissioner for Political
Affairs, AUC
Representative of the Government of Senegal

Representative of the
Government of Senegal



END OF HI GH LEVEL DI ALOGUE
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