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July 28 |
Consolidating Peace and Power-Sharing in Kenya
U.S. Ambassador to Kenya, Michael Ranneberger discussed Kenya's progress in implementing a power-sharing arrangement reached between President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga after controversial elections in December 2007, followed by ethnic violence and mass displacement. He addressed the current humanitarian and political developments in the country since the violence abated, as well as U.S. policy towards Kenya by addressing the key steps that need to be taken to continue to move the country forward.
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July 8 |
Governance in Kenya: Ethnicity and Performance in the 2007 Elections
Governance in Kenya: Ethnicity and Performance in the 2007 Elections AGENDA: INTRODUCTION Gerald Hyman, President, CSIS Hills Program on Governance PRESENTATION Clark Gibson, Professor and Chair, Department of Political Science, Univeristy of California, San Diego James Long, Departmrnt of Political Science, University of California, San Diego COMMENTS BY Joel Barkan, Senior Associate, CSIS Africa Program DESCRIPTION:
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May 5 |
The Future of Somalia
The CSIS Africa Program invites you to attend a panel discussion on: "The Future of Somalia" withMatt BrydenIndependent Somalia AnalystPatrick DuplatRefugees InternationalPrinceton LymanCouncil on Foreign Relations moderated byJennifer CookeCo-Director, CSIS Africa ProgramAs the crisis in Somalia heightens with increasing violence and worsening humanitarian conditions, the international community continues to assess the prospects for peace in the country. At the session, a panel of experts will examine current diplomatic efforts to reach a political settlement between warring parties, increasing involvement by the United Nations Security Council and other international actors, and the various humanitarian challenges in Somalia. Please RSVP to the CSIS Africa Program at africa@csis.org or 202-457-8758 to attend.
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April 18 |
Kenya's Election Aftermath: Peace through Power-Sharing?
Kenya's Election Aftermath: Peace through Power-Sharing? with Professor Peter Anyang' Nyong'o Secretary-General of the Orange Democratic Movement moderated by Joel Barkan Senior Associate, CSIS Africa Program Professor Anyang' Nyong'o will discuss the prospects for implementation of Kenya's negotiated power-sharing arrangement, recent political violence, and future challenges to consolidating peace. Professor Anyang' Nyong'o, an eminent Kenyan political analyst, is currently secretary general of the ODM and formerly Minister of Planning.
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April 18 |
The United Nations and Somalia
"The United Nations and Somalia" with Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah Special Representative of the Secretary General for Somalia United Nations Friday, April 18, 1:00-2:30 p.m. B-1 Level Conference Room C Center for Strategic and International Studies 1800 K St, NW Washington DC moderated by Jennifer Cooke Co-Director, CSIS Africa Program
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January 16 |
Kenya: Assessing the Political and Humanitarian Crisis
with: Mark Bellamy, Visiting Fellow, CSIS Africa Program Jennifer Cooke, Co-Director, CSIS Africa Program David Throup, Senior Associate, CSIS Burkard Oberle, Kenya Country Director, World Food Programme Other Kenyan speakers to be announced! With the political situation in Kenya at an impasse, persistent insecurity threatens to plunge the country into a deeper humanitarian and economic crisis. CSIS experts, along with colleagues from Kenya and the World Food Program, will discuss the political and humanitarian dimensions of the conflict in Kenya, as well as the diplomatic efforts being undertaken to consolidate peace. For more on this topic please go to the January 10, 2008 Kenya: A Post-Election Assessment event.
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January 10 |
Kenya: A Post-Election Assessment
With: Joel Barkan, Senior Associate (Non-Resident), Africa Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development and Director of the Science, Technology, and Globalization Project at Harvard University Maina Kiai, Founding Executive Director of the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) Stephen Ndegwa, Visiting Scholar, UCLA Globalization Research Center - Africa Moderator: Ambassador Johnnie Carson, National Intelligence Officer for Africa at the National Intelligence Council For more information on this please read the report Breaking the Stalemate in Kenya For another event on this topic please visit the event page for Kenya: Assessing the Political and Humanitarian Crisis.
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