The Future(s) of Africa - Institute for Security Studies
Jakkie Cilliers and Fonteh Akum discuss their research about the future of African development.
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Date: 19 April 2024
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Time: 09h00 – 10h00 (MDT) / 17h00 – 18h00 (GMT+2)
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Venue: The Forum, Room 1020, Sié Complex 2201 S Gaylord St Denver, CO 80210 United States
Overview
The Pardee Center at the University of Denver has invited Jakkie Cilliers and Fonteh Akum to discuss their research about the future of African development across a variety of policy-relevant quantitative scenarios! The Institute for Security Studies, a widely respected Pan-African think tank, has been using the International Futures model at the Pardee Institute for the past number of years. Connect with visionaries, and change-makers as we explore the future of African development.
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Development partners
The ISS is grateful for support from the members of the ISS Partnership Forum: the Hanns Seidel Foundation, the European Union, the Open Society Foundations and the governments of Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden.
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