CONCEPT NOTE
In the desperate quest for the continent’s resources – whether Nigeria’s oil, Mozambique’s gas, the Congo’s coltan or Zimbabwe’s lithium, a new scramble for Africa is in the making. Moreover, in a world wracked by conflict, protagonists seek to court support in Africa. The number of actors and their attempts to influence Africans have increased astronomically and include former colonial powers, the US, the EU, China, India, Indonesia, Turkey, and the UAE. The areas where cooperation is sought with African partners include issues of climate change, maritime security, the energy sector, digital governance, gender and perhaps the most important – the defence sector. Now, more than ever, there is a desperate need to understand Africa’s international engagements. This has been given added impetus on account of African states’ membership and engagements with BRICS Plus and the G-20. In addition, given the shifting power dynamics globally, what does the phrase “Global South” mean? More to the point, where is African agency in all this international collaboration?
In an effort to answer these pressing questions, the Centre for Gender and Africa Studies at the University of the Free State in South Africa, the Centre for African Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University in India and the African Studies Association of India are co-hosting this international webinar on Africa’s Global Engagements: Opportunities and Challenges. It brings together scholars and policy-makers from diverse backgrounds and diverse disciplines in an effort to holistically understand Africa’s place in the fast-changing global international order
PROGRAMME: DAY1 (27 FEBRUARY 2024)ββββββ
Inaugural Session
Prof Ajay Dubey, Professor, CAS, JNU & President ASA India
Prof Vasu Reddy, Deputy Vice- Chancellor, UFS (South Africa)
Prof Hussein Solomon, CGAS, UFS, South Africa
Prof JM Moosa, Professor & Chairperson, CAS, SIS, JNU
SESSION I
Theme: Setting the Scene: Theoretical, Conceptual and Overview for Africa’s Global Engagement
Chair: Prof Hussein Solomon, CGAS, UFS
Speaker 1 Grinin and Grinin: Africa, the Continent of the Future: Challenges and Opportunities of Global Engagement
Speaker 2 General Eeben Barlow: Is Africa’s Global Engagement at a Crossroad?
Speaker 3 Dauda Abubakar: Coloniality and the Aftermath of Empire: Rethinking Africa’s Global Engagement
Speaker 4 Bijay Pratihari: Africa and the New World Order
Speaker 5 Peter Vale: Africa Alive Corridors: Exploring Earth Stewardship by reimagining Africa and its place in the world
SESSION 2
Theme: On Perspectives, Agency and Autonomy
Chair: Prof JM Moosa, CAS, JNU
Speaker 1 Marc E. Oosthuizen: Africa and the Global South or The Global Engagement of Africa
Speaker 2 Dare Leke Idowu: Great Power quest for Digital Supremacy in Africa’s Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR): Whither African Agency?
Speaker 3 Adogo and Zondi: Interrogating African Agency in the FOCAC Process
Speaker 4 Kefilwe Rantlhowa and Danisha Fernandez: Redefining African Autonomy in the Global South – Lessons from Niger
Speaker 5 Arslan Chikhaoui: Climate Challenges for Africa and International Engagement
LUNCH BREAK
SESSION 3
Theme: Africa’s International Engagement
Chair: Prof Ajay Dubey, CAS, JNU
Speaker 1 Mogomme Masoga: The beneficiation of Africa’s Engagement with BRICS – A Southern African Perspective
Speaker 2 Christophe Dorigné -Thomson: Indonesia in, France Out? Contrasted Fates in Africa and the Global South’s rising appeal
Speaker 3 Prof Yaruingam and Saurabh Sharma: Turkey’s Ascendance in Africa: Challenges and Geopolitical Implications
Speaker 4 Jana de Kluiver: China’s Economic Engagement in Africa: A Political Economy Analysis of Global South Dynamics
Speaker 5 Amit and Oluwale – Shared Futures Analysing the International Impact of China-Africa Cooperation
Speaker 6 Judith Anne Lal: India-Africa Engagement: Model for Global South Cooperation and Growth
Speaker 7 Air Commodore, RA Maslekar: Geopolitics of Water Security In Africa
Speaker 8 Dr Swaim Prakash Singh: India-Africa Defence and Security Relations
Speaker 9 Prof Francis Onditi – Africa-India Security Cooperation in the Face of International Competition
Speaker 10 Commander Dr Werner Kwak: Challenge of Oceans Governance and Maritime Security in the Indian Ocean
PROGRAMME:DAY2 (28 FEBRUARY 2024)
SESSION 4
Theme: India-Africa Relations: Challenges and Opportunities- I
Chair: Dr. Sushmita Rajwar, Associate Professor, CAS, SIS, JNU
Speaker 1 Somvir Gill, Bringing Africa into the Indo-Pacific: An Analysis of India-African Maritime Cooperation
Speaker 2 Anshu Kumar, Navigating Horizons: Unravelling Challenges and Opportunities in India-Africa Relations
Speaker 3 Neha, A Gendered Perspective: Challenges And Opportunities In India And Africa Relation
Speaker 4 Ritika, Navigating Security Challenges: An Analysis of India-Africa Maritime Cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region
Speaker 5 Anushka Srivastava, Energizing Tomorrow: Exploring the Potential of India-Africa Partnerships in the Power Sector
Speaker 6 Pratibha Poonia, Forging Futures: Exploring Opportunities in the India-Africa Relationship
Speaker 7 Nitish Chandra Bhanu, Untapped Potentials of India-Africa Relationship: An Analysis
Speaker 8 Baljeet Kumar Singh, India Development Assistance in Mauritius under Modi Era
Speaker 9 Poorvie, India and East African Community (EAC) Countries: Strengthening Economic and Diplomatic Relations
Speaker 10 Rohit, Indian Diaspora’s Influence in the Historical Evolution of India-Tanzania Relations
Speaker 11 Muskaan Khanna, Tech Renaissance: Applying Lessons from India's Digital Revolution to foster African Internet Governance
SESSION 5
Theme: India-Africa Relations: Challenges and Opportunities- II
Chair: Prof. J. M. Moosa, Chairperson, CAS, SIS, JNU
Speaker 1 Neha Sinha, Analysing India’s Engagement with Africa: Challenges and Opportunities
Speaker 2 Rashmi Rani Anand, Distributed Solar Energy Solutions: Indian Energy Companies can Help Unlock the Potential in Tanzania
Speaker 3 B.K Pandey, Africa and India: Catalysts for a New World Order in the Global South
Speaker 4 Shilpi Ghosh, India-Africa Cooperation: Joint Engagement in Adaption to Climate Change
Speaker 5 Olawari D. J. Egbe, India-Africa Relations: Opportunities for Further Economic Diplomacy in the Natural Resource Frontier
Speaker 6 Ghazali Bello Abubakar, Indo-Africa Relations In Facing The Unprecedented Challenge Of The 21st Century
Speaker 7 Christian Kayembe, India- Africa Relations: Challenges and Opportunities
Speaker 8 Seshupo Mosala, Indian and South African relations in times of global crisis: A look at African Continental Free Trade Area Implementation
Speaker 9 Michelle Beeslaar, Gender and a Just Energy Transition in India and South Africa: Problems and Possibilities
Speaker 10 Ambrosé Ray Du Plessis, India follows China’s “footprints” in Africa: From Multilateralism to Bilateralism
Speaker 11 Blinkova Zlata, Activities of the IBSA Dialogue Forum as an example of South-South cooperation
LUNCH BREAK
SESSION 6
Theme: Africa and the Global South
Chair: Dr. Bijay Pratihari, Academy of International Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
Speaker 1 Dhanwati Yadav, OBOR and AAGC: Assessing Opportunities before Africa
Speaker 2 Samir Bhattacharya, South Africa’s Relation with Taiwan and the China Challenge
Speaker 3 Kelvin Benny, Lobito Corridor: How Africa aims to climb up Global Value Chain
Speaker 4 Shreshtha Gupta, Lens on Africa: A Comparative Analysis of Western and Chinese Media Representations in the Global South
Speaker 5 Rimpi Sonowal, Global South and Literary Representation from the African Perspective
Speaker 6 Kirti Singh, Navigating Global Governance: Africa’s Agency Amidst Challenges and Opportunities
Speaker 7 Ioryue Aondowase Dominic, Digital Transformation in Africa: Navigating The Global Technological Landscape
SESSION 7
Theme: Africa Engagement through EU and other Sectors
Chair: Dr. Jyoti Tyagi, Deputy Director, MDI and Associate Editor, Diaspora Studies
Speaker 1 Refilwe Mashigo, An Analysis of Africa’s Engagement in EU-led Renewable Energy Initiatives
Speaker 2 Santosh Kumar Singh, African Union in the G-20: Analysing the Role and Challenge
Speaker 3 Suhfree Cletus S., Africa’s Global Engagement: Opportunities And Challenges
Speaker 4 Igor D. Komarov & Maria L. Gorbunova, Global Engagement of Africa: Forming of Security, Prosperity and Sustainability Cluster across the Continent
Speaker 5 Lloyd George Banda, The Moderation Role of Effective Public Policies on the Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing: Evidence from Africa and Asia
Speaker 6 Coster Ruzengwe – MANCOSA, Investigating the role of the African diaspora in fostering economic development through remittances
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