[1] La nuova Conferenza ‘Africa: 53 Paesi, Una Unione – Le Nuove Sfide [2]‘ si è tenuta a Washington, DC il 15 e il 16 giugno, 2011. Questa è stata la seconda di una serie di tre conferenze: la prima si è tenuta a Bologna lo scorso anno [3], e l’ultima si terrà ad Addis Abeba nel 2012.
L’obiettivo principale era di offrire ai decisori politici ed agli esperti, la possibilità di discutere la rilevanza dell’ integrazione regionale e continentale nella soluzione di importanti problemi africani, tra cui quelli generati dai recenti sviluppi che ora sfidano le nostre convinzioni sulla libertà e sulla democrazia.
Quest’anno la nostra Fondazione per la Collaborazione tra i Popoli si è alleata con la Scuola di Studi Internazionali Johns Hopkins [4] e con il Centro Studi Internazionali Woodrow Wilson [5] per l’organizzazione di questa serie di eventi.
La conferenza è stata incentrata sul ruolo delle Nazioni Unite, dell’ Unione Africana, dell’ Unione europea e dei governi degli Stati Uniti e della Cina. Sono state coinvolte importanti organizzazioni internazionali come la Banca Mondiale, la Banca Africana per lo Sviluppo, l’Organizzazione Mondiale del Commercio, e la Commissione Economica per l’Africa.
La conferenza di apertura si è tenuta il 15 giugno presso il Centro Studi Internazionale Woodrow Wilson (palazzo Ronald Reagan) e le sessioni di lavoro si sono invece svolte presso la Scuola di Studi Internazionali Johns Hopkins il 16 giugno.
Tutti i partecipanti hanno avuto la possibilità di offrire il loro contributo personale e di partecipare alla discussione su tutte le questioni in gioco.
La lingua ufficiale della conferenza è l’Inglese. Tutti gli atti ed i documenti vengono pubblicati in questa lingua.
Scarica: il programma della conferenza [6]
Scarica i discussion papers: A Challenge – The Arab Spring [7]
Infrastructure [8]
Peace, Security & Democracy [9]
Trade & Economic Development [10]
2nd Conference
Africa: 53 Countries, One Union – the New Challenges
Wednesday, 15 June
Ronald Reagan and International Trade Center, Pavilion Room
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Welcome Ceremony – 4.30 PM
Welcome and Introduction
Andrew Gelfuso, Director of the Office for Trade Promotion, Ronald Reagan Building&International Trade Center
Chair: Jane Harman, President and CEO, Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars
Greetings
Amina Salum Ali, Ambassador of the African Union to the United States
Antonio De Lecea, Minister, Economic and Financial Affairs, Delegation of the European Union to the United States of America
Opening Remarks
Romano Prodi, President, Foundation for World Wide Cooperation
Susana Malcorra, Under-Secretary-General, United Nations
Abdoulie Janneh, Executive Secretary, UN Economic Commission for Africa
Guijin Liu, Ambassador and Special Representative for African Affairs, People’s Republic of China
Keynote Address
Chris Smith, Chairman, Africa Subcommittee in the House of Representatives
H.E. Ngwazi Prof. Bingu wa Mutharika, President of Malawi
Reception – 7.00 PM
Thursday, 16 June
Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies
1740 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
9.00 AM – 10.30 AM
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Jessica Einhorn, Dean, SAIS, Johns Hopkins University
New Challenges
Chair: Romano Prodi, President, Foundation for World Wide Cooperation
Co-Chairs: Jessica Einhorn, Dean SAIS, Johns Hopkins University
Johnnie Carson, Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, US State Department
Zachary Muburi-Muita, Head of the United Nations Office to the African Union
Guijin Liu, Ambassador and Special Representative for African Affairs, People’s Republic of China
Obiageli Ezekwesili, Vice President for Africa, World Bank
Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata, Ambassador of Italy to the U.S.
10.30 AM – 11.00 AM
Coffee Break
Discussion Panels:
The panels will have a chair, a co-chair, a presenter on each framework paper, and three discussion leaders who will respond to each presentation. The framework presentations will be no more than 10 minutes each, and the discussants will speak for no more than 6 minutes. The follow up discussion among all the participants will be along the Aspen Institute model.
Session 1: Peace, Security, Democracy
11.00 AM -12.00 PM
Introduction
Chair: Mary Yates, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Africa, National Security Council (Invited)
Co-Chair: Susana Malcorra, Under-Secretary-General, Department of Field Support, UN
Framework on Security:
Victoria K. Holt, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of IO Affairs
Framework on New Challenges:
Ahmed Haggag, Secretary-General of the African Society in Cairo
Discussant 1: Margaret Carey, Director, Africa Division, Department of Peacekeeping, United Nations
Discussant 2: Michael Battle, U.S. Ambassador to the African Union.
12.00 PM – 1.00 PM
Discussion : Open floor to all invited participants
1.00 PM – 2.00 PM
Lunch Break
Session 2: Economic Development: Infrastructure and Trade
2.00 PM – 3.00 PM
Introduction
Chair: Joseph Atta-Mensah, Director, Regional Integration, Infrastructure and Trade Division, UN Economic Commission for Africa
Co-Chair: Abebe Shimeles, Principle Research Economist, Research Department, African Development Bank
Framework on Infrastructural Development:
Peter Lewis, Director African Studies, SAIS, Johns Hopkins
Framework on Trade:
John Sewell, Senior Fellow, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
William Krist, Senior Fellow, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Discussant 1: Ibrahim Dia, Ambassador and Coordinator, AUC-ADB-UNECA Joint Secretariat Office
Discussant 2: Valentine Sendanyoye Rugwabiza, Deputy Director-General, World Trade Organization
Discussant 3: Xiaojie Gu, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Ethiopia
3.00 PM – 4.00 PM
Discussion: Open floor to all invited participants
4:00 PM – 4:15 PM
Coffee Break
Round Table and Concluding Remarks
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Moderator: Romano Prodi, President, Foundation for Worldwide Cooperation
Participants: Michael Battle, US Ambassador to the African Union
Guijin Liu, Ambassador and Special Representative for African Affairs, People’s Republic of China
Zachary Muburi-Muita, Head of the United Nations Office to the African Union
Steve McDonald, Director, Africa Program, Woodrow Wilson Center
Peter Lewis, Director, African Studies, SAIS-Johns Hopkins
Jane Harman, President and CEO, Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars
Valentine Sendanyoye Rugwabiza, Deputy Director-General, World Trade Organization
5:30 PM
Press Conference
[11]
La documentazione audiovideo della conferenza e gli atti conclusivi saranno presto resi disponibili
(ma solo in inglese) qui sul sito della Fondazione .