Africa Liberty Forum 2024
Dar es Salaam
Tanzania
Co-hosted by the Atlas Network and Liberty Sparks, the theme of this year's Africa Liberty Forum is empower. Participants will take part in engaging dialogue and networking opportunities on shaping the future of Africa’s economic prosperity.
AWEI is looking forward to joining in the dialogue and engaging with participants from across the continent on opportunities for liberalising Africa's wildlife economy.
Click here for the full agenda of the Forum
Events with AWEI participation
10 Jul 2024
2nd Official Meeting of the George Ayittey Society
The society aims to nurture a growing network of liberal scholars across the continent and stimulate new, exciting scholarship that apply core principles of individual liberty to current issues impacting the peace, prosperity and mobility of over a billion Africans.
During this reunion of renowned African scholars, members will be invited to share their original research, build communities of practice for their research work, and identify research projects on which cross-continental collaboration is possible.
Discussion-The Politics of Development in Modern Africa
Chair: Feyisade Charles Adeyemi
- Adoumadji Magloire: The rise of authoritarianism in the central Sahel and the role of civil society as guarantor of liberal values
- Rejoice Ngwenya: Doing intellectual and public policy advocacy for freedom in Africa
- Iniobong Usen: Democratic resilience in Nigeria
- Feyisade Charles Adeyemi: How the nationalization of private missionary and community schools in the 1970s impacts human rights, the rule of law and political freedom in contemporary Nigeria
- Wiseman Ndlovu: Leveraging free trade to boost Africa’s wildlife economies through wild-harvested products
- Olufemi Ogunjobi: Human rights and the rule of law; political freedom in contemporary Africa
11 Jul 2024
Africa Liberty Forum
The Potential for Improvements in Human and Wildlife Health in Africa
This panel will feature three members of the George Ayittey Society in a discussion about two areas that can be positively or negatively impacted by trade agreements like AfCTFA but are too often overlooked, namely personal and wildlife health. Attendees will learn how leveraging the AfCTFA (or other trade agreements) can help secure positive gains for Africa's wildlife ecosystem and for human health and well-being.
Moderator: Dr Lyall Swim, Atlas Network
Speakers:
- Mr Chris Hattingh (Centre for Risk Analysis, South Africa)
- Dr Wiseman Ndlovu (African Wildlife Economy Institute, South Africa)
- Dr Ghyslaine Bruna Djeunang (Nkafu Policy Institute, Cameroon)
Fundraising Theory and Practice Training
Mr Thapelo Lepoba will be participating in the in-person segment of this training offered by the Atlas Network Academy.
Meet up with the AWEI team at the Forum!
Connect on WhatsApp:
- Dr Wiseman Ndlovu, Programmes Manager -+27 65 966 3871
- Mr Cris Ndlovu, Development Manager - +27 83 731 4337
- Mr Thapelo Lepoba, Programmes Officer - +27 82 509 9625
Abstract of Dr Ndlovu's presentation
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) represents a monumental step towards economic integration on the continent. With 54 of the 55 African Union nations party to the agreement, AfCFTA is poised to become the largest free trade area in the world in terms of participating countries. Intra-Africa trade of wildlife products presents a unique intersection of economic opportunity and environmental conservation. The wildlife economy in Africa, encompassing wild-harvested products such as game meat, non-timber forest products, ecotourism, and more, holds significant but underutilised potential to contribute to the continent’s GDP. In leveraging the AfCFTA, there is an opportunity not only to enhance the value derived from wildlife resources but also to ensure sustainability, benefit to people and conservation. The presentation examines how AfCFTA can be a transformative force for the wildlife economies across Africa, enhancing sustainability, boosting economic growth, and improving livelihoods.
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