The webinar seeks to draw global attention to emerging democratic developments in West Africa and the concerns of continued democratic decline in the sub-region. The webinar will also explore emerging youth mobilisation as an expression of democratic aspirations and call to defend democracy as enshrined in the ECOWAS Protocol. The webinar will make recommendations addressed to global actors at the Democracy Summit.
AGENDA
Moderator: Olufunto Akinduro, International IDEA
DISCUSSION PANEL
Professor Adebayo Olukoshi, Head of the Centre for Advanced Study of Democracy and Development at the Wits University School of Governance, Johannesburg
Dr. Emmanuel Akwete, Executive Director, Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG), Ghana
Ms. Nana Afadzinu, Executive Director of the West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI)
Mr. Austin Aigbe, Senior Programme Officer, CDD West Africa
*Individuals noted on any UN sanctions list (United Nations Security Council Consolidated List) or European Union sanctions list are not allowed to participate in any International IDEA events.
The webinar seeks to draw global attention to emerging democratic developments in West Africa and the concerns of continued democratic decline in the sub-region. The webinar will also explore emerging youth mobilisation as an expression of democratic aspirations and call to defend democracy as enshrined in the ECOWAS Protocol. The webinar will make recommendations addressed to global actors at the Democracy Summit.