The inaugural Annual Peace and Security Dialogue (ASPD) hosted by the Thabo Mbeki Foundation, kicked off with some inspiring talks from both political leaders and academics. The dialogue serves as a platform to start meaningful conversation about the issues that affect the African continent, as a stepping stone towards creating meaningful change, and finding African solutions for African problems. “Gathered amongst us here today is an array of individuals with vast experience on matters of peace and security,” she said. She said the three main blind spots were uncritical acceptance of external blueprints for responding to African conflicts, the gap between African peace and security norms and their implementation, and flawed leadership approaches at national, continental, and global levels. She added that African leaders must take collective responsibility and ownership of the continent’s security and development agenda.

Source: News Business Ethiopia October 06, 2024 17:42 UTC