16th Africa Security Watch Awards: 7th November 2019. 

Radison Blu Hotel, Dubai Deira Creek

 Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 

Prof Samuel Tshehla (Acting Director SIGLA) delivered a Keynote Address at the event and was the recipient of a Golden Star Award for Distinguished Service in Security Education in Africa.

The Gala Evening was preceded by the 16th Africa Security Watch Conference on 6th November at the Swissotel Hotel, Al-Ghurair Centre, Dubai, with the theme “Global Security Outlook: Challenges, Impediments and Prospects for a Secured africa".

During the conference papers were presented by three South African academics:

Prof Willie Breytenbach, Stellenbosch University: Lead paper “Historic Perspectives to Leadership and Security in Africa

Prof Henri Fouche, SIGLA “Combating Insecurity at Sea; The African experience"

Dr Barend Prinsloo, North West University, “Combating Transnational Crimes Through Counter-Extremism approach"

See video here​

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Prof Tshehla receiving award from General Joseph Nunoo-Mensah, Former Chief of Defence Staff, Republic of Ghana / Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Security Watch Africa Initiatives 

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​UNODC-SIGLA Lecture Series (Completed)

Stellenbosch

Stellenbosch Protea Hotel​  23-28 September 2019

Theme: Maritime security &  maritime law

Public Round Table discussion 

26 September 16:30-18:00​

Chair: Prof Christian Bueger (Copenhagen University​) Latest publication​

'Caught between AIMS and Lomé: Why do African stat​es still  not care about the seas and oceans?​'

​​Enquiries: Professor F. Vreÿ at​ fvrey@sun.ac.za

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Round Table Participants: L to R:

Prof Christian Bueger (Copenhagen Univ & Discussion Chair), R Adm(ret) Derek Christian (RSA), Mr Timothy Walker (ISS Africa, Pretoria), Dr Michelle Nel (SIGLA, Stelenbosch Univ), Capt (Navy) Mark Blaine (SIGLA, Stellenbosch Univ)​

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RDDC SIGLA Round Table (Completed)

Pretoria 

25-26 September2019

Theme: Child Soldiers

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Cyber Intelligence​ and Strategy Short Course (Completed)​

Cape Town

Presented by SIGLA and ​the Cyber Security Institute​

12-16​ August 2019

Durbanville, Cape Town

See brochure here​

For more information: Contact Noelle​

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2nd International Workshop on Combating Transnational Crime in

Africa (Completed)

 

Stellenbosch

​"Border Management through Collaborative Efforts in Policy Making,

Enforcem​ent, and Capacity Building"

24-26 July 2019 

Stellenbosch, South Africa

 

 

 

​Presented jointly by NCIS & DTRA (USA) and SIGLA @ Stellenbosch

Group photo​

Protea Hotel​, Techno Park, Stellenbosch

Map to hotel: See here​

Programme : See here​

Updated Bios here​

Winter in Stellenbosch: Weather updates here​

Approved Pres​entations

Day 1​ - 24 July

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Day 2 - ​25 July

1  2  3  4  5​  6​

Workshop summary - Here

Report 1: Continental and AU suggestions  Here

Report 2: SADC ​& RSA suggestions Here​

Photos​

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​ACADEMIC COUNCIL ON THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTE​M (ACUNS) (COMPLETED)

ANNUAL MEETING 2019​

19-21 June 2019​

Hosted by Stellenbosch University

Limited funding packages available to support African delegates residing within Africa

Woman are encouraged to participate and apply for funding​

See c​all for papers here​​​

For post conference photos, programmes and lectures/keynotes - See ACUNS website here

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INTERNATIONAL ROUND TABLE ON POLITICAL ISLAM IN AFRICA (COMPLETED)

Stellenbosch, 02 April 2019

Programme​ here​​

​Professor D. Anderson, University of Warwick: Winning the war of words. al Shabaab, AMISOM and the media battle in Somalia

Professor D. Jung, University of Southern Denmark - Foreign fighters: The search for meaning in war

Professor H. Solomon, University of the Free State & Research Fellow, SIGLA: Political Islam between reform and restoration Presentation​

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