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Burundi's 2015 Elections: Perspectives, Priorities, and Preparations at Three Months Out

In three months, the Burundian elections season will begin. Please join us for a discussion organized by the Great Lakes Policy Forum, hosted by the Woodrow Wilson Center, to take stock of the current pre-electoral context, and priorities over the coming months.

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Friday
Feb. 27, 2015
9:30am – 11:00am ET
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Overview

In three months, the Burundian elections season will begin. These will be the country's second direct elections since its decade-long conflict ended in 2003. Preparations are underway for the elections, with the mobilization of efforts by the Burundian Government, its international partners, as well as national and global civil society groups.

Please join us for a discusssion organized by the Great Lakes Policy Forum, hosted by the Woodrow Wilson Center, to take stock of the current pre-electoral context, and priorities over the coming months. The panel discussion will feature perspectives from the Burundian and US governments, as well as Burundian and international civil society groups. What are the priorities for the Burundian government? What gaps remain unfilled? Where do civil society groups see priorities lying in order to ensure an inclusive, peaceful, and successful electoral process?

Speakers:

Agathonique Barakukuza, Journalist of the Agence de Presse Burundaise (APB) and President of the Burundian Association of Women Journalists (AFJO)

His Excellency Ernest Ndabashinze, Ambassador of the Republic of Burundi

David Gilmour, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department of State

Mike Jobbins, Senior Program Manager, Africa Program, Search for Common Ground

Moderator:

Steve McDonald, Public Policy Scholar (PPS) at the Woodrow Wilson Center

The Great Lakes Policy Forum is a project of:

Amnest International - USA

Committee on Conscience, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum

Council on Foreign Relations, Africa Policy Studies

Nitze School of Advanced International Sutides, Africa Studies Program

Refugees International

Search for Common Ground

United States Institute of Peace, Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Africa Program

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Africa Program

The Africa Program works to address the most critical issues facing Africa and US-Africa relations, build mutually beneficial US-Africa relations, and enhance knowledge and understanding about Africa in the United States. The Program achieves its mission through in-depth research and analyses, public discussion, working groups, and briefings that bring together policymakers, practitioners, and subject matter experts to analyze and offer practical options for tackling key challenges in Africa and in US-Africa relations.    Read more

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