2018 Southern Voices Network for Peacebuilding Conference
From July 16 to 19, 2018 the Wilson Center Africa Program and the Institute for Peace and Security Studies at Addis Ababa University will co-host the 2018 annual Southern Voices Network for Peacebuilding (SVNP) conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The theme of this year's conference, “ National, Regional, and Global Infrastructures for Peace in Africa: Challenges, Prospects, and Opportunities," will engage SVNP members, U.S. policymakers, African policymakers, researchers, and practitioners on key issues, challenges, lessons learned, and best practices for peacebuilding in Africa.
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