Citizens' Forum on Democracy and Unconstitutional Changes of Government, Session 1 (11th July, 2022)
Citizens’ Forum on Democracy and Unconstitutional Changes of Government in Africa (11-13 July, 2022)
SESSION #1 UCG: An Institutional Perspective
Setting the Perspective on The Unconstitutional Changes of Government and the AU Institutional Architecture on Regime Change
-Insights from AU Reflection Forum on UCGs in Africa, in Accra Ghana, and the AU Extraordinary Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea - Amb. Salah Siddig Hammad (Head AGA-APSA Secretariat, African union Commission)
-The Role of the African Governance Architecture (AGA) in Implementing the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance - Ms. Makda M. Tessema (Senior Expert, AGA-APSA Secretariat, African union Commission)
-The AfDB Engagement in States in Transition: Supporting CSO-led operations amidst UCG – The case for ECOWAS - Mr. Luther Yameogo (Principal Advocacy and Partnership Officer, AfDB)
-Civic Engagement in Democracy and Governance: The Role of ECOSOCC - Mr. Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai (Chair Political Affairs Cluster Committee, ECOSOCC) Session moderate by Mr. Donald Deya (CEO, Pan African Lawyers Union(PALU))
-Q & A
-Key Takeaways
