APSACO 8th Edition - Report Presentation – Annual Report on the African Geopolitics

June 11, 2024

Moderator: Mohamed Brick, Program Officer, Policy Center for the New South

Speakers:

Imen Chaanbi, Deputy Secretary General, Geostrategic Observatory of Geneva

Khalid Chegraoui, Senior Fellow, Policy Center for the New South

Abdou Cissé, Journalist, APA News

Discussants: Enrico Castello, Analyst, NATO Strategic Direction South-Hub

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