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Africafé - La conférence internationale de la région des Grands Lacs : enjeux et perspectives

March 2, 2023
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International Relations
Geopolitics
International Cooperation
International Organisations
Africa

Dans cet épisode, Oussama Tayebi décrypte les enjeux et les perspectives de la conférence internationale de la région des Grands Lacs et le contexte géopolitique qui s’y affaire en Afrique centrale.

Speakers
Youssef Tobi
International Relations Specialist
Tobi Youssef has joined the Policy Center for the New South in 2017. He is currently working on Politics and Governance in the Maghreb Region; his areas of expertise are geopolitics, political risk and nation building. Youssef Tobi obtained a Master Degree at Sciences Po Lyon  where he wrote two thesis on “ the role of Moroccan Bank in Africa, a non-state actor in service of the Diplomacy”  and the“ Chasm between the mediatic and associative representation of refugees : a case study”.  Prior to working at the Think tank, Tobi Youssef participated in a Social Entrepreneurship Project in Beirut, Lebanon and conducted an internship in a NGO based in Marseille where he assisted refugees and helped raise funds. ...
Oussama Tayebi
Senior International Relations Specialist
Oussama Tayebi is a Senior International Relations Specialist at the Policy Center for the New South (PCNS).At the PCNS, Oussama Tayebi primarily conducts research on governance, peace, and security issues in Central Africa. Before joining the PCNS in 2019, Oussama Tayebi contributed to the activities of the UN Women’s multi-country office for the Maghreb and the Paris office of the ONE Campaign (NGO), providing support for advocacy initiatives on the Africa-EU partnership and official development cooperation issues.Oussama Tayebi holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the School of Governance and Economics in Rabat, Morocco, and a master’s degree in international relations from Sciences Po Aix, France.Oussama Tayebi is fluent in Arabic, English, and French. ...

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