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Plenary IX: Global Governance in the Post-American Order

December 14, 2019
Related topics: 
International Relations
Geopolitics
Americas and Carribean

Moderator Uduak Amimo, Uduak Amimo Coaching and Consulting Speakers Maged Abdelaziz, Permanent Observer of the League of Arab States to the United Nations Bineta Diop, Special Envoy on Women, Peace, and Security, African Union Commission Mohamed Znagui Sid' Ahmed Ely, Brigadier General, Mauritania Permanent Secretary, G5 Sahel João Vale de Almeida, EU Ambassador to the United Nations, European Union Hubert Védrine, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, France

Speakers
Uduak Amimo
Journalist and Consultant, Uduak Amimo Coaching and Consulting
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Bineta Diop
Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security, African Union Commission
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General Mohamed Znagui Sid’Ahmed Ely
Mauritania
Head of Defense and Security Department, G5 Sahel
He did his primary and secondary studies in Mauritania before joining the Royal Military Academy of Meknes in Morocco from 1978 to 1981 where he followed his initial training as an officer. He occupied several functions in Command, in Schools and in Staff before completing his higher education in Mauritania, in France and in China. He then reached the high functions of Command and Staff before joining the Military Diplomacy. He was appointed to the rank of Brigadier General on January 1, 2012 and was appointed Chief of the Joint Staff Committee CEMOC in Tamanrasset then Inspector General of the Armed Forces and Security before being admitted to the reserve on February 20, 2014. General Znagui is currently a Defense and Security expert at the G5 Sahel. He is married with 6 ...

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