HSF co-hosts MSC Side Event
Conversation on African Security
Panelists during the discussion at the Munich Security Conference Venue Bayerischer Hof
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The discussion at this official Munich Security Conference Side Event we co-hosted with the Institute for Security Studies explored not only how to reduce conflict, but also how to do so in a way that strengthens governance, protects democracy, and unlocks development: honestly, pragmatically, and together.
Markus Ferber, MEP, Chairman, Hanns Seidel Foundation
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"Insecurity is not only the result of armed conflicts or disputes between states. It is also driven by the spread of organised crime, corruption, and weak governance – all serious threats to democracy." Markus Ferber, MEP, Chairman of the Hanns Seidel Foundation
Dr Leon Schreiber, Minister of Home Affairs, South Africa
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"People in African countries cannot fully and freely participate in democracy when politicians, prosecutors, and many citizens are threatened by organised crime. Security, development, democracy, and citizens’ trust in the state go hand in hand.”
"The issue of border security remains of central importance for South Africa. Modern technologies can help in this regard."
South African Minister of Home Affairs Dr Leon Schreiber
"We need greater diversification, including in security partnerships. We must create an environment in which more international partners support us in establishing security, without us being exploited in the global struggle for influence."
Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, Francophonie and the Congolese Diaspora of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Dr Jakkie Cilliers, Chair, Institute for Security Studie, and Head, African Futures & Innovation
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"Africa's development goes hand in hand with Africa's stability."
"Africa's instability is the biggest challenge to growth. The central question is how to establish state functionality. It is about creating governance structures. We need to rethink our security architecture and security sector reform in Africa. Training measures for law enforcement agencies and the military must be professionalised and adapted to the African context."
Dr Jakkie Cilliers, Chair of the Board and Head, African Futures and Innovation, Institute for Security Studies Pretoria
Ottilia Anna Maunganidze, Head of Special Projects, Institute for Security Studies
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Ottilia Anna Maunganidze, Head of Special Projects, Institute for Security Studies, facilitated the productive conversation.
We are grateful to her and all our other speakers for their thoughtful, solution-oriented inputs during this very timely discussion.
In case you missed it, you can watch a full recording of the event here:
Event Recording: Conversation on African Security
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