The AFRICAN SUMMIT IN GENEVA is a student-led annual summit at The Geneva Graduate Institute that brings together leading practitioners, experts, captains of industry and other leaders at the nexus of development and African affairs. Organized around the topic: “ON THE WAY TO THE AFRICA WE WANT”, the 2024 (second) edition of the Summit aims at providing space for the exchange of ideas, debates and solution-oriented discussions.

In light of the 2063 African Union Agenda, The African Summit in Geneva is a one-day event organized by the “Afrique Students’ Association” of the Geneva Graduate Institute, in close collaboration with the "African Professionals Network Switzerland" and the “Association des Etudiant.e.s Afrodescendant.e.s” of the University of Lausanne & EPFL, that aims to provide a platform for discussions on the future of the continent. Coined around the topic: “ON THE WAY TO THE AFRICA WE WANT,” the second edition of the African Summit focuses on three thematic areas, namely: Economy, Education, and Peace & Security. 

LOCATED IN MdP, A2

Programme:

Opening Remarks: Professor Delidji Eric Degila

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Athaliah Molokomme, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Botswana to the UN in Geneva and Ambassador to Switzerland

Education Panel: Mrs. Candace Nkoth B., Dr. Gaidi Faraj, Dr. Eleanor T. Khonje
Moderator: Mr. Idriss El Aloui, Master’s Candidate IHEID

Economic Panel: Dr. Walter Mandela, Ms. Aissatou Diallo, Mr. Joel Richards, Mr. Augustine Agyeman-Duah
Moderator: Mr. Unyime Eyo, Master’s Candidate IHEID

Peace and Security Panel: Ms. Liza Sekaggya, Mr. Audu Kadiri, Dr. Arnauld Akodjènou, Ms. Hafssa Kouskous

Moderator: Mr. Jean-Baptiste Sebgo, Master’s Candidate IHEID

Closing Remarks: Dr. Marie-Laure Salles, Director of the Geneva Graduate Institute

For more information, please visit the ASA’s Instagram, or the event page on the website.