A Fireside Discussion on

The Rupturing of the Rules-Based Multilateralism System

Topic

Implications of The New World Order for Africa’s Future: Trade, Security, FDI’s, AI and Democracy

Date:

Sunday,

29th March

2026

Time:

3pm GMT

5pm SAT

6pm EAT

Venue:

Virtual

Panel Discussants

Prof. Munyaradzi Nyakudya

Chairman, Department of Peace, Security and Society Studies, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe

Prof. Munyaradzi Nyakudya

PROF. KWESI ANNING

Head, Office for International Cooperation (OIC), Kofi Annan Intl. Peacekeeping Training Centre, Accra

Prof. Kwesi Aning

Kwesi Aning is Professor at the Faculty of Academic Affairs and Head of the Office for International Cooperation (OIC) at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), Accra, Ghana. He served as the African Union’s (AU) first expert on counterterrorism in 2005. Between 2016 and 2019, he served on the UN Secretary General’s Advisory Group for the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF). In 2021, he was appointed as a senior consultant for the Independent Project Evaluation on Support to the Maldives on Counter-terrorism, and again in 2022 evaluated the European Union’s (EU) Counter-terrorism interventions in Sri Lanka. In 2022, he was appointed to serve on the World Food Programs’ (WFP) Security Advisory Board (SECAB). In 2023, he served as an Evaluation Expert on Terrorism Prevention for the Independent Evaluation Section (IES) of the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC). His research focuses on peacekeeping, hybrid political orders, political violence, criminal networks, extremism and security force assistance. In March 2023, his 2022 article on ‘African experiences and alternativity in International Relations theorizing about security’, in the Journal International Affairs, Vol. 98, No. 1 (with Kwaku Danso) won the International Affairs Centenary Prize by Chatham House, UK. His 2025 publications include:

‘Conflict prevention as a tool for poverty mitigation in West Africa: The role of the Economic Community of West African States’, Conflict and Poverty in Africa: A Research CompanionLondon: Routledge.

‘Ghana, Togo and Benin’, in The Handbook of African Defence and Armed Forces Oxford: Oxford University Press

Dr. Litlhare Rabele

PhD in Political Science and Gender Studies from the University of Pretoria.

Dr. Litlhare Rabele

Dr. Litlhare Rabele is a gender and governance expert with a focus on women, peace and security and advancing the implementation of UNSC resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security.

She has experience working on conflict prevention, resolution and the protection of women in armed conflict countries such as South Sudan, DRC, and Sudan, working with regional organizations and the African Union. She has experience on supporting women’s rights, in elections and peace-building processes.

She has vast experience working in different countries in Sub Saharan Africa supporting democratic elections, good governance, rule of law and human rights. She has worked in election monitoring and observation having worked with the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) The Carter Centre (TCC), EISA, and the African Union. Her expertise is in the participation of women in elections, peace processes. She has experience working on the advancement of women’s leadership in governance, peace and mediation processes, having studied and conducted her PhD research on women’s inclusion in mediation in South Sudan.

She has worked with civil society and governments in Southern Africa and worked with the embassy of Denmark as the Political Officer in Pretoria. She holds a PhD in Political Science and Gender Studies from the University of Pretoria, a master’s degree in governance from Wits School of Governance, and a bachelor’s degree from the National University of Lesotho. She has published on women in elections, gender budgeting, peace and security, and on women in mediation leadership.

PROF. FELIX KUMAH-ABIWU

Associate Professor, Kent State University, USA

Prof. Felix Kumah-Abiwu

Professor Felix Kumah-Abiwu is an Associate Professor of African Affairs in the Department of Africana Studies at Kent State University in the United States of America. He is the Founding Director of the Center for African Studies at Kent State University and also serves as a Non-Resident Fellow of Governance and Democracy at Nkafu Policy Institute in Yaoundé, Cameroon. He received his Ph.D. in Political Science from West Virginia University, USA, an M.A. from Ohio University, and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Ghana, Legon.

He also studied at the Legon Centre for International Affairs and Diplomacy (LECIAD) at the University of Ghana. His research focuses on Africa’s political systems and leadership, elections and democratic governance, foreign policy analysis, Africa’s role in international affairs, security and development, African-centered theories, and Africa-African diaspora relations. Professor Kumah-Abiwu has presented his research papers at national (USA) and international conferences.

In 2015 and 2017, he presented his research papers at the Nordic Africa Institute in Uppsala, Sweden. He participated and presented papers at international conferences in Hamilton, Bermuda (2016), Dublin, Ireland (2018), Vienna, Austria (2019), Mauritius (2019), and Dunedin, New Zealand (2019), and many others. In addition to his published books, book reviews, encyclopedia entries, policy papers, newspaper articles, and several book chapters, his articles have also appeared in reputable scholarly journals such as the Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs, Journal of Pan African Studies, International Journal of Public Administration, Urban Education, Commonwealth & Comparative Politics, and African Security Review, among others. Professor Kumah-Abiwu is also the co-editor of these scholarly books: Restorative Justice and Practice in US Education (2024), Emancipatory Change in U.S. Higher Education (2023), The Political Impact of African Military Leaders (2023), and Jerry John Rawlings: Leadership and Legacy (2022).

Convener

Dr. Emmanuel Dei-Tumi

Executive Director – AFLIGA

Dr. Emmanuel Dei-Tumi

Dr. Emmanuel Dei-Tumi is one of Africa’s most respected authors, strategic thinkers, leadership strategists, corporate trainers, and keynote speakers. He speaks frequently on contemporary management, strategic leadership, and creative entrepreneurship education. His work in leadership strategy focuses on the future of work and improving corporate teams and culture.

He is a certified coach who specializes in grooming emerging African entrepreneurial and corporate leaders.

Emmanuel is a true Pan-Africanist, currently in charge of the strategic direction of Human Capital International Africa, a leadership and contemporary management development business entity, as the President and Chief Copywriter.

He is the founder and chief strategist of the Channel ‘63 Network, which plays an advocacy role in how faith-based institutions in Africa can become enablers of SMEs and active players in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the Africa Agenda 2063—The Africa We Want.

He is the author of 14 bestselling entrepreneurship-related and personal leadership development books, including In Pursuit of Purpose, Strategic Positioning, Tales of Great Achievers, The Miracle of the Mind, and How to Increase Your Income as an Employee.

Education

Emmanuel holds a doctoral degree in Business Administration from Swiss Business School, Switzerland.

He has two master’s degrees: one in applied business research from Swiss Business School, Switzerland, and another in governance and leadership from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA).

He also holds a certificate in contemporary management from Noble International Business School, Ghana.

He has been married to Dora for over three decades, and they are blessed with three hardworking professionals: Dr. Sharon (Medical Doctor), Kelvina-Dorcas (Risk Analyst), and Emmanuel Jnr. (Esq.).

Sex: