H.E. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf confirmed to deliver keynote speech at the 2017 Tana Forum

Held every year in the northern Ethiopian city of Bahir Dar, the Tana High-Level Forum is an informal gathering of heads of state and government; leaders of regional organisations; civil society; the private sector; and eminent scholars and practitioners

The Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa (www.TanaForum.org) Secretariat has today announced that the President of the Republic of Liberia, H.E. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, will be the keynote speaker at the sixth Tana Forum to be held on 22-23 April 2017. H.E. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is the 24th and current President…

Tana Forum announces Theme for 2017: Natural Resource Governance in Africa

Former Malawian President Joyce Banda joins Forum Board

The theme of the 2017 Tana Forum (www.TanaForum.org) - Natural Resource Governance in Africa - is both timely and relevant given the centrality of natural resources in Africa's quest for sustainable development. The Forum’s Secretariat has prepared a summary document as well as 5 rich infographics (http://APO.af/atPZR2) providing an overview of what…

Kofi Annan to African leaders: Leave when your time is up

Former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan has urged African leaders to leave when their mandated time is up and to avoid excluding opposing voices if elections are to cease contributing to conflicts on the continent. The renowned international diplomat said that while unconstitutional changes to government on the continent had reduced,…

Some African leaders to blame for conflicts - Obasanjo

The 5th Tana High-Level Forum will take place on 16-17 April 2016 in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

Some of Africa’s leaders are responsible for instability on the continent because they have failed to manage diversity in their societies, the former Nigerian President, General Olusegun Obasanjo, has said. By the same token, he noted, outside interference in Africa has been responsible for conflicts, citing the NATO air strikes…

Annan confirmed as keynote speaker at Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa 2016

The theme for the 2016 edition of the Tana Forum is “Africa in the Global Security Agenda”

Organisers of the Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa (http://www.tanaforum.org) have today announced that the Chairman of the Kofi Annan Foundation and former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan will be the keynote speaker in the fifth anniversary of the event to be held on 16th -17th April 2016.…