Can China and the U.S. Find Common Ground With Africa?

Join the U.S. Institute of Peace and the Carter Center on April 11 for a daylong conference examining concrete areas where the United States, China and Africa might work together to address some of the continent’s most pressing security challenges.

When:

April 11, 2017 9:00am to 4:30pm

Where

Where:

U.S. Institute of Peace

2301 Constitution Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20037

United States

Leaders from Beijing, Washington and African nations have worked together on major initiatives—combating Ebola and supporting peace negotiations in South Sudan, for example. But concerns over U.S.-China competition has limited three-way cooperation on the continent. Join the U.S. Institute of Peace and the Carter Center on April 11 for a daylong conference examining concrete areas where the United States, China and Africa might work together to address some of the continent’s most pressing security challenges.

For three years, USIP and the Carter Center, in coordination with the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel, have supported the “Africa-China-U.S. Consultation for Peace,” to explore shared issues and interests and find ways all three sides might benefit from joint efforts.

The senior leaders of the dialogue will discuss their experiences, challenges and progress, and join other experts and officials to consider concrete actions all three parties could take to reduce violent conflict in Africa. Sessions will focus particularly on promoting maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea and on countering violent extremism and addressing the humanitarian crisis in northern Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin.

Agenda

9:00 - 9:30 Welcome Remarks

9:30 - 10:45 Panel 1: Developing China-U.S. Cooperation in – and with – Africa

Ambassador Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the U.N. Secretary-General and Head of the U.N. Office for West Africa and the Sahel
Ambassador Jianhua Zhong, former Special Representative for African Affairs, People’s Republic of China
Ambassador Princeton Lyman, Senior Advisor, U.S. Institute of Peace
Moderator: Ambassador David Shinn, Adjunct Professor, George Washington University

10:45 - 11:00 Break

11:00 - 12:30 Panel 2: Cooperation on Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea

12:30 - 1:45 Lunch & Lecture: “Building Habits of Cooperation”

Kurt Campbell, Chairman and CEO of the Asia Group and former Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State

1:45 -3:15 Panel 3: Cooperation to Counter Violent Extremism in the Lake Chad Basin and Beyond

3:15 - 3:30 Break

3:30 - 4:15 Panel 4: Building Win-Win-Win Cooperation for the Future

4:15 - 4:30 Concluding Remarks

Cost:

Free and Open to the Public. RSVP Required.

Event Website URL:

https://www.usip.org/events/can-china-and-us-find-common-ground-africa