AMEC hosted a symposium entitled 'Sudan: Struggling for democracy, resisting military rule' at the Sheraton Pretoria hotel as part of its attempt to provide information and analysis on events in the Middle East and North Africa region.
Sudan: Struggling for democracy, resisting military rule
17 July 2019, Sheraton Hotel, Pretoria
09:00 – 09:15 Welcome – Na’eem Jeenah
09:15 – 11:00 Sudan’s new balance of forces and the quest for transition
Chair – Matshidiso Motsoeneng
- Mohamed Elhassan Ibrahim Alawad Hassan, Ambassador of Sudan to South Africa
- Abdul-Karim Elgoni, Sudanese-South African doctor and former Sudanese politician
11:00 – 11:15 Break
11:15 – 12:45 Perspectives for the future of Sudan
Chair – Mahlatse Mpya
– Mahdi Osman, Sudan Solidarity Group in South Africa
-Amira Osman, professor at Tshwane University of Technology and Sudanese national
-Zeenat Adam,Independent specialist on Sudan and Horn of Africa
12:45- 13:00 Summing up and closing
- Peter de Clercq, former Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia
- Na’eem Jeenah, Executive Director, Afro-Middle East Centre
13:00 Lunch