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The case of the Central African Republic | April 30th | Lisboa, Autónoma University


The 4th seminar of the series that the Lisbon Club is organising in collaboration with the KAICIID - International Dialogue Centre will take place at Autonoma University' Auditorium, in Lisbon, on April 30th. 

This session will focus on the case of the Central African Republic, addressing the prevention and resolution of conflicts in this Aftrican country and the instrumentalisation of religion to justify violence. Several national and international experts will share their perspectives on the role of inter-religious dialogue in preventing violent extremism and building peace.

The entrance for this seminar is free. The event will also be transmitted online here: https://shorturl.at/MbgL1 

The panelists are the following:

- Boris Modeste Yakoubou, KAICIID field expert for the Central African Republic (CAR), is a Doctor of Science Philosophy and a Research Professor at the University of Bangui. He contributed to the creation of the CAR Platform of Religious Confessions. Since 2009 he is a member of the Peace Resources Group, and also works as a consultant in social cohesion, reconciliation programs and interfaith dialogue in the Central African sub-region.

- Tim Glawion, interim Professor of Political Science at the University of Freiburg, where he completed his PhD, and a senior researcher at the Arnold-Bergstraesser-Institute. He is a political analyst and field researcher focusing on issues of local security within fragile states. He has investigated conflict and peace in the Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Kenya, Haiti, South Sudan, and Somalia.

Fernando Jorge Cardoso, executive director of the Club of Lisbon and Invited Full Professor in International Relations at the Autónoma (Autonomous Lisbon University) will initiate and moderate the seminar.

Agustin Nuñez-Vicandi, Senior Programme Manager Africa Programme at the International Dialogue Centre (KAICIID), MA in Human Rights (University College London), will make final remarks and close the session.

This will be the last session in a seminars' series organised by the Club of Lisbon, in collaboration with KAICIID - International Dialogue Centre, and in partnership with academic institutions from four universities - in Coimbra, Évora, Minho and Lisboa - to reflect and dialogue on the use of religion to justify violence on the African continent.