Umeme Flashpoint Series Roundtable on Africa’s Future amid Geopolitical Reset and Global Trade Realignment
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm
- Hybrid event
- 2017, Dunton Tower, Carleton University
- 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6
- Zoom meeting link
- Contact
- Institute of African Studies, africanstudies@cunet.carleton.ca,
The Institute of African Studies (IAS) at Carleton University invites you to a timely Umeme Flash Point Series roundtable discussion exploring Africa’s position in an evolving global order.
As geopolitical alliances shift and global trade relationships are renegotiated, African countries face both new risks and emerging opportunities. Will African states remain peripheral in global negotiations, or will they play a stronger role in shaping the future of trade, investment, and international cooperation?
Join leading scholars and policy experts for an engaging discussion on Africa’s future amid ongoing geopolitical transformation and global trade realignment.
Panelists
Dr. Joseph Atta-Mensah, Senior Fellow, African Centre for Economic Transformation
Dr. Yolande Bouka, Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Afrofeminist Thought and Political Transformation, Queen’s University
Dr. Firoze Manji, Founder, Daraja Press and Adjunct Professor, Carleton University
Moderator
Professor Nduka Otiono, Director, Institute of African Studies, Carleton University
For In-person participation, please register here.
For online participation, please register here.