On 12 December 2025, the Research Network “African Non-military Conflict Intervention Practices” (ANCIP) will host the fifth event of its ongoing ANCIP Webinar Series. This session, titled “Civil Society Inclusion in African Regional Interventions: AU and ECOWAS with the People?”, explores how civil society actors are — or are not — included in intervention practices by the African Union and ECOWAS. The webinar will bring together practitioners and researchers to explore why civil society inclusion in interventions matters and the practical ways it is achieved. Speakers include Jonas Schaaf (PRIF) and Lamine Savané (University of Ségou/Associated Researcher at PRIF), who will present findings from their study based on cases from Mali and Guinea.
Panelist:
- Fatou Jagne Senghore (Jurist and Human Rights Advocate, Founder of the Center for Women’s Rights and Leadership, Banjul)
- Jonathan Sandy (Founder and Executive Director of the Regional Center for Governance and Security Policy Initiative in Freetown; former Chairperson of the AU ECOSOCC Peace and Security Cluster)
- Lamine Savané (Lecturer and Researcher at the Faculty of Social Sciences (FASSO) of the University of Ségou, Associated Researcher at Peace Research Institute Frankfurt)
- Jonas Schaaf (Researcher at the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt)
Moderator:
- Antonia Witt (Head of Research Group “African Intervention Politics” at the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt)
When? 12.12.2025, 12am CET/WAT, 2pm EAT
Where? Online via Zoom
Registration is via Zoom. Simultaneous interpretation in English and French will also be provided for the webinar.