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CIC NCB: The G7/G20 and Africa

April 17, 2025 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm EDT

The CIC National Capital Branch’s Africa Study Group presents…

 

“The G7/G20 and Africa”

 

THU, Apr 17th, 12:30 PM-2:00PM

 

 

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This event will be virtual. Please click here to register. After registering, you will receive a confirmation message.

 

EVENT DESRIPTION

Over the last half century, the G7 has served as an agenda-setting forum for leaders from the most prosperous countries of the Global North. The G20 came into being in 1999 to draw together leaders from the Global North and Global South to deal with the most pressing issues. In 2025, Canada chairs the G7 and South Africa chairs the G20. What can we expect from leaders about Africa? What should they consider for Africa?

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PGtlqrxBQZW_1a998E45iw

 

SPEAKERS:

 

John Kirton is director and founder of the Global Governance Program, which includes the G7 Research Group, the G20 Research Group, the BRICS Research Group and the Global Health Diplomacy Program, based at the University of Toronto, where he is a professor emeritus of political science, having taught global summit governance and diplomacy and Canadian foreign policy.

Professor Valerie Percival, is an Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA) at Carleton University. She served on The Lancet Commission on Peaceful Societies through Health and Gender Equality, was a fellow with the Wilson Center, and has worked for the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, and UNCHR. She led the International Crisis Group’s Kosovo office from 2001 until 2003, where her reports focused on the final status process, the transitional administration, the judicial sector, and ethnic relations. Her research focuses on the political impact of violence against civilians, the gender dimensions of health systems, rebuilding health systems after war, and the global backlash against gender equality.

Chris W. J. Roberts is president of AfriCan Access Consulting, an instructor in political science at the University of Calgary, and a Fellow with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. He was a founding director of the Canadian Council on Africa in 2002 and has been involved in Canada-Africa business development and policy issues for three decades. He teaches African politics, development, and international relations and is currently the research coordinator for the transdisciplinary Canadian Mining in Africa and South America (CAMASA) project.

Moderator: Dr. Marcia Burdette, ASG Deputy Chair, former Canadian diplomat in Africa

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  • CIC National Capital Branch’s Africa Study Group (ASG)