DAY 1 | The implications of COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine for Africa and Europe-Africa relations

ETTG, with the support of the UNDP Regional Bureau of Africa and in cooperation with the Swedish Permanent Representation to the EU, hosted an event to assess the implications of COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine
for Africa and Europe-Africa relations.

Agenda

Welcome by Mikael Lindvall, Swedish Representative to the Political and Security Committee

Camilla Brückner, Director of the UN/UNDP Office in Brussels and Representative of the UN System in the EU

Panel discussion

● Oleksandr Khrebet, Journalist Kyiv Independent (video recording)
● Irina Schoulgin-Nyoni Deputy Director General and Head of Africa Department, Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
● Baye Moctar Diop, Ambassador of the Republic of Senegal to the EU and the Kingdom of Belgium
● Birgitte Nygaard Markussen, Ambassador and Head of the European Union Delegation to the African Union
● Paul-Simon Handy, Regional Director East Africa and Representative to the African Union, South African Institute for Security Studies

Moderator: Geert Laporte, Director, European Think Tanks Group