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Olusegun Obasanjo Centre for African Studies (OOCAS), National Open University of Nigeria

Africa faces complex, recurring challenges which seem to resist conventional solutions. Some of these problems include governance deficits, climate vulnerability, systemic poverty, and ethnic conflicts, to name a few.

This gamut of issues is best problematized and presented as part of the discourse about Africa and its problems.

The Olusegun Obasanjo Centre for African Studies (OOCAS) proposes a monthly webinar series which will serve as a conclave of academics, professionals and students that provides a robust platform for exchanges in ideas which help in fostering interdisciplinary dialogue, historical reflection, and innovative strategies for sustainable transformation.

The multifaceted problems entrenched in Africa’s socio-political, economic, geographic and cultural fabric, often seem resolvable, but then after a lot of money, effort, and time is invested in solving them, they notoriously resurface, sometimes in chimeric proportions.

Traditional approaches towards intervention in most African countries, have in many cases yielded limited success, with most states presenting peculiar problems when faced with the same issue. This has necessitated the need for a collaborative, pan-African set of discourses, which encompasses all the various peculiarities.

The OOCAS, under the leadership of Prof. Wilfred Ugwanyi, seeks to do such using a series of Webinars, which will convene scholars, policymakers, and practitioners to study Africa’s development history, its present state, and reimagine a better future through intellectual and professional discourse.

• Provide a platform for critical analysis of Africa’s persistent challenges.
• Evaluate past interventions and their limitations
• Explore interdisciplinary, culturally grounded solutions.
• Foster networks for actionable policy and grassroots strategies.

• Provide a platform for critical analysis of Africa’s persistent challenges.
• Evaluate past interventions and their limitations.
• Explore interdisciplinary, culturally grounded solutions.
• Foster networks for actionable policy and grassroots strategies.

• Bi-Monthly Sessions: 6 webinars annually, each focusing on a specific theme (e.g., governance, climate change).

• Format: 90-minute Zoom sessions featuring keynote presentations, panel discussions, and Q&A.
• Documentation: Recordings, summaries, and policy briefs published on OOCAS platforms.

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