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SUMMARY:Workshop 5: « Place of the Private Sector in the construction  of new sovereignties (energy, food, digital, etc.) in Africa »
DESCRIPTION:Context\nThe development of globalization has accentuated the phenomena of interdependence in recent decades. The internationalization of value chains has led to a greater complementarity of economic actors and a reduction in the levels of strategic autonomy of central actors such as States. Thus, state sovereignty, which internally translates into the ability to govern effectively and entirely the activities of individuals present on its territory, is challenged externally by various upheavals that call into question its theoretical dimension, its relationship to resilience and the principle of horizontality in international relations. African countries have experienced different destinies since the wave of independence in the 1960s. The latest international shocks The latest international shocks (the subprime crisis, the Coronavirus, the Russian-Ukrainian conflict) have, however, shown the fragility of the continent due to an economic structure that is extraverted and still dominated by the logic of rent. Strategic sectors such as food and energy have largely shown their vulnerability, causing inflation and attrition in overall economic activity. On another note, digital technology poses many challenges for African states. The building of cyber capabilities increases the risk of strategic dependence while INTERPOL estimates, at the same time, the losses related to cybercrime in Africa at 4.12 billion dollars in 2021. Faced with these many challenges, African states are called upon to build new sovereignty in these strategic sectors. If the centrality of the State requires a framework role, the place of the private sector must be redefined in this perspective. Its weakness weighs on the creation of value and jobs and on the difficulties of consolidating intra-continental trade. This raises the question of the reform of national economic structures, the place of the African private sector in critical areas and its specific contribution in the so-called regalian areas. It seems necessary to conduct an inclusive reflection on these challenges so that their security, economic, political and social implications are better understood by the national and regional actors concerned.\n\nObjectives\nThis workshop aims to determine the place of the private sector in the emergence of new sovereignties and its contribution to the sustainability of the latter\n\n\nIssues to be addressed\n\nWhat are the factors of vulnerability of the private sector in Africa to international tensions and crises? How can the private sector lessen the effect? How can the private sector spearhead the construction of new sovereignties?\nWhat could be its role in making them sustainable? To what extent can the private sector drive and support food sovereignty on the continent? What about energy sovereignty? How to optimize the endogenization of the economic potential of digital technology in Africa?\nWhat could be the contours of digital sovereignty in Africa? What role should African integration play in strengthening a private sector\nfocused on building new sovereignties in Africa?\n\n
URL:https://dakarforum.org/en/events/workshop-5-place-of-the-private-sector-in-the-construction-of-new-sovereignties-energy-food-digital-etc-in-africa/
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