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FOREWORD Welcome to the 2nd edition of the Africa Security Symposium, West, North and Central (WASEC2018), Post-Event Report. GRV Global would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank all those who participated in this important event; an East & West African series promoting sustainable peace and security across Africa through public-private partnerships (PPPs) and advanced technologies/solutions. Following a very enjoyable and productive week at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Dakar Sea Plaza, this report contains a detailed overview of the various workshops and plenary sessions, solution exhibitions, afternoon matchmaking meetings, and networking functions including a large selection of photographs from the symposia.

GRV Global would like to pass on our sincere gratitude to the various Government, International and United Nations agency officials that joined our themed plenary sessions across the two days, and were committed to meeting with event Delegates throughout our afternoon matchmaking meeting sessions. We are extremely grateful for their kind time and support not only during the week of WASEC 2018 but also, for their assistance during the build up to the event. GRV Global would like to express special thanks to Yves Abadinan Kouassi, Regional Specialized Officer of INTERPOL, whom so expertly fulfilled the role of Conference Chair across the few days, with an unmatchable level of class, knowledge and humour. In its 2nd year, the Africa Security Symposium West, North and Central has gone from strength to strength and heralded a significant success by both the participating officials and private-sector Delegates alike; testimonials of which can be found later in this report. We welcomed almost 200 local and international participants to Dakar and facilitated hundreds of face-to-face matchmaking meetings. Many security factors and challenges regarding lasting peace and development were discussed and some extremely valuable experiences were shared. As a result of this event, and GRV Globalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ethos of personable engagement, long-standing collaborations are sure to result and ultimately, a stronger base on which to build sustainable peace and security through PPPs.

GRV Global would like to thank the Radisson Blu Hotel, Dakar Sea Plaza and its professional & helpful staff for its support. We thank all our local partners for helping us to produce world-class materials such as the stage set, banners, all invitations and tickets, and of course the Official Event Guide; in addition to the local students who assisted with managing our registration desk and matchmaking meeting tables. Lastly and by no means least, GRV Global would truly like to thank our Event Sponsors for their support and attendance without which, events of this magnitude and importance would simply not be possible. The support shown by our partners and sponsors was emphatic and a true testament to the potential they see for peace and security across the African continent. Thank you for joining us in Dakar, we look forward to welcoming you next year!

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CONTENTS

CHAIRMANâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S STATEMENT

CONFERENCE AGENDA

POST EVENT REPORT: DAY 1

POST EVENT REPORT: DAY 2

ROUNDTABLE LIST

ROUNDTABLE PROFILES

ATTENDEES LIST

EVENT FLOORPLAN

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CHAIRMANâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S STATEMENT Africa in general and West Africa in particular, is confronted by countless transnational organized crimes: terrorism, human trafficking, drugs, cybercrime, small arms and light weapons, car thefts and environmental crimes, to name a few. Generally speaking, in life when somebody is sick, the right thing to do is to contact a doctor to get a prescription, so that they can be cured. In this regard, GRV Global represents one of the appropriate clinics to diagnose the security diseases in the region and bring together the brilliant minds to suggest the right course of treatment. Unfortunately, very few clinics like GRV Global are available on the ground. In other words, it is not often that those who are in charge of security matters are able to convene and ponder over security challenges, to come up with an effective solution. As an example, the West Africa Police Chiefs Committee (WAPCCO) has not met for four years now, for lack of funding. Despite the region being highly exposed to security threats, their last meeting was held in LomĂŠ, Togo, in 2014. Therefore, it is rightly indicated to congratulate all the initiatives of GRV Global in trying to heal security issues on the continent, by calling upon security stakeholders and connecting the public and private sector. For our part, we sincerely think that the Africa Security Symposium held in Dakar, Senegal, gave way to some significant paths, to curb the threats Africa is suffering from; if we refer to the outstanding contributions of all the panelists and participants, we are sure to see tangible and meaningful changes on our great continent.

Ultimately, let us give great thanks to GRV Global for all its endeavors and contributions. As far as INTERPOL is concerned, be assured, the Organization will always be honored to contribute in this noble security series, for a safer world.

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MR. YVES ABADINAN KOUASSI Regional Specialized Officer | INTERPOL

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Brig. Gen. (ret) Dan Bader, Chief Operating Officer of ELTA North America

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CONFERENCE AGENDA

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Tuesday 06 November | Radisson Blu Hotel at Dakar Sea Plaza 17:00 - 19:00

PRE-EVENT REGISTRATION

19:00 - 21:00

EVENING NETWORKING RECEPTION

Event participants may complete registration by collecting their delegate pack & event access pass (business card required). An ‘ice-breaker’ opportunity for event participants to meet and discuss the two days ahead in a relaxed and informal setting, whilst enjoying snacks and refreshments.

Wednesday 07 November | Radisson Blu Hotel at Dakar Sea Plaza 8:00 - 8:50

REGISTRATION & NETWORKING

8:50 - 9:10

OPENING CEREMONY

CONFERENCE CHAIR

Yves Abadinan Kouassi, Regional Specialized Officer of INTERPOL

9:10 - 9:25

OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESS

9:25 - 10:25

SESSION 1: BORDER CONTROL AND THE BLUE ECONOMY

9:25 - 9:30

Panel Chair: Mark Cockfield, Managing Director of Gladius Tactical LLC

10:15 - 10:25

Audience Discussion; Question & Answer Session

10:25 - 10:40

SPOTLIGHT ADDRESS: U.S. CONTRACTING & THE AFRICA PEACEKEEPING PROGRAM (AFRICAP)

Event participants may complete registration by collecting their delegate pack & event access pass (business card required) whilst networking and enjoying tea & coffee. Sponsors are asked to setup their exhibition booths from 7am onwards. Welcoming remarks, and a look ahead to the two day’s talking points, from GRV Global and INTERPOL, the Symposium’s Conference Chair. Andrew Dowell, CEO of GRV Global

Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) Discussing Effectiveness & Monitoring, Delimitation, Coastal Security, and Migration Challenges, Movement & Trade, Piracy, Trafficking, Illegal Fishing, Inter-Agency Communications. Secure borders are the foundation to providing protection to both an economy and its citizens. In recent years, West Africa has become a hub for illegal activity and a gateway for the transit of illicit drugs, with over two-thirds of supply passing through the continent. Looking at country case studies, this session will explore the challenges in protecting Africa’s vast borders and the implications of the current trajectory. • Which initiatives have enabled us to restrict the free movement of insurgent groups in the region? • What has the recent Boko Haram kidnappings taught us about the region’s level of preparedness? • How can we best protect against illegal fishing and harness the blue economy?

Colonel Mariko Mamadou, Technical Director of Maritime Organization of West & Central Africa (MOWCA/ OMAOC) Moussa Idi, PSSM Expert of UN Regional Centre for Peace & Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) Massimo A. Ramanzin, Project Manager of International Organization for Migration (IOM) Mohamed Sahid Kamara, Director, Protective & Private Security of Office of National Security (ONS); Sierra Leone Daouda Conde, Director of Ministry of Land Administration & Decentralization (MATD); Guinea

Michael Christian, Program Manager for Africa Operations of Relyant Global LLC

10:40 - 11:10

TEA & COFFEE NETWORKING BREAK

11:10 - 12:10

SESSION 2: COUNTERTERRORISM AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

11:10 - 11:15

Panel Chair: Dr. Ayité Marcel Baglo, General Director of Agence Béninoise de Gestion Intégrée des Espaces Frontaliers

Discussing Strategy & Techniques, Threat Identification & Radicalisation, Intelligence, Control & Emerging Trends, Law Enforcement, the Impact on Tourism, and on the Security Landscape considering Mass Migration, Criminal Networks/Cells, and Trafficking. The prominence of extremist groups in the region has created a breeding ground for fear and instability and continues to challenge traditional prevention methods. Education initiatives and regional collaboration has shown to be essential in curtailing wide spread terrorist activities and influence, but laws have failed to reflect these changes. Frameworks such as the Security Resolution 2396 that encourages communication and collaboration to successfully alert the international community of potential terrorists remain a priority in protecting citizens and identifying future threats. • How have laws adapted to keep up with current threats and ensure a coordinated response? • Similar to the UN Resolution 2396, what frameworks are in place to establish channels of communication to rapidly extradite and notify of terrorist activities in Western Africa? • What efforts are being made to dismantle the financial networks that fund terrorist groups?

Philippe Pierre Gaston Prevost, Chief Joint Mission Analysis Center (JMAC) of UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) Dr. Amaechi Matthew Nwaokolo, Executive Director of Terrorism & Security Research Center, The Roman Institute for International Studies Kanga Ewla Abdoulaye Kouame, Deputy Commander in Chief of CRS4 of Ministry of Interior & Security; Cote d’Ivoire Dr. Faycal Bouzennout, Office of the Commissioner for Peace & Security of African Union Commission (AUC)

12:00 - 12:10

Audience Discussion; Question & Answer Session

12:10 - 13:10

SESSION 3: TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENTS IN COMMUNICATIONS INTELLIGENCE AND CYBERSECURITY

Discussing trends and implications of intelligence collection, cybersecurity & data, system vulnerabilities, smart technologies & surveillance, regulations, threat identification and health security. The technology revolution has streamlined communications and provided a remote layer of defence that continues to offset criminal and terrorist activities. Weak cybersecurity and communications intelligence solutions expose a country and leave them susceptible to attacks that pervades every area of society, from elections to internet access, from the physical to the cyber domain. This panel aims to discuss future communications intelligence and cyber security concepts in the following areas: • Centralised vs Decentralised intelligence – which is the preferred method to minimise the damage of future threats? • What are the latest innovations in providing comprehensive cyber protection? • Artificial Intelligence continues to expand technology capabilities however, what does this potentially mean for future cyber-attacks?

12:10 - 12:15

Panel Chair: Mickael Khalifa, Director of Sales - Africa of Verint

Samir Himri, Reporting Officer of CMPCRD Division, African Union Commission (AUC) Florian Baalcke, Head of Security of Regional Bureau for West Africa (RBD), UN World Food Programme (WFP) Mohamed Sahid Kamara, Director, Protective & Private Security of Office of National Security (ONS); Sierra Leone Brahim Guekou Mohameden, Police Commissioner - Chief of Synthesis, Analysis & Operations of General Directorate for National Security (DGSN); Mauritania

Audience Discussion; Question & Answer Session

13:10 - 14:30

NETWORKING LUNCH BREAK

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13:00 - 13:10

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CONFERENCE AGENDA 14:30 - 17:30

AFRICA SECURITY MATCHMAKING MEETINGS

19:00 - 22:00

CULTURAL DINNER - LE LAGON RESTAURANT

An informal Cultural Dinner welcoming the Official Delegation and all Event attendees; enjoying local food, refreshments and music. An ideal opportunity for further networking and to discuss the day’s talking points. Transport will leave the Radisson Hotel Lobby at 7pm for 7:30pm start.

Thursday 08 November | Radisson Blu Hotel at Dakar Sea Plaza 8:30 - 9:00

REGISTRATION & NETWORKING

9:00 - 9:15

DAY TWO WELCOMING REMARKS

9:15 - 10:15

SESSION 4: FINANCING TERRORISM THE PREVENTION & REPRESSION OF FINANCIAL CRIME

CONFERENCE CHAIR

If needed, event participants may complete registration by collecting their delegate pack & event access pass (business card required) whilst networking and enjoying tea & coffee. A brief overview of day one’s major talking points, with a look at the topics of discussion to come. Yves Abadinan Kouassi, Regional Specialized Officer of INTERPOL

The need to identify and dismantle the financial networks that fund terrorist activities requires a level of planning and innovation that goes beyond traditional tactics. With the prolific use of the dark web, terrorist have been able to retain a level of anonymity that continues to allude financial forces. This poses the question on what can be done to effectively monitor and stop the funding of terrorism. . • What initiatives can governments take to better protect against financial fraud? • With the rise of the online black market, what can be predicted about the future of terrorist funding? • How has the rise in cryptocurrency aided the funding of nefarious activity? • What can be done to regulate this relatively new system?

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Afternoon session devoted to 1-2-1 matchmaking meetings between Governments, UN/U.S./international agencies, NGOs, and local, regional & global operators. Schedules are prearranged to provide a unique opportunity to discuss continent-wide security matters and solutions.

9:15 - 9:20

Panel Chair: Travis Heneveld, Director - United Nations & International Accounts of Motorola Solutions Marimpa Samoura, President of National Cell of Financial Information Processing of Mali (CENTIF) Colonel Modibo Issa Georges Keita, Chief of Brigade of Specialized Investigations Brigade - Ministry of Justice; Mali Colonel Djadji Georges Ette, Commander - 3rd Legion of Territorial Gendarmerie (Bouaké) of National Gendarmerie (MoD); Cote d’Ivoire Martin Lavahun, Deputy Director-General of Central Intelligence & Security Unit (CISU); Sierra Leone

10:05 - 10:15

Audience Discussion; Question & Answer Session

10:15 - 10:30

SPOTLIGHT ADDRESS: THE PEACE & SECURITY MANDATE OF UNOWAS PROSPECTS & CHALLENGES

Dr. Kwaku Asante-Darko, Political Affairs Officer of UN Office for West Africa & the Sahel (UNOWAS)

10:30 - 11:00

TEA & COFFEE NETWORKING BREAK

11:00 - 12:00

SESSION 5: DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION – NEUTRALISING THE THREAT

11:00 - 11:05

Panel Chair: Dr. Luthando Prinsloo, Director Business Development Africa of Airborne Technologies GmbH

Discussing Technology Innovation, Demilitarisation, Route Clearance, Building Protection, Future Risks, IEDs and Centralised Systems. The potential for undetonated Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) to be recycled for future terrorist attacks, creates a perpetual threat within communities. In 2018 alone, Mali suffered over 25 IED incidents from January to April with multiple deaths reported throughout the continent. An increase in technology innovation has played a key role in limiting these instances as thermal technology, GPR sensors and scanners simplify the identification and disposal process.

Makhlouf Ait-Kheddache, Senior Fire & Physical Security Officer of African Development Bank (AfDB) Koos Joubert, Technical Advisor of Engineering, DCD Protected Mobility Joel Fournet, Africa Security Advisor of UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) Lt Col Codjo Saturnin Obelakou, Director of CPADD (Demining and Clearance Training Center)

11:50 - 12:00

Audience Discussion; Question & Answer Session

12:00 - 13:15

SESSION 6: PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS (PSOS) AND COMMUNITY BUILDING

12:00 - 12:05

Discussing Humanitarian Operations, Mitigating Risk, Training & Diversity, Youth Empowerment, Strengthening Local Assets, Regional Collaborations. Weak security protocols, permeate to all aspects of society, including the youth, whom are often the most vulnerable and susceptible to radicalisation. Programmes that encourage youth empowerment and community building are fundamental to terrorist prevention and help to increase stability within the region. • How can we create change and opportunity to create an inclusive society? • How does your organisation support the security agenda? • Public safety is at the heart of the security agenda. How could communities keep safe and prevent future radicalisation?

PANEL CHAIR: Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General of UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) Judd Devermont, Director - Africa Program of Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Timothy Lannan, Policy Advisor for Africa of Operations Division, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Alisa Cameron, Deputy Mission Director for the Sahel of USAID Senegal Benjamin York, Regional Security Director of World Vision International

13:05 - 13:15

Audience Discussion; Question & Answer Session

13:15 - 13:30

CLOSING CEREMONY

CONFERENCE CHAIR

Yves Abadinan Kouassi, Regional Specialized Officer of INTERPOL Andrew Dowell, CEO of GRV Global Ltd

13:30 - 14:30

NETWORKING LUNCH BREAK

14:30 - 17:30

AFRICA SECURITY MATCHMAKING MEETINGS

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WASEC2018 POST-EVENT REPORT

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12 The 5th Africa Security Symposium and 2nd edition for the West, North and Central region (WASEC2018), took place in the picturesque city of Dakar, Senegal. From 7th – 8th November, over 200 leading security experts and government officials were welcomed to the Radisson Blu Hotel, Dakar Sea Plaza, to meet face-to-face and take part in an active two days of high-level plenary sessions, afternoon matchmaking meetings between public and private sector entities, and a range of networking functions, seeking to achieve the common goal of promoting long-term development and stability across the region.

TUESDAY 06 NOVEMBER

At pre-registration, setup was underway in The Exhibitors Marquee, as symposium sponsors prepared their booths before all attendees enjoyed an informal ‘ice-breaker’ Evening Reception. Participants were able to register and collect their access passes before enjoying a relaxed evening of networking, accompanied by snacks and refreshments overlooking the dazzling sea; an ideal opportunity for early introductions and discussions ahead of the main event.

DAY ONE WEDNESDAY 07 NOVEMBER

On the morning of the conference, Delegates mingled over tea and coffee, with new acquaintances, following Tuesday’s networking evening and surveyed the many exhibitors on display, before heading inside for the official Opening Ceremony. GRV Global’s CEO, Andrew Dowell, formally welcomed the entire Delegation to the 5th Africa Security Symposium. Andrew highlighted the importance of the symposium in establishing capabilities and structures, to enable regional preparedness, before encouraging Delegates to take advantage of the wealth of knowledge, expertise and solution providers in attendance. Next to greet the audience was Conference Chair, Yves Abadinan Kouassi, whom gave a warm welcome and added to Andrew’s comments with a few pertinent remarks of his own. Mentioning the current state of the continent, he noted that Africa is subjected to a host of violations – from the proliferation of weapons and porous borders, to the increasing threat of cybercrime. Kouassi further highlighted the increasing sophistication of terrorist activities in the way that the youth are recruited, to the level of attacks carried out.

Martin Lavahan – Central Intelligence & Security Unit (CISU); Sierra Leone

“Event was a great opportunity not only to share experiences, but also meet with industries that support security delivery. A great experience indeed.”

In closing, he encouraged the collaboration and cooperation at WASEC2018, to create a future environment of safety and security before handing over to the first keynote of the symposium, Parfait Onanga-Anyanga. The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, Parfait OnangaAnyanga, gave an impassioned Keynote Address on the development of peacekeeping in the region by citing the beauty and tranquillity presented in Dakar, which is notably juxtaposed with the turbulent conditions in some of the surrounding states. He then proffered that the conflicts which continue to consume the region is indicative of a lack of strong state institutions and inclusive governance, which also requires the unified coordination of political support of all United Nations member states as well as regional, international and non-government organisations. Currently, peacekeeping operations protect roughly 125 million people around the world, and their presence reduces the risk of war returning by 50%. To finish, he brought to attention the launch of the Action for Peace Initiative (A4P) that seeks to renew political support for UN peacekeeping operations and improve the safety and SESSION 1: SPEAKER QUOTES COLONEL MARIKO MAMADOU, TECHNICAL DIRECTOR AT THE MARITIME ORGANIZATION OF WEST & CENTRAL AFRICA (MOWCA/OMAOC): The biggest threat is

illegal fishing.

MOUSSA IDI, PSSM EXPERT OF THE UN REGIONAL CENTRE FOR PEACE & DISARMAMENT IN AFRICA (UNREC): We need to support and include

MASSIMO A. RAMANZIN, PROJECT MANAGER AT THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION (IOM): Trust needs to be

established between the population and solution providers, so that those in uniform are no longer seen as a threat.

The first of the day’s panel discussions started with Session 1: Border Control and the Blue Economy and was Chaired by Mark Cockfield, Managing Director of Gladius Tactical LLC whom was joined by, Colonel Mariko Mamadou, Technical Director at the Maritime Organization of West & Central Africa (MOWCA/OMAOC), Moussa Idi, PSSM Expert of the UN Regional Centre for Peace & Disarmament in Africa (UNREC), Massimo A. Ramanzin, Project Manager at the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Mohamed Sahid Kamara, Director - Protective & Private Security of Sierra Leone’s Office of National Security (ONS), and Daouda Conde, Director at Guinea’s Ministry

MOHAMED SAHID KAMARA, DIRECTOR PROTECTIVE & PRIVATE SECURITY OF OFFICE OF SIERRA LEONE’S NATIONAL SECURITY (ONS): If

you do not have the support of coastal securities, you will not prosper.

DAOUDA CONDE, DIRECTOR AT GUINEA’S MINISTRY OF LAND ADMINISTRATION & DECENTRALIZATION (MATD): Security is a

shared issue - we need harmony at the African level to have fruitful results.

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women in this fight, we cannot decide anything without their engagement.

security of peacekeepers, so they may increase the impact in the region. He finally urged all to “form partnerships to support peacekeeping and promote sustainable development in the region”.

Peter Bond – Fieldsports

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“1-2-1 meetings were good and productive. GRV staff were very helpful.”

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of Land Administration & Decentralization (MATD). The panel addressed a plethora of issues that arise from unmanned borders, referencing the most recent Ebola crisis as a disaster which highlights the vulnerabilities of the freedom of movement. The Ebola crisis, with the right channels of communication and border control, could be considered a containable issue but went on to infect surrounding regions, partly, due to porous borders and lack of interstate cooperation. On the subject of the Blue Economy, best defined as the intention to harness ocean resources for economic growth in a sustainable manner, which does not diminish the ocean’s health, the panellists informed the audience of some of the ways in which their waters have fallen victim to over fishing and illegal licensing. One example presented was of a legally purchased license being illegally shared among multiple vessels. This highlighted that once again, due to a lack of communication between states, such tactics are able to prevail and remain detrimental to the economy and biodiversity. The session later came to a close with a short video on a simulation in Podor, Senegal that mimicked the immediate and terrifying circumstances many communities

face in crisis events. To watch the video please see here: https://t.co/wNsRxfAqg7 For our first Q&A session, Amaechi Matthew Nwaokol from The Roman Institute for International Studies in Nigeria posed to Kamara, how he would address the alarming corruption at border coasts. In response, Kamara, acknowledged that the conditions were dreadful and that the government is fighting to break the culture of corruption so that border control agents do not revert back to old practices. As the symposium’s first panel drew to a close, the audience were treated to a Spotlight Address by Michael Christian, Program Manager for Africa Operations at Relyant Global LLC whom provided an overview of U.S. Contracting & the Africa Peacekeeping Program (AFRICAP). AFRICAP supports U.S. initiatives across Africa to enhance capacity and stability, and prevent, manage and resolve conflicts. The operations remain rooted in the 4 pillars: supporting democratic institutions, supporting economic growth development, advancing peace and security, and promoting opportunity and development - which has been the preface for the many countries they work in. Michael

Amadou Thiam – Afrisystems Vehere

“Was really well organised, great contacts and resources.” later informed the audience that AFRICAP run programmes in South Sudan, Mali, Liberia, Uganda and Somalia, to name a few, with assistance in providing equipment, including radios and armoured vehicles, medical training, noting their involvement in managing the Ebola crisis, providing training, logistics and technical support. After a short networking tea and coffee break, Delegates headed back to the ballroom for Session 2: Counterterrorism and Law Enforcement. This session was Chaired by Dr. Ayité Marcel Baglo, General Director of the Beninese Agency for Integrated Management of Border Spaces (ABeGIEF) and he was joined by Philippe Pierre Gaston Prevost, Chief Joint Mission Analysis Center (JMAC) of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), Dr. Amaechi SESSION 2: SPEAKER QUOTES PHILIPPE PIERRE GASTON PREVOST, CHIEF JOINT MISSION ANALYSIS CENTER (JMAC) OF THE UN MULTIDIMENSIONAL INTEGRATED STABILIZATION MISSION IN MALI (MINUSMA): Terrorist groups are diverse and

need to be treated as such. It is not enough to kill the Head, as they can always be replaced. DR. AMAECHI MATTHEW NWAOKOLO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TERRORISM & SECURITY RESEARCH CENTER AT THE ROMAN INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES: You cannot defeat

terrorism through sole brutal force. We need to train our security personnel.

KANGA EWLA ABDOULAYE KOUAME, DEPUTY COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF CRS4 OF COTE D’IVOIRE’S MINISTRY OF INTERIOR & SECURITY: To have long term success, we

need preventative methods.

DR. FAYCAL BOUZENNOUT, OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR PEACE & SECURITY AT THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION (AUC): We need

to be able to fill the gaps of the criminal justice system.

The final panel of day one was Session 3: Technology Advancements in Communications Intelligence and Cybersecurity. This session was Chaired by Mickael Khalifa, Director of Sales - Africa of Verint whom was joined by Samir Himri, Reporting Officer of CMPCRD Division at the African Union Commission (AUC),

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Matthew Nwaokolo, Executive Director of Terrorism & Security Research Center of Nigeria’s Roman Institute for International Studies, Kanga Ewla Abdoulaye Kouame, Deputy Commander in Chief of CRS4 of Cote d’Ivoire’s Ministry of Interior & Security, Dr. Faycal Bouzennout, Office of the Commissioner for Peace & Security oat the African Union Commission (AUC). This panel sought to explore the strategies to dismantle the various terrorist groups, such as Boko Haram, which operate in the region. The panellists referenced al-Qaeda,

to exemplify that it is not enough to kill the Head, but the root causes of the formation of the group need to first be addressed, in order to kill the ideology; despite the death of Osama bin Laden, the group maintains its global notoriety. The discussion progressed on matters of education, and the need to engage communities and provide terrorism awareness trainings, so that they may identify the signs of radicalisation. However, government support in making these provisions, once more proved to be an obstacle in some cases, and the funding of the local police whom are often the first line of defence.

Luc Assam Sambou - Humanity & Inclusion (Handicap International)

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“Very interesting initiative.”

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SESSION 3: SPEAKER QUOTES SAMIR HIMRI, REPORTING OFFICER OF CMPCRD DIVISION AT THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION (AUC): Some African countries

are not rich enough to benefit from current technology advances.

FLORIAN BAALCKE, HEAD OF SECURITY WITHIN THE REGIONAL BUREAU FOR WEST AFRICA (RBD) AT THE UN WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME (WFP): Our approach is to engage in Mode r n

Technology.

MOHAMED SAHID KAMARA, DIRECTOR, PROTECTIVE & PRIVATE SECURITY OF SIERRA LEONE’S OFFICE OF NATIONAL SECURITY (ONS): Relying on human beings reduces the

quantity of information needed in complex, time restricted, security situations. BRAHIM GUEKOU MOHAMEDEN, POLICE COMMISSIONER - CHIEF OF SYNTHESIS, ANALYSIS & OPERATIONS OF MAURITANIA’S GENERAL DIRECTORATE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY (DGSN): Technology has

increasingly become the tool of terrorism.

Florian Baalcke, Head of Security in the Regional Bureau for West Africa (RBD) at the UN World Food Programme (WFP), Mohamed Sahid Kamara, Director -Protective & Private Security of Sierra Leone’s Office of National Security (ONS), and Brahim Guekou Mohameden,

Police Commissioner - Chief of Synthesis, Analysis & Operations of Mauritania’s General Directorate for National Security (DGSN). This session looked at the uses and challenges of technology. Although it was acknowledged that technology has surpassed the human capabilities of surveillance and tracking of criminals, this was countered by the fact that technology also has been harnessed by criminals to allude the justice system and cause harm. This paradox was evidenced in a presentation by Verint, which showed that an army camp location was revealed due to someone’s use of a smart watch. Later in considering the use of technology for security purposes in their respective countries, some panellists mentioned that there remained a

composition of manpower and technology systems for their data collection. Despite noting that a full transition to using technology services would save time, allow for greater efficiency and increase the volume and accuracy of data, cost was once more a determining factor in halting progression.

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WASEC2018 POST-EVENT REPORT DAY TWO THURSDAY 08 NOVEMBER

Following an enjoyable evening of great conversation and fantastic food, Delegates returned in the morning for day two of the 5th Africa Security Symposium for West, North & Central. The day began with opening remarks from Conference Chair, Yves Abadinan Kouassi, Regional Specialized Officer of INTERPOL, whom gave a brief recap of the panel session discussions from Wednesday, highlighting that: many countries were not prepared for counterterrorism and therefore, there is an urgency to establish training, equipment and education which is aligned with the ethos of inclusivity and knowledge sharing. The second day of discussion panels started with Session 4: Financing Terrorism - The Prevention & Repression of Financial Crime and was Chaired by Travis Heneveld, Director - United Nations & International Accounts of Motorola Solutions whom was joined by Marimpa Samoura, President of the National Cell of Financial Information Processing of Mali

SESSION 4: SPEAKER QUOTES MARIMPA SAMOURA, PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL CELL OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION PROCESSING OF MALI (CENTIF): Terrorism

feeds on the frustration of the people.

COLONEL MODIBO ISSA GEORGES KEITA, CHIEF OF SPECIALIZED INVESTIGATIONS BRIGADE AT MALI’S MINISTRY OF JUSTICE: For traceability

and acquiring assets, a lot alludes technology and we need to think of new tactics.

COLONEL DJADJI GEORGES ETTE, COMMANDER - 3RD LEGION OF TERRITORIAL GENDARMERIE (BOUAKÉ) OF COTE D’IVOIRE’S NATIONAL GENDARMERIE (MOD): Robust regulatory

instruments improve intelligence and strengthens international capacity.

MARTIN LAVAHUN, DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF SIERRA LEONE’S CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE & SECURITY UNIT (CISU): Corruption is one of

the biggest vulnerabilities we have.

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“Good initiative experience to be continued – pulling together practitioners, decision makers and private sector for sharing information on new technologies for facing new challenges of security in Africa.”

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(CENTIF), Colonel Modibo Issa Georges Keita, Chief of Specialized Investigations Brigade at Mali’s Ministry of Justice, Colonel Djadji Georges Ette, Commander - 3rd Legion of Territorial Gendarmerie (Bouaké) of Cote d’Ivoire‘s National Gendarmerie (MoD),and Martin Lavahun, Deputy Director-General of Sierra Leone’s Central Intelligence & Security Unit (CISU). The panel had a stimulating conversation on the changes in finance, financial crime and the ways in which terrorists are using these developments to their advantage. Considering previous panel discussions, it was appropriately acknowledged that governments do face a financial strain to meet the needs of their populations in providing healthcare, education and jobs, which consequently has led to fractures in society and increased terrorist recruitment, as extremist groups can be seen as a more efficient

proxy government, with more readily available resources. Addressing the large proportion of African nations that operate under an informal economy, it was noted that many transactions are carried out in cash, making it hard to trace payments, which also plays to the advantage of the terrorist. This led to the conclusion that there needs to be robust financial institutions which requires cultivating a culture of transparency to address issues of internal corruption. In the Q&A session, the issue of corruption arose once more when the panel were asked why the many people whom are unfairly put in jail are not released. The panel unanimously agreed that the judicial system was strained when two thousand to three thousand people are put in prisons that cannot withstand such an influx. Before day two’s first networking tea and coffee break, Delegates were treated to a spotlight address by Dr. Kwaku Asante-Darko, Political Affairs Officer of the UN Office for West Africa & the Sahel (UNOWAS). Dr. AsanteDarko mentioned that as an organisation, UNOWAS strives to implement a culture of good governance and raise issues on human rights and the rule of law, to improve and sustain peace in the region. Although peace and regulation are often promised during times of election, for some regions, the promises are rarely fulfilled. He further raised some interesting points and asked the audience to

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reflect on the fact that other countries possess resources, but do not experience the same level of war and violence seen in Africa. Therefore, it is necessary to consider who may be profiting from African conflict and are flooding society with weapons to support these acts of terrorism. In summary, the challenge remains to identify and dismantle the links that support violence within the region and set a standard that is conducive to African progression. “We do not call it conflict when someone is attacking, and the other is a victim” Delegates returned from a break within the Exhibition Marquee for the penultimate panel, Session 5: Detection and Identification – Neutralising the Threat. Dr. Luthando Prinsloo, Director Business Development Africa of Airborne Technologies GmbH Chaired this

session and was joined by Makhlouf AitKheddache, Senior Fire & Physical Security Officer of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Koos Joubert, Technical Advisor of Engineering at DCD Protected Mobility, Joel Fournet, Africa Security Advisor of the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS), and Lt Col Codjo Saturnin Obelakou, Director of CPADD (Demining and Clearance Training Center). This panel explored the effects of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) on communities, noting that the majority of causalities were innocent civilians. Where in previous panels there was a focus on the evolution of technology, panel 5 demonstrated the simplicity in making an explosive device with the right skills; the ingenuity and sophistication of the devices being made, from basic materials, has increased their capability and capacity to cause harm. The conversation progressed to analyse what can be done to stop future attacks, which concluded by identifying the necessity to work up stream and stop devices before they are planted. This strategy includes implementing mitigation solutions - early detection, data collection and extensive training. However, the panellists also acknowledged it is necessary to plan for the worst-case scenario, with the appropriate equipment to protect personnel against attacks and adequate procedures in place to assist and navigate critical situations.

The final panel of the day and the last discussion session of 2018’s Africa Security Symposium for West, North & Central (WASEC2018) to

SESSION 5: SPEAKER QUOTES

to facilitate the environment to have collaboration necessary to improve security. KOOS JOUBERT, TECHNICAL ADVISOR OF ENGINEERING AT DCD PROTECTED MOBILITY: The

majority of victims are civilians.

JOEL FOURNET, AFRICA SECURITY ADVISOR OF THE UN MINE ACTION SERVICE (UNMAS): To

make an IED can be simple and hard to detect – techniques are evolving and so are terrorists. LT COL CODJO SATURNIN OBELAKOU, DIRECTOR OF CPADD (DEMINING AND CLEARANCE TRAINING CENTER): Each country needs to ensure that

they have specialist individuals that can handle IEDs appropriately.

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MAKHLOUF AIT-KHEDDACHE, SENIOR FIRE & PHYSICAL SECURITY OFFICER OF THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (AFDB): It is important

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“I would like to warmly thank and congratulate all those who organised this event.”

SESSION 6: SPEAKER QUOTES JUDD DEVERMONT, DIRECTOR - AFRICA PROGRAM OF THE CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (CSIS): We need to

consider sub-national governments more.

TIMOTHY LANNAN, POLICY ADVISOR FOR AFRICA OF OPERATIONS DIVISION AT THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANISATION (NATO): There is no way that we can come

up with a solution today, but if we want a solution tomorrow, we need to focus on what we can do now.

ALISA CAMERON, DEPUTY MISSION DIRECTOR FOR THE SAHEL OF USAID SENEGAL: We

need to understand the negative power of marginalisation.

BENJAMIN YORK, REGIONAL SECURITY DIRECTOR OF WORLD VISION INTERNATIONAL: It’s not

just about prevention, but about affecting change at the community level.

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close the suite of challenging and stimulating discussions was Session 6: Peace Support Operations (PSOs) and Community Building. This panel welcomed Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General at the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) back to the stage, whom was joined by Judd Devermont, Director Africa Program of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Timothy Lannan, Policy Advisor for Africa of Operations Division at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), Alisa Cameron, Deputy Mission Director for the Sahel of USAID Senegal, and Benjamin York, Regional Security Director of World Vision International. Session Chair Onanga-Anyanga delved into discussion on how to keep civilians safe, the complexities in negotiating and maintaining peace, and the support which can be extended to NGOs in the field. The panel proposed that governments take a more

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inclusive approach in engaging civil society whilst also moving the conversation beyond how to mobilise women and the youth in the fight against terrorism, but also those on the fringes that are often forgotten, such as Salafi leaders. In addressing the issue of terrorist recruitment, it was quoted that 27% of those in school or in employment were less likely to join extremist groups and thus, it is important for governments to diversify their economy and work with the informal sector to provide greater opportunities that are more appealing and beneficial to society. To bring 2018’s Symposium to a formal conclusion, ahead of the final afternoon of 1-2-1 matchmaking meetings, Conference Chair, Yves Abadinan Kouassi, invited Verint up for the Closing Ceremony, to announce the winners of their raffle competition. The raffle’s top prize was an Apple watch which was won by Senegal’s Colonel Charles Dib Thiam. With gifts received, Kouassi thanked GRV Global and all participants for their willingness to engage and address the challenges the continent contends with – further urging the audience to put the lessons learnt across these two informative days into practice,

and to present the achievements at next year’s meeting. In summing up, Kouassi thanked the audience once again, and to the sound of a congratulating applause, handed over to GRV Global CEO, Andrew Dowell. Andrew thanked all for their support and commitment to the format and engagement across the two days, with the hope that they had been able to benefit from GRV Global’s unique matchmaking format – inviting everyone to return next year in June and November for the respective East Africa Security Symposium set for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and West, North and Central Africa Symposium very likely to return to Dakar, Senegal. Although the Closing Ceremony had now been held, there was still an afternoon of 1-2-1 publicprivate security sector Matchmaking Meetings to follow an outdoor Networking Lunch Break. Once again, GRV Global’s structured 1-2-1 meetings format was held in high regard. Hundreds of meetings had been held across the two days in Dakar – laying the foundation for a widely stable and prosperous Africa. Sadly, it was almost time for participants to say their goodbyes and prepare to head home however, there was a renewed hope that the region could achieve surer security and peace through collaborations. Not only had Delegates been able to hear directly from the region’s leading security agencies and governments, but they had been able to meet them personally, discuss potential solutions and create lasting collaborations for the future… Until next year, we look forward to the advancements made across this vital sector, and to continuing the discussions and collaborations made for this great continent! n

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Table No. Ministry/Organisation

African Union Commission (AUC)

Committee of Intelligence & Security Service of Africa (CISSA) AUC

21 UN Office for West Africa & the Sahel (UNOWAS)

INTERPOL

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)

23 UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA)

African Development Bank (AfDB)

24 The Roman Institute for International Studies

G5 Sahel

National Youth Council of Senegal

25 UN Regional Centre for Peace & Disarmament in Africa (UNREC)

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26 UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS)

Ministry of Armed Forces; Senegal

22 African Peacebuilding Network (APN)

11 National Gendarmerie (MoD); Cote d’Ivoive

27 UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA)

12 Ministry of Interior; Guinea Bissau

28 Humanity & Inclusion (Handicap International)

13 National Cell of Financial Information Processing of Mali (CENTIF)

29 International Crisis Group

10 Ministry of Interior & Security; Cote d’Ivoire

14 Specialized Investigations Brigade - Ministry of Justice; Mali 15 Central Intelligence & Security Unit (CISU); Sierra Leone 16 Office of National Security (ONS); Sierra Leone 17 Ministry of Land Administration & Decentralization (MATD); Guinea 18 General Directorate for National Security (DGSN); Mauritania

30 CPADD (Demining and Clearance Training Center) 31 UN World Food Programme (WFP) 32 USAID Senegal 33 World Vision International 34 Oxfam International 35 International Organization for Migration (IOM) 36 Beninese Agency for Integrated Management of Border Spaces (ABeGIEF)

20 Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency (NIMASA)

37 Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

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19 Maritime Organization of West & Central Africa (MOWCA/OMAOC)

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The Peace and Security Department (PSD) of the Commission of the African Union (AU) provides support to efforts aimed at promoting peace, security and stability on the continent. PSD also supports the Peace and Security Council in carrying out its responsibilities as provided for under the protocol relating to the establishment of the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC). PSD consists of five divisions: Defense & Security; Peace Support Operations / ASF CPE; Peace & Security Council; Crisis Management & Post Conflict Reconstruction; and Conflict Prevention & Early Warning Division. 5

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (AFDB) The overarching objective of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is to spur sustainable economic development and social progress in its regional member countries (RMCs), thus contributing to poverty reduction. The Bank Group achieves this objective by: mobilizing and allocating resources for investment in RMCs; and providing policy advice and technical assistance to support development efforts. In 2015, all multilateral development institutions have agreed on a same set of objectives, called the Sustainable Development Goals. The African Development Bank’s Strategy for 2013–2022 reflects the aspirations of the entire African continent. It is firmly rooted in a deep understanding and experience of how far Africa has come in the last decade, and where it wishes to go to in the next. This ten-year Strategy will focus on two objectives to improve the quality of Africa’s growth: inclusive growth, and the transition to green growth. Along the way, the Bank identifies five operational priorities: Infrastructure development, Regional economic integration, Private sector development, Governance and accountability, and Skills & technology. In implementing its ten-year Strategy, and as an integral part of the two objectives, the Bank will pay particular attention to fragile states, agriculture and food security, and gender.

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AFRICAN PEACEBUILDING NETWORK (APN) Launched in March 2012, the African Peacebuilding Network (APN) supports independent African research on conflict-affected countries and neighboring regions of the continent, as well as the integration of African knowledge into global policy communities. The APN promotes the visibility of African peacebuilding knowledge among global and regional centers of scholarly analysis and practical action and makes it accessible to key policymakers at the United Nations and other multilateral, regional, and national policymaking institutions. The APN accomplishes this by facilitating the transformation of the quality and scale of African research and consolidating the contributions of African researchers and analysts, thereby connecting them with other African scholars, policy analysts, practitioners, and networks focusing on issues of peacebuilding, as well as with other policymaking communities around the world. In order to advance African debates on peacebuilding and promote African perspectives, the APN offers competitive research grants and funds other forms of targeted support, including strategy meetings, seminars, grantee workshops, commissioned studies, and the publication and dissemination of research findings.

BENINESE AGENCY FOR INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF BORDER SPACES (ABEGIEF) The Beninese Agency for Integrated Management of Border Spaces is a public administrative, scientific and technical institution. Its mission is to promote and coordinate community activities, and integrated management of border areas of the Republic of Benin through the implementation of Pan-African, regional and sub-regional and national guidelines and policies related to international borders and cross-border cooperation of state and local initiatives.

CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (CSIS) The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a bipartisan, nonprofit policy research dedicated to providing strategic insights and policy solutions to help decisionmakers chart a course toward a better world. The CSIS International Security Program tackles one of the most robust and ambitious research agendas in the field. It covers conventional political-military issues, including defense strategy and policy, acquisition and industry, counterterrorism and homeland security, U.S. nuclear policy, WMD proliferation, defense budget analysis, missile defense, strategic futures, and security cooperation. ISP is also committed to addressing a growing range of nonmilitary issues defining U.S. foreign and security policy, including security cooperation and stability operations. Nonpartisan/bipartisan analysis of the ongoing defense and security challenges facing the United States and its partners provides Congress, the Executive branch, and industry the information needed to make tough decisions. ISP assembles top-level leaders and provides the platform for them to define critical issues and explain the impact nationally and globally.

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE & SECURITY UNIT (CISU); SIERRA LEONE The Central Intelligence and Security Unit - CISU is Sierra Leone’s professional civilian intelligence and security service charged with the responsibility to collect domestic and foreign intelligence on threats to Sierra Leone’s security. It was established in 2002 following the end of a brutal armed conflict which was mostly fuelled by an unprofessional security service delivery and a flawed, unassessed and bogus intelligence architecture that accounted for human rights abuses and generally a poor and misguided decision-making machinery during the conduct of the war. As part of Sierra Leone’s post-war intelligence and security transformation systems, it is established to offset the intelligence gaps of pre-war years and to serve as a key pillar that supports the country’s early warning mechanism and decision-making process. The operational requirements of the Service are under democratic control and parliamentary oversight.

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Mohamed Kamara – Office of National Security (ONS); Sierra Leone “The symposium is a ground-breaking experience for me, it created the platform to understand the different security challenges confronting some African states and the effects to address. It further gave me the opportunity to interact with reputable international organisations providing security solutions, it was a fantastic experience.”

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CISSA was established on 26 August 2004 in Abuja, Nigeria by Heads of Intelligence and Security Services of Africa. CISSA’s raison d’être is to assist the African Union and all its institutions to effectively address the seemingly intractable security challenges confronting Africa, with among others, functions and the objective to provide leadership with regard to intelligence and security matters in furtherance of peace, security and stability in Africa. It was also conceived as a mechanism of dialogue, study, analysis, consulting, concerting, and adopting common strategies towards common security challenges among Intelligence and Security Organizations of Africa. 30

CPADD (DEMINING AND CLEARANCE TRAINING CENTER) CPADD was built in 2002 in the centre of the historical city of Ouidah (Southern Benin). It’s a training center, so it the focus is to provide advice and assistance to African countries affected by landmines and explosive ordnance. It proposes, in particular, courses to meet the needs of Humanitarian Mine Action Programmes and Peacekeeping Operations. CPADD was inaugurated on 25 April 2003 by the Benin Minister of Defense (Mr. Pierre OSHO) in presence of the French ambassador (Mr. François MIMIN) and the French ambassador in charge of demining action and victim assistance (Mr. Gerard CHESNEL). CPADD’s mission is to provide advice and assistance to African countries affected by landmines and explosive remnants of war by proposing courses to meet the needs of Humanitarian Mine Action Programmes and Peacekeeping Operations in Africa.

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G5 SAHEL The G5 Sahel group was set up by Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger to address the many challenges to peace, security and development in the region. This organization has its head office in Nouakchott (Mauritania) and its military command base in Mali. Its Special Force (The G5 Sahel Joint Force) is mandated by G5 Sahel members, African Union and the United Nations Security Council to combat terrorism and international organized crime in the region. Working collectively to provide an appropriate response is essential to avoid such issues having a more negative impact on international peace. Therefore, the G5 Sahel Joint Force already collaborates particularly with the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) and France’s antiinsurgent Operation Barkhane.

GENERAL DIRECTORATE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY (DGSN); MAURITANIA Mauritania’s General Directorate for National Security (DGSN) is the General Directorate of Police. Nationally, DGSN takes care of all that relates to the security, terrorism, immigration, and the fight against organized crime and identity control; asking the question - “Who are you and what do you do?”.

HUMANITY & INCLUSION (HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL) Co-recipient of the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize, Humanity & Inclusion (the new name of Handicap International) is a 36-year-old independent and impartial organization working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. We work alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, taking action and bearing witness in order to respond to their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights. With local partners, we run programs in health and rehabilitation and social and economic integration. We work with local authorities to clear landmines and other war debris and to prevent mine-related accidents through education. We respond quickly and effectively to natural and civil disasters in order to limit serious and permanent injuries and to assist survivors’ recovery and reintegration. We advocate for the universal recognition of the rights of people with disabilities through national planning and advocacy. Humanity & Inclusion is the world’s most comprehensive mine action charity. The heart of this action is victim assistance—this was our beginning in 1982—but teams also prevent injuries through weapons and landmine clearance, risk education activities, stockpile management, and advocacy to ban landmines and cluster bombs.

INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP The International Crisis Group is an independent organisation working to prevent wars and shape policies that will build a more peaceful world. Crisis Group sounds the alarm to prevent deadly conflict. We build support for the good governance and inclusive politics that enable societies to flourish. We engage directly with a range of conflict actors to seek and share information, and to encourage intelligent action for peace.

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION (IOM) Established in 1951, IOM is the leading inter-governmental organization in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and nongovernmental partners. With 166 member states, a further 8 states holding observer status and offices in over 100 countries, IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants. IOM works to help ensure the orderly and humane management of migration, to promote international cooperation on migration issues, to assist in the search for practical solutions to migration problems and to provide humanitarian assistance to migrants in need, including refugees and internally displaced people. The IOM Constitution recognizes the link between migration and economic, social and cultural development, as well as to the right of freedom of movement. IOM works in the four broad areas of migration management: Migration and development, Facilitating migration, Regulating migration, and Forced migration. WWW.GRVGLOBAL.COM

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INTERPOL INTERPOL is the world’s largest international police organization, with 192 member countries. Our role is to enable police around the world to work together to make the world a safer place. Our high-tech infrastructure of technical and operational support helps meet the growing challenges of fighting crime in the 21st century. We work to ensure that police around the world have access to the tools and services necessary to do their jobs effectively. We provide targeted training, expert investigative support, relevant data and secure communications channels. This combined framework helps police on the ground understand crime trends, analyse information, conduct operations and, ultimately, arrest as many criminals as possible. At INTERPOL, we aim to facilitate international police cooperation even where diplomatic relations do not exist between particular countries. Action is taken within the limits of existing laws in different countries and in the spirit of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Our Constitution prohibits ‘any intervention or activities of a political, military, religious or racial character’. INTERPOL’s General Secretariat is based in Lyon, France, supported by the Global Complex for Innovation in Singapore, seven regional bureaus, and Special Representative offices at the African Union, the European Union and the United Nations.

MARITIME ORGANIZATION OF WEST & CENTRAL AFRICA (MOWCA/OMAOC) Established in May 1975, under a charter of Abidjan as the Ministerial Conference of West and Central African States on Maritime Transport (MINCONMAR), to foster sub-regional maritime cooperation among its member states, the organization was transformed in August 1999 into the Maritime Organisation of West and Central Africa (MOWCA), bringing together the 25 countries on the West and Central African shipping range in one of the world’s major regional sector integration schemes.

MINISTRY OF ARMED FORCES; SENEGAL

MINISTRY OF INTERIOR & SECURITY; COTE D’IVOIRE

CRS4 or Republican Security Company n°4 is a component of the Direction Intervention Units of Côte d’Ivoire National Police, providing security to personalities, public strategic buildings, strategic business companies, major events and public order maintenance.

MINISTRY OF INTERIOR; GUINEA BISSAU

The Ministry of Interior is the government department headed by the Minister of the Interior. It is responsible for formulating, proposing, coordinating, supervising, preventing and implementing internal security, safety and road safety policies. Within the framework of the definitions, the Ministry has security forces, in uniform and armed, equipped with a public service and endowed with administrative autonomy. Its mission is to guarantee democratic legality, to guarantee internal security and the rights of citizens, in accordance with the constitution and the law.

MINISTRY OF LAND ADMINISTRATION & DECENTRALIZATION (MATD); GUINEA Guinea’s Ministry of Land Administration & Decentralization is responsible for implementing the Government’s policy on - participation in securing and defending the Territory; participation in the development of the Border Security Strategy; coordinate the Defense and Security Committees in the Sub-prefectures, Communes, Prefectures and Regions; develop industrialization projects on the national territory; participate in the formulation of sectoral policies on renewable energy and the fight against pollution; participate in the implementation of all sectoral telecommunication and training policies and strategies; to participate in the fight against terrorism and illicit trafficking in all its forms.

NATIONAL CELL OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION PROCESSING OF MALI (CENTIF) CENTIF is an independent administrative authority established in Mali to fight against money laundering. Following adoption by the most industrialized countries grouped within the G7, creating the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), all countries were invited to set up Financial Intelligence Units responsible for the prevention and control of repression of money laundering and terrorist financing. Thus, the National Financial Information Processing Unit was set up in Mali whose mission is to gather, analyze, enrich and exploit all information necessary to establish the origin or destination of sums or the nature of operations. CENTIF is entitled to the communication and the reports of investigation that it produces, which are transmitted to the prosecutor who automatically designates a judge of instruction.

NATIONAL GENDARMERIE (MOD); COTE D’IVOIVE The National Gendarmerie of Côte d’Ivoire is attached to the Ministry of Defense. Its action is exercised throughout the national territory (322,462 Km2) with a workforce of around 19,500 people (men and women). The National Gendarmerie’s mission is to ensure public safety, maintain law and order, and enforce laws. It is subdivided into two Great Commandments, attached to the Superior Command; Territorial Gendarmerie (GT) which is in charge of the missions of Administrative Police, Judicial Police and Military Police, and the Mobile Gendarmerie and Specialized Units (GMUS) which is in charge of Maintaining or restoring order, monitoring sensitive areas, securing risk zones, protecting High Personalities as well as public buildings (it also intervenes in reinforcement of the Territorial Gendarmerie).

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The National Youth Council of Senegal (NPCs) is a platform that brings together national youth organizations. To ensure this representation, the NPCs has set up regional youth councils in all regions of Senegal. Senegal’s National Youth Council is responsible for coordinating all projects and youth activities, to ensure youth representation in international decisions and missions. The NPCs are also defined mission to promote institutional strengthening and governance associative youth organizations. Civic education, technical and vocational is also central to the Board’s concerns.

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NIGERIAN MARITIME ADMINISTRATION & SAFETY AGENCY (NIMASA) The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, is committed to the enthronement of global best practices in the provision of maritime services in Nigeria. Our areas of focus include effective Maritime Safety Administration, Maritime Labour Regulation, Marine Pollution Prevention and Control, Search and Rescue, Cabotage enforcement, Shipping Development and Ship Registration, Training and Certification of Seafarers, and Maritime Capacity Development.Using modern tools that guarantee efficiency and effectiveness, we are determined to develop indigenous capacity and eliminate all hindrance.

NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANISATION (NATO) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental political-military alliance between 29 North American and European countries. The organization implements the North Atlantic Treaty that was signed on 4 April 1949. NATO constitutes a system of collective defence whereby its independent member states agree to mutual defence in response to an attack by any external party. NATO Headquarters is located in Brussels, Belgium. Since its founding, the admission of new member states has increased the alliance from the original 12 countries to 29. An additional 21 countries participate in NATO’s Partnership for Peace program, with 15 other countries involved in institutionalized dialogue programs.

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C2 COMMUNICATIONS SlingShot securely adds voice and data BLOS COTM to in-service tactical VHF and UHF radios. In addition to standard voice and data C2 it can enable capabilities such as Interoperability, remote Biometric analysis, Fire Mission Planning, Tracking, and InterAgency Operations. Useable on the man or any vehicle on the move or at pause, delivering flexible channel availability, and with minimal increase in the training-burden, SlingShot is redefining tactical communications.

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OFFICE OF NATIONAL SECURITY (ONS); SIERRA LEONE Sierra Leone’s Office of National Security (ONS) was established by the National Security & Central Intelligence Act of 2002 to serve as the secretariat of the National Security Council. The National Security Council is established to provide the highest forum for the consideration and determination of all matters relating to the security of Sierra Leone. In addition to its secretarial services, it also serves as the coordinating agency for the Security Sector, giving strategic policy direction to ministries, departments and agencies on national security-related matters. The head of the institution, the National Security Coordinator, is the Principal Adviser to the President and the Government on all matters of national security and is charged with coordinating the security sector as well as mobilising resources to drive its activities. The ONS is stratified into ten directorates, headed by Directors, as extensions of the functions of the National Security Coordinator: Research & Assessment; Provincial & Border Security; Finance & Corporate Services; Serious Organised Crime Coordination,; Disaster Management; Human Resource Management; Planning & Inter-agency Relations; Monitoring and Evaluation; Vetting; and Protective & Private Security.

OXFAM INTERNATIONAL Oxfam is a global movement of millions of people who share the belief that, in a world rich in resources, poverty isn’t inevitable: Oxfam works in emergencies by making sure people can get clean water to drink and decent sanitation. It provides help for people to get food and the essentials they need to survive and ensure the most vulnerable are kept safe from harm. Oxfam also supports in being better prepared to cope with shocks and uncertainties and helping rebuild communities. Oxfam also works at a grassroots level, promoting development - supporting people’s right to work, advancing women’s rights and building fair livelihoods. Oxfam is additionally an advocacy based organisation making sure the voices of the world’s poorest people are heard loud and clear. Working on big issues that keep people poor, like inequality, climate change and hunger.

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RELYANT Global is a Service-Disabled, Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) headquartered in Maryville, TN. Established in 2006, we specialize in construction, deconstruction, UXO & MMRP, environmental services, and all expeditionary and emergency response support services worldwide. We are a customer-driven, global turnkey service provider, delivering world-class solutions to complex projects. RELYANT is unique in our ability to work successfully in any environment, whether it be populated, remote, high-threat, austere, contingency, or inhospitable. We maintain a proven history of excellence working throughout international and specifically contingency and highrisk environments. RELYANT Global embraces the philosophy to lean forward in even the most challenging environments, while our corporate structure allows us to remain flexible and responsive to our clients’ needs. RELYANT Global is currently operational in the US, Guam, the Middle East, and Africa; and has project experience specifically in Libya, Gabon, Uganda, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, and Mauritania.

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The Special Investigation Brigade (BIS) is a unit composed of gendarmes and police officers placed at the disposal of the Ministry of Justice. BIS receives the investigation files on the terrorists arrested in the framework of Operation Barkhane, the Malian armed forces and the Research Brigades of the Gendarmerie of North and Central Mali. The BIS should also play a key role in the future G5 Sahel Joint Force Police Component. Beyond the training and advisory activities, EUCAP provides technical support to BIS (equipment and facilitation of actions outside Bamako). 24

THE ROMAN INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES The institute is a key player in Security Research, focusing on global Terrorism (especially its effects across Sub-Saharan Africa), National Security and Development. The mission of the center is four fold: to monitor current and future threats of terrorism, to develop response strategies on governmental and non-governmental levels, to effect continual communication with policy-makers, academic institutions, business, media, and civic organizations, and to sponsor research programs on critical issues, particularly those relating enabling technologies with policy, and share findings nationally and internationally. The center’s focus is to educate policy-makers and the public in general, on the nature and intensity of Terrorism and other Security threat in the twenty-first century.

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UN MINE ACTION SERVICE (UNMAS) UNMAS collaborates with 11 other UN departments, agencies, programmes and funds to ensure an effective, proactive and coordinated response to the problems of landmines and explosive remnants of war, including cluster munitions. IEDs kill and maim civilians and peacekeepers. UNMAS provides direct support and assistance to 17 countries/ territories/missions including Afghanistan, Central African Republic (MINUSCA), Colombia, Cyprus (UNFICYP), Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), Iraq, Lebanon (UNIFIL), Libya (UNSMIL), Mali (MINUSMA), Palestine, Somalia (UNSOS) (UNSOM), Sudan, Abyei (UNISFA), Darfur (UNAMID), South Sudan (UNMISS), Syria, Western Sahara (MINURSO), and the rapid response and technical support.

UN MULTIDIMENSIONAL INTEGRATED STABILIZATION MISSION IN MALI (MINUSMA) The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) was established by Security Council resolution 2100 in 2013. The mission supports political process and carries out a number of security-related stabilization tasks, with a focus on major population centres and lines of communication, protecting civilians, human rights monitoring, the creation of conditions for the provision of humanitarian assistance and the return of displaced persons, the extension of state authority and the preparation of free, inclusive and peaceful elections. The mission operates under robust rules of engagement to address all threats to civilians and at times, in coordination with the Malian defence and security forces.

UN MULTIDIMENSIONAL INTEGRATED STABILIZATION MISSION IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (MINUSCA) MINUSCA has been given an overarching strategic objective: to support the creation of conditions conducive to the sustainable reduction of the presence of, and threat posed by, armed groups in the Central African Republic (CAR). To achieve this objective, the Security Council has given MINUSCA four priority tasks: (i) the protection of civilians; (ii) the use of its good offices to support peace processes, including national reconciliation, social cohesion and transitional justice; (iii) the creation of a secure environment to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian assistance, and (iv) the protection of UN personnel and assets. In addition, the Mission aims to restore State authority and rule of law throughout the CAR, including through security sector reform and the implementation of disarmament, demobilization, reintegration (DDR) and repatriation (DDRR) programs. MINUSCA is also tasked with promoting and protecting human rights and supporting national and international justice. To ensure the Mission can successfully meet its objective and help restore peace in the CAR, the Security Council has asked MINUSCA to adopt more proactive and robust posture. The Mission authorized strength comprises 11,650 military personnel, including 480 Military Observers and Military Staff Officers, 2,080 police personnel, including 400 Individual Police Officers; 108 corrections officers; and 1,524 civilian staff.

UN OFFICE FOR WEST AFRICA & THE SAHEL (UNOWAS)

UNOWAS is the amalgamation of the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA) and the Office of the Special Envoy for the Sahel (OSES) in one entity: the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS). The main purpose of the merger is to enhance synergy in United Nations engagement with countries and regional institutions in West Africa and the Sahel. UNOWAS has a responsibility for preventive diplomacy, good offices, mediation and facilitation of political actions in West Africa and the Sahel. UNOWAS also contributes to consolidating peace and democratic governance in countries emerging from conflict or political crises 25

UN REGIONAL CENTRE FOR PEACE & DISARMAMENT IN AFRICA (UNREC) UNREC, as a regional centre of the United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), is mandated to provide, upon request, substantive support for initiatives and other practical efforts of Member States of Africa towards the realization of measures of peace, arms limitations and disarmament. UNREC assists African Member States in their efforts to effectively implement their obligations found in various disarmament, arms regulation and confidence-building instruments and to reform their defence and security forces. The Centre supports African States, the African Union and subregional organisations by strengthening their capacity and providing them with the technical, legal and substantive assistance necessary to achieve sustainable peace and security. WWW.GRVGLOBAL.COM

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UN WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME (WFP) WFP Regional Bureau, Dakar: supporting WFP operations in about 20 country offices in West and Central Africa (Cote d’Ivoire, Senegal , Burkina, Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic, Guinea Conakry, Bissau, Gambia, Liberia, Sierra Leonne, Mali, Cap Verde, Sao Tome et Principe, Mauritania, Ghana, Togo, and Benin). WFP is leading humanitarian organization fighting against hunger, delivering food Assistance in emergencies and working together with others UN sister Agencies and communities to improve nutrition and build resilience. Globally, WFP has more than 5000 trucks, 40 oceanic shipment and 70 planes on the move, delivering Food and other assistance to most vulnerable populations. In West Africa, WFP’s efforts focus on emergency assistance, relief and rehabilitation, development aid and special operation 2/3 of WFP work in the region is in conflict affected countries where people are refugees or returned, for example Nigeria, Mali, Cameroon, Chad, and Central African Republic. Regional security approach: Under the WFP Security framework of accountability, the regional security team based in Dakar is overseeing the regional security context. The team is empowered and accountable within the security division area of responsibility for maximizing the safety and the security of WFP staff and asset in the region and this in line with corporate approach in in ensuring field team and sport to country office were WFP operates.

USAID SENEGAL In the past decade, Senegal has progressed significantly both economically and politically as a moderate, democratic, predominantly Muslim country in fragile West Africa. However, poor infrastructure, longstanding underinvestment, and an inhibiting policy environment continue to challenge growth. With the Government of Senegal, USAID improves lives by creating jobs, improving access to education and health care, strengthening democratic institutions, and developing the agriculture sector to increase production and incomes.

WORLD VISION INTERNATIONAL World Vision is a global Christian relief, development, and advocacy organisation dedicated to working towards the sustained well-being of the most vulnerable children, families, and communities, in more than 100 countries around the world. World Vision has strong, deep experience working in: Emergencies - In natural disasters and conflicts we deliver life-saving aid immediately and then walk alongside communities to help them recover and rebuild. Advocacy - Our advocacy at local, national, and international levels are focused on changing unjust policies, practices, and structures affecting the most vulnerable children. Our emphasis through 2021 is ending violence against children. Development - our unique, integrated model of development has been fine-tuned for more than 60 years and is the foundation on which our work is built. We seek to be a catalyst bringing partners together to improve and sustain the well-being of vulnerable children. The local partners we work with include churches, other faith communities, governments, businesses, community-based organisations, and other nongovernmental organisations.

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ATTENDEES LIST AD Trade Pierre Baudechon Regional Director AD Trade Amadou Fall Project Manager African Development Bank (AfDB) Makhlouf Ait-Kheddache Senior Fire & Physical Security Officer African Peacebuilding Network (APN) Cyril Obi Program Director African Union Commission (AUC) Dr. Faycal Bouzennout Office of the Commissioner for Peace & Security African Union Commission (AUC) Samir Himri Reporting Officer AFR-IX telecom Norman Albi CEO AFR-IX telecom Leopoldo Iglesias de Santiago Network Architect Air Charter Service (Pty) Ltd Max Cailly Assistant Director Air Charter Service (Pty) Ltd Francois Vermeulen Assistant Director Air Urga Oleksandr Halinskyi Director General Air Urga Mykola Tipaylo Head of Supervisory Board Airborne Technologies GmbH Dr. Luthando Prinsloo Director Business Development Africa Alvo Sp. z o.o. Sp.k. Katarzyna Weclawiak Export Area Menager

Barrett Communications Gerard Crismer Business Development Manager Barrett Communications Gueye Pape Ahmed MD

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Barrett Communications Nigel Pescott Business Development Manager Beninese Agency for Integrated Management of Border Spaces (ABeGIEF) Dr. Ayité Marcel Baglo General Director CADG Steven Shaulis Executive Director Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Judd Devermont Director - Africa Program Central Intelligence & Security Unit (CISU); Sierra Leone Martin Lavahun Deputy Director-General CHEDS Edouard Mbengue Responsible for the cooperation and public relations, Counselor CIGNA Gabrielle De La Croix Business to Government Manager CIGNA Stephane Louvrier Deputy Director Codan Radio Communications Papa Diaga Dione BP Station commander Codan Radio Communications Fakih Rabih Manager Codan Radio Communications Nathan Rijckmans Field Service Representative Committee of Intelligence & Security Service of Africa (CISSA) AUC Shimeles Woldesemayat Belay Executive Secretary Committee of Intelligence & Security Service of Africa (CISSA) AUC Imed Djemil Head of ICT Department CPADD (Demining and Clearance Training Center) Lt Col Codjo Saturnin Obelakou Director Datron World Communications Inc Moustapha Diop Directeur SATCOM SERVICES Datron World Communications Inc Bill Maadarani International Sales Director - Middle East & Africa Datron World Communications Inc Vanessa Williams Director, U.S. Government Business Development

DCD Protected Mobility Martie Bezuidenhout International Business Relations DCD Protected Mobility Koos Joubert Technical Advisor DCD Protected Mobility Stephen Lionel Tankeu Sales Regional Representative Fieldsports Peter Bond Senior Manager Fieldsports Ahmed Tiouiri Sales Executive Fleischhacker GmbH & Co. KG Robert Dale International Sales Manager G4S Risk Management Group Max Francis-Jones Head of Corporate Department G5 Sahel Abdulaziz El Mamy Assistant to the SP G5 Sahel Maman Sambo Sidikou Permanent Secretary GARSI Sahel Alain Fousseret National Coordinator GARSI Sahel Lt. Col. Andrea Matteuzzi Deputy Coordinator General Directorate for National Security (DGSN); Mauritania Brahim Guekou Mohameden Police Commissioner - Chief of Synthesis, Analysis & Operations GINA Software s.r.o. Václav Pižl Chief Sales Officer Gladius Tactical LLC Mark Cockfield Managing Director Gladius Tactical LLC Glenn Williams Federal/Military Solution Manager

GRV Global Mohamed Ahmed Head of Government Relations Heliportugal Mikael Crine Commercial and Business Development Director Humanity & Inclusion (Handicap International) Luc Assam Sambou Project Manager: Humanitarian Mine Action and Weapons and Ammunition Risk Management International Crisis Group Comfort Ero Africa Program Director International Organization for Migration (IOM) Massimo A. Ramanzin Project Manager INTERPOL Yves Abadinan Kouassi Regional Specialized Officer JSC Russian Helicopters Stanislav Golubev Chief Specialist Kazan Helicopters” PJSC” Artur Metkii Lockheed Martin Global Inc. Mostafa Sharaf Vice President Middle East/Africa Maritime Organization of West & Central Africa (MOWCA/OMAOC) Colonel Mariko Mamadou Technical Director Meta Group: Elix Aviation Capital Ltd Othman Chaoui VP Marketing Mile Dragic Production ltd Dejan Dragic Chief Executive Officer

Milkor Hassan Abboud Regional Business Development Manager Milkor David Kisuule Regional Business Development Manager Ministry of Armed Forces; Senegal Meïssa Niang Général de Corps d’Armée Ministry of Interior, Cote d’Ivoive Kouame Abdoulaye Deputy Police Commissioner Ministry of Interior; Guinea Bissau Captain Timoteo da Silva Deputy Chief of Operations

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Mile Dragic Production ltd Dusko Vasilic Technical Manager

ATTENDEES LIST Ministry of Land Administration & Decentralization (MATD); Guinea Daouda Conde Director Motorola Solutions Travis Heneveld Director - United Nations & International Accounts Motorola Solutions Remi Inze Head of Indirect Sales, Central and Western Africa Motorola Solutions Jerry Nachmann Regional Marketing Manager National Cell of Financial Information Processing of Mali (CENTIF) Marimpa Samoura President National Gendarmerie (MoD); Cote dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Ivoive Colonel Djadji Georges Ette Commander - 3rd Legion of Territorial Gendarmerie National Gendarmerie (MoD); Senegal Colonel Charles Dib Thiam Deputy Commander Mobile Gendarmerie National Youth Council of Senegal Diop Khadim President Neptune P2P Group Mike Calton Risk Security Manager Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency (NIMASA) L Cdr (Rtd) Collins Ehimiaghe Head Security & Intelligence Unit Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency (NIMASA) Badamasi Yahuza Commander Maritime Guard North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Timothy Lannan Policy Advisor for Africa Office of National Security (ONS); Sierra Leone Mohamed Sahid Kamara Director, Protective & Private Security Optima Group Richard Holmes Associate Director Optima Group Richard Williams Sales Director

Oshkosh Defense Michael Repetski Senior Business Development Manager Oxfam International Khalid Saleh Regional Security Advisor Parliament of Senegal Ba Babacar Diplomatic Advisor Radmor S.A. Marek Cichowski Sales Department Manager Radmor S.A. Pawel Szymanik Export Project Manager Relyant Global LLC Bruce Carroll Vice President of Operations Relyant Global LLC Michael Christian Program Manager for Africa Operations Republic du Senegal Adama Diakhate Senegalese President Advisor Rockwell Collins Jon Floyd System Architecture Manager Rohde & Schwarz Serges Padjip Area Manager Saab Tanika Marais Communications Manager Saab Geoff Van Hees Deputy Vice President Country Unit Sub-Sahara Africa

Schober International Guido Howoldt Managing Director Smiths Detection Christian Tchayep Wandji Key Account Manager Africa Specialized Investigations Brigade - Ministry of Justice; Mali Colonel Modibo Issa Georges Keita Chief of Brigade Spectra Group (UK) Ltd Tim Langford Business Development Manager Telephonics Corporation Roger Kashaninejad Sr. Director Business Development

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Safran Optics1 Walt Kennedy Director of International Business Development

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ATTENDEES LIST Telerob Gesellschaft fuer fernhantierungstechnik mbH Thomas Biehne Managing Director The Development Initiative Ltd Grant Giles Business Development Manager The Roman Institute for International Studies Dr. Amaechi Matthew Nwaokolo Executive Director UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) Joel Fournet Africa Security Advisor UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) Philippe Pierre Gaston Prevost Chief Joint Mission Analysis Center (JMAC) UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) Lesley Myers Mission Planning Officer UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) Parfait Onanga-Anyanga Special Representative of the UN Secretary General UN Office for West Africa & the Sahel (UNOWAS) Dr. Kwaku Asante-Darko Political Affairs Officer UN Office for West Africa & the Sahel (UNOWAS) Poonam Saini Information communication technology officer UN Regional Centre for Peace & Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) Moussa Idi PSSM Expert UN World Food Programme (WFP) Florian Baalcke Head of Security USAID Senegal Alisa Cameron Deputy Mission Director for the Sahel

USAID Senegal Sait Mboob Economist, Sahel Regional Technical Office USAID Senegal Zeric Smith Director, Sahel Regional Technical Officer

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Vehere Interactive Private Limited Leon Labuschange Regional Sales Director Vehere Interactive Private Limited Amadou Bamba Thiam CEO Verint David Ben Aderet Marketing Verint Aviram Bezalel Solutions Manager Verint Emanuel Jakobson Sales Manager, Africa Verint Mickael Khalifa Director of Sales - Africa Verint Geraldine Sabbah Regional Sales Manager, Africa Verint Moshe Samoha Director, Strategic Marketing W.S Darley & Co Marius Koekemoer Sales Manager Africa W.S Darley & Co Pierre Antoine Ndiaye Business Developer West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) Alfred Gomis Coordinateur National WANEP Senegal World Fuel Services Anthony Foord Sales Director World Parts Supply Ltd John Charlesworth Managing Director World Vision International Benjamin York Regional Security Director

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1 African Union Commission (AUC) 2 Committee of Intelligence & Security Service of Africa (CISSA) AUC 3 INTERPOL 4 North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) 5 African Development Bank (AfDB) 6 G5 Sahel 7 National Youth Council of Senegal 8 Relyant Global LLC 9 Ministry of Armed Forces; Senegal 10 Ministry of Interior & Security; Cote d’Ivoire 11 National Gendarmerie (MoD); Cote d’Ivoive 12 Ministry of Interior; Guinea Bissau 13 National Cell of Financial Information Processing of Mali (CENTIF) 14 Specialized Investigations Brigade Ministry of Justice; Mali 15 Central Intelligence & Security Unit (CISU); Sierra Leone

27 UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) 28 Humanity & Inclusion (Handicap International) 29 International Crisis Group 30 CPADD (Demining and Clearance Training Center) 31 UN World Food Programme (WFP) 32 USAID Senegal 33 World Vision International 34 Oxfam International 35 International Organization for Migration (IOM) 36 Beninese Agency for Integrated Management of Border Spaces (ABeGIEF) 37 Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

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16 Office of National Security (ONS); Sierra Leone 17 Ministry of Land Administration & Decentralization (MATD); Guinea 18 General Directorate for National Security (DGSN); Mauritania 19 Maritime Organization of West & Central Africa (MOWCA/OMAOC) 20 Nigerian Maritime Administration & Safety Agency (NIMASA) 21 UN Office for West Africa & the Sahel (UNOWAS) 22 African Peacebuilding Network (APN) 23 UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) 24 The Roman Institute for International Studies 25 UN Regional Centre for Peace & Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) 26 UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS)

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