International Forum for the African Continent (FICA)
Since 2020, the IHEDN has been organising the International Forum for the African Continent (FICA). It brings together around sixty high-level participants from countries across the African continent and from regional and sub-regional organisations. Each invited country is represented by a participant who is a member of the armed forces or security services, or by a participant from civil society.
This session serves to maintain links with French-speaking, English-speaking and Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa, to raise awareness of French policy towards the continent, and to encourage participants to reflect on the factors to be taken into account when formulating a collective security policy.
Objectives
- Discover France's approach to defence, security and international relations on the continent
- Discuss future prospects in relation to the year's issues
- To share French operational know-how with a view to developing future defence and security cooperation agreements.
- Promoting the emergence and consolidation of a privileged cooperation network as part of active diplomacy on the continent
Target audience
- Senior civil and military officials, representatives of civil society and local organisations: politicians, diplomats, military personnel, entrepreneurs, directors of research institutes, etc.
Admission: on file
Prerequisites :
- Level of responsibility
- Professional experience relevant to the issues addressed
main themes
- Security for sustainable development in Africa: issues and challenges
- The fight against terrorism in Africa: what can be done about the causes and effects?
- Towards better management of border areas for the benefit of security and development
- New conflicts, new partnerships
educational triptych
- Conferences and debates, round tables
- Visits to military or civil-military sites (civil security, etc.)
- Committee work: The aim is to produce a simplified written report, presented orally by the auditors at the end of the session.
Next session
7 to 11 June 2027
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