Associate Professor at the University of Fraser Valley in Canada, Edward Akuffo is set to deliver a guest lecture on Africa’s relations with Canada in a dynamic global environment, on Friday, February 21.
The lecture, which comes off at the University of Media, Arts and Communication (UniMAC) in Dzorwulu, Accra at 4 pm, will explore the nature and scope of Canadian foreign policy towards African states and institutions on the continent.
Premised on the topic, “Africa’s Geopolitical Space and Canada-Africa Relations in a Shifting Global Order,” the lecture will assess the consequences of a world order described as being in its crumbling phase 80 years after it was established in the aftermath of World War Two.
Professor Akuffo will seek to trace the connection between the post-World War Two order and the current state of Canada-Africa relations.
The foreign policy lecture, which is being organized by UniMAC’s Centre for International Relations with support from the Directorate of Research, Innovation and Development (DRID) at the University of Media, Arts and Communication, will further offer suggestions on a new path of relations between Canada and African states amid a seismic shift in the global order and major power competition in the region.
Aside from his role as a lecturer, Professor Akuffo chairs the Political Science Department at the University of Fraser Valley.
The international relations expert previously served as President of the International Studies Association, Canada Branch and is the immediate past Director of the University of Fraser Valley Center for Global Development.
Professor Akuffo, whose research focuses on Canadian foreign policy, African Union-North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) relations and maritime security, has been a Visiting Scholar at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Centre in Accra.
He has authored several academic journals and books, including the first-ever single-authored book on Canada-Africa relations, ‘Canadian Foreign Policy in Africa: Regional Approaches to Peace, Security, and Development’.
Attendance to the lecture is free and all are welcome to attend what promises to be a stimulating foreign policy engagement.
