Led by the Permanent Representation of France to the Council of Europe and the Fondation de l’Innovation pour la Démocratie

 

Institutions’ perspectives -  Democratic security 

2 November 2026 - 16.30-18.00 / Room 2 - Palais de l'Europe

INTERPRETATION: FR/EN

This session will create a space for inter-continental dialogue and reflection between African and European stakeholders regarding contemporary issues of governance and democratic security.

Questions: what are factors of democratic vulnerability and resilience common in both continents? What innovative initiatives developed by public institutions are strengthening democratic security in Africa and Europe, and how can best practices be shared?

moderator
AROUKOUN Arlande en

Arlande AROUKOUN

Coordinator of the Foundation for Innovation in Democracy

panel
DONWAHI Laure en

Laure DONWAHI

Senator and Mayor of Mayo

Ivory Coast

KINTSURASHVILI Tamar en

Tamar KINTSURASHVILI

Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Georgian fact-checking platform Myth Detector

Georgia

MAKON Richard en

Richard MAKON

Sub-Regional Director for Central and East Africa, Foundation for Innovation in Democracy in Africa