The 7th Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa took place on the 21 and 22 April 2018, in the city of Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. More than 200 participants, comprising seven current and former heads of state and government, ministers, ambassadors, academics, heads of international organizations and regional economic communities, civil society and media representatives, gathered under the proverbial Baobab tree to discuss the theme: Ownership of Africa’s Peace and Security Provision: Financing and Reforming the African Union. The Tana Forum has continued to cultivate a culture of frank and candid conversations on pertinent continental peace and security issues in an informal setting.

AYC was represented by Mr. Mohammed Abdualshakoor Abdualrahman, AYC Commissioner for Peace and Security, Ms. Azra Sasha Fredericks, AYC Commissioner for Social, Economic and Environmental Affairs, Ms. Linda Fouad, AYC Director for Youth Experts Working Group and Mr. Kawsu Sillah, AYC Executive Secretary.

Read below the Outcome Document and Participants List.

1. AYC TANA Forum_Bahir Dar, Ethiopia 2018_Outcome_document_en

2. AYC TANA Forum_Bahir Dar, Ethiopia 2018_List_of_Participants