Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa

#Peace in #Africa goes beyond #silencingguns. It requires total economic independence. The TANA PAPERS 2026 reveals how energy integration, smart border governance to stop illicit financial flows, and digital inclusion are the true pathways to stability.

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We keep treating the symptoms of conflict in Africa, like armed groups and fragile borders, while ignoring the disease: who controls the wealth. Unveiled at the #TanaForum2026, the SPSA 2025-2026 report reveals that true peace isn’t just a ceasefire; it’s economic sovereignty. The #AfCFTA isn't just for trade, it's a weapon for peace.

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Can a system designed for extraction deliver peace? At the #TanaForum2026 side event on African Agency, Prof. PLO Lumumba delivered a powerful reality check:

🗣️ "The global economic architecture means the rules of finance, the rules of trade... All of these were designed during colonial times for colonial purposes. And colonialism was never designed for peace or justice or development... So why do we expect the same economic architecture globally somehow to deliver peace and justice and the SDGs?"

Dr. Solomon Dersso also emphasized that Africa's challenges, including extreme poverty and democratic regression, must be understood through the framework of a leadership deficit.

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Communities don't experience "climate change" as an abstract environmental shift, they experience it as livelihood loss, food insecurity, and resource competition. At the Tana Forum's climate side event, Dr. Gracsious Maviza explained how this leads to social friction over water and land. True climate resilience must be locally led, integrating indigenous knowledge with scientific data. #TanaForum2026

Why does Africa remain structurally divided? As H.E. Amb. @MaureenAAchieng asked at the #TanaForum2026, "Who benefits when we remain divided?" We have the knowledge to become rule-shapers, not just rule-takers. It's time to leverage African institutions to fix our macroeconomic governance, reduce dependency, and take control of our natural resources.