ISCA 2025
ISCA hosted its inaugural Conference from 19 to 20 May 2025 in Kigali, Rwanda. The event marked the official launch of ISCA as a platform for strategic security dialogue, enhanced collaboration, and the development of innovative, Africa-focused solutions to contemporary security challenges.
ISCA 2025 Activities
Ceremonies
Panels
Roundtables
Fireside Chats
ISCA 2025 Exhibitors
Rwanda
China
Egypt
France
Israel
Poland
Kenya
Russia
Slovakia
Spain
Switzerland
Türkiye
Uganda
Conference Schedule
OPENING CEREMONY
• Executive Secretary (ISCA)
• Guest Speaker
• Guest of Honour
Panel 1: Global Conflict Hotspots: Securing Africa in a Fragmented World
Panelists:
• Moussa Faki Mahamat - Chairperson of the ISCA advisory council
• Martin Kimani
President and CEO of The Africa Center in New York City
• Victor Gao
Vice President of Centre for China and Globalization
• Marc Hecker - Deputy director of Ifri
Moderator:
• Julie Gichuru
President and CEO, Africa Leadership and Dialogue Institute (ALADI)
LUNCH
Fireside chat: Strengthening Africa’s Bargaining Power
Panelists:
• Louise Mushikiwabo
La Secrétaire générale de la Francophonie
• Nathalie Delapalme
Chief Executive Officer,
Mo Ibrahim Foundation
Roundtable: Countering the Growing Threats of Terrorism in Africa
Panelists:
• Heads of Intelligence
Roundtable: Precision Strikes in The Digital Age: Reimagining Offensive and Defensive Capabilities
Panelists:
• Military Chiefs
Panel 2: Private Military Companies and Foreign Military Bases: Implications for African Security and Sovereignty
Panelists:
• Brian Kagoro
Managing Director of programs at Open Society Foundation
• Murithi Mutiga
International Crisis Group (ICG) Programme Director
for Africa
• Lt Gen Daniel Sidiki Traore
Former Force Commander MINUSCA
Moderator:
• David F.K. Mpanga
Lawyer at AF Mpanga
GALA DINNER
Panel 1: Protecting Critical Infrastructure Against Cyber Threats
Panelists:
• Paula Ingabire
Minister of Information,Communication Technology and Innovation
• Noordin Haji
Director General of the National Intelligence Service-Kenya (NIS)
• MK Hadji Janev Metodi
Associate Professor of Law at the Military Academy General Mihailo Apostolski-Skopeji, Macedonia
Moderator:
• Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata
Technology Entrepreneur and Journalist
Fireside chat: Global Media Narratives - The Cost of Misrepresenting Africa
Panelists:
• Ebba Kalondo
Former African Union Commission Spokesperson
• Moky Makura
Executive Director of Africa No Filter
Moderator:
• Jackie Lumbasi
Media Personality
TEA BREAK
Panel 2: Critical Raw Materials and Supply Chain Warfare: Africa’s Role
Panelists:
• Donald Kaberuka
Chairman and Managing Partner of SouthBridge Group
• Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu
Inaugural President of the Africa School of Governance (ASG)
• Zerbo Lassina
Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Rwanda Atomic Energy Board
• Andrey Maslov
Director of the Center for African Studies & Coordinator
of the e-Governance Knowledge Sharing Program, Russia
Moderator:
• Joseph Warungu
Journalist, Radio One Africa
Fireside chat: Africa’s Views on Deterrence – A Unique Approach?
Panelists:
• Lt Gen (Rtd) Adan K Mulata
Executive Chairman, Peace Prospect Institute-Africa (PPI-Africa)
• Lt Gen (Rtd) Balla Keita
Former Force Commander, MINUSCA
• Vice Admiral Mitko Petev
Advisor on Defence and Security Policy to the President of Bulgaria
Moderator:
• Emily Comfort Maractho
Associate Professor of Media Studies at Uganda Christian
University
Panel 3: What is the Future of Peacekeeping Missions in Africa?
Panelists:
• Gen Patrick Nyamvumba
High Commissioner of Rwanda to the Republic of Tanzania
• Philip Kasaija Apuuli
Associate Prof in the Dept of Political Science & Public Administration, Makerere University
• Clotilde Mbaranga Gasarabwe Former Assistant Secretary General for the UN Department of Safety and Security
• Ahmedou Oud-Abdallah
Board Advisor for the International Peace and Security Institute
Moderator:
• Joel Kibazo
Journalist JK Associates
Fireside chat: Building Trust for Intra-African Investment
Panelists:
• Atif Mian
Professor of Economics, Princeton University
• Jean Guy Afrika
Chief Executive Officer of Rwanda Development Board
Moderator:
• Fatmata Lovetta Sesay
Resident Representative of UNDP in Rwanda
LUNCH
Panel 2: Borderlands in crisis: security, identity, and marginalization in Africa
Panelists:
• Adama Dieng
Former UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide
• Andrew Mwenda
Founder and Owner of the Independent
• Bojana Coulibaly
IHarvard African Language Program Manager
• Wafula Okumu
Executive Director of the Borders Institute (TBI)
Moderator:
•Sylvanus Wekesa
Research Associate with the African Leadership Centre (ALC) at King's College London
