By William Witham Chief Executive Officer | Australia-Africa Minerals and Energy Group (AAMEG)
Moderator,Mr Glen Askew, Deputy High Commissioner, Australian High Commission, Accra Master of Ceremonies, Ms Picorelli Pal, Second Secretary and Consul, Australian High Commission, Accra
Where
Labadi Beach Hotel, Accra, Ghana
09:00 - 10:00
Year in review - terrorism and violent extremism in West Africa (60 min)
National Threat Assessment Centre, Australian Government
Where
Labadi Beach Hotel, Accra, Ghana
10:00 - 10:30
Break
10:30 - 11:30
Mali: Security, peacekeeping and terrorism (60 min)
An overview of IED tactics developed by extremists to facilitate attacks in Afghanistan, Somalia and Syria, and how these are now being transferred to the Sahel.
An overview of the current threat from IEDs in the Sahel and likely trends over the next year
Where
Labadi Beach Hotel, Accra, Ghana
10:30 - 10:45
Break
10:45 - 13:00
Lessons learned from recent attacks in the Sahel
Capabilities of government security forces in the Sahel; Procedures to assess and mitigate risks to convoys from IEDs; Procedures to assess and mitigate risks to sites from IEDs.
Where
Labadi Beach Hotel, Accra, Ghana
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 15:00
Kidnap for ransom: anatomy of a kidnapping (60 min)