3rd Edition of the Africa Youth Peace Summit

About the Summit

The third edition of the African Youth Peace Summit by Firdaous Initiative for Academic Excellence (Formerly Firdaous Integrated Services Limited) was held on Sunday 19th June 2022 with the theme: “THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW IN MAINTAINING GLOBAL PEACE”. The Chief Host was Mr. Abdulkareem Azeez, President & Director of Studies at (FIS), while the session was moderated by Miss Adeke Joy Mary, FIS Media Manager. The Chief Guest of the summit was Advocate Ramatoulie Isatou Jallow who is an advocate of the High Court of Botswana. The Summit invited two (2) speakers from both academia and practise. They are; Mr. Sebastian Lafrance Crown Counsel (Prosecutor) Public Prosecution Service of Canada; and Dr. Tajudeen Sanni, Senior Lecturer Kampala International University – Uganda.

Summit Details

This year summit was part and parcel of the first Edition of the FIS International Humanitarian Law Moot Court Competition which brought together university across Africa to argue a hypothetical case on conflict resolution in Africa under the yet to be established African Court of Justice and Human Rights.