DAY 1 : THE ATLANTIC DIALOGUES 2019 - MAIN LIVESTREAM

December 12, 2019

Today on the agenda 11:00-12:30 Launch of the 6th Edition of the Atlantic Currents: An Annual Report on Wider Atlantic Perspectives and Patterns 14h00 - 14h20 Debate - The Sahel under growing security and humanitarian challenges 14h30 - 14h40 AD Connect 14h40 - 14h55 Welcoming remarks 14h55 - 15h25 Opening conversation 15h25 - 16h40 Plenary I : The prospects for Populism 16h45 - 17h05 Debate The security-Development Nexus 17h25 - 18h40 Plenary II : The education Quandary

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