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GLOCEPS Congratulates Senior Associate Dr Janet Kiguru following her graduation with a PhD in International Relations. The Thesis: The Incoherent Protocol: A theoretical dissection of The East African ‘Common’ Market (2010 – 2023) was conceived at GLOCEPS.

At Serena Hotel, Nairobi, GLOCEPS Executive Director, Dr K. Asembo bid farewell to the outgoing Ambassador of Japan to Kenya, His Excellency Ken Okaniwa who is ending his tour of duty in Kenya. It was a great moment to celebrate the fruitful collaboration between GLOCEPS and the Embassy since Amb Okaniwa arrived in Kenya. Particularly significant was the co-hosting of the Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) symposium on 28th February 2023. We wish H.E Amb Okaniwa all the best in his next assignment.

Gloceps Ag Executive Director, Dr Ken Asembo held a fruitful engagement with Ifrah A. Farah, CEO Midnimo Women Network, Osama Sulub, Ethiopia MP, Anwar Abdifatah Bashir, ED East African Institute for Peace and Governance and Dr Barkhad Kaariye, ED Ardaa Research Institute. The meeting aimed to explore possible areas of collaboration among the Horn of Africa organizations.

Gloceps non-resident fellow, Amb. Solomon K. Maina and Research fellow, Denis Muniu joined other panelists at the East African Institute for Peace & Governance 1st Annual Peace Conference to discuss a timely topic on foreign meddling, proxy wars and external influence in the Horn of Africa

GLOCEPS team of experts and associates led by Dr. K.O. Asembo, PHD – Ag. Executive Director held a consultative meeting with First and Second Secretary Political Section, Ms. Kobayashi Noriko and Ms. Sumire Kobayashi of the Embassy of Japan at its premises. Meeting discussed possible areas of collaboration between GLOCEPS and Japanese Think tanks.

Gloceps Non-Resident Fellow, Amb. S.K. Maina attends Ministry of Foreign Affairs State Department for Foreign Affairs colloquium review of Kenya Foreign Policy on Tuesday 30th July.

Gloceps Resident Research Fellow, Policy and Governance Steve Nduvi attends the Horn International Institute for Strategic Studies in collaboration with the Regional Programme Security Dialogue for East Africa (RP SIPODI East Africa) symposium titled “Situating the Non-Military Players in the Sudan Conflict: Assessing Their Role in the Post-Conflict Reconstruction of Sudan”