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⏳ The countdown to the 2026 COMESA–IRSK Annual Conference is on!
From 12–13 November 2026, policymakers, diplomats, scholars and researchers will convene in Nairobi to examine how Africa’s regional and continental institutions can respond to emerging challenges and advance regional cooperation.
📅 12–13 November 2026
📍 Nairobi, Kenya
🔗 Register today: events.gig.co.ke/event/gev_2…
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⌛️Register for the 2026 COMESA–IRSK Annual Conference, 12–13 November in Nairobi, Kenya.
Today, we look back at the 2025 conference, which convened voices from diplomacy, policy & academia to examine COMESA’s strategic positioning in an evolving global order.
Building on these discussions, the 2026 conference will explore the role of Africa’s continental and regional institutions in advancing peace, resilience and transformation amid a fragmenting global order.
🔗Register today: events.gig.co.ke/events/2026…
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As #geopolitical competition intensifies, alliances shift and new #security, technological and economic challenges reshape the international system, #Africa cannot afford to approach the future through reactive diplomacy.
At the #GrandStrategyFellowship Forum 2026, Dr. Kizito Sabala, PhD, Chairperson of the @IntRelationsKe & Senior Lecturer at the @uonbi Institute of #Diplomacy and International Studies, will set the agenda for the Global Security & Foreign Policy Leadership (GSFPL) track.
The discussion will examine the capabilities required to navigate the emerging geopolitical order from #geopolitical analysis and strategic foresight to negotiation, economic diplomacy, technological governance, strategic communication and crisis management.
Register to attend: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
📆 29th October, 2026
⏱️2:30 PM – 8:00 PM EAT
📍Serena Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya
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We hosted an insightful fireside conversation exploring Rwanda’s journey of survival, forgiveness, reconciliation, and national rebuilding.
The discussion featured Josiane Umulinga, author of Survived to Forgive, in conversation with Dr. Winnie Rugutt, Head of International Relations and Diplomacy.
The event also featured a keynote address by the Ambassador of Rwanda to Kenya, highlighting Rwanda’s experience in national healing and post-conflict reconstruction.
Organised by the International Relations Society of Kenya (IRSK), through the Nairobi International Book Club, in partnership with Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) and Riara University, the engagement offered valuable reflections on the power of forgiveness, resilience, and the pursuit of lasting peace.
#NurturingInnovators
#FutureReady
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Yesterday at Riara University Library: a Special Public Edition of the Nairobi International Book Club with Josiane Umulinga, author of Survived to Forgive, together with IRSK and Riara University.
#NeverAgain #KASKenya
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Have you registered for the UNICAF–IRSK webinar?
From AI and cybersecurity to data and digital platforms, technology is reshaping how international relations is practiced & the skills professionals need to stay ahead.
Join us for an engaging conversation on The Tech-Diplomacy Nexus: Navigating Digital Disruption, Skills & Careers for IR Professionals.
📅8 October | 2–4 PM EAT
💻Online
🔗Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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REGISTRATION IS OPEN | 2026 COMESA–IRSK Annual Conference
Can Africa’s regional institutions move from simply reacting to global crises to actively shaping the continent’s future?
In this video, Dr. @oita_etyang, Head @COMESA_GPS, reflects on what it will take to strengthen Africa’s regional institutions, from mobilizing resources, strengthening early warning & conflict prevention to unlocking the potential of the EAC–SADC–COMESA Tripartite.
Join the conversation at the 2026 COMESA–IRSK Annual Conference.
📅11–13 November 2026
📍 Nairobi, Kenya
🔗Register Today: events.gig.co.ke/event/gev_2…
#COMESAIRSK2026 #RegionalIntegration #PeaceAndSecurity
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The International Relations Society of Kenya (IRSK) and @UNICAF invites you to a joint career webinar on:
“The Tech-Diplomacy Nexus: Navigating Digital Disruption, Skills & Careers for IR Professionals.”
As technology reshapes diplomacy and international affairs, what skills will IR professionals need to stay relevant?
Register to join the conversation on emerging skills in international relations.
📅 8 October 2026
⏰ 2:00–4:00 PM EAT
💻 Via Zoom
🔗Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
🎙️ Amb. Tom Amollo | Tuesday Masaki | Lawrence Muchilwa | Joshua Nyambane
Moderator: @_JudyMbugua, Communications Officer, IRSK
@muchilwa
#TechDiplomacy #InternationalRelations
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🌐🤝Join the Unicaf - International Relations Society of Kenya (IRSK) joint webinar:
💡"The Tech Diplomacy Nexus: Navigating Digital Disruption, Skills & Careers for IR Professionals".
📅October 8
⏰2:00 – 4:00 PM EAT
🔗 Register Now: link.unicaf.org/4iXiEYt
#Unicaf
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⏳TIME IS RUNNING OUT | 2026 KENYA DIPLOMATIC AWARDS NOMINATIONS CLOSING SOON!
Don't miss the deadline to submit nominations for the 3rd Kenya Diplomatic Awards, by the International Relations Society of Kenya, @KAS_Kenya, & @COMESA_GPS
🏆Categories Include:
• Peace Diplomacy
• Humanitarian Diplomacy
• Economic Diplomacy
• Environmental Diplomacy
• Cultural Diplomacy
• Sports Diplomacy
Open to individuals, diplomatic missions, INGOs, and organizations in Kenya self-nominations are also welcome for work done between July 2025 and June 2026.
🚨Submit before the portal closes: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/ZjJt…
Winners will be revealed at the Diplomatic Gala on 13 November 2026, in Nairobi during the COMESA-IRSK Conference.
#KenyaDiplomaticAwards #Diplomacy #IRSK
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A visit at @SafaricomPLC to better understand the role of technology and innovation in Kenya’s 🇰🇪 Economic transformation as young diplomats shaping Kenya’s Foreign Policy.
#DigitalDiplomacy #EconomicCooperation #RegionalIntegration
@IntRelationsKe
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The COMESA–IRSK Conference has grown into a regional platform for African-led diplomacy, bringing policymakers, diplomats, scholars and young voices together to debate Africa’s role in a changing global order.
This year, we take that conversation further.
Theme: “Harnessing Africa’s Continental and Regional Institutions for Peace, Resilience and Transformation Amid a Fragmenting Global Order,”
📅11–13 November 2026
📍Nairobi, Kenya
Join the conversation. Register today ➡️ events.gig.co.ke/event/gev_2…
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Call for Registration 📢
COMESA, in collab w/ @IntRelationsKe, invites you to the 4th Annual COMESA-IRSK Conference. The Conference explores how Africa's institutions can advance peace, resilience & dev’t in an increasingly fractured world
Register now events.gig.co.ke/event/gev_2…
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Registration is now open! 📢
The International Relations Society of Kenya, together with @COMESA_GPS , @ACCORD_online , @KAS_Kenya , and the @AusHCKenya, invites you to the 4th Annual COMESA-IRSK Conference. Join us in Nairobi from 11–13 November 2026 as we explore how Africa’s continental & regional institutions can advance peace, resilience & transformation in a fragmented global order.
Secure your place today: events.gig.co.ke/event/gev_2…
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One week in Berlin! Multiple high-level policy forums. A lasting foundation for global youth diplomacy. 🇩🇪🇰🇪
The Young Diplomat Fellows (YDF) delegation to Germany has wrapped up! Here’s a quick recap of the key exchanges from the KAS Dialogue Programme 🧵👇
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We’re pleased to return for the 2026 IRSK Annual Conference, joining partners in discussions on strengthening Africa’s regional and continental institutions to drive peace, resilience, and transformation in a changing global landscape.
🌍 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗦𝗔–𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗞 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗨𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘
We are pleased to announce that the 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗦𝗔-𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗞 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 Conference will convene in Nairobi, Kenya, from 𝟭𝟭–𝟭𝟯 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, under the theme: "𝙃𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘼𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖'𝙨 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙍𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙋𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙚, 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘼𝙢𝙞𝙙 𝙖 𝙁𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙂𝙡𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙡 𝙊𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧."
𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀:
Africa is navigating a rapidly changing global environment shaped by geopolitical rivalry, weakening multilateralism, protracted conflicts, climate stress, technological disruption and economic fragmentation. Against this backdrop, 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮’𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁.
𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀:
The Conference is jointly organised by 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗦𝗔, 𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗞, 𝗞𝗔𝗦 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘆𝗮, 𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗗 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘆𝗮.
𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀:
The conference will produce 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 to strengthen Africa's institutional responses to contemporary challenges, with a particular focus on 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝘁.
📅 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: 11–13 November 2026 | Nairobi, Kenya
📍 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Nairobi, Kenya
🔗 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗶𝗻𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: conference@irskenya.or.ke
🌐 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲: irskenya.or.ke | comesa.int
#COMESAIRSK2026 #IRSK2026 #AfricanAgency #RegionalIntegration #Diplomacy #PeaceAndSecurity #AfricanResilience #AfCFTA #GlobalGovernance #Africa
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🇰🇪🇩🇪 A day of dialogue, diplomacy and leadership in Berlin.
As part of the KAS Dialogue Programme: Young Leaders’ Perspectives on Foreign Policy and Global Challenges, the delegation visited the KAS Academy, Konrad Adenauer Forum, Federal Foreign Office and Bundestag.
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Meet AWIDIA’s new leadership.
We warmly welcome @NimoJirdeh as Chairperson and @ibbysage as Deputy Chairperson as we continue building bridges, advancing women’s leadership and strengthening Africa’s voice in diplomacy and international affairs
@IntRelationsKe #WomenInDiplomacy
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The programme ended with participants pitching evidence-based policy solutions on major global issues. 💡
We are proud to equip the next generation of diplomats with the tools to negotiate, influence decisions, and lead change.
#YoungDiplomats #SummerSchool2026 #PolicyInAction
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From strategic negotiation to practical action! 🌍 Days 2 & 3 wrapped up our 2026 Summer School for Young Diplomats.
Young leaders tackled policy labs, foreign policy decision-making, and data in peace & development, paired with team-building exercises.
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