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Bouakkaz Aymen | Security for the Sahel

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Bouakkaz Aymen is a Political Science and International Relations student from Algeria with a strong interest in strategic foresight, regional security, and technology-driven governance in Africa. He grew up witnessing the gap between how policymakers discuss security and how communities actually experience it. His vision for Africa, as a Young Change Maker, challenges policy makers to stop treating their populations as threats to be surveilled, and instead design architectures where communities become primary authors of their own safety.
2 Oct English South Africa Education · Society & Culture

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