{"id":39659,"date":"2025-05-07T18:16:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T22:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/?p=39659"},"modified":"2026-02-18T14:35:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T19:35:53","slug":"deo-mwapinga-appointed-secretary-general-of-the-forum-of-parliaments-of-the-international-conference-on-the-great-lakes-region-of-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/2025\/deo-mwapinga-appointed-secretary-general-of-the-forum-of-parliaments-of-the-international-conference-on-the-great-lakes-region-of-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD graduate Deo Mwapinga appointed Secretary General of the Forum of Parliaments of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region of Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        PhD graduate Deo Mwapinga appointed Secretary General of the Forum of Parliaments of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region of Africa\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/212\/Deo.Mwapinga_PHOTO-2025-04-25-12-35-27_Secretary-General.jpg\" alt=\"photo of Deo Mwapinga\" class=\"wp-image-39661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/212\/Deo.Mwapinga_PHOTO-2025-04-25-12-35-27_Secretary-General.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/212\/Deo.Mwapinga_PHOTO-2025-04-25-12-35-27_Secretary-General-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/212\/Deo.Mwapinga_PHOTO-2025-04-25-12-35-27_Secretary-General-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/212\/Deo.Mwapinga_PHOTO-2025-04-25-12-35-27_Secretary-General-160x107.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/212\/Deo.Mwapinga_PHOTO-2025-04-25-12-35-27_Secretary-General-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/212\/Deo.Mwapinga_PHOTO-2025-04-25-12-35-27_Secretary-General-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/212\/Deo.Mwapinga_PHOTO-2025-04-25-12-35-27_Secretary-General-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/212\/Deo.Mwapinga_PHOTO-2025-04-25-12-35-27_Secretary-General-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/212\/Deo.Mwapinga_PHOTO-2025-04-25-12-35-27_Secretary-General-360x240.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deo Mwapinga, a recent PhD graduate from the Department of Political Science, was installed recently as the Secretary General of the Forum of Parliaments of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region of Africa. This intergovernmental body is comprised of parliaments across the Great Lakes Region with a mandate to advance a shared agenda for peace, security and democratic governance.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-quote cu-component-spacing\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThroughout his PhD journey, Deo demonstrated diligence, perseverance, and a rare ability to connect analytical tools to questions that were deeply political and practical. As his former PhD supervisory, I am so proud to see him assuming this critical leadership role and so excited to see what he can accomplish in this important and prominent role.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe skills and insights gained through his PhD in Political Science will be invaluable tools for Deo to use as he leads the ICGLR\u2019s important work on issues relating to peace and development in the Great Lakes Region of Africa. It is exciting to see his Carleton PhD being applied to such critical and timely issues.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor James Milner<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ottawa Citizen Story: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecitizen.co.tz\/tanzania\/news\/national\/tanzanian-appointed-regional-parliamentary-forum-secretary-general-5017460\">Tanzanian appointed regional parliamentary forum Secretary General<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deo Mwapinga, a recent PhD graduate from the Department of Political Science, was installed recently as the Secretary General of the Forum of Parliaments of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region of Africa. 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