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Regional Seminar in South Africa
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25-26 Novembre 2025<\/strong><\/p>

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On 25-26 November 2025, the FRS, in cooperation with the Department of International Relations & Cooperation (DIRCO), hosted a Regional Seminar in Pretoria dedicated to ‘Missile Proliferation: What Role for Confidence-Building Measures Such as the HCOC?’. Representatives from South Africa , as well as governmental delegates from regional countries (including Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Namibia, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Zambia, and Zimbabwe) , and officials from international organisations and other experts took part in this event.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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25 NOVEMBER 2025<\/h4>

Visit of the South African Air Force Museum<\/h4>

Presentation of the South African ballistic missile programme and its dismantlement (Prof. Andr\u00e9 Buys)<\/p>

Introduction<\/h4>

  • Mr Alexandre Houdayer, Secretary General, Fondation pour la Recherche strat\u00e9gique (FRS)<\/p><\/li>

  • Mr Kevin Kazimirek, Head of Political, Press and Information Section, Delegation of the European Union to South Africa<\/li>

  • Mr. Christian Mandl, Director of the Austrian Cultural Forum, Pretoria<\/p><\/li>

  • Amb. Alejandro Garofali, Representative of Uruguay to the United Nations (Vienna), Chair of the HCoC (2025-2026)<\/p><\/li>

  • Ms. Lutendo Muvhango Director, Transnational Organised Crime, Department of International Relations & Cooperation, DIRCO<\/li><\/ul>

    First session: The Global Non-Proliferation & Disarmament Architecture, Southern Africa and the issue of ‘Means of Delivery’<\/h4>

    Moderator: Ms Gugu Dube, Researcher, Automated Decision Research<\/p>

    • Mr Simabatu Mayele Sims Nono, Executive Director, Centre for Research and Information on Disarmament and Security (CRIDS)<\/p><\/li>

    • Mr Kudakwashe Mapako, Arms Control Negotiations Academy Fellow<\/p><\/li>

    • Mr Abdel Darou-Salim, Coordinator, UNODA Small Arms and Light weapons Fellowship for Africa, UNREC<\/li><\/ul>

      Second session: The proliferation of ballistic missiles: Currents trends and security challenges<\/h4>

      Moderator: Ms Sandy Africa, Research Director, Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA)<\/p>

      • Mr Noel Stott, Senior Researcher, VERTIC<\/p><\/li>

      • Mr Ian Fleming Zhou, Nuclear Policy Analyst & Researcher, Atomic Reporters and PhD Candidate, University of Pretoria<\/p><\/li>

      • Ms Emmanuelle Maitre, Senior Research Fellow, Fondation pour la Recherche strat\u00e9gique (FRS)<\/p><\/li><\/ul>

        Third session: The HCoC: A multilateral confidence-building measure dealing with ballistic missiles<\/h4>

        Moderator: Ms Emmanuelle Maitre, Research Fellow, FRS<\/p>

        • Amb. Alejandro Garofali, Representative of Uruguay to the United Nations (Vienna), Chair of the HCoC (2025-2026)<\/p><\/li>

        • Mr George-Wilhelm Gallnofer, Director for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, Head of Immediate Central Contact of the HCoC, Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, Austria (recorded presentation)<\/p><\/li>

        • Mr Alexandre Houdayer, Secretary General, Fondation pour la Recherche strat\u00e9gique (FRS)<\/p><\/li><\/ul>

          Fourth session: Breakout discussion<\/h4>

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          26 NOVEMBER 2025<\/h4>

          Fith session: Space developments and spread of dual-use technologies<\/h4>

          Moderator: Mr David (Thandokuhle Mandla) Kasibante, Founder and CEO at Space4Tomorrow, Space Generation Advisory Council\u00a0<\/p>

          • Mr Alexandre Houdayer, Secratary General, Fondation pour la Recherche strat\u00e9gique (FRS)<\/li>
          • Mr Jaymion Hendricks, Office of the Chief State Law Advisor (International Law), DIRCO<\/li><\/ul>

            Sixth session: Interactive Exercise<\/h4>

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