CFI project trains Young African Leaders Programme (YALP)

On 16 November 2023, the Countering Foreign Interference (CFI) project delivered its second training, to a cohort of the Young African Leaders Programme (YALP) at the European University Institue (EUI). 

Hosted by the School of Transnational Governance in Florence, the training covered the threats posed by Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) to the EU and African partner countries. 

Lectures were given by: 

• Dr Nad’a Kovalčíková, EU Institute for Security Studies
• Rolf Nijmeijer, European University Institute, School of Transnational Governance   
• Sébastien Babaud, European External Action Service 
• ​Dr Peter Van Aelst, University of Antwerp