To build on existing efforts to combat antiquities looting and trafficking in East Africa, this ASIL-hosted webinar will gather representatives from Mozambique, Somalia, Sudan, and Uganda to raise global awareness of the national legal frameworks for cultural property protection in East Africa. Panelists will share insights into each country’s cultural heritage and antiquities laws, exploring how they are implemented in practice and where opportunities for collaboration exist. By taking a comparative, regionally grounded approach, the webinar aims to strengthen cross-border cooperation and support collective action against the illicit trade in East African archaeological and ethnographic materials.

Panelists:

• H.E. Abdirahman Abshir, Director of the Legal and Treaties Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFAIC), Federal Republic of Somalia
• Ali Nour, Cultural Heritage Emergency Response & Grants Management Specialist, Sudan,
• Filipe Alage, Consultant for Cultural Heritage Protection, Mozambique
• Fredrick Nsibambi, Deputy Executive Director Mr. Fredrick Nsibambi is Deputy Executive Director at the Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda (CCFU) and a former Heritage Programmes Manager at the organization
• Shea Esterling (moderator), CHAIG Chair
• Helena Arose (moderator) Director of Programs The Antiquities Coalition

This event is organized by the ASIL's Cultural Heritage and the Arts Interest Group.