# Jeunes Diplomates d'Afrique (JDA) — Multilateral Working Group Framework

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## 1. Mandate & Mission
**Jeunes Diplomates d'Afrique (JDA)** is an inter-generational youth diplomacy platform engaging young African leaders, jurists, technologists, and public policy scholars in multilateral governance.

### Core Focus Areas
1. **Technology Diplomacy & Cyberspace Norms:** Formulating African positions in UN Open-Ended Working Groups (OEWG) and ITU Plenipotentiary conferences.
2. **AfCFTA & Digital Trade Protocols:** Championing interoperability, cross-border digital identity, and local value creation.
3. **Peace, Security & Cyber Stability:** Preventing digital foreign interference and bolstering regional CERT-to-CERT cooperation under the African Union Peace and Security Architecture (APSA).

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## 2. Directory Structure
```
jda-diplomatie/
├── README.md                           # Framework & diplomatic doctrine
└── resolutions/
    └── resolution_draft_sample.md      # Formal draft resolution on African Digital Sovereignty
```

## 3. Diplomatic Formulation Methodology
Every policy position follows the standard United Nations / African Union drafting syntax:
- *Preambulatory Clauses* (Recalling, Recognizing, Reaffirming past treaties and conventions).
- *Operative Clauses* (Calls upon, Urges, Recommends concrete institutional actions).