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President Mbeki Attends NEPAD Heads
of State Implementation Committee Meeting March 9, Nigeria
President Thabo Mbeki to attend NEPAD Heads of State
Implementation Committee Meeting March 9, Nigeria President
Thabo Mbeki will arrive in Abuja, Nigeria, on Sunday
March 9, to attend the NEPAD Heads of State Implementation
Committee Meeting.
The President will be accompanied by the Minister of
Foreign Affairs, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and other
senior government officials. Issues on the agenda include
reports by Professor Wiseman Nkuhlu (the Chairperson
of the NEPAD Steering Committee); the implementation
of NEPAD infrastructure; the review of development effectiveness
between Africa and its partners and the African Peer
Review Mechanism, including its objectives, standards,
criteria and indicators.
Leaders from the following countries are expected to
attend the meeting: South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique,
Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia, Senegal, Mali, Nigeria, Mauritius,
Rwanda, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Gabon and the Republic of
Congo.
For more information please contact:
Bheki Khumalo on 083 256 9133
Ronnie Mamoepa on 082 990 4853
David Hlabane on 082 561 9428
Issued by The Presidency: Republic of South Africa
and the Department of
Foreign Affairs, March 6, 2003
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