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      CIDO interaction with Moroccan Civil Society
      CIDO interaction with Moroccan Civil Society
      2 March 2018

      26 February – 2 March 2018, Rabat, Morocco –The Citizens and Diaspora Directorate (CIDO) organized a visit to Morocco from 26 February – 2 March 2018 where they held meetings with high-level offici

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      Consideration of new applications for ECOSOCC General Assembly by the Credential
      20 December 2016

       

       

       

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      AU joins hands with IREX to empower the demographic dividend of Africa
      AU joins hands with IREX to empower the demographic dividend of Africa
      4 August 2016

      Washington DC, USA; August 4, 2016 -- The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), an initiative launched by H.E.

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      African arts; a language to drive and integrate Africa’s economic and development agenda
      African arts; a language to drive and integrate Africa’s economic and developmen
      26 July 2016

      Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; July 26, 2016 -- The Citizen’s Diaspora Directorate (CIDO) of the African Union Commission under the leadership of Mr Ahmed El-Bashir the Acting Director of CIDO received a d

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      Victorian parliament Visit to the AU- A step forward in relations with the continent
      Victorian parliament Visit to the AU- A step forward in relations with the conti
      21 July 2016

      Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; July 21, 2016 -- The Citizens and Diaspora Organization (CIDO) hosted a delegation from the Victorian Parliament of Australia led by its president, Hon.

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      Signing of Memorandum of Understanding between the African Union Commission and
      10 July 2016

      Kigali, Rwanda, 10 July 2016: The African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Diaspora Forum signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 10 July at the margins of the 27th AU Summit at the Kig

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