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Canadian Intervention – Ms. Joyce Murray, Member of Parliament Opening Ceremony – Africa Girls’ Summit, Lusaka, Zambia

Thank you for that kind introduction. It is an honour to be here at the African Girls’ Summit, a significant milestone in the global movement to end child marriage.I was actually born in South Africa and emigrated to Canada as a child. It is a privilege to be representing Canada here in Zambia to tackle an issue that is so important to all of us.

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November 26, 2015
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Closing of the Continental Consultative Meeting for the Review of the Pan African Investment Code (PAIC)

December 02, 2015
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Kampala, Uganda, 02 December 2015: The Continental Consultative meeting for the review of the Pan African Investment Code (PAIC) Came to an end on the 2nd of December 2015 with consensus among the member states after critical analysis on the Pan African Investment Code (PAIC)

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12th Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme Partnership Platform “Innovative Financing and Renewed Partnerships to accelerate CAADP Implementation”

April 12, 2016 to April 14, 2016
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12th Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme Partnership Platform “Innovative Financing and Renewed Partnerships to accelerate CAADP Implementation”

What: The 12th Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development (CAADP) Partnership
Platform (PP) Meeting is an annual continental forum which brings together
stakeholders in African agriculture and food security. CAADP aims to address challenges in order to consolidate and accelerate progress towards agricultural transformation in Africa.

Date: April 12-14, 2016

Member States review catalytic framework to end AIDS, TB and malaria by 2030

December 03, 2015
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Lusaka, Zambia- 03 December 2015-African Union Member States and Regional Economic Communities meeting last week reviewed the draft catalytic framework to end AIDS, TB and Malaria in Africa by 2030. The meeting aligned the catalytic framework with the global and continental strategic directions including the 2013 Abuja Declaration, Agenda 2063 and the recently adopted Sustainable Development Goals. The AIDS, TB and Malaria agenda remains high on Africa’s political agenda as the most affected continent.

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Vice President of Zambia calls for renewed commitments to end AIDS by 2030

December 03, 2015
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Harare, Zimbabwe-03 December 2015- African leaders and parliaments gathering in Harare Tuesday to mark the World AIDS Day called for sustained leadership to fast track current efforts to end AIDS by 2030. This year the continental commemorations were celebrated under the theme “sustaining visionary leadership to end AIDS by 2030” during the flagship International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA).

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The Africa Pavilion at COP21 officially opens on a high note “Africa’s message for this Summit is clear”

December 01, 2015
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Le Bourget, Paris, France, 1 December 2015. Africa today sent an unequivocal message of solidarity and unity of purpose at the official opening of the Africa Pavilion at the UNFCCC COP 21 in Paris. Speaking at the high level opening, President Yayi Boni of Benin, was resolute that the Africa is not at the negotiating table with a begging bowl.

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Statement of the Chairperson of the AU Commission H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma on the occasion of the Launch of the African Pavilion at COP21, Le Bourget, Paris, France

Your Excellency, Mr. Yayi Boni, President of Benin Excellencies, Presidents, Leaders of Delegations and Ministers.
Dr. Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the UNECA
Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank
AU Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, Mrs Tumusiime Rhoda Peace
Representatives from governments, UN agencies, civil society, business
Esteemed Ladies and Gentlemen

Dates: 
December 01, 2015
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The Chairperson of the African Union Commission congratulates Burkina Faso for the holding of peaceful presidential and general elections

December 01, 2015
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 1 December 2015: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has congratulated the Transition Government and the people of Burkina Faso for holding historic, smooth and peaceful presidential and legislative elections on 29 November 2015, in Burkina Faso, bringing to an end the transition which started in November 2014.

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