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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 19 January 2016: The Official opening ceremony of the 8th Gender Pre-Summit today, Tuesday 19 January 2016, brought together over four hundred delegates from across the continent and abroad in the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Nelson Mandela plenary hall at the New AU Conference Center was full to capacity with women leaders in all the socio-economic and political sectors who gathered to exchange views on the theme: 2016 African Year of Human Rights with Particular Focus on the rights of Women.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 17 January 2016 – Women leaders from the different socio-economic and political sectors in Africa will begin meeting from 18 to 20 January 2016 at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, within the framework of the 8th African Union Pre-Summit on 2016 year of human rights, with particular focus on the rights of women.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 17 January 2016: The 27th session of the Gender is my Agenda Campaign (GIMAC) Pre-Summit Consultative meeting commenced on 17th January 2016 at the Conference Center of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia under the theme “Looking towards 2020: Securing Women’s Rights through Gender Equality and Silencing the Guns in Africa.” The theme is in sync with the African Union’s dedication of 2016 as the “African Year of Human Rights with particular Focus on the Rights of Women” and will also address commitments to women’s human r