Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA)
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PROGRAMME FOR INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA (PIDA)
Media Advisory
What: 1st PIDA Week
Opportunities for media will include:
A media briefing session on the 13th November 2015
A visit to a PIDA site on 14th November 2015
Attendance at all open sessions of the meeting
Possible interviews with the drivers of infrastructure in Africa
A media conference on the closing day of the meeting on 18th November 2015
Theme: “Accelerating Infrastructure Implementation for Africa’s Integration”
Who: African Union Commission in partnership with the NEPAD Agency and the African Development Bank
When: 13th-17th November 2015
Where: AfDB Headquarters
CCIA Building
Avenue Jean Paul II
Abidjan Plateau, Côte d’Ivoire
Objectives:- PIDA week will help create synergies among the different PIDA related meetings such as the Steering Committee, the Council for Infrastructure Development , the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa meetings, the NEPAD IPPF meeting, the Continental Business Network meeting etc. that have so far been organized separately,
Background: PIDA is a continental initiative aimed at addressing the infrastructure deficit that is severely hampering Africa’s competitiveness in the world market. It provides a common framework for African stakeholders to build the infrastructure necessary to increase intra-African trade and thus boost socio-economic development in the continent.
Media inquiries should be directed to
Wynne Musabayana | Deputy Head of Division | Information and Communication Directorate | African Union Commission | Tel: (251) 11 551 77 00 | Fax: (251) 11 551 78 44 | E-mail: MusabayanaW@africa-union.org | Web: www.au.int|Addis Ababa | Ethiopia
Joyce Mulama, Communications and External Relations Department, African Development Bank, j.mulama@afdb.org; Tel +2254610 2449
Ricardo Dunn, Head of Communication, NEPAD, ricardod@nepard.org; +27 11 256 3623
Directorate of Information and Communication
Directorate of Information and Communication | Information and Communication | African Union Commission
Tel: +251-11-5517700 | Fax: | E-mail: DIC@africa-union.org | Web:www.au.int
Addis Ababa | Ethiopia
