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Durban, South Africa, 19 December 2016, Agenda 2063 Africa’s continental developmental framework will need a pool of talented and educated people, consequently no child should be turned away from education institutions on the continent because of poverty, so says African Union Commission Chairperson, Her Excellency Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma.  Dr. Dlamini Zuma was presenting during a State of the Continent Media Briefing, which was hosted by South Africa’s Government Communications and Information Services (GCIS).

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 19th December 2016: the Commissioner, for Human Resources, Science and Technology, H.E. Dr Martial De Paul Ikounga signed a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary General of the Association of African Universities (AAU), Professor Etienne Ehouan Ehile. AAU is the voice of higher education in Africa, and has been a lead agency in implementing the continental vision since its founding under the OAU. The MOU replaces one signed in 2007.