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Debrezeit, Ethiopia 26 – 28 March 2016: The Department of Human Resources, Sciences and Technology (HRST) convened an Expert’s Workshop on Skills Portability and the Development of a Continental Qualification Framework on 26th April, 2016, to review the expert report on Skills Portability at Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and Continental Levels. The workshop focused on qualification frameworks and quality of skills development programmes in formal, informal and non-formal systems and across countries in a bid to harmonize the systems.

Addis Ababa, 26 April 2016 - The Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) is a strategic continental initiative which has the buy-in of all African countries, for mobilizing resources to transform Africa through modern infrastructure which will unlock the continent’s huge growth potential and put Africa on the path to accelerated economic and social development.

Bayreuth, Germany, 21 April 2016: H.E. Dr. Aisha Laraba Abdullahi, Commissioner for Political Affairs of the African Union Commission was represented by Amb. Salah S. Hammad, Senior. Human Rights Expert, at the 1st Model African Union, which was held in Bayreuth, Germany. The conference took place in Bayreuth from 21st to 24th April 2016.

The Model African Union was organized by the International Graduate School of African Studies-BIGSAS, at Bayreuth University in Germany under the theme “Towards a peaceful, prosperous and more integrated Africa”.

Minsk, Belarus – 25 April 2016: A bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of Belarus, signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, holding talks with the Board Chairman of the Belarus National Bank and delivering a lecture at the University of Belarus. These are highlights of the maiden official visit of the African Union Commission Chairperson, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma to Belarus. The visit took place from 21-24 April 2016.