The Official Opening of the NEPAD Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee (HSGOC)
The Official Opening of the NEPAD Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee (HSGOC)
Media Advisory
WHAT: Journalists are invited to cover the official opening of the NEPAD Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee (HSGOC)
WHEN: Saturday May 25, 2013
TIME: 08.00
WHERE: Multi-Purpose Hall on the ground floor of the AUC
WHO: Heads of State who make up the 21 members of the NEPAD HSGOC; AUC Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson; NEPAD Chief Executive Officer; AUC Commissioners Ministers and Diplomats
BACKGROUND:
The HSGOC provides leadership to the NEPAD process and sets policies, priorities and the programmes of action. African Heads of state are elected on the basis of the AU five regions. The current members of the HSGOC are Algeria, Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Congo Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Libya, Malawi, Mali,
Mauritania, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda,
Zambia, Zimbabwe
NB* that due to the tight schedule of the HSGOC breakfast meeting, Journalists will be required to promptly leave the room soon after the official opening.
To collect your accreditation and for more information contact:
Maureen Nkandu
Phone: + 251 927348384
E-mail: maureenn@nepad.org
Website: www.nepad.org
Topic Resources
Agenda 2063 is Africa’s development blueprint to achieve inclusive and sustainable socio-economic development over a 50-year period.