MEDIA ADVISORY: Progress in the implementation of the AU’s NEPAD programme…

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All media are invited to attend as is indicated below the NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency engagements at the 16th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, January 2011. These engagements will provide you with opportunities for gaining more information on the progress being made in the implementation of NEPAD.

1.   41st Meeting of the NEPAD Steering Committee

Date: 22-23 January 2011 Time: (Opening Session) 10:00am-11:30am Venue: UNCC, UNECA Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Keynote speakers:

• UN-ECA Executive Secretary or Representative (TBC);
• Prof. Paul Collier, Center for the Study of African Economies, Oxford University Economics Department
• Dr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, NEPAD Agency; CEO.

2.   24th Meeting of the NEPAD Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee (HSGOC)

Date: 29 January 2011 Time: (Opening Session) 10:00am -10:40am Venue: Plenary Hall, AU Commission, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Keynote speakers:

• H.E. Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
• H.E. President Bingu wa Mutharika of The Republic of Malawi, AU Chairperson
• H.E. Dr. Jean Ping; AU Commission Chairperson

3.   Launch of the Africa Action Plan at the 24th HSGOC (AUC, NEPAD & ADB)

Date: 29 January 2011 Time: (Opening Session) 12:00 – 2:00pm Venue: Plenary Hall, AU Commission, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Please be on the lookout for more information on the above. To arrange for interviews, please contact: Dr. Andrew Kanyegirire, Tel.: +27 (0) 83 704 4506, Email: andrewk@nepad.org, www.nepad.org