[Medical Education in Africa\Cuban Medicine]
Mr. Quartey further expressed optimism that, with technical assistance from Cuba, combined efforts of the team and partners, Postgraduate Medical education, would bring quality and affordable healthcare to all the African people.
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Agenda 2063
THE 2ND ANNUAL AFRICAN INDUSTRIALIZATION WEEK WILL BE HELD NOVEMBER 18-22
[Africa News\African Industrialization Week]
The AIW 2019, which builds upon the positive outcomes of the inaugural 2018 African Industrialization Week, and comes on the heels of the lauch of the Operational Phase of the AfCFTA on 7 July 2019 at the Extra-Ordinary Summit of the Africa Union Heads of State and Government (HoS/G) in Niamey, Niger could not have come at a better time. With the AfCFTA ushereing in a market space of at least US $3.4 trillion, and a consumer base of 1.27 billion, there is no doubt that moving the continent’s industrial production frontier, becomes critical, as enterprises tap into large scale opportunities on the back of free trade.
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AFRICAN UNION’S INAUGURAL CONTINENTAL TEACHER PRIZE HONORS TEACHERS FROM UGANDA, KENYA, AND GHANA
[Africa News\Education]
For the 2019 inaugural edition of the African Union Continental Teacher Awards, prizes of $10 000 each were awarded to top African teachers at the secondary school level.
The following are the winners for 2019 edition: (1) Ms. Augusta Lartey-Young (Ghana); (2) Sister Gladyce Kachope (Uganda); and (3) Mr. Eric Ademba (Kenya).
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AFRICAN UNION DEPLOYS OBSERVERS TO MONITOR UPCOMING BOTSWANA ELECTIONS
[Africa News\Botswana Elections]
The short-term observation (STO) Mission will be led by Her Excellency H.E. Mrs Fatoumata Tambanjang, former Vice-President of the Republic of Gambia. The AUEOM delegation includes ambassadors from the Permanent Representatives’ Committee (PRC) of the AU, parliamentarians from the Pan-African Parliament (PAP), election administrators, civil society, media and electoral experts.
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U.N SECRETARY-GENERAL ISSUES STATEMENT ABOUT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT NOW UNDERWAY IN JAPAN
[Africa News]
U.N. Secretary-General Guterres: “TICAD has played a critical role in focusing international dialogue on Africa, built on the twin principles of African ownership and international partnership. Its partnerships have made important contributions to Africa’s economic transformation through entrepreneurship and trade.”
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AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION CONVENES 11TH AFRICAN PRIVATE SECTOR FORUM IN MADAGASCAR THIS NOVEMBER
[African News]
“The African Union Commission through the Department of Economic Affairs, is convening the 11th African Private Sector Forum set to be hosted in Antananarivo, Madagascar, on the 6-8 November 2019. The forum will be held under the theme of ‘Transforming African economies through private sector mobilization and capitalization of experiences from other regions of the world”.
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