Sentences with phrase «african heads of government»

African heads of government agreed to establish a continental free trade area in 2012 and started negotiations in 2015.

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Rwanda's President Paul Kagame speaks during closing session of the 30th African Union Heads of State and Government Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on January 29, 2018.

Nigeria, the most populous black African country, has had a particularly sad history of press repression, particularly under the former military junta headed by Major General Muhammadu Buhari, whose infamous Decree Number 4 against criticism of the government was the pretext for a number of detentions of journalists, some of whom died under mysterious circumstances.

President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in Kigali, Rwanda, for the 27th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government.

The move to launch the African passport was reached during the Summit in January this year, with the AU deciding that the passport would be launched in Kigali, starting with Heads of State and Government, with Foreign Ministers, the leadership of the Representatives of the AU Executive Councils and Organs.

Comments: President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in Kigali, Rwanda, for the 27th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government.

At the end of his visit to Kenya on Friday, President Buhari would travel to Addis Ababa for the 26th Summit of African Union Heads of State and Government.

He launched the African Anti-Corruption Year 2018 during the Opening Ceremony of the 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union in the Ethiopian capital.

The statement reads in part: «During the General Assembly, Nigeria will participate in high level meetings on «Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse: Building Momentum for Change,» the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, a High Level Event organized by the African Union under its Theme of the Year: «Roadmap on the Demographic Dividend: from Commitment to Action,» among others.

Government says it is fully prepared for Friday's emergency Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) heads of state meeting in AccrOf West African States (ECOWAS) heads of state meeting in Accrof state meeting in Accra.

During the General Assembly, Nigeria will participate in high level meetings on «Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse: Building Momentum for Change,» the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, a High Level Event organized by the African Union under its Theme of the Year: «Roadmap on the Demographic Dividend: from Commitment to Action,» among others.

The meeting was ahead of the 26th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union billed to commence on Saturday at the Headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa with the theme «2016: African Year of Human Rights with a Particular Focus on the Rights of Women».

The 45th Ordinary Session of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Heads of States and Government starts Thursday in Accra with the menace of Ebola virus expected to feature prominently on the agenda.

During the General Assembly, Nigeria will participate in high level meetings on «Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse: Building Momentum for Change,» the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, a High Level Event organises by the African Union under its theme of the year: «Roadmap on the Demographic Dividend: from Commitment to Action,» among others.

The deal was signed by representatives of 44 of the 55 African Union member states after its formal launch in Kigali, Rwanda, at an Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union.

In several African countries, former refugees have become heads of state and government, including Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, South Africa to name but few.