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Mugabe back from AU Summit
01 Feb 2014 at 20:26hrs | Views
President Robert Mugabe has returned home from the 22nd African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He was met at the Harare International Airport by Vice President Joice Mujuru, the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, Emmerson Mnangagwa; Information, Media and Broadcasting Services Minister, Professor Jonathan Moyo, service chiefs and senior government officials.
Mugabe attended the AU Summit where the heads of state resolved to allocate adequate resources for the production and use of statistics in accordance with the principle of African Charter on statistics.
The summit, which ended on Friday night, approved an offer by Cote d'Ivoire to host the African Statistical Centre to be based in Yamasukro.
The summit welcomed the establishment of a panel of independent experts to assess the status of the operationalisation of the African standby force and its deployment. Mugabe welcomed his appointment as 1st Vice Chair of the African Union Bureau saying it is a chance for Zimbabwe to serve the continent as a member of the African Union.
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was appointed the continental body's chairperson.
He said Africa is fully aware of the tasks and challenges that lie ahead of its development path, and will strive to build capacity to respond to the tasks and challenges.
The 22nd AU Summit was held under the theme: 'Transforming Africa's Agriculture: Harnessing Opportunities for Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development'.
Mugabe attended the AU Summit where the heads of state resolved to allocate adequate resources for the production and use of statistics in accordance with the principle of African Charter on statistics.
The summit, which ended on Friday night, approved an offer by Cote d'Ivoire to host the African Statistical Centre to be based in Yamasukro.
The summit welcomed the establishment of a panel of independent experts to assess the status of the operationalisation of the African standby force and its deployment. Mugabe welcomed his appointment as 1st Vice Chair of the African Union Bureau saying it is a chance for Zimbabwe to serve the continent as a member of the African Union.
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was appointed the continental body's chairperson.
He said Africa is fully aware of the tasks and challenges that lie ahead of its development path, and will strive to build capacity to respond to the tasks and challenges.
The 22nd AU Summit was held under the theme: 'Transforming Africa's Agriculture: Harnessing Opportunities for Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development'.
Source - zbc
