Egypt to host 11th African Union summit

  1. Posted on Monday 4 February 2008 - 15:13
    AfricaNews editor
    Mahitab Mekkawi, AfricaNews reporter in Cairo, Egypt
    The tenth African Union Summit currently held in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa welcomed the Egyptian suggestion of hosting the eleventh summit of the Union in the resort of Sharm el Sheikh which will be held in July 2008.
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    Among other issues, the summit will discuss two main themes that are of great interest to the African population:

    The first is the means of enhancing industrial development in the continent. In this regard, a number of meetings comprising the African ministers of trade and industry will be held in the near future to discuss the implementation of the "African Industrial Development Strategy", the main theme of the tenth African Summit.

    The second is "Water and Sanitation in Africa". In this context, the leaders will discuss the means of reaching a better usage of the different water resources available in the continent.

    Keywords:  egypt

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