NEPAD PLANNING AND COORDINATING AGENCY

MEDIA ADVISORY

NEPAD Heads of State and Government Summit & Press Briefing by President of Senegal Macky Sall and NEPAD CEO Dr. Ibrahim Mayaki

WHAT: Media are invited to attend the official opening of the 35th NEPAD Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee (HSGOC) meeting at the 27th African Union Summit in Kigali, Rwanda.

The HSGOC meeting will be followed by a press briefing after the closing ceremony chaired by NEPAD Agency CEO Dr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki

WHEN: Saturday, 16 July 2016

WHERE: MH 3

Opening of HSGOC meeting: 10:00 – 10:30

Press Briefing: 12:00 – 12:30

WHO:

OPENING CEREMONY

• Statement by H.E. Paul KAGAME, President of the Republic of Rwanda

• Statement by H.E. Idriss DEBY Itno, President of the Republic of Chad and President of the African Union

• Statement by H.E. Dr. Nkosazana DLAMINI-ZUMA, Chairperson of the African Union Commission

P.O. Box 218 Midrand, Midrand 1685, Gauteng, Johannesburg, South Africa OFFICE - +27 (0) 11 256 3600 | FAX - +27 (0) 11 206 3762 | WEB - www.nepad.org • Remarks H.E. Macky SALL, President of the Republic of Senegal and Chairman of the NEPAD Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee (HSGOC)

Press briefing:

• President of Senegal H.E. Macky SALL • H.E. Dr. Ibrahim MAYAKI, NEPAD Agency Chief Executive Officer

WHERE: Media Briefing Room

Background Information:

Twenty African leaders who make up the membership of the NEPAD Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee - HSGOC will meet in Kigali, Rwanda ahead of the 27th AU Summit. The HSGOC provides leadership to the NEPAD process and sets policies, priorities and the programmes of action. The 20-member committee includes the five founding countries of NEPAD – Senegal, South Africa, Nigeria, Algeria and Egypt.

On the agenda:

• Industrialization: towards inclusive and sustainable development - Dr. Carlos Lopes, UN Economic Commission for Africa Executive Secretary

• Reflections on the Ethiopian experience in industrialization - HE Hailemariam Desalegn, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

ACCREDITATION: MEDIA ACCESS BADGES FOR OPENING CEREMONY ARE AVAILABLE FROM Mr. Ricardo DUNN – NEPAD Head of Communication.

For more information and to arrange interviews, please contact:

Ricardo DUNN NEPAD Communications [email protected] +27 83 704 4502 Esther Azaa Tankou AUC Directorate of Information and Communication, [email protected] +251 911361185

P.O. Box 218 Midrand, Midrand 1685, Gauteng, Johannesburg, South Africa OFFICE - +27 (0) 11 256 3600 | FAX - +27 (0) 11 206 3762 | WEB - www.nepad.org

P.O. Box 218 Midrand, Midrand 1685, Gauteng, Johannesburg, South Africa OFFICE - +27 (0) 11 256 3600 | FAX - +27 (0) 11 206 3762 | WEB - www.nepad.org