EVENT: AFRICAN DIASPORA IN EUROPE REGIONAL CONSULTATIVE CONFERENCE

DATE: September 11-12, 2007
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The Africa Union Summit of January 2006 held in Khartoum, Sudan, endorsed South Africa as the host of the African Diaspora Summit to be held during the first quarter of 2008. This includes the preceding Ministerial Conference, Senior Officials Meeting, a National Consultative Conference and an AU Consultative Conference. Pursuant to this decision, Paris, United Kingdom, Latin America, North America and the Caribbean have been designated as the nodal points that would host Regional Consultative Conferences in preparation for the aforesaid Summit. Following extensive discussions, it was decided that the Africa – African Diaspora in Europe Consultative Conference will be held in Paris on 11 – 12 September 2007.

A meeting of the Swedish Africa Diaspora, under the auspices of the South African embassy in Stockholm, was held in Stockholm on Friday, August 3. This site is being sponsored by the coordinating committee of the Swedish African Diaspora. [Read more]

AFRICAN DIASPORA IN EUROPE REGIONAL CONSULTATIVE CONFERENCE

IDENTIFICATION OF COMMISSIONS AND THEMES FOR THE AFRICA UNION - AFRICAN DIASPORA IN EUROPE REGIONAL CONSULTATIVE CONFERENCE

1. The Themes and Commissions for the RCC were discussed at the Preparatory Workshop of 25 June 2007. At the workshop the participants made suggestions for changes and amendments to these Themes and Commissions, and also elaborated on some of the important aspects related to the Commissions. The Secretariat had subsequently reviewed the outcomes of the discussions as well as other inputs received and has compiled the following revised document for the RCC.

2. It is requested that the Steering Committee of 4 July 2007 review the final draft with a view to its adoption such that background information, speakers, and marketing materials and other such details may be accomplished in good time in preparation for the RCC, confirmed to take place on 11 and 12 September 2007.

3. All the main elements of the draft submitted to the Workshop have been retained and are included in either one of the two Conference Plenary sessions or in one of the six Commissions. [Read more]