Nigerian
President
speaks at
Africa Day
symposium
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Olusegun Obasanjo |
Nigerian
President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo gave the keynote lecture at this year's
Africa Day symposium held at UNU Centre, Tokyo, on May 22. The
theme of the symposium was the Millennium Africa Recovery Plan (MAP), the
development strategy for the continent being promoted by President
Obasanjo, President Mbeki of South Africa and President Bouteflika of
Algeria.
The 2001 symposium was designed to familiarize
stakeholders in Japan with the MAP as well as to provide critical
input into the plan from Africa’s partners in development. Through this
symposium, organizers hope to make contributions to the TICAD Ministerial
Meeting, scheduled for December 2001 which will be hosted by the
Government of Japan, UN, Global Coalition for Africa and the World Bank.
The Africa Day symposium is an annual event to
mark the founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU). It is
organized by the African Diplomatic Corps in Tokyo and United Nations
University (UNU).
