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At the opening of Gabon Digital Week, it was an honour to join H.E. Alexandre Barro Chambrier, Vice-President of the Gabonese Republic, H.E. Mark-Alexandre Doumba, Minister of Digital Economy and Innovation, Ministers of the Government of Gabon, and Mr John Omo, Secretary-General of the African Telecommunications Union. Together we walked the exhibition floor, where Africa's digital innovation was on show.
Alongside it, experts from our Member States are preparing recommendations for Ministers at the Sixth Ordinary Session of the Specialised Technical Committee on Communication and ICT (STC-CICT6), who meet on 29 and 30 October on connectivity, digital inclusion, artificial intelligence and digital governance.
To the Government and people of the Gabonese Republic, thank you for hosting this session of the STC-CICT, under the agreement we signed at the start of the week, and for welcoming us with such warmth.
AUC and Member States, together in Libreville, shaping Africaโs digital future.
#STCCICT6 #GabonDigitalWeek #DigitalAfrica #agenda2063 #theafricawewant #theafricawebuild
Alongside it, experts from our Member States are preparing recommendations for Ministers at the Sixth Ordinary Session of the Specialised Technical Committee on Communication and ICT (STC-CICT6), who meet on 29 and 30 October on connectivity, digital inclusion, artificial intelligence and digital governance.
To the Government and people of the Gabonese Republic, thank you for hosting this session of the STC-CICT, under the agreement we signed at the start of the week, and for welcoming us with such warmth.
AUC and Member States, together in Libreville, shaping Africaโs digital future.
#STCCICT6 #GabonDigitalWeek #DigitalAfrica #agenda2063 #theafricawewant #theafricawebuild
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๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎโ๐ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ | ๐ช๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ผ, ๐ญ๐ดโ๐ญ๐ต ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ
This past weekend I was in Cairo, Egypt as part of the Commissionโs ongoing engagement with Member States to align national infrastructure efforts with continental priorities and to strengthen cooperation on regional project delivery.
I commend Egyptโs substantial infrastructure investments, including the railway link connecting Cairo to the New Administrative Capital, and the visionary leadership guiding the countryโs infrastructure transformation.
The discussions I held covered the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA), including its Priority Action Plan II mid-term review, which represents an opportunity to assess progress, consider onboarding new priority projects and address implementation bottlenecks.
I reaffirmed our commitment to reinvigorating the Presidential Infrastructure Champion Initiative (PICI), working closely with Egypt and other Member States.
The PICI initiative provides an instrument for mobilising high-level political leadership to overcome cross-border coordination challenges and unlock progress on strategic regional projects.
Egypt has expressed its readiness to support continental infrastructure development by sharing its experience and technical expertise.
As my visit continued, further engagements explored cooperation on Africaโs connectivity and integration priorities, including a visit to the project office for the Establishment of a Navigational Line between Lake Victoria and the Mediterranean Sea (VICMED), a PIDA project that aims to connect East and Central Africa to the Mediterranean through an integrated waterway and multimodal transport network, facilitating trade and regional integration. Afreximbank and the Suez Canal Special Economic Zone presented a further opportunity to solidify our trade-enabling infrastructure delivery ambitions. #PIDA #PICI #infrastructure #AfCFTA
This past weekend I was in Cairo, Egypt as part of the Commissionโs ongoing engagement with Member States to align national infrastructure efforts with continental priorities and to strengthen cooperation on regional project delivery.
I commend Egyptโs substantial infrastructure investments, including the railway link connecting Cairo to the New Administrative Capital, and the visionary leadership guiding the countryโs infrastructure transformation.
The discussions I held covered the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA), including its Priority Action Plan II mid-term review, which represents an opportunity to assess progress, consider onboarding new priority projects and address implementation bottlenecks.
I reaffirmed our commitment to reinvigorating the Presidential Infrastructure Champion Initiative (PICI), working closely with Egypt and other Member States.
The PICI initiative provides an instrument for mobilising high-level political leadership to overcome cross-border coordination challenges and unlock progress on strategic regional projects.
Egypt has expressed its readiness to support continental infrastructure development by sharing its experience and technical expertise.
As my visit continued, further engagements explored cooperation on Africaโs connectivity and integration priorities, including a visit to the project office for the Establishment of a Navigational Line between Lake Victoria and the Mediterranean Sea (VICMED), a PIDA project that aims to connect East and Central Africa to the Mediterranean through an integrated waterway and multimodal transport network, facilitating trade and regional integration. Afreximbank and the Suez Canal Special Economic Zone presented a further opportunity to solidify our trade-enabling infrastructure delivery ambitions. #PIDA #PICI #infrastructure #AfCFTA
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Yesterday I paid a visit to H.E. Brigitt Ory, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Ethiopia and Permanent Observer to the African Union and UNECA at her residence. We exchanged views over a warm cup of tea in preparation for the African Union - Germany Partnership Dialogue taking place at the @_AfricanUnion headquarters next week.
Energy access sits at the centre of our partnership with Germany. Our conversation engaged on geothermal and and other renewable energy sources, and on the options for reliable baseload power that Africaโs industrialisation will depend on.
Germany has been a steady partner across many of our shared initiatives, and I look forward to building on that in our engagements next week. #AUGermany #energy #geothermal #agenda2063 #theafricawewant #theafricawebuild
Energy access sits at the centre of our partnership with Germany. Our conversation engaged on geothermal and and other renewable energy sources, and on the options for reliable baseload power that Africaโs industrialisation will depend on.
Germany has been a steady partner across many of our shared initiatives, and I look forward to building on that in our engagements next week. #AUGermany #energy #geothermal #agenda2063 #theafricawewant #theafricawebuild
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Infrastructure connectivity and regional integration were at the heart of my meeting today with H.E. Frantiลกek Ruลพiฤka, Deputy Secretary-General of the @OECD. A rich exchange on the Enhanced OECDโAfrica Partnership and on working together in energy, transport and digital, from bankable projects to the skills Africaโs workforce will need for tomorrow. #OECD #infrastructure #agenda2063 #theafricawewant #theafricawebuild
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