President Mbeki briefed #AUPSC on the transitions in #Sudan,#Somalia& #SouthSudan in light of his work in the #HornofAfrica.He emphasized that in each case, the commitment of #AU& #IGAD has been foundational to the progress made and remains central to the prospects for success
Special Envoy @parfait_onanga participated in the #AUPSC meeting on #Abyei and during his briefing, noted that the enhanced cooperation & improving relationship between #Sudan and #SouthSudan provides an opportunity to strengthen engagements on Abyei.
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#AUPSC welcomed the #UN renewal of the #UNISFA mandate and reiterated its call to the #SouthSudan and #Sudan Governments to constructively engage towards implementing the June 2011 Agreement on the #Abyei Area. Council reaffirmed its commitment to peace for the people Abyei
The Ethiopian Foreign Relations Strategic Studies Institute (EFRSSI) co-organized a successful conference on political reform & transition. We were graced with & enlightened by the presence of Sahlework Zewdie,President of #Ethiopia & former President of #SouthAfrica Thabo Mbeki.
@AUHIP concluded it’s visit to Djibouti where they consulted several stakeholders on the situation in the Horn of Africa, Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. @STGinAfrica@IGADPeace@parfait_onanga
J ai reçu ce matin S.E Thabo Mbeki, ancien Président de l’Afrique du Sud, actuellement président du groupe de mise en œuvre de haut niveau de l’union africaine pour les questions relatives à la mer Rouge.
The @_AfricanUnion High Representative for Silencing the Guns in Africa @Lamamra_dz today with other delegates representing African Union High-Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP), @IGADPeace and the United Nations during consultations at the IGAD Institute of Diplomatic Studies.
Huge huge respect to former President of South Africa, Thabo Mbek, who gave an instructive key note and sat through all our debates about Ethiopia’s future. Here is one of Africa’s distinguished statesmen, a pan Africanist, an intellectual, taking interest in Ethiopia’s debate.
#ethiopianreform dialogue winds up successfully after discussing past transitions, current
situation, opportunities and risks of the reform process in the country. Organizers thank all participants, panelists, and moderators. @Abdeta2@africa_amani@AUHIP
The high level conference”Challenges of Transition, Ethiopia’s reform process: Current dynamics, future opportunities, challenges and risks”, organized by EFRSSI, the Inter Africa Group, the CDRC, Amani Africa and Berghof Foundation kicks off at UNECA. @Abdeta2@BerghofFnd
"Ethiopia has at present great opportunity for realizing the aspiration of its people for combating poverty, for democratization and for equality among its entire people. " President Sahle-Work Zewde addressing #Ethiopiasreformprocess@Abdeta2@SahleWorkZewde@BerghofFnd
Interesting conference on #ethiopiasreformprocess. Opened by Ethiopian President @SahleWorkZewde, & Former S.A president @ThaboMbeki1. Amazing presentations by Prof. Bahiru Zewde, Mr. Andargachew Assegid. International experiences shared including that of Tunisia & Yemen.