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United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa)

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    • Mayor Mr. Hormatallah ERRAGHEB, Mr. Buba Abubakar, Mrs. Antoinette De London ATAYI MEPAS, Mrs. Hilda Maate BUSINGE, Mr. George MWANZA
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The Network of Young Elected Local Officials of Africa (YELO) has elected its leadership

Unanimously, the members of the YELO Presidency appointed Mr. Hormatallah ERRAGHEB, Mayor of Dakhla in Morocco, as the first President of YELO for a 3-year term

On October 31, 2022, was held in Tangier, the Constitutive Assembly of the Network of Young Elected Local Officials of Africa of its acronym "YELO".  32 Young Elected Local Officials of Africa representing 24 countries of the five regions of the continent took part in the work of this assembly,…

United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa)

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    • Presentation of the new UCLG leadership, Daejeon, South Korea, 14 October 2022 (Credit: Eros Sana/ UCLG Africa)
    • Signature of a MoU beetwen UCLG Africa and The Hague Academy, Daejeon, South Korea, 14 October 2022 (Credit: Eros Sana/ UCLG Africa)
    • Adoption of the Pact For the Future of Humanity, Daejeon, South Korea, 15 October 2022 (Credit: Eros Sana/ UCLG Africa)
    • MoU UCLG Africa & Mercociudade, Daejeon, South Korea, 13 October 2022 (Credit: Eros Sana/ UCLG Africa)
    • Celebration of 10 years Anniversary of REFELA, Daejeon, South Korea, 11 October 2022 (Credit: Eros Sana/ UCLG Africa)
    • Fatimetou Abdel Malick, President of UCLG Africa, Emilia Saiz, Secretary General of UCLG and Rohey Malick Lowe, President of REFELA , Daejeon, South Korea,11 October 2022 (Credit: Eros Sana/ UCLG Africa)
    • Africa was present in Daejeon to adopt the Pact for the Future of Humanity
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Africa was present in Daejeon to adopt the Pact for the Future of Humanity

The Summit was attended by a strong African delegation coming from 30 countries of the continent

The 7th World Summit of Leaders and Officials of Cities and Regional governments organized by the United Cities and Local Governments (http://www.UCLGA.org) in Daejeon, South Korea, on October 10th  to 14th 2022, gathered over 3,000 cities and regional governments and their partners to discuss and adopt the UCLG Pact for…

United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa)

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    • Abidjan, September 23, 2022, Presentation of training certificate to Mr. Jean-Bosco Massoma Ekwalla of the Urban Commune of Douala (Cameroon) by Mr. François Yatta, Director of Operations and Technical Assistance (UCLG Africa), Ms. Alice Nabalamba, Head of Urban Development, Infrastructure, Department of Urban Development (African Development Bank and Mr. Stefan Atchia, Manager of the Urban Division of the African Development Bank
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    • Abidjan, 23 September 2022, Africa FINET Network Elected Office & Honorary Members: Ms. Olarike Olayinka from Ekiti State (Nigeria), Mr. Jean Rubangutsangabo from Kigali (Rwanda), Mr. Kamal Jelouane from Agadir (Morocco) , Ms. Sylvie Some Ouoba from Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), Mr. Jean-Bosco Massoma Ekwalla from Douala (Cameroon), Mr. Jeremiah Sibande, from Lilongwe (Malawi), Ms. Reshma Bukhory Bahadoor from Flacq (Mauritius)
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Training on Access to Capital Markets for African Cities and Subnational Government

The training session offered the opportunity to renew the governance bodies of the Network of Directors and Heads of Financial Services of African local authorities (Africa FINET)

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa) (www.UCLGA.org) in collaboration with GiZ and the Sahel and West Africa Club of the OECD organized from September 19 to 24, 2022 a training session on: Access to capital markets for African Cities and Subnational governments.…

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    • Interview with H.E Danny Faure, former president of Seychelles
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9th Africities Summit: Official Opening of Political Segment

The main topic of the conversation was “Thriving the way for the future of Africa in a world of turmoil”

The fourth day of the Africities summit started with the official opening of the political segment which was marked by a conversation between two former African heads of State namely, His Excellency Joaquim Chissano, former President of Mozambique and His Excellency Danny Faure former President of Seychelles. The main topic…

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    • Day 3 Summary Video
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9th Africities Summit: Mrs. Fatimetou Abdel Malick Elected UCLG Africa New President

The Region of Nouakchott represented by Ms Fatimetou Abdel Malick, was elected the new President of UCLG Africa until the next general assembly due to take place in 2025

The third day of the Africities was marked by the elective general assembly of United Cities of Local Government of Africa (UCLG Africa) (www.UCLGA.org). The general assembly elected the new office bearers of the organization, namely the 45 members of the UCLG Africa Pan African Council; the 15 members of…