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CAMES launches 23rd medical agrégation competition in Bangui

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The African and Malagasy Council for Higher Education (CAMES) has launched remotely, from the University of Bangui, its 23rd agrégation competition in several medical and veterinary disciplines. Its delegation is assessing preparations for the second and third examinations, scheduled from 10 to 18 November 2026, with more than 600 participants expected, according to Centranews.

The African and Malagasy Council for Higher Education (CAMES) launched its 23rd agrégation competition in medical and veterinary disciplines in Bangui on 20 October, Centranews reports. CAMES Secretary-General Professor Souleymane Konaté is leading the delegation, which arrived in the Central African capital on 18 October to take part in the event.

The competition covers human medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine and animal production. On arrival, the delegation was welcomed by Professor Gérard Gresenguet, acting president of the CAMES General Consultative Committee, and Professor Boniface Koffi, coordinating chair of the juries.

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