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Obiang prepares first African Union humanitarian forum

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Obiang prepares first African Union humanitarian forum

Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo received a delegation from the African Union Commission to prepare the first Humanitarian Affairs Forum, due to take place next month in Equatorial Guinea. The meeting also covered the first lady’s participation in the segment devoted to African women, according to the Equatoguinean presidency.

Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo received a delegation from the African Union Commission in Malabo on Thursday 22 October, led by Amma A. Twum-Amoah, Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development, according to Realequatorialguinea. The meeting focused on preparations for the first African Union Humanitarian Affairs Forum, due to be held next month in Equatorial Guinea.

The African Union delegation praised Obiang’s commitment to displaced people in Africa and reaffirmed its support for the Commission’s humanitarian work. Discussions also covered the participation of the Equatoguinean first lady in the segment devoted to African women during the opening session, Realequatorialguinea reports.

The forum is expected to bring together stakeholders working with vulnerable populations to strengthen cooperation and the exchange of experience on responses to humanitarian crises. Its organisation in Malabo will make Equatorial Guinea the host country of this first continental meeting dedicated to these issues.

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