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President Thabo Mbeki will arrive in Abuja, Nigeria, on Sunday, 9 March, to attend the NEPAD Heads of State Implementation Committee Meeting.

The President will be accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, and other senior government officials.

Issues on the agenda include reports by Professor Wiseman Nkuhlu (the Chairperson of the NEPAD Steering Committee); the implementation of NEPAD infrastructure; the review of development effectiveness between Africa and its partners and the African Peer Review Mechanism, including its objectives, standards, criteria and indicators.

Leaders from the following countries are expected to attend the meeting: South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique, Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia, Senegal, Mali, Nigeria, Mauritius, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Gabon and the Republic of Congo.

For more information please contact:
Bheki Khumalo on 083 256 9133
Ronnie Mamoepa on 082 990 4853
David Hlabane on 082 561 9428

Issued by The Presidency and the Department of Foreign Affairs

6 March 2003