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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa joins other leaders at Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development
KAMPALA, Uganda. President Mnangagwa, who arrived here yesterday, will join fellow Heads of State today at the 11th session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD-11).
The high-level forum is being held under the theme “Driving job creation and economic growth through sustainable, inclusive, science-and evidence-based solutions for the 2030 Agenda and Agenda 2063”.
As the current SADC chairperson, the President is set to deliver remarks during a Presidential panel session alongside his counterparts – President William Ruto of Kenya (EAC chairperson), President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria (Chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States), President Teodoro Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea (Chairperson of the Economic Community of Central African States), President Ismael Guelleh of Djibouti (Chairperson of the Intergovernmental Authority for Development), President Alassane Ouattara of Ivory Coast (STYIP champion), and Philemon Yang of the UN General Assembly.
ARFSD-11 is a timely opportunity to drive real change and spur the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals and Agenda 2063.
Africa, like the rest of the world, is off track in meeting most SDG targets.
THE HERALD