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| African Union's new identity |
Addis Ababa, 31 January 2010 - The African Union has unveiled its new flag with a green background symbolising hope of Africa and stars to represent Member States. A competition open to all African citizens including the diaspora, was launched and the winning design picked by a panel of experts put in place by the African Union Commission.
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| The new flag of the African Union recently launched at the 14th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government |
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| First COMESA regional workshop to chart out implementation course for PAN-SPSO Project’s activities |
Siavonga, Zambia, 14-15 December 2009 - The Participation of African Nations in Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards-Setting Organizations (PAN-SPSO) Project held its first regional workshop for the 8 countries with whom COMESA is implementing this project. A total of 12 participants from Democratic Republic of Congo, Comoros, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Seychelles and Zambia attended the workshop. Only Eritrea did not attend the workshop. The workshop was held at Lake Safari Lodge in Siavonga, Zambia on 14 to 15 December 2009. The objectives of the workshop were to sensitize participants on PAN-SPSO Project and workout modalities for the implementation of activities in the Member States.
It was recommended that, upon return of participants to their capitals, action plans should be developed outlining intended implementation of PAN-SPSO Project activities and proposed budgets for those activities attached. Alongside these key tasks, the participants should do a lot of ground work by consulting and sensitizing all the stakeholders. The participants were also strongly encouraged to remain committed to this project and actively communicate with COMESA for the project to succeed. |
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Participants of the First COMESA regional workshop to chart out implementation course for PAN-SPSO Project’s activities |
| IGAD and IBAR sign accord on SPS activities |
Nairobi, 17 December 2009 - Professor Ahmed El-Sawalhy, Director of AU-IBAR and Eng. Mahboub Maalim, Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have solemnly signed a Memorandum of Understanding and a Contract Agreement for the implementation of the activities of the Participation of African nations in the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standard-setting Organizations (PAN-SPSO) Project in the IGAD Member States of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan and Uganda. The signature of these two important documents will allow IGAD to implement the activities that aim to empower Member States in sanitary and phytosanitary matters. Professor El-Sawalhy and Eng. Maalim both highlighted the importance of this project for the countries. |
| Eng. Mahboub Maalim, Executive Secretary IGAD after the signing of the MoU with Prof. Ahmed El-Sawalhy, Director AU-IBAR |
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| Professional Opportunity |
| AU/IBAR seeks to fill a post for an Accountant Assistant to enhance its financial management capacity. |
| Request for proposals |
| Request for proposals for Selection of four (4) consultants for national baseline data collection and detailed stakeholders analysis |
| AU/IBAR invites proposals to collect national baseline data and conduct detailed stakeholder analysis from interested consultants. |
| Request for proposals for Review and documentation of the sanitary standards for live animal trade between Somalia and key trading partners |
| AU/IBAR invites proposals to review and document the sanitary standards for live animal trade between Somalia and key trading partners from interested consultants. |
| Upcoming Activities |
| Stakeholders' awareness workshops on reformulated SOLICEP work programme |
SOLICEP runs awareness workshops for stakeholders to shed light on the reformulated work programme driven by stakeholders' needs and concerns and develop a common understanding on the way forward in implementation of project activities:
Puntland: 30-31 January 2010, Garowe/Puntland
Somaliland: 2-3 February 2010, Hargeisa/Somaliland
South/Central Somalia: 18-19 February 2010, Nairobi/Kenya |
| Self assessment PVS training workshop |
| SOLICEP conducts a 5-day training workshop at the Sheikh Technical Veterinary School, Somaliland 7-11 February 2010. A key output of the workshop will be to determine the priority capacity building needs of public and private sector animal health staff to attain higher standards for the delivery of veterinary services in general and animal health certification of export livestock in particular.Participants will be drawn from Somalia, Puntland and Somaliland. |
TOT workshop for the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) |
PAN-SPSO and the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) hold a Training of Trainers’ workshop 15-18 February 2010 in Bamako/Mali. Participants expected from Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal. The TOT will strengthen member states on utilization of science-based methods and development of scientific arguments in developing, commenting food safety, animal and plant health standards. |
| Third Steering Committee of PANSPSO |
PAN-SPSO's third Steering Committee (SC) meeting comprising the relevant key partners active in the area of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards SPS (i.e. EU, ACP Secretariat, AUC, IBAR, IAPSC, RECs, STDF, OIE, IPPC, CODEX) takes place 11 March 2010 in Yaoundé/Cameroon. |
| Technical meeting of African animal health experts |
| PAN-SPSO runs a technical meeting of animal health experts 29-31 March 2010 in Nairobi/Kenya to examine the proposed changes or the new drafts of The Terrestrial Animal Health Standards Commission ("Terrestrial Code Commission"). |
| Second Panafrican CVOs meeting on Africa’s coordinated position on animal health standards |
| PAN-SPSO hosts the second meeting of Chief Veterinary Officers from Africa 6-8 May 2010 in Entebbe/Uganda to examine the drafts or proposed changes of the “Terrestrial Code commission” that will be adopted during the General Session of OIE in May 2010 Paris/France. |
| Novel Influenza “A (H1N1)” and A (H5N1) |
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