REPUBLICAN Vice-President Mrs Inonge Wina is expected in Ivory Coast Abidjan today to join other several heads of states and government at this year’s Africa and European Union Summit being held in Abidjan Ivory Coast, the Summit will run from 29th November, 2017 to 30th November, 2017 under the Theme: Investing in Youth for a Sustainable Future.
In July, 2016 during the African Union summit in Kigali, Rwanda it was decided that the 5th African Union – Europe Union Summit will serve as a platform for dialogue between African and European nations with the aim of fostering strong relations between them.
Speaking in an Interview Zambia’s Permanent Representative to the Africa Union Mrs Susan Sikaneta said during the summit the Vice President will with other leaders discuss the EU-Africa partnership, Peace, Security, Governance, Human Rights, Migration and Mobility.
The 5th African Union – EU summit will bring together more than 60 European Union and African leaders to discuss the future of EU-Africa relations.
Expected at the summit are South African President Mr Jacob Zuma, King Mohammed the fourth of Morrocco and Nigeria’s Muhammadu Buhari and AU chairman Moussa Faki are all expected for the summit to be graced by host His Excellency President Alassane Ouattara.
Meanwhile, the EU-Africa business forum will also be held to boost investment that promotes development in Africa and Representatives of the youth organisations from Africa, Europe, and the Diaspora who met in Abidjan for the 4th Africa-Europe Youth Summit in October to lay the groundwork for tomorrow’s summit made this clear in what they described as the Abidjan Declaration.
And a group of young people from both continents through the AU-EU youth plug-in initiative developed proposals for the summit.
To better support investing in youth for a sustainable future, the youth in their declaration made a number of general and theme-specific recommendations among which are: building on their commitment to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development where AU and EU governments must work together towards sustainable development as the overarching objective of national policies;
Implementing a cross-sector and participatory approach to youth policy, ensuring structures for effective coordination and mainstreaming of youth in all policies, and creation of, or support to, existing mechanisms that guarantee extended and improved youth participation in policy-making processes.
The youth will be actively present at the summit with high expectations that their plea catches the attention of decision makers.
In the Vice Presidents entourage is Minister of Higher Education Hon. Professor Nkandu Luo and Minister of Youth and Sports. Hon.Moses Mawere.
So Lazy Lungu has backed out after media broke wind of it!!
He is wasting time going from one inauguration to another Instead of going to more important meetings like this one.
I have no idea what Lungu is doing in Kenya. He seems only to visit places where parties are in progress, Anywhere where alcohol is being served. He really should be in Ivory Coast for the summit. His partying trips are bleeding our coffers.
Zambians are being taken for granted. We have too many selfish leaders.
She should retire
It is quiet frankly absurd that at 83 she is the VP
Thanks
BB2014,2016
She will be promoting poaching with her Ivory bracelets. Shame on you.
Mushot boza she is only 75
President Lungu and VP Wina out of the country at the same time? Interesting times that Zambia is now being ruled from KKIA and from foreign capitals.
Imagine thats how reckless these people are…I wonder where Lazy is..last time I checked i read he is also going to an AU Summit in Senegal!!
How come? Where is Edgar Lungu himself ? This is unacceptable and really unusual
These are the wasted years!!
Gallivanting is the new word to have popped up in Zambia. I have never seen a country where its two leaders travel like no man’s business. And we expect this country to see any development? This is not about being PF or UPND, its about moral probity and servitude. If you are a parent and you are always moving up and down, how are you going to know if your kids are going to school, eating well and so on? Sit down for once twapapata tukalandile kwisa kanshi?.
How I miss the likes of Capt. Solo to wake these empty tins!!
I know bakulu, but what the hell is she wearing!
They have just informed us about the senior government officials present there, who are not even youths. Who are the youths representing Zambia? We want to hear their voices at this summit.
What ? the President has no Business in This one NOW !
Due to the inauguration taking place in Kenya, my president has just missed this one by a whisker, kikikikiki
Who has remained with the instruments of power?
Mumbi Phiri has remained with instruments of power.
Kapyongo is incharge now. HH you better behave
Well done Madam Vice President! Hajelousy Hazaluza Hagain!
Jonathan is overwhelmed/over booked with the trips, a lucky chance for Inonge.
Bakuchinga sana Inoge. Endako naiwe. Fly out quickly before he comes back from Nairobi. He will come and change the plan and fly out to Ivory Coast. Zonking from the challenger is chance he has got to imbibe Jamerson.