Program of the 24th conference of heads of state of Africa and France
14 - 16 february 2007, Cannes.
Wednesday 14 February 2007 :
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- 20h00/ 22h00
- Restricted dinner given by the President of the French Republic in the margins of the Summit.
- 20h00/ 22h00
Thursday 15 February 2007 :
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- 9h00/ 10h15
- The President of the French Republic welcomes the Heads of Delegation and Ms. Angela Merkel, Chancellor of FRG and President-in-Office of the European Council, in reverse protocol order.
- 9h00/ 10h15
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- 10h30
- Official opening session of the 24th Conference of Heads of State of Africa and France
Grand auditorium Louis Lumière.
- Mr. Erik Orsenna and Ms. Christine Kelly read conclusions of the "Africa and its Future" Forum.
- Speeches by Mr. Amadou Toumani Touré, President of the Republic of Mali; Mr. Hosni Murabak, President of the Republic of Egypt; Mr. Yoshiro Mori, Former Prime Minister of Japan; Ms. Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany; Mr. John Agyekum Kufuor, President of the Republic of Ghana, President-in-Office of the African Union; Mr. Jacques Chirac, President of the French Republic . - 10h30
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- 12h45
- Family photograph
- 12h45
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- 13h10/14h30
- Working lunch given by French President Jacques Chirac for Heads of Delegation. (Hôtel Majestic)
- Lunch for Foreign Ministers at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès. - 13h10/14h30
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- 14h45/ 17h30
- Working sessions. ( Palais des Festivals et des Congrès)
- and three thematic meetings : Raw Materials in Africa, Africa's Position and Influence in the World, Africa and the Information Society. - 14h45/ 17h30
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- 20h30
- Official dinner (Hôtel Carlton)
- 20h30
Friday 16 February 2007 :
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- 9h45/ 12h15
- Closed plenary session. (Palais des Festivals et des Congrès)
- 9h45/ 12h15
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- 12h20
- Ceremony for new countries joining UNITAID
- 12h20
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- 12h45
- Joint press conference
- 12h45