African Union delegation arrives in Egypt

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african union delegation egyptA delegation from the African Union (AU) arrived in Cairo on Sunday to meet with the Egyptian leadership following the country’s suspension from all union activities.

The AU announced their decision to suspend Egypt on 5 July, citing the ouster of former president Mohamed Morsi as an “unconstitutional change of government.”

The visit is a “fact-finding trip,” according to a diplomatic source in the foreign ministry, who confirmed that the delegation had already met with Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy and was due to meet with interim president Adly Mansour and Defence Minister General Abdul Fatah Al-Sisi.

The delegation is chaired by Alpha Omar Konaré, a former president of Mali who also chaired the African Union Commission from 2003 to 2008, and includes the Prime Minister of Djibouti and a special representative from the office of the Botswanan President.

“The meeting went well,” the diplomatic source said, adding that Fahmy had conveyed his objection to the decision taken by the AU’s Peace and Security Council to freeze Egypt’s membership. Fahmy’s predecessor, Mohammed Kamel Amr, had requested a delegation be sent prior to Morsi’s ouster to observe the political situation, but no such visit occurred.

Fahmy explained in length the current situation and detailed the transitional plans, the source continued, adding that the Foreign Minister had reaffirmed the interim government’s commitment to the nine-month roadmap as well as to an inclusive political process, which would include the Muslim Brotherhood.

State-run Al-Ahram reported Fahmy said in a press conference: “Egypt welcomes the AU delegation with open arms” and that the AU group was “a delegation between families.”

Konaré was “very grateful” to the Foreign Minister, the diplomatic source added, and spoke positively about the situation, saying: “there is no Africa without Egypt.” Mr Konaré also stressed the importance of moving forward, adding that there had been no preconditions set for Egypt’s return to full-status in the AU.

The commission is due to present a report of their findings to AU chair Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma in the coming weeks.

Daily News Egypt

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6 responses to “African Union delegation arrives in Egypt”

  1. Patience2 Avatar
    Patience2

    If they have come to support the Bro Hood, I hope they realise they may/will be controlled by ‘it’ themselves some sad day.

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      I think what they were there for was to make sure the dam projects on the Blue Nile would not be affected now by Islamist interference.

  2. Patience2 Avatar
    Patience2

    If they have come to support the Bro Hood, I hope they realise they may/will be controlled by ‘it’ themselves some sad day.

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      I think what they were there for was to make sure the damn projects on the Blue Nile would not be affected now by Islamist interference.

  3. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    A ‘good-news’ story that SHOULD be in here …. there are so few of them. From ‘The Daily Star’

    The new sanitation system is part of a bigger project to promote and preserve the Qadisha Valley.
    “[This] is the first project in Lebanon which adopted a technology that suits the small residential communities in the countryside and fits with the natural environment,” said Nabil al-Jisr, head of the Council for Development and Reconstruction.
    “The success of this experiment will have a national effects because it will spread into all villages in Bsharri and similar Lebanese regions that are hard to link to the major and moderate sanitation systems.”
    After an initial testing phase, the municipality intends to spread the project throughout the qada. If successful, the technology will also be implemented in other parts of Lebanon through the national master plan for sanitation, Jisr said.
    “Twenty percent of Lebanese citizens will benefit from this technology to treat the wastewater in their villages,” he said
    Patrice Paoli, France’s ambassador to Lebanon, explained the exact technology, which was developed by the French Development Agency.
    ———
    The project was made partially possible by the contribution of Shafiq Tabet, who paid out of pocket for the land that will house the new water treatment plant, Geagea said.
    Geagea also saluted the head of the French Development Agency, Doni Kasa, for his support for the project, noting that the project was financed by the agency and AFD Company, which contributed 500,000 euros ($664,000).
    “The sanitation plant that we inaugurate in Bsharri is the first of its kind not only in the region but also in the north and in Lebanon,” Geagea said. “It is part of a comprehensive development plan in the whole region, regarding the infrastructure on all levels.”

  4. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    A ‘good-news’ story that SHOULD be in here …. there are so few of them. From ‘The Daily Star’

    The new sanitation system is part of a bigger project to promote and preserve the Qadisha Valley.
    “[This] is the first project in Lebanon which adopted a technology that suits the small residential communities in the countryside and fits with the natural environment,” said Nabil al-Jisr, head of the Council for Development and Reconstruction.
    “The success of this experiment will have a national effects because it will spread into all villages in Bsharri and similar Lebanese regions that are hard to link to the major and moderate sanitation systems.”
    After an initial testing phase, the municipality intends to spread the project throughout the qada. If successful, the technology will also be implemented in other parts of Lebanon through the national master plan for sanitation, Jisr said.
    “Twenty percent of Lebanese citizens will benefit from this technology to treat the wastewater in their villages,” he said
    Patrice Paoli, France’s ambassador to Lebanon, explained the exact technology, which was developed by the French Development Agency.
    ———
    The project was made partially possible by the contribution of Shafiq Tabet, who paid out of pocket for the land that will house the new water treatment plant, Geagea said.
    Geagea also saluted the head of the French Development Agency, Doni Kasa, for his support for the project, noting that the project was financed by the agency and AFD Company, which contributed 500,000 euros ($664,000).
    “The sanitation plant that we inaugurate in Bsharri is the first of its kind not only in the region but also in the north and in Lebanon,” Geagea said. “It is part of a comprehensive development plan in the whole region, regarding the infrastructure on all levels.”

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