23rd Ordinary General Assembly of OAFLAD

8 July, 2019, Niamey, Niger ; Venue: TBD

Collaborating to Transform Africa: Addressing the Needs of Vulnerable Populations

Moderator: (TBC)

Time Agenda item

08h30-09h00 Arrival and Registration

09h00-09h05 Welcome remarks by H.E. Mme Aïssata Issoufou Mahamadou, First Lady of the Republic of

Niger

09h05-09h10 Outgoing OAFLAD President introduces New OAFLAD President and Vice President and new

OAFLAD Steering Committee.

09h10-09h20 Opening Statement by Incoming President of OAFLAD

09h20-09h25 Greetings from AUC, H.E. Mme Amira ElFadil Mohamed, Commissioner for Social Affairs

09h25- 09h30 Remarks by special guest : TBD

09h30-10h00

First Dialogue with First Ladies and Partners.

“OAFLAD Strategic vision 2019-2023; honoring the past, challenging the present and

creating the future for OAFLAD”

10h05-10h25 Group Photographs and Tea Break

10h25-10h55 Introduce Second dialogue with First Ladies and partners

“OAFLA to OAFLAD: Value of Creating new partnerships”

10h55-11h05 Cultural Interlude

11h05-11h50

Recognition of Member States who have held the OAFLAD Presidency and Founding First

Ladies

Gabon: 2002-2004

Rwanda: 2004-2006

Zambie: 2006-2008

Ethiopie: 2008-2011 / 2017-2019

Namibie: 2011-2013

Tchad: 2013-2015

Ghana: 2015-2017

Malawi: janvier-juillet 2017

Burkina Faso: 2018-2019

OAFLAD Founding First Ladies and Partners

H.E. Mme Antoinette SASSOU N'GUESSO First Lady of the Republic of Congo

H.E Mme Constancia Mangue De Obiang First Lady of Equitorial Guinea

Michel Sidibe, Executive Director, UNAIDS

11h15-11h20 Reading of the Communiqué, OAFLAD Member (TBC)

11h20-12h00 Closing remarks

12h30 Lunch

16h00-18h00 SAFEM Visit hosted by First Lady of Niger, H.E. Mme Aïssata Issoufou Mahamadou