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The preceding roundtable discussion focused on how to take the CAADP principles forward. In line with that the government of the DRC is expected to meet the renewal of commitment by the AU heads of state and government and mainly the Maputo Declaration.

Adopted in Lusaka in July 2001 during the 37th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the OAU, NEPAD, created from the merger of the Millennium Action Plan and the Omega Plan, will be 10 years old in July 2011.

Despite the fact that most African governments have adopted international and regional instruments and resolutions that promote women’s rights, African women still face institutional, legal, political, environmental as well as socio-economic constraints

Marking the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future