Address by Minister Bibeau on the occasion of the annual review of Canada's bilateral cooperation program with Senegal
August 30, 2016 - Dakar, Senegal
http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?nid=1119129&_ga=1.5025723.944949079....
"First, Canada will be more and more present in Africa, particularly in francophone Africa. Beyond its development program, Canada needs to increase its diplomatic and political engagement with its African partners, intensify its cooperation with African multilateral institutions through those partners, strengthen cooperation in the field of security and boost its trade.
Second, strengthening the socio-economic capacities of women and girls is at the heart of our international development priorities."
The Economist has several articles last week on Africa:
African cities
Industry in Africa
Health care in Rwanda
Egypt’s Nubians
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