In a special meeting held at the ACP General Secretariat in Brussels on April 7^th, 2013 to commemorate the 1994 Rwandan genocide, the ACP Group has released a special declaration. In his speech, the ACP Secretary General, HON. ALHAJI MUHAMMAD MUMUNI declared:

“It is important that we continue to commemorate this day in order not to forget one of the most heinous crimes against humanity perpetrated by one group of people against another. 

The next Brussels Development Briefing will tackle the topic of ‘Food, geography and traditions: Protecting agricultural traditional products’, by looking at the challenges and opportunities for protecting traditional knowledge and registered agricultural products in a sustainable way.

• By Obadiah Mailafia

Dateline Port Harcourt – On Friday 22^nd February, the Secretary-General Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, delivered the Claude Ake Memorial Lecture for 2013 in the city of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, in the oil-rich Niger Delta region of Nigeria.

Summary report of the 7th Summit of the ACP Heads of State and Government.

Produced by ACP Press/ Video Lawson.

Brussels, 22 January 2013/ ACP: A memorial event in honour of the late Ambassador of Niger to Belgium and the European Union, H.E Mr Issaka Djibo was held today in Brussels after his untimely death last Friday 18 January.

Con ocasión de la Solemne Apertura de la Séptima Cumbre de Jefes de Estado de Gobierno de los Países ACP, Malabo 13 de Diciembre de 2012.

Su Excelencia John Dramani Mahama, Presidente de la República de Ghana y Presidente en Ejercicio de la 6a Cumbre ACP

Su Excelencia Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Secretario General del Grupo ACP

On the occasion of the Opening Ceremony of the 7^th Summit of ACP Heads of State and Government, 13 December 2012, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea

“OUR UNITY CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE”

President of the Seventh ACP Summit, H.E Dr. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea;

President of the Sixth ACP Summit, H.E Mr John Dramani Mahama, President of the Republic of Ghana;

President of the African Union, H.E Dr Boni Yayi, President of the Republic of Benin;

  A l’ouverture du 7^ème sommet des Chefs d’Etat et de Gouvernement du Groupe des Etats d’Afrique, des Caraïbes et du Pacifique, 13 décembre 2012, Malabo, Guinée Equatoriale

Excellence Monsieur le Président de la République de Guinée Equatoriale et Cher ami,

On the occasion of the Opening Ceremony of the 7^th Summit of the ACP Heads of State and Government in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea 13 December 2012

Excellencies, Distinguished Guests,

Ladies and Gentlemen,