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AU nominates Dr. Tangara to serve as panelist for virtual conference on silencing the guns

Jun 2, 2020, 12:09 PM

The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, has been nominated by the continental body – African Union to serve as a panelist for the virtual conference it organised with the objective to give impetus to the ‘silencing of the gun agenda,’ following the launch of the campaign as the African Union theme of the year 2020.

Foreign Minister Dr. Tangara is part of the nine member panelists who comprised senior United Nations and African Union officials. The three hour virtual conference which will kick off on Monday 1 June 2020 is expected to place human security at the centre of peace enforcement.

Issued by the Communication Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad