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Africa, Caribbean and Pacific leaders expected in Nairobi for ACP Summit

Kenya is expected to host several leaders of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) during the 9th ACP Summit of Heads of State and Government. The Summit is themed “A Transformed ACP: Committed to Multilateralism” and will be preceded by Ministerial Sessions from 6 to 8 December at the same venue.

The Summit comes at a time when ACP Group prepares to finalize the Post-Cotonou negotiations as well as the revision to its Constitutive Act, the Georgetown Agreement. At the 110th Session of the ACP Council of Ministers which will precede the Summit, Ministers will appoint the next Secretary-General for the term 2020 to 2025. The tenure of the current Senior Management Team expires on 28 February 2020.

The African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) is an organization created by the Georgetown Agreement in 1975 and brings together Africa, Pacific islands and Caribbean countries into one …