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Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has obtained observer status at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. According to a statement sent to Agenzia Fides, the observer status was obtained following the signing of a memorandum of understanding on behalf of the President of SECAM, His Exc. Mgr. Gabriel Mbilingi. The Archbishop of Lubango, and the Commissioner for Political Affairs of the African Union, Ms. Aisha Laraba Abdullahi
According to the memorandum the two parties commit themselves in: consulting one another and establishing programs of cooperation; sending observers to the meetings of the respective bodies on issues of common interest; cooperating to achieve their specific objectives, at national, continental and international levels; cooperating in the field of training, capacity-building operations, organization of seminars and the dissemination of reports.
At a financial level the African Union and SECAM will commit themselves in seeking funds for joint activities for the benefit of the entire African continent. (L.M.) (Agenzia Fides 24/09/2015)
