The Ombuds Blog: African Ombuds Executive Committee to Review Commitments

March 18, 2013

African Ombuds Executive Committee to Review Commitments

The Executive Committee of African Ombudsman and Mediators Association is meeting this week in Luanda. In addition to hearing from regional representatives, the committee will also be considering a report from the Institute for the Training of Ombudsmen and Collaborators at Kwazulu-Natal University in South Africa. AOM's executives will also analyze the 2011 cooperation agreement with the African Union, aimed at materializing the accord. (Angola Press.)

Related posts: AOMA Publishes First Electronic Newsletter; African Ombudsman Research Centre Opens in South Africa; University of KwaZulu-Natal Opens First Ombuds Office; African Ombuds Group Seeks Closer Ties to African Union.

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March 18, 2013

African Ombuds Executive Committee to Review Commitments

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