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7颅8 October 2004, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) -- African Voices: Second Meeting of the Commission for Africa.听Launched by UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, the Commission will look at recommendations for Africa's future. Contact Nicola Savage, tel (44 20) 7023 1869, e-mail <n-savage@dfid.gov.uk>.

11颅15 October 2004, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) -- African Development Forum,听sponsored by UN Economic Commission for Africa. Contact Robert Okello, tel (251-1) 443040, fax (251-1) 514416, e-mail <rokello@uneca.org>.

13颅15 October 2004, Johannesburg (South Africa) -- Eskom African Business Leaders Forum 2004,听to define and construct a prosperous future for Africa. Contact Estie Schafer, tel (27-11) 807 0948, fax (27-11) 807 0919, e-mail <estie@businessinafrica.co.za>, website <.

17颅21 October, Pittsburgh (USA) -- International Water Conference,highlighting issues such as waste water and water preparation. Contact Tracy Devlin, e-mail <t.devlin@eswp.com>, website <.

27颅28 October 2004, Nairobi (Kenya) -- Mobilizing ICT to Improve Healthcare in Africa.听Contact Sean Moroney, e-mail <sean@aitecafrica.com>.

1颅2 November 2004, Tokyo (Japan) -- Asia-Africa Trade and Investment Conference,听follow-up to the Third Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD). Contact Mieko Ikegame, tel (1-212) 963-1937.

1颅4 November 2004, Conakry (Guinea) -- Ecotourism in National Parks and Protected Areas in Africa.听Tel (224) 45 32 49/41 49 94, fax: (224) 45 36 76/45 32 78/45 51 64, e-mail <opda@sotelgui.net.gn>.

19 November 2004, Dakar (Senegal) -- Ai Investments Awards.Sponsored by Africa Investor magazine to highlight achievements in promoting direct investment in Africa. Website <.

19 November 2004, New York (USA) -- Building the ICT Capacity of African Universities for Promoting Development.听Contact Jackie Sayegh, tel (1-607) 255-6849, e-mail <jsb25@cornell.edu>, website <.

22颅24 November 2004, Geneva (Switzerland) -- International Conference on Women Defending Peace.听Aims to create new peace activism. Contact Lea Biason, tel (41 22) 741 77 40, fax (41 22) 741 77 05, e-mail <wdp@dcaf.ch>, website <.

22颅24 November 2004, Marrakech (Morocco) -- International Conference on Media Issues,听a follow-up to the World Summit on the Information Society. Contact ORBICOM, tel (514) 987-8743, fax (514) 987-0249, e-mail <orbicom@uqam.ca>, website <.

26颅28 November 2004, Perth (Australia) -- Twenty-Seventh Annual and International Conference on "African Renewal, African Renaissance": New Perspectives on Africa's Past and Africa's Present.Contact Dr. Jeremy Martens, tel (61 8) 6488-2154, e-mail <jmartens@arts.uwa.edu.au>.

12颅14 January 2005, Cape Town (South Africa) -- International Conference on Natural Products and Molecular Therapy,听highlighting the use of natural products in health care. Contact Deborah McTeer, fax (27 21) 4486263, e-mail <deborah@curie.uct.ac.za>

WHAT HAS TAKEN PLACE

3颅9 September, Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) -- African Union Extraordinary Summit on Employment and Poverty Alleviation.Contact Dr. Grace Kalimugo, tel (251-1) 517700 ext 279, fax (251-1) 517844, e-mail <dsocial@africa-union.org>.

15 September 2004, Tunis (Tunisia) -- Africa's Development: the Journey So Far and the Way Forward.听Symposium organized by the African Development Bank. E-mail afdb@afdb.org, tel (216) 71 333 511 or 71 103 450, fax (216) 71 351 933.