The Secretary General of the East African Community, Dr. Richard Sezibera, Friday, held talks with His Highness the Aga Khan, Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN).The Aga Khan, who had paid a courtesy call on the Secretary General, briefed the EAC officials about the several ongoing AKDN projects in East Africa including the inauguration of the US$ 50 million Aga Khan University (AKU) Hospital’s Heart and Cancer Centre on July 25 in Nairobi, the laying of the foundation stone of the AKU Graduate School of Media and Communications in Nairobi on July 27, 2011 and the ongoing construction of a modern university campus in Arusha.
The Secretary General of the East African Community, Dr. Richard Sezibera, Friday, held talks with His Highness the Aga Khan, Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN).
The Aga Khan, who had paid a courtesy call on the Secretary General, briefed the EAC officials about the several ongoing AKDN projects in East Africa including the inauguration of the US$ 50 million Aga Khan University (AKU) Hospital’s Heart and Cancer Centre on July 25 in Nairobi, the laying of the foundation stone of the AKU Graduate School of Media and Communications in Nairobi on July 27, 2011 and the ongoing construction of a modern university campus in Arusha.
The Secretary General hailed His Highness the Aga Khan for conceptualizing the University of East Africa campus in Arusha, Tanzania which he said would contribute to the creation of an East African identity.
"Your Highness, your vision is very exciting and compelling and we [the East African Community] support these noble objectives meant to develop the region as a unit,” said Amb. Dr. Sezibera.
The Secretary General called for the need for the Community to work closely with AKDN in the areas of education, research and healthcare.
The two sides agreed to form a coordinating team to explore further the areas of collaboration between AKDN and the EAC.
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