ALGIERS – Tuesday, 29 March 2022 (APS) – Prime Minister Aïmene Benabderrahmane received Monday, in Algiers, an assessment team dispatched by the African Union Commission, on a working visit to Algeria in relation to its candidacy to host the headquarters of the African Medicines Agency (AMA).
“Prime Minister Aïmene Benabderrahmane received at the Palace of the Government on Monday, 28 March 2022, an assessment team sent by the African Union Commission, led by Aggrey John Douglas Ambali of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Agency, on a visit to Algeria in relation to the country’s candidacy to host the headquarters of the African Medicines Agency (AMA),” the Prime minister’s Office said in a statement.
The meeting was an opportunity to “express Algeria’s firm and unwavering commitment in favour of Africa and the AU.”
It was also an occasion to stress Algeria’s “determination to support its initiatives to promote African integration and achieve AU’s Agenda 2063 development strategy, especially the African Medicines Agency project.”
The discussions mainly focused on “Algeria’s proposals to host the agency’s headquarters,” the statement concluded.