Timeline
Date	Meeting	Location
MAY 2004
4	First Meeting of the Commission for Africa	London, UK
24 - 26	Commission for Africa: African Finance Ministers Meeting	Kampala, Uganda
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JUNE 2004
2 - 4	Africa Economic Summit, World Economic Forum	Maputo, Mozambique
11	BOND Civil Society consultation	London, UK
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JULY 2004
3	African Diaspora and Development Day	London, UK
5	New thinking forum series (United Kingdom)	London, UK
6	New thinking forum series (Germany)	Berlin, Germany
6 - 8	Summit of the African Union	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
8	UK Midlands NGO consultation	Birmingham, UK
20	New thinking forum series (United Kingdom)	London, UK
21	UK Chancellor Gordon Brown hosts breakfast with NGOs and faith groups	London, UK
21 -23	Africans in Britain Conference	Berkshire, UK
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AUGUST 2004
4	BOND Civil Society consultation - public meeting	London, UK
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SEPTEMBER 2004
4	National Dialogue on the Work of the Commission for Africa	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
13 -15	Commission for Africa at the World Urban Forum	Barcelona, Spain
14 -16	Africa Investment Forum 2004	Johannesburg, South Africa
17	Commissioner led Consultation Meetings	Lagos, Nigeria
23	Supporting Africa's Development: Sharing experiences to reduce poverty - International Seminar	Beijing, China
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OCTOBER 2004
5	New thinking forum series (Italy)	Rome, Italy
7 - 8	Second Meeting of the Commission for Africa	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
12	ODI: Lunchtime meeting Series: Africa and the developed world: Taking responsibility for our actions	London, UK
21	Commission for Africa business conference	London, UK
21 - 22	Good governance in Africa	Berlin, Germany
26	A Strategy for Development: Supporting and Financing Africa's Resurgence	London, UK
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NOVEMBER 2004
2	Development and Stability in Africa: Challenges for the Private Sector (Asia-Africa Trade and Investment Conference)	Tokyo, Japan
5	Southern Africa Business Consultation Roundtable Meeting	Johannesburg, South Africa
8 - 9	East Africa Business Consultation Roundtable Meeting	Dar es-Salaam, Tanzania
11	Africa Trade Expert Consultation	Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia
11 - 12	Central Africa Business Consultation Roundtable Meeting	Yaounde, Cameroon
15 - 16	West Africa Business Consultation Roundtable Meeting	Accra, Ghana
18	What can the International community do to support sustainable Peace & Security in Africa?	London, UK
18	New thinking forum series (France)	Paris, France
19	New thinking forum series (United States)	New York, USA
19	Tokyo Media Forum	Tokyo, Japan
21 - 24	Commissioner led Consultation Meetings	Dakar, Senegal
23	Tackling Arms and Conflict in Africa - How can MPs make a difference?	The Hague, Netherlands
23 - 27	Francophone Summit	Burkina Faso
25	African Thinkers Roundtable meeting convened by CODESRIA	Dakar, Senegal
25	Meeting of African Finance Ministers	Nigeria
29 - 4 Dec	Global WASH Forum	Dakar, Senegal
30	UK BME Civil Society Conference on the Commission for Africa	Cardiff, UK
30 - 1 Dec	North Africa Business Consultation Roundtable Meeting	Algiers, Algeria
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DECEMBER 2004
1 - 3	West Africa Regional Consultation Event	Dakar, Senegal
6 - 8	East Africa Regional Consultation Event	Nairobi, Kenya
8 - 10	Central Africa Regional Consultation Event	Douala, Cameroon
13 - 15	Southern Africa Regional Consultation Event	Lusaka, Zambia
14 - 16	North Africa Regional Consultation Event	Alexandria, Egypt
16	Open Civil Society Consultation Meeting	London, UK
17	African Thinkers Roundtable	Lagos, Nigeria
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JANUARY 2005
6	Consultation meeting with Tanzanian intellectuals	Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
17 - 18	African Finance Ministers Meeting with the Commission for Africa	Cape Town, South Africa
26 - 30	World Economic Forum	Davos, Switzerland
27	Uganda National Consultation Meeting	Kampala, Uganda
28	Africans in the Diaspora Consultation of the Commission for Africa (ADVAD)	London, UK
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FEBRUARY 2005
24	Third Meeting of the Commission for Africa	London, UK
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MARCH 2005
11	Commissioner's Declaration	London, UK
11	Publication of the Commission for Africa Report	London, Addis Ababa and New York
21	Launch of the Commission for Africa Report in Scotland	Edinburgh, Scotland
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APRIL 2005
5	Business Action for Africa Conference	London, UK
12	Oxford Institute of Ageing Conference	London, UK
15	Commission for Africa on Capitol Hill	Washington, USA
15	Commission meetings in the Netherlands and Portugal	Netheralnds, Portugal
21 - 22	Nelson Mandela Foundation Seminar North and East Africa	Nairobi, Kenya
23 - 24	Canadian Council for Africa Conference	Toronto, Canada
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MAY 2005
2	African Union\Commission for Africa Meeting	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
3	European Parliament hearing on the Commission for Africa	Brussels, Belgium
3	Our Common Interest: Supporting Africa’s Resurgence, Lecture given by Sir Nicholas Stern and Tidjane Thiam at London School of Economics	London, UK
11	Africa as a new Political Priority event	Tenerife, Spain
12 - 13	West Africa regional report presentation and debate event	Lagos, Nigeria
15	ECA Finance/AfDB Meeting	Abuja, Nigeria
16	The Commission for Africa Report – Scotland Working in Partnership conference	Edinburgh, UK
16 - 20	Commission for Africa Conference: Implementing the findings of the Report	Wilton Park, UK
17	Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the Commission for Africa	Washington, USA
20 - 21	Shaping International Doctrine Conference Ditchley Foundation	Ditchley, UK
23 - 24	Nelson Mandela Foundation Seminar Southern Africa	Maputo, Mozambique
23 - 25	NUFFIC conference on Higher Education	The Hague, Netherlands
24	Presentation of the Commission for Africa report in Moscow	Moscow, Russia
24	Commission for Africa - Presentation of the Report to the National Assembly of Wales	Cardiff, Wales, UK
25	Africa Day	UK
25	Africa Day: Launch of the Schools Booklet What Does the Commission for Africa Say?	London, UK
26	Commissioner Anna Tibaijuka debates Commission report with UN agencies in Rome	Rome, Italy
27	Commission G8 Seminar	Rome, Italy
27	Africa Development Bank (ADB) meets to discuss Commission for Africa report	Tunis, Tunisia
28	Kirchentag Conference	Hanover, Germany
28 - 29	North Africa regional report presentation and debate event	Algiers, Algeria
31	Les Defis de L'Afrique, Institut de relations internationales et strategiques and UNESCO.	Paris, France
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JUNE 2005
1	Launch of the French-language version of the Commission for Africa report	Paris, France
1	Nigeria Economic Forum	Abuja, Nigeria
1 - 3	World Economic Forum Africa Economic Summit	Cape Town, South Africa
6	Commission G8 Seminar	Tokyo, Japan
6 - 7	G8 International Parliamentarians Event	Edinburgh, UK
6 - 7	East Africa Regional Report Presentation and Debate Event	Nairobi, Kenya
7	Commission G8 Seminar	Beijing, China
7 - 8	Central Africa regional report presentation and debate event	Yaounde, Cameroon
9	Presentation of the Commission Report in Tanzanian Parliament	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
10 - 11	Paul Boateng addresses Philadelphia and Lincoln University on growth, trade, aid and debt in the US	USA
13	Chicago International Mayor's Conference	Chicago
14	Private Sector Seminar (CIAN)	Paris, France
14 - 15	Southern Africa Regional Report Presentation and Debate Event	Johannesburg, South Africa
17	Presentation of the Commission report in Northern Ireland	Belfast, UK
20 - 21	Nelson Mandela Foundation Seminar West and Central Africa	Dakar, Senegal
21 - 24	Corporate Council on Africa	Baltimore, United States
26	Africa 2005: BBC\British Museum Africa Day	London, UK
28	Afrika Verein Private Sector Event	Berlin, Germany
28	National Conference on the Commission for Africa	Sierra Leone
29	Pre-G8 Academic Conference, University of Glasgow	Glasgow, UK
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JULY 2005
2	Conference on the Commission for Africa Recommendations	Bamako, Mali
2	Live 8 Concerts	UK, France, Italy, Germany, USA
4 - 5	African Union Summit	Sirte, Libya
4 - 6	J8 Edinburgh 2005 - Young People's World Summit	Edinburgh, UK
5	BITC Awards for Excellence 2005
5 - 6	G8-Business Action for Africa Summit	London, UK
6 - 8	G8 Summit	Gleneagles, UK
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