Africa: Cote d'Ivoire Launched the Pilot Phase of the AU Project for Inclusion of Acdeg in School Curricula for West AfricaThe Pilot Phase of the African Union Project for inclusion of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance in school curricula for West African region has been officially launched by H.E. Professor Mariatou Kone, the National Education Minister of Côte d'Ivoire, in the presence of H.E. Mr. Herry Mané , H.E.
Since then, the Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security, in line with its mandate and with the aspiration of achieving Agenda 2063's pillar three -"an Africa of good governance, democracy, respect for human rights, justice and the rule of law" - has taken important steps for the effective implementation of the project.
The launch event aimed at raising awareness on the ACDEG as an important normative framework and on the ACDEG Project as a tool to promote and expand African citizens' knowledge on the principles and values of the Charter.