New York Forum Africa holds 3rd meet in Gabon
| Brand news: From left: Adiat Disu, CEO of Africa Fashion Council; Jacob Wood, chairman of Golden Gate Group in Nigeria; and Louise Mushikiwabo, minister of foreign affairs and cooperation of Rwanda, take part in a panel discussion on the African brand on Sunday. |
| Warming up: Richard Attias, founder of the New York Forum Institute and co-founder of the New York Forum Africa, gets ready to open the third edition of the NYFA. |
| Opening kickoff: From left: Former president of Peru Alejandro Toledo, Rwandan President Paul Kagame, Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba, first lady of Gabon, former president of Bolivia Jorge Quiroga and founder of Cecilia Attias Foundation for Women Cecilia Attias attend the opening session of the NYFA Libreville, Gabon on May 23. Photos by Zhang Yuwei / China Daily |
| Student focus: Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba speaks at the first African Citizen's Summit held on the first day of the New York Forum. The summit focuses on opportunities for the generation of students that will shortly be entering the workforce. |
| A year later: Liang Bin (right), deputy manager at the project management unit of AVIC International Holding Corporation, attends the New York Forum Africa opening ceremony with his colleagues on May 23 in Libreville, Gabon. AVIC signed a deal with the Gabonese government last year to build three vocational schools in Gabon. |
(China Daily Africa Weekly 05/30/2014 page5)
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