28 May: Pan African Parliament elections: The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) elected a new  Idriss Ndele Moussa, from Chad as its new President. The PAP also elected four Vice-Presidents;  Bethel Amadi, Nigeria (for Western African); Mary Mugyenyi, Uganda (for Eastern African);  Laroussi Hammi, Algeria, ( for Northern Africa); and Joram Gumbo, Zimbabwe (for Southern African).
28 May: AfDB Clean Energy Fund:   The African Development Bank Group's (AfDB) Board of Director's approved a ZAR 100 million equity investment in the Evolution One Fund, the first specialized private equity fund focused on the acceleration and deployment of clean energy and sustainable technologies across southern Africa. [AfDB News]
29 May: AMCEN Special Session:   African Ministers attending the third special session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) on Climate Change, which convened from 25-29 May 2009, in Nairobi, Kenya, adopted the Nairobi Declaration. The Declaration highlights major challenges and opportunities in the negotiations for a more equitable climate regime, and provides African countries with a platform to make a strong case for support at the climate change conference in Copenhagen, in December 2009. [UNEP Press Release] [UNFCCC Executive Secretary’s Speech]
4 June: Health Finance:  The International Financial Committee, African Development Bank, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the German development finance institution DEG have established a private equity fund that will invest in Africa's health sector. [Press Release]
8 June: AU-ECA: The second Joint Annual Meetings of the African Union (AU) Conference of Ministers of  Economy and Finance and Economic Commission for Africa (ECA_ Conference of Ministers of Finance,  Planning and Economic Development, took place in Cairo, Egypt from 6-7 June 2009.  The meeting was proceeded by an Expert group meeting, which prepared recommendations for inclusion in the Ministerial Statement, adopted at the conclusion of the meeting. [More information]
9 June: COMESA: The thirteenth Summit of the Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Summit, held in Zimbabwe, from 8-9 June, launched the COMESA Customs Union and the COMESA Regional Payment and Settlement System. [More Information]

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