Appendix D—Committee Delegation visit to Africa—Itinerary

Appendix D—Committee Delegation visit to Africa—Itinerary

South Africa

Tuesday, 5 April 2011—Cape Town

  • Briefing by High Commissioner and High Commission officials

  • Breakfast meeting with Hon. Ms Sue van der Merwe MP, former Deputy Foreign Minister

  • Visit to Table Mountain observation point

  • Tour of Parliament House

  • Lunchtime meeting with Western Cape Business Group

Tuesday, 5 April 2011—Johannesburg

  • Attendance at Commonwealth Business Forum Reception

Wednesday, 6 April 2011—Johannesburg

  • Tour of Monash South Africa campus

  • Meeting with Professor Tyrone Pretorius, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Monash South Africa and staff

  • Meeting with Mr Shane Immelman, CEO, Lapdesk, and staff

  • Tour of Masakane Primary School, Zandspruit Township

  • Lunchtime meeting with Ms Freda Evans, Chief Financial Officer, Johannesburg Stock Exchange and staff

Wednesday, 6 April 2011—Pretoria

  • Meeting with Hon. Mr Pravin Gordhan MP, Finance Minister

  • Meeting with Hon. Mr Ismael Ebrahim MP, Deputy Foreign Minister

  • Roundtable meeting with Australian High Commission officials

  • Reception hosted by Australian High Commission with African Heads of Mission and Heads of African think tanks

Zimbabwe

Thursday, 7 April 2011—Harare

  • Briefing by Australian Ambassador and Embassy officials

  • Meeting with Hon. Senator Ms Edna Madzongwe, President of the Senate

  • Meeting with Hon. Mr Simbarashe Mumbengegwi MP, Minister of Foreign Affairs

  • Reception hosted by Australian Embassy

Friday, 8 April 2011—Harare

  • Meeting with Hon. Mr Patrick Chinamasa, Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs

  • Tour of Harare Sports Ground

  • Meeting with Mr Peter Chingoka, Chairman; and Mr Ozais Byute, Managing Director, Zimbabwe Cricket

  • Lunchtime meeting with various Ambassadors to Zimbabwe and businessmen

  • Meeting with Hon. Mr Lovemore Moyo MP, Speaker of the House of Assembly

  • Meeting with Hon. Mr Tendai Biti MP, Minister of Finance

  • Meeting with women leaders, including Hon. Ms Sekai Holland MP, Minister of State for National Healing and Reconciliation; and
    Hon. Ms Jesse Majome MP, Deputy Minister of Women’s Affairs

Saturday, 9 April 2011—Bulawayo

  • Site visit to Bulawayo Water and Sewage Emergency Response Program

  • Meeting with Mr Thabo Moyo, Mayor of Bulawayo

  • Meeting with Hon. Ms Thokozani Khupe MP, Deputy Prime Minister

  • Site visit to Ebenezer Rural Agricultural Training Centre

  • Visit to Matopo National Park and grave of Cecil Rhodes

  • Dinner with invited guests including Hon. Senator David Coltard, Minister of Education, Sport, Art and Culture

Sunday, 10 April 2011—Bulawayo to Victoria Falls

  • Lunchtime break at Hwange and briefing on Hwange Power Station rehabilitation program

  • Sunset cruise on Zambezi River, Victoria Falls

Monday, 11 April 2011—Victoria Falls

  • Viewing of Victoria Falls

  • Roundtable meeting with representatives of the Zimbabwe tourism industry

Ghana

Tuesday, 12 April 2011—Accra

  • Briefing by High Commissioner and High Commission officials

  • Meeting with Hon. Mr Alhaji Muhammad Mumuni MP, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration

  • Tour of Parliament House

  • Meeting with Hon. Prof. Mike Oquaye, Second Deputy Speaker and with members of Select Committees on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade

  • Meeting with NGOs (Third World Network, Imani, and WANEP) to discuss mining and conflict prevention issues

  • Briefing by Dr Joe Abbey, Executive Director, Centre for Economic Policy Analysis, on Ghana’s economic outlook

  • Meeting with Dr Alfred Dixon, Governing Board member, West and Central African Council for Agricultural Development , Mr Ernest Assiedu, Staple Crops Program Manager; and Dr Bruce Pengelly, CSIRO project head

  • Reception hosted by Australian High Commission with Australian and Ghanaian government and business contacts, and Australian Youth Ambassadors for Development

Wednesday, 13 April 2011—Takoradi, West Ghana

  • Tour of New Salman Village Resettlement Site

  • Tour of Adamus Resources Nzema Gold Project

  • Lunchtime meeting with Mr Mark Connelly, CEO Adamus Resources, local traditional leaders, and trainees from Kikam Technical Institute

Thursday, 14 April 2011—Accra

  • Site visit to Water Aid project at Sabon Zongo, Accra

Ethiopia

Friday, 15 April 2011—Addis Ababa

  • Briefing by Australian Ambassador, Embassy officials and Defence Attaché

  • Meeting with HE Mr Erastus Mwencha MP, Deputy Chairperson, African Union Commission

  • Meeting with Hon. Mr Tesfaye Daba MP, Chairperson Standing Committee of Foreign Affairs, Defence and Security Affairs; and Hon. Mr Bruck, Chairperson Standing Committee on Trade

  • Meeting with HE Mr Abdoulie Janneh, Executive Secretary, UN Economic Commission for Africa

  • Lunch with Ambassador to African Union, senior representatives of Ethiopian Government and African Union

  • Meeting with HE Hailemariam Desalegn MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs

  • Tour of National Museum of Ethiopia

Saturday, 16 April 2011—Addis Ababa

  • Tour of Ethiopian Mine Action Office (EMAO) Training Centre

  • Briefing by Mr Etsay Gebreselassie, Director General, EMAO

  • Tour of Emperor Menelik Palace and Museum

  • Tour of Hamlin College of Midwives

  • Briefing by Sr Jacqueline Bernhard, Dean; and Sr Annette Bennett, Vice Dean, Hamlin College of Midwives

  • Tour of Hamlin Fistula Hospital

  • Briefing by Dr Catherine Hamlin, founder; Prof. Gordon Williams, Medical Director; and Mr Mark Bennett, CEO, Hamlin Fistula Hospital

  • Reception hosted by Australian Embassy

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