Abidjan signing ceremony
Published: 18 Dec 2017
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The Mayors who signed the Covenant of Mayors for Sub-Saharan Africa call on other cities to join them.
Through this call, the signatory cities show the benefits of belonging to a network that can influence and strengthen the development of cities.
This signing ceremony was done at the African Union - European Union Summit 2017.
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