Cotonou 29 November 2021: The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) delegation today met two Ministers of Beninese Government to update them about the arrangements of the RUFORUM Triennial Conference and to thank the Government for accepting to host this year’s Conference. The RUFORUM Delegation, led by Professor Adipala Ekwamu, the Executive Secretary, paid a courtesy call also to discuss possible collaborations between Benin Government and the RUFORUM Network. The RUFORUM Delegation met with Hon. Professor Eléonore Ladekan Yayi, the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Hon. Gaston Dossouhoui, the Minister of Agriculture and other Government Officials, Republic of Benin.  

The Seventh Africa Higher Education Week and RUFORUM Triennial Conference 2021 is hosted by Beninese Government through the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, working with RUFORUM member universities in Benin; University of Abomey Calavi, National University of Agriculture, and University of Parakou. It will run from the 06^th to 10^th December, 2021 at Palais des Congres in Cotonou under the theme “Operationalising Higher Education for Innovation, Industrialisation, Inclusion and Sustainable Economic Development in Africa: A Call for Action”.

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