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1st Conference of Intellectuals from Africa and the Diaspora | | Last Updated 17/11/2009 21:24:00 |
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 | Migration and development fund for Diaspora launched | | Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB), the French governme
nt and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (FIDA) have launched
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migration and development to support Africans in the Diaspora, reliable sources
said on Tuesday in Tunis.
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| Nigeriens in Diaspora reject Tandja's third term bid | | Paris, France (PANA) - Nigerien nationals living in France have expressed "stron
g opposition" to any initiative aimed
at making President Mamadou Tandja remain in power after his second term ends in
December this year, saying this
would poseserious threats to the country's stability.
12/05/2009 full text... |
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| Guinean junta meets Guinean diaspora in Paris | | Paris, France (PANA) - A delegation of the National Council for the Democracy an
d Development (CNDD, military-civilian authority on power in Guinea) will Saturd
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y meet the Guinean community in France, in Saint-Denis, near Paris, one of the o
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ganisers of the parley, Saďdou Nour Bokoum, disclosed to PANA Friday.
16/01/2009 full text... |
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| Guinean diaspora to meet junta in Conakry | | Paris, France (PANA) - The Coordination of the Guinean Associations of France (C
AGF) will February, send a delegation to Conakry to meet the military junta whic
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took over 23 December after the death of President Lansana Conté, a representat
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living in France, Cissé Campell told PANA Monday.
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| Mauritanian Diaspora rejects national dialogue | | Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - An organisation of Mauritanians in the
Dispora, Conscience and Resistance (CR), has rejected the forthcoming
National Dialogue being organised by the country's military junta to
help forge a political transition plan.
25/12/2008 full text... |
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| Diaspora group urges resistance against Mauritanian coupists | | Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The African Liberation Forces of Mauritania
(FLAM), a Diaspora organisation, said on Monday it was supporting a national
and international campaign to resist the new military authorities who
have been ruling Nouakchott since 6 August, when they toppled the
country's democratically-elected government.
11/08/2008 full text... |
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| WB to work with AU on Diaspora remittances fund | | Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The World Bank has announced plans to collaborate with t
he African Union in exploring the possibilities for the development of a Diaspor
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Remittances Investment Fund, according to a statement made available to PANA he
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30/11/2007 full text... |
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| African Diaspora in Europe form network | | Paris, France (PANA) - Africans living in Europe have decided to organise
themselves into a network in order to put their expertise at the disposal of
African countries, one of the initiators of the project, Amély James
Koh Bela, told PANA here Friday.
14/09/2007 full text... |
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| AU applauds regional conference on African Diaspora | | Paris, France (PANA) - The Ambassador of the African Union (AU) to
Brussels, Mahamat Annadif, described on Thursday in Paris as
"satisfactory" the outcome of the regional advisory conference of the
AU/African Diaspora in Europe that ended Wednesday in the French
capital.
13/09/2007 full text... |
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| SA FM in Paris ahead of African Diaspora Conference | | Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South African Foreign Minister
Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma arrived Monday in Paris, France, where she will
present a keynote address at the African Union (AU)-African Diaspora
Regional Consultative Conference Tuesday and Wednesday, the Department
of Foreign Affairs confirmed here Monday.
10/09/2007 full text... |
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| IOM vows to help monitor Congolese abroad | | Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The International
Organisation for Migrations (IOM) has promised to
monitor movements of Congolese living abroad with a
view to ensure they participate in the development of
their country.
27/07/2007 full text... |
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| Yar'Adua charges Diaspora Nigerians | | Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The second Nigeria Diaspora Day/Third Science
and Technology Conference opened in the capital city of Abuja
Wednesday, with President Umaru Yar'Adua calling on Nigerians in the
Diaspora to take seriously their roles as the country's ambassadors in
their places of abode.
25/07/2007 full text... |
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| Nigerians abroad to meet in Abuja | | Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerians living abroad will meet over three
days at a conference scheduled to start in the capital city of Abuja
25 July, a government statement said.
13/07/2007 full text... |
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| Nigerian govt ensures Abuja Diaspora Village proposal | | Dallas, US (PANA) - A total of 300 Nigerians in Diaspora, have been
allocated land at a site for the proposed Abuja Diaspora Village, in
Nigeria's capital city, according to Dr Ola Kassim, chairman of
Nigerians in the Diaspora Organisation (NIDO Americas).
18/06/2007 full text... |
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| Congolese Diaspora and Belgian legislative poll | | Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Some 10,000 Belgian-naturalised
DR Congo nationals will go to the polls on Sunday for
the crucial legislative elections in their host country,
but it is unclear which of the parties will win their
support.
09/06/2007 full text... |
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| Cameroonian Diaspora yearns for role back home | | Douala, Cameroon (PANA) - Cameroonian nationals living in Germany
plan to use the "Cameroon-Diaspora" forum scheduled for 25-27 April
in Yaounde to sensitise local authorities on the need for a better
policy to integrate Cameroonians abroad in the national development
process.
18/04/2007 full text... |
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| Guineans in the Diaspora want President Conté to face trial | | Paris, France (PANA) - Several Guinean NGOs in the Diaspora calling
themselves "Platform" want president Lansana Conté tried for being
responsible for the death of 113 people, killed following a political
crisis that has hit the west African country since December last year.
23/02/2007 full text... |
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| Tripoli Declaration prods African Diaspora | | Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The "Tripoli Declaration" by the
just-ended Africa-EU ministerial conference on migration
and development, has called on Africans in the Diaspora
to support poverty eradication efforts and the attainment
of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by African
countries.
24/11/2006 full text... |
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| Kenyans in Diaspora might vote in 2007 poll | | Nairobi Kenya (PANA) , Kenyans living abroad will be eligible to
vote in general elections as long as they comply with relevant
clauses in the constitution, the Electoral Commission of Kenya
(ECK) confirmed here Wednesday.
20/09/2006 full text... |
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| Artists' role in CIAD 'outstanding success' | | Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Kalidou Kassé, a Senegalese painter, says
the participation of African artists in the second Conference of
Intellectuals from Africa and the Diaspora (CIAD II) was "an
outstanding success".
22/07/2006 full text... |
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| Tanzania to host next Sullivan Summit | | Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Tanzania will host the 8th edition of the
Leon H. Sullivan Summit in 2008, organisers announced here
Thursday night as the 7th edition rounded off in the Nigerian
capital city.
20/07/2006 full text... |
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| Nigeria, Clinton Foundation sign MOU on HIV/AIDS | | Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria Monday signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) with the US-based Clinton Foundation to
facilitate the reliable supply to Nigeria of high-quality,
affordable drugs and diagnostics for HIV/AIDS care and treatment.
17/07/2006 full text... |
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| Black Brazilians demand racial equity | | Salvador, Brazil (PANA) - Members of the Brazilian Black
Movement staged a demonstration Friday at the Convention
Centre of the Brazilian State of Bahia, venue of the
just-ended second Conference of Intellectuals from Africa
and the Diaspora (CIAD II), demanding racial equity in their
country and the adoption of a law on social quotas for
students.
15/07/2006 full text... |
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| CIAD II advocates greater understanding for African Renaissance | | Salvador, Brazil (PANA) – The development of Africa, its
citizenship, political, economic and cultural aspects and
greater understanding among the African Union (AU) member
States, should form major elements for African Renaissance,
the just-ended Conference of Intellectual from Africa and
the Diaspora said here.
15/07/2006 full text... |
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| Gadio assesses Senegal's CIAD chairmanship | | Salvador, Brazil (PANA) – Foreign affairs minister Cheikh Tidiane
Gadio of Senegal which hosted the first Conference of
Intellectuals in Africa and the Diaspora (CIAD I) in 2004, has
comprehensively given a positive assessment of Dakar's two-year
"mandate", in concert with the African Union (AU).
14/07/2006 full text... |
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| Israeli offensive in Lebanon claims attention of CIAD | | Salvador, Brazil (PANA) – The former speaker of the South African
Parliament, Frene Ginwala, Friday urged participants at the
second Conference of Intellectuals from Africa and the Diaspora
(CIAD) to react to the situation in the Middle East characterised in
the past few days by violent Israeli offensive against Lebanon.
14/07/2006 full text... |
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| CIAD II is a dream come true - Brazilian association | | Salvador, Brazil (PANA) – A Brazilian cultural association
involved in efforts at restoring the dignity of the black
people has described the second Conference of Intellectuals
from Africa and the Diaspora (CIAD II), held here, as a
dream come true.
14/07/2006 full text... |
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| Expert suggests reparation by the West for African slavery | | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As the second Conference of
Intellectuals from Africa and the Diaspora (CIAD II) opened
Wednesday in Salvador-Bahia, Brazil, a panelist on poverty,
racism, xenophobia and other forms of discrimination suggested
that countries that benefited the most from the African slave
trade should provide the vital resources to the New Partnership
for Africa's Development (NEPAD).
12/07/2006 full text... |
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| African envoys seek audit of Diaspora forum expenses | | Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – African ambassadors accredited to African
Union (AU) on Monday requested for an independent audit into the
expenses incurred by the AU Commission in organising the meeting
of African intellectuals and the Diaspora in Dakar, Senegal,
reliable sources told PANA here Tuesday.
27/06/2006 full text... |
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| Malian Diaspora plays down rebellion in Kidal | | Paris, France (PANA) – Malians living in France said in Paris on
Friday that the rebel attacks perpetrated Monday night on the
town of Kidal in north-eastern Mali would "have no consequence on
social peace in Mali."
The representatives of the Diaspora told PANA that they "entirely
trust the Malian government to find a peaceful solution to the
rebellion."
"We are following the events with a peace of mind. We have no
particular concern about the restraint with which the Bamako
government is managing the situation," said Mamadou Diawara,
retailer in an African community house.
26/05/2006 full text... |
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| African Diaspora seen as 6th region of continent | | Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Africa and its Diaspora have plans
underway to meet next March in Brazil for an international
symposium expected to launch the debate about the contribution of
the African Diaspora to their continent of origin.
08/02/2006 full text... |
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| Rwandan Diaspora meets in second convention in Kigali | | Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Some 300 Rwandan nationals living in 20 countries
are in Kigali attending their second convention whose theme is "Role of
the Diaspora in the Rwanda's Socio-Economic Development."
Opening the meeting Tuesday, Foreign Minister Charles Muligande said that
the main objective of the meeting was first and foremost to get members
of the Rwandan Diaspora to take an active part in all the economic
activities of the country through the investments in different sectors of
development.
28/12/2005 full text... |
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| Senegalese minister opens Goree Diaspora Festival | |
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's minister of information,
Bacar Dia, on Tuesday launched on Goree Island the first edition
of the Goree Diaspora Festival, a cultural event comprising
concerts, conferences, sports activities and exhibitions of
plastic arts.
15/11/2005 full text... |
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| First Goree Diaspora Festival opens Tuesday | |
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The first edition of the "Goree Diaspora
Festival" will be held on 15-20 November 2005 on Goree Island,
four km off the port of Dakar, a source close to the organising
committee told PANA here Monday.
14/11/2005 full text... |
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| African, Diaspora youths meet in Bamako | | Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The African Youth Forum opening Tuesday
here as a prelude to the 23rd Africa-France Summit will be
attended by several African intellectuals in their capacity as
moderators and Franco-African youths representing the Diaspora,
the National Organising Committee of the 23rd Africa-France
Summit(CNOSAF) told PANA here Thursday.
03/11/2005 full text... |
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| Congolese Diaspora oppose Kabila's visit to Lyons | | Paris, France (PANA) - DR Congolese nationals based in various
European towns plan to stage a protest demonstration Saturday in
Lyons (France) against President Joseph Kabila participation
in the 19th international peace meeting of the St. Egidio
community here on 11-13 September.
06/09/2005 full text... |
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| African Diaspora invests $4bn annually | | Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Annual financial flows from
Africans in the Diaspora into the continent's economy
have hit the US$4 billion mark, according to the
official bulletin of the New Partnership for Africa's
Development (NEPAD).
12/08/2005 full text... |
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| Kenyan official nudges UN to utilize African Diaspora | | Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan planning and national development minister
Anyang Nyongo' has urged the United Nations to utilize African
intellectuals and technocrats in the diaspora when addressing African
issues, instead of "parachuting" so-called experts from New York, media
reports said here Wednesday.
13/07/2005 full text... |
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| Kenyan Diaspora launch investment fund | | Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - In a bid to streamline and enhance
participation in economic reconstruction of their country,
Kenyans living abroad have launched the Kenyans Abroad Investment
Fund (KAIF), according to planning minister, Anyang' Nyong'o.
06/07/2005 full text... |
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| Libya condemns saboteurs of people's choices | | Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Citizens in Libya have
condemned outright the "vain attempts" by Libyan
exiles to discredit the people's choices as embodied
by the people's power and current direct democracy in
the country.
03/07/2005 full text... |
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| Togolese Diaspora denounces election hold-up | | Paris, France (PANA) - Togolese in France plan to hold a peaceful
march in Paris Sunday to denounce attempts being made to stage a
hold-up during the 24 April presidential election in the tiny
West African nation.
31/03/2005 full text... |
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| Court rules out voting by Zimbabweans in Diaspora | | Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Supreme Court in Zimbabwe, sitting
as a Constitutional Court, has dismissed an application by a
group of citizens based outside the country for nationals working
and living abroad to be allowed to vote in Zimbabwe's
parliamentary election scheduled 31 March.
18/03/2005 full text... |
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| Jamaica hosts AU, Caribbean Diaspora conference | | Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The Caribbean Diaspora
conference jointly organised by the South African government, the
Jamaican government and the African Union intended to create
linkages between Africa and the Diaspora begins Wednesday in
Kingston.
15/03/2005 full text... |
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| Benin to host 'Recordia' festival in August | | Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The first edition of the international
'Recordia' festival congregating the various ethnic communities
of Ouidah and their Diaspora around the former slave post would
hold on 6-15 August, the organisers announced here Sunday.
13/02/2005 full text... |
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| Kenya anticipates economic gains from Diaspora | | Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya expects to reap economic benefits
from its Diaspora, once a newly-passed bill, which eases
investment-licensing procedures and transforms the existing
Investment Promotion Centre into an authority becomes law,
experts said Monday in Nairobi.
20/12/2004 full text... |
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| African scholars meet on brain drain, Diaspora | | Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African scholars meet here Sunday to
discuss ways of reversing the mass exodus of professionals from
the continent and how African governments could raise capital
from their lost workforce in the Diaspora.
15/12/2004 full text... |
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| Arafat's demise saddens African Diaspora | | Paris, France (PANA) - The death Wednesday night of Palestinian
leader Yasser Arafat deeply saddened African immigrants across
France, with many acknowledging a man committed to the freedom
and
happiness of the Palestinian people.
11/11/2004 full text... |
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| Zimbabweans in Diaspora take up huge housing loans | | Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe central bank governor Gideon
Gono said Wednesday that Zimbabweans working abroad had responded
enthusiastically to a housing loan scheme announced by the
government two weeks ago, and have taken up funding of
ZWD 400 billion (ZWD 6,200 = 1 USD) within the period.
10/11/2004 full text... |
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| Prof. Ngu says African intellectuals also suffer with masses | | Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Far from an affluent class, intellectuals
in Africa are no less miserable and oppressed than the suffering
masses, medical researcher and Pro-Chancellor of Buea University
(Cameroon), Prof. Victor Anomah Ngu observed here Saturday as a
three-day conference of African and Diaspora intelligentsia
ended.
09/10/2004 full text... |
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| Kadhafi proposes four official languages for Africa | | Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Libyan leader Colonel Moammar Kadhafi
Friday proposed the adoption of four official languages for use
in Africa, as intellectuals from Africa and the Diaspora
brainstorm on ways to foster integration on the continent.
08/10/2004 full text... |
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| Kadhafi pleads for United States of Africa | | Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The leader of the Libyan Revolution, Colonel
Muammar Kadhafi has reiterated the need to form the United States of
Africa in order to give the continent more influence in the
world.
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| Conflicts in Africa are rooted in poverty, says Pan-Africanist | | Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Pressing the case for a supranational
State, a delegate to the conference of intellectuals holding here
pointed out Friday that the non-viability of most African States
makes the argument all the more compelling for them to pool their
resources in a common entity, The United Africa (UA).
08/10/2004 full text... |
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| UNESCO hails involvement of Diaspora in African affairs | | Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - UNESCO deputy director in charge of
Africa, Nouréni Tidjani-Serpos believes that with the evolution
of information and communication technologies, intellectuals from
Africa and the Diaspora do not need to return home before
contributing toward continental development.
08/10/2004 full text... |
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| Wade wants investment code in Africa | | Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade
Thursday suggested to the African Union to draw up and agree on
an investment code that all African countries must practice in
order to avoid unfair competition on the continent.
07/10/2004 full text... |
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| Konare calls for African solidarity with Haitians | | Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union
Commission, Alpha Omar Konare, Thursday urged the conference
of intellectuals from Africa and the Diaspora to come up with
a solidarity initiative in favour of troubled Haiti.
07/10/2004 full text... |
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| Konare calls for the building of a new Africa | | Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - African Union Commission Chairperson,
Alpha Omar Konare Thursday called for the building of a new
Africa, where democracy, peace, institutional stability and
genuine citizenship based on a shared vision of the future would
be daily realities.
07/10/2004 full text... |
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