In this Issue:

• African Union Development Agency opens office in Nairobi
• Niger Parliamentarians’ Technical Seminar on the country biosafety bill
• Biosafety Capacity Building Needs Assessment in Zimbabwe
• Inauguration of a biosafety laboratory in Burkina Faso
• Capacity Strengthening Workshop on Emerging Technologies in Malawi
• Capacity building in Uganda on the Development of Biosafety Regulations for the implementation of the Genetic Engineering Regulatory Act
• Information Sharing and Sensitization Seminar on Biotechnology and Biosafety for Members of Parliament in Senegal
• Consultative stakeholder meeting on review of biotechnology policy and biosafety legal instruments in Rwanda
• Burkina Faso Parliamentarian Sharing Information on India's Biotech and Biosafety Experience
• Policy dialogue on labelling of foods derived from modern biotechnology
• Training workshop for the establishment of Institutional Biosafety Committees
• High-level consultation to establish IBCs and a national biosafety communication platform in Burkina Faso