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The '''African Border Day''' is an annual event celebrated on 7 June to promote peace, cross-border cooperation and regional and continental integration in Africa.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kodjo |first=Tchioffo |title=African Union Border Programme (AUBP) - African Union - Peace and Security Department |url=https://www.peaceau.org:443/en/page/85-au-border-programme-aubp |access-date=2023-08-11 |website=African Union,Peace and Security Department |language=en}}</ref> |
The '''African Border Day''' is an annual event celebrated on 7 June to promote peace, [[cross-border cooperation]] and regional and continental integration in Africa.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kodjo |first=Tchioffo |title=African Union Border Programme (AUBP) - African Union - Peace and Security Department |url=https://www.peaceau.org:443/en/page/85-au-border-programme-aubp |access-date=2023-08-11 |website=African Union,Peace and Security Department |language=en}}</ref> |
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== History == |
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The African Border Day was launched as part of the [[African Union Border Programme]] (AUBP) to strengthen conflict prevention mechanisms amongst African states.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Border governance in Africa: Support to the African Union Border Programme (AUBP) |url=https://migrationnetwork.un.org/projects/border-governance-africa-support-african-union-border-programme-aubp |access-date=2023-08-12 |website=United Nations Network on Migration |language=en}}</ref> |
The African Border Day was launched as part of the [[African Union Border Programme]] (AUBP) to strengthen conflict prevention mechanisms amongst African states.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Border governance in Africa: Support to the African Union Border Programme (AUBP) |url=https://migrationnetwork.un.org/projects/border-governance-africa-support-african-union-border-programme-aubp |access-date=2023-08-12 |website=United Nations Network on Migration |language=en}}</ref> |
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The first African Border Day celebration was held in 2011 at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Africa: AU Celebrates First African Border Day |url=https://africa.peacelink.org/newsfromafrica/articles/art_12650.html |access-date=2023-08-12 |website=News From Africa}}</ref> |
The first African Border Day celebration was held in 2011 at the [[African Union Headquarters]] in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Africa: AU Celebrates First African Border Day |url=https://africa.peacelink.org/newsfromafrica/articles/art_12650.html |access-date=2023-08-12 |website=News From Africa}}</ref> |
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The African Border Day is an annual event celebrated on 7 June to promote peace, cross-border cooperation and regional and continental integration in Africa.[1]
The African Border Day was launched as part of the African Union Border Programme (AUBP) to strengthen conflict prevention mechanisms amongst African states.[2]
The first African Border Day celebration was held in 2011 at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.[3]
