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Dr Peter Piot, Executive Director of UNAIDS receiving the AIDS watch African Award from President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria at the Presidential Villa in Abuja during the opening session of the meeting of Heads of State and Government at the Special Summit of the African Union on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in Abuja

From left: Chairperson of the African Union, President Sassou Nguesso; Maryam Tamakloe, living with HIV since 2003, and President Olusegun Obansanjo during the opening session of the meeting of Heads of State and Government at the Special Summit of the African Union on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in Abuja

From right: Representative of UN Secretary General, Executive Director UNAIDS, Dr Peter Piot; President of Niger Republic, Mamodou Tandja and President Council of Senate Senegal, Mbaye-Jacques Diop on arrival for the opening session of the meeting of Heads of State and Government at the Special Summit of the African Union on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in Abuja

Arrival of dignitaries for the official opening of the Special Summit of African Union on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria at the International Conference Centre.
Dr Peter Piot, Executive Director of UNAIDS (right) and President Mamadou Tangja, President of Niger Republic

Aerial view of the Official opening of the Special Summit of African Union on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria at the International Conference Centre.

Dr Peter Piot, Executive Director of UNAIDS and Representative of the UN Secretary General to the Special Summit of African Union on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

Dr Peter Piot, Executive Director of UNAIDS addresses the official opening of the Special Summit of African Union on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. 

Alpha Oumar Konaré, Chairperson of African Union Commission and former President of Mali addresses the official opening of the Special Summit on AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

President Olusegun Obasanja of Nigeria, Host of the Special Summit on AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and Guest of Honour at the Official opening ceremony

President Sassou-Nguesso, President of the Republic of Congo, Chairman of the African Union at the official opening of Special Summit on AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

Presentation of short film “Fight TB, Fight AIDS now”
(left to right) Chief Ufot Ekaette, Secretary to the Federal Government of Nigeria; Ambassador Olu Adeniji, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; and an Official from the Nigerian Presidency.

Press Conference after the closing of the Special Summit
(left to right) Alpha Oumar Konaré, Chairperson of African Union Commission and former President of Mali; President Sassou-Nguesso of Republic of Congo, Chairman of the African Union; President Olusegun Obasanja of Nigeria, Host of the Special Summit; and President of Niger Republic Mamadou Tandja