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Aga Khan Development Network (DVD extracts)
The AKDN is a group of development agencies with mandates ranging from health and education to architecture, culture, microfinance, diaster reduction, rural development, the promotion of private-sector enterprise and the revitalisation of historic cities.

Foundation Stone-Laying Ceremony of the Aga Khan Academy, Dhaka
Dhaka, Bangladesh, 20 May 2008 - His Highness the Aga Khan laid a foundation stone for Bangladesh's first Aga Khan Academy.

Annual Meeting of the International Baccalaureate Organization
Atlanta, Georgia, USA - 18 April 2008 - His Highness the Aga Khan delivered the 'Peterson Lecture' on Global Education and the Developing World to the Annual Meeting of the International Baccalaureate Organization, which was marking its 40th anniversary. The Aga Khan also met with Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue in Atlanta.

Recipients of the 2007 Aga Khan Award for Architecture
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 4 September 2007 - On 4 September 2007, at a ceremony held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, His Highness the Aga Khan announced the nine recipients of the 2007 Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Founded in 1977, the Award marked its 30th anniversary this year, and the completion of the 10th cycle of the programme.

His Highness the Aga Khan Visits Mozambique
Mozambique, 23 November 2007 - Cabo Delgado, the northernmost province, suffers the highest rates of human poverty in the country. In 2003, the percentage of people living below the national poverty line in Cabo Delgado was reported at 63.1% compared to the 54 % reported nationally. It is estimated that Cabo Delgado has a per capita Gross National Product of less than half of the national average.

Masterpieces of Islamic Art from the Aga Khan Museum
Paris, France, 1 October 2007 - His Highness the Aga Khan officially inaugurated the Exhibition “Chefs-d’œuvre islamiques de l’Aga Khan Museum” at the Louvre Museum, Paris, France, in the presence of Eric Woerth, Minister of Budget, Christine Albanel, Minister of Culture and Communications and Henri Loyrette, President and Director of the Louvre.

Aga Khan Academy Kampala to be built
Kampala, Uganda, 22 August 2007 - His Highness the Aga Khan presides over the foundation stone-laying ceremony of the Aga Khan Academy, Kampala.

Uganda's Largest Hydroelectric Power Project Launched
Jinja, Uganda, 21 August 2007 - Uganda's President His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni today laid the foundation stone for the US$ 770 million Bujagali Hydroelectric Power Project, in the presence of His Highness the Aga Khan.

Aga Khan University Announces
the Faculty of Health Sciences in East Africa
Nairobi, Kenya, 13 August 2007 - His Highness the Aga Khan, Chancellor of the Aga Khan University, accompanied by Professor George Saitoti, Kenyan Minister for Education, inaugurates the Faculty of Health Sciences of the Aga Khan University (AKU-FHS) East Africa's first premier private medical school.

Enabling Environment Conference
The creation of an enabling environment is expected to move Afghanistan from a climate of fragility to one of confidence in the future, leading to economic development and job creation, social progress and improved quality of life of the Afghan people and a vibrant and engaged civil society. Please view videos on Afghanistan, Africa, Bangladesh and Vietnam.

Kampala Serena Hotel Inaugurated
Kampala, Uganda, 10 November 2006 - President Yoweri Museveni and His Highness the Aga Khan inaugurated the new Kampala Serena Hotel on 10 November 2006, which is owned and operated by Tourism Promotion Services (TPS), an arm of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED). One of 17 Serena properties in Africa - others are in Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar and Mozambique - the Kampala Serena will have a significant economic, social and cultural impact in Uganda.

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