| As part of its efforts to promote civil-military relations in Africa, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (Regional Centre) in collaboration with the Government of Togo, the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the National Democratic Institute (NDI), and the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) organised a seminar in Lome (Togo) from 29 to 31 October 2001. The theme of the seminar was "the promotion of civil-military relations in Africa: a factor of peace and security in Africa." The embassies of France, the United States of America and the Federal Republic of Germany in Togo also provided financial assistance for the seminar.
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