Over 1000 participants from 40 countries gathered in Surabaya, Indonesia, on 12-15 September 2018, on the occasion of the 7th ASPAC Congress, around the topic “Innovation Driven Development for Sustainable Cities”. The Congress was also the occasion to elect a new president for the ASPAC Regional Section, the Mayor of Surabaya, Tri Rismaharini. She emphasized the importance "to cooperate and learn from each other with the objective of enhancing people’s lives, fostering human development and create a better world for all”.
The regional elections that took place in Nouakchott in Mauritania on 16 September saw the victory of Ms Fatimetou Abdel Malick, former Mayor of Tevragh Zeïna, as the new head of the Regional Council of Nouakchott. This is the first time a woman has been elected president of a regional council in Mauritania’s history. The Regional Council of Nouakchott represents the most populated region of Mauritania, with 1.1 million inhabitants, accounting for a third of the total population of the country.
24.09.2018