Second AU-EU Ministerial Meeting

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تشرين 1/أكتوبر 25, 2021 - 13:45 - تشرين 1/أكتوبر 26, 2021 - 23:45

MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE COVERAGE OF 2^ND AU-EU MINISTERIAL MEETING

KIGALI, RWANDA 25 - 26 October 2021

ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR JOURNALISTS NOW OPEN

The Directorate of Information and Communication (DIC) of the African Union Commission (AUC) hereby announces that the online registration for journalists interested to cover the Second African Union-European Union ministerial meeting, scheduled to take place from 25-26 October 2021, in Kigali, Republic of Rwanda, has been launched on the AU website.

Journalists are therefore invited to register through the following link, which also contains the visa arrival form and the media equipment form: https://au.int/en/webforms/media-accreditation-second-au-eu-ministerial-meeting.

This page will contain all the information regarding participation of media at the meeting.

A media advisory note explaining all the detailed arrangements for media coverage of the 2^nd AU-EU ministerial meeting will be posted subsequently on the dedicated page of the AU website.

Meanwhile representatives of the media are kindly informed that the 2^nd AU-EU meeting is scheduled to take place as follows:

25 October 2021: Senior Officials of AU-EU meeting

26 October 2021: Joint AU-EU ministerial meeting

Journalists are invited to cover all the public sessions open to the media.

A detailed program of the senior officials and ministerial meeting will be made available soon. Journalists wishing to interview the AU leadership should forward their inquiries to the following contacts:

Molalet Tsedeke, Directorate of Information and Communication, WhatsApp +251 911 630 631, E-mail: Molalett@africa-union.org

Any changes to these arrangements will be communicated as soon as they are known.

For further information please contact:

Wynne Musabayana | Head of Communications Information and Communication Directorate | African Union Commission
Tel: +251 115 517 700 | E-mail: MusabayanaW@africa-union.org | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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المرفق	الحجم
Info Note for Passengers Arriving or Departing from Rwanda	459.36 كيلوبايت
Media Announcement	220.44 كيلوبايت
Media Accreditation Form	86.01 كيلوبايت
Media Equipment Form	58.57 كيلوبايت
Visa request form	1.07 ميغابايت
Press Note for the 2nd AU - EU Ministerial Meeting	90.46 كيلوبايت

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Opening ceremony of the Senior Officials Meeting of the 2nd AU-EU Ministerial

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Info Note for Passengers Arriving or Departing from Rwanda

Media Announcement

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Media Equipment Form

Visa request form

Press Note for the 2nd AU - EU Ministerial Meeting

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AUC

External partnerships between the AU and organisations, regions or countries

Agenda 2063

Flagship Projects

Integrated High Speed Train Network

Connecting African capitals and commercial centers through a High-Speed Train Network; facilitating the movement of goods, factor services and people as well as reducing transport costs and relieving congestion of current and future systems through increased rail connectivity.

African Commodities Strategy

Transforming Africa from a raw materials supplier by enabling countries to add value, extract higher rents from commodities, integrate into global value chains promote diversification anchored in value addition and local content development.

African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)

Accelerating intra-African trade and boosting Africa’s trading position in the global market by strengthening Africa’s common voice and policy space in global trade negotiations.

The African Passport & Free Movement of People

Removing restrictions on Africans’ ability to travel, work and live within their own continent by transforming restrictive laws and promoting visa free travel to enhance movement of all African citizens in all African countries.

Silencing the Guns by 2020

Ending all wars, civil conflicts, gender-based violence, violent conflicts and preventing genocide in the continent by 2020.

The Grand Inga Dam Project

Generating an estimated 43,200MW of power to support current regional power pools and their combined service to transform Africa from traditional to modern sources of energy and ensure access to clean and affordable electricity.

Single African Air-Transport Market

Promoting intra-regional connectivity between the capital cities of Africa by creating a single unified air transport market in Africa, as an impetus to the continent’s economic integration and growth agenda.

African Economic Forum

Multi-stakeholder meeting bringing together the Africa’s policy makers, private sector, academia and civil society to reflect on accelerating Africa’s socio- economic development and transformation by harnessing its vast resources.

African Financial Institutions

Accelerating integration and economic development through the establishment of organisations which will play a pivotal role in the mobilization of resources and management of the African financial sector.

The Pan African e-Network

Transforming Africa into an e-Society by implementing policies and strategies that lead to transformative e-applications and services in Africa such as broad band terrestrial infrastructure, cyber security and revolutionary bio and nanotechnology industries.

Africa Outer Space Strategy

Strengthening Africa’s use of outer space to bolster development in critical sectors such as agriculture, disaster management, remote sensing, climate forecast, banking and finance, defense and security.

African Virtual & e-University

Using ICT based programmes to increase access to tertiary and continuing education in Africa by reaching large numbers of students and professionals in multiple sites simultaneously.

Cyber Security

Incorporating emerging technologies in Africa’s development plans and ensuring these technologies are used for the benefit of African individuals, institutions and nation states by ensuring data protection and safety online.

Great African Museum

Preserving and promoting African cultural heritage by creating awareness of Africa’s vast, dynamic and diverse cultural artefacts and Africa’s continuing influence on world cultures in art, music, language, science, and so on.

Encyclopaedia Africana

Provide an authoritative resource on the authentic history of Africa and African life.

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