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Statement by H.E Selma Malika Haddadi, AUC Deputy Chairperson at the opening of AU Innovation Festival (InnoFest25)

Your Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, colleagues, friends of the African Union, Representatives of Africa's Innovation ecosystem, Ladies and Gentlemen.

Good morning.
I am honoured to join you for the opening of the inaugural AU Innovation Festival 2025, a powerful demonstration of Africa's creativity, collaboration, and confidence in its talented young people.

Dates: 
October 22, 2026
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Presentation of the Continental TVET Strategy 2025–2034 by H.E. Gaspard Banyankimbona, AUC Commissioner ETTIM

Presentation of the Continental TVET Strategy 2025–2034 at the Official Opening of the 2nd Edition - Africa Skills Week 2025 Theme: "Powering Africa’s Industrial Future: Skills for Innovation, Growth, and Sustainability” by H.E. Gaspard Banyankimbona, AUC Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation,

AUC Headquarters October 14th, 2025, from 9:00 – 10:30

 

Dates: 
October 14, 2025
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2nd Africa Skills Week 2025

Africa Skills Week is an annual continental platform established to advance Africa’s skills transformation agenda. Officially adopted by the African Union Ministers of Education and Training in 2024, it fosters dialogue, shares experiences, and coordinates action on skills development and employment across Africa.

Statement by H.E. Amma Twum-Amoah, AUC Commissioner for HHS at International Day of the Girl Child

Today, the African Union joins the global community in commemorating the “International Day of the Girl Child” under the powerful theme: “The girl I am, the change I lead: Girls on the frontlines of crisis.” This theme calls us to recognise not only the disproportionate burdens girls face in times of conflict, displacement and climate disaster, but also the extraordinary leadership they demonstrate in shaping solutions.

Dates: 
October 11, 2025
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Closing Statement by Hon. Neal Rijkenberg, Minister of Finance, Kingdom of Eswatini at the Virtual Ministerial Session on the Member States Consultation on the Draft Common African Position on Debt (CAP)

Your Excellency, H.E. Francisca Tatchouop Belobe, Commissioner for Economic Development, Trade, Tourism, Industry and Minerals of the African Union Commission,
Honorable Ministers of Finance Present,
Distinguished Representatives of Central Banks and Debt Management Offices,
Ladies and Gentlemen,

Dates: 
October 09, 2025
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Closing Statement by H.E. Francisca Tatchouop Belobe, Commissioner for ETTIM at the Virtual Ministerial Session on the Member States Consultation on the Draft Common African Position

Honorable Ministers of Finance, Distinguished Representatives of Central Banks and Debt Management Offices,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
As we draw this important Ministerial Session to a close, allow me to express my sincere gratitude to each of you for your active participation, thoughtful interventions, and continued commitment to advancing Africa’s unified vision on debt and sustainable financing.

Dates: 
October 09, 2025
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Opening Statement by Hon. Neal Rijkenberg, Minister of Finance, Kingdom of Eswatini at the Virtual Ministerial Session on the Member States Consultation on the Draft Common African Position on Debt (CAP)

Your Excellency, H.E. Francisca Tatchouop Belobe, Commissioner for Economic Development, Trade, Tourism, Industry and Minerals of the African Union Commission,
Honorable Ministers of Finance Present,
Distinguished Representatives of Central Banks and Debt Management Offices,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is my honor and privilege to welcome you all to this Virtual Ministerial Session of the Member States Consultation on the Draft Common African Position on Debt (CAP).

Dates: 
October 09, 2025
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Opening Statement by H.E. Francisca Tatchouop Belobe, Commissioner for ETTIM at the Virtual Ministerial Session on the Member States Consultation on the Draft Common African Position

Hon. Neal Rijkenberg, Minister of Finance, Kingdom of Eswatini and the Chairperson of the STC bureau,
Honorable Ministers of Finance Present,
Distinguished Representatives of Central Banks and Debt Management Offices,
Ladies and Gentlemen,

Dates: 
October 09, 2025
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Keynote Address by H.E. Selma Malika Haddadi, AUC Deputy Chairperson at the Official Opening Ceremony of the 11th Africa Think Tank Summit

Your Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, Representatives of Think Tanks and Research Institutions, Ladies and Gentlemen,

Good morning.

It is a great honour to join you today at the 11th Africa Think Tank Summit, a gathering that has, over the years, become a symbol of Africa’s intellectual and policy courage. On behalf of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, and the entire Commission, I warmly welcome you to Addis Ababa, the political and diplomatic heart of our continent.

Dates: 
October 08, 2025
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Statement by H.E. Amb. Amma Adomaa Twum-Amoah, AUC Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development at the Metropolis International Summit

MIGRATION GOVERNANCE: PERSPECTIVES FROM THE CONTINENT

It is with great honour that I join you at the 2025 Metropolis International Migration Network Summit — a crucial platform for reflection, dialogue and global cooperation on one of the defining issues of our time: migration governance.

Dates: 
October 02, 2025
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