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Communiqué of the joint ministerial meeting of ministers of finance and ministers of health
The African Union Commission convened a virtual meeting on 03rd June 2020 with African ministers of Health and Finance to discuss progress made and status of the Continental Response to halt transmission and combat the social and economic shocks in Africa related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
African Union calls for redoubling of efforts to silence the guns in Africa
The Series of a Virtual Conference, which commenced on 25 May 2020 in commemoration of Africa Day and ended on 8 June 2020, were convened by the Peace and Security Department in collaboration with the Department of Political Affairs of the African Union Commission, to give impetus to the efforts towards campaign on silencing the guns in Africa. The Conference was also aimed at highlighting the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and related challenges in the implementation of the AU theme of the year: “Silencing the Guns: Creating Conducive Conditions for Africa’s Development”.
INFORAFRICA Festival
WHAT: INFORAFRICA FESTIVAL
WHEN: Sunday, 14th June , 2020
TIME: 7pm (CAT), 5pm (GMT) & 6pm (GMT+1)
WHERE: Sound City DSTV channel 327, Go TV 75 and the You-tube Sound City page.
WHO: African Union Commission (AUC) and the #INFORAFRICA Alliance against the corona virus.
World Environment Day: Statement by H.E. Amb. Josefa SACKO, Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture
The Republic of Mali ratifies the Treaty for the establishment of the African Medicine Agency (AMA)
The Republic of Mali becomes the second AU member states to ratify the Treaty for the establishment of the African Medicine Agency (AMA) on 9th April 2020, in Bamako, Mali
African Union rolls out Partnership to Accelerate COVID-19 Testing
The Commissioner for Social Affairs, H.E. Mrs Amira Elfadil Mohammed, today rolled out the Partnership to Accelerate COVID-19 Testing (PACT) at the African Union Commission headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Africa CDC and Mastercard Foundation partner to deliver one million test kits, deploy 10,000 community health workers for COVID-19 response
Africa CDC and Mastercard Foundation partnership