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H.E. Ambassador Minata Samate Cessouma, African Union Commissioner (AUC) for Political Affairs on May 14, 2020 briefed the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) on the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on electoral processes in Africa and the efforts being made by the department to mitigate various concerns in relation with the political sector.

Addis Abeba, le 16 juin 2020: Le président de la Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat exprime son indignation et sa préoccupation suite aux multiples attaques terroristes dont ont été victimes ces dernières semaines le Nigeria, le Burkina Faso, la Côte d’Ivoire et le Mali.

Tout en condamnant fermement ces attaques lâches et en présentant ses condoléances aux familles des victimes, le président de la Commission réitère la nécessité de renforcer la lutter contre le terrorisme et appelle à la solidarité de tous dans ces moments particulièrement difficiles.

The February 2020 African Union Summit held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, afforded African women and girls various platforms and opportunities to rally support and advance actions towards the implementation of commitments on gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE). Their efforts translated into the declaration of years 2020 to 2030 as the new Decade of Women’s Financial and Economic Inclusion. In this declaration, African leaders recommitted to scale up actions for the progressive gender inclusion towards sustainable development at the national, regional and continental levels.