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Statement of the Chairperson following the terrorist attack in Kismayo

July 13, 2019
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13 July 2019, Addis Abeba: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat strongly condemns the terrorist attack that took place in Somalia’s port city of Kismayo on 12 July 2019.

He expresses his sincere condolences to the families of those who lost their lives and wishes a swift recovery to those injured in the attack.

The Chairperson also wishes to reiterate the firm and continued solidarity of the African Union with the people of Somalia in their pursuit for peace in their country.

The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic signs the Treaty for the Establishment of the African Medicines Agency

July 07, 2019
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Niamey, Niger, 07th of July 2019: On the occasion of the 12st Extraordinary Session of the Assembly, held on 07 July 2019, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic signed the Treaty for the Establishment of the African Medicines Agency.

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The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria signs the Treaty for the establishment of the African Medicines Agency

July 07, 2019
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Niamey, Niger , 07th of July 2019: On the occasion of the 12st Extraordinary Session of the Assembly, held on 07 July 2019, the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria signed the Treaty for the Establishment of the African Medicines Agency.

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Emergency Response Digest : An official publication of the Africa CDC Issue 1, Volume 2

July 12, 2019
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The Republic of Kenya has been facing recurrent episodes of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) since the virus was first discovered in
the Rift Valley area of Kenya in the early 1900s. Between June 2018 and April 2019, Kenya declared two outbreaks of RVF and requested African Union support. As an institution of the African Union, Africa CDC provided support through its Eastern Africa Regional Collaborating Centre.

Statement following the Meeting between Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat and Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-Wha

July 11, 2019
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Addis Ababa, 11 July 2019: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat, together with Commissioner of Trade and Industry, Amb. Albert Muchanga, Commissioner of Political Affairs Minata Cessouma and Commissioner of Social Affairs Amira Elfadil, held talks with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea, H.E. Dr. Kang Kyung-Wha and her delegation, at the AUC Headquarters in Addis Abeba today.

H.E Minata Samate Cessouma, Commissioner for Political Affairs (R) and H.E. Pedro Serrano, Deputy Secretary General for Common Security and Defence Policy and Crisis Response at the European External action Service

July 11, 2019
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H.E Minata Samate Cessouma, Commissioner for Political Affairs (R) and H.E. Pedro Serrano, Deputy Secretary General for Common Security and Defence Policy and Crisis Response at the European External action Service during the opening of the AU-EU High Level Meeting on Governance, Peace Security at the AU Commission on Thursday, July 11, 2019

Statement by H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, AU Commission Chairperson, delivered at the African Regional High-Level Conference on Counter-Terrorism and the Prevention of Violent Extremism Conducive to Terrorism

Your Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya,
Your Excellency, Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General,
Ladies and Gentlemen,

I am very pleased to participate in this important High-Level African Regional Conference on Counter Terrorism and Prevention of Violent Extremism Conducive to Terrorism.

I want to underscore the timeliness of this initiative and wish to thank H.E. President Uhuru Kenyatta, for the warm welcome, and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and the UN system which is co-organizing this global Conference.

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July 10, 2019
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Allocution de Son Excellence Monsieur ISSOUFOU MAHAMADOU, Président de la République du Niger, Chef de l’Etat, lors de la Première Réunion de Coordination Semestrielle de l’Union Africaine et des Communautés Economiques Régionales

Monsieur le Président Abdelfattah Al Sissi, Président de la République Arabe d’Egypte et Président en Exercice de l’Union Africaine,
Messieurs les Chefs d’Etat et de Gouvernement,
Monsieur le Président de la Commission de l’Union Africaine,
Mesdames et Messieurs les Présidents des Commissions Economiques Régionales
Madame Secrétaire Général Adjointe des Nations Unies,
Mesdames et Messieurs les Ministres,
Distingués Hôtes, amis et partenaires du Niger et de l’Afrique,
Mesdames et Messieurs,

Dates: 
July 08, 2019
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Remarks by the UNECA Deputy Secretary-General to the 12th Extraordinary Summit on AfCFTA

• Your Excellency, Mr. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Chairperson of the African Union;
• Your Excellency, Mr. Mahamadou Issoufou, President of the Republic of Niger and Leader of the African Continental Free Trade Area;
• Your Excellency, Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission;
• Excellencies, Heads of State; Honourable Ministers; African Union Commissioners; Ambassadors;
• Distinguished representatives from the private sector, civil society and the media; Ladies and Gentlemen,

Dates: 
July 07, 2019
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