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AU Commission Calls to create a deep awareness on the relevance of the Maputo Protocol to secure the universal ratification

December 13, 2018
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Addis Ababa, December 12 2018- The African Union (AU) Commission Women, Gender and Development Directorate, in collaboration with the Solidarity for African Women’s Rights (SOAWR), the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) is holding a High-Level Consultation meeting (12-13 December 2018) to accelerate the ratification, domestication and implementation of the Maputo Protocol and Celebrating the 15th Anniversary of the Maputo Protocol on 14 December, 2018.

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AUCIL 2018 Forum to attain the Agenda 2063 Goals of Commodity Markets and new legal partnerships for exploitation and exploration of natural resources

December 10, 2018
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, December 10, 2018: The status of natural resource management in Africa is an old and recurrent problem. The abundance of natural resources sometimes contrasts tragically with the positive impact on received by the African populations and States. Natural resources can contribute to economic growth, employment, and fiscal revenue.

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The new Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to the African Union presents his Letters of Credence to the Chairperson of the African Unon Commission

December 14, 2018
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Addis Ababa, 13 December 2018 – The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat, received the credentials of H.E. Mr. Roland Hauser, incoming Ambassador of Austria, at the AU Commission Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Prior to his posting to Addis Abeba, Ambassador Hauser served in Bulgaria. His previous tours of duty include Kenya from 2005 to 2009 with regional responsibility for 10 African countries, and Kuwait and Qatar.

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AUC oversees the election of the new Secretary General of AFCAC

December 03, 2018
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Livingston, Zambia, 3 December 2018: At the invitation of the President of the Bureau of the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC), the Director for Infrastructure and Energy, Mr. Cheikh Bedda, led an African Union Commission (AUC) delegation to Livingston, Zambia, to assist with the election of a new Secretary General of AFCAC.

The Proposed Pan-African Accreditation Agency Receives a Boost from Higher Education Agencies and Member States

December 13, 2018
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, December 13 2018- The Education Division of the Department of Human Resources, Science and Technology (HRST) of African Union Commission held a Technical Consultation Workshop on establishment of Pan-African Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency at the Headquarters of the African Union Commission in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa.

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AUC Convenes the Pan African e-NETWORK (PAeN) Assembly of Parties

December 14, 2018
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 14 December 2018 – The African Union Commission organized the second Assembly of Parties Meeting of Pan African e-Network (PAeN) on 14 December 2018 at its headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

As requested by the AU Policy Organs, the Assembly of Parties meeting has identified options of making use of the PAeN infrastructure for further add-on services, including the pre-feasibility study on the Pan African Mass Education TV, developed by the AUC.

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‘We Must Step-up the Fight against Substance Abuse in the Continent’ Stakeholders declared at the African Union - ISSUP-NACADA International Conference on Drug Demand Reduction 2018

December 18, 2018
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Nairobi, Kenya, 14 December 2018: The African Union Commission in partnership with the Government of the Republic of Kenya, through The National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA), The International Society of Substance Use Prevention and Treatment Professionals (ISSUP) and the United States’ Government through the Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) held a conference themed “thinking globally, acting locally”, the first ever major African event focusing on the prevention, treatment and care for substance use disorders

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Cost of Hunger in Africa Study Workshop Convenes Experts on Food Health and Nutrition

November 28, 2018
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Debrezeit, Ethiopia 28th November 2018: The African Union in collaboration with World Food Program, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa held the Cost of Hunger in Africa Study (COHA) Workshop. The meeting was held in Debrezeit, Ethiopia on 28th November 2018.The workshop main goal was to discuss the recommendations of the fourteen Cost of Hunger in Africa studies that have been completed , and brainstorm on the next steps of how to support member states in t moving forward with the implementation of the outcome recommendations of the studies.

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The Pan African University held its Strategic Plan Validation Workshop

November 22, 2018
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21 to 22 November 2018, AUC Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Following the meeting of the PAU Strategic Planning Committee held on 5 September 2018 aiming at discussing on and providing inputs to further develop the Pan African University, a validation workshop was organized in order to adopt the PAU guiding policy for the next years.

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