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Africa Day High-Level Event Invitation to Representatives of the Media

December 08, 2015
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MEDIA ADVISORY

AFRICA DAY HIGH-LEVEL EVENT INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA

WHAT: Side event on the Africa Day high level event in the margins of the

UNFCCC Cop21

Theme: Intended Nationally Determined Contributions: Implications, Prospects and

Africa’s Readiness to contribute to solutions

WHEN: Tuesday 08 December 2015, at 11:30-14:00

WHERE: Le, Bourget, Paris (Conference Hall 4 Room No. 10)

Experts to review the indicators for the implementation of the Agenda 2063 First Ten-Year Plan

December 07, 2015
English

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 07 December 2015: Experts from across the Continent have convened today, 07 December 2015 at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to review the Agenda 2063 First Ten Year Implementation Plan measurement Framework. The three-day meeting will provide an opportunity to statisticians, planners, academicians, development partners as well as representatives of the civil society to identify and recommend core indicators that will facilitate the domestication and implementation of the new Africa’s development framework.

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African Union/International IDEA BRIDGE Capacity Training for the Independent Electoral Commission of the Kingdom of Lesotho begins in Maseru

December 07, 2015
English

Maseru, 7 December 2015: A 5-day Building Resources for Democracy, Governance and Elections (BRIDGE) Training has begun today in Maseru, the Kingdom of Lesotho, for the staff of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). The training on “Civic Education and Voter Information” has the objective to help the staff of IEC to better carry out its constitutional mandate relating to civic education and voter information and enhance political participation. Participants for the training are drawn from senior management and implementers of Civic Education and Voter Information within the IEC.

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Strengthening Africa-China relationship: AU Commission Chairperson and Chinese President hold bilateral meeting

December 03, 2015
English

Pretoria, South Africa – 3 December 2015: The Chairperson of the AU Commission Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, and the President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, have exchanged on critical areas to strengthen the relationship between the African Union and China. They met on 3 December 2015, on the margins of the second Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit, in Pretoria, Republic of South Africa.

The two leaders were meeting in South Africa barely a month after their meeting in Beijing, China, when the AU Commission Chairperson paid an official visit.

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Opening Remarks for Mrs. Treasure Maphanga, Director, Department of Trade and Industry of the African Union Commission delivered during the Training Workshop on Trade in Services Negotiations for AU-CFTA Negotiators, Dakar, Senegal, 7 December 2015

Opening Remarks for Mrs. Treasure Maphanga, Director, Department of Trade and Industry of the African Union Commission delivered during the Training Workshop on Trade in Services Negotiations for AU-CFTA Negotiators 7-11 December 2015, King Fahad Hotel, Dakar Senegal.

Dates: 
December 07, 2015
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COP 21 Ministerial Event The Great Green Wall: Growing a World Wonder Welcome Remarks H.E. Tumusiime Rhoda Peace, African Union Commissioner, Rural Economy and Agriculture

Excellences, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen,
It gives me great pleasure to extend to you all a very warm welcome on behalf of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Dr. Nkosazana DlaminZuma and on my behalf to this important event on the Great Green Wall for the Sahara and Sahel Initiative, on the margins of the 21st Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Let me sincerely thank the Government and People of the Republic of France, for being such wonderful host despite all odds.

Dates: 
December 04, 2015
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COP 21 Ministerial Event The Great Green Wall: Growing a World Wonder Welcome Remarks H.E. Tumusiime Rhoda Peace, African Union Commissioner, Rural Economy and Agriculture

Excellences, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen,
It gives me great pleasure to extend to you all a very warm welcome on behalf of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Dr. Nkosazana DlaminZuma and on my behalf to this important event on the Great Green Wall for the Sahara and Sahel Initiative, on the margins of the 21st Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Let me sincerely thank the Government and People of the Republic of France, for being such wonderful host despite all odds.

Dates: 
December 04, 2015
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AU Commission Chairperson congratulates Mr. Wane Elghassim, appointed Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations

December 05, 2015
English

Johannesburg, South Africa – 5 December 2015: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has congratulated Mr Wane Elghassim, African Union Commission Director for Peace and Security, for his appointment as Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations in the United Nations (UN). The UN Secretary-General announced the appointment on 3 December 2015.

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Statement by Her Excellency, Mrs. Tumusiime Rhoda Peace Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agricluture African Union Commission at the Meeting of the African Ministerial Conference on Environment (AMCEN) in Preparation for Cop 21/Cmp 11 Paris, France

- Honourable Dr. Khaled Fahmy, Minister, Ministry of Environmental Affairs, Arab Republic of Egypt and President of African Ministerial Conference of Environment (AMCEN)
- Your Excellences, Members of the Bureau and Honourable Ministers of the African Ministerial Conference on Environment (AMCEN)
- Your Excellency Dr. Achim Steiner, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
- Prof. Anthony Nyong, representative of the President of the African Development Bank

Dates: 
December 06, 2015
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4th High Level Dialogue on Democracy, Human Rights and Governance in Africa Women's Equal Participation and Leadership in Political Parties Chairperson of the African Union Permanent Representative Committee, Amb. Albert Chibindi Opening Remarks

Your Excellency President Paul Kagame,

Your Excellency, Commissioner for Political Affairs, African Union Commission Dr. Aisha Laraba Abdullahi
Members of the PRC Bureau,
Excellency’s, Heads of the African Governance Architecture Platform

Colleagues from the African Union Commission, AU organs and RECs

Distinguished Participants

Ladies and Gentlemen

Dates: 
December 07, 2015
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