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The Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2020) Postponed due to COVID-19

April 29, 2020
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The Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2020) Postponed due to COVID-19

Cairo, 29 April 2020: – In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), the African Union (AU) and the Government of Rwanda have decided to postpone by one year the second Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2020) initially set to take place from 1 to 7 September 2020 in Kigali, Rwanda.

This decision was endorsed by the IATF2020 Advisory Council during its sixth meeting held virtually on 26 April 2020, after careful assessment of the situation.

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African Union to distribute more COVID19 supplies to its member states after receiving the third consignment from the Jack Ma Foundation

April 29, 2020
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The 55 member states of the African Union will soon receive further medical supplies for their COVID19 response, after the arrival in Addis Ababa today, of the third batch from the Jack Ma Foundation.

The supplies, weighing 125 tonnes, consist of 4.6 million single use surgical masks, 500 000 civilian use KN95 masks: 100 000 medical grade N95 masks: 200,000 pieces of protective clothing: 200,000 face shields: 2,000 thermometer guns: 500,000 medical gloves: 300 ventilators: 500,000 each of swabs, extraction and detection tests: and 100 infrared thermo detection machines.

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Weekly Press Briefing on Coronavirus Disease Outbreak

April 30, 2020
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INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA

WHAT: The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has spread to almost all countries and claimed more than 200,000 lives worldwide. Nearly 35,000 cases have been reported in 52 African countries, with over 1,500 deaths. Africa CDC is supporting African Union Member States in responding to the outbreak. This briefing will provide updated information from Member States and new actions taken by Africa CDC and other partners in respond to the pandemic.

SPEAKER: Dr. John Nkengasong, Director, Africa CDC

Declaration of the Extraordinary Meeting of the Bureau of the Specialized Technical Committee on Transport, Transcontinental and Interregional Infrastructure, Energy and Tourism (Sub Committee On Tourism)

April 21, 2020
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THEME: SUPPORTING THE CONTINENTAL STRATEGY ON COVID-19 PANDEMIC

WE, the Ministers in charge of Tourism, meeting through Video conferencing on 21st April 2020 as the Sub Committee of Tourism under the Bureau of the Specialized Technical Committee on Transport, Transcontinental and Interregional Infrastructure, Energy and Tourism, organized by the African Union Commission (AUC) to consider strategies and actions to support the continental strategy on COVID-19 pandemic:

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Receiving of 3rd consignment of Medical Supplies from Jack Ma Foundation

April 29, 2020
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INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA

WHAT: The African Union through Africa CDC will this Wednesday receive a 3rd consignment of the Jack Ma donation, which it will distribute to all 55 African Union member states for their COVID19 response.
This 3rd donation includes 4,6m masks, 500k swabs & test kits, 300 ventilators, 200k PPEs, 200k face shields, 2k thermal scanners, 100 body temperature scanners and 500k pairs of hand gloves. These vital supplies will enhance Africa CDC’s strategic stockpile to assist member states in the COVID-19 response.

Africa Vaccination Week 2020 Theme: Vaccines Work for All

April 24, 2020
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The Africa Union Commission invites all member states of the Africa Union to observe the 2020 World Immunization week being observed under the theme “Vaccines work for All’. The World Health Organization campaign places focus on vaccines and on the people who develop and deliver vaccines, particularly nurses and midwives.
 
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