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Statement by H.E. Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, on Somalia

March 22, 2021
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Addis Ababa, 22 March 2021: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, continues to monitor the developments in Somalia ahead of today's planned National Consultative Forum meeting to resolve the electoral impasse.

While the Chairperson is encouraged by the arrival in Mogadishu of leaders from all the Federal Member States, as well as other stakeholders, he is gravely concerned at reports that the meeting could take place without the participation all the FMS Presidents.

African Union Lauds Kenya's Court Ruling Against Female Genital Mutilation

March 22, 2021
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The African Union Commission, Women, Gender and Youth Directorate, has lauded a decision by the High Court of the Republic of Kenya, dismissing a case in which a medical doctor had challenged the prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), arguing that it limited women’s choice and right to uphold their culture. The Court however on the 17th March 2021, ruled that the practice of FGM violates a woman’s right to health, human dignity and in instances when it results in death, the right to life, adding that the practice also undermines international human rights standards.

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Inter-Generational Virtual Couch-Talk, Theme: “African Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world”

March 25, 2021
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Through personal life experience, professional perspectives and observational commentary, the panelists of this Intergenerational Virtual Couch Talk will dialogue on progress made and what needs to be done to achieve an equal future, as the world navigates the COVID-19 ...

Statement of the Chairperson upon the passing of President John Magufuli

March 18, 2021
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18 March 2021, Addis Ababa: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat has learnt with profound sadness of the untimely passing of H.E. John Pombe Magufuli, President of the United Republic of Tanzania. 

On behalf the African Union family, the Chairperson expresses his deepest condolences to the family of the late President Magufuli, and stands in solidarity and mourning with the Government and People of the United Republic of Tanzania during this difficult time of loss. 

Climate crisis: Red Cross report calls for immediate action to protect communities in Africa

March 18, 2021
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Addis/Nairobi, 17 March 2021 – Guided by the findings of its World Disasters Report, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is embarking on an ambitious strategic direction aimed at eradicating hunger by 2030 in Africa, while mitigating climate change. One of the flagship climate adaptation actions is the plantation of five billion trees by the end of the decade.

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