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The commemoration of Africa Industrialisation Week kicked off on Monday, 16th November, 2020, virtually. The week was commemorated under the theme: Inclusive and Sustainable Industrialisation in the AfCFTA Era. The weeklong event was organized by the African Union Commission (AUC), AUDA-NEPAD, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the AfroChampions Initiative.

The Republic of Seychelles becomes the fourth AU member states to ratify the Treaty for the establishment of the African Medicines Agency (AMA) on 13th August 2020, in Victoria, Seychelles and deposited the instrument of accession to the Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union on 23rd November 2020 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Despite several existing policies, mechanisms and platforms to advance the inclusion of women in the democratic governance and peacebuilding processes, the number and level of women involvement in these processes remain worryingly negligible.