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Africa Industrialization Week 2019: Positioning African Industry to Supply the AfCFTA market
The Africa Industrialization Week Celebrations kicked off on Monday, 18th and closed on 22nd November, 2019 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Joint Final Declaration of the Tripartite Visit of the Chairperson of the AU Commission and the Secretaries General of the OIF and the Commonwealth
Yaoundé, November 28th 2019
1. The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, the Secretary General of the International Organization of la Francophonie, Louise Mushikiwabo and the Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Patricia Scotland, undertook a tripartite visit to Yaounde, Cameroon, from 26 to 28 November 2019, in order to exchange views with the national actors on the Situation in Cameroon.
Conference on Land Policy in Africa opens with a focus on winning the fight against corruption in the land sector
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire 28th November 2019 – The Third Conference on Land Policy in Africa opened on November 25, 2019 in Abidjan. This year’s conference, hosted by the African Development Bank, is themed “Winning the fight against Corruption in the Land Sector: Sustainable Pathways for Africa’s transformation.”
Popularization of monitoring and evaluation tool on the status of regional integration
The African Union Commission (AUC) has embarked on sensitization activities on the new African Multidimensional Regional Integration Index (AMRII), a monitoring and evaluation tool to assess the status of the integration in the continent.
Capacity Building Workshop on Human Rights and Women, Peace and Security
Under the theme “All for Maputo Protocol Programme”, the African Union Delegation with the Sudanese Women converged for a Capacity Building Workshop on Human Rights and Women, Peace and Security, which open today 26 November 2019, in Khartoum, Sudan.
AU Commission and The African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) celebrate the 20th Yamoussoukro Decision Day
H.E. Dr Amani Abou-Zeid, Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, officially inaugurated today in Dakar the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Yamoussoukro Decision (YD) preceded by the 50th anniversary of the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) on 13th November 2019
“Our goal is to boost intra-African investment in infrastructure, ICT and energy projects”
H.E. Dr Amani Abou-Zeid, Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy has just concluded a successful participation at the 2019 Africa Investment Forum that ran from 11 to 12 November in Johannesburg, South Africa.
PIDA Week: Private and public sector partnerships key to unlocking Africa’s infrastructure funding
Cairo, Egypt, 26 November 2019– The 2019 Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) Week opened in Cairo, Egypt on Monday with a clarion call from key players in the infrastructure sector for enhanced partnerships between the public and private sectors to develop the continent’s infrastructure to spur industrial growth and employment creation.
They agreed that greater economic activity, enhanced efficiency and increased competitiveness on the continent were continually being hampered by inadequate transport, communication, water and power infrastructure.
Preliminary Statement: AU Election Observation Mission to the 24 November 2019 Presidential Election in the Republic of Guinea Bissau
1. INTRODUCTION
On 24 November 2019, Bissau Guineans turned out massively to vote in the presidential election held for voters both in the country and the Diaspora. This election was conducted within a context of political tension and institutional crises which drew the attention of the international community. This election which is fundamental to the political situation in Guinea Bissau, represent major stakes to the people and an important challenge to national and international stakeholders.