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#30thAUSummit Opening Session of the 36th Session of the NEPAD Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee (HSGOC)
Statement of H.E. Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Senegal at the 36th Session of the NEPAD Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee
Leaders urged to renew commitment to a malaria-free Africa
Addis Ababa/Geneva, 26 January 2018 – African nations must renew their commitment and strengthen instruments to attain a malaria-free Africa by 2030, leaders heard today at a high-level briefing held on the margins of the 30th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa.
ICJ Agrees that African Union Presents its Submission on Request for Advisory Opinion on Legal Consequences of Seperation of Chagos Archipelago from Mauritius in 1965
Addis Ababa, 25 January 2018 - The African Union Commission (AUC) is working on making a submission to the International Court of Justice ( ICJ ) regarding the Advisory opinion on the legal consequences of separation of the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritius in 1965. This is in line with one of the aspiration provided in Agenda 2063 “An integrated continent, politically united and based on the ideals of Pan- Africanism and the vision of Africa’s Renaissance”.
Ambassador, Dr. Namira Negm, the African Union Legal Counsel, Represented the AUC Chairperson in a Consultative Meeting in Mauritius
Addis Ababa, 24 January 2018 - The Office of the Legal Counsel (OLC) represented the Commission in Meetings held in Mauritius from 6 to 12 January 2018 to discuss the AU submission before the International Court of Justice (ICJ )The AU delegation was led by the Legal Counsel Dr. Namira Negm and composed of Dr. Mohamed Gomaa, who is the Head of Arbitration in Hashem Law Firm which is one of the leading law firms for international law in Africa .
and Dr. Makane Moise Mbengue He is a professor of International Law at Geneva University Law School; and OLC.
AU Commissioner for Political Affairs, Samate Cessouma Meets with the Chairperson of the African Union Advisory Board on Corruption
Addis Ababa, 25 January, 2018: The Commissioner for Political Affairs of the African Union Commission (AUC), Amb. Minata Samate Cessouma, met with Hon. Begoto Miarom, Chairperson of the African Union Advisory Board on Corruption (AU-ABC) on the sideline of the 30th Summit of the Assembly to discuss the theme of the year, 2018.
High Level Consultation on the Ratification of the Maputo Protocol
INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
When: Monday, 29 January 2018
Time: 08.00 – 09.30
Where: Sheraton Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Twentieth (20th) Ordinary General Assembly of Organization of African First Ladies Against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA)
INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
Theme: Transforming Africa through Prioritizing Children, Adolescents and Mothers in the Fight against HIV
When: Monday, 29 January 2018
Time: 08:30 am
Where: African Union Headquarters, Old Building, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
African Union Commission and the Coalition for Dialogue on Africa deepen collaboration on curbing illicit Financial Flows
24 January 2018, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; The Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Amb. Kwesi Quartey, held a bilateral meeting with the Alternate Chair of the Coalition for Dialogue on Africa (CoDA), Mr. Abdoulie Janneh to discuss, among other issues, the illicit Financial Flows and the relocation of the CoDA office from the UNECA to the AU Headquarters. The Deputy Chairperson noted the relevance of having CoDA at the AU Commission, observing its role as an alternative platform for dialogue and debate on key issues related to Africa’s development agenda.









