Ethiopia

Addis Ababa, 12th February 2019 – During the 34th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council, the Office of the Legal Counsel, led by Amb. Namira Negm (Dr), has successfully overseen the election and nomination processes for membership into various Organs and institutions of the Union.
At the end of the voting, the Executive Council has elected Member States and individual candidates who obtained the required majority votes as follows:

Addis Ababa 11 February 2019 – The Organization of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD) which traces its roots to the Organization of African First Ladies against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA) today officially announced its new name - OAFLAD during the 22nd Ordinary General Assembly.

Addis Ababa, Febuary 10 2019: The African Union has unveiled the commemorative statue of Emperor Haile Selassie at the 32nd African Union Summit in Addisa Ababa on 10 February 2019 in Addis Ababa.
The statue of Emperor is an important recognition to his effort towards Africa’s liberation and unity leading to the formation of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in 1963.