Ethiopia

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, African Union 05 December 2018: The African Union Commission hosted the 24th Boarding of Trustees Meeting of the African World Heritage Fund, for induction of the new board members and to appoint a new executive director of the Fund as well as to follow up on the implementation of a number of decisions that emanated from the 23rd Board Meeting held in Johannesburg, South Africa in July 2018.

21 to 22 November 2018, AUC Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Following the meeting of the PAU Strategic Planning Committee held on 5 September 2018 aiming at discussing on and providing inputs to further develop the Pan African University, a validation workshop was organized in order to adopt the PAU guiding policy for the next years.

H.E. Minata Samate Cessouma, Commissioner for Political Affairs with Mrs Carin Jamtin, Swedish Director General for Development after a bilateral meeting on Monday, December 3, 2018.

On 16 November 2018, at the Headquarters of the African Union Commission, the President of the Republic of Tunisia, H.E Beji Caid Essebsi, mandated the Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Khemaies Jhinaoui, to award the National Order of the Diplomatic Merit to Mr. Mourad Ben Dhiab, Secretary General of the African Union Commission.

The Minister commended Mr. Mourad’s dedication, noting his diplomatic experience in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the African Union Commission that qualified him for this honor from the President of the Republic of Tunisia.

Addis Ababa, 1 December 2018: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, takes note of the postponement of the East African Community Summit, which was scheduled in Arusha, Tanzania, on 30 November 2018. This Summit, for which he had travelled to Arusha, was to provide an opportunity for the Facilitator of the Inter-Burundian Dialogue to submit a report on his efforts.