Ethiopia
Announcement of the Eleventh Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union
The 11th Extraordinary Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) will take place from 5th to 18th November 2018.
Among other issues, the summit is expected to discuss: Update on the AU Institutional Reform process including reform of the AU Commission, mandate of the AU Development Agency (AUDA) and Financing the African Union.
The extraordinary summit will be held at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia as scheduled below:
5th – 6th November 2018: Meeting of the Permanent Representatives’ Committee
Media Announcement: Online Accreditation for the 11th Extraordinary Summit on AU Reforms now available
MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT/ 11th Extraordinary Session of the AU 5th - 18th November 2018, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia online Accreditation for Journalists Now Available
MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT/ 11th Extraordinary Session of the AU
5th - 18th November 2018, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
ONLINE ACCREDITATION FOR JOURNALISTS NOW AVAILABLE
The Directorate of Information and Communication (DIC) of the African Union Commission (AUC) hereby announces that the online media accreditation process for coverage of the 11th Extraordinary Session of the African Union, scheduled to take place from 5th to 18th November 2018, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has been launched on the AU website: www.au.int.
Visit of the Chairperson of the Commission to Nigeria
Addis Ababa, 31 October 2018: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, undertook a two-day official visit to Nigeria, from 25 to 27 October 2018. The visit is part of his regular consultations with member states, to advance the African Union agenda.
Statement By H.E. Mrs. Amira Elfadil The Commissioner for Social Affairs African Union Commission, Addis Ababa Ethiopia October 29-31 2018
The International Conference on
“Fall Armyworm Research-for-Development – Status and Priorities for Africa”
Statement By
H.E. Mrs. Amira Elfadil
The Commissioner for Social Affairs
African Union Commission, Addis Ababa Ethiopia
October 29-31 2018
Report: Rising Demand for Social Protection Across Africa Requires Careful Fiscal Balancing, Research
Press Release
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First conference of a new global research alliance to establish practical field solutions against Fall Armyworm Time to scale up fight against the voracious pest
Joint Media Advisory
First conference of a new global research alliance to establish practical field solutions against Fall Armyworm
Time to scale up fight against the voracious pest
Despite significant efforts to control the spread of the invasive Fall Armyworm (FAW), first detected in Africa in 2016, the pest keeps advancing to new areas in sub-Saharan Africa and beyond.
African Union Commission and African E-Trade Group unleash the power of e-commerce in Africa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 19 October 2018 – A landmark memorandum of partnership was signed today at the Headquarters of the African Union Commission between the AUC, represented by the Commissioner for Trade and Industry, and the A-eTrade Group, represented by its CEO and Board Chairman, with the objective to boost intra African Trade using primarily, new information and communication technologies. The MoU was signed in the presence of H.E. Hailemariam Desalegn, former Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia.
Statement of the Chairperson of the Commission on the election of Madam Sahle-Work Zewde as the new President of Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, 25 October 2018: The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, Moussa Faki Mahamat, welcomes the election, today, of Madam Sahle-Work Zewde as the new President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia by the Ethiopian parliament.