Ethiopia
2017 PIDA Week to Convene in Namibia
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 20 September 2017- The 2017 Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) Week will be held from 10 to 14 December in Swakopmund, Namibia under the theme “Enhancing Trade and Economic Transformation through Regional Infrastructure Development”.
Organized by the African Union Commission (AUC), the NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency (NPCA), the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in collaboration with the Namibian Government and the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
Training on Disability Mainstreaming for Senior Government Officials of the AU Member States and AUC Departments and Directorates
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 19 September 2017- A three day training on disability mainstreaming and implementation of the Continental Plan of Action on the African Decade of Persons with Disabilities (2010-2019) for senior government officials of the African Union Member States and AUC Disability Focal Points took place at Capital Hotel and Spa in Addis Ababa.
African Union Ministers of Trade meet to come up with a common position prior to the 11th WTO Ministerial Conference
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 19 September 2017. The African Union Commission in collaboration with the Government of South Africa organized a Special Meeting of African Union Ministers of Trade, on 18 September 2017 in Addis Ababa. The main purpose of the Informal Meeting was to enable Africa to discuss and formulate common positions on current issues of offensive and defensive interest as well as new issues before the 3rd Mini-Ministerial World Trade Organization (WTO) Meeting on 9-10 October 2017 in Marrakech, Morocco and the 11th Ministerial Conference of the WTO (WTO-MC11).
The second Ordinary Session of the AU Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Communication and ICT (CCICT-2)
This CCICT-2 will gather Ministers responsible of ICT and Post as well as Ministers in charge of Communication and Information from AU member States, AU Specialized Institutions and International Organizations, African and International Partners of Africa dealing with Communication and Information Technologies.
The main objective of the CCICT session is to adopt strategies and Action Plans for projects and programs implementation at the continental and regional levels for the Communication and ICT sectors.
International Day of Peace 2017: “Harnessing the Demographic Dividend: Meaningful Youth Inclusion in Peace-Building” (#Youth4Peace)
MEDIA ADVISORY
International Day of Peace 2017: “Harnessing the Demographic Dividend: Meaningful Youth Inclusion in Peace-Building” (#Youth4Peace)
INVITATION TO MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES
What: The African Union (AU) is hosting a panel in celebration of the International Day of Peace under the theme, “Harnessing the Demographic Dividend: Meaningful Youth Inclusion in Peace-Building”.
Informal Meeting of African Union Ministers of Trade
MEDIA ADVISORY
INFORMAL MEETING OF AFRICAN UNION MINISTERS OF TRADE
What: Informal Meeting of the African Union Ministers of Trade (AMOT) immediately followed by a Press Briefing at 10:30 AM, Briefing Room1
Who: African Union Ministers of Trade, the Group of African Ambassadors in Geneva (focal points and coordinators), the AU Permanent Mission in Geneva, Senior Trade Officials from Member of States, WTO experts and technical advisors, representatives of the Regional Economic Communities, and Experts from UNECA.
African Union Appoints Heads of the AU Institutional Reforms Unit
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 13 September 2017: The African Union Commission (AUC) has appointed Prof. Pierre Moukoko Mbonjou and Ms. Ciru Mwaura as Head and Deputy Head respectively of the newly formed Institutional Reforms Unit.
Mr. Mbonjou is a Professor at the International Relations Institute of Cameroon (IRIC) at the University of Yaounde II and holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Political Science from the University of Paris I, Pantheon Sorbonne.
Launch of the Trade and Development Report 2017 (TDR 2017): ‘Beyond Austerity: Towards A Global New Deal’
MEDIA ADVISORY
LAUNCH OF THE TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2017 (TDR 2017):
‘BEYOND AUSTERITY: TOWARDS A GLOBAL NEW DEAL’
What: Press Conference on the occasion of the launch of the TDR 2017
Who: Representatives from UNCTAD and AU Commissioner for Trade and Industry
When: 14 September 2017 at 11:00 AM
Where: African Union Headquarters, Briefing room 1
DISCOURS DE H. E. Amb. Samate-Cessouma Minata COMMISSAIRE AUX AFFAIRES POLITIQUES COMMISSION DE L'UNION AFRICAINE
DISCOURS DE H. E. Amb. Samate-Cessouma Minata COMMISSAIRE AUX AFFAIRES POLITIQUES COMMISSION DE L'UNION AFRICAINE
AU FORUM SUR LA POLITIQUE DE RENFORCEMENT DE L'APPROCHE AFRICAINE DES DROITS HUMAINS BASEE SUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT : LE LIEN ENTRE LES INSTITUTIONS DES DROITS DE L'HOMME ET LE DÉVELOPPEMENT
COMMISSION DE L'UNION AFRICAINE,
ADDIS ABEBA, ETHIOPIE
6 septembre 2017