Ethiopia
First Ordinary Session of the AUCIL
Fourth Forum on International Law and African Union Law
The theme for the Fourth Edition of the AUCIL forum was: “The challenges of ratification and implementation of treaties in Africa”.
Third Forum on International Law and African Union Law
The theme for the Third Edition of the AUCIL forum was: “Codification of International Law at the Regional Level in Africa”.
The Forum contributed to and shaped the development of international law by considering further codification of the international law of Africa in fields where there has already been extensive State practice, precedent and doctrine in the African continent.
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Second Forum on International Law and African Union Law
The theme for the Second Edition of the AUCIL forum was: “Law of Regional Integration in Africa”.
Regional integration remains a key strategy for Africa. Following the Abuja Treaty which provided the guiding principles for Africa’s current integration agenda, the continent has been striving to strengthen its Regional Economic Communities (REC) with the view to establishing the African Economic Community (AEC). Several of these RECs have established mechanisms and frameworks that led to the creation of free trade areas and customs unions.
Sixth Forum on International Law and African Union Law
Theme
The theme of the 6th Forum shall be “Legal & Socio economic consequences of immigration, refugees and internally displaced persons in Africa”. The Forum will be from 1 and 12 December 2017.
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African Union Kwame Nkrumah Scientific Award 2016 Edition
High Level Dialogue - Gender Equality and Education
MEDIA ADVISORY
High Level Dialogue - Gender Equality and Education
When: 26 January, 2017
Invitation to the Media Press Briefing on the 28th Au Summit Media Coverage
Within the framework of the 28th AU summit Mrs. Leslie Richer, Director of Information and Communication; AUC will on Tuesday, 24th January 2017 at 16:00 hold a briefing on the logistics (Media) in regards to the 28th AU Summit.
The briefing will be held in Briefing Room 1, at the New AU Conference Center, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Journalists are invited to take part in the press briefing
Media contact
33rd Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representative Committee of the African Union opens in Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 22nd January 2017: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has called for the general adoption and upholding of the values of Pan Africanism, which include putting Africa first; the commitment to the African people, their dignity and aspirations; and our passion for democracy, peace, integration, development and building unity of purpose even in the face of difficult challenges, within ‘a single institution to which we all belong’.