Ethiopia

High Level Conference of the Global Geothermal Alliance (GGA)

September 17, 2017

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Addis Ababa,17th September 2017: The African Union Commission (AUC) was represented by H.E Dr. Amani Abou-Zeid at the High Level Conference convened by the Global Geothermal Alliance (GGA) in Florence, Italy on 11th September 2017 under the theme “Working Together to Promote Geothermal Energy Towards a Sustainable Energy Future”. The objective of the High Level Conference was Strengthening Institutional and Human Capacities to Accelerate the Uptake of Geothermal Energy.

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Bilateral consultations between the African Union Commission and the Federal Government of Germany

October 05, 2017

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Media Advisory
What: Bilateral consultations between the African Union Commission and the Federal Government of Germany
When: Thursday, 5th of October 2017
Time: 15:00 – 16:00 hrs
Venue: African Union Commission.
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Second Ordinary Session of the Specialized Technical Committee on Agriculture Rural Development, Water and Environment

October 02, 2017 to October 06, 2017

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Ministerial session of the STC on Agriculture, Rural Development, Water and Environment Sector opens with a focus on enhancing environmental and agricultural transformation to achieve food and nutrition security for the advancement of Africa’s Agenda 2063
Addis Ababa, 9 October 2016 –The Ministerial segment of the second Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Agriculture, Rural Development, Water and Environment opened 5th October 2017 at the AUC Headquarters.

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Continuous improvement is inevitable and Kaizen demonstrates the effectiveness of daily improvement, says AUC Deputy Chairperson.

September 26, 2017

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, September 26, 2017- As the African Union implements its transformative framework, Agenda 2063, the Commission is keen on institutional reforms that create a conducive environment to drive the vision of an integrated and united continent. The Commission has introduced various capacity building initiatives, such as the Kaizen project, to manage and enhance performance across the organization.

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The African Union and partners commemorate the International Day of Peace 2017 “Harnessing the Demographic Dividend: Meaningful Youth Inclusion in Peace-Building”

September 22, 2017

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Addis Ababa, 22 September 2017: The African Union (AU) in partnership with the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU), Oxfam International, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) organized a panel discussion on the theme, “Harnessing the Demographic Dividend: Meaningful Youth Inclusion in Peace-Building”, on the occasion of the International Day of Peace (Peace Day) 21 September 2017.

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Message of H.E. Ambassador Smail Chergui, African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security, on the occasion of the International Day of Peace (Peace Day), 21 September, 2017.

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September 21, 2017

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Message of H.E. Ambassador Smail Chergui, African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security

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2017 PIDA Week to Convene in Namibia

September 20, 2017

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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).

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Training on Disability Mainstreaming for Senior Government Officials of the AU Member States and AUC Departments and Directorates

September 20, 2017

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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.

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African Union Ministers of Trade meet to come up with a common position prior to the 11th WTO Ministerial Conference

September 20, 2017

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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).

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The second Ordinary Session of the AU Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Communication and ICT (CCICT-2)

November 20, 2017 to November 24, 2017

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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.

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