Ethiopia
Twenty Sixth (26th) Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union
26th African Union Assembly meeting opens with calls for human rights, particularly women’s rights under Agenda 2063, peace, and development
Executive Council Twenty-Eighth Ordinary Session 27 - 28 January 2016 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
AU Commission Chairperson’s Luncheon with Heads of State Governments In honour of the National, Continental and International efforts against Ebola.
INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
When: 31 January 2015
Where: Multi- purpose hall, African Union commission
Time: 13:00 -15:00.
Who: The Luncheon will be convened by the African Union Commission and hosted by the AUC, Chairperson Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma.
The Luncheon will be attended by:
· Heads of State and Government
· Senior government officials
Intergenerational Dialogue
THEME: “Harnessing the Demographic Dividend in Africa towards the realization of Sustainable Development Goals and AU Agenda 2063.”
INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
When: Wednesday 27 to Thursday 28 January 2016
Where: African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Who: Organized by the Department of Human Resources, Science and Technology (HRST)
Press Briefing of the Commissioner for Economic Affairs
Within the framework of the 26th AU Summit, H.E. Dr. Anthony Mothae Maruping, Commissioner for Economic Affairs, AUC will, on Wednesday 27th January 2016 at 16:00, hold a press briefing on the following issue:
- Africa Arising from Financial and Economic Crisis to Realise the African dream through Agenda 2063
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
Mr. Molalet Tsedeke; Media Center Coordinator
Press Briefing of the Commissioner for Trade and Industry
Within the framework of the 26th AU Summit, H.E Mrs. Fatima Haram Acyl, Commissioner for Trade and Industry at the AU Commission will, on Wednesday 27th January 2016, at 15:00 hold a press briefing on the following issue:
- The AU’s Trade and Industry Agenda as a catalyst for Africa’s Development
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
Mr. Molalet Tsedeke; Media Center Coordinator
AUC signs grant contract with Cluff Geothermal ltd for the Fantale prospect
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 21 January 2016: The African Union Commission (AUC), through its’ Department of Infrastructure and Energy, and Cluff Geothermal ltd signed a Grant Contract for financial support - totaling USD 862,131, to conduct surface study activities and infrastructure upgrades at the Cluff Geothermal ltd owned Fantale geothermal prospect located in Ethiopia. The Grant Contract was signed by the AUC Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, Dr. Elham M. A. Ibrahim, and Mr. George Percy, on behalf of Cluff Geothermal ltd, at the AUC headquarter.
Statement of the Chairperson of the AU Commission, HE Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma to the Opening of the 3rd Retreat of the Executive Council 24-25 January 2016 ,Mekelle, Ethiopia
AU Ministerial Retreat of the Executive Council Brainstorms on the Implementation of Agenda 2063
Mekelle– Ethiopia, 24th January 2016: Members of African Union (AU) Executive Council converged in the Tigray region of Mekelle, on 24 January 2016, within the framework of their third Ministerial Retreat, holding under the theme: “Implementation of Agenda 2063”. The Ministerial Retreat was chaired by Hon. Simbarashe S. Mumbengegwi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Zimbabwe and Chairperson of the Executive Council, in the presence of H.E. Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E Mr. Erastus Mwencha, Deputy Chairperson of the AUC. Hon.