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Note to Editors: 10th Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of the AU on the African Continental Free Trade Area opens today in Kigali at the level of the Permanent Representative Committee

March 17, 2018
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Kigali Rwanda, 17th March 2018: The Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) meeting in preparation for the 18th Extraordinary Session of the Executive Council and the Assembly of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) kicked off on 17 March 2018 at the Kigali Convention Center (KCC), Republic of Rwanda.

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African Continental Free Trade Area gathers Strong Impetus to boost Economic Growth

March 17, 2018
English

Kigali, Rwanda, 15 March 2018: “I am once again honoured to address the Permanent Representatives’ Committee, the linchpin of the African Union, on the occasion of preparations for the Extraordinary Session of the AU Assembly convened for the purpose of executing the decision taken by our Heads of State and Government to lend a strong impetus to the implementation of one of our flagship projects, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) ”, said H.E Thomas Kwesi Quartey, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), during the opening ceremony of the Permanent Representat

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Statement by H.E. Hope Tumukunde Gasatura, Chair of the Permanent Representatives Committee at the Opening of the PRC at the Extraordinary Summit on the African Continental Free Trade Area

Your Excellency, Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the AU Commission;

Excellences, members of the PRC;

Excellences Heads of Regional Economic Communities;

Your Excellences Commissioners and staff of the AU present;

Distinguished delegates;

Ladies and gentlemen;

Let me begin by warmly welcoming you all to this session of the Permanent Representatives Committee.

It is also my pleasure to welcome you all to Kigali and hope that your stay will be memorable.

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March 17, 2018
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Statement by H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat Chairperson of the African Union Commission at the Meeting of the Permanent Representatives’ Committee at the Extraordinary Session of the AU Assembly on the Continental Free Trade Area

Draft Statement by H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat Chairperson of the African Union Commission at the Meeting of the Permanent Representatives’ Committeeat the Extraordinary Session of the AU Assembly on the Continental Free Trade AreaExtraordinary Session of the AU Assembly on the Continental Free Trade Area held in Kigali, Rwanda, from 17to 21 March 2018
Meeting of the Permanent Representatives’ Committee
17 March 2018

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March 17, 2018
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Communiqué on the participation of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission in the Extraordinary Summit on the Free Trade Area

March 16, 2018
English

Kigali, 16 March 2018: African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat arrived in Kigali, Rwanda, today, to take part in the African Union Extraordinary Summit on the African Continental Free Trade Area, on 21 March 2018, as well as in preparatory meetings at the level of the Permanent Representatives Committee and the Executive Council. He will also take part in the Business Forum that will be held on the margins of the Summit, and take the opportunity to interact with private sector representatives.

African Union Commission and the Government of Rwanda Sign a Host Agreement in Preparation of the Extraordinary Summit of the afCFTA

March 16, 2018
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Kigali, Rwanda, 15 March 2018: Mr. Mourad Ben Dhiab, Secretary General (SG) of the African Union, Commission (AUC) and Mr. Claude Nikobisanezwe, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs , Cooperation & EAC of the Republic of Rwanda, representing the host country, on Thursday 15 March 2018, signed a host agreement for hosting the meetings of the Permanent Representatives Committee, the Eighteenth Extraordinary Session of the Executive Council and the Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government.

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