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Promoting Africa’s growth and economic development by championing citizen inclusion and increased cooperation and integration of African states.
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What: Commemoration of the 9th Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security
(ADFNS)
When: December 5th, 2018
Where: Serena Hotel, Dar –es-Salaam, Tanzania
Who: The African Union Commission in collaboration with the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania
December 07, 2018, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - The commemoration of the 9th Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security (ADFNS) was held December 5th, at which experts and policy makers called for sustaining and scaling up action towards promoting and implementing integrated food safety, nutrition and health strategies for achieving greater results and impact.
Arusha, 28 August, 2018: The President and the Vice President of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR), Hon Justice Sylvain Oré from Côte d’Ivoire and Hon Justice Ben Kioko from Kenya respectively, have been re-elected for the second and final term of two years to lead the Bureau.
The closed-door elections were held yesterday at the start of the 50th Ordinary Session at the seat of the Court in Arusha, Tanzania.
Arusha, Tanzania 28 August 2017- The African Governance Platform under the auspices of the African Governance Architecture (AGA) Youth Engagement Strategy (AGA-YES) is convening the East and Southern Africa Regional Youth Consultations under the theme “Enhancing Young People’s Meaningful Participation in Electoral Processes in Africa”.
Arusha, Tanzania, 24 August, 2017: The Department of Political Affairs of the African Union Commission (AUC) convened a meeting of the Human Rights and Transitional Justice Cluster of the African Governance Architecture from the 24 – 26 August 2017 in Arusha, Tanzania. The purpose of the meeting was to provide inputs to the draft plan with the aim of finalising the draft of 10 Years Action Plan on the Human and Peoples Rights Decade in Africa before submitting it to wider stakeholder consultations.
Arusha, Tanzania, 23 November 2016: The High Level Dialogue (HLD) was part of the celebrations of 2016 as the Year of Human Rights in Africa with Particular Focus on the Rights of Women. The event was held in Arusha, Tanzania, jointly by the AU Organs with a human rights mandate. The Vice President of the United Republic of Tanzania was the guest of honour during the Opening Ceremony.
Dar es Salaam, 23rd December 2016: The Training of Trainers Workshop on Small Hydropower Development, Operation and Maintenance organized by the African Union Commission (AUC) in collaboration with the East African Community (EAC) concluded on 22nd December 2016 at the University of Dar es Salaam, College of Engineering, and Technology in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
21 December 2016- As Africa prepares to launch the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (AfricaCDC) in January 2017, directors and other senior staff members of the African Union (AU) are meeting in Zanzibar from 21 to 23 December to draft appropriate plans and procedures to facilitate the rapid response required by the AfricaCDC.
Concept note
Meeting for the development of a procurement and operational guideline manual for the Africa CDC
Zanzibar Islands, 21st – 23rd December 2016
