Latest Documents

Compendium of Good Practices on Drug Use Prevention, Drug Use Disorders Treatment and Harm Reduction

Compendium of Good Practices on Drug Use Prevention Treatment and Harm Reduction

2020-10-30

The African Union Commission is proud to present this seminal work show casing good practices in addressing drug use challenges in Africa. All the articles in this compendium were compiled and submitted by AU Member States Drug Demand Reduction National Focal points.

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COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – 20 October 2020

2020-10-20

In addition to our Weekly Outbreak Brief on the spread of COVID-19 and the actions that Africa CDC is taking to help African Union Member States. Africa CDC shares a weekly brief detailing the latest developments in scientific knowledge and public health policy from around the world, as well as updates to the latest guidance from WHO and other public health agencies.

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Update on the ongoing Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Global Epidemic, Brief #40

2020-10-20

Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (13 October 2020), 2,524,173 new confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and 36,810 new deaths have been reported globally. To date, a total of 39,952,759 COVID-19 cases and 1,112,108 related deaths (case fatality rate (CFR): 2.8%) have been reported from 219 countries and territories

Sectoral Reports

Africa Migration Report

2020-10-15

The Africa Migration Report takes a distinctly regional approach to inform knowledge on migration in Africa. This first edition, titled Challenging the Narrative, aims to deconstruct negative perceptions of migration in Africa by addressing contextual realities and bringing to light practical interventions and evidence-based knowledge on what is happening on the ground.

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Update on the ongoing Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Global Epidemic, Brief #39

2020-10-13

Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (6 October 2020), 2,315,658 new confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and 39,532 new deaths have been reported globally. To date, a total of 37,428,586 COVID-19 cases and 1,075,298 related deaths (case fatality rate (CFR): 2.9%) have been reported from 217 countries and territories.

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Update on the ongoing Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Global Epidemic, Brief #38

2020-10-07

Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (29 September 2020), 2,073,499 new confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and 38,834 new deaths have been reported globally. To date, a total of 35,112,928 COVID-19 cases and 1,035,766 related deaths (case fatality rate (CFR): 2.9%) have been reported from 217 countries and territories.

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COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – 06 October 2020

2020-10-07

Reports

Second edition of the Labour migration Statistics report in Africa

2020-09-30

Labor Migration Statistics Report in Africa Second edition: Regional Migration Profile

Executive Summary

The present report has been prepared in fulfilment of the request made in July 2015 by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government that the African Union Commission should submit a biennial report on labour migration statistics in Africa.

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Draft Programme of the September/October 2020 Meetings of the African Union

2020-09-30

(Videoconference)
As of 21 September 2020
AU STATUTORY MEETINGS From 30 September to 22 October 2020

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Update on the ongoing Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Global Epidemic, Brief #37

2020-09-28

Publications/Books

African civil society response to the COVID-19 outbreak; Initiatives and Lessons

2020-09-24

The African Union’s CIDO-supported webinar series focused on community let initiatives from several African countries aiming at bringing attention to their efforts in alleviating the Covid-19 outbreak’s impact.

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Update on the ongoing Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Global Epidemic, Brief #36

2020-09-22

Reports

Report: African Election Management Bodies on Covid-19 and Elections in Africa

2020-09-21

Following the spread of the COVID-19-19 pandemic within African Union (AU) Member States and its impact on electoral processes, on 27 May 2020, the Department of Political Affairs (DPA) of the African Union Commission (AUC) in collaboration with the Association of African Electoral Authorities (AAEA) and Election Management Bodies (EMBs) Networks of Regional Economic Communities (RECs) convened the first virtual peer-learning consultative mee

Factsheets

Diaspora Division factsheet

2020-09-19

The African Union Commission (AUC) envisions “an integrated continent that is politically united based on the ideals of Pan Africanism and the vision of Africa’s Renaissance”. Through its Citizens and Diaspora Organization (CIDO) the AUC seeks to nurture strategic relationships between the continent’s diaspora and Member States of the African Union. Initiatives to this end will be implemented under the Diaspora Engagement Project.

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The AU Disability Inclusion Guideline

2020-09-18

The AU Disability Inclusion Guideline for Youth Exchange serves as a working document to assist the AU and its organs in providing equal access to opportunities for all African youth.

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Sauti صوتي Publication

2020-09-18

The Sauti publication features artworks from young African women, and showcases the linguistic diversity of Africa. #Africayouthlead

Newsletters

AU Youth Digest

2020-09-12

Warm greetings to you youth of Africa and our partners across the continent.

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ALN Initiative Embedding Nutrition within the Covid-19 Response and Recovery

2020-09-09

1. Background

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Update on the ongoing Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Global Epidemic, Brief #33

2020-09-01

Reports

Africa CDC Rumor Report

2020-08-25

Reporting date: August 24, 2020
Please direct questions on this report to Melody Swen, mswen@novetta.com & Rhys O’Neill, roneill@novetta.com

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Update on the ongoing Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Global Epidemic, Brief #32

2020-08-25

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Update on the ongoing Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Global Epidemic, Brief #31

2020-08-18

Newsletters

Health, Nutrition and Population - In Focus June – August 2020 Edition

2020-08-16

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Update on the ongoing Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Global Epidemic, Brief #30

2020-08-12

Since the last brief (14 July 2020), 1,577,909 new confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and 37,039 new deaths have been reported globally. To date, a total of 14,363,960 COVID-19 cases and 603,943 (CFR: 4.2%) related deaths have been reported from 215