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      36th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council
      36th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council
      6 February 2020

      Media Advisory/ 33rd AU Summit

      36th ORDINARY SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

      Theme: “Silencing the Guns: Creating Conducive Conditions for Africa’s Development”

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      Meeting with Honourable Commissioner Solomon Ayele Deroso, new Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ rights
      Meeting with Honourable Commissioner Solomon Ayele Deroso,
      5 February 2020
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      Meeting with H.E Mr. Siméon Oyono Esono Angue, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Equatorial Guinea
      Meeting with H.E Mr. Siméon Oyono Esono Angue
      5 February 2020
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      Meeting with Amb. Raychelle Omamo, Cabinet Secretary, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kenya
      Meeting with Amb. Raychelle Omamo
      5 February 2020
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      African Union 2020 Summit Commences
      African Union 2020 Summit Commences
      5 February 2020

      The annual African Union Summit has kicked off in Addis Ababa. This 33rd Ordinary Summit, which commenced on 21st January, will run until the 10th of February.

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      No education future for vulnerable girls unless guns are silenced
      No education future for vulnerable girls unless guns are silenced
      5 February 2020

      African leaders and partners called upon all the African Union member States to urgently put in place strategies and mechanisms to ensure education continuity for girls and young women in emergency situations.

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      Press Briefing on the 33rd AU Summit Media Coverage and Preparations
      Press Briefing on the 33rd AU Summit Media Coverage and Preparations
      5 February 2020

      Press Briefing on the 33rd AU Summit Media Coverage and Preparations

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      The Minister of External Relations of the Republic of Cameroon, Lejeune MBELLA MBELLA on 5 February 2020, signed two AU Treaties.
      Lejeune MBELLA MBELLA on 5 February 2020, signed two AU Treaties.
      5 February 2020

      The Minister of External Relations of the Republic of Cameroon, Lejeune. MBELLA MBELLA on 5 February 2020, signed two AU Treaties.

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       4th High-Level Dialogue on Gender Equality and Education in Africa.
      4th High-Level Dialogue on Gender Equality and Education in Africa.
      5 February 2020

      4th High-Level Dialogue on Gender Equality and Education in Africa.

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      35th Gender is My Agenda Campaign (GIMAC) Civil Society Gender Pre-Summit.
      35th Gender is My Agenda Campaign (GIMAC) Civil Society Gender Pre-Summit.
      3 February 2020

      Gender Is My Agenda Campaign (GIMAC) is convening its 35th Pre-summit Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) Consultative meeting under the theme: ‘Recognizing and Amplifying Women and Girls Agency to Silence the Guns in Africa.’

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       The 33rd AU Summit kicks off with the 39th Session of the Permanent Representatives Committee
      The 33rd AU Summit kicks off with the 39th Session of the PRC
      21 January 2020

      The 33rd AU Summit kicks off with the 39th Session of the Permanent Representatives Committee Under the theme 'Silencing the guns: creating conducive conditions for Africa's development', the 33rd African Union (AU) Summit opened on Tuesday 21 January 2020.

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      Opening statement by H.E. Osama Abdel Khalek
      21 January 2020

      PRC Remarks last session of PRC
      21st January 2020

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