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      High-Level 20th Anniversary Colloquium of the Peace and Security Council
      High-Level 20th Anniversary Colloquium of the Peace and Security Council
      25 May 2024

      WHAT:        The African Union Peace and Security Council will hold a 20th Anniversary High-Level Colloquium on the th

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      Consultation between the African Union and the African Civil Society Organizations on the Common African Position on the UN Security Council Reform
      Consultation between the AU and the African Civil Society Organizations
      24 May 2024

      The First Consultation on the Common African Position on the United Nations Security Council Reform (Ezulwini Consensus) between H.E. Ambassador Bankole Adeoye, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS) of the African Union and Representatives of the African CSOs, Think and Do Tanks, Media and Academia was held virtually on 22 May 2024.

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      African Union Election Observation Mission arrives in South Africa ahead of the 2024 General Elections.
      AUEOM arrives in South Africa ahead of the 2024 General Elections.
      23 May 2024

      The African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) has arrived in South Africa ahead of the 29 May 2024 General Elections. At the invitation of the Government of South Africa and the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of South Africa,

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      Commemoration of the 20th Anniversary: Exhibition of Humanitarian Action, Peace, and Security in Africa
      Commemoration of the 20th Anniversary
      10 May 2024

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      The African Union Compliance and Accountability Framework (AUCF) Working Session with the Military Attachés Association (MAA)
      Working Session with the Military Attachés Association (MAA)
      30 April 2024

      MEDIA ADVISORY

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      Meeting of the Expanded Mechanism on Sudan and Press Conference of the AU High-Level Panel on Sudan Following its Recent Shuttle Diplomacy in the East African Region
      Meeting of the Expanded Mechanism on Sudan
      29 April 2024

      The members of the African Union High-Level Panel on Sudan (HLP-Sudan) will brief media representatives in Addis Ababa on the Panel’s activities and plans, including the outcomes of their recent shuttle diplomacy missions to East African countries, namely; South Sudan, Uganda and Kenya, from 23 to 28 April 2024.

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      Remarks of H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat Chairperson of The African Union Commission at the Opening Ceremony of the High-Level African Counter-Terrorism Meeting in Abuja
      Opening Ceremony of the High-Level African Counter-Terrorism Meeting in Abuja
      22 April 2024

      Your Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,

      Excellencies Heads of State and Government,

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      Remarks by Dr. Alhaji Sarjoh Bah, Director of Conflict Management Directorate
      17 April 2024

      Remarks by Dr.

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      AU holds a workshop on Cyber Diplomacy
      AU holds a workshop on Cyber Diplomacy
      16 April 2024

      The AU Member States are increasingly facing cyber threats and challenges. Cognizant of the threat, the Member States developed the African Union Convention on Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection (Malabo Convention),

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      AU Commemorates Kwibuka30 with renewed promise to prevent genocide
      AU Commemorates Kwibuka30 with renewed promise to prevent genocide
      8 April 2024

      The Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the African Union Commission (AUC), in collaboration with the Embassy of the Republic of Rwanda in Ethiopia, solemnly observed the 30th Commemoration of the Genocide against Tutsi in Rwanda, at the AU Headquarters, under the theme "Remember-Unite-Renew".

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      Welcome Remarks by H.E. Ambassador Bankole Adeoye,
      7 April 2024
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      Statement by Ambassador Jainaba Jagne -
      7 April 2024

      Statement by Ambassador Jainaba Jagne - Permanent Representative of the Republic of the Gambia to the African Union and Chair of the PSC for the Month of April at the High -L

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