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      Speeches
      Statement by Amb. MIGUEL CÉSAR DOMINGOS BEMBE of Angola, Chair of the PRC at Experts Segment of the Africa Biodiversity Summit
      Statement Ambassador of Angola at Experts Segment of Africa Biodiversity Summit
      2 November 2025
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      Africa Biodiversity Summit  Theme: ‘Leveraging Biodiversity for Africa's Prosperity’
      Africa Biodiversity Summit
      2 November 2025
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      Keynote Address by H.E. Mr. Moses Vilakati AUC Commissioner ARBE on the occasion of the 21st CAADP PP Meeting and commemoration of the 16th Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security
      Keynote AUC Commissioner ARBE at 21st CAADP PP Meeting/ Commemoration 18th ADFNS
      29 October 2025

      Your Excellencies, Honourable Ministers, Distinguished Delegates, Partners, Youth Representatives, Ladies and Gentlemen,

      Good morning.

      Event
      16th Commemoration of Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security (ADFNS) and 21st CAADP Partnership Platform ,29-31 October 2025 ,Kigali Rwanda. 
      16th Commemoration of Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security (ADFNS)
      29 October 2025

      SAVE THE DATE

      29-31 October 2025 ,Kigali Rwanda. 

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      African Union Advances Agricultural and Environmental Priorities at Sixth STC-ARDWE In Addis Ababa
      AU Advances Agricultural and Environmental Priorities at Sixth STC-ARDWE
      28 October 2025

      The African Union Commission (AUC) convened the Sixth Ordinary Session of the Specialized Technical Committee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Water and En

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      Sixth Ordinary Session of the Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Agriculture, Rural Development, Water and Environment (ARDWE)
      Sixth STC on Agriculture, Rural Development, Water and Environment (ARDWE)
      21 October 2025

      What:
      The Sixth Ordinary Session of the Specialized Technical Committee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Water and Environment (ARDWE).

      Event
      International Day of Rural Women (IDRW) 2025
      International Day of Rural Women (IDRW) 2025
      14 October 2025

      WHAT: Celebration of the 2025 International Day of Rural Women (IDRW).

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      Urban Resilience in Africa - Reflections from Continental Report
      Urban Resilience in Africa - Reflections from Continental Report
      6 October 2025

      Report drawn from a study covering 50 selected cities

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      The Interdepartmental Working Group On Disaster Risk Reduction Holds Consultations On Roots Of African Resilience
      Interdepartmental Working Group DRR Holds Consultations on Roots of Resilience
      3 October 2025

      The Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Unit of the African Union Commission organised an Inter-Departmental Working Group on Disaster Risk Reduction (IDWG-DRR) to discuss the operationalisation of the

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      Africa Drought Watch (ADW) launched at the Second Africa Climate Summit: Leaders Call for Bold Action on Drought Resilience
      ADW launched at ACS2: Leaders Call for Bold Action on Drought Resilience
      29 September 2025

      Hazard remains one of the most devastating and recurring in Africa

       

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      Africa’s Blue Economy: The next frontier for economic resilience beyond natural treasures
      Africa’s Blue Economy: The next frontier for economic resilience
      23 September 2025

      The week is the Continent’s premier platform for advancing sustainable blue growth

       

      Press releases
      AUC Invests in National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS) with New ClimSA and PUMA infrastructure
      AUC Invests in National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS)
      23 September 2025

      The African Union Commission through the financial support of the European Union is investing in 49 sub-Saharan Countries in the form of new Climate and Weather equipment’s better known to the Mete

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