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      Africa Blue Economy Week/Commemoration of the African Day of Seas and Oceans
      Africa Blue Economy Week/Commemoration of the African Day of Seas and Oceans
      23 September 2025

      Theme: From Pledges to Stronger Partnerships: Accelerating Empowering Africa’s Blue Economy.”

      Dates: 23-25 September 2025

      Venue: AU HQ, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

       

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      AU Commission and Denmark Join Efforts to Strengthen Continental Capacity for Anticipatory Action to Reduce Disaster Impacts
      AUC and Denmark Join Efforts to Strengthen Capacity for Anticipatory Action
      22 September 2025

      The African Union Commission (AUC) and the Royal Danish Embassy in Addis Ababa have officially launched the Project “Improving Africa Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems to Reduce Disaster Risks

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      AUC and UNDP launch the Community Recovery and Resilience Facility at the 2nd Africa Climate Summit 2025
      AUC and UNDP launch the Community Recovery and Resilience Facility at ACS2
      22 September 2025

      Facility seeks to mobilise US$225 million to meet its objectives                   

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      ClimSA Continues to Build Africa’s Climate Resilience Through Training Member States
      ClimSA Continues Build Africa Climate Resilience Through Training Member States
      22 September 2025

      The African Union Commission’s (AUC) ClimSA programme convened a training workshop this quarter to member state experts on the use and maintenance of the new 

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      Notification: Africa Biodiversity Summit
      Notification: Africa Biodiversity Summit
      17 September 2025

      The African Union Commission, in collaboration with the Government of the Republic of Botswana, is pleased to announce the new dates for the inaugural Africa Biodiversity Summit, which will now take place from 2 to 5 November 2025. SAVE THE NEW DATE!

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      5 th All Africa Postharvest Congress and Exhibition (5th AAPHCE) THEME: Securing the Harvest: Postharvest Management Solutions for Resilient and Inclusive Food  Systems
      5 th All Africa Postharvest Congress and Exhibition (5th AAPHCE)
      16 September 2025

      EVENT: 5th All Africa Postharvest Congress and Exhibition (5th AAPHCE)
      THEME: Securing the Harvest: Postharvest Management Solutions for Resilient and Inclusive Food Systems

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      AFRICA CLAIMS ITS PLACE IN GLOBAL CLIMATE LEADERSHIP WITH MULTI-BILLION- DOLLAR COMMITMENTS TO FINANCE LOCALLY-LED CLIMATE SOLUTIONS
      AFRICA CLAIMS ITS PLACE IN GLOBAL CLIMATE LEADERSHIP
      14 September 2025

      The Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) concluded with a clear call to position Africa, not as a victim of climate change, but as a driver of solutions and the next global climate economy. ACS2 was convened by the African Union Commission (AUC) and hosted by the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, in Addis Ababa, under the theme: “Accelerating Global Climate Solutions: Financing for Africa's Resilient and Green Development”.

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      The Second Africa Climate Summit Opens in Addis Ababa with a Call for Climate Investment and African-Led Solutions
      ACS2 Opens in Addis Ababa with Call 4 Climate Investment & African-Led Solution
      9 September 2025

      The Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) opened today in Addis Ababa with a clear call from African leaders to move from rhetoric to action—positioning Africa not as a victim of climate change, but

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      Statement of H.E. President William Ruto, President of Kenya, at 2nd Africa Climate Summit
      Statement of President of Kenya, at 2nd Africa Climate Summit
      8 September 2025
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      Welcoming Remark by H.E Fitsum Assefa, Minister of Planning and Development, Ethiopia, at 2nd Africa Climate Summit
      Welcome Remarks by Ethiopia MoPD at 2nd Africa Climate Summit
      8 September 2025

      Your Excellency Dr. Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia;
      Excellencies, Heads of State and Government.

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      Opening Statement by H.E. Abiy Ahmed Ali, Prime Minister of Ethiopia, at 2nd Africa Climate Summit
      Opening Statement by Prime Minister of Ethiopia at 2nd Africa Climate Summit
      8 September 2025
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      Statement of H.E Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, AUC Chairperson, at 2nd Africa Climate Summit
      Statement by AUC Chairperson at 2nd Africa Climate Summit
      8 September 2025

      Excellence Monsieur Joao Lorenço, Président de la République d’Angola,
      Président en Exercice de l’Union Africaine,

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