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      Team Europe supports Africa’s COVID-19 response with 1.4 million test kits donated by Germany and delivered by the EU Humanitarian Air Bridge
      Team Europe supports Africa’s COVID-19 response with 1.4 million test kits
      8 October 2020

      Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), through the African Union, today received the third and last batch of 1.4 million COVID-19 test kits donated by the Government of Ger

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      Brief Remarks by Mr. Kwesi Quartey, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission on Occasion of the Handing Over of Medical Supplies Donated to the African Union by the Federal Republic of Germany, and Transported by EU HAB
      Deputy Chairperson Remarks on Occasion of the Handing Over of Medical Supplies
      8 October 2020

      Your Excellency Josep Borrel Fontelles, EU High Representative for External Affairs and Vice-President of the European Commision

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      Head of the EU Delegation to the African Union Calls on the Deputy Chairperson of the AUC
      Head of the EU Delegation to the African Union Calls on the Deputy Chairperson
      7 October 2020

      The Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mr. Kwesi Quartey, received H.E. Ambassador Birgitte Markussen, the new Head of the European Union Delegation to the African Union.

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      The Ambassador of Benin bids Farewell to the Deputy Chairperson of African Union Commission
      The Ambassador of Benin bids Farewell to the Deputy Chairperson of AUC
      28 July 2020
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      UK Foreign Minister for Africa calls on the Deputy Chairperson of the AUC
      UK Foreign Minister for Africa calls on the Deputy Chairperson of the AUC
      27 July 2020
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      Outgoing Ambassador of Norway pays a farewell call on the Deputy Chairperson of the Commission
      Outgoing Ambassador of Norway pays a farewell call on AUC Deputy Chairperson
      22 July 2020

      The outgoing Norwegian Permanent Representative to the African Union, H.E. Mr. Morten Aasland paid a farewell call on H.E. Mr.

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       AUC Officials Calls on the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia
      AUC Officials Calls on the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia
      7 July 2020

      Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: 03 July 2020: A delegation of officials of the African Union Commission (AUC) led by the Deputy Chairperson, H.E.

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      Déclaration de S.E. Kwesi Quartey Vice-Président de la Commission de l'Union Africaine à l'occasion de la célébration de la Journée de l'enfant africain
      Day of the African Child 2020: Statement by H.E. Kwesi Quartey
      16 June 2020
      Day of the Africa Child 2020
      ‘‘Access to a child-friendly system in Africa.”
       
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      African Union Commission announces the Africa CDC Kofi Annan Global Health Leadership Programme
      AUC announces the Africa CDC Kofi Annan Global Health Leadership Programme
      25 May 2020

      The Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E.

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      African Union to distribute more COVID19 supplies to its member states after receiving the third consignment from the Jack Ma Foundation
      AU to distribute supplies after receiving third Jack Ma Foundation consignment
      29 April 2020

      The 55 member states of the African Union will soon receive further medical supplies for their COVID19 response, after the arrival in Addis Ababa today, of the third batch from the Jack Ma Foundati

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      Chinese Ambassador Meets the Deputy Chairperson over the Attack on Africans in China
      Chinese Amb. Meets the Deputy Chairperson over the Attack on Africans in China
      13 April 2020

      Following the reported incidents of brutalities and related injuries allegedly inflicted on Africans in Guangdong province in the People Republic of China, the Deputy Chairperson of the African Uni

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      Sixth Press Briefing on Coronavirus Disease Outbreak
      Sixth Press Briefing on Coronavirus Disease Outbreak
      8 April 2020

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