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      High-Level Panel Side event under the theme: Reparations, Memory and Sovereignty: Common African Position on the Restitution of Heritage Resources
      High-Level Panel Side event under the theme: Reparations, Memory and Sovereignty
      13 February 2026

      WHAT: High-Level Panel Side event under the theme: Reparations, Memory and Sovereignty: Common African Position on the Restitution of Heritage Resources

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      9th Pan-African Congress
      9th Pan-African Congress
      8 December 2025

      When: 08 - 12 December 2025
      Where: Lomé, Togo

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      The 2ND Africa-CARICOM Summit
      The 2ND Africa-CARICOM Summit
      7 September 2025

       The 2nd Africa-CARICOM Summit is to bring together African nations, Caribbean states, and the global African diaspora to strengthen unity, deepen integration, and jointly pursue reparations and reparatory justice 

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       Faith at the Frontlines: Harnessing Religious Leadership for Sustainable Peace in Africa.
      Faith at the Frontlines: Harnessing Religious Leadership for Sustainable Peace
      24 June 2025

      Faith For Our Planet (FFOP) and the African Union (AU) recognize the unique power of faith to address the complex climate-conflict nexus in Africa. Delegates will explore how faith, as a unifying force, can inspire innovative solutions and turn shared vulnerabilities into opportunities for resilience and sustainable development.

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      Africa Day 2025
      Africa Day: 62nd anniversary marking the establishment of OAU now AU 1963-2025
      24 May 2025

      WHAT: The African Union will be celebrating its 62nd anniversary marking the establishment of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) now the African Union (AU) -1963 – 2025.

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        Side event consultation on the 2024 AU ECOSOCC Citizens Forum
      Side event consultation on the 2024 AU ECOSOCC Citizens Forum
      17 July 2024

       Side event consultation on the 2024 AU ECOSOCC Citizens Forum  Theme: ‘The Role of Faith Leaders in Promoting Democracy and Institutional Resilience’

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      The 5th Special Africa Spiritual Day Celebration  Theme: “Educating the African Person to be Spiritually Enlightened in the 21st Century: Building resilient education systems for increased access to inclusive lifelong, quality and relevant l
      The 5th Special Africa Spiritual Day Celebration
      22 May 2024

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      African Union Interfaith Dialogue Forum (IFDF) Assembly 2023 Theme: "Faith in Harvest: Sowing Seeds of Climate Resilience"
      African Union Interfaith Dialogue Forum (IFDF) Assembly 2023
      8 November 2023

      Media Advisory                              &nbsp

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       Celebration of the World Interfaith Harmony Week "
      Celebration of the World Interfaith Harmony Week "
      28 February 2023

      The Role of Religious Communities in Africa: Advancing Peace, Human Dignity, Preservation of the Environment, Sustainable Development, and Freedom of Religion or Belief

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      Launch of the Young Africans Writing Contest 2021 “My Africa, My Future”
      Launch of the Young Africans Writing Contest 2021 “My Africa, My Future”
      24 May 2021

      What: Launch of the Young Africans Writing Contest 2021

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      The Continental Forum on Diaspora, Higher Education, Research and Innovation in Africa
      Forum on Diaspora, Higher Education, Research and Innovation in Africa
      13 November 2019

      Improve higher education and build stakeholder coalitions on education, respectively.

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      Regional Meeting for Africa on the International Decade for People of African Descent
      International Decade for People of African Descent
      23 October 2019

      THEME: “Recognition, Justice and Development”

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