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      High-Level Side Event on the Margins of the 79th World Health Assembly
      High-Level Side Event on the Margins of the 79th World Health Assembly
      20 May 2026

      High-Level Side Event on the Margins of the 79th World Health Assembly “Sustaining the Momentum: Cross-Border Collaboration to Achieve Malaria and NTD Elimination”

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      Congo Moves to Modernize Education Data Systems with AU-IPED
      Congo Moves to Modernize Education Data Systems with AU-IPED
      19 May 2026

      Reliable education data is no longer a technical back-office function, it is central to how countries plan, govern and transform their education systems. 

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      The 12th AUCIL Forum Discusses Challenges of Implementing International Environmental Law and Water Resources Management in Africa
      The 12th AUCIL Forum Discusses Challenges
      19 May 2026

      The African Union Commission on International Law (AUCIL) convened its 12th AUCIL Forum from 19 to 20 May 2026 at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, under the theme: “Challenges of Implementing International Environmental Law and Water Resources Management in Africa.”

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      AU Peace Fund First Joint Retreat; Following Full Operationalization of All Governing Structures.
      AU Peace Fund First Joint Retreat; Following Full Operationalization
      18 May 2026

      The African Union Peace Fund officially opened its first-ever Joint Retreat on May 7th, at African Union Head Quarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 

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      The African Union Commissions’ Strengthening Early Warning in Africa (SEWA) project: Kick-off event for the African Meteorological Satellite Applications Facility (AMSAF)
      The African Union Commissions’ Strengthening Early Warning in Africa (SEWA)
      18 May 2026

       

       

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      AFREC Conducts Regional Training Workshop in Cotonou to Advance Energy Statistics and Validate 2024 National Energy Balances
      AFREC Conducts Regional Training Workshop in Cotonou to Advance Energy
      13 May 2026

       The African Energy Commission (AFREC), in partnership with the Ministry of Water and Mines of the Republic of Benin and the ECOWAS

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      Media Briefing by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission and the Secretary General of United Nations
      Media Briefing by the Chairperson of the AUC and the Secretary General of UN
      13 May 2026

                         

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      AU Peace Fund Governance Bodies Convene Ahead of Joint Retreat for the first time since Operationalization.
      AU Peace Fund Governance Bodies Convene Ahead of Joint Retreat
      13 May 2026

      For the first time since Operationalization of all its governing bodies, the African Union Peace Fund convened a Pre-Retreat engagement session on Wednesday, May 6th in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,

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      AU and UN Strengthen Strategic Partnership at the 10th High-Level  Dialogue on Africa’s Development and Global Governance
      AU and UN Strengthen Strategic Partnership at the 10th High-Level Dialogue
      13 May 2026

      The African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) partnership remains one of the most strategic multilateral collaborations advancing peace, security, sustainable development, governance, and human rights across the African continent. 

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      AU IPED supports Education Data Systems Self-Assessment in DRC
      AU IPED supports Education Data Systems Self-Assessment in DRC
      12 May 2026

      The African Union Commission, through its Pan-African Institute of Education for Development (AU-IPED), has opened a three-day workshop in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), from 12–14 May 2026, 

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      Young Leaders to Simulate Intercontinental Diplomacy at the AU - EU Model Summit
      Young Leaders to Simulate Intercontinental Diplomacy at the AU - EU Model Summit
      12 May 2026

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      Young Leaders to Simulate Intercontinental Diplomacy at the AU - EU Model Summit

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      African Union Deploys 3rd Cohort of Tech Fellows to Spearhead Continental Digital Transformation
      African Union Deploys 3rd Cohort of Tech Fellows
      11 May 2026

      The African Union Commission (AUC), through the Women, Gender and Youth Directorate (WGYD), officially announces the commencement of duty for the 3rd Cohort of the AU Digital and Innovation Fellowship.

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