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Communiqué on the African Union Commission Chairperson working visit to Sudan

14 June 2021

June 2021, Addis Ababa: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat, accompanied by Ambassador Adeoye Bankole, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace & Security, and

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Continental Education Strategy for Africa (CESA 16-25) Implementation Event

14 June 2021

The Africa Federation of Teaching Regulatory Authorities (AFTRA), the apex intergovernmental regulatory authority of the teaching profession in Africa, on Monday, June 14 2021, conferred a Fellowship and Distinguished Teacher Status on Professor Florence Banku Obi, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar in Nigeria.

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African Union Implores Member States to Scale Up Efforts to Address HIV Among People Who Use Drugs and in Prisons

AU Implores Member States to Scale Up Efforts to Address HIV Among Prisoners

11 June 2021

The African Union (AU) has implored Member States to take decisive action to scale up efforts to address HIV among people who use drugs and in Prisons where prevalence remains higher than in the ge

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The Republic of Burundi signs the Treaty for the establishment of the African Medicines Agency (AMA)

The Republic of Burundi signs the Treaty for the establishment of the AMA

11 June 2021

The Republic of Burundi becomes the twentieth (20th) African Union (AU) Member State to sign the Treaty for the establishment of the African Medicines Agency (AMA) on 11 June 2021, at the AU Commission in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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The African Sanitation Policy Guidelines

10 June 2021

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Weekly Press Briefing on Coronavirus Disease Outbreak in Africa

10 June 2021

Weekly Press Briefing on Coronavirus Disease Outbreak in Africa

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Africa CDC, Mastercard Foundation Partnership Announcement

8 June 2021

WHAT: Launch of a Partnership between African Union, Africa CDC and the
Mastercard Foundation

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Parliaments play a key role in checks and balances, and in being the voice of the people: Ghana’s President.

Parliaments play a role in checks and balances,&in being the voice of the people

8 June 2021

The President of the Republic of Ghana, H.E Nana Addo Akufo-Addo has lauded the role and efforts of the African National Assemblies in shaping the public discourse at the national level of member states.

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Continental Consultative Meeting held to develop an Africa Food Safety Strategy

8 June 2021

A four day continental consultative meeting of major stakeholders from all the 55 African Union Members States to develop an Africa Food Safety Strategy (AFSS) was held from June 8-11, 2021

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Continental Consultative Meeting on Development of Food Safety Strategy

8 June 2021

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African Union rolls out initiative to document women and girls leading change across the continent.

AU rolls out initiative to document women & girls leading change

5 June 2021

The African Union Commission (AUC) through the Women, Gender and Youth Directorate (WGYD), has rolled out an initiative to document the stories and

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African Union Launches World’s Largest Single Electricity Market (AFSEM)

4 June 2021

The African Union officially launched the African Single Electricity Market (AfSEM), the world’s largest continent-wide energy trading program meant to interconnect all 55 African Union Member States through efficient, affordable, and sustainable electricity market.