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      Discours de S.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Président de la Commission de l’Union africaine à la Deuxième Réunion annuelle de coordination Union africaine-Communautés économiques régionales (CER)/ Mécanismes régionaux (MR) –Etats membres
      Discours de S.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat: Deuxième Réunion annuelle de coordination
      22 October 2020

      Excellence Cyril Matamala Ramaphosa, Président de la République d’Afrique du Sud et Président en exercice de l’Union africaine,

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      Statement AU Chairperson: 2nd Mid-Year Coordination Meeting beween AU, RECs, RMs
      22 October 2020

      Excellencies,
      Ladies and Gentlemen,

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      32nd Weekly Press Briefing on the Coronavirus disease outbreak
      32nd Weekly Press Briefing on the Coronavirus disease outbreak
      22 October 2020

      Weekly interaction with members of the media to share critical updates on steps taken to implement the joint continental strategy for COVID-19 response; and to also highlight the coordinated efforts of African Union Member States to combat the pandemic in their respective countries.

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      African Union 2nd Mid-Year Coordination Meeting closes with a resolve to strengthen collaboration between the AU, RECs, RMs, the Member States, and other continental institutions, in line with the principle of subsidiarity
      2nd Mid-Year Coordination Meetng closes with resolve to strengthen collaboration
      22 October 2020

      The virtual meeting that took place on 22nd October 2020 under the chairmanship of H.E Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa and Chairperson of the African Union (AU), conclude

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      AU Heads of State at the 2nd Mid-Year Coordination Meeting call on political and social actors to respect human rights and the rule of law
      AU Heads of State call for respect of human rights and the rule of law
      22 October 2020

      Five years after the adoption of the Africa Agenda 2063 and its vision for greater African economic and political integration, and taking into consideration that next year marks three decades since

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      Second Mid-Year Coordination Meeting between the African Union, the Regional Economic Committees and the Regional Mechanisms
      Second Mid-Year Coordination Meeting between the AU, RECs and RMs
      22 October 2020

      WHAT: (Videoconference) MID-YEAR COORDINATION MEETING OF THE AFRICAN UNION, THE REGIONAL ECONOMIC COMMUNITIES (RECs) AND THE REGIONAL MECHANISMS (RMs)

      WHEN: 22 OCTOBER 2020

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      Building a harmonized and centralized Energy database through the African Energy Information System and Database (AEIS)
      Building a harmonized and centralized Energy database through AEIS
      21 October 2020

      The African Energy Commission (AFREC) in collaboration with the African Development Bank (AfDB) hosted its first virtual dialogue during the Africa Energy Forum (AEF) to introduce the African Energ

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      Statement of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission on the situation in the Federal Republic of Nigeria
      Statement of the AUC Chairperson on situation in the Federal Republic of Nigeria
      21 October 2020

      21 October 2020, Addis Ababa: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat strongly condemns the violence that erupted on 20 October 2020 during protests in Lagos, Nigeria t

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      DPA Commissioner Statement: Commemoration of the 2020 Africa Human Rights Day
      21 October 2020

      Dear Fellow Africans:

      Addis Ababa, 21 October 2020: I wish to begin by wishing you all “a happy 2020 Africa Human Rights Day”.

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      Africa Human Rights Day High Level Event
      Africa Human Rights Day High Level Event
      21 October 2020

      THEME: HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS AND THE COVID19 PANDEMIC: PROTECTING RIGHTS FOR BUILDING BACK BETTER

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      The African Union and Estonia launch hackathon to develop digital solutions to accelerate Africa post-COVID recovery
      AU and Estonia launch hackathon to develop digital solutions
      20 October 2020

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      H.E. Dr Amani Abou-Zeid celebrating 75th anniversary of the Fifth Pan-African Congress
      H.E. Amani Abou-Zeid celebrating 75th anniversary of Fifth Pan-African Congress
      19 October 2020

      Invited by the universities of Manchester and Salford, H.E.

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