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      Speeches
      Commissioner Statement at Launch of Kofi Annan Global Health Leadership Program
      25 May 2020
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      Press Conference on the launch of the Africa CDC Kofi Annan Global Health Leadership Program
      Press Conference on the launch of the Africa CDC Kofi Annan Global Health Leader
      25 May 2020
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      Press releases
      Remarks by Chairperson of the African Union President Cyril Ramaphosa on the Occasion of Africa Day
      Remarks: AU Chairperson President Cyril Ramaphosa on the Occasion of Africa Day
      25 May 2020
      Event
      Africa Day Celebration, 25 May:  Virtual Conference on Silencing the Guns in Africa
      Africa Day Celebration, 25 May: Virtual Conference on Silencing the Guns
      25 May 2020

      Theme for Africa Day: “Silencing the Guns in the context of the COVID19”

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      Webinar: African Solidarity in the age of COVID19
      Webinar: African Solidarity in the age of COVID19
      25 May 2020

      MEDIA ADVISORY

      WHAT: Webinar on “African Solidarity in the age of COVID19”.

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      Commemoration of Africa Day: Statement by Ambassador Smail Chergui
      25 May 2020

      Excellencies,
      Distinguished guests,
      Dear sisters and brothers
      Our followers from all regions of the Continent and the world.
      Ladies and Gentlemen,

      Speeches
      Statement by H.E. Minata Samate on the Occasion of the Celebration of Africa Day
      25 May 2020

      Excellencies,
      Distinguished Guests,
      Ladies and Gentlemen:

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      25 May: African Liberation Day - Declaration by H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission
      25 May: African Liberation Day - Declaration by H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat
      25 May 2020

      Declaration by H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission

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      African Union COVID19 Response Fund aims to raise $1 Million on Africa Day
      African Union COVID19 Response Fund aims to raise $1 Million on Africa Day
      24 May 2020

      The African Union has created an African Union COVID-19 Response Fund with the aim of strengthening the continental response to COVID-19 and mitigate its socio economic and humanitarian impact on

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      Virtual Peer-Learning Consultative Meeting of African Elections Management Bodies on COVID-19 and Elections in Africa
      Virtual Peer-Learning Meeting of African Elections Management Bodies on COVID-19
      23 May 2020

      Addis Ababa, 22 May 2020: The Department of Political Affairs (DPA) of the African Union Commission (AUC) will convene a virtual consultative meeting of African Election Management Bodies (EMBs ) o

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      Africa Regional Integration Index calls on continent to build more resilient economies through integration
      Africa Regional Integration Index: build resilient economies through integration
      22 May 2020

      Addis Ababa, May 22 2020 – The second Africa Regional Integration Index (ARII 2019) was launched today by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the African Development Bank and the African Unio

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      AU Commissioner Abou-Zeid calls for solidarity and partnership to push implementation of Africa’s digital transformation strategy
      Call for push in implementation of Africa’s digital transformation strategy
      22 May 2020

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