What: Celebration of the Twentieth Anniversary of the Entry into Force of the Constitutive Act of the African Union

When: Wednesday, 26th May 2021

Time: Starting from 15:00 p.m. to 18:00 p.m. East African Time

Key Note speaker:

· H.E Pr. Djacoba Liva Tehindrazanarivelo, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Madagascar

Speakers

· Ambassador, Dr. Namira Negm, Legal Counsel, Office of the Legal Counsel, African Union

· Dr. Solomon Dersso, Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

· Pr. Eki Omorogbe, Lecturer at the Leicester Law School

· Pr. Makane Moise Mbengue, Professor of International Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Geneva and Director of the Department of International Law and International Organization

Register in advance for this meeting: https://bit.ly/3wtfHU3

Background

On 26 May 2021 marks twenty (20) years after the entry into force of the AU Constitutive Act. it is important to take stock of the progress made in achieving the objectives outlined in the AU Constitutive Act and challenges encountered in their implementation.

The commemoration will particularly reflect on the key factors that facilitated the transformation of the OAU into the AU, with particular emphasis on their legal characterisation and reception, both in the negotiations leading up to the adoption of the Constitutive Act and in its provisions.

Examination of the implementation of the Constitutive Act, both retrospectively and prospectively, will also form an important part of the discussions, particularly through the identification of successes and challenges encountered.

Language

Interpretation Services will be available in Arabic, English, French and Portuguese.

Media representatives are invited to attend and cover this virtual event.

For more information about the event, kindly contact the coordinators:

1. Dr. Papa Mamadou Diop, DiopP@africa-union.org and Stephen Buabeng-Baidoo, BaidooS@africa-union.org

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