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Call for proposal Support implementation of Youth and Women in Livestock, Fisheries and aquaculture Agribusiness Incubation ">Call for proposal Support implementation of Youth and Women in Livestock, Fisheries and aquaculture Agribusiness Incubation

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Preliminary Statement :African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) to the Federal Republic of Nigeria 23 February 2019 Presidential and National Assembly Elections ">Preliminary Statement :African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) to the Federal Republic of Nigeria 23 February 2019 Presidential and National Assembly Elections

AFRICAN UNION ELECTION OBSERVATION MISSION (AUEOM) TO
THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

23 FEBRUARY 2019 PRESIDENTIAL AND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

25 February 2019
Abuja- Nigeria

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Technical Workshop on Mortality Surveillance in Africa ">Technical Workshop on Mortality Surveillance in Africa

MEDIA ADVISORY

Technical Workshop on Mortality Surveillance in Africa
INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA

WHAT: Technical workshop to discuss existing mortality surveillance initiatives in Africa.

WHO: Representatives of Africa CDC and African Union Commission, all 55 AU Member States, WHO, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Global Fund, Gavi Alliance, and other partners.

WHEN: 26-27 February 2019

TIME: 9.00 am to 5.30pm

WHERE: African Union Commission, Small Conference Rooms 2 & 3

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Joint Communiqué on the African Union-United Kingdom Partnership ">Joint Communiqué on the African Union-United Kingdom Partnership

Addis Ababa, 22 February 2019: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, His Excellency Moussa Faki Mahamat, yesterday received the United Kingdom Minister of State for Africa, Harriet Baldwin MP, at the African Union headquarters. The meeting was marked by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding concerning a partnership between the African Union and the United Kingdom.

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Thé AU CommIssion Chairperson arrived in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, to take part in the FESPACO. ">Thé AU CommIssion Chairperson arrived in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, to take part in the FESPACO.

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Media advisory Abuja, 22 February 2019 International Election Observation Missions General Elections, Nigeria 2019 Invitation to the media-schedule of press conferences ">Media advisory Abuja, 22 February 2019 International Election Observation Missions General Elections, Nigeria 2019 Invitation to the media-schedule of press conferences

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The African Union Signs a Memorandum of Understanding with the Pan - African Women’s Organization ">The African Union Signs a Memorandum of Understanding with the Pan - African Women’s Organization

ADDIS ABABA, 21 February 2019 – The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat and Mrs Assetou Koite, president of the Pan African Women Organization signed today a Memorandum of Understanding between the AU and PAWO, thereby operationalizing the later as a Specialized Agency of the AU.
The event follows the decision in January 2017 by the AU Heads of State and Government to grant the status of a Specialized Agency to PAWO.

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The African Union Launches a Continental Initiative to End Female Genital Mutilation and Save 50 million Girls at Risk "> The African Union Launches a Continental Initiative to End Female Genital Mutilation and Save 50 million Girls at Risk

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The African Union Launches a Continental Initiative to End Female Genital Mutilation and Save 50 million Girls at Risk

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African Union Prepares for Expo 2020 Dubai ">African Union Prepares for Expo 2020 Dubai

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African Union Prepares for Expo 2020 Dubai
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 19 February 2019: The Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has invited the African Union (AU) to participate in the Expo 2020 Dubai, set to hold from 20 October 2020 to 10 April 2021 on the theme: "Connecting Minds, Creating the Future", with the sub-themes: “Sustainability, Mobility and Opportunity”. The Government of UAE has also offered a Pavilion to AU to ensure its effective participation.

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African Union Election Observation Missions deployed in Nigeria and Senegal ">African Union Election Observation Missions deployed in Nigeria and Senegal

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African Union Election Observation Missions deployed in Nigeria and Senegal
Addis Ababa, 20 February 2019: As two Member States of the African Union, the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Republic of Senegal, hold crucial elections on 23 and 24 February 2019 respectively, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahatma, has authorized the deployment of African Union Election Observation Missions (AUEOMs) to the two countries.

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