Ethiopia
The African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government Appointed Member States and Individual Candidates into Organs and Institutions of the African Union
Addis Ababa, 12th February 2019 – During the 34th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council, the Office of the Legal Counsel, led by Amb. Namira Negm (Dr), has successfully overseen the election and nomination processes for membership into various Organs and institutions of the Union.
At the end of the voting, the Executive Council has elected Member States and individual candidates who obtained the required majority votes as follows:
African Union Commission and World Skills International Partner To Enhance Skills Development in Africa
Addis Ababa ,7th February 2019 -The Department of Human Resources, Science and Technology (HRST) together with World Skills International (WSI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) after the Opening Ceremony of the 34th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council at the AUC Headquarters to officially mark the partnership for the future.
The 22nd Ordinary OAFLA General Assembly announced new Name- OAFLAD
Addis Ababa 11 February 2019 – The Organization of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD) which traces its roots to the Organization of African First Ladies against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA) today officially announced its new name - OAFLAD during the 22nd Ordinary General Assembly.
Closing Press conference of the President of Egypt and the AU Chairperson
Bilateral with the Vice-Président of the Republic of Cameroon
Signing of Host Agreement between AU and the Republic of Mali to host the 'Africa Research and Study Center on Migration'. Signed by the Chairperson of the AU and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mali.
Bilateral between the AU Chairperson and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Zambia.
Bilateral between the AU Chairperson and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Nigeria.
African Union Unveiles a Statue of Former Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I
Addis Ababa, Febuary 10 2019: The African Union has unveiled the commemorative statue of Emperor Haile Selassie at the 32nd African Union Summit in Addisa Ababa on 10 February 2019 in Addis Ababa.
The statue of Emperor is an important recognition to his effort towards Africa’s liberation and unity leading to the formation of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in 1963.