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Joint Announcement of TICAD VI Summit

January 31, 2016
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What: Joint announcement of the date of Tokyo International Conference on African

Development (TICAD) VI Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2016.

Who:

· H.E. Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya, Host the TICAD VI Summit;

· H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union Commission.

· Mr. Katsuyuki Kawai, Special Representative of the Prime Minster of Japan to the AU Summit;

When: 31 January 2016 @ 900 hours

Where: Multipurpose Hall, AUC New Conference Center.

Acceptance Speech by H.E. Idriss Deby Itno, Newly Elected Chairperson of the African Union (AU) and President of the Republic of Chad (Addis-Ababa, 30 Janvier 2016)

DISCOURS D’ACCEPATION DE S.E. IDRISS DEBY ITNO, PRESIDENT DE LA REPUBLIQUE DU TCHAD, PRESIDENT EN EXERCICE DE L’UNION AFRICAINE,(Addis-Ababa, 30 Janvier 2016)
Monsieur le Président en exercice sortant de l’Union Africaine,
Mesdames et Messieurs les Chefs d’Etat et de Gouvernement,
Monsieur le Secrétaire Général des Nations Unies,
Madame la Présidente de la Commission de l’Union Africaine,
Distingués Invités,
Mesdames et Messieurs,

Dates: 
January 30, 2016
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Election of the (15) Members of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union and One Member of the ACEWRC

January 30, 2016
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Addis Ababa, 29 January 2016- The Executive Council at their 28th Ordinary Session held on 27 and 28 January 2016 at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, elected the fifteen (15) members of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union and one member of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACEWRC).

The following five (5) Members of the Peace and Security Council for a three-year term as of March 2016:

1. Congo (Rep.) Central Region

2. Kenya Eastern Region

3. Egypt Northern Region

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Summit Recognises Winners of the African Union Kwame Nkrumah Continental Scientific Awards 2015 Edition

January 30, 2016
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Addis Ababa 30th January 2016 - African Union Commission recognises two distinguished African Scientist - Prof. OPARA Umezurike (male) of Nigeria and prof. NYOKONG, Tebello (female) of South Africa under the 2015 edition of the prestigious Kwame Nkrumah Continental Scientific Awards.

The award ceremony took place on Saturday 30th January 2016, during the 26th Session of the AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government, at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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Press Briefing of AU Commission Deputy Chairperson

Within the framework of the 26th AU Summit, H.E. Mr. Erastus Mwencha, Deputy Chairperson of the AUC, will, on Sunday 31 January 2016 at 10:30AM, hold a press briefing on the following issues:

- Status of Alternative Sources of Financing the African Union

- Brief on the 2017 Budget Framework Paper

The briefing will be held in Small Conference Hall 4, at the new AU Conference Center, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Journalists are invited to take part in the press briefing

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President Idriss Deby Itno of Chad has Been Elected New Chairperson of the African Union

January 30, 2016
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PRESIDENT IDRISS DEBY ITNO OF CHAD HAS BEEN ELECTED NEW CHAIRPERSON OF THE AFRICAN UNION

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 30 January 2016: The new Chairperson of the African Union (AU), H.E. Mr. Idriss Deby Itno, President of the Republic of Chad, was elected today, Saturday 30 January 2016, by the Heads of State and Government of the African Union, during their 26th Ordinary Session holding in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

President Idriss Debby is taking over from H.E Mr. Robert Gabriel Mugabe, President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, as the new Chairperson of the Union for the year 2016.

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Secretary General Djeneba Diarra presents the role of her office in the organisation of AU Summits

January 29, 2016
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 28 January 2016: The Secretary General (SG) of the African Union Commission (AUC), Ms. Djeneba Diarra, briefed the press on the preparations of the 26th AU Summit Heads of State and Government, under the theme: “2016: African Year of Human Rights, with particular focus on the Rights of Women.”

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Joint Press Conference on Project 2016 Theme Launch

Within the framework of the 26th AU Summit, H.E. Dr. Aisha L. Abdullahi, Commissioner for Political Affairs, AUC; Hon. Roger Nkodo Dang, President of the Pan African Parliament; Hon Augustino Stephen Lawrence Ramadhani; President of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights; and Dr. Pansy Tlakula, President of the African Commission on Human and People's Rights will, on Saturday, 30 January 2016 at 17:00 hold a press briefing on the following issue:

- “Project 2016” Theme Launch

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