Ethiopia

Addis Ababa, 11 April 2019: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, is closely monitoring the ongoing developments in Sudan, in particular the announcement of the First Vice President and Minister of Defence Lt. General Awad Ibn Auf on the suspension of the Constitution, the dissolution of the National Assembly, the formation of a military-led transitional government which will rule for two years, and the arrest of President Omar Al Bashir, as well as the imposition of a state of emergency for three months.

Addis Abeba, 10 April 2019: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission received the instruments of ratification of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) from the representatives of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia today in Addis Abeba.

The Deputy Chairperson received a cheque of 2 million US dollars from Ambassador of China to the AU for the Commission's capacity building programme​

Egypt becomes the 18th Member State to deposit instruments of ratification for the AfCFTA Agreement

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