Ethiopia
The 10th African Union (AU)- European Union (EU) Commission-to-Commission Meeting
JOINT AU-EU MEDIA ADVISORY
WHAT The 10th African Union (AU)- European Union (EU) Commission-to-Commission Meeting
WHO: The AU delegation will be led by H. E. Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, and the EU delegation will be led by H.E. Ms. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission
WHEN: Thursday, 27th February 2020
TIME: 09:30 – 10:00hr (opening session)
WHERE: Old Plenary Hall, African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
WELCOME REMARKS BY H.E. Prof. Sarah Anyang Agbor, Commissioner HRST
The 6th Meeting of the World Congress
for Freedom of Scientific Research
25 -26 February 2020
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The 6th World Congress for Freedom of Scientific Research
INVITATION TO MEDIA
WHAT: The 6th World Congress for Freedom of Scientific Research
WHEN: Tuesday , February 25, 2020
TIME : 09:00 hrs
WHERE: Old Plenary Hall, AU commission.
WHO: H.E Prof. Sarah Anyang Agbor, AU Commissioner for Human Resources, Science and Technology
Filomena Gallo, Secretary-General, Luca Coscioni Association for freedom of scientific research.
Sir Richard John Roberts, Nobel Prize in Physiology, Chief Scientific Officer, New England Biolabs
African Union Mobilizes Continent-Wide Response to COVID-19 Outbreak
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, 24 FEBRUARY 2020. The Chairperson, African Union Commission, H.E. Mr Moussa Faki Mahamat, said that the Commission will strengthen partnerships and coordination across Africa to respond to the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak.
The AU-EU-UN taskforce renews its commitment to rescue stranded migrants and refugees in Libya
Addis Ababa, 24 February 2020: The taskforce met on 20 February 2020 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Convened as a follow up to the September 2019, New York meeting that was held at the margins of the high-level General Debate of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly, the meeting noted with concern the deplorable and deteriorating humanitarian and security situation in Libya.
Statement of H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat Chairperson of the African Union Commission at the Emergency Ministerial Meeting on the CoronaVirus Epidemic (COVID-19)
Honourable Ministers of Health,
Director-General of WHO,
AU Commissioner for Social Affairs,
Ambassadors,
Directors,
Invited Guests,
Your presence here this morning bears testimony to the importance that our States attach to the epidemic known as COVID-19 which affects the People's Republic of China and 25 other countries around the world.
JLMP Priority Technical Committee Meeting highlighted the key achievements
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 20 February, 2020: Technical Experts from African Union Commission (AUC), International Organization for Migration (IOM), International Labour organization (ILO), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UN-ECA) and Regional Economic Communities (RECs) Liaison Offices (East African Community, Economic Community of West African States, Economic Community of Central African States, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa and Intergovernmental Authority on Development) met to discuss progress, challenges and opportunities in the implementation of the
Ministerial Meeting on Coronavirus Disease Outbreak
Ministers of Health of African Union Member States will meet this weekend to discuss a continental strategy for preparedness and response to the coronavirus disease outbreak.
African Union Chairperson Moussa Faki holds bilateral meeting with U.S Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, at the African Union Headquarters.
Discussions focused on peace and security challenges in the Sahel, Sudan, South Sudan and Somalia.