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Promoting Africa’s growth and economic development by championing citizen inclusion and increased cooperation and integration of African states.
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Opening Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa On The Occasion Of the 34th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly
Addis Ababa, 6 February 2021: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat welcomes the results of the vote by Libyan delegates of the United Nations-facilitated Libyan Political Dialogue (LPDF) that elected a transitional government authority to prepare and oversee national elections scheduled for 24 December 2021 in Libya.
The Chairperson wished to warmly congratulate the members of the new interim authority and encourages all stakeholders to support this historic step in the future for a new unified Libya.
1. At the invitation of H.E. Mr. Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary General of the League of Arab States, the ninth General Cooperation Meeting was held between the League of Arab States and the African Union Commission on February 1, 2021 at the headquarters of the League of Arab States’ General Secretariat in Cairo, under the co-chairmanship of Mr. Ahmed Aboul Gheit and H.E. Mr. Moussa Faki Mohamed, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, with the participation of senior officials from both sides.
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, concluded a two-day working visit to the Arab Republic of Egypt yesterday. The Chairperson was received by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, where the two leaders discussed a number of issues including the African Union Summit that will be held on 6 and 7 February 2021, as well as the peace and security situation on the Continent, including in the Sahel, Libya, and the Horn of Africa. They stressed the importance of moving forward on plans for continental integration, notably through trade and cross-border infrastructure.
The 38th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council opens with a call on the need to build fully functional machinery with quality execution on development
Honourable Dr. Naledi Pandor, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa, Chairperson of the Executive Council,
Honourable Members of the Executive Council,
Madame Under-Secretary General of the United Nations, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa,
Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission,
Commissioners,
Presidents of the Commissions of Regional Economic Communities,
Executive Secretaries of Regional Economic Communities,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Opening Remarks by the Chairperson of the Executive Council of the African Union, Minister Of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa, Dr Naledi Pandor, Delivered During the 38th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council On 3 - 4 February 2021.
The AUC presents its compliments to the Permanent Missions of Non-African States and the IOs accredited to the AU and has the honour to inform them about the invitations to the 34th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union scheduled for 06 and 07 February 2021.
