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AU Commemorates Africa Public Service Day (APSD)
Kigali, Rwanda 21st June 2017: The commemoration of the Continental Africa Public Service Day kicks off today 21 June 2017 in Kigali, Republic of Rwanda. This event will be celebrated till 23 June 2017, at Kigali Convention Center (KCC). The commemoration of the APSD takes place at national and continental levels. The continental celebration is a biennial event while the AU Member States are mandated to celebrate the National Day, every year.
AU mourns with Botswana following death of former President Masire
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 23 June 2017: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E Moussa Faki Mahamat, wishes to extend sincere condolences to the Masire family, the Government and the people of the Republic of Botswana on the passing of Dr. Quett Ketumile Joni Masire on 22 June 2017. The late President Masire was born on 23 July 1925 and was the second President of Botswana from 1980 to 1998.
Thirty Fourth (34th) Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representative Committee (PRC)
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The 29th AU Summit kicks off with the 34th Session of the Permanent Representative Committee
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 27 June 2017: Under the theme of “Harnessing the Demographic Dividend through Investments in the Youth”, the 29th African Union Summit opened Tuesday 27 June 2017, at the African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with the Thirty Fourth (34th) Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representatives’ Committee (PRC).
High Level Dialogue and Think Tank Forum Learning from the experience of Poverty alleviation in China and Africa China-Africa Forum
Addis Ababa, 21 June 2017 - The African Union Leadership Academy and Zhejiang Normal University co-organized a High-Level Dialogue and Think Tank Forum titled. Fighting Against Poverty: Learning from the Experience of Poverty Alleviation in China and Africa. The forum took place on the 21st of June 2017 at African Union Conference Centre, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
AU SAFGRAD actively represented African Union Commission (AUC) at the celebration of World Day to Combat Desertification (WDCD) in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - 16 June 2017. Every year the World Day to Combat Desertification (WDCD) is observed to promote public awareness of international efforts to combat desertification. This year 2017, Ouagadougou, the Capital city of Burkina Faso hosted the UNCCD celebrations. AU SAFGRAD actively participated in the events to represent African Union Commission.
Allocution du Ministre des Affaires etrangeres Wang Yi a la Ceremonie d`ouverture du Dialogue de haut niveau Chine-Afrique et du forum des Think-Tanks sur la Lutte contre la Pauvrete pour la Prosperite commune
6ème FORUM DE REFLEXION CHINE-AFRIQUE SUR LA LUTTE CONTRE LA PAUVRETE Allocution d’ouverture de S.E.M Moussa Faki Mahamat, Président de la Commission de l’Union Africaine
7th African Union-Turkey Senior Officials Meeting Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 19 June, 2017
Addis Ababa, 19 June 2017 – In line with the African Union-Turkey Follow-up Mechanism, the 7th Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) was held at the Headquarters of the Commission in Addis Ababa. The purpose of the meeting was to asses and review the Strategic Partnership from the 2014 Malabo Summit to date and define the way forward for the partnership by calling for concrete multilateral projects.
Message of the AU Commission on the occasion of the World Refugee Day
We are commemorating the 43rd World Refugee Day at a time when Africa is facing the challenge of hosting around 18.8 million forcibly displaced persons. The number of displaced persons on the continent is rapidly growing as some countries continue to face the challenge of conflicts and insecurity.









