Call for Proposals for the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security in Africa (GMES & Africa)
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Consultative Summit of the Committee of Ten Heads of State and Government on the United Nations Security Council Reform
May 17, 2017
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Malabo, 17th May, 2017 – The African Union Committee of Ten Heads of State and Government on the United Nations Security Council Reforms (C-10) held its Fourth Consultative Summit on the Reform of the United Nations Security Council, in Malabo, Republic of Equatorial Guinea. The Summit was hosted by H.E. Mr. Theodore Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, under the chairmanship of H.E. Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, and coordinator of the AU Committee of Ten.
AU - EU Partnership is one of the strongest partnerships that Africa has, says AU Commissioner Amani Abou-Zeid
May 22, 2017
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Addis Ababa, 22 May 2017: Dr. Amani Abou-Zeid, the African Union Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy has stated that the AU-EU partnership is one of the most structured of all the partnerships that Africa has, as it has institutionalized implementation mechanisms; from the policy and decision-making to the technical implementation level.
Commissioner Abou-Zeid’s statement was made in Brussels on 24th April at the meeting of the Reference Group on Infrastructure (RGI), whose main objective was to develop the 2018-2020 strategic infrastructure roadmap.
Discours de S.E.M Monsieur Moussa Faki Mahamat, Président de la Commission de l’Union Africaine au Parlement Européen, Strasbourg, le 16 mai 2017
Honorables Députés ; Excellences Mesdames, Messieurs ;
Je me réjouis de l’opportunité que vous m’offrez de prendre la parole devant votre prestigieuse assemblée représentative des peuples européens dans leur diversité.
Le partenariat Afrique - Europe renforcé depuis notre premier sommet au Caire en 2000, a franchi, dans son exaltante aventure, des étapes décisives. Je suis convaincu que le prochain Sommet de novembre en cours de préparation, constituera une nouvelle étape dans notre marche vers un avenir radieux pour nos peuples.
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Joint press release: The EU High Representative Federica Mogherini and African Union Commission Chairperson, Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat
May 22, 2017
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AU Hosts 2017 “Girls in ICT” Day
April 27, 2017
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Addis Ababa, 27 April 2017: On Girls in ICT Day, marked annually on the fourth Thursday in April, the African Union Commission jointly with the United Nations International Telecommunication Union (ITU) - Regional Office for Africa, UN Women, the UNDP Regional Office and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa hosted more than 200 high schools Girls from Addis Ababa and 10 high schools Girls from Tanzania at the AU Headquarters.
Africa Visa Openness Index notes that Africans were able to travel more freely across the continent in 2016 compared to 2015
May 19, 2017
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Addis Ababa, 19 May 2017- The African Development Bank in collaboration with the African Union Commission and the World Economic Forum has launched the second edition of the Africa Visa Openness Index.
Africa Day Celebrations
May 25, 2017
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AFRICA DAY CELEBRATIONS
AFRICAN UNION HEADQUARTERS,
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
25 MAY 2017
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African Ambassadors Urge Support for Dr Tedros Adhanom, the African Union-Endorsed Candidate for World Health Organization Director-General
AU welcomes EU External Investment Plan, calls on innovative ways of mobilising resources
May 18, 2017
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 18 May 2017: The African Union Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, Dr. Amani Abou-Zeid has welcomed the European Commission's External Investment Plan, which aims to improve investment in Africa and the EU neighborhood, in order to promote decent job creation, sustainable development and root out some of the causes of migration.
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