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Assembly Decision on the Launch of Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) Negotiations
Assembly/AU/Dec.569-587(XXV)
Assembly/AU/Decl.1-6(XXV)
Assembly/AU/Res.1(XXV)
Decisions and Declarations on Boosting Intra-African Trade (BIAT) and the Establishment of a Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA)
1. Decision: Assembly/AU/Dec.426(XIX) - Doc. Assembly/AU/11(XIX)
2. Decision: Assembly/AU/Dec.394(XVIII) - Doc. EX.CL/700(XX)
3. Declaration: Assembly/AU/Decl.1(XVIII)
AU Experts deliberate on priority actions to end AIDS, TB and Malaria as public health threats by 2030 Support initiative to recruit 2 million community health workers to improve community health delivery systems
Conakry, 17 May 2017- Ahead of the meeting of African Heads of State and Government on 3 July 2017, experts working in AIDS, TB and Malaria adopted the AIDS Watch Africa Strategic Framework last week. The new strategy will further strengthen AIDS Watch Africa as the Heads of State and Government level continental vehicle for joint action, advocacy and accountability towards ending AIDS, TB and Malaria.
Discours De S.E.M Monsieur Moussa Faki Mahamat, Président de la Commission de l’Union Africaine Parlement Européen, Strasbourg, le 16 mai 2017
President Mugabe supports the African Union Foundation resource mobilization initiative through a donation 300 cattle for auction
Gweru, Zimbabwe, May 16, 2017 – The African Union Foundation (AUF), the institution charged with promoting domestic resource mobilisation for African development has received a donation of 300 head of cattle from H.E. President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe.
The donation was pledged by President Mugabe during his tenure as the AU Chairperson during the 25th AU Summit, held in Johannesburg, South Africa and proceeds from the auction will be used to raise funds to support the initiatives of the AUF.
Handing Over Ceremony African Union Specialized Technical Committee (STC) NO.8 Sub-Committee on Public Service and Administration.
Nairobi, Kenya 28th April 2017: The handover ceremony between outgoing President of (STC) NO.8, H.E Mr. Ange Aime Wilfrid Bininga, (Congo) Minister of Public Service and Administration Sub-committee and the in-coming President, Hon. Sicily K. Kariuki (Mrs) EGH, (Kenya) Cabinet Secretary, Ministry Of Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs took place on Friday, April 28th 2017, in Nairobi Kenya. The ceremony took place in the presence of H.E the Commissioner for Political Affairs - African Union, Mrs.
African Union Commission joins global leaders for the high level Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 15 May 2017- The African Union Commission Deputy Chairperson H.E Kwesi Quartey is attending the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China, which kicked off on Sunday, 14th May 2017. The two-day forum is a major international event hosted by the Chinese President Xi Jinping where about 29 Heads of State and Government are in attendance. Among them are Presidents of Russia, Turkey, Chile, Czech Republic, Kenya and the Prime Minister of Ethiopia.
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention activates the Emergency Operational Centre to monitor the Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo Team of experts on standby for deployment to respond to the emergency
Addis Ababa, 14 May 2017- The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday activated the Emergency Operational Centre to monitor the Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and developed a concept of operations for the emergency.
Central Africa Regional Training on Malabo Declaration Biennial Review Reporting Process “Towards mutual accountability for results and impact’
May 10, 2017, Yaoundé, Cameroon – The African Union Commission in collaboration with the NEPAD Planning and Coordination Agency (NPCA) are committed to strengthening commitments to mutual accountability for results and impact towards the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) and the AU 2014 Malabo Declaration on Africa Accelerated Agricultural Growth and Transformation (3AGT).









