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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 09 March 2016: H.E. Tumusiime Rhoda Peace Commissioner for the Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture (DREA) at the African union Commission (AUC), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The agreement will create a working partnership that enables both the AUC and the FAO to pursue collaborative activities and projects in order to provide technical assistance for the execution of the Technical Cooperation Project (TCP).

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 9 March 2016: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, met with a Sudanese delegation led by the Chairman of the Darfur Regional Authority (DRA), Dr. Tijani Sisi, on Wednesday, 10 March 2016, at the AU Commission. The DRA Chairman was accompanied by the Chairman of the Follow-Up Committee for Darfur, Dr. Amin Hassan Omer.

Addis Ababa, 08 March 2016: H.E. Dr. Aisha Laraba Abdullahi, Commissioner for Political Affairs of the African Union Commission and Ambassador Gary QUINCE, Head of the EU Delegation to the AU met today at the AU Headquarters to endorse a joint Action Plan in the area of Human Rights and Transitional Justice in Africa.

The two sides expressed their appreciation to the high-level of cooperation that exists between the AU and EU in the area of human rights.

AUC signs grant contract with Akiira Geothermal Limited for Akiira geothermal prospect