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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 2 November 2016: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) has expressed her profound sadness and shock that followed the death of Mr. William Aurelien Eteki Mboumoua, former Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity (OAU). The death occurred in Yaoundé, on 26 October 2016, at the age of 83. The AU Commission Chairperson has sent her deepest condolences to the Government and People of the Republic of Cameroon, and to the bereaved family.

Inauguration of the sound installation Sonic Communitary

 The African Union: 20 to 20,000 Hz. by Emeka Ogboh

in the Julius Nyerere Peace &  Security Building of the African Union

November 1, 2016, Abuja, Nigeria − In an effort to promote interreligious dialogue as a means to build peace and enhance social cohesion in Africa, the Citizens and Diaspora Directorate (CIDO) of the African Union Commission and the International Dialogue Centre (KAICIID) will hold, within the framework of the African Union - KAICIID Memorandum of Understanding, the 2^nd Interfaith Dialogue Forum from 10 to 11 November 2016 in Abuja, Nigeria.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: November 3, 2016-The African Union Commission’s Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture (DREA) in collaboration with the NEPAD Agency today hosted the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Partners’ Business Meeting. The Business Meeting is meant to facilitate joint review and planning, sharing innovations and to chart an agenda to deliver results, and will in particular, focus on the implementation of the 2014 AU Malabo Declaration for agricultural transformation on the African continent.