Promoting Africa’s growth and economic development by championing citizen inclusion and increased cooperation and integration of African states.
Promoting Africa’s growth and economic development by championing citizen inclusion and increased cooperation and integration of African states.
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AFRICA YOUTH DAY CELEBRATION 2016
“Promoting youth mainstreaming as a catalyst towards harnessing the Demographic Dividend”
STATEMENT BY H.E. MR. ERASTUS MWENCHA, DEPUTY
CHAIRPERSON, AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION
TIME: 1 NOVEMBER, 2016
Arusha, 28 October, 2016: The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) will hold its 43rd Ordinary Session from 31 October to 18 November 2016 at its seat in Arusha, the United Republic of Tanzania.
The Judges, among others, will examine about 70 applications and four Requests for Advisory Opinion.
The Judges will also hold the Seventh Extra-Ordinary Session from 28 November to 2 December.
NOTES FOR EDITORS:
Call for Applications for Scholarships Tenable at
Hawassa University Hawassa, Ethiopia
For Masters Programmes in Natural Sciences, Agriculture,
Forestry, Natural Resources, and Humanities
CLOSING DATE: 19th NOVEMBER 2016
CLOSING DATE: 30th April 2018
AU COMMISSION FINALIZES THE NOMINATION PROCESS FOR THE UPCOMING ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 28 October 2016: During AU Summit held in July 2016 in Kigali, Rwanda, the decision was made to suspend and postpone the elections of Members of the AU Commission.
MEDIA ADVISORY
Commemoration of Africa Youth Day 2016
INVITATION TO MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES
THEME: Promoting youth mainstreaming as a catalyst towards harnessing the
Demographic Dividend
WHEN: Tuesday, 1 November 2016 at 9:30am
Pretoria, 26 October 2016 - African editors and the African Union Commission (AUC) have concluded a successful two-day working session under the theme: Deepening Africa’s Narrative and Capacities to Deliver Agenda 2063 from which has laid down concrete steps towards the strengthening of relations between the media on the continent and the African Union.
