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Addis Ababa, 7 November 2017: The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, Moussa Faki Mahamat, notes with satisfaction the publication by the Independent National Electoral Commission of the Democratic Republic of the Congo of the electoral calendar for the combined Presidential, Legislative and Provincial elections, now scheduled for 23 December 2018. He recalls that the African Union has consistently called for the timely publication of a credible and as consensual as possible electoral calendar, pursuant to the Political Agreement of 31 December 2016.

Lusaka, Zambia, 01 November 2017: The African Governance Architecture Secretariat based at the Department of Political Affairs of the African Union Commission is convening the 2017 Gender Pre-forum to the High Level Dialogue Democracy, Human Rights and Governance under the theme, Building on Progress, Sustaining the Gains: Enhancing Young Women’s Participation in Political Processes in Africa.

Addis Ababa, 2 November 2017: At the invitation of the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, will pay an official visit to Morocco on 3 and 4 November 2017 for discussions with the highest Moroccan authorities. This visit, which will be the first since Morocco's return to the African family, will provide an opportunity to exchange views on a number of priority issues for the African Union.