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Ethiopia and the African Union Commission celebrate IDDR 2017
Call for Proposal for the Fund for African Women
We thank all of you for interest in the Fund for African Women. Please be advised that all applications for the 2017 Grants were closed on 15 June 2017 and only successful applicants will be contacted. In view of the high volume of applications received, the deliberations are expected to take longer that anticipated and inquiries will no longer be answered. Thank you for your cooperation.
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An Appeal for Peaceful Polls and Compliance with the Rule of Law during the Fresh Presidential Elections in Kenya
The Fresh Presidential Election in the Republic of Kenya will take place tomorrow, 26 October 2017. As you are aware, the fresh election was ordered by the Supreme Court in its September 1, 2017 ruling on the presidential election petition.
H.E. Minata Samate Cessouma, Commissioner for Political Affairs with Mr Youcef Ait Chellouche, Head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to the African Union when he paid a courtesy visit to the Commissioner on Tuesday,
H.E. Minata Samate Cessouma, Commissioner for Political Affairs with Mr Arnauld Akodjenou, UNCHR Regional Refugee Coordinator and Special Advisor for the South Sudan Refugee Situation, when he visited the Commissioner on Tuesday, October 24, 2017.
Briefing by the Head of the African Union Election Observers Mission to the Fresh Presidential Election
H.E Mr.Thabo Mbeki, former President of the Republic of South Africa and Head of the African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) to the Fresh Presidential Election in the Republic of Kenya, which are scheduled to take place on 26 October 2017 will brief the Media Representatives on Wednesday 25 October at 2:00 PM in Crowne Plaza Hotel.
For media enquiry and interview requests:
Ms.AfrahThabit| Directorate of Information and Communication| African Union Commission| E-mail: thabitma@africa-union.org | Cell: + 0714880868
Speech by the AUC Chairperson at the Opening ceremony of the 8th High-Level AU Retreat on the Promotion of Peace, Security and Stability in Africa in Ndjamena, Chad
Speech by the AUC Chairperson, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat at the Opening ceremony of the 8th High-Level AU Retreat on the Promotion of Peace, Security and Stability in Africa in Ndjamena, Chad
Discours du President de la Commission de l'UA à la cérémonie d'ouverture de la huitième retraite de haut niveau de l'UA sur la promotion de la paix, de la sécurité et de la stabilité en Afrique a Ndjamena, Tchad

The Consultative Workshop to Engage Traditional Justice Structures and Members of the Judiciary to Promote the Rule of Law in Northern and Western Africa Kicked-off
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, 23rd October 2017 – In line with Aspiration 3 of Agenda 2063, which aims at having a continent where there is respect for the rule of law, human rights, a consultative workshop gathering representatives of judiciary and traditional justice mechanisms in the Northern and Western Africa to discuss the issue of Rule of Law and Justice Reform kicked-off today. The workshop comes in at a timely moment as they remain a key stakeholder in the promotion of constitutionalism and rule of law.
African Experts on Education, Science and Technology meet to review implementation of Strategies and Decision Member States adopted
Cairo, Egypt 21 October 2017 – The African Union (AU) convened its Second Ordinary Session for the Specialized Technical Committee on Education, Science and Technology (STC-EST-2), today, Saturday, 21 October 2017 in Cairo, Egypt in a bid to deliberate the status of on-going programmes and the performance of RECs and Member States in education, science and technology sectors.