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Statement by Ambassador Albert M. Muchanga, Commissioner for Trade and Industry Delivered at the Opening Ceremony of the 3rd Africa Mining Summit (AMS III)

Registered Professional Engineer Alan M. Clegg, Chairman of the 2017 Africa Mining Summit , Independent Consultant and Chairman of Shumba Energy;
Honourable Advocate Sadique Kebonang, MP and Minister of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security of the Republic of Botswana;
Honourable Ministers here present;
Mr. Andrew Dowell, Chief Executive Officer of GRV Global;
Your Excellences Ambassadors and Heads of Mission accredited to the Republic of Botswana;
Business Leaders;
Investors;
Exhibitors and Suppliers;

Dates: 
October 11, 2017
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Statement by Ambassador Albert M. Muchanga, Commissioner for Trade and Industry Delivered at the Opening Ceremony of the Annual Meeting of the Organisation of African Geological Survey (OAGS)

H.E. Advocate Sadique Kebonang,
Minister of Minerals Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security of the Republic of Botswana; 
H.E Mr Mosebenzi Zwane, Minister of Mineral Resources of the Republic of South Africa; 
H.E Dr. Kayode Fayemi, Minister of Mines and Steel Development of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; 
President of the Organization of Geological Survey (OAGS);
Africa Vice Presidents of OAGS;
Members of the Executive Committee of OAGS; Distinguished Delegates;
Ladies and Gentlemen:

Dates: 
October 09, 2017
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Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy addressed Italia-Africa Business Week on 17 October 2017 in Rome, Italy

October 18, 2017
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Rome, 18 October 2017: The African Union Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, H.E. Dr Amani Abou-Zeid led on 17 and 18 October 2017 an official mission to Rome, Italy, to take part to the Italia-Africa Business Week organized in collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Economic Development and International Cooperation. This event organized for the first time aimed at facilitating economic, commercial and financial relations between Africa and Italy.

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Ministerial Working Group Experts’ meeting towards the Establishment of a Single African Air Transport Market

October 17, 2017
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Addis Ababa, 17 October 2017: Experts of States of the Ministerial Working Group on the establishment of the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM), a key African Union Agenda 2063 flagship project, convened from 16 to 18 October 2017 at the Headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ahead of the SAATM launch, scheduled for January 2018 on the sidelines of the African Union Summit.

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Second Ordinary Session of the Specialized Technical Committee on Education, Science and Technology (STC-EST)

October 21, 2017 to October 24, 2017
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Ministers of African Union Member States discuss prospect of Education, Science and Technology in the continent in light of Agenda 2063

Agenda: 
PDF icon 01. Draft Agenda and Programme of Work - Experts Session (EN)
PDF icon 02. Draft Agenda and Work Program of parallel sessions (AR)
PDF icon 02. Draft Agenda and Work Program of parallel sessions (EN)
PDF icon 02. Draft Agenda and Work Program of parallel sessions (FR)
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PDF icon 04. General Information Note (FR)
PDF icon 04. General Information Note (EN)
PDF icon 06. Honororia for Members of the PAU Council (AR)
PDF icon 06. Honororia for Members of the PAU Council (FR)
PDF icon 06. Honororia for Members of the PAU Council (PO)
PDF icon 06. Honororia for Members of the PAU Council (EN)
PDF icon 07. PAU Office Logistics facilities and support (AR)
PDF icon 07. PAU Office Logistics facilities and support (EN)
PDF icon 07. PAU Office Logistics facilities and support (FR)
PDF icon 07. PAU Office Logistics facilities and support (PO)
PDF icon 08. AU Study on Teacher Training (AR)
PDF icon 08. AU Study on Teacher Training (EN)
PDF icon 08. AU Study on Teacher Training (FR)
PDF icon 08. AU Study on Teacher Training (PO)
PDF icon 12. IPED Strategic Plan (AR)
PDF icon 12. IPED Strategic Plan (EN)
PDF icon 12. IPED Strategic Plan (FR)
PDF icon 13. CIEFFA statue (AR))
PDF icon 13. CIEFFA statue (PO)
PDF icon 13. CIEFFA statue (AR)
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PDF icon 14. Report of Activities - AU CIEFFA 2017 (PO)
PDF icon 14. Report of Activities - AU CIEFFA 2017 (EN)
PDF icon 15. Draft Statute of African Space Agency (EN)
PDF icon 16. African Space Policy (AR)
PDF icon 16. African Space Policy (EN)
PDF icon 16. African Space Policy (FR)
PDF icon 16. African Space Policy (PO)
PDF icon 17. African Space Strategy (PO)
PDF icon 17. African Space Strategy (FR)
PDF icon 17. African Space Strategy (AR)
PDF icon 17. African Space Strategy (EN)
PDF icon 20. STISA-2024 (EN)
PDF icon 20. STISA-2024 (FR)
PDF icon 21. ASRIC Statute (FR)
PDF icon 20. STISA-2024 (PO)
PDF icon 21. ASRIC Statute (EN)
PDF icon 21. ASRIC Statute (AR)
PDF icon 22. PAIPO Statute (EN)
PDF icon 22. PAIPO Statute (FR)
PDF icon 22. PAIPO Statute (PO)
PDF icon 23. CESA (EN)
PDF icon 23. CESA (FR)
PDF icon 24. TVET (EN)
PDF icon 24. TVET (FR)
PDF icon 25. AOSTI Statute (EN)
PDF icon 25. AOSTI Statute (FR)
PDF icon 25. AOSTI Statute (PO)
PDF icon 26. Rules of Procedure STC-EST (FR)
PDF icon 26. Rules of Procedure STC-EST (AR)
PDF icon 26. Rules of Procedure STC-EST (EN)
PDF icon 26. Rules of Procedure STC-EST (PO)
PDF icon 28. Teachers Protocol (FR)
PDF icon 28. Teachers Protocol (PO)
PDF icon 28. Teachers Protocol (EN)
Concept Note: 
PDF icon 03. Concept Note STC-EST (AR)
PDF icon 03. Concept Note STC-EST (EN)
PDF icon 03. Concept Note STC-EST (FR)
PDF icon 03. Concept Note STC-EST (PO)
PDF icon 05. Concept note on the african Virtual and e-university (EN)
PDF icon 05. Concept note on the african Virtual and e-university (AR)
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An initial appraisal of Africa’s path towards sustainable development

October 18, 2017
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Joint AfDB-AU-ECA-UNDP baseline report urges sustained commitment to reducing poverty and calls for upgrading the continent’s statistical capabilities to ensure and track future progress

New York, 18 October 2017 — A new report launched today states that in spite of recent progress, African countries need to sustain efforts to eradicate extreme poverty and gender inequality and also improve their statistical capabilities to implement and track progress towards Africa’s own Agenda 2063 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Press Statement of the Chairperson of the Commission on the Upcoming Summit of International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) in Brazzaville

October 18, 2017
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18 October 2017, Brazzaville: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat arrived in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo today, ahead of the Summit of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) Heads of State and Government to take place on 19th October, themed “Fast-Tracking the Implementation of the Pact to Ensure Stability and Development in the Great Lakes Region”.

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H.E Minata Samate Cessouma, Commissioner for Political Affairs received in her office, Dr. Innocent Ntaganira, Liaison officer of the World Health Organisation (WHO) to the African Union commission on Tuesday, October 17, 2017

October 18, 2017
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