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MEDIA ADVISORY
Press Conference on The Great Green Wall of the Sahara and the Sahel Initiative
Invitation to Representatives of the Media
When: Tuesday 31st July 2018
Time : As from 10 am
Venue: African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Who: High level African Union officials on climate change,
Betty G, an Ethiopian pop star and UNHCR ambassador and Malian musician and activist Inna Modja.
Harare, Zimbabwe 30 July 2018- Voting in Zimbabwe’s harmonized presidential, parliamentary and council elections started off across the country at 7am this morning,
MEDIA ADVISORY
Press Conference on The Great Green Wall of the Sahara and the Sahel Initiative
Invitation to Representatives of the Media
When: Tuesday 31st July 2018
Time : As from 10 am
Venue: African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Who: High level African Union officials on climate change,
Betty G, an Ethiopian pop star and UNHCR ambassador and Malian musician and activist Inna Modja.
Commemoration of the First Africa Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Day- August 10, 2018
Addis Ababa, 29 July 2018: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, is closely following developments in the Comoros in the context of the constitutional referendum to be held on 30 July 2018. He expresses concern at the prevailing tension and differences among political stakeholders and at their potential consequences on the long-term stability of the archipelago.
Harare, 1 August 2018- H.E. Hailemariam Dessalegn Boshe views with concern the unfolding post-election developments in Zimbabwe, and calls on all stakeholders, particularly political leaders and their supporters, to exercise restraint and avoid violent confrontation. He also calls on security agencies to equally exercise restraint and ensure the safety of all citizens.
H.E Hailemariam Dessalegn Boshe reiterates his statement released on 1 August 2018, in which he called on any aggrieved parties to channel their grievances through appropriate legal channels.
Lomé/Addis Ababa, 29 July 2018: African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat arrived in Lomé, Togo, today, to participate in the joint Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) on Peace, Security, Stability and the Fight against Terrorism and Violent Extremism.
MEDIA ADVISORY
Deployment of the African Union short term observers to the field for the Zimbabwe harmonised Elections 2018
What: The African Union Election Observation Mission will deploy its short term observers to the field.
Highlights for media
Short statement to the media by the Head of the AUEOM
Photo opportunity as the observers are leaving
When 29th July at 09:00.
Where: The observers will depart from Rainbow Towers Hotel. Harare. Zimbabwe
Who: H.E Mr HaileMariam Desalegne will see off the observers
