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Kampala, Uganda, 13th February 2016 – As the African Union recognises that protecting the integrity of the electoral process is fundamental to the consolidation of democracy in Uganda, a three-day orientation and briefing programme for observers from 13-15 February 2016 kicks-off today. Forty one (41) short-term observers (STOs), representing institutions such as the Permanent Representatives’ Committee (PRC), the Pan-African Parliament (PAP), Election Management Bodies (EMBs) and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) from the continent, participated in the orientation programme.

After witnessing the first round of presidential elections on 30th December 2015 and the legislatives which were invalidated by the Constitutional Court of transition, the President of the African Union Commission (AU) HE Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has sent a mission to observe the second round of presidential and first round of the legislative elections all scheduled for February 14, 2016.

Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, 6 February 2016:- The official closing ceremony of the 7th PATTEC training course on Planning and Execution of PATTEC Projects took place at Ecole de Lutte Anti-Tsetse (ELAT), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso on 6th February 2016. The training course had been jointly organized by the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) and the African Union Commission through the PATTEC Coordination Office.

Addis Ababa, 8 February 2016: Following an invitation from the Government of the Republic of Niger, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Her Excellency Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has approved the deployment of an African Union Short-Term Election Observation (STO) Mission to the Republic of Niger’s General Elections 28 February 2016.