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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 4 March 2016: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has welcomed Ghana’s decision to introduce a visa-on-arrival policy for citizens of African Union Member States. The President of Ghana, H.E. John Dramani Mahama, announced the decision in his State of the Nations address to the Ghanaian Parliament on 25 February 2016.

Niamey 1st March 2016 - The First Edition of the Africa Day of School Feeding was launched on Tuesday 1 March 2016, courtesy of the hospitality of the Government of Niger, under the theme “Home Grown School Feeding: a Conduit for Africa’s Sustainable Development”. This historic day was observed by the African Union Commission, AU Member States and

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March 1 2016 will mark the first edition of the Africa Day of School Feeding, to be observed jointly by the African Union Commission, AU Member States and development partners.

Arusha, 1 March, 2016: The Republic of Benin becomes the eighth AU Member State to make the Declaration under Article 34 (6) of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights on the establishment of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Right to allow Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and individuals directly access the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights.

The Declaration was deposited to the African Union Commission on February 8, 2016.