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Addis Ababa 31stJanuary 2016 - The Organization of African First Ladies against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA) held its 16th General Assembly from 30 to 31January 2016 under the theme “Advancing sustainable Partnership to end pediatric AIDS and improve Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights”.
Your Excellency, Idriss Deby Itno, Chairperson of the African Union;
Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Government;
Heads of Delegation;
The Secretary General of the United Nations;
Your Excellencies Former Presidents;
Honorable Ministers;
The Executive Secretary of the ECA;
Heads of AU and UN Organs;
Members of the Permanent Representatives Committee;
Distinguished Guests;
Fellow Citizens from the Motherland and the Diaspora
Ladies and Gentlemen
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 31 January 2016: The two day meeting of the 26th Ordinary session of the Assembly of the African Union officially came to an end today 31 January, 2016 at the African Union Commission Headquarters in Addis Ababa Ethiopia.
The closing ceremony witnessed the appreciation ceremony for stakeholders who supported the African Union’s intervention in the Ebola epidemic.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 31st January 2016: The African Union Commission on Sunday 31st January 2015, on the side lines of the 26th AU Summit hosted a luncheon in honour of the efforts against Ebola. The luncheon hosted by the Chairperson of the AU Commission featured a variety of traditional African dishes and musical entertainment and was attended by Heads of State and Government, senior government officials, AUC staff, partners and companies that contributed to the African Union Support to the Ebola Outbreak in West Africa (ASEOWA).
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 31 January 2016: TICAD VI will take place in Nairobi, Kenya on 27-28 August 2016. H.E. Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya, announced today, Saturday 31 January 2016, in the company of H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) and Mr. Katsuyuki Kawai, Representative and Special Advisor to the Prime Minister of Japan to the AU 26th Summit.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 31 January 2016: The African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs, Mrs. Aisha Laraba Abdullahi together with representatives from AU Organs and Institutions dealing with human rights issues, jointly addressed the press on the African Year of Human Rights with Special Focus on the Rights of Women. The press briefing took place on 30 January 2016 at the margin of the 26th AU Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The other panelists included Hon. Pansy Tlakula, Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights; Hon.
Excellency Mr. Hailemariam Dessalegn, Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia
Excellency, Mr. Ban Ki-moon United Nations Secretary General,
Commissioner of Social Affairs, Dr. Mustapha Kaloko
Excellencies, Heads of State and Government
Excellencies Ministers and Distinguished guests.
Ladies and Gentlemen
A warm welcome to all participants to this working lunch, and to acknowledge your continued commitment to maintain the eradication of malaria high on Africa’s health and development agenda.
What: Joint announcement of the date of Tokyo International Conference on African
Development (TICAD) VI Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2016.
Who:
· H.E. Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya, Host the TICAD VI Summit;
· H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union Commission.
· Mr. Katsuyuki Kawai, Special Representative of the Prime Minster of Japan to the AU Summit;
When: 31 January 2016 @ 900 hours
Where: Multipurpose Hall, AUC New Conference Center.
DISCOURS D’ACCEPATION DE S.E. IDRISS DEBY ITNO, PRESIDENT DE LA REPUBLIQUE DU TCHAD, PRESIDENT EN EXERCICE DE L’UNION AFRICAINE,(Addis-Ababa, 30 Janvier 2016)
Monsieur le Président en exercice sortant de l’Union Africaine,
Mesdames et Messieurs les Chefs d’Etat et de Gouvernement,
Monsieur le Secrétaire Général des Nations Unies,
Madame la Présidente de la Commission de l’Union Africaine,
Distingués Invités,
Mesdames et Messieurs,
