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Statement by H.E. Dr. Monique Nsanzabaganwa, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission Delivered at the AfCFTA Business Forum Cape Town International Convention Center, South Africa - 16 April 2023
- H.E. Mahamadou Issoufou, Former President of the Republic of Niger & AfCFTA Champion
- Hon. Ebrahim Patel, Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Republic of South Africa
- Hon. Mr. Ahmed Ali Bazi, Minister of Economy, Industry, and Investments, Union of the Comoros
- Hon. Naledi Pandor Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa

Call for applications for the Youth Reference Committee
Background
The AU Youth Envoy and Austria National Youth Council have joined forces to establish a network of national and international youth champions to strengthen youth participation in reducing inequalities. This initiative seeks to establish a Youth Reference Committee of twenty-five (25) African and fifteen (15) European youth representatives.
The AU Commission Convenes an Extra-Ordinary Session of the Bureau of the PRC Sub-Committee on the Special Emergency Assistance Fund following Tropical Cyclone Freddy
Following the gravity of the devastating impact of Tropical Cyclone Freddy, the African Union (AU) Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment (DARBE) convened an extra-ordinary session of the Bureau of the AU Permanent Representatives’ Council (PRC) Sub-Committee on Special Emergency Assistance Fund for Drought and Famine in Africa (SEAF) on 30th March 2023 to consider support for Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar.
Africa DRR stakeholders make a rallying call for a renewed momentum to accelerate the implementation of the Sendai Framework for DRR 2015-2030
Stakeholders in resilience building converged in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on 14-16 March 2023 for the nineteenth session of the Africa Working Group on Disaster Risk Reduction (AWGDRR).
Global leaders say Africa can achieve water security by 2030, present three pathways supported by action plan
Achieving water security and sustainable sanitation for all in Africa is possible by 2030 and is within the power of African leaders. This is the key message from the International High-Level Panel on Water Investments for Africa, which released a landmark report, Africa’s Rising Investment Tide, on World Water Day 22 March 2023 during the United Nations 2023 Water Conference in New York. Sixteen Heads of State and development leaders sit on the Panel.
African Journalists to craft a future of rights at the 2nd African Media Convention in Zambia
African editors, journalists and media stakeholders are to craft a future of rights on the continent at the 2nd Africa Media Convention (AMC) scheduled for Lusaka, Zambia from 11-13 May 2023
Report of the 17th CAADP Partnership Platform November 24-26, 2021
The 2nd Media convention was convened by UNESCO in partnership with the African Union and was hosted by The Southern African Editors’ Forum (SAEF) in Lusaka, Zambia.
The 2nd Media convention was convened by UNESCO in partnership with the African Union and was hosted by The Southern African Editors’ Forum (SAEF) in Lusaka, Zambia.