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2025 Theme of the Year: "2025 Year of Reparations: Justice for Africans & People of African Descent through Reparations.

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Strengthening Africa’s Resilience: Key Outcomes from the 3rd AMHEWAS Technical Working Group and Steering Committee Meeting

August 04, 2025
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The African Union Commission (AUC), through the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Unit of the Sustainable Environment and Blue Economy (SEBE) Directorate, convened the third governance and coordination meetings for the Africa Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Early Action System (AMHEWAS) Programme on disaster risk reduction. Hosted by the government of the Republic of Ghana, the Technical Working Group meeting took place from July 23 to 25, 2025, followed by the Steering Committee meeting on July 26 in Accra.

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AFREC Empowers South Africa to Strengthen Energy Data Statistics Reporting

August 04, 2025
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Johannesburg, 04 August 2025 –The African Energy Commission (AFREC) has concluded a three-day technical training workshop in South Africa aimed at enhancing the country’s capacity to compile and manage comprehensive national energy statistics, a significant step toward strengthening energy data management in Southern Africa.

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Africa Governance Report 2025 - Natural Resource Governance in Africa

The Africa Governance Report 2025 (AGR25) is the fourth report produced by the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) on behalf of the African Governance Architecture (AGA). The AGR25 focuses on Natural Resource Governance in Africa and draws its mandate from the AU Assembly Decision, Assembly/AU/ Dec.874(XXXVII), arrived at the 37th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government held from 17 to 18 February 2024 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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AUC Chairperson participated in the Joint EAC-SADC Summit with the Panel of Facilitators on the DRC Peace Process in Nairobi

August 01, 2025
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The Chairperson of the AU Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, participated in the Joint EAC-SADC Summit with the Panel of Facilitators on the DRC Peace Process in Nairobi today. The Summit was co-chaired by President William Ruto of Kenya, who and President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe.

The Summit endorsed the merger of EAC, SADC & AU peace structures into one Joint Mechanism, and adopted key frameworks to guide inclusive mediation. It was decided that the AU coordinate & ensure alignment of all regional and international efforts under an African-led process.

AMHEWAS Drought Bulletin — Early Warnings to Drive Early Action Across Africa

July 28, 2025
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As climate extremes tighten their grip on Africa, drought remains the continent’s most widespread and persistent climate hazard. It creeps slowly, often unnoticed, and yet it exacts a devastating toll on crops, water supplies, pastoral systems, lives, livelihoods, and entire economies. The question is no longer whether drought will come, but whether we can detect it early enough, act quickly enough, and coordinate effectively enough.

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Opening and Keynote Address by H.E. Mr. Seyoum Mekonnen, State Minister, Ministry of Planning and Development (MoPD), Virtual Media Briefing on the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2)

H.E. Mr. Moses Vilakati, Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy, and Sustainable Environment, African Union Commission,
Distinguished Members of the Media,
Colleagues from the African Union Commission,
Partners of ACS2,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
All Protocols Observed,
Good afternoon, good morning—wherever you may be joining from.
Thank you for being with us today.

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July 31, 2025
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Launching the End of Learning Poverty for All in Africa (ELPAF) Campaign in Namibia

August 01, 2025
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"Read, Write and Count. #FoundationForLife”

The African Union Commission (AUC), in partnership with the Government of the Republic of Namibia and UNICEF, officially launched the “End Learning Poverty for All in Africa (ELPAF)” campaign on July 31, 2025. The campaign launch took place during the third and final day of a high-level continental conference focused on accelerating foundational learning outcomes across Africa.

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Pan-African Women’s Day 2025: Advancing Social and Economic Justice for African Women through Reparations

August 01, 2025
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July 31st every year marks Pan-African Women’s Day (PAWD). The annual celebration serves as a powerful moment to honor the unwavering spirit, resilience, and revolutionary contributions of African women in the ongoing struggle for liberation, justice, and self-determination. It also commemorates the founding of Pan-African Women’s Organization (PAWO), the vanguard of women’s emancipation on the continent, and the embodiment of collective fight against imperialism, patriarchy, and systemic exploitation.

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