Weekly Press Briefing on Coronavirus Disease Outbreak in Africa
Invitation to Representatives of the Media Weekly Press Briefing on Coronavirus Disease Outbreak in Africa
Promoting Africa’s growth and economic development by championing citizen inclusion and increased cooperation and integration of African states.
Promoting Africa’s growth and economic development by championing citizen inclusion and increased cooperation and integration of African states.
Agenda 2063 is the blueprint and master plan for transforming Africa into the global powerhouse of the future. It is the strategic framework for delivering on Africa’s goal for inclusive and sustainable development and is a concrete manifestation of the pan-African drive for unity, self-determination, freedom, progress and collective prosperity pursued under Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance.
H.E President William Samoei Ruto (PhD), President of the Republic of Kenya and the African Union Champion on Institutional Reform. H.E. Ruto was appointed during the 37th Assembly of Heads of State and Government in February 2024 to champion the AU Institutional Reform process taking over from the H.E Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda who led the implementation of the reform process since 2016.
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Invitation to Representatives of the Media Weekly Press Briefing on Coronavirus Disease Outbreak in Africa
Mr. Gilbert Edoa, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Cameroon and Chairman of the Specialized Technical Committee on Finance, Monetary Affairs, Economic Planning and Integration;
Senior officials from the Ministries of Finance, Economic Planning and Integration; as well as African Central Banks;
Representatives of our Strategic Partners;
Distinguished Delegates;
Ladies and Gentlemen.
Dr Amani Abou-Zeid, AU Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy Statement on the occasion of the 2021 World Telecommunications and Information Society Day
17 May 2021
Today we celebrate the World Telecommunications and Information Society Day. Never this celebration was as important as this year.
Since the eruption of COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, most governments, organizations, businesses and individuals have been mainly operating and interacting online. Digitalization has moved from a value addition to a survival game changer. The pandemic crisis has made it clear to everyone that digitalization is the infrastructure of the 21st century. Moreover, this crisis has become the single biggest catalyst for a digital transformation in Africa.
The African Union in collaboration with international partners has launched the Africa Migration Data Network (AfMDN) to strengthen the coordination and sharing of knowledge for the effective production of quality migration statistics in Africa.
COMMUNIQUE OF THE HIGH-LEVEL EMERGENCY VIRTUAL MEETING OF AFRICAN MINISTERS OF HEALTH ON THE COVID-19 SITUATION IN AFRICA
Statement of Endorsement of Dr. Arkebe Oqubayas sole African candidate for the post of Director General of UNIDO from the Council of Ministers responsible for Trade of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
MEDIA ADVISORY
Weekly Press Briefing on Coronavirus Disease Outbreak in Africa
INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
OVERVIEW: This briefing is a weekly engagement of the Africa Centres of Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) with the media to share critical updates on the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa and the status of implementing the Africa Joint Continental Strategy for COVID-19 Outbreak, including Africa CDC’s response activities and the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in AU Member States.