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Promoting Africa’s growth and economic development by championing citizen inclusion and increased cooperation and integration of African states.
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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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It is an honor and a real pleasure for me to be here with you in this beautiful city of Madrid to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Women for Africa Foundation ...
My dear Citizens of Africa and the Diaspora,
Today, we celebrate the birth of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), in commemoration of 25 May 1963, when twenty African Heads of State established, with great enthusiasm in Addis Ababa, this Continental Organisation. Its goal was the complete independence of Africa at political and economic levels, and the achievement of its unity.
Excellencies and Colleagues,
Your Excellencies, Ambassadors and Members of the PRC Sub Committee on Human rights, Democracy and Governance;
Distinguished Colleagues;
All protocols, duly observed;
It is my privilege to be with you today on the 6th meeting of PRC Sub-Committee on Human Rights, Democracy and Governance among all of you, my previous compatriots and friends.
I also wish to congratulate the newly minted Chair, my brother H.E Amb. Taonga Mushayavanhu of Zimbabwe and wish him the best on his Chairpersonship along with the members of the Bureau.
Your Excellencies;
The overall objective of the STC-TTIIE meeting is to evaluate the implementation of the specific activities in infrastructure and energy sectors since the last ordinary session of the STC held in Cairo, Egypt, in April 2019, and agreeing on specific interventions as way forward
Theme: “Arts, Culture and Heritage: Levers for Building the Africa we Want”.
The Africa Union Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment with Support from GiZ is developing the African Agribusiness Youth Strategy (AAYS) as part of the implementation plan for the broader Continental Agribusiness Strategy for Africa and the Malabo declaration
MEDIA ADVISORY
Fourth Ordinary Session of the Specialized Technical Committee of the African Union on Public Service, Local Governments, Urban Development and Decentralization (AU-STC n°8)
INVITATION TO THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
WHAT: Fourth Ordinary Session of the Specialized Technical Committee of the African Union on Public Service, Local Governments, Urban Development and Decentralization (AU-STC n°8).
26 – 27 May 2021: Experts Meeting
28 May 2021: Ministerial Meeting
WHEN: From 26 – 28 May 2021 by video-conference.
Invitation to Representatives of the Media Weekly Press Briefing on Coronavirus Disease Outbreak in Africa
