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Media Announcement for the coverage of the 34th AU Summit: Online registration for journalists now open
January 28, 2021
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The Directorate of Information and Communication (DIC) of the African Union Commission (AUC) hereby announces that, the online registration for journalists interested to cover the thirty eighth (38th ) Ordinary Session of the Executive Council and the 34th African Union (AU) Summit scheduled to take place from 3-7 February 2021, has been launched on the AU website: www.au.int
Journalists are therefore invited to register through the following link: https://au.int/en/summit/accreditation
MTN partners with African Union on COVID-19 vaccinations in Africa
January 28, 2021
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JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, 28 JANUARY 2021: In a unique public/private partnership, MTN, Africa’s leading mobile network, has announced a donation of US$25 million to support the African Union’s COVID-19 vaccination programme.
The Rockefeller Foundation Announces Grant to Expand Access to COVID-19 Testing and Tracing in Africa
January 28, 2021
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The Rockefeller Foundation has announced a new grant of US$12 million to the Africa Public Health Foundation to help expand the geographic coverage of testing and to strengthen contact tracing for COVID-19 in Africa through the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).
Historic partnership aimed at securing over 1.2 Billion people and 55 nations from counterfeit and illicitly traded products, to be launched during Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh
January 28, 2021
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Historic partnership aimed at securing over 1.2 Billion people and 55 nations from counterfeit and illicitly traded products, to be launched during Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh
38th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council
February 03, 2021 to February 04, 2021
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Official opening of the thirty-eight (38th) Ordinary Session of the Executive Council (Video conference)
Event Programme:
Weekly Press Briefing on Coronavirus Disease Outbreak
January 28, 2021
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Week engagement with members of the media to share critical updates on the COVID-19 response activities in Africa and progress made toward implementing the strategy to acquire COVID-19 Vaccine for Africa.
Call for Application African Youth for Transitional Justice (AYFTJ):
Apply here
What: Transitional Justice training for African Youth
When: Application is open from 15 January to 28 February 2021
Where: Online application via email:
Who: Department of Political Affairs, African Union Commission (DPA-AUC)
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34th AU Summit strives to leverage and valorise African Arts, Culture and Heritage
January 25, 2021
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The thirty fourth (34th) Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) scheduled to take place on 6 and 7 February 2021 will hold under the theme: “Arts, Culture and Heritage: Levers for Building the Africa We Want”. This theme of the year will be presented during the upcoming African Union Summit, by the lead Department of Social Affairs at the AUC. However, it is worth noting that, Africa is universally recognised for its rich arts and cultural diversity given that, African cultural heritage springs from different communities all over Africa.
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