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Statement by the AUC Chairperson on the outcome of the second round of consultations for the position of Director-General of the World Trade Organization
8 October 2020, Addis Ababa : The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, wishes to congratulate Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria on her selection, together with Yoo Myung-hee of the Republic of Korea, to the third and final round of consultations to select the next Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
The Chairperson also wishes to commend the strong calibre of the three African candidates that participated in the selection process, leveraging world class African expertise on the world stage.
Press Briefing on the Launch of Africa Pathogen Genomics Initiative
WHAT: Press briefing on the launch of the Africa Pathogen Genomic Initiative
SPEAKERS
Brief Remarks by Mr. Kwesi Quartey, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission on Occasion of the Handing Over of Medical Supplies Donated to the African Union by the Federal Republic of Germany, and Transported by EU HAB
Your Excellency Josep Borrel Fontelles, EU High Representative for External Affairs and Vice-President of the European Commision
Excellency Stephan Auer, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany
Excellency Janez Lenarčič, EU Commissioner for Crisis Management
Excellency Birgitte Markussen, Head of the EU Delegation to the AU
Distinguished guests
Ladies and Gentlemen

Team Europe supports Africa’s COVID-19 response with 1.4 million test kits donated by Germany and delivered by the EU Humanitarian Air Bridge
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), through the African Union, today received the third and last batch of 1.4 million COVID-19 test kits donated by the Government of Germany. The kits were delivered through a European Union (EU) Humanitarian Air Bridge flight as part of the EU’s global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, worth over €26 million, with contributions from the EU, Germany, Austria, Spain, and Sweden.
African Union leading on Data Economy in Africa ... for Africa
The ADLI network will support the capacity development needs of African policymakers and exchange of best practices in Africa with the objective of empowering them to carry out the mandate to enable an upsurge in the data economy of Africa.
Forum on Continuous Learning and Safe Reopening Of Schools
The Human Resources, Science and Technology Department (HRST) of the African Union, in collaboration with CDC Africa and UNICEF, held a workshop for AU member states on lifelong learning and the safe reopening of schools
Joint High Level Solidarity Mission: ECOWAS - African Union - United Nations and Conseil de l'entente for the promotion of credible, transparent and peaceful Presidential Elections in the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
1. A joint high-level mission visited the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire from 4 to 7 October 2020, as part of preventive diplomacy efforts by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (AU), the United Nations (UN) and the Conseil of the Entente, with a view to promoting a credible, transparent and peaceful presidential election in the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire on 31 October 2020.
Virtual Conference on the Role of the Media in Silencing the Guns in Africa
WHAT: Virtual Conference on the Role of the Media in Silencing th
Handover Ceremony of 900,000 COVID-19 Test Kits from 'Team Europe'
Please confirm your presence by Tuesday, 6 October 2020 at 12.00 pm EAT









