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H.E Prof. Sarah Anyang Agbor, AUC Commissioner for HRST on Artificial Intelligence (AI)
H.E Prof. Sarah Anyang Agbor, AUC Commissioner for HRST congratulates H E Mrs Bineta Diop
Developing the African Continental Qualifications Framework (ACQF) Inaugural workshop
September 02, 2019 to September 04, 2019
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Developing the African Continental Qualifications Framework (ACQF) Inaugural workshop
WHAT: Developing the African Continental Qualifications Framework (ACQF) Inaugural workshop
WHEN: 2 - 4 September, 2019
WHERE: African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
WHO: The African Union, Human Resources Science and Technology (HRST) is Partnering with with the European Union (EU), GIZ and with European Training Foundation (ETF) to convene an Inaugural Workshop on Developing the African Continental Qualifications Framework (ACQF)
H.E. Minata Samate Cessouma, Commissioner for Political Affairs, moderating a session on Forced Displacement on the sidelines of the 7th TICAD in Yokohama, Japan
August 30, 2019
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Statement of H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission at the TICAD VII Summit
Excellency Right Honourable Shinzo ABE, Prime Minister of Japan,
Excellency Mr. Abdel Fatah Al Sissi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt and Chairman of the African Union,
Excellencies Heads of Sate and Government and Heads of Delegation,
Mr. António GUTERRES, Secretary General of the United Nations,
Distinguished Representatives of International Organisations and the Private Sector,
Invited Guests,
Dates:
August 28, 2019
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Partners recognize magnitude of displacement in Africa at theme of Year update session
August 26, 2019
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ADDIS ABABA, August 26 – Members of the African Union Permanent Representative Committee, Donors and Partner Agencies have recognized the magnitude of displacement in Africa and reiterated their commitment to finding durable solutions during a quarterly update session on the 2019 African Union theme: ``The Year for Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons: Towards Durable Solutions to Forced Displacement in Africa.”
Building Capacity in Entrepreneurship and Leadership for Youth and Women Empowerment
November 03, 2019 to November 05, 2019
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Theme: “Empowering women and youth with Modern self-employability and creative entrepreneurial skills”
Background
Aspiration 6, of the African Union’s Agenda 2063 as well as UN SDGs, explicitly call for an Africa whose development is people-centered, relying on the potential offered by African people, especially women and youth, while the Agenda’s Ten-Year Implementation plan aims to achieve a 25% reduction in unemployment by 2023 and to specifically reduce youth and women’s unemployment by 2% per year.
Concept Note:
Gender inequality is costing Africa over $95 billion annually and is a threat to sustainable peace; African women convene for inter-generational dialogue.
August 18, 2019
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The retreat focused on pathways to advance women’s leadership through intergenerational dialogue and empowerment of young women leaders.
AU Member States Celebrate Homegrown ICT-In-Education Innovations Towards their Adoption for realization of Agenda 2063 and CESA 16-25
August 22, 2019
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Gaborone Botswana: 20-22 August 2019: “It is education and by extension, ICT innovations in education, their adoption and scale up that will be a game changer in positioning youth for jobs which the world is already increasingly demanding” said the African Union, Commissioner for Human Recourses, Science and Technology (HRST), H.E Prof Sarah Anyang Agbor at the second edition of the Innovating Education in Africa Expo under the theme “Harnessing the Capacity of ICT to ensure Inclusion, Quality and Impact in Education and Training in Africa”.
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