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Ministers of the African Union Discuss Actions to Mitigate the Devastating Impacts of COVID-19 and Address Urgent Challenges in Tourism Sector

April 21, 2020
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The African Union Ministers responsible for Tourism and members of the Bureau for the Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Transport, Infrastructure, Intercontinental and Interregional Infrastructure, Energy and Tourism (STC-TTIIET) held a meeting by Videoconference today 21st April 2020 on the invitation of H.E Dr Amani Abou-Zeid, Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy at African Union Commission.

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Communiqué of the Teleconference Meeting of the Bureau of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government with Chairpersons of the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) of the African Union Held on 29 April 2020

April 29, 2020
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His Excellency, President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa of the Republic of South Africa, and Chairperson of the African Union (AU) convened a teleconference Meeting of the Bureau of the Assembly of AU Heads of State and Government with the Chairpersons of the AU Regional Economic Communities (RECs) on 29 April 2020.

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Speech of the Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy H.E. Dr. Amani Abou-Zeid on the occasion of Meeting of the African Union Commission and the Association of Power Utilities of Africa

 The President of the Association of Power Utilities of Africa (APUA);
 Executive Committee Members of APUA;
 Chief Executive Officers of Power Utilities;
 Distinguished Guests;
 Colleagues;
 Ladies and Gentlemen:

1. I welcome you all to this virtual meeting. I trust that you, your families and loved ones as well as the utilities you lead are all keeping safe in this difficult period when the world is fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.

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April 29, 2020
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Address of H.E. Dr. Amani Abou-Zeid, AUC Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy at the Video Conference Meeting of the African Union Sub-Committee on Transport

 Honourable Chair of the Transport Sub-Committee
 Honourable Ministers of Transport
 Dear Colleagues
 All protocols observed:

First and foremost, I wish to thank you for honoring our invitation to attend this meeting despite the difficult period we are all going through to contain the negative impact of COVID-19 pandemic.

 Honourable Ministers
 Ladies and gentlemen

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April 23, 2020
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Address of H.E. Dr. Amani Abou-Zeid, AUC Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy at the Video Conference Meeting of the African Union Sub-Committee on Tourism

 Honourable Chair of the Tourism Sub-Committee
 Honourable Ministers of Tourism
 Dear Colleagues
 All protocols observed:

On behalf of the African Union Commission and on my own behalf, I would like to express my profound gratitude to my brothers, Hon. Ministers of Tourism for honouring our invitation to attend this virtual meeting despite the difficult period we are all going through to contain the negative impact of COVID-19 pandemic.

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April 21, 2020
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Statement of the Commissioner for Social Affairs H.E. Amira Elfadil Mohammed Elfadil On the occasion of The International Labour Day

May 01, 2020
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Every year, the world of work celebrates the International Labour Day on May 1. From its first celebration, it has always been a moment of promotion of the rights of workers.
This year, the COVID-19 has taken from the world of work the joy of celebration of social achievements for the betterment of workers and their families. All over the globe, jobs are lost in incredible numbers in millions, putting livelihoods at risk.

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African Union Covid-19 Response Fund Board of Trustees Holds Inaugural Meeting

April 30, 2020
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The board of the African Union’s COVID19 Response Fund held their first meeting, online, on 27th April.

AU Commission Chairperson Mr Moussa Faki Mahamat informed the newly nominated COVID-19 board of trustees that the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) estimates that implementation of the Africa Continental Strategy on COVID-19 will require USD $420 million over the next six months”.

The Chairperson highlighted that the Union is using the economic, humanitarian and health dimensions as to get through the global pandemic.

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The Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2020) Postponed due to COVID-19

April 29, 2020
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The Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2020) Postponed due to COVID-19

Cairo, 29 April 2020: – In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), the African Union (AU) and the Government of Rwanda have decided to postpone by one year the second Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2020) initially set to take place from 1 to 7 September 2020 in Kigali, Rwanda.

This decision was endorsed by the IATF2020 Advisory Council during its sixth meeting held virtually on 26 April 2020, after careful assessment of the situation.

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African Union to distribute more COVID19 supplies to its member states after receiving the third consignment from the Jack Ma Foundation

April 29, 2020
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The 55 member states of the African Union will soon receive further medical supplies for their COVID19 response, after the arrival in Addis Ababa today, of the third batch from the Jack Ma Foundation.

The supplies, weighing 125 tonnes, consist of 4.6 million single use surgical masks, 500 000 civilian use KN95 masks: 100 000 medical grade N95 masks: 200,000 pieces of protective clothing: 200,000 face shields: 2,000 thermometer guns: 500,000 medical gloves: 300 ventilators: 500,000 each of swabs, extraction and detection tests: and 100 infrared thermo detection machines.

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