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The State of Transitional Justice in Africa: 3rd Edition of the Continental Transitional Justice Forum

September 24, 2019 to September 26, 2019
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WHAT: The 3rd Continental Transitional Justice Forum for all African Union (AU) Member States, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), African Regional Mechanisms (RMs), the Academia, Civil Society Organizations, Media and other TJ practitioners.
 
WHO: The Human Rights and Transitional Justice Unit (HRTJ) of the AU’s Department of Political Affairs (AU-DPA), in collaboration with the Center for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR), South Africa
 
WHEN:  24-26 September, 2019
 

Second PIDA policy dialogue set to hold in Malabo

September 18, 2019
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 18 September 2019: The second edition of the Policy Dialogue on facilitating the implementation of the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) themed “Commitment of AU Member States for accelerated development of regional and continental infrastructure” will be held in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea from 24 to 26 September 2019.

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Designing second phase of PIDA Garners Pace

September 11, 2019
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Kigali, Rwanda, 11 September 2019: The African Union Commission (AUC) organized a stakeholders meeting on 10 and 11 September in Kigali, Rwanda to deliberate on the development processes of the next phase of the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) which will focus on smart and integrated corridor approaches; renewable source of energy; job creation, Youth and Gender sensitivity potentials of projects; and digitalization.

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PIDA phase 2 set to include women and an integrated corridor approach for an impactful regional integration

September 05, 2019
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Brazzaville, Congo, 5 September 2019: As the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) phase one gears towards closure, the second phase is set to include women and an integrated corridor approach in fostering a more meaningful and impactful regional integration, using infrastructure development in Africa.

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The Regional Workshop on Promoting a Culture of Reading in Africa kicked off

September 19, 2019
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Addis Ababa, 18 September 2019- The African Union Commission (AUC) Departments of Strategic, Policy, Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Resource Mobilization (SPPMERM) and Human Resources, Science and Technology (HRST) in collaboration with the African Library and Information Associations and Institutions (AfLIA) in line with Agenda 2063 Aspiration 1, that is A prosperous Africa based on inclusive growth and sustainable development and Aspiration 5 that is An Africa with a strong cultural identity, common heritage, shared values and ethics, today organized a workshop on promoting a c

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Call for papers: AU ECHO 2020 Edition

THEME: SILENCING THE GUNS: CREATING CONDUCIVE CONDITIONS FOR AFRICA’S DEVELOPMENT

SUBMISSION DATES: 16 SEPTEMBER TO 20 OCTOBER, 2019

Peace and stability are key ingredients for any nation to achieve its social and developmental goals. When there is peaceful coexistence between the citizens of a nation, and between a nation and its neighbours, the opportunities for social, cultural and economic interaction and integration increase.

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2nd Post Harvest Congress opens with emphasis on increased funding and stakeholder coordination

September 17, 2019
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: September 17, 2019: Africa’s total quantitative food loss has been estimated to be over 100 million MT/year. For grains alone, the value of postharvest losses is estimated to equate to approximately USD 4 billion/year (at 2007 prices), which could meet the annual food requirements of about 48 million people.

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