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Addis Ababa, 22 February 2019: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, His Excellency Moussa Faki Mahamat, yesterday received the United Kingdom Minister of State for Africa, Harriet Baldwin MP, at the African Union headquarters. The meeting was marked by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding concerning a partnership between the African Union and the United Kingdom.

ADDIS ABABA, 21 February 2019 – The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat and Mrs Assetou Koite, president of the Pan African Women Organization signed today a Memorandum of Understanding between the AU and PAWO, thereby operationalizing the later as a Specialized Agency of the AU.
The event follows the decision in January 2017 by the AU Heads of State and Government to grant the status of a Specialized Agency to PAWO.

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African Union Prepares for Expo 2020 Dubai
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 19 February 2019: The Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has invited the African Union (AU) to participate in the Expo 2020 Dubai, set to hold from 20 October 2020 to 10 April 2021 on the theme: "Connecting Minds, Creating the Future", with the sub-themes: “Sustainability, Mobility and Opportunity”. The Government of UAE has also offered a Pavilion to AU to ensure its effective participation.