Promoting Africa’s growth and economic development by championing citizen inclusion and increased cooperation and integration of African states.
Promoting Africa’s growth and economic development by championing citizen inclusion and increased cooperation and integration of African states.
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WHEN: 25th – 27th July, 2019
WHERE: University of Nairobi, Kenya
WHO: The African Union - Directorate of Information and Communication (DIC) in partnership with Africa women in Media
Conference Objectives
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 19 July 2019- The African Union (AU) is to deploy more members of the African Voluntary Health Corps (AVoHC) to support the response to the Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the second largest outbreak in the history of Ebola since it was discovered in 1976.
Ibadan, Nigeria: The Pan African University Institute for Life and Earth Sciences including Health and Agriculture (PAULESI) held its Matriculation Ceremony of the 2018-2019 academic year on 12 July 2019.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 17 July 2019: A meeting of African Union (AU) bringing together governments, donor agencies, African and international aid groups have explored ways of increasing investment in local humanitarian organizations and promoting their leadership in major response operations.
The conference, co-organized by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the Government of Switzerland, took place from 15-16 July 2019 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
MEDIA ADVISORY
Press Conference on Ebola Response and Preparedness
INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
WHAT: Update on the Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Preparedness Efforts in Neighbouring Countries.
WHO: Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) of the African Union (AU).
The press conference will be addressed by Dr John Nkengasong, Director of Africa CDC
WHEN: Friday, 19 July 2019
TIME: 11.00 am
17 juillet 2019, Addis Abeba: Le Président de la commission de l'Union africaine Moussa Faki Mahamat se félicite du paraphe de l'accord politique portant sur les arrangements de mise en oeuvre de la transition démocratique au Soudan.
Il félicite le peuple et les acteurs politiques et sociaux Soudanais pour cette avancée significative et décisive pour le pays.
Il appelle toutes les parties à redoubler d'efforts pour l'adoption du décret constitutionnel prévu le vendredi prochain.
Niamey, Niger, July 6, 2019 - The African Electronic Trade Group, the A-eTrade Group hosted in a partnership with the African Union Commission, a dinner at the Radisson Blu Hotel Niamey. The dinner brought together some 100 personalities from various African countries. Among the distinguished participants were the Honourable Ministers of Trade and Industry from Burkina Faso, Eswatini, Ethiopia and Ghana, Private Sector leaders and several Ambassadors and officials.
