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Media Advisory
High Level Dialogue on the African Union Theme of the Year 2019
INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
What: High Level Dialogue on the Theme of the Year 2019.
“Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons: Towards durable
Solutions to Forced Displacement in Africa’’
When: 9th February, 2019
MEDIA ADVISORY/ 32nd AU SUMMIT
High Level Session on the Africa Agriculture Transformation Scorecard as a tool for Shared Learning and Driving Progress
INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
WHAT: High level session on the Africa Agriculture Transformation Scorecard as a tool for Shared Learning and Driving Progress organized by the Republic of Rwanda and African Union Commission’s Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture
DATE: Sunday 10th February 2019
TIME: 6:30pm – 8:00pm
INVITATION TO THE MEDIA
PRESS BRIEFING ON THE 32nd AU SUMMIT MEDIA COVERAGE AND PREPARATIONS
Within the framework of the 32nd AU summit the Office of the Secretary General to the Commission; and the Directorate of Information and Communication; AUC will on Wednesday, 06th February 2019 from 16h00 -17h00 hold a press briefing on the following issues:
- Useful tips for the media coverage of the 32nd AU Summit
- Briefing on the preparations of the 32nd AU Summit
INNOVATING EDUCATION IN AFRICA EXPO
Meeting Continental Targets for Inclusive, Quality and Transformative Education and Training in the 21st Century
CONCEPT NOTE
Theme: Public policies for productive transformation
AUC and UNSD had conducted the first regional training workshop on Trade SDMX on 10-14 September 2018 in Tunis, Tunisia targeting the participation of 28 AU Member States. In this regard, AUC in collaboration with UNSD will conduct a 2nd Regional Training Workshop on Trade SDMX targeting 27 AU Member States which will target the remaining AU Member states.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 25 January 2019: The African Union Commission (AUC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Africa Early Childhood Network (AfECN) which sets out the framework for cooperation in order to ensure closer collaboration and exchange of information between AUC and AfECN, in a manner that creates synergistic relationships and partnerships situating Early Childhood Education and Development within the Continental Education Strategy for Africa (CESA 16-25).
MEDIA ADVISORY
Official visit of the Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany H.E. Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier to the African Union Commission
What: Official visit of the Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany H.E. Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier to the African Union Commission.
Highlights for media will include
Handshake photograph of the 2 principals in front of the Nelson Mandela Hall.
When: Wednesday, 30th January 2019 starting at 9:00 a.m.
Where: AU New Complex, African Union HQ.
