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First Extraordinary Summit of the Committee of Ten Heads of State and Government Championing Education, Science and TEchnology (C10)

November 02, 2018 to November 03, 2018
English

What: First Extraordinary Summit of the Committee of Ten Heads of State and Government Championing Education, Science and Technology.
When: 2-3 November 2018
Where: Bingu International Conference Centre: Lilongwe, Malawi
Who:
• African Union Heads of State and Government championing Education Science and Technology (Namibia, Malawi, Mauritius, Kenya, Tunisia, Egypt, Gabon, Chad, Sierra Leone, Senegal)
• Ministers of Education, Science and Technology of C10 Member States;

Gender Parity and Youth Quota in Line With Agenda 2063

October 19, 2018
English

Addis Ababa, October 19 2018- “The implementation of the Africa Union Assembly Decision on Gender parity and Youth Quotas is here to stay and we are working hard to make sure that by 2025, 50 percent of the African Union workforce is made up of women and 35 percent are made up of the youth, so we are calling on you to make your suggestions or input known for additions to be made on the documents” said Mrs. Mahawa Kaba-Wheeler Director of the Women, Gender and Development (WGDD) in her opening address at the Gender parity and youth quota meeting held at the African Union HQ in Ethiopia.

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Pan-African Private Sector Trade and Investment Committee Brief

October 19, 2018
English

MEDIA ADVISORY

Pan-African Private Sector Trade and Investment Committee Brief

INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA

When: Friday 19 October 2018 - 12H25-13H00

Where: Media Briefing Room1 – AUC Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Who: The Department of Trade and Industry of the African Union Commission and the African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank)

Objective: The specific objectives of the Committee include:

African Union deploys Election Observers to the Republic of Madagascar

October 23, 2018
English

Addis Ababa, 22 October 2018: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, His Excellency Moussa Faki Mahamat, has authorized the deployment of an African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) ahead of the Republic of Madagascar 07 November 2018 Presidential Election.

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Commemoration of the 2018 African Human Rights Day

October 21, 2018
English

MEDIA ADVISORY

What: COMMEMORATION OF THE 2018 AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS DAY

When: 21 October 2018

Where: PARADISE SUITES HOTEL, 3 Paradise Beach Place, Off Bertil Harding Highway, Kololi, The Gambia.

Time: 9:00 am

Who: Participants will include representatives of:

 Citizens of the Gambia
 AU Member States and organs
 Diplomatic corps
 Civil Society Organizations
 Media
 UN agencies
 Academia and Researchers

Communiqué on the appointment of an African Union High Representative for Infrastructure Development

October 20, 2018
English

Addis Ababa, 20 October 2018: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, today appointed Honorable Raila Odinga of Kenya as High Representative for Infrastructure Development in Africa. This decision is part of the African Union’s drive to expedite the integration of the continent through infrastructure, in order to promote economic growth and sustainable development.

Statement of the Chairperson of the Commission on the Appointment of a Parity Government in Rwanda

October 19, 2018
English

Addis Ababa, 19 October 2018: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, congratulates President Paul Kagame of Rwanda for appointing a gender parity Government. This reshuffle follows the election of former Minister of Foreign Affairs Louise Mushikwabo as Secretary-General of the International Organization of La Francophonie.

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