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Statement by the Chairperson of the Commission on the electoral process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

August 09, 2018
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Addis Ababa, 9 August 2018: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, notes with satisfaction the key milestone attained yesterday in the electoral process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He welcomes the fact that President Joseph Kabila Kabange has honored his commitment to abide by the relevant provisions of the Congolese Constitution and those of the New Year's Eve Political Agreement on eligibility for the presidency of the Republic. In so doing, President Kabila has made a gesture of high political value in the best interests of his country.

Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission concludes official visit to the Caribbean.

August 08, 2018
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Kingston, Jamaica; 7th August 2018: The Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Amb. Kwesi Quartey, has concluded a series of visits to the Caribbean that included stops in Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana and Jamaica. During his tour, he held talks with government officials, met representatives of the Africans in diaspora community and led emancipation commemoration events.

Statement of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission on the Agreement on Outstanding Issues of Governance in South Sudan

August 07, 2018
English

Addis Ababa, 7 August 2018: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, welcomes the signing of the Agreement on Outstanding Issues of Governance, in Khartoum, on 5 August 2018. This constitutes an important step in ending the conflict in South Sudan and the suffering inflicted on its people.

Experts convene in Cairo to discuss modalities for the establishment of the African Pharmaceutical Development Fund

August 08, 2018
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Cairo, 07 August 2018 -The African Union in partnership with the African Development Bank and the African Import and Export Bank (Afreximbank) is holding a three-day consultation event to discuss practical steps towards the creation of a fund to support pharmaceutical manufacturing in Africa.

Statement by the Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union on the outcomes of the ECOWAS-ECCAS joint Summit and the ECOWAS Summit held in Lomé on 30 and 31 July 2018, respectively

August 01, 2018
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Addis Ababa, 1 August 2018: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, welcomes the outcome of the Joint Summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), held in Lomé on 30 July 2018. This Summit, in which he participated, marked a new and important step in the efforts to meet the challenge of peace and security within both Communities, including through greater synergy of efforts to combat terrorism and violent extremism.

The Republic of Tunisia to Host The 7th Africa Regional Platform and 6th High-Level Meeting on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) 2018

May 11, 2018
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: 11th May 2018: The African Union Commissioner for Rural, Economy and Agriculture, Mrs. Josefa Leonel Sacko held a meeting with H.E. Mr. Sahbi Khalfallah, permanent representative of the Republic of Tunisia to the African Union to discuss on the upcoming 7th Africa Regional Platform and 6th High-level meeting on Disaster Risk Reduction to be held in Tunis from 9th to 13th October 2018.

Statement by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission on the Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

August 06, 2018
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Addis Ababa, 6 August 2018: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, closely follows developments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as the date of 8 August, set for the closing of the submission of candidatures for the presidential and legislative elections of 23 December 2018, approaches.

Statement of the Chairperson of the Commission on the Elections in Zimbabwe

August 05, 2018
English

Addis Ababa, 4 August 2018: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, congratulates the Zimbabwean people and political stakeholders for a largely peaceful elections.

The Chairperson deeply regrets the unfortunate loss of lives in the immediate aftermath of the elections, and extends his condolences to the affected families. He welcomes the commitment of the Zimbabwean authorities to investigate these incidents.

Statement of the Africa CDC Director on the new Ebola Outbreak in Beni, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo

August 03, 2018
English

Addis Ababa, 03 August 2018: The Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on 01 August 2018 declared a new outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in two Provinces: North Kivu (32 cases) and Ituri (one case). On 28 July 2018, the North Kivu Provincial Health Division notified the Ministry of Health of suspected EVD cases which were subsequently confirmed by laboratory testing at the Institut National de Recherché Biomédical (INRB). This is the tenth outbreak of EVD in the DRC; the ninth outbreak was declared over on 24 July 2018 in the Equateur Province.

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