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Statement of the Chairperson of African Union Commission on the occasion of Africa Refugee Day

June 20, 2018
English

Addis Ababa, 20 June 2018: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission joins all concerned stakeholders around the world to mark the Africa Refugee Day on 20 June 2018. He is concerned that we commemorate this day this year at a time of unprecedented level of forced displacement, irregular migration and protracted humanitarian crises. A total of 6.2 million refugees and asylum seekers in Africa have sought protection outside of their countries, while more than 12 million people are internally displaced.

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African Union Commission Deploys an Electoral Assistance Mission to Zimbabwe

June 20, 2018
English

Addis Ababa, 20 June 2018: The Department of Political Affairs of the African Union Commission (AUC) has deployed a five (5)-persons independent electoral assistance mission in Zimbabwe from 15 June 2018 to 8 July 2018 to provide technical support to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC). The mission has been deployed in response to the request for technical assistance made by the ZEC during the visit to Zimbabwe by the AUC leadership in February 2018 led by the Chairperson, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat.

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PATTEC Coordination Office conducted a National Training on Open source Geographic Information System Software in T&T projects, in Maputo, Mozambique, 23 – 27, April 2018

April 23, 2018 to April 27, 2018
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In response to the request that was made by PATTEC-Mozambique during the monitoring and evaluation mission back in August 2017, the PATTEC Coordination Office has organized on-the-jobs technical support to the national Coordination Office staff in support of developing national database and promoting use of GIS and Remote Sensing for in T&T field planning and intervention from 23 – 27 April, 2018 in Maputo, Mozambique.

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PATTEC Coordination Office conducted a Regional training workshop on Application of Open Source Geographic Information System (GIS) in Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis (T&T) projects, Dakar, Senegal, 21 – 25 May 2018

May 21, 2018 to May 25, 2018
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In collaboration with the PATTEC-Senegal, AU-PATTEC organized a regional training workshop on application of open source GIS in T&T projects in Dakar, Senegal from 21-27 May 2016. The beneficiaries of the regional training included eight participants from Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Conakry, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo who are linked to national projects and responsible for entomological and parasitological data collection and data analysis activities. Dr. Baba Sall, PATTEC-Senegal Coordinator, officially opened the workshop.

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Consultative meeting on promotion of regional integration in the management of tsetse and trypanosomosis in ECOWAS region, Abuja, Nigeria, 7 - 8 June 2018

June 07, 2018 to June 08, 2018
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A consultative meeting designed to initiate the process of increased engagement with and involvement of ECOWAS Commission in T&T interventions through more formal collaborative arrangements with the African Union Commission on one hand and ECOWAS on the other was organized by the PATTEC coordination office in collaboration with the Government of Nigeria and ECOWAS, 7 - 8 June 2018 at ECOWAS affiliated campus, in Abuja, Nigeria. The engagements are foreseen within the framework of Protocol of Agreement between Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and AUC.

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The Directorate of Information and Communication of the African Union Commission (DIC/AUC) is pleased to share with you the briefing by Dr Ibrahim Mayaki, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency to the PRC

June 08, 2018
English

Dear Colleagues,

The Directorate of Information and Communication of the African Union Commission (DIC/AUC) is pleased to share with you the briefing by Dr Ibrahim Mayaki, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency to the PRC on 8th June 2018 as relates to the following:

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Statement by H.E. Amb. Minata Samate Cessouma, Commissioner for Political Affairs on the occasion of the Open Session of the Peace and Security Council “Refugee Protection, Migration and Human Rights”

STATEMENT BY
H.E. Amb. Minata Samate Cessouma
Commissioner for Political Affairs

DELIVERED BY DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AFFAIRS
DR KHABELE MATLOSA

On the Occasion of The Open Session of the Peace and Security Council “Refugee Protection, Migration and Human Rights”
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
20 June 2018

Dates: 
June 20, 2018
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AU Commission Hosts the launch of the Africa SDG Index and Dashboards Report 2018

June 20, 2018
English

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 19 June, 2018: The Sustainable Development Goals Center for Africa (SDGC/A) launched the Africa SDG Index and Dashboards 2018 Report, in partnership with the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). The launch was held at the Africa Union Conference Center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The 2018 report was presented to Ambassadors and Permanent Representatives of the African Union, UN agencies, government officials and other stakeholders.

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AU Services Experts Meet to Develop Services Sector Development Program in the context of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)

June 18, 2018
English

Nairobi, Kenya – 18 June 2018 – The Department of Trade and Industry of the African Union Commission is organizing from 18-22 June 2018 in Nairobi, the AU Experts Meeting on the Services Sector Development Program. The main objective of the workshop is to brainstorm with Services Experts from Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and the Private Sector on strategies to develop services trade sectors in order to support inclusive growth and development.

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3rd Extraordinary Session of the Specialized Technical Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs Considers Draft Annexes to the Protocols to the AfCFTA Agreement.

May 31, 2018
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Addis Ababa, 31 May 2018 - Ministers of Justice of African Union Member States met for the 3rd Extraordinary Session of the Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Justice and Legal Affairs from 8 to 9 June 2018 in Dakar, Senegal following the Meeting of Government Legal Experts which took place from 5 to 7 June 2018.

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