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African Union Headquarters; 12th November 2018: At 31st Ordinary Session of the African Union Summit held in Nouakchott, Mauritania in July 2018, a budget of US$681,485,337 was approved for the financial year 2019. The budget covers three components operational, programme and peace support operations. The Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Amb. Kwesi Quartey, shares the five key takeaways of the adoption of the 2019 budget in what he describes as a watershed moment for Africa.

Dakar, Senegal, 8th November 2108 – The Department of Trade and Industry of the African Union Commission (AUC) is organizing the Second Working Group workshop on the African Union - African Minerals and Energy Resources Classification and Management System-Pan African Resource Code (AU-AMREC-PARC) in Dakar, Senegal.

Montreal, Canada, 11 November 2018: Upon the invitation of the President of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the African Union Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy H.E. Dr. Amani Abou-Zeid led an African Union Commission (AUC) delegation to Montreal, Canada to address the 215th ICAO Council Session and mobilize support to fast track the operationalization of the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM).