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2nd Africa-Turkey Economic and Business Forum, 10-11 October 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey

October 10, 2018 to October 11, 2018
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This year, the Africa- Turkey Second Economic and Business Forum will be jointly organized by the African Union Commission (AUC), the Turkish Ministry of Commerce and DEiK under the motto of “Building a Sustainable Future Together through investments and joint ventures” on 10-11 October 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey. The Forum will be addressing the following four sub-themes: Infrastructure, Construction, Manufacturing, Tourism and Fashion.

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18th International Economic Forum on Africa / Paris, 31 October 2018

October 31, 2018
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2018 THEME- AFRICA’S SHIFTING BOUNDARIES

The 18th Africa Forum will take place on 31 October 2018 as a joint effort between the African Union Commission and the OECD Development Centre, and in partnership with the French Development Agency (AFD).

The Africa Forum 2018 will take a closer look at the topics of Growth, Employment, Migration and Development, through the lens of Africa’s latest Milestone- The Signature of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)by 44 African Countries on March 21st 2018 in Kigali, Rwanda.

Registrations are now open.

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Mali joins call for increased efforts to end the plight of child undernutrition

July 03, 2018
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Bamako, Mali – The economy of Mali is losing 265 billion CFA francs (US$450 million) – more than 4 percent of annual GDP – to the effects of child undernutrition, a multi-agency study has found. The Cost of Hunger in Mali (COHA), blames the losses on increased healthcare costs, additional burdens on the education system and, further down the line, reduced workforce productivity.

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The African Union Sub-Committee of Directors General of Customs Express Commitment to Combat Corruption in Customs to effectively implement the AfCFTA

September 21, 2018
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Moroni, Comoros – 21 September 2018. The Department of Trade and Industry of the African Union Commission organized in partnership with Comoros Customs, the 10th African Union Sub-Committee of Directors General of Customs Meeting from 17-21 September 2018 in Moroni under the theme: “Combatting Corruption in Customs to effectively implement the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)”.

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Launch of the UNCTAD Trade Development Report 2018

September 26, 2018
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MEDIA ADVISORY/ N°

Launch of the UNCTAD Trade Development Report 2018

INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA

When: 26 September 2018, 10.00 a.m.

Where: Small Conference Room 2 - AU Headquarters, Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia

Who: Organised by the Department of Trade and Industry and in Collaboration with United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

Participants: The event shall be attended by the media.

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Joint Communiqué: Third African Union-European Union-United Nations Trilateral Meeting

September 23, 2018
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1. The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat, the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker and the Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres, met on 23 September 2018 at United Nations Headquarters in New York in the margins of the United Nations General Assembly.

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Joint Statement: African Union – United Nations in the margins of the seventy-third session of the United Nations General Assembly

September 23, 2018
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1. The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, and the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, met today in New York in the margins of the seventy-third session of the United Nations General Assembly. 

2. They discussed issues central to the strategic partnership between the African Union and the United Nations, in line with the two joint frameworks they signed in 2017 and 2018 on peace, security and development. 

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