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Promoting Africa’s growth and economic development by championing citizen inclusion and increased cooperation and integration of African states.
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Addis Ababa, 27 June 2018: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, has approved the deployment of an African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) in the Republic of Mali as the country prepares to hold Presidential Election on 29 July 2018.
Madam Chairperson of the PRC
Ladies and gentlemen Ambassadors, Permanent Representatives to the African Union,
Commissioners, Your Excellencies,
Heads of the Institutional Reform Unit of the AU
Directors and Heads of Autonomous Units of the Commission
Distinguished and Ladies and gentlemen
A Salaam Aleikum,
⁃ Your Excellency, Thomas Kwesi Quartey, Deputy Chairperson,
⁃ Mr./Ms the Representative of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (If applicable)
⁃ Excellencies Commissioners,
⁃ Excellencies Ambassadors, Members of the PRC
⁃ Representatives of Regional Economic Communities,
⁃ AU Commission Staff,
⁃ Invited Guests,
⁃ Ladies and Gentlemen,
Nouakchott, Mauritania 25 June 2018- The launch of the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) in Addis Ababa in January, as well as the signing of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the Protocol to the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community Relating to the Free Movement of Persons, Right of Residence and the Right of Establishment in Kigali in March have been lauded as some of the key achievements of the African Union (AU) made in the period between January and June 2018.
Addis-Abéba, le 21 juin 2018. Le Président de la Commission de l’Union africaine, Son Excellence Moussa Faki Mahamat a dépêché une Mission Politique en République du Mali du 21 au 23 juin 2018.
Workshop on Cyber strategies, Cyber legislation and National CERTs
Date: 23 - to 27 July 2018
Venue: AUC HQ, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, 20 June 2018: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, welcomes the recent positive developments in the relations between Eritrea and Ethiopia. He notes in this respect the announcement made by Ethiopia on 5 June 2018, expressing its commitment to the full implementation of the Algiers Peace Agreement of 12 December 2000, as well as the decision of President Isaias Afwerki of the State of Eritrea, on 20 June 2018, to dispatch a delegation to Addis Ababa for constructive engagement with Ethiopia, which was welcomed by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
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.
