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AFCON 2016: TOGETHER AGAINST THE MARRIAGE OF YOUNG GIRLS

Yaoundé, November 28, 2016 – The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Cameroon, the African Union (AU), Powerplay and the Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT) have jointly launched the “Together against the marriage of young girls” campaign with the view to eradicate child marriages on the continent.

2016 Women AFCON: 10th Women Africa Cup of Nations launched in Yaoundé

Nairobi, Kenya; November 23, 2016- The technical workshop for the validation of the draft Geographic Indications Policy Framework in Africa by the AUC’s Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture (DREA) opened yesterday in Nairobi.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 26 November 2016: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), H.E. Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma expressed deep sadness and extended her condolences to the Castro family, the people of Cuba and the progressive forces of the world upon having received the news of the passing of former Cuban President Fidel Castro.
“President Castro was a liberation icon, a true revolutionary and internationalist, who assisted in the liberation and socio economic development of Africa and the developing world”, said Her Excellency, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma.