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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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AU Commission Chairperson to address 4th Africa-Arab Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 22 November 2016: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, will address the 4th Africa-Arab Summit of African Union and League of Arab Member States, on 23 November 2016, in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.
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Meeting of Africa-Arab Joint Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs Opens With Renewing Commitments To Move the Africa-Arab Partnership To A Much Higher Level
Yaoundé, Cameroon 18 November 2016—The Government of the Republic of Cameroon on Thursday 18 November 2016, launched its national campaign to End Child Marriage on the margins of the AFCON Women Championship under the theme, together, against the marriage of young girls.
Africa Partnership and Coordination Forum established to end AIDS, TB and Malaria by 2030
November 16, 2016, Accra, Ghana- The African Union –Economic Commission for Africa –African Development Bank (AU-ECA-AfDB) Land Policy Initiative launched a sensitization seminar on large-scale land-based investments in Africa which opened on Wednesday in Accra. Hosted by the Government of Ghana’s Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, the seminar aims to sensitize traditional leaders and orient them on principles for negotiating land investment deals that are sustainable and beneficial to African people and communities.
Yaoundé, November 17, 2016 – The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Cameroon, African Union (AU), Powerplay and the Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT) have jointly launched the “Together against the marriage of young girls” campaign towards abandoning child marriages on the continent. Statistics have shown that one in five girls (representing 20%) aged 15-19 in Cameroon is married, and globally, about 15 million young girls are forced into marriages before their 18th birthday.
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, 19 Nov 2016: Ahead of the 4th Africa-Arab Summit, to be open on Nov 23, under the theme of “Together for Sustainable Development and Economic Cooperation”, Senior Officials from Member States of the Africa Union (AU) and League of Arab States, met today Saturday 19 Nov 2016, at the SIPOPO Conference Center, Malabo.
