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Launch of 2017 Report on World Food Assistance

July 26, 2017
English

MEDIA ADVISORY
Launch of 2017 Report on World Food Assistance
INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA

WHAT: The African Union Commission (AUC) and the World Food Programme (WFP) will Co-launch the New Report of “World Food Assistance 2017”: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead

WHEN: Wednesday, 26th July 2017 at 9:00am

WHERE: African Union Commission (Small Conference Hall 3)

WHO: Jointly organized by the department of Political Affairs of the African Union Commission (AUC), and the World Food Programme (WFP)

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Southern Africa establishes the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention Regional Collaborating Centre to improve surveillance, emergency response and prevention of infectious and non-communicable diseases

July 21, 2017
English

Lusaka, 21 July 2017- Southern African countries met on Thursday and Friday to operationalize the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention’s (Africa CDC) Regional Collaborating Centres (RCC) in Lusaka, Zambia to improve surveillance, emergency response and prevention of infectious and non-communicable diseases. The Africa CDC is working to harness the public health assets that already exist in the region including universities, national public health institutes, private laboratories, centres of excellence, non-governmental organisations and veterinary networks.

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The African Union Commission Chairperson approves the deployment of a Short-Term Election Observation Mission to Rwanda

July 25, 2017
English

Addis Ababa, 25 July 2017: In response to an invitation from the Government and the Electoral Commission of the Republic of Rwanda, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, His Excellency Moussa Faki Mahamat, has approved the deployment of a short-term African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) to observe the upcoming Presidential election in the Republic of Rwanda scheduled for 4 August 2017.

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Address of Dr. Amani ABOU-ZEID, African Union Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy at the First Meeting of the Bureau of the Specialised Technical Committee on Transport, Transregional and Interregional Infrastructure, Energy and Tourism

ADDRESS OF THE AU COMMISSIONER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENERGY

FIRST MEETING OF THE BUREAU OF THE SPECIALISED TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORT, TRANSREGIONAL AND INTERREGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE, ENERGY AND TOURISM (STC-TTIIET)

25th July 2017
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Dr. Amani ABOU-ZEID
Commissioner, Infrastructure and Energy
African Union Commission

Dates: 
July 25, 2017
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African Union Commission and the South Sudan Transitional Government advance on establishment of the Hybrid Court for South Sudan

July 25, 2017
English

Juba, South Sudan, 22 July 2017: The African Union Commission (AUC) in accordance with the Communiqué of the 547th meeting of the African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) of 29 September 2015, embarked on a consultative mission to Juba from 20 to 22 July 2017 to engage with the Transitional Government of National Unity on the implementation of Chapter V (3) of the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan of August 2015 (“Peace Agreement”), which relates to the establishment of the Hybrid Court for South Sudan.

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Dot Africa Champion Takes a Bow at Award Ceremony

June 30, 2017
English

Johannesburg, 30 June 2017: Moctar Yedaly, Head of Information Society in the Department of Infrastructure and Energy of the African Union Commission has been awarded the Eagle of “DotAfrica AVANTE GARDE” at a Ceremony held to recognize the contribution of African Experts in the implementation of the Dot African Domain Name in the margins of the 59th Meeting of the Internet Corporation of Assignment Names and Numbers (ICANN 59) in Johannesburg.

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DotAfrica (.Africa) Roadshow launches at the African Union Headquarters

July 03, 2017
English

Addis-Ababa, 03 July 2017: The roadshow to officially launch the new .africa (dotAfrica) geographic Top Level Domain (gTLD) kicked off at the 29th African Union (AU) Summit held at the African Union (AU) Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Monday, 03 July 2017. During the Assembly of the Heads of State and Government of the AU, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat kick started the Africa wide .africa awareness campaign across the continent.

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Opening Remarks by Mr Jalel Chelba, Head of Civil Society Division, Citizens and Diaspora Directorate on Behalf of His Excellency the Chairperson of the African Union Commission Mr. Moussa Faki Mohamat Presented to the third Intercontinental CSO Forum

Your Excellency Mr Eyed Dahmani, representing the Tunisian government
Your Excellences, Members of the Diplomatic Corps,
Representatives of the African Union and European Commission,
Participants and Distinguished Representatives of Civil Society from Africa and Europe,
Distinguished Guests,
Ladies and Gentlemen
All protocols observed

Dates: 
July 11, 2017
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Africa-EU Forum highlights role of CSOs as independent actors within the JAES

July 11, 2017 to July 13, 2017
English

TUNIS, 13 July 2017 - Representatives of civil society organisations from Africa and Europe have stressed the importance of fostering a space for participation by civil society organisations on both continents as independent actors and integral partners within the Joint Africa-EU Strategy (JAES), and have called upon Heads of State and Government, and African and European institutions to increase their support for a timely, transparent and inclusive involvement of CSOs at all levels of decision-making, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the JAES, ahead of the upcoming 5th Africa-E

Africa-EU Forum highlights role of CSOs as independent actors within the JAES

July 13, 2017
English

TUNIS, 13 July 2017 - Representatives of civil society organisations from Africa and Europe have stressed the importance of fostering a space for participation by civil society organisations on both continents as independent actors and integral partners within the Joint Africa-EU Strategy (JAES), and have called upon Heads of State and Government, and African and European institutions to increase their support for a timely, transparent and inclusive involvement of CSOs at all levels of decision-making, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the JAES, ahead of the upcoming 5th Africa-E

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