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2025 Theme of the Year: "2025 Year of Reparations: Justice for Africans & People of African Descent through Reparations.

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AUC and GESCI Partner on ICT Integration in Education and Youth Skills Development

August 18, 2016 to August 19, 2016
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The future of technology-driven social economic development requires paradigm shifts in the delivery of education and skills development in Africa. On 18th to 19th August, the AUC HRST department met with the Global E-Schools and Communities Initiative (GESCI) to discuss partnership towards leveraging ICTs for enhancing access, quality and relevance of education and skills acquisition for Africa’s development.

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9th steering Committee Meeting of African Internet Exchange System Project in Abuja, Nigeria.

July 28, 2016 to July 29, 2016
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The 9th Steering Committee Meeting of the African Internet Exchange System Project took place on 28 July 2016 at headquarters of ECOWAS in Abuja, Nigeria.
The steering Committee met to discuss the implementation progress & challenges and to provide a strategic advice on the way forward. The members has also visited Abuja Point of presence of Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria. Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria is one of the 8 IXPs supported with grants by AXIS Project so far to grow into Regional Internet Exchange Point.

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AUC Youth Development Division Hosts the Packard Foundation

August 17, 2016
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Addis Ababa, 17 August 2016: The AUC division of Human Resources and Youth Development hosted senior representatives from the David and Lucille Packard Foundation. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss the program, ‘Strengthening coordination to increase access to Sexual Reproductive Health Services and Rights (SRHR) for young people in Africa’ which the David and Lucille Packard Foundation has been supporting over the past 2 years and being implemented by the Human resources and Youth Division together with the International Planned Parenthood Federation African Region (IPPFAR).

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Friday’s of the Commission Session dedicated to the World Humanitarian Day

August 19, 2016
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 19 August 2016: On Friday 19th August 2016 the AUC Department of Economic Affairs and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) through the collaborative initiative of the AUC department of Political Affairs held a session of Fridays of the Commission dedicated to current economic, financial, agricultural and humanitarian challenges facing African economies.

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Welcome Statement by Dr. Khabele Matlosa Director for Political Affairs African Union Commission at Regional Youth Consultations on Project 2016 Year of Human Rights with a Particular Focus on the Rights of Women

23 August 2016
Ramada Resort, Accra, Ghana

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August 23, 2016
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West Africa Youth Consultation on Project 2016 - African Year of Human Rights with a particular focus on the rights of women, under the theme Promoting Young People's Rights towards the attainment of Agenda 2063

August 23, 2016 to August 24, 2016
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MEDIA ADVISORY

INVITATION TO MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES

WHAT: West Africa Youth Consultation on Project 2016 - African Year of Human Rights with a particular focus on the rights of women, under the theme Promoting Young People's Rights towards the attainment of Agenda 2063

WHEN: 23rd – 24th August, 2016

WHERE: Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Center - Accra, Ghana

WHO: The AU African Governance Architecture (AGA) in collaboration with National Democratic Institute (NDI)

African arts; a language to drive and integrate Africa’s economic and development agenda

July 26, 2016
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; July 26, 2016 -- The Citizen’s Diaspora Directorate (CIDO) of the African Union Commission under the leadership of Mr Ahmed El-Bashir the Acting Director of CIDO received a delegation from ASIKO International Arts School. This delegation was led by Ms. Bisi Silva, the founder of ASIKO and Dr. Desta Meghoo, CEO of DYMDC Creative Consultancy and Liaison Officer to the African Diaspora Forum.

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AU joins hands with IREX to empower the demographic dividend of Africa

August 24, 2016
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Washington DC, USA; August 4, 2016 -- The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), an initiative launched by H.E. Barack Obama, President of the United States of America aims to support young African leaders as they pursue growth and prosperity, strengthen democratic governance and enhance peace and security in Africa.

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Five Highlights from the 6th African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) Scientific Conference

August 16, 2016
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NIGERIA, ABUJA 8th – 12th August, 2016 - Africa Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) team took part in the 6th AFENET Scientific Conference under the theme, ‘Enhancing Global Health Security through Field Epidemiology Training Programs. The conference which is the largest meeting to discuss public health issues in Africa, was held in Abuja, Nigeria.

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Africa benefits from net positive remittances flows.

August 24, 2016
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International remittances has become a major source of foreign currencies for most of African countries and have been found to be more stable and dependable than other forms of foreign currency inflows such as Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Overseas Development Aid (ODA). In 2015, African economies received - both from overseas and Intra-African corridors – officially recorded remittances amounting to US$ 66 billion.

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