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Twenty- Eighth Ordinary Session of the Summit of the African Union expected to elect a new Chairperson for the AU Commission
Addis Ababa, 15th December, 2016- The African Union summit holds January every year at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. From the 22nd to the 31st of January 2017 January 2017, the Union will hold its 28th Ordinary session under the theme ‘harnessing the demographic dividend through investments in the youth’.
The summit will feature three main sessions:
India, Japan, Netherlands and Sri Lanka new Permanent Representatives present Credentials to AU Commission Chairperson
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 13 December 2016: Newly appointed Ambassadors of India, Japan, Netherlands and Sri Lanka to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and Permanent Representatives to the African Union (AU) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), have presented their Credentials to the AU Commission Chairperson, H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, on Tuesday, 13 December 2016.
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Sudan’s new Permanent Representative presents Credentials to AU Commission Chairperson
Sudan’s new Permanent Representative presents Credentials to AU Commission Chairperson Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 13 December 2016: Newly appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Sudan to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and Permanent Representatives to the African Union (AU) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), H.E. Gamal Elsheikh Ahmed, has presented his Credentials to the AU Commission Chairperson, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, on 13 December 2016.
High Level Dialogue on Displacement and Launch of the Africa Report on Internal Displacement
CALL FOR PAPERS AU ECHO 2017 “Harnessing the Demographic Dividend through Investments in Youth’’
CALL FOR PAPERS AU ECHO 2017 “Harnessing the Demographic Dividend through Investments in Youth’’ Young people in Africa are an enormous resource for the continent’s developments. It is in this regard that African Union Heads of State and Government declared the theme for 2017 as ‘Harnessing the Demographic Dividend through Investments in Youth’.
Invitation to freelance Interpreters Revisers and Translators and Conference Support Specialist
In expanding its database of freelance Interpreters, Revisers and Translators, DCMP is inviting qualified freelance staff of the said categories to show interest in inclusion in DCMP Roster by filling the relevant online form and attaching their CVs and other academic credential.
Attached are the Terms of Reference for each category. Please note that 31 March , 2017 mid-night is the deadline for receiving applications.
Ethiopian Foreign Affairs Minister assures AU of Host Agreement implementation; peace and calm during January 2017 Summit
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 13 December 2016: The African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has met with the newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, H.E. Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu. They met at the AU Headquarters, on Tuesday, 13 December 2016.
The AU Commission Chairperson and the Foreign Affairs Minister discussed issues related to the host agreement between the AU Commission and the Ethiopian government, as well as the current State of Emergency.
African Union Commission Chairperson approves the deployment of 40 short-term observers to the 18 December 2016 parliamentary elections in the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire.
Addis Ababa, 13 December 2016: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has approved the deployment of 40 short-term observers to the Parliamentary elections in the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire scheduled for 18 December 2016. The AU Short-Term Observation Mission is led by H.E. Madam Catherine Samba-Panza, former Transition President of Central African Republic, and comprises observers drawn from the Pan African
MOU between the AU Commission and Ecobank Foundation Will Enhance Leadership and Development in the Public Sector
Addis Ababa, 12 DECEMBER 2016: The African Union Commission and ECOBANK Foundation on Monday, 12 December 2016 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) sector in Africa.









