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African Union set to launch e-Passport at July Summit in Rwanda

June 13, 2016

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 13 June 2016: The African Union (AU) is prepared to launch the electronic passport (e-Passport) at the next AU Summit tabled to take place in Kigali, Rwanda, in July 2016. This flagship project, first agreed upon in 2014, falls squarely within the framework of Africa’s Agenda 2063 and has the specific aim of facilitating free movement of persons, goods and services around the continent - in order to foster intra-Africa trade, integration and socio-economic development.

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Services Exports for Growth and Development: Case studies from Africa

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The State of Eritrea Launches the AU Campaign to End Child Marriage in Africa

June 11, 2016

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Asmara, 11 June 2016 - Through a concerted effort by the Ministries of Health, Labour and Human Welfare, Education, Justice, the National Union of Eritrean Women and a host of other partners, the State of Eritrea launched the AU Campaign to End Child Marriage on 11 June 2016 in Asmara. The launch was also attended by, the AU Commissioner for Social Affairs, representatives from UNICEF and UNFPA, members of the diplomatic corps, religious leaders and members of local communities including children and youth.

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“Know your African Union Campaign” at the center of the Press Attaches meeting in Sierra Leone; Participants commit to popularize Agenda 2063

June 13, 2016

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Free Town Sierra Leone 7 June 2016; The two-day workshop that brought together communication focal persons from the African Union Member States Embassies based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, concluded in Freetown, Sierra Leonne with a commitment to engage all AU Member States media representatives in a strategic manner to popularize the activities, vision and missions of the African Union, as part of the implementation of the AU Communication, Advocacy and Marketing Strategy.

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The Preparatory Ministerial Meeting for the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development Summit (TICAD VI), Banjul, the Islamic Republic of The Gambia

June 13, 2016

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MEDIA ADVISORY

THE TICAD VI PREPARATORY MINISTERIAL MEETING

INVITATION TO THE MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES

What: The Preparatory Ministerial Meeting for the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development Summit (TICAD VI).

When: 16-17 June 2016

Where: Banjul, the Islamic Republic of The Gambia

Who: Japan, the African Union Commission, the United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (UNOSAA), United Nations Development Programme and the World Bank the World Bank