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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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The African Union Commission and the Government of Turkey have signed a Cooperation Framework Arrangement on the organization of the Third Africa-Turkey Economic and Business Forum. The Forum will be held in Istanbul, Turkey from 21 to 22 October 2021
INVITATION TO THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
What: Official opening ceremony of the 39th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the 3rd Mid-Year Coordination Meeting between the African Union, the Regional Economic Communities and Regional Mechanisms.
Opening statements will be delivered by:
Every October, UN-Habitat and partners organize a month of activities, events and discussions on urban sustainability. This year, Urban October opened with World Habitat Day on 4th October. The theme for this year, ”Accelerating urban action for a carbon-free world” highlights how cities and towns are at the core of climate action to keep the 1.5 degrees goal within reach.
The Republic of Gabon became the fourteenth (14th) member state deposited the instrument of ratification of the African Medicines Agency (AMA) to the AU Commission on 4th October 2021 after ratifying it on the 1st October 2021 in Libreville, Gabon. H.E. Amira Elfadil Mohammed, Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development, at the AU Commission received the instrument from the Ambassador of Gabon to Ethiopia and the African Union Amb. Hermann Imongault.
A high-level delegation of the African Union Commission (AUC), deployed by H.E Moussa Faki Mahamat, has wrapped up its working visit to the seat of the Pan-African Parliament in Midrand, South Africa.
The Africa Climate Week 2021 (ACW 2021) Virtual Thematic Sessions took place from 26-29 September 2021 with calls to climate action from leading voices from across the African continent. ACW 2021 was hosted by the Government of Uganda, with support from the UN and other multilateral agencies and marks an important step on the road to COP26.
The African Union Commission’s Youth Division within the Women, Gender and Youth Directorate (WGYD), in partnership with GIZ and AfriLabs launched the ‘AU Youth Digital and Innovation Fellowship Program to identify bright talent in the innovation sector from across the African continent.
Preparations are underway to convene Africa’s Summit on Industrialization and Economic Diversification, scheduled to be held on the 19th to the 24th of November 2021 in Niamey, Niger.
The Chairperson also expressed his well wishes to the AU team in the United Arab Emirates, who are assigned to represent the Commission and the continent at the world Expo.
