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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: 29 July 2020: The African Union is launching its Audit Recommendations Tracking System (ARTS) digital platform.

ARTS is a digital platform that would fast-track implementation of all audit recommendations, enhance the overall effectiveness and efficiency of management planning, monitoring and reporting on actions taken on AU audit recommendations.

The system is user-friendly and can be easily accessed from any location by authorized users with access to the internet.

"The consequences of the pandemic could be long-lasting", stated Ambassador Smail Chergui, African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security, adding that "the AU will continue to support governments to make extremely difficult choices to address the impact of COVID-19 across the continent". Amb. Chergui's remarks followed the launch of a report on "The Impact of the COVID-19 Outbreak on Governance, Peace and Security in the Horn of Africa".

H.E. Amira Elfadil Commissioner for Social Affairs and H.E.Mr. Qian Keming the Vice Minister of the Minstry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China, held an online MoU Signing Ceremony on the Project of the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Headquarters Building (Phase I).