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BRIEFING NOTE Release of a Policy Brief on Biomass and a Strategic Framework on Bioenergy Data Management in Africa

March 22, 2022
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Purpose

The purpose of this briefing note is to share a Policy Brief titled: Will Biomass Always Fuel Africa? and a Strategic Framework for Bioenergy Data Management (AFBIDM) in Africa published by the African Energy Commission in March 2022.

Ms Nardos Bekele-Thomas, Takes Office as New CEO of The African Union Development Agency-NEPAD

May 10, 2022
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Ms Bekele-Thomas is the first woman to lead the African Union’s development agency. She was appointment and endorsed as the new Chief Executive Officer of AUDA-NEPAD by the African Union Heads of State and Government during the Thirty-Fifth Ordinary Session of the African Union summit, in February 2022. She succeeds Dr Ibrahim Assane Mayaki as CEO of AUDA-NEPAD.

AUC and IFRC undertake joint assessment to assess drought situation in Southern Angola

April 22, 2022 to April 29, 2022
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A team from the African Union Commission (AUC’s) Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Unit recently undertook a joint mission together with the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to assess drought situations in three provinces within Southern Angola. This followed by an invitation from the government of Angola from 22-29 April 2022.

Harmonising Disaster Risk Data and Information Management for Risk-Informed and Sustainable Development

April 26, 2022 to April 29, 2022
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The African Union Commission, through the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Unit, participated in the just ended Sahel Regional Workshop in Dakar, Senegal from 26-29 April 2022. The overall objective of the regional workshop was to build the capacity of national and regional stakeholders on harmonisation of disaster risk data and information management systems at the national and regional level to promote risk-informed and sustainable development in western Sahel and in the Lake Chad Basin.

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission congratulates newly elected President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud

May 16, 2022
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Addis Ababa, 16 May 2022: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, congratulates H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on his historic election as the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, which was conducted by the Senate and House of the People on Sunday, 15 May 2022.

The Chairperson commends the outgoing President, H.E. Mohamed Abdullahi "Farmaajo" for demonstrating strong leadership and statesmanship through his gracious acceptance of the election outcome.

The Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission addresses the Meeting of the High Committee in charge of the agenda of the Decade of African Roots and Diaspora

May 12, 2022
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The Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission addresses the Meeting of the High Committee in charge of the agenda of the Decade of African Roots and Diaspora

The African Union Launches the Global Dialogue on Drug Demand Reduction : Uniting to Face the Challenge of Addiction

May 13, 2022
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On the sidelines of the International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP) conference “Uniting the Global Community to Face the Challenge of Addiction”, which kicked off on Thursday, 12 May 2022 in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the African Union has launched the Global Dialogue on Drug Demand Reduction between Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean as testimony of collective efforts to resolve concerted action to common problems.

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