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Statement of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission on the Passing of HE Kenneth Kaunda

June 17, 2021
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17 June 2021, Addis Ababa: It is with an indescribable sense of loss that the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat learnt of the passing of H. E. Kenneth Kaunda, the first president of the Republic of Zambia and one of the Founding Fathers of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU).

Africa has lost one of its finest sons. He embodied the true sense of Pan-Africanism, placing his own country Zambia at grave risk in order to provide safe harbour for the liberation movements of Southern Africa as well as its peoples.

Over 50 per cent of African children lack legal identity; African Governments urged to waive birth registration fees, extend deadlines, and digitize processes.

June 15, 2021
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Over 50 per cent of African children lack legal identity; waive birth registration fees, extend deadlines, and digitize processes

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Press Statement on the official launch of the Commission of Inquiry on the Tigray Region in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

June 16, 2021
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The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Commission), in accordance with its mandate of promotion and protection of human rights in Africa under Article 45 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the African Charter),

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African Union Implores Member States to Scale Up Efforts to Address HIV Among People Who Use Drugs and in Prisons

June 11, 2021
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The African Union (AU) has implored Member States to take decisive action to scale up efforts to address HIV among people who use drugs and in Prisons where prevalence remains higher than in the general population due to several factors such as stigma, discrimination and lack of access to commodities and services resulting in needle sharing.

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The Republic of Sierra Leone deposits the instrument of ratification of the African Medicines Agency (AMA)

June 15, 2021
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The Republic of Sierra Leone becomes the eighth (8th) Member State to deposit the instrument of ratification of the African Medicines Agency (AMA). The Republic of Sierra Leone ratified the Treaty for the establishment of AMA on 28 May 2021 in Free Town, Sierra Leone and deposited the instrument of accession, to the Commission of the African Union (AU) on 14 June 2021 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Office of the Legal Counsel of the African Union Commission received the instrument from Sierra Leone.

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Communiqué on the African Union Commission Chairperson working visit to Sudan

June 14, 2021
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June 2021, Addis Ababa: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat, accompanied by Ambassador Adeoye Bankole, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace & Security, and other senior AU officials, concluded a two-day working visit to Khartoum today.

During his visit, the Chairperson held extensive consultations with the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Sovereign Concil, the Prime Minister of the Transition,the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources and the Governor of Darfur.

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