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African Regional Economic Communities move to formalize and consolidate closer cooperation on labour migration policies
Twenty-nine (29) participants drawn from the African Union Commission, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), , Business Africa, International Organization for Migration (IOM), International Labour Organization (ILO), Diaspora African Forum and Organization of African Trade Union Unity. The meeting was convened with the understanding that different RECs are at different levels of progress in labour migration governance, hence the need to facilitate experience sharing and capacity building.
The Chairperson of the AUC welcomes declaration of ceasefire in Tigray region
Addis Ababa, 29 June 2021: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, welcomes the declaration on Monday 28 June 2021 of a “humanitarian ceasefire” in the Tigray region by the Federal Government of Ethiopia as a right step towards the resolution of the conflict. The Chairperson calls on the Ethiopian authorities to work towards a comprehensive and all-encompassing permanent ceasefire to pave the way for sustainable peace in Tigray.
The Chairperson of the AU Commission condemns brutal killings of humanitarian workers and escalation of violence in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
25 June 2021, Addis Ababa: The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, Moussa Faki Mahamat, is extremely concerned by the dangerous escalation in violence in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.
AU/CIEFFA Hosts Intergenerational Dialogue to Honor the Day of the African Child
Intergenerational panel comprising of children from AU Member States, a member of the ACEWRC and representatives from UNICEF Burkina Faso, and Plan International Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou, 16 June 2021 – The African Union International Centre for Girls and Women’s Education in Africa (AU/CIEFFA) convened a special intergenerational dialogue in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, to celebrate the Day of the African Child (DAC) on the 16th of June under the theme “Safeguarding the future of our children by ensuring the return of all African girls to school in the context of COVID-19”.
Remarks by H.E. Amb. Bankole Adeoye Commissioner for PAPS African Union Commission on The Occasion of The Opening Ceremony of The Special Ministerial Session on The Margins of The Continental Celebration of Africa Public Service Day
"On the onset, allow me to congratulate the Hon. Minister, Prof. Paul. Mavima, Chair of this Special Session of Ministers, for the well organization of the whole APSD 2021 celebration..."
The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria deposits the instrument of ratification of the African Medicines Agency (AMA)
The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria becomes the ninth (9th) Member State to deposit the instrument of ratification of the African Medicines Agency (AMA). The Republic of Algeria ratified the Treaty for the establishment of AMA on 10 June 2021 and deposited the instrument of accession, to the Commission of the African Union (AU) on 22 June 2021 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. H.E. Amira Elfadil Mohamed, Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development, at the African Union Commission, received the instrument from H.E.
AU, EU and ICMPD launched a study on Return, Readmission and Reintegration programmes in Africa
Within the framework of the AU-EU Continent-to-Continent Migration and Mobility Dialogue, the African Union Commission and European Union Commission, in partnership with the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) conducted a study on Return, Readmission and Reintegration programs in Africa. The study includes nine country briefs of selected African Union Members States, which were devel¬oped in close cooperation with respectively nominated focal points, and benefitted from country-level and regional workshops held with key stakeholders.
Remarks By Amb. Osman Keh Kamara, on Behalf of H.E. Amb. Bankole Adeoye Commissioner For Political Affairs, Peace And Security, African Union Commission on The Occasion of The Closing Ceremony of The 2021 Continental Celebration of Africa Public Service
I bring to you a warm greeting from H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission. First and foremost, I would like to extend my profound gratitude to HE. Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa, President of the Republic of Zimbabwe for accepting ...









