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Celebration of Africa Day- New York: 11th Annual Gala Celebrated Milestones and Mandela 100: More than 500 guests celebrated Africa Day 2018 at the Manhattan Center Main Stage ballroom in New York

May 25, 2018
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New York, 25 May 2018 - The AU Permanent Observer Mission to the UN, the African Group of Ambassadors, and the African Ambassadors Spouses Group in partnership with the Universal Peace Federation hosted dignitaries, the African diaspora, and guests to a gala night in celebration of Africa Day 2018 at the Manhattan Center, New York on May 25, 2018.

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African Continental Free Trade Area Sensitization roadshow: 3rd stop in Dakar for the Senegalese business community to exchange with the AfroChampions Initiative and the African Union Commission

May 30, 2018
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Dakar, May 30, 2018 - The delegations of the AfroChampions Initiative and the African Union have chosen Dakar for the third stop of their roadshow to raise awareness on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

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African Continental Free Trade Area Sensitization roadshow: Abidjan welcomes the AfroChampions Initiative and the African Union for the second stop

May 29, 2018
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Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire - May 29, 2018 - The AfroChampions Initiative and African Union Commission delegations have chosen Abidjan for the second stop of their West African roadshow to raise awareness on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Organized in collaboration with the Côte d'Ivoire Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the meeting brought together Ivorian economic operators, particularly from the sectors of agriculture, logistics and transport, as well as representatives from the subsidiaries of major international groups established in Côte d'Ivoire.

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Commissioner Muchanga at the 2018 St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF’2018): “Africa needs more Russian foreign direct investments to enhance the current Africa-Russian trade ties”

May 30, 2018
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St. Petersburg, Russia - May 26, 2018 - Commissioner Albert M. Muchanga represented H.E.Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the AUC at Russia-Africa Business Dialogue which took place during the SPIEF’2018 in St Petersburg, Russian Federation, which brought together brought together representatives from Governments and the Private Sector to focus on the topic of “Building a Trust Economy.”

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The African Union Commission Joins Africa Week at UNESCO

May 22, 2018
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Paris, France 22 May 2018: The African Union Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, H.E. Dr. Amani Abou-Zeid delivered a keynote speech to celebrate Africa Day ans Africa Week. The event was hosted by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and attended by African ambassadors and high-level dignitaries in Paris under the theme "Intangible Heritage: Joy and Pride of Africa".

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The AU Commission Chairperson Calls on the Ministerial Working Group on SAATM to Spearhead a Robust Advocacy Campaign to Urge all Member States to join the Single Air Transport Market

May 29, 2018
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Lomé, Togo, May 28, 2018: In line with the African Union’s (AU) efforts to ensure that African countries fully implement key measures needed for the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) to operate effectively, its 4th Ministerial Working Group Meeting kicked off in Lomé, Togo today, with participants renewing their commitment to implement the decision establishing the SAATM and to harmonize all Bilateral Air Services Agreements (BASAs) to ensure the removal of any restrictions that run counter to the Yamoussoukro Decision.

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Communiqué on the Meeting Between the Chairperson of the African Union Commission and the Prime Minister of Somalia

May 28, 2018
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Addis Ababa, 27 May 2018: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, received Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire of the Federal Republic of Somalia, at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, on 27 May 2018. The two leaders discussed the situation in Somalia and the progress made so far by the Federal Government in implementing a reform agenda in the political, economic and security spheres.

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Rwanda deposits its ratification instruments of the Agreement on the Continental Free Trade Area and the Protocol on Free Movement of Persons and the African Passport

May 27, 2018
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Addis Ababa, 26 May 2018: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, today received from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Rwanda, Louise Mushikiwabo, the instruments of ratification of the Agreement on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the Protocol on Free Movement of Persons and the African Passport. Rwanda is the third member state to ratify the AfCFTA, after Ghana and Kenya, and the first to do so as far as the Protocol on Free Movement of Persons and the African Passport is concerned.

The Fourth Meeting of the Ministerial Working Group on SAATM Kicked off with Experts Session

May 26, 2018
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Lomé, Togo, May 25, 2018: The Fourth Meeting of the Ministerial Working Group on the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) kicked off with the experts’ session. The workshop is organized by the Department of Infrastructure and Energy at African Union Commission (AUC) in collaboration with the Togolese Republic.

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