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Addis Ababa, 24 June 2018: As part of his consultative missions in the region, as well as the preparation of the African Union Summit scheduled in Nouakchott on 1 and 2 July, the Chairperson of the Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, travelled to Tindouf, to meet with the authorities of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, from 19 to 21 June 2018. He was received by President Brahim Ghali, with whom he had an in-depth exchange of views. He also met with Foreign Minister Mohamed Salem Ould Salek.

Addis Ababa, 27 June 2018: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, has approved the deployment of an African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) in the Republic of Mali as the country prepares to hold Presidential Election on 29 July 2018.

Addis-Abéba, le 21 juin 2018. Le Président de la Commission de l’Union africaine, Son Excellence Moussa Faki Mahamat a dépêché une Mission Politique en République du Mali du 21 au 23 juin 2018.

Addis Ababa, 20 June 2018: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission joins all concerned stakeholders around the world to mark the Africa Refugee Day on 20 June 2018. He is concerned that we commemorate this day this year at a time of unprecedented level of forced displacement, irregular migration and protracted humanitarian crises. A total of 6.2 million refugees and asylum seekers in Africa have sought protection outside of their countries, while more than 12 million people are internally displaced.

In response to the request that was made by PATTEC-Mozambique during the monitoring and evaluation mission back in August 2017, the PATTEC Coordination Office has organized on-the-jobs technical support to the national Coordination Office staff in support of developing national database and promoting use of GIS and Remote Sensing for in T&T field planning and intervention from 23 – 27 April, 2018 in Maputo, Mozambique.