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The regional headquarters of the A-eTrade Group for Southern Africa and West Africa have been awarded to the Kingdom of Eswatini and the Republic of Guinea respectively, two Member States of the African Union
The Republic of Kenya has been facing recurrent episodes of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) since the virus was first discovered in
the Rift Valley area of Kenya in the early 1900s. Between June 2018 and April 2019, Kenya declared two outbreaks of RVF and requested African Union support. As an institution of the African Union, Africa CDC provided support through its Eastern Africa Regional Collaborating Centre.
Since August 2018, African Union – through Africa CDC – has been supporting the Government
of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in responding to its tenth Ebola outbreak.
Addis Ababa, 3 July 2019: The tragic bombing of the Tajoura Detention Centre that killed more than forty migrants and refugees is a reminder of the human cost of the conflict in Libya as well as the dire and vulnerable situation of civilians, including migrants and refugees, caught up in the spiral of the conflict that has engulfed the country.
The Champion of the African Union(AU) theme of the year, H.E.Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasongo, President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea visited Tsore Refugee Camp, Asosa, Benishangul - Gumuz region in the Western part of Ethiopia as part of the activities lined-up visibility to forced to commemorate with with refugees, the 50th Anniversary of the adoption of the 1969 OAU Convention on Refugees.
Excellency Mr. Osama El Khalek, Chairman of the Permanent Representatives Committee,
Distinguished Permanent Representatives, Members of the PRC,
Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I am pleased to address you on the occasion of the solemn opening of this 38th Ordinary session of the PRC. First of all I would like to welcome the representatives and plenipotentiaries who have come directly from our capitals. I wish them a pleasant stay in our midst.
Lusaka, Zambia, June 18, 2019: Member States of the African Union and the regional economic communities (RECs) meeting to validate the Draft Implementation Plan of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) in Africa started on June 18th June in Lusaka, Zambia.
Addis Ababa, 14 June 2019: Amb. Kwesi Quartey, Deputy Chair of the African Union Commission (AUC), held a meeting with the US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Mr. Tibor Nagy, and the US Special Envoy to the Sudan, Amb. Donald Booth. The two were accompanied by the US Ambassador to Ethiopia, Mary Beth Leonard.
The two sides exchanged views on the events unfolding in Sudan and deliberated on how the US could complement the efforts of the AU to facilitate the process of restoring calm to the country.
What: Second Dialogue with Traditional and Religious Leaders on Girls’ and
Young Women’s access and retention in educational systems
When: 19-20 June 2019, Kampala, Uganda
Where: Kampala, Republic of Uganda
Who: The event is organized by the African Union International Centre for Girls’
and Women’s Education in Africa (AU/CIEFFA)
Third Session of the Specialised Technical Committee on Health, Population and Drug Control (STC-HPDC-3)
