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.
Nouakchott, 24th June 2019:- The African Union Election Observer Mission (AUEOM) for the first round of the presidential election of 22 June 2019 in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania held a press Conference to review the Elections.
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea: The Prime Minister H.E. Francisco Pascual Eyegue Obama Asue on behalf of the President of the Democratic Republic of Equatorial Guinea, has presided over the opening of the 2019 and the 11th African Taskforce on Food and Nutrition Development (ATFFND). The 11th ATFFND is organized by the Department of Social Affairs (DSA) in collaboration with the Government of Equatorial Guinea.
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.
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat, has approved the deployment of an African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania in the framework of the holding of first round of presidential elections of June 22, 2019 in the country. The AUEOM is led by His Excellency Philemon Yang, former Prime Minister of the Republic of Cameroon. The Mission, which comprises thirty-five (35) observers, will be deployed from 19 to 29 October 2018.
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.
Third Session of the Specialised Technical Committee on Health, Population and Drug Control (STC-HPDC-3)
ALLOCUTION DU
PRÉSIDENT DE LA COMMISSION DE L'UNION AFRICAINE, S.E MOUSSA FAKI MAHAMAT,
À L’OCCASION DE L'OUVERTURE DU 8ÈME FORUM TANA SUR
LA PAIX ET LA SÉCURITÉ EN AFRIQUE
LE 4 MAI 2019 BAHIR DAR
Excellency President Sahlework Zewde,
Excellencies former Heads of State and Government,
Excellencies Honorable Ministers,
Mr. President of the Amhara Regional State,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
