CONTINENTAL AFRICA PUBLIC SERVICE DAY (APSD)

INVITATION TO MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES

WHAT: The 8th Continental Africa Public Service Day (APSD) will be celebrated under the theme “Building the Africa We Want through embracing an ethical culture that underpins purpose driven leadership in the Context of a Crisis”.

Media opportunities include:
• Coverage of the official opening ceremony of the 8th APSD
• Interview with AU officials and Member States
• Coverage of the exhibition booth visit
• Coverage of the official opening ceremony of the Special Ministerial Session for African Ministers responsible for Labour/Public/Civil Services (programme attached)
• Coverage of the Award Ceremony

WHEN: 21-23 June 2021

WHERE: Victoria Fall, (Elephant Hills Resort and Conference Centre),
Republic of Zimbabwe

To join via Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81808663783?pwd=L2x6NzZ4NXFTS1VmR2Q4TTlXWkg2QT09
Meeting ID: 818 0866 3783
Passcode: 239773

WHO: The 8th Continental Public Service Day is organized by the African Union Commission through the Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS), in collaboration with the Government of Zimbabwe.

OBJECTIVES:

The key objective of the 8th 2021 Continental APSD celebrations is to avail a platform for African Union member states to dialogue and discourse on the successes and challenges of service delivery in the Context of a Crisis in African and exchange best practice on how to transform Africa’s public administration more so in this challenging environment of the Covid pandemic. It will also provide a peer learning platform on country’s perspective on Service Delivery, Continuity and Recovery during and post Covid Pandemic Dispensation.

Participants:
Participants will be drawn from the AU Member States, including organizations active in the sphere of public administration, universities, the private sector, Media and other non-state organizations.

Journalists are invited to cover the opening ceremony of the 8th Africa Continental Public Service Day (APSD) celebration on Monday 21st June 2021 starting from 8:30am, as well as the special ministerial session on Thursday 23rd of June at11:00am respectively at Elephant Hills Resort and Conference Centre.

Draft working programme of the APSD event is attached:

For additional information on the APSD:

Mr. Issaka Garba Abdou, Senior Policy Officer for Public Service and Anti- corruption/Coordinator of the STC8 Secretariat, E-mail: GarbaAdoui@africa-union.org, Tel: +251936543849

Media enquiries:

Mr. Molalet Tsedeke| Directorate of Information and Communication| African Union Commission |
WhatsApp+251 (0) 911630631| E-mail: Molalett@africa-union.org|

For further information:

Directorate of Information and Communication | African Union Commission I E-mail: DIC@african
Union.org I Website: www.au.int I Addis Ababa | Ethiopia

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