Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 19 November 2015: The African Union Commission (AUC) will on Saturday, 21 November 2015, receive the Africa Peace Award 2015. The award ceremony will take place in Durban, South Africa, where the AU Commission Chairperson, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma is scheduled to accept the award, on behalf of the AU Commission.

According to a statement by the organisers, the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD), the AU Commission was chosen for the Africa Peace Award 2015 as an affirmation of its continued commitment to “building a united, prosperous and peaceful continent”, ideas enshrined in the Africa’s Agenda 2063, led the AU, which is in effect the continent’s roadmap to creating a prosperous Africa driven by its own citizens and representing a dynamic force in the global scheme.

Instituted in 1993, the Africa Peace Award is an initiative of the prominent conflict management organisation, the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD), to “celebrate peace across the continent” and acknowledge “individuals, communities and nations who respect human rights, settle conflicts peacefully, and ensure the good governance of public affairs.”

Other recipients of the ACCORD Africa Peace Award have been former South African President, Nelson Mandela, the Children of Africa and countries including Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Mozambique and Burundi.

Media Contacts:
Jacob Enoh Eben, Spokesperson of the Chairperson, AU Commission, Cell: +27 631335512; +251 934 996 893, Email: EnohebenJ@africa-union.org; Website www.au.int

Wolfe Braude, Communications Manager, ACCORD, Email: wolfe@accord.org.za; Cell: +27 76 5738029 | Tel: +27 31 502 3908 | Website: http://www.accord.org.za