MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT/ 11th Extraordinary Session of the AU 5th - 18th November 2018, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia online Accreditation for Journalists Now Available

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lun, 5 Nov 2018 - 12:45 - dim, 18 Nov 2018 - 21:45

MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT/ 11th Extraordinary Session of the AU

5th - 18th November 2018, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

ONLINE ACCREDITATION FOR JOURNALISTS NOW AVAILABLE

The Directorate of Information and Communication (DIC) of the African Union Commission (AUC) hereby announces that the online media accreditation process for coverage of the 11th Extraordinary Session of the African Union, scheduled to take place from 5th to 18th November 2018, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has been launched on the AU website: www.au.int.

Journalists interested in covering the upcoming AU Extraordinary Summit should register through the following link: https://au.int/en/summit/extraordinary/11/accreditation

The accreditation deadline for the 11th Extraordinary Session of the Assembly is November 12, 2018.

Meanwhile representatives of the media are kindly informed that the 11th Extraordinary Session of the African Union is scheduled to take place as follows:

5th – 6th November 2018: Meeting of the Permanent Representatives’ Committee

14th – 15th November 2018: 20th Extraordinary Session of the Executive Council

17th – 18th November 2018: 11th Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union

Among other issues, the summit is expected to discuss: Update on the AU Institutional Reform process including reform of the AU Commission, mandate of the AU Development Agency (AUDA) and financing the African Union.

Journalists are invited to cover all the public sessions open to the media.

A detailed program of the statutory meetings during the 11th extraordinary session will be made available soon on the AU website www.au.int.

Journalist wishing to interview the AU leadership should forward their inquiries to the following contact:

Molalet Tsedeke, Directorate of Information and Communication, Tel: +251 911630631, E-mail: molalett@africa-union.org

For further information:
Directorate of Information and Communication | African Union Commission I E-mail: DIC@africa-union.org I Website: http://www.au.int

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Agenda 2063

Flagship Projects

Integrated High Speed Train Network

Connecting African capitals and commercial centers through a High-Speed Train Network; facilitating the movement of goods, factor services and people as well as reducing transport costs and relieving congestion of current and future systems through increased rail connectivity.

African Commodities Strategy

Transforming Africa from a raw materials supplier by enabling countries to add value, extract higher rents from commodities, integrate into global value chains promote diversification anchored in value addition and local content development.

African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)

Accelerating intra-African trade and boosting Africa’s trading position in the global market by strengthening Africa’s common voice and policy space in global trade negotiations.

The African Passport & Free Movement of People

Removing restrictions on Africans’ ability to travel, work and live within their own continent by transforming restrictive laws and promoting visa free travel to enhance movement of all African citizens in all African countries.

Silencing the Guns by 2020

Ending all wars, civil conflicts, gender-based violence, violent conflicts and preventing genocide in the continent by 2020.

The Grand Inga Dam Project

Generating an estimated 43,200MW of power to support current regional power pools and their combined service to transform Africa from traditional to modern sources of energy and ensure access to clean and affordable electricity.

Single African Air-Transport Market

Promoting intra-regional connectivity between the capital cities of Africa by creating a single unified air transport market in Africa, as an impetus to the continent’s economic integration and growth agenda.

African Economic Forum

Multi-stakeholder meeting bringing together the Africa’s policy makers, private sector, academia and civil society to reflect on accelerating Africa’s socio- economic development and transformation by harnessing its vast resources.

African Financial Institutions

Accelerating integration and economic development through the establishment of organisations which will play a pivotal role in the mobilization of resources and management of the African financial sector.

The Pan African e-Network

Transforming Africa into an e-Society by implementing policies and strategies that lead to transformative e-applications and services in Africa such as broad band terrestrial infrastructure, cyber security and revolutionary bio and nanotechnology industries.

Africa Outer Space Strategy

Strengthening Africa’s use of outer space to bolster development in critical sectors such as agriculture, disaster management, remote sensing, climate forecast, banking and finance, defense and security.

African Virtual & e-University

Using ICT based programmes to increase access to tertiary and continuing education in Africa by reaching large numbers of students and professionals in multiple sites simultaneously.

Cyber Security

Incorporating emerging technologies in Africa’s development plans and ensuring these technologies are used for the benefit of African individuals, institutions and nation states by ensuring data protection and safety online.

Great African Museum

Preserving and promoting African cultural heritage by creating awareness of Africa’s vast, dynamic and diverse cultural artefacts and Africa’s continuing influence on world cultures in art, music, language, science, and so on.

Encyclopaedia Africana

Provide an authoritative resource on the authentic history of Africa and African life.

Key Resources