31st AU Summit Online Accreditation for Journalists Now Available

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Mai 4, 2018

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25th June – 2nd July 2018, Nouakchott, Mauritania

ONLINE ACCREDITATION FOR JOURNALISTS NOW AVAILABLE

The Directorate of Information and Communication (DIC) of the African Union Commission (AUC) hereby announces that, the online accreditation process for journalists and the media coverage of the 31st AU Summit, scheduled to take place from 25th June to 2nd July 2018, in Nouakchott, Mauritania, has been launched on the AU website: www.au.int.

Journalists interested in covering the upcoming AU Summit should register through the following link: https://au.int/en/summit/31/accreditation

A media advisory note explaining all the detailed arrangements for media coverage of the 31st AU Summit will be posted soon on the Summit web page: https://au.int/en/summit/31

Meanwhile representatives of the media are kindly informed that the 31st African Union Summit is scheduled to take place as follows:

25th June – 26th June 2018: 36th Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representatives’ Committee

28th - 29th June 2018: 33rd Ordinary Session of the Executive Council

1st - 2nd July 2018: 31st Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union

The theme of the Summit is: “Winning the Fight against Corruption: A Sustainable Path to Africa’s Transformation”

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

A detail program of the side events as well as the statutory meetings during the 31st AU Summit will be made available subsequently. Journalists wishing to interview the AU leadership should forward their inquiries to the following contact:
Esther Azaa Tankou, Head of Information Division, Tel: E-mail: +251 911361185, E-mail: yamboue@africa-union.org

For further information:

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

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Flagship Projects

Integrated High Speed Train Network

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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.

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