The Special Envoy of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission is following with great concern the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on Palma and other districts of Mozambique’s northern province of Cabo Delgado and the impact on women and girls.
Weekly Press Briefing on Coronavirus Disease Outbreak
INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
WHAT: Africa CDC weekly engagement with the media to share critical updates on the COVID-19 response activities and the rollout COVID-19 Vaccines in AU member states, and the status of implementing the joint continental strategy for COVID-19 response in Africa.
SPEAKERS: Dr John Nkengasong, Director, Africa CDC
MODERATOR: Madam Wynne Musabayana, Head of Communication Division, AUC
Addis Ababa, 22 March 2021: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, continues to monitor the developments in Somalia ahead of today's planned National Consultative Forum meeting to resolve the electoral impasse.
While the Chairperson is encouraged by the arrival in Mogadishu of leaders from all the Federal Member States, as well as other stakeholders, he is gravely concerned at reports that the meeting could take place without the participation all the FMS Presidents.
"Honoured, alongside deputy Chairperson, @mnsanzabaganwa and the Commissioners, to hold the first meeting with the Chair of the Union president Félix Tshisekedi this morning, following the conclusion of the @_AfricanUnion summit." - H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission
Excellency Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa and Current Chairman of the African Union,
Excellencies Heads of State and Government,
Honourable Ministers,
Deputy Chairperson,
Commissioners,
Chief Executives of the Regional Economic Communities and Regional Mechanisms,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
The 34th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union is being held today in a very special context.
Addis Ababa, 6 February 2021: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat welcomes the results of the vote by Libyan delegates of the United Nations-facilitated Libyan Political Dialogue (LPDF) that elected a transitional government authority to prepare and oversee national elections scheduled for 24 December 2021 in Libya.
The Chairperson wished to warmly congratulate the members of the new interim authority and encourages all stakeholders to support this historic step in the future for a new unified Libya.
The African Union (AU) Commission and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today kicked off a year-long project, “AU at 20: A Renewed Call to Action for the 21st Century”, to mark the 20th anniversary since the establishment of the AU. Endorsed by the Chairperson of the AU Commission, His Excellency Moussa Faki Mahamat, the project will undertake a data-driven study to assess progress and chart a renewed call to action towards achieving Agenda 2063 (The Africa We Want) and the UN’s Agenda 2030.
Addis Abeba, le 20 décembre 2020. Le Président de la Commission de l’Union africaine, S.E.M. Moussa Faki Mahamat est vivement préoccupé par l’évolution de la situation politique et sécuritaire en République centrafricaine et condamne avec la plus grande fermeté la recrudescence des actes de violence dans certaines régions du pays ayant occasionné des pertes en vies humaines et visant à perturber le processus électoral en cours. Il condamne par ailleurs, toute collusion entre certains acteurs politiques et des groupes armés.