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Statement by H.E. Dr. Hage Geingob, President of the Republic of Namibia
at the African Peer-Review Mechanism Forum of Heads of State and Government
28 January 2017
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Your Excellency Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya and Chairperson of the APRM Forum,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 28 January 2017: The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, officially closed the Africa Ministerial Pre-Consultative Meeting on the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) on 27 January 2017.
Dr Dlamini Zuma officially bid farewell to CSW on her capacity as Chairperson of the AUC and thanked UN Women for supporting and working with her during her tenure as Chairperson and putting forward the plight of women.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 27 January 2017: The African Union Commission Chairperson, H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma met with the Vice President of Cuba, H. E. Mr. Salvador Valdes Mesa, on 27 January 2017, on the margins of the 28th Assembly of Heads of State and Government taking place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Chairperson and the Vice President discussed relationship between the African Union and Cuba.
Addis Ababa, 27 January 2017: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, strongly condemns the terrorist attack perpetrated this morning on an AMISOM camp at Kolbiyow, in Lower Juba, Somalia.
AMISOM troops have valiantly repulsed the attack by Al Shabaab terrorists who tried to storm the camp using Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Devices (VBIED). The AMISOM troops in the camp have since been reinforced and are currently undertaking a clearing and stabilization operation.
WHAT: The President of the Republic of Zambia, H.E Mr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu, will host a High- Level Breakfast on the Implementation of the Common African Position on Ending Child Marriage in Africa in collaboration with the African Union Commission (AUC). The event will hold in line with the 2017 African Union theme: “Harnessing the Demographic Dividend through Investments in Youth”
WHEN: Tuesday, 31 January 2017,
MEDIA ADVISORY
FOUNDATION LAYING CEREMONY OF THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE COMMITTEE OF INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY SERVICES OF AFRICA (CISSA)
invitation to the representatives of the media
What: Side event during the 28th AU Summit. Foundation Laying of the CISSA Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
When: Tuesday 31 January 2017
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 26 January 2017: The African Union Commission Chairperson, H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma received a delegation from the Kingdom of Morocco, led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Salaheddine Mezouar. They met on Thursday, 26 January 2017, at the AU Headquarters on the margins of the 28th Ordinary Assembly of Heads of State and Government.
Within the framework of the 28th AU Summit, Ms. Mahawa Kaba Wheeler, Director for Women, Gender and Development, at the AU Commission will, on Saturday 28th January 2017 at 11:30, hold a press conference on the following issue:
- Outcomes of the 9th Gender Pre-Summit
- Reflection on the past two years
- Strategies for the year 2017 theme
Within the framework of the 28th AU Summit, H.E. Dr. Martial De-Paul Ikounga, Commissioner for Human Resources Science and Technology at the AU Commission will, on Saturday 28th January 2017, at 10:30am hold a press conference on the following issue:
- Harnessing the Demographic Dividend through Investment in the Youth
The press conference will be held in Briefing Room1, at the AU Conference Center, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Journalists are invited to take part in the press conference
MEDIA ADVISORY
Invitation to Media Representatives
WHAT: International Conference on Global Surgery 2017
WHEN: 1st – 3rd February 2017
