STATEMENT OF THE AFRICAN UNION OBSERVER MISSION TO THE PRESIDENTIAL RE-RUN ELECTION IN GHANA CONDUCTED ON 28 DECEMBER 2008

06 January 2009 at 11:00 hrs - The Ambassador of Ethiopia deposits 7 instruments of ratification in the Office of the Legal Counsel:
- Inter-African Convention Establishing an African Technical Co-operation Programme
- Convention for the Establishment of the African Centre for Fertilizer Development,
- Convention of the African Energy Commission,
- Protocol to the OAU Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism, and
- African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance
- Additional Protocol to the OAU General Convention on Privileges and Immunities,
- Agreement for the Establishment of the African Rehabilitation Institute (ARI).

11-14 January 2009 - EXTRAORDINARY CONFERENCE OF AFRICAN ECONOMY AND FINANCE MINISTERS, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Media Advisory

Addis Ababa, 31 December 2008 - With respect to the Presidential runoff in the Republic of Ghana, the African Union Observer Mission to the Presidential re-run election in Ghana has issued a press statement that summarises the state of affairs of the elections conducted last Sunday 28 December 2008. Communiqué de presse en anglais

Accra, Ghana, 24th December 2008 - ARRIVAL STATEMENT OF THE AFRICAN UNION MISSION TO THE RUN-OFF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

PRESS STATEMENT ON GAZA
The Commission of the African Union (AU) is following with great concern the prevailing situation in the Gaza Strip.
The Commission strongly condemns the ongoing air raids on the Gaza Strip by Israel, since 27 December 2008, which has resulted so far in the death of more than 300 Palestinians, while about 1,000 others, including women and children, have been injured. Communiqué (ar/en)

The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 165th meeting held on 29 December 2008, adopted the following decision on the situation in the Republic of Guinea following the coup d’Etat that occurred in that country on Wednesday 24 December 2008.Communiqué (ar/en/ fr)

Addis Ababa, on 23 December 2008- The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Mr. Jean Ping, follows with grave concern developments in the Republic of Guinea, after the announcement of the death of President Lansana Conté.
Press Statement (en/ fr)

22 December 2008-Ministerial Meeting of the Peace and Security Council (PSC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 163rd meeting held at ministerial level, on 22 December 2008, adopted the following decision on

• the Situation in Somalia (en/fr)
  
• the situation in the Eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) (en/fr)
• the situation in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (en/fr)
• the situation in Guinea Bissau (en/fr)

Mr. Jean Ping on an Official Visit to Jigawa State (Nigeria)
Dutse, Jigawa, Nigeria, 20th December 2008 – The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr. Jean Ping on 20 December 2008, was on an official visit in the State of Jigawa, Nigeria, on the invitation of Governor Sule Lamido, Governor of the State of Jigawa. (en /fr)

Jean Ping at 35th ECOWAS Summit: ECOWAS constitutes an African Community Forum where Integration is more of a School of Thought, an Institutional Organisation.
Abuja 19 December 2008 – No country can on its own, successfully address the multiple issues faced by the world today as a result of globalisation; Hence, the need for the continent to speedup the process of regional integration with the view of establishing stronger African Economic Communities with greater impact. (en /fr)

STATEMENT BY H.E. AMB. RANTANE LAMAMRA, COMMISSIONER FOR PEACE AND SECURITY OF THE AFRICAN UNION TO THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL ON THE SITUATION IN SOMALIA, NEW YORK, 16 DECEMBER 2008

06 janvier 2009 à 11h - L'Ambassadrice de l'Ethiopie près l'Union Africaine dépose 5 Instruments de ratification:
- Inter-African Convention Establishing an African Technical Co-operation Programme
- Convention for the Establishment of the African Centre for Fertilizer Development,
- Convention of the African Energy Commission,
- Protocol to the OAU Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism, and
- African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance.

African Union Signs MoU with the World Health Organization
Geneva, 19th December 2008 - A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the African Union Commission (AUC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) was signed today at the WHO Headquarters in Geneva. The MOU defines the modalities of cooperation between the two bodies in support of Africa’s efforts to combat trypanosomiasis. Trypanosomiasis is a severe disease of man and domestic animals, transmitted by tsetse flies, which occurs in 37 African countries where it causes death, debility, diminished productivity and massive economic losses and is a serious constraint to socio-economic development.
Press Release

Mr. Jean Ping, to Participate at 35th Summit 0f the ECOWAS in Abuja Addis Ababa, 18 December 2008 – The Chairperson of the African Union Commission is expected to take part at the Thirty Fifth Ordinary Session of the Heads of States and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), scheduled to take place on 19 December 2008, in Abuja, Nigeria, in the presence of notably, the Heads of States and Government of the ECOWAS Member countries. Press Release

16-19 December 2008-MEETING OF THE ECOSOCC GENERAL ASSEMBLY ABUJA, NIGERIA

-Draft Work Programme
-STATUTES OF THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL COUNCIL OF THE AFRICAN UNION (en /fr)
-MEDIA ADVISORY
- Opening Address by His Excellency Mr Akere Muna, Presiding Officer, Economic, Social And Cultural Council of the African Union (ECOSOCC) at the Third Ordinary Session of the General Assembly
- Address by the Chief of Staff, AU Commission, Ambassador John Shinkaiye
- Welcome Statement by Dr Jinmi Adisa, Director, African Citizens And Diaspora Directorate (CIDO), AU Commission

THIRD ORDINARY SESSION OF THE PERMANENT ASSEMBLY OF ECOSOCC OPENS IN ABUJA
Abuja, 16 December 2008 – Members of Permanent Assembly of the Economic, Social and Cultural Council of the African Union (ECOSOCC) has converged today, Tuesday 16 December 2008, to Abuja, Nigeria within the framework of their Third General Assembly in order to design a Strategic Plan and to review the statutes of the organ. Press Release

THE PERMANENT ASSEMBLY OF THE ECOSOCC INNOVATES IN DESIGNING ITS STRATEGIC PLAN
Abuja, 18 December 2008 – On the second day of their meeting, which is taking place in Abuja, Nigeria, from 16 to 19 December 2008, members of the Permanent Assembly of the Economic, Social and Cultural Council of the African Union (ECOSOCC) discussed their Strategic Plan for the next four years. Press Release

15 -17 December 2008-FIRST ORDINARY SESSION OF THE BUREAU OF THE 2nd CONFERENCE OF THE AFRICAN UNION MINISTERS IN CHARGE OF YOUTH (COMY II Bureau), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

-DRAFT AGENDA EXPERTS’ MEETING (en /fr)
-DRAFT AGENDA MINISTERS MEETING (en/fr)
-DRAFT PROGRAMME OF WORK EXPERTS’ MEETING (en /fr)
-DRAFT PROGRAMME OF WORK MINISTERS’ MEETING (en /fr)

Addis Ababa, 11 December 2008 - The Deputy Chairperson of the AU Commission Mr. Erastus Mwencha will, on Tuesday December 16, preside over a handover ceremony of equipment valued at over $150,000 (US) to the African Union. JOINT NOTICE FOR MEDIA


12 December 2008- Fridays of the Commission (The last of the year 2008)
- ALTERNATIVES STRATÉGIQUES AFRICAINES CRISE FINANCIERE GLOBALE ACTUELLE, IMPACT SUR L’AFRIQUE ET SOLUTIONS, DR. YVES EKOUÉ AMAÏZO
- L'AFRIQUE A L'EPREUVE DE LA CRISE FINANCIERE MONDIALE, SANOU MBAYE
- DEVELOPMENT FINANCING AND THE REGULATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM, MARC RAFFINOT
- CRISE GLOBALE ET PISTES ALTERNATIVES POUR L’AFRIQUE, ERIC TOUSSAINT

• Conference - Debate allowing to explain the current economic and political trend, and to exchange ideas on important problems of our era.
• The current economic trend urges for the last “Fridays of the Commission” of the year 2008 to exclusively relate to the financial and economic crisis which shake the economies of the G8 countries and whose shock will certainly not spare African economies.
• Date and Venue : December 12, 2008, from 3pm to 6pm, in the plennary hall of the African Union Commission
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10 December 2008- AU COMMEMORATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY, 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Programme (en/fr)
-United Nations THE SECRETARY-GENERAL MESSAGE ON HUMAN RIGHTS DAY
-Statement by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (en/fr)
-Statement by Mr. Tshimanga Mukadi Mutoke, Ag. Head of Division for Democracy, Governance, Human Rights and Elections, African Union Commission.

Commemoration of the International Human Rights Day- "Human Rights at your Fingertips "
Addis Ababa, 10 December 2008 - On the occasion of the Commemoration of the International Human Rights Day, observed today Wednesday 10th December 2008, at the headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the Department of Political Affairs of the African Union Commission will as from 3h00 pm - 5h00pm launch a number of commemorative activities to mark the Day. Press Release

10 December 2008-Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding Between the African Union Commission and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Statement by H.E. Mr. Jean Ping Chairperson, African Union Commission At the Signing Ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding between AUC and The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
- programme

AUC and IPFRI SIGN MOU
Addis Ababa, 10 December 2008 – The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr. Jean Ping and the Director General of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Mr. Joachim Von Braun, today Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The MoU was aimed at developing a strategic partnership between the Commission (Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture) and IFPRI. The signing ceremony took place in the presence of Mrs. Tumusiime Rhoda Peace, Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture of the AUC and members of the bureau of the Food Policy Research Institute, along side officials of the Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture.
Press Release (en/fr/ ar)

5 December 2008- JOINT AU – UNICEF COLLABORATION DINER, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The African Union Commission through its Department of Social Affairs and the UNICEF are organising a farewell party for Mr Bjorn Ljungqvist, UNICEF Country Representative to Ethiopia and Special Representative to AU and ECA.
Invitation

1 - 5 December 2008- AFRICAN MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY BUREAU MEETING, Federal Republic of Nigeria

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26 -28 November 2008- Ecological Agriculture: Towards Food Security and Sustainable Rural Development in Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Organised by the African Union, UN Food and Agriculture Organization and Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development In collaboration with the Institute for Sustainable Development, Ethiopia and Third World Network
- STATEMENT BY Mme Tumusiime Rhoda Peace COMMISSSIONER RURAL ECONOMY AND AGRICULTURE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION
- Note verbale
-Draft programme
Workshop on Ecological Agriculture holds in Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 26 November 2008- A workshop on Ecological Agriculture: Mitigating Climate Change, Providing Food Security and Self-Reliance for Rural Livelihoods in Africa opened at the headquarters of the African Union Commission in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, today Wednesday, 26 November 2008 in presence of the State Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Ethiopia, Dr Aberra Deressa and the AUC Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, H.E Rhoda Peace Tumusiime. Press Release

26 -28 November 2008- VALIDATION WORKSHOP ON THE LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL STUDY FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF A CONTINENTAL COORDINATION STRUCTURE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF MAJOR INTEGRATIVE HYDROELECTRIC PROJECTS IN AFRICA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

27 -28 November 2008-WORKSHOP ON DISARMAMENT, DEMOBILIZATION AND REINTEGRATION (DDR) IN AFRICA (TO PROVIDE A MORE COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHALLENGES AND HOW BEST TO MANAGE THE PROCESS, BUJUMBURA, BURUNDI
-- CONCEPT NOTE (en / fr)
-- PROVISIONAL AGENDA (en /fr)