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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.
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/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
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-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)
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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 -12 December 2008-VALIDATION WORKSHOP OF THE AU/AfDB JOINT STUDIES ON THE HYDROCARBONS (OIL AND GAS) SECTOR IN AFRICA ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
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11 -13 December 2008-Organization of workshops on Rapid Deployment Capability in RECs/Regional Mechanisms Gaborone, Botswana
Chairperson Ping, to Receive Venezuela Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Addis Ababa, 11 December 2008 - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Jean Ping, will tomorrow, Friday 12 December 2008, at 9h00 am., receive in audience H.E. Reinaldo Jose Bolivar, Vice- Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Press Release
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
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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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3 - 4 December 2008- THE SPECIAL PARTNERS’CONFERENCE ON PATTEC FOR COUNTRIES IN THE CENTRAL AFFRICAN REGION, N'Djamena, Tcahd
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3 - 5 December 2008 - REGIONAL CONSULTATIVE WORKSHOP ON LAND POLICY IN NORTH AFRICA
Experts say land reforms essential in fight against poverty
Addis Ababa, 3 December 2008 - Experts from the African Union Commission, the Economic Commission for Africa and the Africa Development Bank today reiterated the fact that land policy and land reforms are fundamental in addressing issues of poverty, food security and general stability in the African region. Joint Press Release
- Statement by The African Union Commission
- Statement by United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
- Opening Statement by The African Development Bank
EXPERTS REVIEW AU DRAFT GENDER POLICY FOR ANGLOPHONE AND LUSOPHONE AFRICAN COUNTRIES
Johannesburg, 1 Dec 2008- A two day meeting for Anglophone and Lusophone AU Member States to review the Draft AU Gender Policy is being held in Johannesburg South Africa. Press Release
Conference recommendations take important steps towards Constitution Building in Africa
The recommendations arising from the African conference on Constitution Building that concluded on 27 November 2008 at the Palais des Congres in Cotonou, Republic of Benin, took an important step towards establishing good governance across the continent. Press Release
M. Jean Ping, to Participate at the Doha Conference on Financing and Development
Addis Ababa - 28 November 2008 – The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Jean Ping is of the view that, « for the global crises, there must be a global solution ». Mr. Ping will stress on this point during his address at the Doha Conference on Financing and Development scheduled to take place on 29 November to 2nd December 2008, in Qatar. Press Release
AFRICAN CONFERENCE ON CONSTITUTIONAL BUILDING OPENS IN BENIN
Cotonou, Benin 26 November 2008 – A Conference on Constitutional Building grouping Experts in the domain of politics, political actors, academia amongst others, opened on Tuesday 25 November 2008, at the Palais des Congres in Cotonou, Republic of Benin, with the participation of Mrs. Julia Dolly Joiner, Commissioner for Political Affairs of the African Union (AU) and Mr Vidar Helgesen, Secretary-General, International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA). Press Release
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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
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26 - 28 November 2008-MEETING OF THE PRC, Addis Ababa – Ethiopia
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26 November 2008-Ambassador of the Republic of Guinea signed the Protocol on the Merged Courts |
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24 November 2008- Signing of Host Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Zambia and the Commission of the African union (AUC) on the Material and technical organization of the retreat of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union( Livingstone, Zambia, 4-5 December 2008) photo |
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25-27 November 2008-African Conference on Constitutional Democracy
Benin Hosts African Conference on Constitutional Democracy
Africa will take an important step forward next week (November 25-27) in its ambition to establish good governance across the continent. Hosted by the Government of Benin, the African Union (AU) Commission is organizing an international conference together with the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA). The Guest of Honour will be Minister of Foreign Affairs of Benin Jean-Marie Ehouzou. JOINT MEDIA ALERT
24 November – 5 December 2008-3RD and 4TH AFRICAN UNION COURSE ON GENDER-RESPONSIVE ECONOMIC POLICY- MAKING IN AFRICA
AFRICAN UNION (AU) AND UN INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING (UN IDEP) more
Application Form (en/fr)
23 -28 November 2008-Conference on Ecological Agriculture- Mitigating climate change, providing prosperity and self-reliance for rural livelihoods in Africa
24 -25 November 2008-VALIDATION WORSHOP OF THE STUDY ON ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF FUNDING THE AFRICAN UNION: IMPACT OF THE PROPOSALS ON THE ECONOMIES OF THE MEMBER STATES
ECA conference Center, Addis Ababa – Ethiopia
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-Draft Agenda (en | fr)
-Draft Programme (en | fr)
-Press Release (en | fr )
24 -26 November 2008-2ND INTER-AGENCY MEETING ON COORDINATION AND HARMONIZATION OF HIV/AIDS, TB AND MALARIA STRATEGIES ABUJA, NIGERIA
Theme: “Strengthening Partnerships to Deliver on Africa’s Commitments on HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria”
-Provisional Agenda
-Concept Note
19-21 November 2008-The Sixth African Development Forum (ADF VI),United Nations Conference Centre, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Action on gender equality, women’s empowerment and ending violence against women in Africa.
- Statement by H.E. Jean Ping Chairperson African Union Commission At the Opening Ceremony of the Sixth African Development Forum (ADF VI) At the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
- ADF VI: Commissioner Gawanas Addresses issues on HIV/AIDS and Gender Reproductive Health
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20 -21 November 2008- AFRICA - EU MINISTERIAL TROIKA MEETING, Addis Ababa – Ethiopia
- Joint Communiqué
- Joint Progress Report on the implementation of the Africa-EU Joint Strategy and its first Action Plan (2008-2010)
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Calendar of meetings April – December 2008
Meetings of Limited Participation April – December 2008
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-STATUTES OF THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL COUNCIL OF THE AFRICAN UNION (en /fr)
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20 November 2008- Second Meeting of the International High Level Africa Commission
Theme: “New approaches to job creation in Africa!”
The meeting of the international, high level Africa Commission, initiated by the Danish Government. It will be chaired by the Prime Minister of Denmark, H.E. Anders Fogh Rasmussen. The Chairperson of the African Union, H.E. Jakaya Kikwete as well as the Chairperson of the AU Commision, H.E. Jean Ping, are members of the Africa Commission. Joint Media Advisory | photo
Deputy Chairperson in wide ranging discussions with European Commission Director General
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 20 November 2008- African Union Commission Deputy Chairperson Mr. Erastus Mwencha was today engaged in wide ranging discussions with the European Commission Director General for Development Mr. Stefano Manservisi. Press Release | photo
AU DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON MEETS THE OPCW GENERAL DIRECTOR
Addis Ababa, 19 November 2008 – The meeting between Ambassador Rogelio Pfirter, Director General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and Mr. Erastus Mwencha, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission was held at the Headquarters of the African Union Commission today. Press Release | photo
CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS OF EDUCATION OF THE AFRICAN UNION HOLDS IN ADDIS ABABA
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 20 November 2008- The meeting of the Steering Committee and Bureau of the Conference of Ministers of Education of The African Union (COMEDAF), is taking place at the headquarters of the African Union Commission in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 18 to 20 November 2008. Press Release
18 -20 November 2008-SECOND SESSION OF THE BUREAU OF THE CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS OF EDUCATION OF THE AFRICAN UNION (COMEDAF III) ADDIS ABABA; ETHIOPIA
-PROVISIONAL AGENDA
-CONCEPT PAPER
-PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME OF WORK
20 -21 November 2008-Second Meeting of the Steering Committee of the Africa-EU Partnership on Infrastructure, Hilton Hotel, Addis Ababa – Ethiopia
- Opening remarks by Stefano Manservisi, Director General, Directorate-General for Development and relations with African, Caribbean and Pacific States, European Commission
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AFRICA, G8 AND OECD IDENTIFY ACTIONS NEEDED TO KEEP AFRICA ON GROWTH TRACK DESPITE GLOBAL DOWNTURN
Addis Ababa, 18 November 2008 – More than 150 high-level representatives from Africa, G8 and OECD countries met in Addis Ababa this week at the 11th African Partnership Forum to discuss priority actions needed to keep Africa on a strong growth track despite an increasingly unstable international environment, weakened by the recent global financial crisis as well as severe food and fuel price shocks.
Press Release
VISIT OF H. E PAAVA VAVRYNEN AT THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION
Wednesday, 19 of November 2008, H. E Paava Vavrynen, Finnish Minister of Trade and Development paid a courtesy visit to H. E Erastus Mwencha, the Deputy Chairperson of African Union Commission (AUC).
Press Release (en /fr)
AUC Deputy Chairperson, Mwencha Discuss Canadian Cooperation with Delegation from CIDA
Addis Ababa, 18 November 2008 – The Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mr. Erastus Mwencha, yesterday, Monday 17 November 2008, received in audience a delegation from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) led by Mr. Hau Sing Tse, Senior Vice-President of the Geographic Programmes Branch of the CIDA. Press Release
18 November 2008-COMMEMORATION OF AFRICA’S STATISTICS DAY – 2008
Challenges of Rising Food Prices and Agricultural Development in Africa: The Role of Statistics
Communiqué of the African Union Commission Towards the emergence of agricultural reference statistics in Africa (en/fr)
17 - 23 November 2008-African ICT Week (AICTW)
2008 THEME: “ICTs to Promote African Positive Values for Youth”
Concept Paper
17 - 19 November 2008-AMISOM Mission Communications Strategy (MCS) workshop, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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17 - 18 November 2008-11th Meeting of the Africa partnership Forum Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
11th MEETING OF THE AFRICA PARTNERSHIP FORUM
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 17 November 2008- The 11th Africa Partnership Forum (APF), is taking place at the headquarters of the African Union Commission in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 17 - 18 November 2008, under the theme:’” Monitoring Progress in Partnership”. Press Release
- STATEMENT BY H.E. ERASTUS MWENCHA DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON, AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION AT THE 11TH AFRICAN PARTNERSHIP FORUM (APF) MEETING
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AUC Deputy Chairperson, Mwencha and Portugal Foreign Affairs Secretary of State Discuss Mechanisms to Strengthen Cooperation Ties
Addis Ababa, 17 November 2008 – The Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mr. Erastus Mwencha, today, received in audience the Portugal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Professor Joao Gomes Cravinho, at the headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Press Release
14 - 15 November 2008-THE 36TH NEPAD STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
OPENING REMARKS BY H.E. MR. ERASTUS MWENCHA DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION
12 November 2008- FORUM OF AFRICAN MINISTERS OF FINANCE AND GOVERNORS OF CENTRAL BANKS, Tunis, Tunisia
ADDRESS OF DR. JEAN PING CHAIIRPERSON OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION (en /fr)
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Addis Ababa Hosts Twelfth African Union Summit of Heads of States and Government Journalists are hereby informed that the next Ordinary Sessions of the decision-making organs of the African Union will take place in Addis Ababa, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
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African Union Contributes USD $100,000 to Help Fight 'Cholera Epidemic in Zimbabwe
The Commission of the African Union is deeply concerned over the devastating cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe that has affected close to 16,000 people, and taken the lives of nearly 800 within a few days.
PRESS STATEMENT
PRESS STATEMENT ON THE SITUATION IN SOMALIA
The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Jean Ping,
continues to follow with great concern the situation in Somalia in light of the
worsening insecurity and the impending withdrawal of the Ethiopian troops, the
latter in conformity with the relevant provisions of the landmark Agreement
signed in Djibouti, on 19 August 2008, between the Transitional Federal
Government (TFG) of Somalia and the Alliance for the re-liberation of Somalia
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Addis Ababa, 12 December 2008 - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Jean Ping, on Friday 12 December 2008, at the headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, received in audience H.E. Reinaldo Jose Bolivar, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela who was leading a delegation of high Venezuelan personalities on visit to Ethiopia. Press Release |
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Chairperson Jean Ping and Danish Prime Minister Discuss Conflict Management in Africa Addis Ababa, 21 November 2008 - AU Commission Chairperson Mr. Jean Ping on 21 November 2008, met the Danish Prime Minister Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmissen to discuss, among other issues the African Commission, the AU role in conflict prevention and resolution; Somalia, Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of Congo
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GERMANY SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION TO CONSTRUCT NEW OFFICE BUILDING FOR PEACE AND SECURITY
Addis Ababa, 21 November 2008 - The German Ambassador to Addis Ababa, H.E. Claas-Dieter Knoop, and the Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E Erastus Mwencha, on Friday 21 November 2008, at the headquarters of the AU in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, signed an agreement for the construction of a new building that will accommodate all the offices of the African Union’s Peace and Security Department.
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French Assistance for the Strengthening of ECOSOCC Addis Ababa, Friday 14 November 2008 - The African Union Commission (CIDO Department) and the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the French Republic, on 15 October 2008 signed a protocol agreement on the grant of financial assistance to the Citizens and Diaspora Directorate of the Commission to strengthen the Economic, Social and Cultural Council of the African Union (ECOSOCC) as well as the Diaspora programme of the Union amounting to 270,000 Euros which will be used to strengthen its activities.
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CONSTRUCTION OF NEW AU CONFERENCE CENTER OFFICIALLY BEGINS
Addis Ababa, 10 November 2008- To the sound of horns, the revving of engines by the assembled construction vehicles and much applause from the delegates, the start of the construction of the new African Union Conference Center in Addis Ababa, was officially declared today by Mr. Wu Bangguo, Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China. Press Release |
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COMMUNIQUE OF THE 155TH MEETING OF THE PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL
The Peace and Security Council of the African Union, at its 155th meeting held on 31 October 2008, adopted the following decision on the situation in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC):
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STATEMENT BY THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION ON THE OUTCOME OF THE 2008 PRESIDENTIAL AND LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, Jean Ping, has followed with keen interest the historic and momentous electoral process in the United States of America and applauds the American people for further demonstrating the vibrant nature of their democracy through the successful completion of what is, by all measure, a historic election.
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