Madagascar receives USD 2.13 million from African Risk Capacity Insurance Company Limited Policy for Drought Response

The payout will be implemented to assist the lives and livelihoods of 600,000 vulnerable population affected by the drought

The Government of Madagascar today received a symbolic cheque in the amount of USD 2,13 million from the African Risk Capacity Insurance Company Limited (ARC Ltd) to cover anticipated losses to livelihoods of its vulnerable population from the crop failure in the just concluded farming season. The ARC payout is…

Africa at COP22 - Invitation to Representatives of the Media

The main objective of the Africa Day high level event is to provide a platform and opportunity to critically examine the implementation of the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) submitted by African countries as part of the Paris Agreement, as well as the African Renewable Energy Initiative (AREI), and the implications for Africa’s development

WHAT: The Africa Day High Level Event in the margins of the the 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP22) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 12th Session of the Meeting of the Parties (CMP12) to the Kyoto Protocol (KP).           …

The 631st Meeting of the AU Peace and Security Council on the Situation in Burundi

The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 631st meeting, held on 6 October 2016, adopted the following decision on the situation in Burundi: Council, 1.    Takes note of the briefing made by the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the Commission for the Great Lakes region,…

Tokyo International Conference on Africa’s Development (TICAD VI)

The Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD-VI) will be held from 27 to 28 August 2016 in Nairobi, Kenya

INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA What:  TICAD VI Who:  Japan and other TICAD Co-organizers (Africa Union Commission, United             Nations, Office of the Special Advisor on Africa, United Nations Development             Programme and World Bank)       When:  Senior Officials Meeting - 23-24 August 2016              Ministerial - 26 August…

The African Union strongly condemns the attack in Nice, France

The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, strongly condemns the horrific attack in Nice, France, after an attacker drove a lorry into a crowd celebrating the Bastille Day national holiday, claiming dozens of lives of innocent civilians and leaving others injured. The Chairperson of the…

"Know your African Union Campaign" at the center of the Press Attaches meeting in Sierra Leone; Participants commit to popularize Agenda 2063

The two-day workshop that brought together communication focal persons from the African Union Member States Embassies based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, concluded in Freetown, Sierra Leonne with a commitment to engage all AU Member States media representatives in a strategic manner to popularize the activities, vision and missions of the…

AU Special Envoy for Western Sahara Concludes his Mission to the UN Secretariat and Briefs the UN Security Council on Western Sahara

Within the framework of his mandate, the AU Special Envoy for Western Sahara, H.E. former President Joaquim Chissano, undertook a mission to the UN Secretariat in New York, from 26 to 29 April 2016. The mission was in implementation of the AU Organ’s decisions on the situation in Western Sahara, notably…

The 586th meeting of the AUPSC on the situation in Somalia

The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 586th meeting held on 31 March 2016, received an update on the situation in Somalia. Council took note of the update provided by the AU Commission, on the situation in Somalia. Council also took note of the statements made…

The 588th meeting of the AU Peace and SecurityCouncil on the situation in Western Sahara

The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU), at its 588th meeting held on 6 April 2016, adopted the following decision on the situation in Western Sahara: Council, 1.                  Takes note of the briefing provided by the Commissioner for Peace and Security on the situation in Western Sahara, of the…

8th College-to-College Meeting Joint Communique

Today, the African Union (AU) Commission and the European Commission held the 8th College-to-College meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It was hosted by the African Union Commission, under the co-chairmanship of its Chairperson, Dr Nkosazana C. Dlamini Zuma and the Vice-President of the European Commission/High Representative of the Union for…