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Consideration of new applications for ECOSOCC General Assembly by the Credential Committee: Eleven qualified candidates join the General Assembly

The meeting took place ahead of the General Assembly scheduled for March 2017

The Credential Committee (CC) of the Economic Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) met in Hilton Ramses, Cairo, Egypt from 17-19 December 2016 to examine and appraise the applications submitted by the African civil organizations members of the 2nd ECOSOCC General Assembly. The meeting was chaired by the Head of the…

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9th Annual Joint Consultative Meeting between the African Union Peace and Security Council and the European Union Political and Security Committee

The meeting was co-chaired by Ambassador Catherine Muigai Mwangi (Kenya), Chairperson of the AU PSC for the month of October 2016, and Ambassador Walter Stevens, Permanent Chair of the EU PSC

On 25 October 2016, the African Union Peace and Security Council (AU PSC) and the European Union Political and Security Committee (EU PSC) held their 9th Annual Joint Consultative Meeting in Brussels, Belgium, as part of their regular dialogue within the framework of the Africa – EU partnership. The meeting was co-chaired…

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AU Commission Chairperson urges Member States to train, create Jobs and Wealth in the Maritime Industry

The Foreign Ministers were meeting to collectively push forward Africa’s agenda on blue economy and maritime security in the context of Agenda 2063 and the African Integrated Maritime Strategy (AIM 2050) Strategy

“The economic value of the Blue Economy for Africa is estimated at over one trillion US Dollars, with hundreds of thousands of job opportunities for young African women and men. Although exports and imports are processed through our oceans, seas and waterways, we are not receiving the requiste benefits, including…

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AU Extraordinary Summit of the PRC on Maritime Security, Safety and Development opens in Lomé, Togo

The members of the PRC examined the Draft African Union Charter on Maritime Security, Safety and Development and recommended it for further consideration by the Executive Council and subsequent adoption by the Summit

Members of the Permanent Representative Committee (PRC) of the African Union (AU) began meeting in the Extraordinary Summit of the Assembly on Maritime Security, Safety and Development on 11 October 2016, in Lomé, Republic of Togo. The members of the PRC examined the Draft African Union Charter on Maritime Security,…

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AU Commission Chairperson expected in Lomé, Togo, for an AU Extraordinary Summit on Maritime Security

The Chairperson confirmed her arrival to President Faure Gnassingbé when they met at the Sheraton Hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Wednesday 5 October 2016

The African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, is expected to arrive in Lomé, Togo, next week for the African Union’s Extraordinary Summit on Maritime Security, Safety and Development in Africa, scheduled to take place from 11-15 October 2016. The Chairperson confirmed her arrival to President Faure Gnassingbé…

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Inaugural Meeting of the Support Group for the Facilitation of the National Dialogue in the Democratic Republic of Congo -

The African Union (AU) today held the inaugural meeting of the Support Group to the AU-led Facilitation of the Congolese National Dialogue. The meeting, which was chaired by the AU Commissioner for Peace and Security, Ambassador Smail Chergui, was attended by the AU-appointed Facilitator, former Prime Minister of Togo, Mr…

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Four new Permanent Representatives to the African Union present Credentials to AU Commission Chairperson

Four newly appointed Permanent Representatives of African Union (AU) Member States have presented their letters of Credence to the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma. The Ambassadors of Togo, South Sudan, Somalia and Chad are the four who presented their Credentials to the AU Commission Chairperson…

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Observation mission to the re-run of presidential and the gubernatorial elections in 13 polling stations of the island Anjouan - 11th may 2016

Arrival Statement

The African Union Commission (AUC) announces the arrival of its Electoral Experts Mission on 7th May 2016 in Moroni (Comoros) for the re-run of the presidential and gubernatorial elections scheduled for 11th May 2016 in 13 polling stations in the autonomous Island of Anjouan. The Chairperson of the African Union…