Tag: africa

Countries in the Southern African Development Community need to urgently implement a set of agreed-upon measures to mitigate the effects of El Nino. A strong El Niño has seen the 2015-2016 rainfall season being one of the driest in over 35 years in Southern Africa and has far reaching effects on main sectors including agriculture, […]

The call for the decolonization, liberation and independence of Africa’s last remaining colony was increasingly re-echoed in Western Sahara and around the world, when the Saharawi people celebrated the 40th anniversary of the proclamation of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) on 27 February, 2016. An African Union delegation from the Commission and some Member […]

The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, cut short his participation in the Troop Contributing Countries meeting being held in Djibouti yesterday to urgently review security incidents that occurred in Mogadishu and Baidoa in the last week. In addition, the President postponed his official visit to Sweden, which was scheduled […]

1.   Within the framework of the efforts to find a lasting solution to the crisis in Burundi, the 26th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union, meeting in Addis Ababa, on 30 and 31 January 2016, decided to send a High Level Delegation to Bujumbura to hold consultations with all the stakeholders […]

WHAT: First African School Feeding Day WHEN: Tuesday, 1st March 2016 WHERE: Niamey, Niger 1st March 2016, themed “Home Grown School Feeding: a Conduit for Africa’s Sustainable Development”, will mark the first edition of the Africa Day for School Feeding, to be observed jointly by the African Union Commission, AU Member States and development partners. […]

A Short Term Training Team of around 20 troops deployed earlier this month to train Tunisian forces responsible for countering illegal cross-border movement from Libya. The training, being delivered by 4th Infantry Brigade, involves both classroom and practical exercises, that will assist the Tunisians to better guard their land borders. Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said: […]

The Bureau of the Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Agriculture, Rural Development, Water and Environment met today at the African Union Commission Headquarters to review and adopt the draft ministerial report from the inaugural session that was held on October 5-9, 2015.   `           The inaugural meeting of the STC on Agriculture, Rural Development, Water and […]

The African Union Commission (AUC) in collaboration with the United States Mission to the African Union (USAU) held a discussion on Civic Engagement and Women’s Political Participation in honor of U.S Black history month and AU Project 2016. The objective of the discussion was to provide a platform to share experiences between the continents. To […]

March 1 2016 will mark the first edition of the Africa Day of School Feeding, to be observed jointly by the African Union Commission, AU Member States and development partners. The Day, which is centered on the theme “Home Grown School Feeding: a Conduit for Africa’s Sustainable Development”, will be celebrated withcontinent-wide activities and highlighted […]

This morning, Pope Francis welcomed His Holiness Abune Mathias, Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. During the meeting the Bishop of Rome emphasized that the patriarch's visit strengthens the fraternal bonds that already unite both churches. He mentioned as milestones of the common path towards unity His Holiness Abune Paulos' encounters with St. John […]