An African Union delegation, led by the Commissioner for Social Affairs, Dr. Mustapha Sidiki Kaloko, has arrived in the Saharawi refugee camps near Tindouf, Algeria, ahead of celebrations marking the 40th anniversary of the proclamation of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR). The Commissioner is due to deliver a solidarity message on behalf of the […]
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Commissioner Fatima Haram Acyl stresses the need to accelerate Africa’s Structural Development in the studio of Afro Radio 105.3 FM
The Commissioner for Trade and Industry, H. E. Mrs. Fatima Haram Acyl was interviewed yesterday in the studio of the Ethiopian Afro Radio 105.3 FM. The objective of the interview was to bring the Department of Trade and Industry’s initiatives to both the policymaking and grassroots levels. She stressed Africa's dire need to accelerate industrialization […]
CAR: UN Independent Expert launches new mission after presidential elections
The United Nations Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Central African Republic, Marie-Thérèse Keita Bocoum, will carry out a follow-up mission to the Central African Republic (CAR) from 1st to 10 March 2016 to analyse the current human rights situation, just days after the second round of the presidential elections. I […]
AU High Representative for Libya, Dr.Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, former President of Tanzania, meets Mr. Martin Kobler, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya
As part of the implementation of his mandate, the African Union (AU) High Representative for Libya, Dr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, former President of Tanzania, today, at the AU Headquarters, in Addis Ababa, met with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, Mr. Martin Kobler, who extensively briefed […]
Commission launches Action Plan to crack down on wildlife trafficking
Today the European Commission adopted an EU Action Plan to tackle wildlife trafficking within the EU and to strengthen the EU's role in the global fight against these illegal activities. The Action Plan is an ambitious blueprint that mobilises all EU diplomatic, trade and development cooperation tools to crack down on what has become one of the most profitable […]
(CORR) DRC: Sentencing of youth activists part of growing crackdown on independent voices
The sentencing of six Congolese youth activists to two years in jail on 24 February is a clear sign of the growing assault on independent voices and civil society, and brings into further question the independence of the justice system in the DRC, said Amnesty International. “The six must be immediately and unconditionally released, as […]
Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of the Republic of South Sudan
The Secretary-General met today in Juba with H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of the Republic of South Sudan. The Secretary-General stressed that implementing the peace agreement reached in August 2015 must be a matter of priority for the Government, including the urgent formation of the Transitional Government of National Unity with newly appointed First Vice […]
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): Combatting Slavery in Mauritania, Mali, and Senegal
This is the initial announcement of this funding opportunity, DRLA-DRLAQM-16-059. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345 Application Deadline: Monday, April 25, 2016 at 5:00pm EST A. Project Description The U.S. Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for programs to […]
Celebration of the International Women’s Day at the African Union headquarters
INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA When: Tuesday 08 March 2016 Where: New AUC Complex, African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Who: Organized by the Women, Gender and Development Directorate (WGDD), African Union Commission (AUC) Objective: The objectives of the 2016 International Women’s Day (IWD) celebration are to: Secure measurable and […]
DRC: Sentencing of youth activists part of growing crackdown on independent voices
The sentencing of six Congolese youth activists to two years in jail on 24 February is a clear sign of the growing assault on independent voices and civil society, and brings into further question the independence of the justice system in the DRC, said Amnesty International. “The six must be immediately and unconditionally released, as […]