Tag: africa

On the occasion of his participation at the High-Level Ministerial Partnership Forum on Somalia, in Istanbul, Turkey, on 23-24 February 2016, The AU Commissioner for Peace and Security, H. E. Ambassador Smail Chergui, held bilateral talks with several leaders and Foreign Ministers of Organizations and countries participating in the Forum. Commissioner Chergui met, among others, with […]

INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA When:                        Friday 26th February 2016 Time:                                     7:30 AM to 17:00 PM, Where:                       African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Who:                          Organized by the Medical Service Directorate (MSD), African Union Commission (AUC) Background:           The last Friday of February each year was declared as Africa Healthy […]

INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA When:                         Friday 26 February 2016 – 2:00 PM Where:                        Medium Conference Hall – AU Headquarters, Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia Who:                           Organised by the Department of Trade and Industry Background:             In recognition of the importance and largely untapped potential of services to contribute to African growth and trade, and with […]

Thailand (on 28 January), Mali (on 20 January) and Lesotho (on 4 January) are the other three members that have accepted the amendment this year. The protocol will enter into force once two-thirds of the WTO membership has formally accepted it. South Africa's acceptance marks another step towards the threshold. The protocol amending the TRIPS […]

An MSF medical compound has been looted amid fighting that broke out on Tuesday February 23 in Pibor, which left at least 35 wounded and approximately 1,000 people seeking shelter at the UNMISS base.  Fighting broke out in Pibor in the early afternoon on 23 February and has continued throughout the day today, Wednesday 24. […]

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Gene Leon, visited Abuja and Lagos during December 14-17 and January 10–25 to conduct the 2016 Article IV consultation. Discussions focused on assessing the economic impact of the sharp decline in oil prices and policies for addressing near-term vulnerabilities, as well as structural reforms to promote sustained […]

The 1st Meeting of the Continental Free Trade Area Negotiating Forum (CFTA-NF), kicked off today at the African Union Commission (AUC) Headquarters in Addis Ababa. During the next three days, Member States will consider the post launch preparatory issues and essential process issues and technical documents that will enable the efficient conduct of the negotiations. […]

African energy stakeholdersmet at a 2-dayworkshop in the margins of the Joint Africa-EU Strategy meeting of the “Reference Group on Infrastructure”, to develop cooperation at the continental level, towards the development of a harmonized regulatory framework for energy. The Stakeholders’ dialogue workshop was co-organized by the African Union Commission (AUC) and the European Union (EU), […]

African leaders, including ministers of health, finance, and other line ministries, have  gathered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,  for the Ministerial Conference on Immunization in Africa – the first-ever ministerial-level convening with a singular focus on ensuring that people across the continent can get access to life-saving vaccines. The conference – hosted by the World Health […]

The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU) welcomes the conduct, in peaceful conditions, of the second round of the presidential election, on 14 February 2016, in the Central African Republic (CAR). In this regard, she pays tribute to the Government of the Transition and the people of the Central African Republic for […]