The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, said the AU respects the decision of the Republic of Congo’s Constitutional Court, the highest court in the land, to validate the results of the presidential elections of 20 March 2016. The Chairperson of the Commission calls for calm, while encouraging all political […]
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Africa urged to show a unified sense of purpose by financing Agenda 2063 and the SDGs
H.E Mr. Erastus Mwencha, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission is challenging African member States to demonstrate commitment in developing financing mechanisms towards the implementation of Agenda 2063 and the United Nations Agenda 2030; the Sustainable development Goals. Speaking during the “9th Joint Annual Meetings of the African Union Specialized Technical Committee on Finance, […]
International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda
The United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) cordially invites Nairobi-based journalists to the International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwand on 07 April 2016 from 10.00 am at the United Nations Headquarters Complex in Gigiri. The theme of this year’s Observance is “Fighting genocide ideology”. Background: International Day of Reflection on the 1994 […]
IMF Staff Reaches Staff-Level Agreement on a Staff-Monitored Program with Somalia, Marking Milestone in Normalizing Relations with IFIs
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Rogerio Zandamela visited Nairobi from March 30 to April 5, 2016 to discuss a Staff-Monitored Program (SMP) with the Somali authorities. At the end of the visit, Mr. Zandamela issued the following statement: “Since 2012, the Federal Government of Somalia has embarked on an ambitious process of […]
CEMAC Officials Take Stock of Public Financial Management Reforms
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) held a regional seminar in Yaoundé on April 4–6, 2016. The event took stock of public financial management (PFM) reforms in the CEMAC countries since the adoption five years ago of regional directives that aim at modernizing and improving the management […]
The Chairperson of the Commission appoints Mr.Edem Kodjo as facilitator for the national dialogue in the Democratic Republicof Congo
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has appointed Mr. Edem Kodjo, Former Prime Minister of Togo and Former Secretary- General of the OAU, as the Facilitator for the national dialogue in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The appointment of Mr. Edem Kodjo aims at assisting in convening […]
Imani Launches First Full-Scale Africa Lawyers on Demand Service
Imani will offer tailored, world-class legal services across African continent and across all industries on demand basis The firm is recruiting 60 lawyers and is projected to grow to 400 lawyers within 16 months Imani combines flexibility of an in-house resource with support and quality assurance of a major law firm Firm will offer support […]
The seventeenth Regional Coordination Mechanism for Africa concludes with Renewed commitment by the AU and UN regional offices to strengthen cooperation ties for result base partnership
The seventeenth Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM) for Africa concluded on Sunday 3rdApril 2016 at the United Nations for Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Conference Center in Addis Ababa Ethiopia. The meeting evoked solid recommendations for strengthening of partnerships between the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) agencies and regional offices in Africa for […]
UK announces new £4 million programme to support Ghana's general elections
Good afternoon everyone and thank you all for sparing the time to join us in formally announcing our new Deepening Democratic Governance Programme. My name is Desmond Swayne and I am the Minister of State for the Department of International Development. I am visiting as Ghana is seven months away from holding Presidential and Parliamentary […]
Commissioner Johannes Hahn visits Tunisia
Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, will be in Tunisia on Thursday 7 and Friday 8 April. Commissioner Hahn will meet key interlocutors of the country – including President Beji Caid Essebsi, Prime Minister Habib Essid, Minister of Foreign Affairs Khemaies Jhinaoui, Minister of Development & International Cooperation Yassine Brahim, Minister […]