January 31, 2023
Africa: AU Commission Chairperson Welcomes Commemoration of 31 January As Africa Day of Peace and Reconciliation
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, welcomes the date of 31 January as the inaugural commemoration of the African Day of Peace and Reconciliation,… Read more »
January 21, 2023
Africa: AU Commission Chair Appoints Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas As High Representative for Silencing the Guns
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, as the African Union High… Read more »
Africa: AU Commission Chair Appoints Dr Ibrahim Assane Mayaki As Special Envoy for Food Systems
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission H.E Moussa Faki Mahamat is pleased to announce the appointment of H.E. Dr Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, former Prime Minister of the… Read more »
January 16, 2023
Africa: The 45th Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representatives' Committee (PRC) Begins
The 45th Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representatives' Committee (PRC) kicked off on 16 January 2023, in preparation for the 42nd Ordinary Session of the Executive Council and… Read more »
January 12, 2023
Africa: China Foreign Affairs Minister Qin Gang Visits the AU
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, received at the Headquarters of the African Union, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 11 January 2023, H.E. Mr.… Read more »
December 21, 2022
Africa: US Africa Regional Media Hub Hosts Africa Union Media Fellows for an Information Sharing Session At the Embassy in South Africa
The AU Media Fellowship programme is designed to provide a unique platform for African journalists and content producers to enhance their capacity to reframe the African narrative… Read more »
Africa: African Union Media Fellows Visit the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) to Advance Reporting On Governance in Africa
In Africa the media plays a critical role, in deepening and institutionalizing democracy. Citizens need to be informed as countries take on new responsibilities as we continue to… Read more »
Africa: The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) Chief Executive Officer Nardos Bekele-Thomas Hosts AU Media Fellows
Agenda 2063 recognizes that media, communication and ICT sectors must be seen as holistic and inclusive, ensuring access for all members of society to technology and the knowledge… Read more »
Africa: The AU Media Fellowship - a Platform for Cross-Border Collaborative Journalism
The inaugural African Union Media Fellowship has been hailed for paving the way for cross border collaboration among journalists and content creators in Africa in ways that could… Read more »
Africa: African Union and Wits Center for Journalism Hosted the AU Media Fellowship Roundtable to Debate the Future of Media in Africa
As part of the Africa Union Media Fellowship programme, Areff Samir and Amira Sayed both who are 2022 AU Media Fellows, hosted Dr. Dinesh Balliah, Acting Director of the Centre of… Read more »
December 16, 2022
Africa: The 10th Humanitarian Symposium to Advance the Outcome of the May 2022 Malabo Extraordinary Humanitarian Summit and Pledging Conference
The African Union Member States have continued to place high importance on humanitarian issues in Africa, starting from the inception of the Organization of African Unity in 1963… Read more »
December 08, 2022
Africa: AU Member States Commit to Strengthening Nutrition Security in Africa
African Union Member States renewed their commitments towards nutrition on the continent at the high-level event of the 2022 African Year of Nutrition. The meeting was co-organized… Read more »
December 19, 2022
Africa: 3rd Africa Forum On Women, Peace And Security 14-15 December 2022
We, the participants of the 3rd Africa Forum on Women, Peace, and Security,” whose theme is “Leveraging on Women, Peace and Security Monitoring to… Read more »
December 16, 2022
Africa: Workshop Concludes With Enhanced Determination to Spearhead the Full Operationalisation of SAATM, Yamoussoukro Decision
Air transport experts and representatives of the African Union Member States, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC), the African… Read more »
December 15, 2022
Africa: AU PRC Sub-Committee On Environmental Matters Holds Dialogue Session
The Directorate of Sustainable Environment and Blue Economy (SEBE) recently organised a two-day dialogue session with the Permanent Representative Council (PRC) Sub-committee on… Read more »
Africa: Heads of Disaster Management and Civil Protection Meet On Establishment of Continental Mechanism of Civil Capacity for Disaster Preparedness and Response
Representatives from the civil protection and disaster risk management agencies in 36 African Member States met from 7-9 December 2022 in Algiers, Algeria. The participants… Read more »
December 12, 2022
Africa: African Union Agenda 2063 Pitch Zone Awards - Announcement of Winners
The African Union has announced winners of the Agenda 2063 Media Awards. The female journalists selected as the finalists were announced on the 9th December 2022 at the African… Read more »
December 07, 2022
Africa: 16th Session of the Committee of Directors-General of the National Statistics Offices Opens
The 16th Session of the Committee of Directors-General of the National Statistics Offices (CoDGs), opens on December,6, 2022, at Sipopo International Conference Centre, in Malabo,… Read more »
Africa: ECOSOCC Ushers in Its 4th Permanent General Assembly
The Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) has constituted and inaugurated its 4th Permanent General Assembly (PGA). The General Assembly is the highest decision and… Read more »
December 01, 2022
Africa: ECOSOCC Holds Inaugural Media Sensitisation Forum On the Free Movement Protocol and 3rd FMP Forum
The African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) with support from Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH has held a host of Pan… Read more »
Africa: AU Commission and UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Launch Global Humanitarian Appeal for 2023
The African Union Commission and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs co-hosted the official launch of the 2023 Global Humanitarian Overview in… Read more »
December 02, 2022
Africa: U.S.-African Leaders Summit 2022, to Enhance Cooperation On Shared Global Priorities
Heads of state and leaders from across the African continent will from 13 to 15 December 2022, converge in Washington D.C., within the context of the United States - Africa… Read more »
December 01, 2022
Africa: African Union CIEFFA Hosts the 5th Youth Capacity Building Workshop On Girls & Women's Education in Kigali, Rwanda
African Union CIEFFA hosts the 5TH YOUTH CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP ON GIRLS & WOMEN'S EDUCATION in Kigali, Rwanda Read more »
Africa: African Special Economic Zones - Engine for Resilience and Accelerator for Sustainable Industrial Value Chains Development.
Renewed commitment towards Sustainable Industrialization and trade: A recap of commitments by leaders at the just concluded Summit on Industrialization. Read more »
December 05, 2022
Africa: CSW67 - African Countries Agree On Common Position to Harness Technology and Innovation for Empowerment of Women and Girls
Building inclusive innovation and technology ecosystems must be at the heart of efforts to leverage the potential of innovation and technology to support the economic, social, and… Read more »