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Africa: Africa Education System Must Promote Technology - Summit
ENA, 19 February 2024
Africa should re-conceive the education system in a way that would promote technology for the better future of the continent in all aspects, participants of the 37th African Union… Read more »
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African Union, 18 February 2024
The 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) kicked off on Saturday 17 February 2024. Holding under the theme: "Educate an… Read more »
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Africa: AU Summit Ends With Action Plans, Renewed Calls for Unity to Tackle Challenges
ENA, 19 February 2024
The 37th African Union (AU) Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Governments concluded this morning with a strong commitment to address the continent's challenges, prioritize key… Read more »
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Africa: Africa Targets to Produce 60 Percent of Vaccines By 2040
Capital FM, 18 February 2024
The African Union has resolved that by 2040, 60 percent of vaccines used in Africa will be produced locally. Read more »
Leaders Conclude Two-Day African Union Summit in Addis
Leaders from across the continent gathered for the 37th African Union Summit on February 17 to 18 in Addis Ababa. One focus of this year's meeting was the state of education on the continent. President of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Ghazouani has been selected as the next Chairperson of the African Union (AU) for 2024, succeeding President Azali Assoumani of the Union of Comoros, who served in the rotating posts during 2023. Missing from the official agenda is the conflict in Sudan.
The statue of the former Tanzanian president,Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere, a leading pan-Africanist and peace builder, was unveiled at the African Union Summit in front of the Julius Nyerere Political Affairs, Peace & Security Building at @_AfricanUnion headquarters in Addis Ababa. #AUSummit
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West Africa: Tinubu - Nigeria Open to Talks With Guinea, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Ready to Host African Central Bank #AUSummit
This Day, 18 February 2024
*Expresses readiness to host African Central Bank Read more »
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Africa: AU Today Is Fit-for-Purpose, Says Kagame As Ruto Takes Over Reforms Team
New Times, 17 February 2024
The African Union is better positioned to drive the interests of the continent than it was in 2016, when the body launched institutional reforms, President Paul Kagame said on… Read more »
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African Union, 18 February 2024
Excellency Hakainde Hichilema, President of the Republic of Zambia and Chairperson of SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation, Read more »
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Africa: Stepping Up the Commitment to the AU
Reporter, 17 February 2024
As the two-day 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) kicks of today in Addis Ababa, the Summit provides an opportunity… Read more »
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East Africa: Op-Ed - Horn of Africa: Averting More Conflicts and Crisis
Addis Standard, 17 February 2024
As the African Union holds its 37th session in Addis Ababa, one cannot avoid but reflect the entity's mission that it seeks to achieve an 'integrated, prosperous, and peaceful… Read more »
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Africa: Sudan's War Is Missing From the African Union Summit Agenda
Dabanga, 16 February 2024
The 37th annual African Union (AU) summit will kick off tomorrow in Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. Over the course of a weekend, African leaders will discuss issues of mutual… Read more »
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East Africa: Kagame, Regional Leaders Meet in Addis to Address Root Causes of DR Congo Crisis
New Times, 17 February 2024
President Paul Kagame attended a mini-summit hosted by President João Lourenço of Angola at the African Union Headquarters, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, late Friday,… Read more »
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Africa: Africa Will Face $3.3 Trillion Finance Deficit in Next Decade - AU Development Arm
Reporter, 17 February 2024
Africa must step up its resource mobilization efforts if the continent is to bridge a USD 3.3 trillion financing deficit over the coming decade, warns the African Union Development… Read more »
Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, addressing the opening session of the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union @AUSummit in Addis Ababa.:
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Rwanda: Presidents of Cabo Verde, Rwanda Arrive in Addis Ababa
ENA, 16 February 2024
President of Cabo Verde, José Maria Neves and President of Rwanda Paul Kagame have arrived in Addis Ababa this morning for the 37th African Union Summit. Read more »
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Ethiopia: Somalia's President Arrives in Addis Ababa
ENA, 16 February 2024
The President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has arrived in Addis Ababa to attend the 37th African Union Heads of State and Government Summit. Read more »
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Africa: AUC Chairperson Raises Alarm About African Conflict Hotbeds
Ethiopian Herald, 15 February 2024
Ethiopia proposes Amharic as new AUC working Language Read more »
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Africa: Morocco Continues Its Participation in 44th AU Executive Council Ahead of Union's Summit
MAP, 15 February 2024
The Executive Council of the African Union (AU) continued its 44th ordinary session in Addis Ababa on Thursday, with the participation of Morocco, ahead of the Union Summit… Read more »
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Ghana: President Akufo-Addo Leaves for Munich, Addis Ababa
Ghana Presidency, 14 February 2024
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, left Ghana on Tuesday, 14th February 2024, to lead the Ghanaian Delegation to attend the Munich Security Conference in… Read more »
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Addis Ababa was the venue for the the 36th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly from February 18-19, 2023. This follows the 42nd Ordinary Session of the ... Read more »
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The Africa Union adopted a plan in 2013 to silence guns on the continent by the year 2020. Four years later the leaders signed off on a roadmap for practical implementation of ... Read more »
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It was not all talk about loans and financing of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) at the AU's 12th Extraordinary Summit. Presidents Emmerson Mnangagwa and Fe Read more »
