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 25-27 August 2008: Expert session of the Joint AU/ECA Conference of Ministers of Gender and Women’s Affairs
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
18-21 August 2008:TURKEY- AFRICA COOPERATION SUMMIT, Istanbul
The first Africa – Turkey Cooperation Summit held in Istanbul from 18 – 21 August 2008 adopted the Istanbul Declaration on Africa - Turkey Partnership
Note verbale (ar/en/fr/po)|
Plan of Action on the Family (ar/en/fr/po)
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6-8 August 2008-REGIONAL CONSULTATIVE WORKSHOP ON LAND POLICY IN CENTRAL AFRICA, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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4-5 August
2008- Expert Meeting
on the Validation of the Coordination Mechanism
for the Implementation of the African Charter
on Statistics, Abidjan,
Côte d’Ivoire
Press release (in French) | Concept
Note | Work
Programme | Media
Advisory | Brochure
Meeting of Directors of National Statistics
Offices, Statistical Units of Regional Economic
Communities and Panafrican Organizations, Regional
Statistical Organizations and Development Partners
on the Establishment of a Coordination Mechanism
for the effective implementation of the Charter
and the creation of an African Union Fund for
the financing of statistics in Africa. Abidjan,
Cote d’Ivoire: 4-5 August 2008.
All Members of the African Statistical System
are invited to attend this important Meeting.
31 July 2008 -
COMMEMORATION
OF THE PAN AFRICAN WOMEN’S DAY, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Statement by the AUC Chairperson
31 July 2008 at 09h30-
Hand-over Donation ceremony of
the Chinese Government to support AU's Institutional
Construction and its efforts to resolve the
Darfur issue. In this respect, the Chinese Ambassador
will hand over the two donations to the Chairperson
of the African Union Commission, Addis
Ababa, Ethiopia Press
release in French | photo
29 July 2008-
Signing Ceremony of MOU between
the African Union Commission and the CARTER
Centre, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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29 July- 1st August
2008- Validation Workshop
for Performance Indicators for the Implementation
of the Plan of Action for the Second Decade
of Education for Africa, Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia photo
28 July 2008-
Nobel Women’s Initiative
2008 Africa visit to the African union Commission,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Representatives of the Nobel Women’s Initiative
(NWI) 2008 African Mission including American
Jody Williams, Nobel Peace Laureate, 1997, Kenyan
Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Laureate, 2004,
American Mia Farrow, activist and actress will
visit the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa.
A press conference with interested journalists
at the Addis-based African Union will take place.
NWI delegates will make brief comments about
their trip, meetings with African Union representatives
in Addis and meetings planned with women’s
groups, government officials and non-governmental
organizations in Juba and eastern Chad, followed
by a Question and Answer session with Addis-based
local and international press.
Media
Advisory | Delegation
Participants | photo
| 24 June - 1 July 2008- 11th Summit of the AU , Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt more |
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THE OPENING OF THE 11TH ORDINARY SESSION OF
THE ASSEMBLY OF THE UNION ,
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
30 June 2008 |
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Calendar of meetings April – December 2008
Meetings of Limited Participation April – December 2008
Events and Functions April – December 2008
Troika and Bureaux Meetings April – December 2008
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The « MEDIA & Development » Forum will be held in Ouagadougou on 11, 12 and 13 September 2008. This seminar falls within the framework of the partnership between the European Commission and the Commission of the African Union, and will enable discussion to take place on the importance of the media in the context of development, to reinforce advances made or, again, to identify best practices. It will be attended by academics, professional journalists, representatives of civil society and political decision-makers. more
22-26 September 2008: 1ST ALL AFRICA BIOTECHNOLOGY CONGRESS TO BE HELD IN KENYA, NAIROBI more
10-14 October 2008: SECOND SESSION OF THE AU CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS OF SPORT, ACCRA, GHANA
THEME: HARMONISING AND COORDINATING SPORT POLICIES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
- CONCEPT NOTE (en/fr/po/ar)
- PROVISIONAL AGENDA FOR THE EXPERTS’ MEETING (en/fr/po/ar)
- EXPERTS’ MEETING PROVISIONAL WORK PROGRAMME(en/fr/po/ar)
- DRAFT SPORT POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR AFRICA (2008 – 2018)
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-REPOR OF THE TMEETING OF THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON SPORT AND RELATED MATTERS (19 – 21 FEBRUARY 2008 TRIPOLI, LIBYA)
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- NOTE VERBALE (en/fr/po/ar)
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13-17 October 2008: 1st Ordinary Session
AU Conference of Ministers Responsible
for Mineral Resources Development,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Theme: Building A Sustainable
Future For Africa’s Extractive
Industry: The Imperatives
- NOTE VERBALE (en/fr/po/ar)
- AIDE-MÉMOIRE (en/fr/po/ar)
- DRAFT AGENDA MEETING OF MINISTERS
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- DRAFT AGENDA MEETING OF SENIOR OFFICIALS
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- Registration Form
27- 31 October 2008:FIRST CONFERENCE OF AU MINISTERS IN CHARGE OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT WINDHOEK – NAMIBIA
- Concept Note(en/fr/po)
-Provisional Agenda of the Experts Meeting (en/fr/po)
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Launching the AU Democracy and Electoral Assistance Fund
28 July
2008- the
Ambassador of Mauritania deposit
four (4) instruments of ratification
in the Office of the Legal Counsel,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Addis
Ababa, 25 July 2008 -
Launching of the Monitoring, Evaluation
and Reporting Tool (AMERT). Press
release in French | Photo
AUC DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON
RECEIVES IGAD EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
TO DISCUSS WAYS OF REINFORCING
COOPERATION
Addis
Ababa, 24 July 2008
- The Deputy
Chairperson of the African
Union Commission (AUC), H.E.
Erastus Mwencha, today, Thursday
24 July 2008, received in
audience Mr. Mahaboub Maalim,
Executive Secretary of the
Intergovernmental Authority
on Development (IGAD), at
the Headquarters of the African
Union Commission in Addis
Ababa, Ethiopia. Press
Release | Photo
Addis
Ababa, 24 July 2008
- 143th Meeting
of Peace and Security Council.
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The Peace and Security Council
of the African Union (AU),
at its 143rd meeting held
on 24 July 2008, received
a briefing on the implementation
of the Ouagadougou Political
Agreement and the Additional
Agreements, from the AU Special
Representative for Côte
d’Ivoire, Ambassador
Ambroise Nyonsaba. Council
also received a statement
from the Representative of
the Republic of Côte
d’Ivoire. Press
Statement
STATEMENT
H.E. AMB. RAMTANE LAMAMRA,
COMMISSIONER. FOR PEACE AND
SECURITY, AFRICAN UNION ON
THE SITUATION IN SOMALIA,
NEW YORK, 23 JULY 2008 [more...]
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TURKEY-
AFRICA COOPERATION SUMMIT
Istanbul, 18-21 AUGUST 2008 |
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COMMEMORATION
OF THE PAN AFRICAN WOMEN’S DAY
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ASSEMBLY DECISIONS,
DECLARATIONS, TRIBUTE
AND RESOLUTION
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EXECUTIVE COUNCIL DECISIONS (en
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DECLARATION
OF THE AFRICAN GROUP ON
THE WTO MINI-MINISTERIAL
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GENEVA, 20 JULY 2008
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African
Union Sign MoU with ECDPM
A
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was
signed today Friday 18 July 2008, between
the Deputy Chairperson of the African
Union Commission, Dr. Erastus Mwencha
and the Head of Institutional Relations
of the European Centre for Developement
Policy Management (ECDPM),
Mr. Geert Laporte, at the Headquarters
of the African Union in Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia.
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objective of the MoU is to establish
the framework for cooperation between
the AU Commission and the ECDPM
in various areas including capacity
building, institutional developement,
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ASSEMBLEE
PARLEMENTAIRE
DE LA FRANCOPHONIE
XVIè Assemblée régionale
Afrique
Antananarivo (Madagascar),
14-16 mai 2008
RECOMMANDATION SUR LA RATIFICATION DE
LA CHARTE DE L'UNION AFRICAINE
L'Assemblée régionale
Afrique de l'Assemblée parlementaire
de la Francophonie, réunie
pour sa XVIème Session à
Antananarivo (Madagascar), les 14 et
15 mai 2008
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The
African Union Chairperson and the
United Nations Secretary-General have
appointed Mr. Djibril Yipènè
Bassolé of Burkina Faso as
Joint AU-UN Chief Mediator for Darfur.
Addis
Ababa / New York
30 June 2008
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PRESS
STATEMENT ON THE SITUATION IN ZIMBABWE
The Chairperson of the Commission of
the African Union (AU), Mr. Jean Ping,
is following closely the latest developments
in the situation in Zimbabwe, including
the decision by Zimbabwe's opposition
candidate, Morgan Tsvangirai, to pull
out of the second round of the presidential
election, scheduled to take place on
27 June 2008.
PRESS
STATEMENT
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TICAD
IV
Fourth Tokyo International Conference
on African Development
Yokohama,
Japan
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