ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA | Xinhua | As the African Union Commission (AUC) embarks on the election process of its senior leadership, the three candidates vying for the AUC chairperson position have announced their priorities for advancing the union’s aspirations for an integrated, united and prosperous Africa. In line with the …
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Museveni started his speech in his characteristic nonchalant style and somewhat turned to ‘lecturing’ fellow heads of state about Pan Africanism. Nairobi, Kenya | EMMANUEL WANJALA – THE STAR KENYA | Uganda President Yoweri Museveni threw guests into stitches while delivering his speech during the official unveiling of Raila Odinga’s …
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NAIROBI, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya has formally submitted the nomination of Raila Odinga, a veteran opposition leader and former prime minister, to contest for the African Union Commission (AUC) chairmanship in elections slated for February 2025, an official said Monday. Kenyan Principal Secretary of Foreign Affairs Korir Sing’Oei said …
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ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA | Xinhua | Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the major causes of death in Africa, killing hundreds of thousands of people every year, African Union (AU) officials have said. The officials made the remarks at an event to mark the 2024 World Tuberculosis Day, which falls on …
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ADDIS ABABA | Xinhua | Members of the executive council of the African Union Commission (AUC) have discussed election modalities to choose the body’s new senior leadership. The discussion took place on Friday at the African Union (AU) headquarters in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, during the 22nd extraordinary …
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AUC will deploy core team experts to follow up on the electoral preparations, assess the political dynamics and genuine competitiveness and fairness of the electoral campaign Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The African Union Commission (AUC) said it will deploy an international election expert mission to Kenya to observe the general …
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Addis, Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) Moussa Faki Mahamat on Tuesday condemned the killing of 132 civilians in central Mali. A total of 132 civilians were killed in three villages in the rural commune of Bankass in central Mali, the Malian government said in …
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📌 February 6 -7, 2021 – 34th AU SUMMIT & AUC elections Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | THE INDEPENDENT | The African Union (AU) will from midday today host its first virtual summit in Addis Ababa at which DRC’s Felix Antoine Tshisekedi will take over as chairperson, and elections of the AU Commission …
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📌 February 6, 2021 – AUC elections Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Prof. Pamela Kasabiiti Mbabazi is one of eight who have been nominated to contest as Vice Chairperson in next week’s African Union Commission (AUC) elections in Addis Ababa. Prof. Mbabazi,51, is the Chairperson of the National Planning Authority …
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By Julius Odeke The African Union Commission (AUC) is hosting the Third Pan-African Forum on Children. The two day Forum which opened on the 19th of November, 2012 under the theme: “The Responsibility to Invest in Children”, has brought together continental experts and US stakeholders to assess progress in implementation …
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