The Africa we strive for is possible in unity and solidarity
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By Mevlüt Çavusoglu
I would like congratulate all our African friends on May 25 in commemoration of the Africa Day wholeheartedly.
We remember with appreciation the African countries coming together under the roof of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), later African Union (AU), on May 25, 1963, predicating on independence and freedom, and displaying a common consciousness based on solidarity and unity. The success story reached in the following decades in this spirit and understanding gives us hope for a bright future of the continent.
Without a colonial past and having attained its full independence with its struggle against the occupation forces during the War of Independence, Turkey is one of the countries that best grasps the meaning of this day. We are happy to share today this common joy, conscious of the importance of remembering the struggle for independence by the peoples of Africa for freedom, equa
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The 34
th ordinary summit of the African Union was held at its headquarters at Addis Ababa on 7 and 8 February 2021. It was the first virtual summit held during the COVID-19 pandemic, where, for the first time, it elected its Commission officials virtually under the new AU reforms.
At this summit, the regional rotation of the chair of the AU took place. South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, handed over the chairmanship to the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Felix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo. Thus, the rotation is from Southern Africa to Central Africa. Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, had held the chair on behalf of East Africa in 2018 and Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, was chair in 2019. Next year, in 2022, West Africa will have the chair. The Senegalese President, Macky Sall, who is currently in the bureau as the first vice-chairman of the AU, is expected to be the next in line. He was endorsed by the Economic Community of West African States (
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55 African Ministers Kickstart Two-day Meeting In Framework Of 34th AU Summit
In the framework of the 34th African Union (AU) Summit, the 38th ordinary session of the AU Executive Council opened on Feb 3 which comprises of 55 ministers.
In the framework of the 34th African Union (AU) Summit, the 38th ordinary session of the AU Executive Council opened on February 3 which comprises of 55 ministers of the pan-African bloc. The two-day session kickstarted virtually on Wednesday amid the COVID-19 pandemic and is expected to consider the draft agenda and declarations of the assembly with appropriate recommendations for the consideration among AU heads of states, who will meet from February 6 to 7.
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], February 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The 38th ordinary session of the African Union (AU) Executive Council, which comprises ministers of the 55-member pan-African bloc, opened on Wednesday in the framework of the 34th AU summit.
The two-day session, which is being held virtually due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, is expected to consider the draft agenda and declarations of the assembly with appropriate recommendations for consideration by the AU heads of states, whose session is slated to take place from Feb. 6 to 7.
Naledi Pandor, Chairperson of the AU Executive Council, who is also Minister Of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa, said in her opening remarks that the COVID-19 pandemic has had severe effects on our countries and yet it has also united us in a manner reminiscent of the solidarity that the OAU (Organization of African Unity) led against apartheid South Africa.