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March 15, 2021
The swearing-in ceremony took place under the auspices of the newly elected Chairperson, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat and Deputy Chairperson, H.E. Dr. Monique Nsanzabaganwa of the African Union Commission (AUC), in the presence of the Dean of the African Diplomatic Corps, African Union member states Ambassadors, and senior officials.
The Chairperson thanked the outgoing Commissioners for having served Africa and Africans. “You have given the best of yourselves, under often difficult conditions I know, to advance the sectors for which you were responsible. I hope that your experience and knowledge of African issues on which you have worked will continue to serve Africa wherever you are”, added Mr. Mahamat. He also congratulated the newly elected Commissioners on behalf of the entire Commission, and expressed his confidence in their qualities. “Your election and re-election are certainly the fruit of your qualities. You have enjoyed the confidence of the whol
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February 26, 2021
Africa is committed to reach a consensus and adopt a common position that will advance Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (GEWE), at the national, regional and global levels. Ahead of the 65th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW65) set from 15 to 26 March 2021, at the United Nations, New York, the African Union Commission in collaboration with the UN Women and UN Economic Commission of Africa, are convening the Africa Regional Consultations that will enable the continent speak with one voice at the New York meeting. The Common African Position is a framework that will detail the realization of inclusive, irreversible and measurable progress towards gender equality and women’s empowerment.
Who: The African Union through the Department of Trade and Industry, the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat in collaboration with the Ae Trade Group
Background: The African Union Heads of State and Government decided that its member states start trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement on 1st of January 2021. This was decided during their 13th Extraordinary Summit that was held on the 5th of December 2020. To mark the historic occasion, several activities were organized in the month of January 2021 by various stakeholders including the private sector.
It was in the same spirit that the Ae Trade Group, with several African business associations namely the African Business Council, the Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Federation of West African Chambers of Commerce and Industry and the East African Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, co organized an Appreciation Award ceremony for ten heads of States and Governm
- Ms. Amal Mahmoud Amar Khalifa (Egypt).
- Mr. Hocine Ait Chalal (Algeria).
The Advisory Board on Corruption is an organ of the African Union tasked with the unique responsibility to advice on and address corruption and related themes on the continent. The Board is also mandated to rally for the ratification and implementation by member states, the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption (AUCPCC). The Convention was adopted in Maputo, Mozambique on 11 July 2003 and came into force in 2006. To date, the Convention has been ratified by 44 Member States of the African Union. Since adoption of the Convention, African states have made significant strides in the fight against corruption including the enactment of national laws and the creation of anti-corruption agencies.