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Wednesday, 11 December 2019

African Union Commission

The Commission of the African Union acts as the executive/administrative branch or secretariat of the AU (and is somewhat analogous to the European Commission). It consists of a number of Commissioners dealing with different areas of policy. The Commission is headquartered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It should be distinguished from the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, (based in Banjul, Gambia), which is a separate body that reports to the African Union.

History

On September 13, 2005 an agreement was reached by the Commission and France whereby France would donate €5 million for the furtherance of African Union activities. Some of the initiatives this money will go to are an African Communication Policy and an African Common Defence Force. The signatory on behalf of the Commission was Bernard Zoba.

Key members

Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma is Chairman of the Commission, replacing Jean Ping in July 2012.

Erastus Mwencha is Deputy Chairman.

Directorate of Conference Management and Publications is headed by Nedjat Khellaf

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IECD attends early childhood education and development meeting in Addis Ababa | 11 December 2019

Nation 11 Dec 2019

The meeting was attended by representatives of the African Union Commission (AUC), member states and partner organisations on the technical committee including ... and called for continued support from the African Union Commission to enable the Cluster to achieve its objectives....

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ECA to launch online investment information tool in more African countries for investment

Xinhua 11 Dec 2019

11 (Xinhua) -- The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Wednesday announced that it is currently working with more African countries in developing the joint online information project, dubbed "iGuide", an easy-to-use tool providing potential investors with useful information ......

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African climate negotiators taking active role on key African priorities at COP25: AU

Xinhua 11 Dec 2019

11 (Xinhua) -- The African group of climate negotiators are taking an active role at the 25th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 25) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in the Spanish capital, Madrid, the African Union (AU) Commission disclosed on Wednesday....

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Egypt to host African Union center on post-conflict reconstruction, development

Xinhua 11 Dec 2019

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and Chairman of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki have signed the AUC-PCRD agreement after the conclusion of the opening session of the Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development that kicked off in Aswan city of southern Egypt....

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Forum on peace, security in Africa kicks off in Egypt's Aswan

Xinhua 11 Dec 2019

... African problems." ... World leaders as well as representatives of international and regional organizations, including presidents of Chad, Niger, Senegal, Nigeria, Comoros, and chairperson of the African Union Commission and other international figures participate in 13 key sessions....

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Catzavelos Pleaded Guilty to Crimen Injuria

The National Herald 11 Dec 2019

Crimen injuria is a crime under South African common law, defined as the act of “unlawfully, intentionally and seriously impairing the dignity of another,” according to the South African Law Commission ... “The video sparked widespread outrage and also prompted the South African ......

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Chinese medical team to depart for Benin

Xinhua 11 Dec 2019

11 (Xinhua) -- Northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region will send a team to West African country of Benin to provide medical services for locals, the regional health commission said Wednesday ... the commission....

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How Lindela became Bosasa’s meal ticket

Mail Guardian South Africa 11 Dec 2019

We got paid per person per day staying over in the facility, so he wanted us to get the numbers up,” Vorster told the commission in January ... “A Medical Research Council visit report shared to MSF by the SAHRC [South African Human Rights Commission] demonstrates inadequacies in space – men’s sleeping quarters was extremely overcrowded....

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SMEs: Some success factors for 2020

Business Day Online 11 Dec 2019

At the African continental level, for instance, the Africa Union Commission (AUC), in its search for the evolution of “competitive, diversified and sustainable economies in Africa, underpinned by dynamic, entrepreneurial and industrial sectors that generate employment, reduce ......

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Seychelles hosts second UN Economic Commission for Africa annual retreat | 10 December 2019

Nation 10 Dec 2019

According to director of the African Centre for statistics at the ECA Oliver Chinganya, the annual retreat serves to highlight the areas in which the ECA can better respond to the needs of individual countries and to help the commission reshape or refocus in terms of what to do during the upcoming year....

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Lyft to stop accepting cash for Bay Wheels bike rentals

San Francisco Examiner 10 Dec 2019

As much as 50 percent of African American and Latino households in San Francisco are estimated to be unbanked, according to a 2005 study commissioned by The City. And in 2017, 17 percent of all African American households and 14 percent of all Latino households in the United ......

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Secret Sh437 Million Spend in Lobby for Amina Top Job

All Africa 10 Dec 2019

Kenya spent Sh437.7million in its failed bid to capture the African Union Commission chairmanship in a campaign fronted by Deputy President William Ruto .......

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Nigeria to be polio-free by 2020: official

China.dot.org 10 Dec 2019

ABUJA, Dec ... A delegation of the African Regional Certification Commission of the World Health Organization (WHO) is currently in Nigeria to review the country's preparedness for polio-free certification by June 2020. The delegation has planned two field verification visits ... 9 to Dec ... Enditem ....