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#PressRelease
: Senior Commanders Meeting on the Implementation of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement between the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of
#Ethiopia
and the Tigray Peoples’ Liberation Front (TPLF)
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HAPPENING NOW ⏳️
'Walk to remember' to commemorate the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in
#Rwanda
🇷🇼 as
#Kwibuka30
, under the theme: “Remember-Unite-Renew” at the AUHQ, 07 April 2024
@_AfricanUnion
@RwandainAddis
#⃣KWIBUKA30
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📢📢📢 HAPPENING NOW:
A walk to Remember in memory of the victims and in solidarity with survivors of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in
#Rwanda
#Kwibuka29
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Just unveiled: The statue of the former Tanzanian president,H.E. Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere, a leading pan-Africanist and peace builder, stands proudly in front of the Julius Nyerere Political Affairs, Peace & Security Building at
@_AfricanUnion
#AUSummit
#yearofeducation
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📢APPLY NOW:
Call for Applications for the 3rd Cohort of African Youth Ambassador for Peace (
#AYAP
)
🗓️Application Deadline: 3⃣1⃣ October 2023
#YouthforPeaceAfrica
#Youth4PeaceAfrica
#Y4PAfrica
🔗
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“The
#UN
Security Council, the
#AU
Peace & Security Council & other regional decision-making bodies must continue to promote
#youth
initiatives & civil society voices in political processes. The situation in
#Sudan
is alarming; ignoring civilians is endorsing chaos”-
@cy_chigwenya
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#AU
Peace and Security Council today at its 875th Meeting observes a minute of silence in honour of
#Zimbabwe
’s former President H.E. Robert Mugabe;
#OAU
/
#AU
and the People of Africa remember him as a great combatant and a symbol of Pan-Africanism.
@AUC_MoussaFaki
-
#RIPMugabe
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#Breaking
: The second cohort of African Youth Ambassadors for Peace are known. Representing the 5 sub-regions, the candidates from
#Cameroon
🇨🇲 ,
#SierraLeone
🇸🇱 ,
#Tanzania
🇹🇿 ,
#Tunisia
🇹🇳 and
#Zimbabwe
🇿🇼 emerged ready to serve the
#YouthforPeaceAfrica
agenda from 2022 - 2024
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The "Walk to Remember" in pictures!
In memory of the victims and in solidarity with survivors of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in
#Rwanda
#Kwibuka29
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#PressRelease
: 29th Commemoration of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsis in Rwanda: Renewing our commitment to fight against genocide, hate speech & other crimes against humanity
#Kwibuka29
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"𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒏 𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏" - H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta, former President of 🇰🇪 & Head of the
@_AfricanUnion
Election Observation Mission to the 25 February 2023 Nigerian General Elections.
📽️ The
#AUEOM
in 2min!
#NigerianElections2023
@4thPresidentKE
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None of our people should lose their lives b/c of incitements & provocations; mobilization of politics along ethnic lines is a dangerous course where the young perish & dithers the country’s future -
#AUEOM
Head
@HMDessalegn
@ Post-Election Press Briefing
#SierraLeoneDecides2023
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The Head of the AU election observation mission, H.E. Chief Olusengu Obasanjo, also met with the Chairperson of the National Election Board of
#Ethiopia
, Ms. Birtukan Mideksa, who briefed him on the level of preparedness for the 21 June 2021 General elections in Ethiopia 🇪🇹
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President
@KagutaMuseveni
at the ongoing
#AUPSC
on
#Sudan
, reiterated his call for the SAF & RSF to "do away with the politics of identity & concentrate on the politics of interest." He urged for immediate
#ceasefire
for people to elect their leaders as owners of the Country. 1/2
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#PressRelease
: Cessation of Hostilities Agreement between the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of
#Ethiopia
and the Tigray Peoples’ Liberation Front (TPLF)
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Group photo @ today’s 35th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union.
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H.E.
@Bankole_Adeoye
and H.E.
@EmiliaMkusa
on behalf of the
@_AfricanUnion
, welcomed the incoming
@AU_AYAPs
(cohort 3): Mr. Julien V. Vwaghusa 🇨🇩 (Central), Ms. Nakabira Nashiba 🇺🇬 (East), Mr. Arif Abdeljalil 🇩🇿 (North), Ms. Mpule Kgetsi 🇧🇼 (South) & Ms. Simone M. Diouf 🇸🇳 (West)
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#AUPSC
suspends
#Mali
from
@_AfricanUnion
until restoration of constitutional order and demands release of President
@IBK_PRMALI
, the Prime Minister & other government officials forcibly detained by the army. Chaired by
@AmbMedIdriss
, PSC was briefed by
@AU_Chergui
&
@AmbSamate
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#AU
Flag consists of a green map of Africa & the islands,on a white sun,surrounded by 55 stars, on a green field.The green stands for African aspirations for PEACE. The African continent signifies AfricanUnity. The stars represent AU MSs & the sun symbolizes wealth& bright future
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About to Happen - Unveiling of the Statue in honour of H.E Mwalimu Julius Kambarge Nyerere at the Julius Nyerere Peace and Security Building
@_AfricanUnion
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Return Visit of H.E. Ernest Bai Koroma
@ebklegacy
, former President of the Republic of
#SierraLeone
and Head of
@_AfricanUnion
Election Observation Mission to the Republic of
#Zambia
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#Juba
,
#SouthSudan
:
#AUPSC
met w/ the Chairman of the SPLM-IO, Dr
@Drriekmachar
who assured Council of his readiness to form the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity.
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#Historic
: The Government of the Central African Republic and 14 armed groups have today committed to
#peace
and
#reconciliation
, by inscribing their initials on the
#Centrafrique
Peace Agreement, in a ceremony organised in
#Khartoum
, to mark the end of
#constructive
negotiations
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#AUPSC
devotes an Open Session on the Commemoration of the 2021 Africa Amnesty Month in the presence of AU
#MSs
, Reps -
#RECs
/
#RMs
;
@recsasec
; Special Rep. of the
#UNSG
& Head
@UNOAU_
@HannaTetteh
@ 1029th AUPSC
#AfricaAmnestyMonth
4 the surrender & collection of illicit weapons
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#AUPSC
Meeting at the Heads of State and Government level on the situation in
#Sudan
, chaired by President
@KagutaMuseveni
of Uganda, towards a sustainable ceasefire, effective humanitarian action, crucial inclusive
#civilian
-led democratic processes in Sudan & regional stability
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#Communiqu
édePresse: Accord de Cessation des hostilités entre le Gouvernement de la République Fédérale Démocratique d'#Éthiopie et le Front Populaire de Libération du Tigré (TPLF)
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AUPSC decides to suspend the participation of the Republic of Sudan in all AU activities until the effective restoration of the civilian-led Transitional Authority; Welcomes the release of the PM; Calls for the immediate release of the ministers & civilian officials in detention
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#HappeningNow
: First strategic Reflection on the Implementation of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (
#COHA
) in
#Ethiopia
, to undertake strategic reflection & support critical aspects of the 🇪🇹 Peace Process, such as humanitarian support, DDR, rehabilitation & reconstruction
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#GroupPhoto
:
#AUPSC
Members, the African Members (
#A3
) of the
#UN
Security Council,
@_AfricanUnion
, the
#UN
and other partners - 10th High-Level Seminar at ministerial level being held in
#Oran
,
#Algeria
.
#BeOneVoice
#OranProcess2023
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The AU
#3rd_High_Level_Debate
on
#Silencingtheguns
in the new Decade (2021-2030) under the theme "Transforming the Vision into Reality" has kicked off in Nairobi, 3-4 Nov 2021
@ebklegacy
@GEJonathan
@sambapanza
@Bankole_Adeoye
@JeanKamau
@HannaTetteh
@AUBinetaDiop
@FKMohammed1
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#GroupPhoto
: Senior Commanders Meeting on the Implementation of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement between the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of
#Ethiopia
and the Tigray Peoples’ Liberation Front (TPLF)
#PressRelease
: Senior Commanders Meeting on the Implementation of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement between the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of
#Ethiopia
and the Tigray Peoples’ Liberation Front (TPLF)
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Are you a young person between 18 - 35 years and from Southern Africa? Register for the Southern Africa Region
#Youth
Sensitization Workshop on promoting youth-led peacebuilding and enhancing the capacities of youth groups by clicking this link:
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PANEL 1: Lessons from 2 decades of AU
#Mediation
&
#NationalReconciliation
Processes. Moderator: H.E. Mohamed El Hacen Lebatt, Chief of Staff to the AUC Chairperson. Panalists: H.E. President Olusegun Obasanjo,
@sambapanza
,
@ebklegacy
,
@GEJonathan
#12th_High_Level_retreat
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#PressStatement
: African Union Convenes the First Strategic Reflection Meeting on the Implementation of the Permanent Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (COHA) in
#Ethiopia
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8th High Level Seminar brings together the following countries:
#Ethiopia
, in its capacity as Chair of the
#PSC
for the month of Dec.2021,
#Niger
&
#Tunisia
(outgoing A3 Members)
#Ghana
&
#Gabon
(incoming A3 members) PSC Members, Partners
@ArabLeagues
#CISSA
#Switzerland
#Norway
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Gov't authorities & members of the Rwandan community, AUC Officials, AU Member States, Members of Diplomatic Corps, AU Organs, Religious Inst.s, Human Rights Inst.s, Intergovernmental orgs, CSOs, UN Agencies, Think Tanks, Int'l Orgs, & Academic Institutions attend
#Kwibuka29
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.
@Ihsanebenalluch
, content creator and journalist from
#Morocco
🇲🇦 joins the youth-led AU online campaign to
#CombatHateSpeech
in Africa.
#YouthforPeaceAfrica
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On
#SouthSudan
:
#IGAD
,
#AU
,
#UN
,
#JMEC
strongly condemn the violence in South Sudan & call for a STOP to impunity; encourage sincere dialogue which takes into full consideration the aspirations of the people of South Sudan; will take measures to ensure accountability
#30thAUSummit
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"Belligerents must immediately
#ceasefire
, allow for humanitarian action, inclusive political transition &
#civilian
-led democratic governance in
#Sudan
. There is no military solution. Coordinated international action & resolute regional engagement is critical." -
@AUC_MoussaFaki
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The Expanded Mechanism on the
#Sudan
Crisis met at the AU HQ to coordinate international efforts to secure a permanent ceasefire, protection of civilians, expedite humanitarian support, engage all Sudanese parties towards an inclusive political process & lasting peace in Sudan
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Genocide can happen in any country/society no matter its level of dev't or geographical location; We,as MSs
@_AfricanUnion
&
@UN
carry z responsibility 2 prevent this heinous crime from happening. Ms.Alice Wairimu Nderitu,UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide @
#AUPSC
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Today, 12 March 2021, saw the formal handover to the new
@_AfricanUnion
Commissioner for Political Affairs Peace and Security, Amb.
@bankole_adeoye
, from Commissioner
@AU_Chergui
, who led the
@AU_PSD
ably for 7 years. Amb. Bankole takes over formally on 15 March 2021
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Article 17 of
#AU
Youth Charter recognizes important role
#youth
play in promoting
#peace
&non-violence. Join the conversation
#Youth4Peacce
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4th Edition of African Youth for
#TransitionalJustice
Training started in Kampala🇺🇬, with 50 youth participants from across Africa.The training is meant to help build capacity among
#AfricanYouth
to help them take part in transitional justice processes at all levels of governance
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CALL FOR APPLICATION - African Union, African Youth Ambassadors for Peace (
#AYAP
),
@_AfricanUnion
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The
#3rd_High_Level_Debate
on
#Silencingtheguns
is an opportunity to present the newly adopted Monitoring & Evaluation Mechanism of the AU Master Roadmap of Practical Steps to Silence the Guns in Africa by Year 2030.
@GEJonathan
@ebklegacy
@sambapanza
@JeanKamau
@STGinAfrica
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14
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Call for application for membership to the AU’s
#FemWise_Africa
is now open. If you fit this category, pls complete the attached accreditation form & submit it, along with ur motivational letter & your CV to: femwiseafrica
@africa
-union.org.
for more info:
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#SierraLeone
General Elections Day: This morning, as Sierra Leoneans cast their vote, the
#AU
Election Observer Mission led by
@HMDessalegn
& supported by Comm.
@Bankole_Adeoye
@AUC_PAPS
visit polling stations in the city of Freetown
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#PressRelease
: African Union Honours the Team of African Experts Who Served Under the AU Monitoring, Verification and Compliance Mission (MVCM) in Tigray.
#Ethiopia
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10th High Level Seminar on Peace and Security in
#Africa
kicks off in
#Oran
,
#Algeria
, themed: Assisting African Members of the
#UN
Security Council (
#A3
) in preparing to address peace and security issues on the Continent
#BeOneVoice
#OranProcess2023
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37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the
@_AfricanUnion
. Moments with the
@AUC_PAPS
leadership
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Chairperson
@AUC_MoussaFaki
lauds
#AU
States for significant contributions to the
#PeaceFund
to ensure that Africa owns & finances its peace interventions: Urges States to do more so that by 2020, Members can finance the Union budgets; 100% operations, 75% programmes & 25%
#PSOs
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Officially launched: Theme of the Year “Winning the Fight against
#Corruption
: A Sustainable Path to Africa’s Transformation- presented by President Muhammadu
#Buhari
of
#Nigeria
, Champion of the Theme of the Year
#30thAUSummit
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The Chairperson of the African Union Commission,
@AUC_MoussaFaki
Mahamat strongly condemns the bombardments in the Gaza
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Today marks a turning point in Africa’s journey towards stable &
#InclusiveTransitions
!
The launch of
#AFSIT
, the Africa Facility for
#InclusiveTransitions
, is complete! 🚀
@_AfricanUnion
@UNDPAfrica
@Bankole_Adeoye
@ahunnaeziakonwa
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Our Continent is in need of a more prominent role of the
#AfricanUnion
in the prevent'n/resolut'n of conflicts;We need to renew our commit't to the values/ideals of
#panafricanism
to avoid any factor that jeopardizes the unity of our Cont'l Organization-
@Lamamra_dz
@Algeria_MFA
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#PressRelease
: African Youth Leaders, Member States and Partners Commit to Advance the Development and Implementation of National Action Plans on
#Youth
, Peace and Security in Africa.
#YouthforPeaceAfrica
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1/5) The
#PSC
held a Ministerial Meeting on Financing
#AU
-led Peace Support Operations on the margins of the 78th
#UN
General Assembly.
#PSC
was briefed by Chairperson
@AUC_MoussaFaki
@_AfricanUnion
& Dr
@DonaldKaberuka
,AU High Rep. for Financing of the Union & AU Peace Fund.
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#AUPSC
called for immediate
#ceasefire
in the
#WesternSahara
, requested the
#AU
Troika and the AU Special Envoy to reinvigorate support to the
#UN
-led mediation and thus urged the UNSG
@antonioguterres
to expeditiously appoint a Special Envoy to
#MINURSO
to support
#peace
efforts
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Message of the African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, H.E. Amb.
@Bankole_Adeoye
, on the celebration of Ethiopian New Year - 2014 (11 September 2021).
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Implementing the African Strategic Lift Concept as part of the African Standby Force operationalisation,
#Cameroon
deploys its C130 to airlift
@AfricaCDC
medical staff to respond to
#COVID19
in ECASS & ECOWAS.
#Angola
#Algeria
#SouthAfrica
#Uganda
have pledged Air assets to AU-SLC
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Our job is to make sure every generation in
#Africa
enjoys a better life than the previous one; be inspired to work harder;we can't build Africa w/out you-Pres.
@PaulKagame
in his acceptance speech to serve as Chair of the Union-Message to the
#Youth
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.
@_AfricanUnion
launches its Continental Framework on Youth, Peace and Security and its 10-year Implementation Plan
#Youth4PeaceAfrica
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The
@_AfricanUnion
& the
@EUtoAU
have jointly launched a three-year project, named the Initiative for Transitional Justice in Africa (
#ITJA
), to assist AU member states as they incorporate the African Union Transitional Justice Policy (
#AUTJP
) at the national level
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Chairperson
@AUC_MoussaFaki
urged the
#AUPSC
and Heads of State to speak and act as one united block to end the war in Libya and the threat of terrorism on the continent; to strengthen collaboration in order to address the situations in
#Libya
and the
#Sahel
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Session on resetting preventive diplomacy and mediation. Delegates emphasized increased deployment of the Panel of the Wise and other preventive diplomacy tools; investing in conflict prevention efforts; the need to adapt to the changing dynamics, ... 1/2
#AUPeaceRetreat
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The Southern African sub-region African Youth Ambassador-elect for Peace (
#AYAP
), Ms. Cynthia Chigwenya
@cy_chigwenya
is Programme Coordinator for Political Dialogue in Sub-Saharan Africa at the Konrad Adenauer-Stiftung, with 6 years in post-conflict peacebuilding in
#Zimbabwe
🇿🇼
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H.E. Mr. Jakaya Kikwete, Former President of
#Tanzania
, will take over as
#AU
Sp.Envoy for
#Libya
: Comm.
@AU_Chergui
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The AU
#Kwibuka30
commemoration included a walk to remember within the AUC compound, prayers by religious leaders, lighting of Flame of Remembrance, documentary movie, minute of silence& statements by AU leadership, Rep.of 🇪🇹,
@UNOAU_
& 🇷🇼Ambassador
@AUC_MoussaFaki
@RwandainAddis
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#AU
-
#COMESA
#EOM
Head
@ebklegacy
presented the statement on its preliminary findings at the just concluded press conference.
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91
The
#FreeMovement
of people is no longer a theory, it's a reality and it's being practiced here at
#Goma
-
#Rubavu
border between
#DRCongo
and
#Rwanda
.
#AfricanBorderDay
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📺 WATCH LIVE as the
@AUC_PAPS
of the
@_AfricanUnion
, in collaboration with the
@RwandainAddis
, commemorates the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in
#Rwanda
🇷🇼 as
#Kwibuka30
, under the theme: “Remember-Unite-Renew” at the AUHQ
#⃣KWIBUKA30
📺
5
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The people of
#Gambia
voted, their will should be respected & power must be handed over to the President-elect: AUC Chairperson
@DlaminiZuma
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The AU Ad hoc Committee on
#SouthSudan
(C5) met at Ministerial level, on margins of 37th
#AUSummit
, to exchange views on concrete ways of supporting the transition & peace in 🇸🇸 to conduct successful elections in December 2024 by strengthening state & other national institutions
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H.E. Obasanjo, AU High Rep. for the Horn of Africa, briefed members of the diplomatic corps in Addis, on efforts deployed to implement his mandate, & thus elaborated on his shuttle diplomacy engagements with the Federal Gov’ of 🇪🇹 and the TPLF, in the region & internationally.1/2
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Comm
#Chergui
joins
@Rwanda
MoFA
@LMushikiwabo
at
#EASF
Conf. on resource mobiliz/n for peace & security in E.Africa
http://t.co/txBmt0hsic
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