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      African Union Commission Chairperson’s Congratulatory Message on Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Independence Day
      AUC Chairperson’s Congratulatory Message on DRC Independence Day
      30 June 2025

      The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E.

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      Official Statement on the Humanitarian Crisis in Eastern DRC
      4 April 2025

      Official Statement on the Humanitarian Crisis in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

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      Quadripartite Summit of the East African Community, Economic Community of Central African States, International Conference on the Great Lakes Region and Southern African Development Community, Under the Auspices of the African Union
      Quadripartite Summit Under the Auspices of the African Union
      27 June 2023

      Quadripartite Summit of the East African Community, Economic Community of Central African States, International Conference on the Great Lakes Region and Southern African Development Community, Under the Auspices of the African Union

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      AU Assembly Appoints Dr Jean Kaseya as Director General of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (AfricaCDC)
      AU Assembly Appoints Dr Jean Kaseya as Director General of the Africa CDC
      22 February 2023

      On 19th February, the Assembly of the African Union appointed Dr Jean Kaseya of the Democratic Republic of Congo as Director General of the AfricaCDC for a mandate of 4 years. He will oversee the delivery of the core functions and key objectives of the organization, as per its statute.

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      President Felix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, Takes Over as the New Chairperson of the African Union (AU) for 2021
      President Felix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, Takes Over as the New Chairperson
      6 February 2021

      The Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) have elected H.E. Felix- Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as the new Chairperson of the African Union for the year 2021.

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      Discours d'acceptation de S.E. M. Felix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, Président entrant de l'Union africaine et Président de la République Démocratique du Congo à la 34ème Session Ordinaire de la Conférence de l'UA
      Discours d'acceptation de S.E. M. Felix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo
      6 February 2021

      Majestés,
      Excellences,
      Mesdames et Messieurs les chefs d’Etats et des Gouvernements, Monsieur le Secrétaire général des Nations Unies,

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      Communiqué on H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission's working visit to the DRC
      Communiqué on the working visit of the Chairperson in the DRC
      4 December 2020

      4 décembre 2020, Addis Ababa: Le président de la Commission de l’union africaine, Moussa Faki Mahamat, vient d’achever une visite de travail de 48 heures à Kinshasa pour des consultations avec le

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      Democratic Republic of the Congo celebrates end of 11th Ebola Virus Disease outbreak
      Democratic Republic of Congo celebrates end of 11th Ebola Virus Disease outbread
      18 November 2020

      The Minister of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), H.E.

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      Training of trainers on infection prevention and control for COVID-19 concludes in DRC
      DRC: Training of trainers on infection prevention and control for COVID-19
      2 September 2020

      A three-day training of trainers on infection prevention and control (IPC) for COVID-19 was concluded in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) yesterday, 1 September 2020.

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      Chairperson of the AU Commission to convene a forum of African Private Sector and Donors to mobilize resources for Ebola Response in DRC
      AUC to convene a forum to mobilize resources for Ebola Response in DRC
      25 July 2019

      The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) will be convening a Forum of the Africa against Ebola Solidarity Trust Fund (AAESTF), African private sector and International partners, during the first week of September 2019.

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      Joint press release between Africa CDC and who on the Ebola outbfreak in DRC
      Joint press release between Africa CDC and WHO on the Ebola outbfreak in DRC
      22 July 2019

      As of 18 July 2019, the Ministry of Public Health of the DRC reported 2,532 cases (2,438 confirmed and 94 probable) with 1,705 deaths and 718 cured.

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      African Union to Deploy More Experts in Response to Ebola Crisis in the DRC
      African Union to Deploy More Experts in Response to Ebola Crisis in the DRC
      19 July 2019

      Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 19 July 2019- The African Union (AU) is to deploy more members of the African Voluntary Health Corps (AVoHC) to support the response to the Ebola virus disease outbreak in the

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