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      Online Registration For Journalists Now Open 8th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union, Regional Economic Communities and Regional Mechanisms
      Online Registration For Journalists Now Open 8th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting
      6 May 2026

      MEDIA ADVISORY

      ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR JOURNALISTS NOW OPEN

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      Call for papers AU ECHO 2025 Edition
      Call for papers AU ECHO 2025 Edition
      17 March 2025
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      African Union Launches Call For Papers For Au Echo 2026, Focusing On Water Sustainability And Sanitation
      African Union Launches Call For Papers For Au Echo 2026,
      17 June 2026

      The African Union (AU) has officially announced a call for papers for the 2026 edition of its flagship publication, AU ECHO.

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      African Union Concludes Humanitarian and Free Movement of Persons Assessment Mission to Rwanda with Solidarity Gesture
      African Union Concludes Humanitarian and Free Movement of Persons Assessment
      12 June 2026

      African Union Commission (AUC), through its Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development (HHS), has successfully concluded a four-day Humanitarian and Free Movement of Persons

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      “Governance: The Role of Media in Strengthening Democratic Processes, Electoral Integrity, and Accountable Governance Across the Continent”
      The Role of Media in Strengthening Democratic Processes, Electoral Integrity,
      12 June 2026

      Media Advisory

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      African Union Showcases 30 High-Impact African Startups Driving Food & Energy Sovereignty Challenge 2026
      AU Showcases 30 High-Impact African Startups Driving Food & Energy Sovereignty
      12 June 2026

      The African Union Commission (AUC),  Department of Economic Development, Trade, Tourism, Industry and Minerals (ETTIM) in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture, R

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      Africa Regional Preparatory Meeting for the UNCCD Conference of Parties (COP17) in Mongolia.
      Africa Regional Preparatory Meeting for the UNCCD Conference of Parties (COP17)
      8 June 2026

      The African Union Commission Semi-arid Food Grain Research and Development (SAFGRAD) has organized, in collaboration with the host country Egypt, United Nation Convention to Combat Desertification

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      African Union to Host Innovating Education in Africa Expo 2026
      African Union to Host Innovating Education in Africa Expo 2026
      8 June 2026

      The African Union Commission, through the Department of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, will host the Innovating Education in Africa Expo 2026 from 13 to 14 July 2026 at the African

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      Prof. Jeffrey Sachs Engages with Africa Group Ambassadors to the UN on Key Development Issues
      Prof. Jeffrey Sachs Engages with Africa Group Ambassadors to the UN
      5 June 2026

      Prof. Jeffrey D.

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      African Union Commission and UNHCR Kicks Off 9th Livingstone Syllabus Training to Advance Humanitarian Governance Across Africa
      African Union Commission and UNHCR Kicks Off 9th Livingstone Syllabus Training
      4 June 2026

      The African Union Commission (AUC), through its Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development (HHS), on 3 June 2026, 

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      African Union Commission Calls for Re-Defining “Bankability” to Close Africa’s Water and Sanitation Financing Gap.
      African Union Commission Calls for Re-Defining “Bankability”
      2 June 2026

      The African Union Commission has underlined the urgent need for a fundamental shift in how Africa values, finances, and invests in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). On the margins of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Annual Meetings, a high-level dialogue on financing the Africa Water Policy and Vision was held on 27 May in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo.

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      STEM and TVET Pedagogical Innovation Bootcamp Concludes in Kigali with Renewed Commitment to Strengthening Skills Development and Innovation Across Africa
      STEM and TVET Pedagogical Innovation Bootcamp Concludes in Kigali
      1 June 2026

      The African Union Commission (AUC), through its Department of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (ESTI), successfully concluded the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathemat

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