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      Ministers Endorse Key Maritime Frameworks to Advance Green Ports, Decarbonisation and Digital Transformation
      Ministers Endorse Key Maritime Frameworks to Advance Green Ports,
      30 April 2026

       Ministers responsible for transport and energy endorsed key maritime policy and regulatory frameworks during the 5th Ordinary Session of the Specialised Technical Committee on Transport and Energy (STC-T&E)

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      African Transport and Energy Ministers Endorse Two Continental Policy Frameworks to Transform Mobility Across Africa
      African Transport and Energy Ministers Endorse Two Continental Policy Frameworks
      30 April 2026

      Transport and Energy Ministers from across Africa endorsed the Pan-African Action Plan for Active Mobility (

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      African Union and Partners Unveil USD 16M Programme to Strengthen Labour Migration Governance
      AU & Partners Unveil USD 16M Programme to Strengthen Labour Migration Governance
      30 April 2026

      The African Union has launched a third phase of its flagship Joint Labour Migration Programme (JLMP), aiming to improve governance of labour mobility across the continen

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      Pan-African Parliament Elects new Bureau Leadership
      Pan-African Parliament Elects new Bureau Leadership
      30 April 2026

      The Pan-African Parliament (PAP), the legislative organ of the African Union (AU), has successfully concluded its Extraordinary Session of the Seventh Legislature, held from 28 to 30 April 2026 at

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      African Union Advances Continental Infrastructure Agenda at 5th STC-T&E Session in Johannesburg
      AU Advances Continental Infrastructure Agenda at 5th STC-T&E Session
      30 April 2026

      The African Union Commission (AUC) concluded the Fifth Ordinary Session of the Specialised Technical Committee on Transport and Energy (STC-T&E) today in Johannesburg, bringing together Ministe

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      H.E. Ambassador Selma Haddadi Malika, AUC Deputy Chairperson, met today with H.E. Mr. A. Selverajah, Non-Resident Ambassador of the Republic of Singapore
      AUC Deputy Chairperson met with Non-Resident Ambassador of Singapore
      29 April 2026

      On behalf of H.E. the Chairperson of the Commission, H.E. Ambassador Selma Haddadi Malika met today with H.E. Mr. A. Selverajah, Non-Resident Ambassador of the Republic of Singapore ??

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      The President of the Republic of South Africa, H.E. Cyril Ramaphosa, this evening received the Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf in Pretoria
      The President of South Africa received AUC Chairperson in Pretoria
      29 April 2026

      The President of the Republic of South Africa, H.E. Cyril Ramaphosa, this evening received the Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf in Pretoria.

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      AUC Deputy Chairperson received Rt. Hon. Robinah Nabbanja, Prime Minister of Uganda
      AUC Deputy Chairperson received Rt. Hon. Robinah Nabbanja, Prime Minister Uganda
      29 April 2026

      H.E. Ambassador Selma Malika Haddadi, @DCP_Haddadi Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, on behalf of the AU Commission Chairperson H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, received Rt. Hon.

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      High-Level Ministerial Panel Calls for Accelerated Action on Road Safety across Africa
      High-Level Ministerial Panel Calls for Accelerated Action on Road Safety
      29 April 2026

      African transport ministers, road transport authorities, heads of road safety agencies, and experts have called for urgent and intensified action to address the continent’s road safety crisis.

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      Statement by the Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission at the 12th Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD-12)
      Statement by AUC Deputy Chairperson at 12th Session of ARFSD-12
      29 April 2026
      • Your Excellency, Right Honorable Robinah Nabbanja, Prime Minister of the Republic of Uganda, Chair of the Outgoing Bureau,
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      AUC Chairperson chaired & oversaw the opening of the Extraordinary Session, & swearing in of the members of the Seventh Legislature of the Pan-African Parliament
      AUC Chairperson chaired & oversaw the opening of the Extraordinary Session PAP
      28 April 2026

      Representing the Chairperson of the African Union (AU), H.E. Évariste Ndayishimiye, President of Burundi, the Chairperson of the AU Commission, H.E.

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      Africa Advances Education and Skills Agenda at Continental CESA Coordination Forum
      Africa Advances Education and Skills Agenda at Continental CESA Coordination For
      28 April 2026

      The African Union Commission, Department of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation and State Department for Basic Education, Government of Kenya, with participants from AU Member States, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), 

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