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      8th MYCM Online Registration For Journalists Now Open
      8th MYCM Online Registration For Journalists Now Open
      19 May 2026

      Online Registration For Journalists Now Open

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      GPE KIX Kenya Meeting Advances Knowledge Sharing and Policy Dialogue
      GPE KIX Kenya Meeting Advances Knowledge Sharing and Policy Dialogue
      19 May 2026

      The Kenya Ministry of Education, through the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO (KNATCOM), in partnership with the Global Partnership for Education’s Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (GPEKIX) Africa 19 Hub

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      The 79th World Health Assembly, under the theme: “Delivering Africa’s Big Push Together.”
      The 79th World Health Assembly, under the theme: “Delivering Africa’s Big Push
      19 May 2026

      The event is organized by the African Union Commission, African Leaders Malaria Alliance, and the RBM Partnership to End Malaria.

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      Congo Moves to Modernize Education Data Systems with AU-IPED
      Congo Moves to Modernize Education Data Systems with AU-IPED
      19 May 2026

      Reliable education data is no longer a technical back-office function, it is central to how countries plan, govern and transform their education systems. 

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      The 12th AUCIL Forum Discusses Challenges of Implementing International Environmental Law and Water Resources Management in Africa
      The 12th AUCIL Forum Discusses Challenges
      19 May 2026

      The African Union Commission on International Law (AUCIL) convened its 12th AUCIL Forum from 19 to 20 May 2026 at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, under the theme: “Challenges of Implementing International Environmental Law and Water Resources Management in Africa.”

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      Extraordinary Session of the 5th Specialised Technical Committee on Youth, Culture and Sports (STC-YCS5)
      Extraordinary Session of the 5th STC on Youth, Culture and Sports (STC-YCS5)
      19 May 2026

      What: Extraordinary Session of the 5th Specialised Technical Committee on Youth, Culture and Sports (STC-YCS5)

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      AUC Chairperson this afternoon received Justice Njoki Ndungu, candidate for the position of Judge of the International Criminal Court
      AUC Chairperson received Justice Njoki Ndungu, candidate for ICC
      18 May 2026

      The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, H.E.

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      AU Peace Fund First Joint Retreat; Following Full Operationalization of All Governing Structures.
      AU Peace Fund First Joint Retreat; Following Full Operationalization
      18 May 2026

      The African Union Peace Fund officially opened its first-ever Joint Retreat on May 7th, at African Union Head Quarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 

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      Press Statement of the AU Commission Chairperson On the Ebola Outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda
      AUC Chairperson Press Statement on the Ebola Outbreaks in the DRC and Uganda
      18 May 2026

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

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      AUC Chairperson this afternoon bade farewell to H.E. Amb. Hirut Zemene, Permanent Representative of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
      AUC Chairperson bade farewell to H.E. Amb. Hirut Zemene, Perm Rep Ethiopia
      18 May 2026

      The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, this afternoon bade farewell to H.E. Amb.

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      The African Union Commissions’ Strengthening Early Warning in Africa (SEWA) project: Kick-off event for the African Meteorological Satellite Applications Facility (AMSAF)
      The African Union Commissions’ Strengthening Early Warning in Africa (SEWA)
      18 May 2026

      WHAT: The official kick-off of the African Meteorological Satellite Applications Facility (AMSAF) is being convened following the recommendations of the inaugural Steering Committe

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      The African Union Commissions’ Strengthening Early Warning in Africa (SEWA) project: Kick-off event for the African Meteorological Satellite Applications Facility (AMSAF)
      The African Union Commissions’ Strengthening Early Warning in Africa (SEWA)
      18 May 2026

       

       

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