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      Summary of 27th AU Summit Decisions: tax imports to finance AU; establish Protocol to issue African passports to citizens; and extend mandate of Chairperson and Commission
      Summary of 27th AU Summit Decisions
      25 July 2016

      Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 25 July 2016: The Twenty-Seventh Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) in Kigali, Rwanda, ended on an extremely high note.

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      African Union Launches first Report on the Implementation of the Women, Peace a
      22 July 2016

      Press Release Addis Ababa – 21 July, 2016: The African Union Commission, in the margins of the 27th AU Summit in Kigali, launched the first ever report on the “Implementation of the Women, Peace an

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      AU Summit comes to a successful end with a concerted call for togetherness
      19 July 2016

      Kigali, Rwanda 18 July 2016 - The 27th African Union (AU) Summit came to a successful conclusion on Monday, July 18, 2016, with Heads of State and Government from AU Member countries making a commo

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      Press Briefing of Ms. Mahawa Kaba Wheeler, Director for Women, Gender and Develo
      18 July 2016
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      African First Ladies commit to make Africa a Continent free from HIV/AIDS, Mater
      18 July 2016

      Kigali, Rwanda, 18 July 2016 – African First Ladies meeting from 17-18 July 2016 at their 17th General Assembly in the sideline of the 27th AU Summit holding in Kigali, Rwanda under the theme “Adv

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      Closing Ceremony and Final Press Conference: Twenty Seventh (27th) Ordinary Sess
      18 July 2016
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      Closing Ceremony and Final Press Conference: Twenty Seventh (27th) Ordinary Sess
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