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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 7 June 2016: The second meeting of the task team to facilitate the establishment of the African Medicines Agency (AMA), organised by the African Union Commission

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has extended sincere wishes to all Muslims in Africa and around the world as the holy month of Ramadan begins. In her message, the AU Commission Chairperson said, “Ramadan is a time for contemplation, self-reflection and devotion through prayer and fasting.”

A series of events were organised to raise awareness on the objectives pursued by the African Union on the occasion of celebration of the 53rd anniversary of the Organisation of African Unity/African Union.

The African Union is to launch an African Minerals Development Centre so as to ensure that African Governments are better equipped to negotiate better mining and exploration terms and contracts. 

The African Union Commission’s Department of Political Affairs and the University of South Africa have agreed to collaborate on Enhancing Election Management through Capacity Building of Member States’ Electoral Stakeholders in Africa.

The celebration of Africa Day this year is of particular importance since the month of May coincides with Egypt’s presidency of the Security Council, through its membership in the Council to represent the African continent during the years 2016 and 2017, and also intersects with Egypt’s representation of North African countries in the African Union’s Peace and Security Council during the period from 2016 to 2018.

The Ministerial Session of the First AU Specialized Technical Committee on Trade, Industry and Minerals, commenced on 23 May at the African Union Commission Headquarters in Addis Ababa under the theme: “Promoting Regional Integration through Trade and inclusive and sustainable Industrialization in Africa”.

Fellow Africans on the Continent and in the Diaspora, our friends and supporters across the globe, on this historic day of May 25, celebrating the 53rd Anniversary of the foundation of our beloved Continental Organization, the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), now the African Union (AU), allow me to extend my warmest and most sincere best wishes for Africa Day as we celebrate continued progress by all daughters and sons of our beloved continent.

The African Union Commission (AUC) Department of Human Resources, Science and Technology (HRST), in collaboration with the Islamic Republic of The Gambia and various development partners, will commemorate the 10 year anniversary of the African Youth Charter (AYC) between the 21st and 25th May, 2016.