AU Monthly Bulletin - March 2021

March 30, 2021

Au Monthly Bulletin | March 2021

March 2021 Edition

AU Assembly makes key mourns the death of President John Magufuli

After the death of Tanzanian President H.E John Magufuli on 17th of March, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr Moussa Faki Mahamat released a statement expressing the Commission’s profound sadness on the President’s untimely death. “Africa has lost a valiant champion of regional cooperation in the East African region and a committed Pan Africanist leader. May his soul rest in peace”, said the Chairperson. ...

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Africa stands behind Dr Oqubay for UNIDO top post

Ethiopia’s Dr Arkebe Oqubay, was endorsed as Africa's sole candidate for the post of Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation, UNIDO by the Executive Committee meeting of 3 and 4 February 2021. ...

AfricaCDC recommends continued use of AstraZeneca vaccine after thorough expert review

Following the suspension and or pause of Zeneca vaccination campaigns by some European countries in March, and after thorough review of the situation and evidence by the African Taskforce for Coronavirus (AFTCOR), the Africa CDC concluded that the benefits accruable from the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine continue to outweigh its risks ...

Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security announces its 5 strategic pillars

The Commissioner of Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS), Ambassador Bankole Adeoye has outlined 5 pillars of his strategic priorities. His vision is premised on accelerated and synergetic implementation of the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) and the African Governance Architecture (AGA) ...

Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security announces its 5 strategic pillars

As the fight to end COVID19 continues, AU scales up COVID 19 fund raising and communication

African artists ‘Stand Together’ in song to raise funds for COVID19 response The African Union’s COVID19 Response Fund will benefit from funds raised from the sales of a song by African artists that aims to raise awareness on the importance of collective action to curb the spread of COVID-19. ...

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AU trengthening democracy and good governance in Africa through election observation

AU strengthening democracy and good governance in Africa through election observation

The AUC Commission Chairperson Mr Moussa Faki Mahamat deployed an electoral observation mission to the presidential election of March 21, 2021 election in the Republic of Congo. The mission was headed by H.E. Dileita Mohamed Dileita, former Prime Minister of the Republic of Djibouti. Read the mission’s preliminary report here (French) ...

The African Medicines Agency is expected to further the interests of public health

Insufficient access to quality, safe, efficacious and affordable medical products in Africa has posed a significant challenge to public health for decades. In part, this is attributed to weak or absent policies and regulatory systems ...

Ministers to advocate for implementation of AU decision for Member States to allocate 1% of national budget to the arts, culture and heritage sector by 2030

On 25th March, the African Union Commission convened the 2nd Virtual Forum of Ministers responsible for Arts, Culture and Heritage to present, discuss and launch the concept note and roadmap of the Theme of the Year for 2021 ...

Theme of the Year: AU Model Law on the Protection of Cultural Heritage has been drafted and is awaiting adoption

The AU Model Law on the Protection of Cultural Property and Heritage is a continental instrument which aims to assist Member States in developing national legislation or revising and strengthening their current national legislations on the protection of cultural property and heritage ...