[Zimbabwe]
African Union: “The Chairperson is concerned about reports of disproportionate use of force by security forces in enforcing COVID-19 emergency measures. He implores the authorities to exercise restraint in their response to peaceful protests.”
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African Union Commission
African Union to Zimbabwe: Uphold Rule of Law, Respect Human Rights
COVID-19: Mobility of African Health Workers comes under Spotlight
[African Health Workers\COVID-19]
African Union: “Despite the strong intra-African movement of health workers…a high number of health workers from the Global South still move to high-income countries, leaving Africa with one of the lowest doctor to patient ratios in the world.”
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GEORGE FLOYD’S MURDER SPARKS PROTESTS AND CONDEMNATION ACROSS AFRICA
[George Floyd\Africa]
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo: “Black people the world over are shocked and distraught by the killing. It cannot be right that in the 21st century the U.S., this great bastion of democracy, continues to grapple with the problem of systemic racism.”
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AFRICAN UNION CHAIRPERSON MAHAMAT CONCLUDES VISIT WITH SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA
[Africa News\South Africa]
During the meeting with the African Union Chairperson, President Ramaphosa emphasized his commitment to deepen engagement regarding unresolved conflicts on the Continent, including Libya, as part of South Africa’s desire to accelerate action to Silence the Guns by 2020.
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THE 2ND ANNUAL AFRICAN INDUSTRIALIZATION WEEK WILL BE HELD NOVEMBER 18-22
[Africa News\African Industrialization Week]
The AIW 2019, which builds upon the positive outcomes of the inaugural 2018 African Industrialization Week, and comes on the heels of the lauch of the Operational Phase of the AfCFTA on 7 July 2019 at the Extra-Ordinary Summit of the Africa Union Heads of State and Government (HoS/G) in Niamey, Niger could not have come at a better time. With the AfCFTA ushereing in a market space of at least US $3.4 trillion, and a consumer base of 1.27 billion, there is no doubt that moving the continent’s industrial production frontier, becomes critical, as enterprises tap into large scale opportunities on the back of free trade.
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AFRICAN UNION AND ECOWAS EXPRESS CONCERN OVER POLITICAL TENSIONS IN GUINEA BISSAU AS ELECTION NEARS
[Africa News\Guinea Bissau]
ECOWAS: “ECOWAS Commission expresses concern over the recent developments in the Republic of Guinea, which were characterised by rising political tension and violence that led to the loss of human lives during the 14 and 15 October 2019 protests.”
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AFRICAN UNION CALLS FOR ENDING OF SANCTIONS AGAINST ZIMBABWE
[Africa News\Zimbabwe Sanctions]
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki calls for the immediate removal of sanctions imposed on the Republic of Zimbabwe…The Chairperson reiterates his concerns that the persistence of economic sanctions imposed by the international community, continue to have negative impact on the economy and the people of Zimbabwe.
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AFRICAN UNION APPLAUDS ETHIOPIAN PRIME MINISTER ABIY AHMED ON WINNING 2019 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
[Africa News\Nobel Peace Prize]
The Nobel Peace Prize 2019 was awarded to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali “for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and in particular for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighboring Eritrea.”
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