He described the move as “a project still ongoing within the institutions”, stressing that the vision behind the move was to “enhance our capacities to deal with economic and social challenges of the 21st century”
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Being the 58th Independence Anniversary speech of President Muhammadu Buhari
The President gave the assurance in his nationwide broadcast to mark the nation’s 58th Independence Anniversary in Abuja on Monday.
PACC is a platform for pan-African cultural institutions and Civil Society Organizations working on the arts, culture and heritage field to provide their contributions to the policy making process of the African Union
The President of the African Public Relations Association (APRA), Yomi Badejo-Okusanya, has commended the African Union on its declaration at the 31st AU Summit held in Nouakchott, Mauritania.
Guterres, who made the appeal in Addis Ababa at the Second Annual UN-African Union Conference, said African resources should remain in Africa to support the development of the continent.
President Buhari said this during his introductory remarks as the leader of the African Union theme of the year: “Winning the Fight against Corruption, A Sustainable Path to Africa’s Transformation,” shortly before the commencement of the debate on the African Anti-Corruption Year.
The demand was contained in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan
The initiative, a specialised agency of the African Union, was designed to provide current responses to climate-related food security emergencies.
Nicholas made the call when a team of experts from the Lake Chad Basin Commission under the auspices of the African Union paid him a courtesy visit at the command in Maiduguri.
The US decision to unilaterally withdraw from the July 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on Iran’s nuclear program and reimpose sanctions on Tehran has the potential to heighten tensions in the region and further erode confidence in the credibility of international commitments, the chairperson of the AU Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, said in a statement.
More than 150 delegates and speakers are expected to attend, including government ministers, business leaders, ocean experts and environmental and maritime organisations, to discuss the economic contribution of the African oceans.
The organization also urged the AU to “maintain targeted travel sanctions and asset freezes against the authorities until they meet specific human rights and good governance benchmarks”
Obviously, the choice is not for nothing as the opposition Peoples Democratic Party back at home claimed in their deeply disappointing reaction to the inauguration of President Buhari as the continental anti-corruption Champion for the year 2018.
Chergui, speaking on the sidelines of the second day of session of the 30th AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government, said the Libyan crisis is having a continental ripple effect
President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, who is the current chair of the 55-member African bloc, and Moussa Mahamat, the Chairperson of the AU Commission, unveiled the plaque on the premises of the commission’s headquarters in Addis Ababa, marking the inauguration of the SAATM.
The meeting, at the venue of the African Union Summit, provided Buhari and Obasanjo the opportunity to crack jokes and exchange banters
Buhari said this while formally launching the African Anti-Corruption Year 2018 during the Opening Ceremony of the 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union in the Ethiopian capital
The exchange of banters comes a few days after the two ex-military rulers engaged in a face-off
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres said after signing the agreement that strong cooperation with the AU was essential for the UN to be able to fulfill its mandate