We, the Committee of Heads of State and Government (CHSG) of the Africa CDC, meeting virtually on the margins of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 80): CONSIDERING Assembly/AU/Dec.924 (XXXVIII) of February 2025, which recognized the pivotal role played by Africa CDC in safeguarding Africa’s public health by providing strategic direction,…
Addis Ababa / New York — The Committee of Heads of State and Government (CHSG) of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) convened an Extraordinary Virtual Session on the margins of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 80). The meeting was chaired at the highest level of…
The Information Regulator monitors and enforces compliance by public and private bodies with the provisions of SA’s data privacy law. The Information Regulator (InfoReg), South Africa’s data privacy enforcer, is looking for two members to come onboard. This is according to Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development, which has invited nominations and applications…
– The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Supra Mahumapelo, joins African countries in commemorating the 26th anniversary of the Sirte Declaration of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). The resolution was adopted on 9 September, 1999, in Sirte, Libya and called for the establishment of the African Union (AU)…
The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Public Service has welcomed the expanded scope of the IFMS investigation. The expanded investigation into the integrated financial management system (IFMS) tender is a vital step towards upholding accountability and transparency in the public sector, says the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Public Service. The scope of the Special Investigating Unit’s…
Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, “Independence cannot be real if a nation depends upon gifts.” This wisdom from President Julius Nyerere in 1967 resonates today more than ever. For our continent, autonomy and sovereignty are not abstract ideals, they are the foundation that must be built on true solidarity and true unity. We have seen what…
This morning, the Chairperson of the AU Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf convened & presided over a session of the AU Peace Fund Executive Management Committee. He received a comprehensive briefing from H.E. @dagmawit_moges, Director-General of the @AUPeaceFund, & H.E. @Bankole_Adeoye, Commissioner of @AUC_PAPS, on the strategic and progressive utilisation of the Fund. The Chairperson…
