๐ฃCall for Applications!
If you are an innovator in climate action with a focus on
#women
or
#youth
, apply to participate in the
@_AfricanUnion
Climate Action Innovation Hub!
๐ Deadline: 4 August 2023 at midnight EAT
๐ Apply here:
#MSC2023
@TanaForum
chairman of the board
@JDMahama
giving his welcome remarks and stressing
#Africa
โs yet unexplored capacities to position the continent to the benefit of its young population!
๐Happy Africa Day!
As a proud partner of the
@_AfricanUnion
, we are thrilled to join the celebration of
#AfricaDay
. On this special day, we reaffirm our commitment to working alongside the African Union to build the Africa that all its people want.
#OurAfricaOurFuture
๐ข Call for Applicationsโ
Are you a young African professional passionate about promoting COVID-19 Vaccination & the
#NewPublicHealthOrder
in
#Africa
โ
This is for you โคต
Apply for the
@_AfricanUnion
COVID-19 Bingwa Initiativeโ
More information here๐
Free Trade ๐Free Movement
Join us on the next session of the webinar series on free movement to learn how
#freetrade
and
#freemovement
go hand in hand! Donโt miss the key insights from our expert speakers!
๐ 20 June
๐ 13:00 CAT
๐ Resister now
Youth participants in the experience sharing workshop on National Action Plans (
#NAPs
) on Youth, Peace and Security (
#YPS
) noted the key role of ICT and communication in bringing onboard Youth on Peace and Security processes.
#African_Youth
#YPS
#WPS
๐Weโre excited to be part of the
#AfricaClimateSummit
to drive green growth & climate finance solutions for Africa and the world.
Join us at
#ACS23
where we will strengthen & highlight our collaboration with the
@_AfricanUnion
towards a climate-resilient
#Africa
.
#ClimateAction
๐ Happy
#AfricaDay
๐
As we celebrate this day with our partners, we will share some interesting facts about
#Africa
and how
#African
people across the continent are making an impact.
๐ขCall for applications!
@NELGA_AU
invites you to apply for 2024/2025 scholarships at
@sddubids
in Ghana๐ฌ๐ญ.
๐Programs: MPhil in Development Management & PhD in Planning for Sustainable Development
๐ Deadline: 15th July 2024
Learn more:
๐ขExperts needed!
The GIZ AU Migration Project is looking for a team of experts to support Monitoring & Evaluation, impact storytelling and communications & PR.
๐ Deadline: 28 July 2023
๐
#Hiring
#Experts
#Migration
#M
&E
#Storytelling
Unlock the future of
#datagovernance
in
#Africa
! ๐
Join us at the Data Governance & Innovation Forum โ where ideas meet impact. ๐ Register now to shape the data landscape!
๐๏ธ17-18 Nov, 2023
๐Registration link:
Happy
#AfricaDay
!๐
We proudly commemorate
#AfricaDay2024
, while this year also marks our 20-year partnership with the
@_AfricanUnion
.
Let's reflect on our shared vision for a brighter future & celebrate
#Africa
โs remarkable journey of unity, progress & resilience.
#Agenda2063
Do you know the real size of
#Africa
?๐
The African Continent is the 2๏ธโฃnd largest on the planet, bigger than Europe, the US & China combined. Changing the current narrative toward
#TheAfricaWeWant
is the main objective of the
@_AfricanUnion
Media Fellowship.
#AUMediaFellowship
๐ข We are
#hiring
!
๐ผ
#1
Advisor on Institutional Capacity Building - ICBP
๐ผ
#2
Junior Advisor on Institutional Capacity Building - ICBP
๐๏ธApplication deadline: 28 May 2024
๐ Country: Ethiopia
More details below ๐
#1
#2
#job
๐ข Call for Interestโ
Are you living in the
#LakeChadBasin
๐ and working on
#MHPSS
โ
Then participate in one of our trainings on MHPSS in
#Cameroon
๐จ๐ฒ,
#Chad
๐น๐ฉ or
#Nigeria
๐ณ๐ฌ in March 2023.
๐ฉ Send us a DM for further information on how to apply!
#CallForApplication
๐ข Consultants Needed!
๐ผ Consultancy Service for the development of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Preventionโs (Africa CDC) Youth Strategy
๐ Country: Ethiopia
More details below ๐
#opentender
#hiring
#consultancy
#wearehiring
#ethiopia
๐ขCall for Host Institutions in Sub-Saharan
#Africa
The new
@DAAD_Germany
In-Country/In-Region Call for Host Institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa is open! Apply to support young African
#scholars
& boost your institution's profile.
๐ Deadline: 19 Sept
๐
GIZ has been a strong & trusted partner to the
@_AfricanUnion
supporting the AUโs
#Agenda2063
!
๐คThorsten Schรคfer-Gรผmbel, Chair of GIZ's Management Board, visited our diverse team & exchanged with H.E.
@Bankole_Adeoye
& H.E.
@FSijilmassi
at the AUC in Addis Ababa,
#Ethiopia
๐ช๐น.
Today, we kick off
#GIZAU
Gender Week to honour
#women
's accomplishments, to raise awareness about
#GenderInequality
and to show our actions to
#BreakTheBias
๐ง๐ฟ๐ฉโ๐ง๐ฉ๐ผโ๐ผ๐ฆธ๐ฟ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ง๐ฉ๐พโ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ฟโโ๏ธ๐ฉ๐พโ๐ซ๐ฉ๐ผโ๐พโ๏ธ
#IWD2022
An
#inclusive
and empowered media landscape to reframe the
#African
narrative!
Among the 1๏ธโฃ4๏ธโฃ media fellows selected for the
#AUMediaFellowship
, 9๏ธโฃ were women journalists.๐
The fellows participated in trainings to create a balanced narrative of Africa.
#IWD2023
#EmbraceEquity
Its
#AfricaBorderDay
! Under the
#AUBorderProgramme
, we have been working alongside the
@_AfricanUnion
to transform borders from barriers to bridges. On this day, we underline the importance of better-defined and well-managed borders to foster peace, security and stability.
So far, only 4๏ธโฃ African countries have signed the 2018
#AfricanUnion
#FreeMovement
Protocol (AU FMP). Which is why we are proud to work together with
@AU_ECOSOCC
to launch a webinar series on โMobilising Africa: Promoting Free Movement for Growth and Developmentโ.
First mission in 2023 of our GIZ AU
#Migration
project team to
#Ghana
๐ฌ๐ญ:
Working on the implementation of the national labour migration policy with the ministry & our colleagues at
@giz_ghana
in
#Accra
this week.๐
Looking forward to the next steps of the cooperation!
Let the holiday season begin!โจ
We wish those of you who celebrate Christmas a Merry Christmas and everyone a wonderful end-of-year season and a happy new year!๐
See you in 2023!
๐ขDo you have an innovative
#DigitalSolution
that can close digital divide in
#Africa
?
๐Apply for the Call for Proposals on Data-driven Innovations in Africa:
You must represent a government institution, academia, a CSO, an NGO or a Social Enterprise.
From the
#Youth
Pre-Conference pre
#CPHIA2022
:
๐ฌโAfrica is at a crossroad to promote its long-term preparedness for future pandemics & health security. This vision cannot be achieved without the leadership of African Youth.โ
~
@TobiasThielGIZ
,
#GIZAU
Director
#YPC
,
#AUBingwa
๐ข Consultancy Needed!
๐ผ Regional media company for public sensitisation and media advocacy on the Africa Climate Summit
๐๏ธ Deadline: 17 June 2024
๐ Country: Presence across Africa
More details๐
#consultancy
#CallForApplication
#MediaCompany
#tender
Today, we celebrate
#DiversityDay
in Germany!๐
A perfect occasion to check out our Annual Report 2021 under the theme โDiversity is Power and Unity in
#Diversity
is Strength.'๐ช
Read about our cooperation w/ the
@_AfricanUnion
& highlights in 2021 here:
Did you knowโ
8๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ% of Africans rely on traditional knowledge to maintain their health.
On this
#AfricanTraditionalMedicineDay
, we urge
#AUMemberStates
to mainstream
#traditionalmedicine
with policies®ulations informed by evidence-based data for its safe, cost-effective use.
๐ขWe're thrilled to unveil the GIZ African Union Annual Report 2023!
Under the theme '
#AfricanVoicesRise
โ Shaping Futures in a Changing Global Order,' we highlight the impact of our cooperation with the
@_AfricanUnion
towards achieving
#Agenda2063
.
๐
Day1โฃ of the 12th Pan-African Conference on Illicit Financial Flows
#IFF
and
#Taxation
kicked off with insightful and engaging panel discussions. We also witnessed the launch of the Team Europe Initiative to support
#Africa
in combating IFFs and transnational organised crime!
๐ Happy Africa Youth Day ๐ฅณ
#AfricaYouthDay
promotes the increased recognition of
#Youth
as key players for social change, economic growth and sustainable development in all areas of
#African
society. ๐
#AYD2022
#HappeningNow
โ
As we celebrate
#AfricaYouthDay
, we are happy to support the
#AUBingwa
Event to reiterate the importance of COVID-19 vaccines.๐๐ฆ
COVID-19 is still a present danger & vaccines are the safest protection.
๐ฏ
#ShootYourShot
& keep yourself & others safe!
#AYD2022
๐ขThe 1โฃ1โฃth High-Level Dialogue of the
#African
Governance Architecture started today!
โน The theme is โStrengthening Democratic
#Governance
Systems in
#Africa
โ
๐ Cotonou,
#Benin
๐ง๐ฏ
Follow the latest news on the event hereโฌ๏ธ
@AGA_Platform
#DGTrends
#GIZAU
has teams of passionate minds and personalities from diverse backgrounds working together to contribute to the AUโs Vision and Agenda 2063 for
#TheAfricaWeWant
.
Everyday, we celebrate their efforts and professionalism. ๐ฅณ๐๐๐ฝ
As the
@TanaForum
&
@CrisisGroup
side event at
#MSC2024
concludes, we are inspired by the region's resilience and potential.
Congratulations to
@EroComfort
&
@LettieLongwe
for facilitating this engaging event, identifying strategies to address conflicts & foster cooperation!
๐ขGIZ joins forces with Expertise France and FIIAPP to support the AfCFTAโ๏ธ
They signed a partnership agreement to implement the European Union Technical Assistance Facility supporting the
#AfCFTA
, as part of the
#teameurope
initiative. The EU TAF is financed by ๐ช๐บ๐ฉ๐ช๐ซ๐ท๐ธ๐ช.
๐We're thrilled to support the 2nd
#AUMediaFellowship
Cohort!
This dynamic group of
#African
media professionals have successfully passed rigorous selection processes, & will now embark on a year-long fellowship program to transform narratives & amplify Africa's voice.
๐ก Enhancing
#dialogue
and defining key activities and priority plans for the
#AfCFTA
for 2๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ2๏ธโฃ3๏ธโฃ.
This was the goal of last week's AfCFTA planning workshop in close cooperation with
@SADC_News
&
@CouncilSadc
in Gaborone,
#Botswana
๐ง๐ผ.
๐ก Unlocking $100 Billion for African
#Women
and
#Youth
!
The
@AU_WGYD
High-Level Advocacy Breakfast reflected on progress towards unlocking over ๐ฒ100 billion for๐million
#AfricanWomen
& youth by 2030
#WYFEI2030
, leveraging existing financial instruments across all sectors.
๐ It's a celebration! It's
#AfricanUnionDay
!
20 years ago, the
@_AfricanUnion
had a vision for a peaceful, integrated & prosperous Africa.๐
The
#AU20
campaign will mark this milestone year by celebrating Africa's past, present & future.๐
#Agenda2063
The
#AUMediaFellows
are back from an incredible study tour in Brussels!
They gained invaluable insights into
#EU
institutions, witnessed the elections first-hand, & deepened their understanding of EU-Africa relations.
๐Read more about it here:
Africa is the world's
#youngest
continent, its current 480million youth expected to double by 2050!
This week, 2โฃ5โฃ African
#youth
come together in Addis Ababa๐ช๐น to learn about
#FreeMovement
in
#Africa
& how they can champion & advocate for the AU Free Movement Protocol
#AUFMP
.
Women & Youth - the engine of AfCFTA trade in Africaโ๏ธ
The
#AfCFTA
Conference on
#Women
&
#Youth
is being held in ๐น๐ฟ
#Tanzania
coorganised by EU-TAF.
During kickoff H.E.
@MeneWamkele
& other leaders highlighted the importance of engaging women & youth for Africa's development.1/2
GIZ AU
#Landgovernance
#NELGA
project's annual team retreat in
#Ethiopia
๐ช๐น
The team worked on their programmes & operations, settling on joint frameworks & a shared vision for the next year with high impacts.๐
#landadministration
Great & engaging dialogue with our partner
#TanaForum
at
@IPSS_Addis
!
@giz_gmbh
has been supporting the Tana Forum since its beginning. We are looking forward to its participation in the upcoming 59th
@MunSecConf
!
โStay tuned for
#MSC2023
:
๐ 17-19 Feb 2023
๐ Munich, Germany
Unveiling the heart of
@_AfricanUnion
#DataPolicyFramework
! ๐ Today, we delved into its impact, reasons, and transformative strategies as H.E. Amani Abou-Zeid emphasizes, "The next billion internet users will be from
#Africa
". What are your thoughts on the power of
#datapolicy
?
๐กFootprint of Success from the
#GIZ
#AGA
project
4โฃ0โฃ
#media
practitioners from across Africa were trained on the different facets of
#corruption
& anti-corruption activities, joining the fight against corruption.
๐Read more success stories here:
๐ African Union meets GIZ
It was a pleasure hosting the Director General of the
@_AfricanUnion
Commission H.E. Amb.
@FSijilmassi
& his delegation to
@giz_gmbh
for an in-depth peer exchange as part of our support to the AU reform process.
#Agenda2063
Donโt forget to register for the kick-off of the webinar series on โMobilising Africa: Promoting Free Movement for Growth and Developmentโ.
#FreeMovement
#Africa
๐ April 6th, 1300 CAT (1100 UTC 1400 EAT)
๐ Register here to attend:
๐ข Consultants Needed!
๐ผ Consultancy service to provide technical expertise to develop the Africa CDC CSO Engagement Framework
๐๏ธApplication deadline: 24 Mar 2024
๐ Country: Ethiopia
More details below ๐
#AfricaCDC
#RFP
#health
#Ethiopia
#Africa
๐ฃ Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discriminationโ
Today and every day, we
#StandUp4HumanRights
,
#FightRacism
and all forms of discrimination.
๐๐ป๐๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐๐พ๐๐ฟ
Young people want action now!
Les jeunes veulent des actions concrรจtes maintenant!
What's the state of
#Youth
, Peace & Security (
#YPS
) in Africa?
@TanaForum
will host the
#PreTana2024
in Dakar๐ธ๐ณ next week to push
#YouthConsultation
on the key priorities of
#Africa
โs YPS Agenda.
#HappeningNow
in Lusaka,
#Zambia
๐ฟ๐ฒ!
We are honoured to support the
@AU_HHS
in coordination with STATAFRIC and
#JLMP
partners
@IOMatAU
and
@ilo
, in organising a 3-day regional capacity building workshop on trafficking in persons and labour migration statistics.
๐ฑ๐ปDigital solutions for clear bordersโ๏ธ
Together with
@RCMRD_
we organised a training on
#OpenSource
software in
#border
delimitation & demarcation.
Participants from ๐ช๐น ๐ฐ๐ช ๐ธ๐ธ ๐น๐ฟ ๐บ๐ฌ jointly learned how to use
#QGIS
for their
#GIS
work.๐บ
#AUBorderProgramme
Fruitful Exchange with Members of the German Parliament!
Together with the
@GerEmbAddis
, we introduced our work with the
@_AfricanUnion
in the context of civil protection highlighting projects working for border governance, resilient cities, peacebuilding and security.