African Union opens the sixth session of its technical committee on communication and information technology

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African Union opens the sixth session of its technical committee on communication and information technology

27 October 2026

The African Union has opened the sixth ordinary session of its Specialized Technical Committee on Communication and Information and Communications Technology at Libreville in Gabon. Specialized Technical Committees are the sectoral ministerial bodies of the African Union, each made up of ministers of member states in its field, and they prepare work for the Union's Executive Council and Assembly. The African Union has fifty-five member states and its headquarters is at Addis Ababa in Ethiopia.

Session: Sixth African Union member states: 55

Why it matters for exams: The Specialized Technical Committees are a named layer of African Union machinery, and the Union's membership count and headquarters recur in International Relations questions.

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27 October 2026 Source: African Union

In plain words

STC Specialized Technical Committee — A sectoral ministerial committee of the African Union.

ICT Information and Communications Technology — The field covering computing, telecom and the internet.