An Integrated, Prosperous and Peaceful Africa.

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Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment (ARBE)

Commissioner

H.E. Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko

H.E. Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko, from Angola, was elected as the new commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy, and Sustainable Environment (ARBE) of the African Union Commission. Mrs Sacko was the special adviser to the Minister of agriculture, assigned with the responsibility of advising on issues related to international cooperation both bilateral and multilateral.

Structure

The Agriculture and Food Security Division coordinates the implementation of AU decisions related

Rural Economy

The achievement of the Agenda 2063 Goals is at the center of sustainable development in Africa an

Activities

October 24, 2024

After three days of discussions, the 9th Africa Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction concluded with the adoption of the Windhoek Declaration on advancing the Programme of Action for the Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 in Africa.

September 17, 2024

The Africa Urban Resilience Programme (AURP) was launched on 4 September 2024. The high-level event took place at the inaugural Africa Urban Forum at the Adwa Victory Memorial Museum in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

August 02, 2024

AU-SAFGRAD organized a high-level Panel discussion on the margins of the African Agribusiness Incubation Conference a

August 02, 2024

The CAADP Malabo has encountered challenges including climate change, pandemics, and global economic disruptions, imp

July 26, 2024

The African Union Commission (AUC), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and key sta

October 23, 2024 to October 25, 2024

Extra-Ordinary Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Agriculture, Rural Development Water and Environment (ARDWE)

October 21, 2024 to October 24, 2024

Ninth Session of the Africa Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and the Eighth High-Level Meeting on Disaster Risk Reduction.  

October 15, 2024

Commemoration of International Day Of Rural Women (IDRW) 2024 Theme: Empowering Women Living in Rural Areas through Education and Access to Technology: Bridging the Gap for Inclusive and Sustainable Agri-Food Systems in Africa

 

July 24, 2024 to July 26, 2024

WHAT: The Africa Multi Stakeholder Conference on Carbon Markets.

Department Resources

September 19, 2020

The African Union Commission (AUC) envisions “an integrated continent that is politically united based on the ideals of Pan Africanism an

June 24, 2020

Highlights of the cooperation with the GIZ-project “Support to the African Union on Migration and Displacement”

June 24, 2020

Violent extremism is a global issue.

September 30, 2024

Climate change is arguably the greatest challenge facing humanity in the 21st century.

August 17, 2024

The close of the last decade saw a heightened concern by the global community around the triple planetary crisis of biodiversity loss, cl