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The African Union is committed to Strengthening a people centered Union through active communication of the programmes of the African Union, the branding of the Union and participation of Member States and other stakeholders in defining and implementing the African agenda.

July 01, 2017

Press Conference of the Commissioner for Economic Affairs

29th AU Summit, Economic Affairs
May 04, 2017

Dedicated Fridays of the Commission 'From Sendai to Cancun: with a renewed commitment to disaster risk reduction for resilience’

Dedicated Fridays of the Commission
'From Sendai to Cancun: with a renewed commitment to disaster risk reduction for resilience’

Economic Affairs
March 26, 2017

Commissioner Anthony Maruping stresses on need for Africa to strengthen policies and regional integration of its markets to improve investments

Dakar, Senegal 26 March 2017 – Africa wants to create one of the most attractive economic zones through a homogenised customs union and economic community but regulation and weak integration hinder investment opportunities.

Economic Affairs
March 23, 2017 to March 28, 2017

2017 AU-ECA Conference of Ministers, Senegal (March 23-28)

Theme: Growth, inequality and unemployment

Dakar, Senegal- March 23-28, 2017

Economic Affairs
March 21, 2017

Extraordinary Session of the Committee of Directors-General of National Statistics Offices

Economic Affairs
January 25, 2017

Press Conference of the Commissioner for Economic Affairs

PRESS BRIEFING OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

28th AU Summit, Economic Affairs
December 20, 2016

Congress of African Economists

During the last decade, Africa as a continent witnessed strong economic and social gains due mainly to improved macroeconomic management at country level and favorable conditions in the global market.

Economic Affairs
November 28, 2016

PRESS RELEASE The Committee of Directors-General of National Statistics Offices and Stat-Com Africa stress on production of quality economic Statistics to move Africa development agenda forward

Economic Affairs
November 02, 2016 to November 03, 2016

The Africa-Turkey Economic and Business Forum, Istanbul, Turkey

For more information: http://www.turkeyafricaforum.org/

Economic Affairs
October 14, 2016

Signing of Hosting Arrangements: Turkey – Africa Economic and Business Forum Istanbul, Turkey, November 02 – 03, 2016

Economic Affairs
September 29, 2016

16th International Economic Forum on Africa, Paris, France

Economic Affairs
August 19, 2016

Fridays of the Commission: Building Institutional and Community Resilience in the face of floods, droughts, conflict and economic shocks in Africa: Lessons from the response to El Nino Eastern Africa and Southern Africa

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 19 August 2016: On Friday 19th August 2016 the AUC Department of Economic Affairs and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) through the collaborative initiative of the AUC department of Political Affairs held a session of Fridays of

Economic Affairs

News & Events

August 14, 2017

COMMUNIQUE OF THE MEETING OF AFRICAN UNION FINANCE MINISTERS ADDIS ABABA, AUGUST 9, 2017

July 01, 2017

Press Conference of the Commissioner for Economic Affairs

May 04, 2017

Dedicated Fridays of the Commission 'From Sendai to Cancun: with a renewed commitment to disaster risk reduction for resilience’

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Announcements

December 14, 2016 to December 31, 2016

Call for Papers 5th Congress of African Economists 2017 THEME: “Growth, Employment and Inequalities”

November 11, 2016 to December 31, 2016

Call for Papers Department of Economics Affairs Fifth Congress of African Economists Theme: Growth, Employment and Inequalities

January 27, 2016

Press Briefing of the Commissioner for Economic Affairs

November 24, 2015

Ninth Committee of Directors Generals of National Statistics Office (CoDGs)

May 19, 2015

Fridays of the Commission: “Towards the Third International Conference on Financing for Development: Africa’s expectations”, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Latest Speeches

March 23, 2017

Speech by Mr. Birima Mangara to the Tenth Joint Annual Meetings of the African Union Specialized Technical Committee on Finance, Monetary Affairs, Economic Planning and Integration

March 23, 2017

Opening Statement By Giovanie Biha Deputy Executive Secretary UN Economic Commission for Africa to the Tenth Joint Annual Meetings of the African Union Specialized Technical Committee on Finance, Monetary Affairs, Economic Planning and Integration

November 29, 2016

ALLOCUTION DU DR. RENE KOUASSI N’GUETTIA DIRECTEUR DES AFFAIRES ÉCONOMIQUES COMMISSION UNION AFRICAINE

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Latest Documents

December 22, 2016

Consultancy Services for the conduct of Technical Study on the Establishment of a Virtual Regional Market as a milestone on the way towards a Pan African Stock Exchange

December 20, 2016

3rd Congress Proceedings and Recommendations

December 20, 2016

2nd Congress Proceedings and Recommendations

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Status of Intra - Africa Trade

Status of Intra - Africa Trade

Conference of African Ministers In Charge of Integration

Apr.15.2013 - Apr.19.2013 Sixth Conference of African Ministers In Charge of Integration, 15-19 April 2013, Port Louis, Mauritius

AU-RECs-ECA-AfDB Coordination Committee

AU-RECs-ECA-AfDB Coordination Committee Eleventh Meeting, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

African Integration and Development Review

African Integration and Development Review, Vol.7 No.1, January 2014

Common African Position on the Post- 2015 Development Agenda

Common African Position on the Post- 2015 Development Agenda

Congress of African Economists

Proceedings of the Third Congress of African Economists, 6-8 March 2013, Dakar, Senegal

African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development

The 8th Joint Annual Meetings of the African Union Specialized Technical Committee on Finance, Monetary Affairs, Economic Planning and Integration and the ECA Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development

African Charter on Statistics

The African Charter on Statistics is a legal instrument. Its purpose is to regulate statistical activities in the continent and serve as an advocacy tool for the development of statistics in Africa. It was adopted by the Heads of State and Government of the African Union in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) on 3 February 2009, following a participatory process in which all members of the African statistical system, African political authorities and development partners took part.

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Conference of African Ministers responsible for Civil Registration

Feb.09.2015 - Feb.13.2015 The 3rd Conference of African Ministers responsible for Civil Registration

African Union Institute for Statistics

Apr.15.2013 - Apr.19.2013 Sixth Conference of African Ministers In Charge of Integration, 15-19 April 2013, Port Louis, Mauritius

African Statistical Yearbook

The 2012 African Statistical Yearbook was prepared under the overall umbrella of the African Statistical Coordination Committee set up by the principal continental organizations dealing with statistical development, namely the African Development Bank (AfDB), the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), the African Union Commission (AUC), and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) within the framework of the implementation of the Reference Regional Strategic Framewo

Fridays of the Commission

May.19.2015 Fridays of the Commission: “Towards the Third International Conference on Financing for Development: Africa’s expectations”, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Alternative Sources of Financing the African Union

Alternative Sources of Financing the African Union

African Private Sector Forum

7th African Private Sector Forum: “Actions speak louder than words” (Dec.05.2014 )

Pan African Investment Code

Pan African Investment Cod

Africa EU Partnership

Apr.21.2015 - Apr.22.2015 7th African Union Commission - European Commission College to College Meeting, European Union Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium