Promoting Africa’s growth and economic development by championing citizen inclusion and increased cooperation and integration of African states.
Promoting Africa’s growth and economic development by championing citizen inclusion and increased cooperation and integration of African states.
Agenda 2063 is the blueprint and master plan for transforming Africa into the global powerhouse of the future. It is the strategic framework for delivering on Africa’s goal for inclusive and sustainable development and is a concrete manifestation of the pan-African drive for unity, self-determination, freedom, progress and collective prosperity pursued under Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance.
H.E President William Samoei Ruto (PhD), President of the Republic of Kenya and the African Union Champion on Institutional Reform. H.E. Ruto was appointed during the 37th Assembly of Heads of State and Government in February 2024 to champion the AU Institutional Reform process taking over from the H.E Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda who led the implementation of the reform process since 2016.
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A delegation from the Pan-African Parliament (PAP), led by its Vice President, Hon. Chief Fortune Charumbira, called on H.E. Kwesi Quartey, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC).
Chief Charumbira briefed H.E the DCP on matters arising from the Third Session of the Fifth Parliament that took place at the seat of the PAP in Midrand, South Africa.
The 2018/19 Fellows of Chatham House African Public Health Leadership Programme undertook a study tour of the African Union Commission (AUC), to familiarize themselves with the work of the African Center for Diseases Control (CDC), and interact with the leadership of the AUC. The delegation was led by Mr. Adebusuyi Adeyemi, Assistant Fellowship Director, Chatham House Centre on Global Health Security.
Addis Ababa, 30 October 2019: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, expresses his deep concern regarding the latest developments in the political situation in the Republic of Guinea Bissau, particularly following the Presidential Decree No. 12/2019 of 28 October 2019 dissolving of the Government, and the ensuing reactions.
The Chairperson reiterates his support for the efforts of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and fully upholds its position expressed in the ECOWAS communiqué issued on 29 October 2019.
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat, participated in the Russia-Africa Summit and Economic Forum in Sochi on 23 and 24 October 2019, alongside 47 African Heads of State.
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat, participated in the Russia-Africa Summit and Economic Forum in Sochi on 23 and 24 October 2019, alongside 47 African Heads of State.
High level meeting of African Ambassadors of main countries of origin of African migrants works in the Middle East and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
The commemoration of the 10th Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security concluded with a call for enhanced efforts to fight hunger and malnutrition in Africa, through “Fostering New Agricultural Technologies for Improved African Diets”
The African Energy Commission (AFREC) has been conducting series of workshops since March 2019, on energy statistics, efficiency and data collection to create a comprehensive energy system for Africa.
Sochi hosted the inaugural Russia-Africa Summit on 23 and 24th October 2019 chaired by H.E. Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation and H.E. Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt and Chairperson of the African Union, under the theme “Russia and Africa: Forging Economic Ties, Creating Joint Projects”.
The arrival of the Chairperson in Djibouti 27 October 2019
