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.
The AU offers exciting opportunities to get involved in determining continental policies and implementing development programmes that impact the lives of African citizens everywhere. Find out more by visiting the links on right.
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MEDIA ADVISORY
Media Orientation Workshop in preparation of the Africa's Industrialization Week 2019
Theme: “Building Media Awareness on Accelerated Industrial Development for Africa (AIDA) and related strategies: Industrial Policy Literacy Capacity Building Session for Business/ Economic Journalists”.
INVITATION TO MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES
Kampala, Uganda – 21 September 2019. The Department of Trade and Industry of the African Union Commission (AUC) organized in partnership with Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), the 11th African Union Sub-Committee of Directors General of Customs Meeting from 16-20 September 2019 in Kampala, Uganda under the theme: “Entry into force of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) - Implications for African Customs administrations”.
Theme “Towards a Common African Position on Asset Recovery”
Asset recovery is the process by which the proceeds of corruption and related offenses/crimes are identified, recovered and returned to the country of origin. It is therefore an important aspect of the anti-corruption chain as it ensures that stolen assets are seized and return to their legitimate owners.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 5 September 2019: More than 100 delegates drawn from African states’ ambassadors to the African Union and representatives of African National Human Rights Institutions, Civil Society Organizations and Development Partners are gathered in Addis Ababa for the Annual Policy Forum on the State of National Human Rights Institutions in Africa. The Forum is focusing on the theme durable and sustainable solutions to forced displacements in Africa.
Right Honourable Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda - Prime Minister of the Republic of Uganda;
Your Excellency, Mr. Kunio Mikuriya, Secretary General of the World Customs Organization;
Mrs. Doris Akol, Commissioner General of Uganda Revenue Authority and In-Coming Chairperson of the Eleventh Meeting of the African Union Sub-Committee of Directors-General of Customs;
Mr. Souef KAMALIDINI, Director General of Comoros Customs, and outgoing Chair of the AUSCDGCs;
Mr. Dicksons Kateshumbwa, Chairperson of the Council of the world Customs Organisation is highly commendable;
I thank UNDP and other organizers for the invitation.
I also extend my congratulations for the very innovative initiative. African Influencers for Development! Nice words!
Joint press release - Meeting of the Joint AU-EU-UN Taskforce to Address the Migrant and Refugee Situation in Libya New York, 25 September 2019
Addis Ababa, 15 September 2019: This year, the world celebrates the International Day of Democracy under the theme “Participation”. On behalf of the African Union Commission, H.E. Minata Samate Cessouma, Commissioner for Political Affairs, welcomes this theme, which provides a golden opportunity to reaffirm the role of the people in the promotion and sustenance of democracy in the world and Africa in particular.
Across the two-day event, delegates will be provided with the knowledge, tools and networks required to understand the nature and prevalence of online child sexual exploitation, and the means to implement a strategic global response
