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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AFRICAN UNION TO COMMEMORATE WORLD AIDS DAY ON DECEMBER 1ST
Theme: “Getting To Zero: Zero New HIV Infections”
INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
When: Tuesday 1ST December 2015
Where: African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, AU Medical Services in the New AU Conference Center
Time: 9:00 am
Who: Organised by the Medical Services Directorate of the African Union Commission (AUC)
Arusha, 29 November, 2015: Twelve universities from ten African countries have qualified for the finals of the pilot African Moot Court Competition to be held from 30 November to 3 December, 2015 in Arusha, Tanzania.
The finalists are: L’ Universite Catholique d’Afrique Centrale (Cameroon); Makerere University (Uganda), Moi University (Kenya) ;University of Pretoria(South Africa), University of Zambia (Zambia); Centre d’etude et de recherché(Burkina Faso)and University of Ibandan (Nigeria).
Montreal, Canada, 27 November 2015: The African Union Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, Dr. Elham Ibrahim participated in the International Civil Aviation organization (ICAO) first-ever World Aviation Forum (WAF).
Cairo, Egypt 26 November 2015: The African Union Commission, Department of Infrastructure and Energy conducted a Training Workshop on Advanced Small Hydropower (SHP) Systems for Member States from 22nd to 27th November 2015 in Cairo, Egypt. This Training Workshop is the third in a series of capacity building activities on hydropower systems for energy experts in African countries.
AFRICAN UNION ELECTION OBSERVATION MISSION TO THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 3-5 DECEMBER 2015 IN THE REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES
ARRIVAL STATEMENT
VICTORIA, 29 NOVEMBER 2015
Libreville, Gabon, 27th November 2015 –The Ninth Committee of Directors General of National Statistics Offices (CoDGs), convened in Libreville, Gabon, concluded today with concrete recommendations and an emphasis on the need for a Data Revolution and Data Harmonisation within the African Continent
INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
What: Regional Meeting with Representatives of the Judiciary from Southern Africa
Who: Organized by the Department of Political Affairs of the African Union
Commission in collaboration with the Pan African Parliament (PAP) and
International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
(International IDEA), SADC States, and German Cooperation (GIZ)
When: 30th November – 2nd December 2015
Kigali, Rwanda, 24 November 2015: The 11th AU-EU Human Rights Dialogue was concluded today in Kigali, Rwanda. The Dialogue was led by the AU Commissioner for Political Affairs, Dr Aisha L. Abdullahi and the EU Special Representative for Human Rights, Mr Stavros Lambrinidis.
INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
When: 28TH November 2015
Where: Pan African Parliament Headquarters
Time: 10:00 AM
Who: Organized by the Department of Political Affairs Office of the African
Union Commission
Objective: The objective of the Meeting is to review how the approach
on the promotion of constitutionalism and rule of law is organised in
contemporary constitutions in Africa
Addis Ababa, 27 November 2015: The Department of Political Affairs (DPA) of the African Union Commission received today Young Leaders from the Youth Leadership Training Programme organized by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Foundation in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
During the visit to the DPA the group of young leaders received background information on the history of the OAU and the AU. The young leaders also received information on the mandate of the African Union Commission in general and DPA in particular.
