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. Mr. Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda, was appointed to lead the AU institutional reforms process. He appointed a pan-African committee of experts to review and submit proposals for a system of governance for the AU that would ensure the organisation was better placed to address the challenges facing the continent with the aim of implementing programmes that have the highest impact on Africa’s growth and development so as to deliver on the vision of Agenda 2063.
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.
The African Union’s Continental Operational Centre (COC) concluded a two-day (19-20 December) strategic planning meeting in Kampala, Uganda, where it developed a comprehensive five-year strategy to address the complex challenges of trafficking in persons (TIP) and smuggling of migrants (SOM).
Senior officials, law enforcement experts, and civil society representatives have validated the Continental Guidelines for Sharing Information and Intelligence to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) and smuggling of migrants (SOM).
Health experts, policymakers, and migration specialists from across Africa convened in Kampala this week for a landmark technical workshop aimed at crafting a common approach to migration and health governance in the continent.
On 13 November 2024, the Africa Day high level side event at the COP29 was held in Baku, Azerbaijan at the African Pavilion. The day is traditionally inaugurated at COP as part of the framework of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
On December 6, 2024, the African Union (AU) presented a landmark oral statement before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) during advisory proceedings initiated by the United Nations General Assembly.
H.E Amb. Hilda Suka – Mafudze, Permanent Representative (PR) of the African Union (AU) to the United States of America (USA), from 12 to 14 December 2024, attended a series of meetings and working sessions in Kansas, following an invitation by the Kansas Department of Commerce, International Development. Discussions during the engagements focused on ways of enhancing cooperation ties between both institutions for the benefit of their respective populations.
The African Union’s Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) convened the Second Ordinary Session of its 4th Permanent General Assembly (PGA). As per its statutes, the Second Ordinary session of the General Assembly is also characterized with the mid-term elections of the Standing Committee.
The International Union of Railways (UIC) hosted its 105th General Assembly in Paris, France, bringing together railway leaders from across the globe.
The School Meals Coalition held its Second Ministerial Meeting of the Task Force on October 29, 2024 in Nairobi, Kenya, bringing together key stakeholders to review progress and chart the future course of school meal programs worldwide.
