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.
The African Union Private Sector forum has kicked off, providing a platform of what will be three days of forwarding looking engagements between the policy makers and African investors on how to make Africa more attractive to invest in and accelerate intra-African trade
Addis Ababa, 1 November 2024: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, commends the Government and People of Botswana for the conduct of peaceful, transparent and credible general elections of 30 October 2024.
A field visit begins in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) conducted by the Department of Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation (ESTI), African Union Commission (AUC).
The annual African Union Private Sector Forum is set to review and explore innovative actions that allow the private sector to fully participate in, contribute to and benefit from Intra-African trade and investments. 2024 marks the 15th edition of the forum which will be held in Lusaka, Zambia from the 31st October – 2nd November 2024, focused on “unlocking opportunities for private actors to accelerate Intra-African trade and investments.”
After three days of discussions, the 9th Africa Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction concluded with the adoption of the Windhoek Declaration on advancing the Programme of Action for the Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 in Africa.
Windhoek, Namibia - September 12, 2024 - The 3rd African Union Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Forum, organized by the African Union Commission (AUC) in collaboration with the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB), has concluded with a renewed commitment to foster financial empowerment and educational innovation for African startups and MSMEs.
