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.
As part of the roadmap’s implementation of Education as the AU Theme of 2024, the African Union marked the commemoration of its 9th African Day of School Feeding (ADSF) on 1st March 2024.
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, convened the First Strategic Reflection Meeting on the Implementation of the Permanent Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (COHA) in Ethiopia to review progress, identify key challenges, and propose ways to address gaps in the implementation of the CoHA.
Your Excellency Olusegun Obasanjo, AU High Representative for the Horn of Africa, and member of the AU Panel of the Ethiopia Peace Process
The African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) held a joint working session with Pan African Parliament (PAP) on the Continental Free Movement Protocol.
The AU Commission (AUC), under the leadership of the Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development held a virtual policy dialogue titled, “Closing the Gap
Addis Ababa, 9 March 2024: The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, H.E. Moussa Mahamat Faki, strongly condemns the mass abduction of schoolchildren and women on Thursday 7 March 2024, following an armed intrusion into the village of Kuriga, in northwestern Nigeria
H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo- Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana,
Honourable Ministers in charge of Sport,
Amb. Minata SAMATE CESSOUMA, AU Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development,
Mr Moustapha BAARAF, President of the Association of National Olympic Committees, ANOCA and Co-Organiser,
Mr Ahmed Nasser Moustapha KAMEL, President of the Association of African Sports Confederations and Co-Organiser,
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission H.E Moussa Faki Mahamat calls upon The Sudanese parties to observe a total Ceasefire across the whole National territory throughout the holy month of Ramadan.
The Chairperson recalls that such a ceasefire could help facilitate the dispatch of humanitarian aid to civilian populations in dire need.
The Chairperson urges all the parties to shoulder their responsibilities to prevent the serious risk of famine and other humanitarian catastrophes to befall the Sudanese people and the neighbouring States.
History of the African Games: The historical roots of the African Games trace back to a General Assembly of African Ministers of Youth and Sport in Dakar, Senegal, in 1963, leading to the inaugural event in Brazzaville, Congo, in 1965.
In addition, women entrepreneurs are predominantly in the informal sector with limited access to capital and other formal financial services.
