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.
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On the margins of the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State & Government of the African Union AU), the Chairperson of the AU Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali @ymahmoudali, received the Secretary-General of the @UN, H.E. António Guterres, at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa.
On the margins of the 48th Session of the AU Executive Council, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. @ymahmoudali, held a series of constructive bilateral engagements with the Foreign Ministers of #Kenya, #Chad #Seychelles, #Libya, #Tunisia and #SouthSudan.
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission warmly welcomes the signing of the Terms of Reference for the ceasefire mechanism between the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Alliance Fleuve Congo/M23 (AFC/M23) on 3 February 2025 in Doha.
WHAT: Side Event on “A High-Level Dialogue on the Launch of the 2025 AU Champion’s Report on Ending Child Marriage and the Spotlight Initiative Africa Regional Programme 2.0 (SIARP 2.0)
WHEN: 14 February 2026
TIME: 7:30 – 9:00 a.m. (EAT)
WHERE: Skylight Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
WHO: The high-level Dialogue will be jointly hosted by:
WHAT: High-Level Panel Side event under the theme: Reparations, Memory and Sovereignty: Common African Position on the Restitution of Heritage Resources
WHEN: 13th February 2026
TIME: 03:00 PM
WHERE: AUC, Small Conference Hall 2
WHO: African Union, Republic of Ghana and UNESCO
On the margins of the 48th AU Executive Council this afternoon, H.E. @ymahmoudali met H.E. @MusaliaMudavadi, Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs | Republic of #Kenya.
They exchanged on preparations for the France–Africa Summit to be convened in Nairobi in May this year.
The Chairperson commended Kenya’s regional leadership & reaffirmed the Commission’s support for the Summit & to align outcomes with Agenda 2063.
WHAT: Fireside Conversation with Africa Female Presidents
WHEN: 13th February 2026
TIME: 03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
WHERE: Skylight Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
WHAT: Heads of State and Government Breakfast Dialogue: Strengthening Africa’s Financial Architecture to Finance Agenda 2063
WHEN: Saturday, 14th February 2026
TIME: 8:30 – 10:00 AM (EAT)
WHERE: Multipurpose Hall, African Union Commission
The Chairperson of the AU Commission, H.E. @ymahmoudali, this morning addressed the AU Peace & Security Council (PSC) Ministerial Meeting on #Sudan and #Somalia on the margins of the 48th Ordinary Executive Council of the African Union calling for unity, coherence, and strong African leadership in resolving crises on the continent.
On Sudan, he urged an immediate, verifiable and durable ceasefire, supported by credible monitoring mechanisms, to protect civilians, preserve territorial integrity, and pave the way for an inclusive, civilian-led transition.
