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 Commission (AUC) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched the Africa Facility to Support Inclusive Transitions (AFSIT), on the side-lines of the 5th African Union Mid-Year Coordination Meeting, in Nairobi, Kenya, on 15 July 2023. AFSIT aims at providing support to countries undergoing complex political transitions and countries at risk.
The Executive Council has elected and appointed members of several African Union organs. The elections are held in adherence of equitable geographical and gender representation. To be duly elected, the candidates must attain two thirds majority votes.
The African Union (AU) has joined the Global Coalition of more than 80 countries, led by the United States of America, and International organisations including the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations office on Drugs and Crime (UNDOC)
Africa’s Civil Society Organisations have been urged to take advantage of the potential of digital technologies to achieve continental aspirations and goals, and in particular, democracy.
Your Excellency Azali ASSOUMANI, President of the Union of The Comoros and Current Chairman of the African Union,
Your Excellency Dr William RUTO, President of the Republic of Kenya,
Excellencies Heads of State and Government,
Excellency, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohamed,
Excellencies, Chief Executives of Regional Economic Communities and Regional Mechanisms,
H.E. Azali Assoumani, President of the Union of Comoros and Chairperson of the African Union,
Your Excellences, Heads of State and Government,
Your Excellency, Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat: Chairperson of the African Union Commission,
Your Excellency, Mr. Issoufou Mahamadou, Champion of the AfCFTA, and Former President of the Republic of Niger,
Her Excellency Ms. Amina, Mohammed, Deputy Secretary General, United Nations,
Heads of the Organs and Institutions of the African Union, Regional Economic Communities and Regional Mechanisms,
Join us for the 5th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union Bureau of the Assembly, featuring the participation of Chairpersons of all Regional Economic Communities, Chief Executives of Regional Mechanisms, and African Union member states.
Date: July 16, 2023
Time: 10:00 AM EAT | 9:00 AM CAT
African Union kicks of a series of commemorative activities on the Maputo
Protocol on the Rights of women in Africa.
