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African Union Commission and UN Global Compact partner up to boost the Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI)
The African Union Commission (AUC), and the United Nations Global Compact will partner up on the Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI). Through this collaboration they will seek to amplify the impact of sustainable business practices across Africa through the UN Global Compact's Africa Strategy which aims to build a cohort of accountable and ambitious African companies to seize the continent's opportunities.
Elections and appointments of officials to African Union Organs and institutions
The African Union Executive Council session concluded its 45th Ordinary Session on the 19th July 2024, after deliberations that delved into various key issues that would advance the political and socio-economic development and integration of the continent. Part of the agenda of the two-day ministerial meeting was elections and appointments of officials to African Union Organs and institutions. The ministers held successful elections that concluded with the appointment of the following:
Ministers of Foreign Affairs meeting seeks to advance Africa’s political and socioeconomic development: Highlight of key issues
The meeting of the African Union 6th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting bringing together Regional Economic Communities (RECs), Regional Mechanism (RMs) and member states kicked off on the 18th of July 2024 with the 45th Session of the Executive Council.
HLPF 2024 Side Event: Launch of the 2024 Africa Sustainable Development Report
The 2024 Africa Sustainable Development Report (ASDR) was officially launched on 16 July 2024, on the margins of the High-Level Political Forum 2024 (#HLPF2024), organised from 8 – 17 July 2024,
Speech of H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat Chairperson of the African Union Commission at the 45th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council - 18-19 July 2024 Accra, Ghana
Mr. Chairman of the Executive Council,
Madam Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission,

Opening Ceremony of the Sixth (6th) Mid-Year Coordination Meeting
Preliminary Statement: African Union (AU) and the Common Market For Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Joint Election Observation Mission to the 14 - 16 July 2024 General Elections in the Republic of Rwanda
Opening Ceremony of the 45th Ordinary Session of The Executive Council
AU-ECOSOCC steps up relations with European civil society; signs MoU with EESC
Today, the African Union Economic Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC), through its Presiding Officer, Khalid Boudali and the President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), Oliver Röpke signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The memorandum aims to formalise the partnership between the two institutions and enhance economic and social stakeholder involvement in the Africa-EU partnership.
The signing of the MoU took place at the margins of ECOSOCC’s 20th anniversary commemoration which includes the 2024 ECOSOCC Citizens Forum in Ghana.









