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.
PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL
1156TH MEETING AT THE LEVEL OF
HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT
27 MAY 2023
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
STATEMENT OF H.E. MOUSSA FAKI MAHAMAT, CHAIRPERSON OF THE COMMISSION, ON THE SITUATION IN THE SUDAN
- Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda and Chair of the Peace and Security Council for the month of May,
The African Union Commission (AUC) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) launched the Joint AUC/UNECA Migration Project: International Migration in Africa - Shaping a Positive Narrative and Removing Barriers to Mobility on Monday, 29th day of May 2023.
The African Union Commission (AUC) announces the launch of the African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) for the June 4, 2023 Parliamentary Elections in the Republic of Guinea Bissau. The short-term election observation mission comprises forty (40) members drawn from various AU Member States comprising AU Organs, notably, the Permanent Representatives Committee, Pan African Parliament, as well as Representatives of: Election Management Bodies, Civil Society Organisations, Independent Experts, Women and Youth. The AUEOM is supported by a team of experts from the AUC.
The Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS) Department of the African Union Commission (AUC) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates of the Kingdom of Morocco jointly organized the Second Specialized Training for African Union Election Observers
The African Union International Center for Girls and Women’s Education (African Union CIEFFA) has convened Pan-African Parliamentarians to discuss strategies for providing a legal framework to support the implementation and domestication of the #AfricaEducatesHer Campaign.
The African Union Commission through the AGA-APSA Secretariat, launched a National of Trainers’ programme on youth participation in political and electoral processes in Juba, Republic of South Sudan from 29 to 31 May 2023.
The African Union Commission (AUC), through the Directorate of Sustainable Environment and Blue Economy (SEBE), participated in the High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Midterm Review of the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 (HLM).
The African Union, preceded by the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), has a long history in disaster risk reduction and management.
As part of the engagements of the mission, the AWLN Gambia Chapter was launched on 16 May 2023, marking the 33rd national chapter on the continent. The launch ceremony was graced by H.E. the First Lady of The Gambia, Dr. Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow, ministers, heads of government institutions, and representatives of development organisations and civil society.
