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. Mr. Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda, was appointed to lead the AU institutional reforms process. He appointed a pan-African committee of experts to review and submit proposals for a system of governance for the AU that would ensure the organisation was better placed to address the challenges facing the continent with the aim of implementing programmes that have the highest impact on Africa’s growth and development so as to deliver on the vision of Agenda 2063.
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.
Statistics are essential to the development, planning, execution, monitoring, assessment, and reporting of policies. It is against this backdrop that, the 18th Session of the Committee of Directors-General of the National Statistics Offices (CoDGs), opened on December, 9, 2024,
The African Union's fifth Specialized Technical Committee Meeting on Education, Science and Technology (STC-EST5), which concluded virtually on November 8, has set new directions for the continent's educational future. The five-day meeting, culminating in a two-day ministerial session (November 7-8), brought together representatives from 48 Member States to advance education, science, and technology in Africa.
African Ministers of transport and energy endorsed five ambitious strategies aimed at underpinning climate resilience and enhancing the sustainability of infrastructure across the continent.
The 2024 edition of the Mjadala Afrika Debate is set to be a landmark event in the lead-up to the election of the new Chairperson of the African Union Commission. The term of the current Commission comes to an end in February 2025.
Scheduled for 13 December 2024, at the African Union (AU) headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, this debate will provide a vital platform for candidates to discuss their visions and proposals for addressing the continent's most pressing challenges, guided by the continental development framework, Agenda 2063.
The African Union Peace Fund has marked a pivotal milestone in its mission to finance sustainable peace initiatives across Africa with the African Union Peace Fund Board of Trustees’ decision to endorse the adoption of the Due Diligence and Compliance Policy. Through this policy, thorough screening processes, detailed risk assessments, and ongoing monitoring systems will ensure that contributions from multilateral financial institutions, corporate entities, philanthropists and other sources are managed with the highest standards of integrity.
