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.
The Women, Gender, and Youth Directorate (WGYD) held a validation session with partners and stakeholders in Cairo, Egypt on 28th June 2022. The session sought to validate the draft strategy document of the WYFEI 2030 initiative as part of a series of consultations ahead of its finalization and launch on 22 July 2022.
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) form the backbone of the African economy, representing more than 90% of businesses and employing about 60% of workers, many of whom are women and youth. Despite the significant role which SMEs play in the development of African economies, they have yet to be fully integrated into the regional value chains system and in turn the continental trading system.
3 July 2022, Addis Ababa: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, is following with keen attention the situation in Libya.
MEDIA ADVISORY
Weekly Press Briefing on Coronavirus Disease Outbreak in Africa
INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
OVERVIEW: This briefing is a weekly engagement of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) with the media to share critical updates on the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa and the status of implementing the adapted Africa Joint Continental Strategy for COVID-19 Outbreak, including Africa CDC’s response activities and the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in AU Member States.
The call was made during the Ordinary Session of the Bureau of the African Union (AU) Specialised Technical Committee on Communication and ICT (STC-CICT), held from 22-23 June 2022, where issues pertinent to the role of digitalisation to scale up COVID-19 recovery, enhance energy access and transition and tackle the adverse impacts of climate change topped the agenda.
African Union Commission Deputy Chairperson and United Nations Deputy Secretary
African Ministers of Trade (AMOT) adopted and presented a Declaration of common position at the World Trade Organization (WTO) 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) held from the 12 June to 15 June 2022 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Addis Ababa, 29 June 2022: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, is following with deep concern the escalating military tension between the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Republic of Sudan and deeply regrets the loss of life at their common border.
Excellency Naledi Pandor, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation
Honourable PanAfrican Parliamentarians,
Ambassador Bankole Adeoye, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, of the African Union Commission,
Members of the Diplomatic Corps,
Invited Guests,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
