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 and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs co-hosted the official launch of the 2023 Global Humanitarian Overview in Addis Ababa.
African Special Economic Zones: Engine for Resilience and Accelerator for Sustainable Industrial Value Chains Development.
Renewed commitment towards Sustainable Industrialization and trade: A recap of commitments by leaders at the just concluded Summit on Industrialization.
Africa must industrialize: 10 key points that African leaders committed to at the just concluded summit on industrialization and economic diversification.
On November 16th, 2022, the African Union Civil Society and Diaspora Directorate (AUC-CIDO) in partnership with King Abdullah Bin Abdelaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAICIID), United Religions Initiative (URI), and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) commemorated the International Day of Tolerance.
Excellency Macky Sall, Current Chairman of the African Union, President of the Republic of Senegal,
Excellency Mohamed Bazoum, President of the Republic of Niger,
Excellencies Heads of State and Government,
Honourable Ministers, Members of the Executive Council,
Honourable Ministers of Industry and Trade,
Distinguished Commissioners,
Invited Guests,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
The purpose of the regional training was to enhance the capacity of regional partners to better advocate and influence their member states on ratification, domestication, and implementation of international and regional human rights instruments on EVAWG.
The African Union Commission’s Women, Gender and Youth Directorate (WGYD) in collaboration with UN Women Eastern and Southern Africa and the UN Women Liaison Office to the AU held a
Madame Chairperson of the Executive Council,
Distinguished Members of the Executive Council,
Madame Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission,
Honourable Ministers,
Representatives of the Diplomatic Corps,
Invited Guests,
The Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC), from November 16-18, held an African Civil Society Organizations’ (CSOs) meeting on the sharing of experiences and lessons learnt in the field of peace and security; and to assess the progress and challenges in governance, peace and security interventions.
