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.
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Hosted by the AU Commission in Addis Ababa, from 3 - 4 April 2023, the 13th Conference of Parties (COP) of Africa Risk Capacity (ARC) echoed the need for urgency in addressing rising disaster risk on the continent
The African Union Commission (AUC) in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Special Liaison Office (SLO) to the African Union & UNECA held a 3-day Experts Review Meeting on the Draft Plan of Action (PoA) on the Implementation of the Global Compact for Migration (GCM) in Africa in Cape Town, South Africa, from 3 – 5 April 2023.
African Union (AU) Member states recently had an opportunity to collectively reflect on the progress achieved through the Sahel Resilience Project.
The African Union (AU) Member States have technically validated the Africa Urban Resilience Programme. The African Union Commission (AUC) presented the Programme to Member States at a workshop held in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, 20-23 February 2023.
The Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the African Union Commission (AUC), in collaboration with the Embassy of the Republic of Rwanda in Ethiopia and Permanent Mission to the African Union, commemorated the 29th anniversary of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda, on Friday, 7 April 2023, at the AU Headquarters.
Honourable Minister of State of the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia,
Madam Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission,
Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Head of the UN Office to the African Union,
This day is, therefore, both a time to honor the victims and survivors and to extract from this senseless slaughter the lessons that can still be learned to prevent genocides in the future.
Excellency, Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission;
Excellency, Amb. Birtukan Ayano Dadi, State Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia;
Excellency, Dr. Monique Nsan-za-ba-gan-wa, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission;
Excellency, Hope Tumunkunde, Gasatura, Ambassador of Rwanda to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the African Union;
Excellencies, African Union Commissioners here present;
Theme: “Remember-Unite-Renew”.
This annual commemoration of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda aims to awaken greater awareness of the African peoples and the international community about the value of life and humanity and to renew our collective commitment to protect and uphold fundamental human rights.
