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.
Stakeholders from across Africa and beyond gathered at the “Towards Energy Transition in Africa through Geothermal Energy Development” a side event of Africa Climate Summit 2023 took place on the 5th September 2023, discuss accelerating geothermal energy development on the continent.
The Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy of the African Union Commission delivered strong remarks highlighting Africa's leadership in global climate action at the High Level Dialogue on the 1. °C Energy Transition held ahead of COP28. Organised by the COP28 Presidency (United Arab Emirates) and the International Energy Commission (IEA), the dialogue was held on 6th September 2023, on the side line of the Africa Climate Summit. The event brought together senior government officials and energy leaders to discuss accelerating clean energy deployment.
As a follow-up to the December 2021 Seminar for African Artists on Silencing the Guns, the African Union (AU) Commission in collaboration with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), convened a five-day virtual training for another cohort of artists from 18 to 22 September 2023, under the theme: 'Leveraging Arts for Peace'.
The oral hearings planned by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) have been concluded at the Seat of the Tribunal. The African Union (AU) delivered a compelling address on Thursday, 21st of September, 2023 centered on the pressing matter of International Law and Climate Change. The AU, steadfast in its commitment to tackling the paramount challenge of climate change, presented compelling arguments for immediate global action.
Statement by H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat Chairperson African Union Commission on the Occasion of The Meeting of the Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC) On the margins of the UN General Assembly 21 September 2023
H.E William Samoei Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya and Chair of the CAHOSCC presided over the meeting of the Committee of the African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC), held on 21 September 2023, on the margins of the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA78), in New York.
H.E. Mbella Mbella, Foreign Minister of External
Relations of the Republic of Cameroon and Chairperson of the Peace Security Council (PSC) for the month of September 2023,
Hon Ministers and Members of the PSC,
AU Commissioner for Political Affairs Peace and Security, Amb Bankole Adeoye,
UN Under Secretary-General Jean Pierre Lacroix for Peace Operations,
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A high-level event held during Africa Climate Week on 7 September 2023 called for a renewed urgency to address the challenges and impacts of urban risk in Africa.
Addressing the opening ceremony of the launch of the 2023 Africa SDGs Report in a video call, the AUC Deputy Chairperson, Dr Monique Nsanzabaganwa underlined that, the 2023 Africa SDGs Report is a living testimony that both organizations are committed “to talking the talk and walking the walk together”.
