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 (AUC) and partners have issued a call for inclusive policies prioritizing migrants' rights within the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) framework.
When: Wednesday 6thto Friday 8th September 2023
Time: 09:00 AM to 17:00 PM EAT/ GMT +3
Venue:Small Conference Hall 3, African Union Commission
Attend virtually here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEucu2pqz0pGtJiI2clqiGHDG9L8TAOuCXC
Keynote Speakers:
Excellency Dr William Samoei Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya,
Excellency Azali Assoumani, President of the Union of the Comoros and current Chairman of the African Union,
Excellencies, Heads of State and Government,
António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations,
Madame Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Union Commission,
Honourable Ministers,
Distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen,
H.E. Dr. William Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya;
Honourable Ministers;
Representatives from International Organisations;
Representatives of Civil Society Organisations;
Invited Guests;
Distinguished participants;
Ladies and Gentlemen;
All protocol duly observed.
On 30 August 2023, the African Union Commission (AUC) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), with the support of the Embassy of Switzerland in Ethiopia, organized a High-Level Dialogue on Missing Migrants under the theme “Addressing the Issue of Missing Migrants in Africa: from Policy to Action” to commemorate the International Day of the Disappeared.
The Africa Climate Summit (ACS) will be held from 4th to 6th September 2023 in Nairobi. It will be co-hosted by the Government of Kenya and the African Union Commission (AUC) pursuant to an AU Assembly Decision adopted during the its 36th Ordinary Session on 19th February 2023.
“Start-up Acts: Fostering Development and Innovation in Africa.”
What: The African Union led by the department of Economic Development, Trade. Tourism, Industry and Minerals Department (ETTIM) is organizing the second Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) Forum under the theme "Start-up Acts: An Instrument to Foster Development and Innovation in Africa’’.
