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.
Thursday’s briefing will highlight the evolving changes of the pandemic across the continent and focus on encouraging signs of increase in the number of available vaccines being distributed to Member States.
The promotion of free movement of persons and mobility of labour are critical in spurring development in Africa. This was the rallying call at a meeting of representatives of Regional Economic Communities (RECs) in Africa, the African Union Commission (AUC), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the International Labour Organization (ILO) and partners held from 9th to 12th November in Djibouti City.
In a bid to detect COVID-19 infections and variants in the early stages, the Africa CDC has advised communities across the continent to intensify testing and also make use of the available new technologies such as the antigen diagnostic tests.
To set Africa firmly on the path towards economic and social transformation, private sector engagement is crucial. The 12th African Private Sector Forum has concluded its three-day meeting in Cairo, Egypt, providing a platform for information exchange, business networking and adopting policy recommendations on Africa’s development priorities, with a focus on Strengthening African private sector’s capacity to respond to disrupted markets and ensure economic resilience in the face of COVID-19 Pandemic.
Press Release - Presentation of AUEOM Findings and Recommendations to Zambian Authorities and Stakeholders
17TH AU-EU Human Rights Dialogue
09 NOVEMBER 2021
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
Statement on the Prospects for Peace in Ethiopia by H.E. Olusegun Obasanjo High representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for the Horn of Africa
Addis Ababa, 12 November 2021: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has continued to monitor political developments in Sudan following the military takeover on 25 October 2021, and in particular, the recent appointment of a new Sovereign Council.
The Chairperson notes with regret that political actors are still far from reaching consensus on a democratic transition thereby not responding to the aspirations of the people of Sudan in line with the AU Peace and Security Council at its 1041th meeting of 26 October 2021.
Representatives of partners implementing the AUC-IOM-ILO-ECA Joint Labour Migration Programme (JLMP) met virtually on November 3 to assess progress and plan the next steps to expand the continental initiative.
The multi-partner initiative was launched in June 2018 to strengthen the regulation of labour migration and mobility for inclusive economic growth and regional integration on the African Continent, with JLMP Priority - the first phase of the programme - funded by the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) for 9 million USD expected to come to an end this year.
