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.
WHEN: 25 September 2025
WHAT: The High-Level AUSSOM Financing Event will be held during the sidelines of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 80).
WHEN: 25 September 2025
WHERE: Conference Room 8, United Nations Headquarters (UNHQ), New York, USA
The African Union (AU) represented by the African Union Commission (AUC), today, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), to promote and develop cooperation on matters relating to the control and elimination of NTDs based on equality and mutual benefit in line with the agenda 2063. Organized in the margins of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 80, the signing ceremony took place at the Permanent Observer Mission of the AU to the UN, in New York, USA.
The Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Agriculture[1], Rural Development, Water and Environment (ARDWE) was established as one of the 14 African Union STCs by the Decision of the 12th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly (Assembly/AU/Dec.227 (XII)) which was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 1st to 3rd February 2009. The STC, as a ministerial Committee is composed of Ministers and senior officials from African Union Member States responsible for the sectors falling within its areas
As the world marks the 80th anniversary of the United Nations under the theme “Building Our Future Together,” African civil society and leaders are pushing for a fairer, more inclusive global order.
On September 20, 2025, the African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC), officially launched a week-long series of CSO-led events on the margins of the 80th United Nations General Assembly (#UNGA80).
Montreal, Canada–23 September 2025: Africa has arrived at the 42nd Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), taking place in Montreal from 23 September to 3 October 2025, united and determined to strengthen its global voice. The African Union Commission (AUC), working with the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) and the AU Member States, is presenting eight African countries as candidates for election to the ICAO Council—signalling a historic step in advancing Africa’s role in international aviation governance.
EXCELLENCIES, HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT,
HONOURABLE MINISTERS,
COMMISSIONERS AND HEADS OF AU ORGANS,
ESTEEMED BUSINESS LEADERS
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
ALL PROTOCOLS DULY OBSERVED
Good afternoon,
I am pleased to join you today for this crucial dialogue on Africa's digital transformation and the imperative of data sovereignty and digital identity.
-H.E Fatima Maada Bio’s, first lady of Sierra Leone, President of OAFLAD and Deputy Chair of Zero Waste,
-H.E Ana Dias Lourenco, First Lady of Angola and Vice-President of OAFLAD, H.E Emine Erdogan, First Lady of Türkiye and chairs the UN Zero Waste Advisory Board,
-H.E Diene Keita, Executive Director, United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA),
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, held a constructive meeting with the U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, H.E. Ms. Allison Hooke on the margins of #UNGA80 in New York, to review AU–U.S. cooperation.
Discussions focused on regional priorities including U.S. support for health &, humanitarian response, social sectors, stabilisation efforts in Somalia, AU-led mediation in the DRC and Sudan, and strengthening trade under AGOA.
The African Union Commission (AUC), through its Department of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, is proud to announce the Top 10 Innovators selected under the Innovating Education in Africa (IEA) 2025 Program.
The African Union Commission (AUC), in collaboration with the East African Community (EAC) Secretariat, has launched a three-day regional consultation to advance the implementation and domestication of the African Union Commodity Strategy. The high-level meeting in Arusha brings together policymakers, private sector leaders, and technical experts from all eight EAC Partner States Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda, and Tanzania to develop a clear roadmap for commodity-led industrialization.
