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.
9 August 2022, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, welcomes the signing of the Agreement on the Roadmap to a peaceful and democratic end to the transitional period in South Sudan by the Reconstituted Transitional Government of National Unity (R-TGoNU).
The African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) has deployed a solidarity mission to Kenya from 3 to 15 August 2022, to support efforts by Kenyan women, promote their participation in leadership and amplify their voices in conflict prevention for peaceful democratic elections.
The mission will be engaging with various stakeholders including: the Kenya Independent Election and Boundaries Commission, National Cohesion and Integration Commission, Political Parties, UN agencies and women rights organizations to understand the electoral context and initiatives for peaceful elections.
This year, the African Union celebrates its 20th anniversary. The Durban Summit (2002) launched the AU and convened its first Assembly of Heads of State and Government. Three summits were held in the lead-up to the official launch of the AU, i.e:
Addis Ababa, 7 August 2022: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat strongly condemns the continued air strike attacks by Israel on Gaza that have killed more than 30 Palestinian civilians, including 6 children.
The Chairperson reiterates that targeting of civilians and the continued illegal occupation by Israeli security forces of the Occupied Territories, are in stark violation of international law, and complicate the search for a just and lasting solution.
The African Union (AU) and the Common Market for Southern and Eastern Africa (COMESA), today officially launched their joint election observation mission to the upcoming General Elections in Kenya.
The African Union Commission, Political Affairs, Peace and Security Department (PAPS) through the African Governance Architecture (AGA) and the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) Secretariat as the Secretariat of the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) Sub Committee on Human Rights, Democracy and Governance organized a Stakeholders’ Seminar on the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (ACDEG) on 26th-27th July 2022 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC) held a strategic institutional Partners’ retreat on 27th and 28th July 2022, at the African Union Commission Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The African Union Commission (AUC) in collaboration with the Republic of Malawi and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) organised the 11th African Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF 2022) in Lilongwe, Malawi from 19th to 21st July 2022 under the theme Digital Inclusion and Trust in Africa.
The Forum brought together high-level officials, dignitaries, and participants drawn from African Union Commission, Member States, UN Organisations, the private sector, academia, and civil society to discuss digitalisation.
This Data Policy Framework aims to strengthen and harmonise data governance frameworks in Africa and thereby create a shared data space and standards that regulate the intensifying production and use of data across the continent. This by creating a safe and trustworthy digital environment to boost the development of an inclusive and sustainable digital economy that fosters Intra-Africa Digital Trade in line with the ongoing regional economic integration initiatives under the AfCFTA
