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 (AU), in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Rwanda to the AU, commemorated the 28th edition of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda at the AU Headquarters, on Thursday, 7th April 2022, in line with the AU Decisions.
MEDIA ADVISORY
Weekly Press Briefing on Coronavirus Disease Outbreak in Africa
INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
OVERVIEW: This briefing is a weekly engagement of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) with the media to share critical updates on the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa and the status of implementing the adapted Africa Joint Continental Strategy for COVID-19 Outbreak, including Africa CDC’s response activities and the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in AU Member States.
Within the framework of his working mission in the Pan African University Institute for Life and Earth Sciences including Health and Agriculture (PAULESI), the Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (ESTI),
The African Union Commission (AUC) participated in the Global Diaspora Summit 2022 organized by the International Organization for Migration in Dublin, Ireland, on 4 and 5 April 2022.
Migration statistics experts from the African Union Member States, Regional Economic Communities and other regional and international organizations converged at the Experts Group Meeting
The African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (AU-ECOSOCC)’s consultations on the AU harmonised accreditation mechanism for granting observer and consultation status to Civil Society Organizations and the AU CSO Accreditation Portal officially kicked off yesterday.
The Ministerial segment of the Fourth Ordinary Session of the Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Social Development, Labour and Employment opened at the AUC Headquarters with a view to exploring opportunities and addressing the challenges facing the continent due to the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 pandemic.
Addis Ababa, 8 April 2022: The Chairperson of Commission of the African Union, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, expresses concern at the Press Statement issued recently by the Office of the Prime Minister of Somalia regarding the status of the Special Representative of the AU Chairperson of the Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Francisco Caetano Madeira.
The Spotlight Initiative Africa Regional Programme aims to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls in Africa by 2030. The inclusion of women’s rights groups and civil society organizations, given the central role they play in the fight to end violence against women and girls, is of critical importance.
