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.
Africa CDC weekly engagement with members of the media to share critical updates on the coordinated efforts by African Union Member States to implement the joint continental strategy in response to COVID-19
The African Union has amplified action to tackle non-tariff barriers and increase small businesses’ use of the tradebarriers.africa tool through its new online platform.
WHAT: (Videoconference) MID-YEAR COORDINATION MEETING OF THE AFRICAN UNION, THE REGIONAL ECONOMIC COMMUNITIES (RECs) AND THE REGIONAL MECHANISMS (RMs)
WHEN: 22 OCTOBER 2020
TIME: 12.00 – 12.30 hrs OPEN SESSION OPENING CEREMONY
WHO: Organised by the African Union Commissioned (AUC), the virtual meeting will be attended by Heads of State and Government of the African Union from the RECs and RMs, the Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson of the AU Commission, AU Commissioners, Representatives from the RECs and RMs and AU staff..
Theme: “SEZs as production centers to supply the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), and foster regional value chains”
What: The 3rd Symposium on Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and Green Industrialization. The goal for the Symposium is to Foster Regional Value-Chains and Economic Integration. It will be held virtually on Zoom.
When: 28-29 September 2020
Time: Day 1: 11:00 – 15:30 (GMT+3)
Day 2: 11:00 – 13:30 (GMT+3)
Venue: Addis Ababa
WHAT: Africa Youth Month 2020
Theme: “Youth Voices, Actions, Engagement: Building A Better Africa”
WHEN:November 1st - November 30 2020
Africa CDC weekly engagement with members of the media to share critical updates on the coordinated efforts by African Union Member States to implement the joint continental strategy in response to COVID-19
The Director of the African Union's Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, AfricaCDC, Dr John Nkengasong, has been awarded the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) 2020 Global Goalkeeper Award.
