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.
Increased agricultural trade between African countries can drive sustainable development and play a pivotal role for the transformation of our food systems
The Second Conference of State Parties to the African Charter on the Values and Principles of Public Service and Administration (COSP II) ends today 29 April 2021 by Videoconference.
The main objective of the COSP II is to consolidate progress made since the first COSP and to foster cooperation and solidarity among State Parties in the implementation of the Charter.
6 May 2021, Addis Ababa : The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, welcomes the announcement of the United States of America to support South Africa and India’s call for the temporary waiver of intellectual property protections for Covid-19 vaccines at the World Trade Organization.
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Mes concitoyens africains,
La célébration ce 5 mai 2021 de la sixième édition de la Journée du Patrimoine Mondial africain, proclamée par l’Unesco en 2015, est l’occasion pour nous de rappeler, chaque année, l’impérieuse nécessité d’identifier, de protéger et de valoriser l’immense et riche patrimoine culturel de l’Afrique. Ce patrimoine se trouve dans nos villes et nos villages, nos forêts et nos déserts, nos fleuves et nos lacs, nos montagnes et nos sous-sols.
In line with the African Union Theme for the year 2021 “Art’s Culture and Heritage: Levers for Building the Africa We Want the African Union through the Information and Communication Directorate (IDC), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) have joined forces to launch the Agenda 2063 Africa Photojournalism Project for African Female Journalists.
OVERVIEW:This briefing is a weekly engagement of the Africa Centres of 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 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.
