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.
WHAT: Weekly engagement with members of the media to share critical updates on the COVID-19 situation and the progress made to implement key initiatives of the joint continental strategy for COVID-19 response in Africa.
The commemoration of Africa Industrialisation Week kicked off on Monday, 16th November, 2020, virtually. The week was commemorated under the theme: Inclusive and Sustainable Industrialisation in the AfCFTA Era. The weeklong event was organized by the African Union Commission (AUC), AUDA-NEPAD, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the AfroChampions Initiative.
WHAT: Continental Forum on the Impact of COVID-19 on Free Movement of Persons in Africa
WHEN: 30 November 2020
TIME: 11:00am EAT
WHERE: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mxntYM7sTWqJSToCmUpKQQ
ZOOM virtual platform: Registration in advance is required
WHO: This event is organized by the Department of Political Affairs, African Union Commission
"Orange Africa: Action to guarantee women’s safety"
What: The African Union Commission (AUC) - Regional Economic Communities (RECs) High-Level Meeting to launch the Joint Labour Migration Programme Strategic Framework.
Who: This event is organized by the African Union Department of Social Affairs, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and the International Labour Organization (ILO).
When: The virtual high-level meeting will be organized on 7 December, 2020.
Date/Time: 24 November 2020
Incident/Event title/Name: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N8
Notification*: Alert Warning Activation Execution
From AUC Technical Offices: AU-IBAR, AU-PANVAC and Africa CDC
To: AU Member States
The Republic of Seychelles becomes the fourth AU member states to ratify the Treaty for the establishment of the African Medicines Agency (AMA) on 13th August 2020, in Victoria, Seychelles and deposited the instrument of accession to the Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union on 23rd November 2020 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
