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.
Addis Ababa, 29 July 2019: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat condemns in the strongest terms the attack perpetrated on 29 July 2019 by Al-Shaabab militants against AMISOM personnel, which led to a number of casualties. The troops were attacked in Balad district, located about 30 kilometers northeast from the capital city of Mogadishu.
Le Président de la Commission de l’Union africaine, S.E Moussa Faki Mahamat, assistera à la cérémonie d’investiture du Président élu de la République Islamique de Mauritanie, S.E Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazwani, prévue le 1er août 2019 à Nouakchott.
Le Président de la Commission de l’Union africaine tient à réaffirmer sa haute appréciation au Président sortant Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz pour le strict respect de la constitution mauritanienne et pour son rôle crucial dans la pacifique alternance démocratique en Mauritanie.
The Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr. Kwesi Quartey, led the Commission on Thursday, July 25, to mark the African Day of the Sea and Oceans at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa. The theme of the event was Towards a Globally-binding Instrument on Marine Biological Diversity in Areas beyond National Jurisdictions”.
The Moungo Development Committee (CODEMO), as part of its missions to build the capacity of Moungo’s youth and to support local development initiatives, has joined forces with the African Union Commission as part of the 1 million by 2021 initiative and the African Institute of Computer Science (IAI) through its flagship programme ‘’Operation MIEJF 2035’’ to organize a training session for 200 young people on digital skills and entrepreneurship in Mbanga, Cameroon.
Amb. Kwesi Quartey, Deputy Chairperson of the AUC, joined the Representative of the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco to the African Union, Amb. Mohammed Arrouchi, Members of the Diplomatic Corps, and Moroccans to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Accession to the Throne of His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco.
Following an invitation from the Government of the Republic of Mozambique to the African Union to participate as international observer in its forthcoming presidential, parliamentary and provincial elections scheduled for 15 October 2019, His Excellency Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), approved the deployment of a pre-election assessment mission to Mozambique.
Addis Ababa, 27 July 2019: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, welcomes the initiative of the Government and stakeholders in Cameroon to resolve, through dialogue, the crisis in the North West and South West regions of Cameroon.
The Chairperson encourages all parties to engage in this path in a spirit of compromise with a view to reach a political solution, and put the national interest of the country above all other considerations.
The African Union in partnership with GIZ and IOM will award media personalities
with the best pitch stories to change the narrative of the continent.
The winner will recived $2000 facilitate the development of these stories.
Categoies are:
Addis Ababa, 25 July 2019, Today, the African continent celebrates the Africa Day of Seas and Oceans, and in my capacity as the African Union’s Commissioner in charge of Rural Economy and Agriculture which includes the environment portfolio and by extension the Blue Economy component, I would like to take this opportunity to extend my sincere congratulations to all African Union Member States, Regional Economic Communities and partners and wish them joyful commemorations.
