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.
Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt, 17 April 2019: Ministers from 39 African countries have confirmed their commitment to consider strategies for developing smart infrastructure to boost Africa’s continental transformation and integration, by adopting the Egypt Declaration and Action Plans for the Transport, Energy and Tourism sectors.
(ANWI) - a new initiative aimed at promoting African women’s participation in infrastructure development at the national, regional, and global levels.
Egypt has been unanimously elected as Chair of the Bureau of the Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Transport, Transcontinental and Interregional Infrastructure, Energy and Tourism (STC-TTIIET) for the next two years covering 2019-2021.
Cairo, Egypt, 12th April 2019- A seminar bringing together the African Union Commission, the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC), and the Regional Economic Communities (RECs), to deliberate on the preparations for the upcoming Mid-Year Coordination meeting set to be held in Niamey, Niger in July 2019, has concluded.
• Chairperson of the STC-TTIIET Ministers Meeting;
• Honourable Minister from the Arab Republic of Egypt;
• Honourable Commissioner for Infrastructure & Energy, African Union Commission;
• Honourable Ministers and Members of the Diplomatic Corps;
• Representatives of International Organisations;
• Ladies and Gentlemen
1. Introductory remarks
• It is an honour to be here today to deliver these opening remarks on behalf of the President of the African Development Bank Group Dr. Akinwumi Adesina.
Theme: “Ending Preventable Maternal, Neonatal and Child Deaths: A Sustainable Path to Africa’s Transformation”
Addis Abeba, 16 April 2019: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, today received a Sudanese delegation led by Lieutenant-General Jalal Alsheikh Altayeb, member of the Military Transitional Council (MTC), who conveyed a written message to from Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Chairperson of the MTC.
Both sides shared views on cooperation between Africa and New Zealand in the domain of Governance, Democracy, Human Rights, Economic Empowerment of Women and Youth, Agriculture and Sport. Our discussions also focused on the AfCFTA and attaining the aspirations of Agenda 2063.
