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, Ethiopia, September 19, 2019: In July 2019, at the 35th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council, the Council adopted the Theme of “Silencing the Guns: Creating Conducive Conditions for Africa’s Development” as the theme of the year 2020.
Lusaka, Zambia, 20, September, 2019; For several decades, integration has been recognized as a critical component for the development of the African Continent. Article 3 of the Constitutive Act of the African Union (AU) sets out the key objectives, including, accelerating the political and socio-economic integration of the continent and promoting sustainable development at the economic, social and cultural levels as well as the integration of African economies.
Luanda, Angola 20 September 2019: The 1st Edition of the Pan African Forum for the Culture of Peace ‘Biennial of Luanda’ kicked off on 18 September 2019, in the presence of President Joao Manuel Goncaleves Lourenco, Republic of Angola; President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, Republic of Mali and President Hage Gottfried Geingob, Republic of Namibia.
Deadline for applications: October 18, 2019, 5pm EAT
1st edition of Biennale of Luanda Pan African Forum for the Culture of Peace
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S.E. MOUSA FAKI MAHAMAT,
PRÉSIDENT DE LA COMMISSION DE L'UNION AFRICAINE
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LA 1ÈRE ÉDITION DE LA BIENNALE DE LUANDA : FORUM PANAFRICAIN POUR UNE CULTURE DE PAIX EN AFRIQUE
LUANDA, ANGOLA
18 SEPTEMBRE 2019
WHAT: The 3rd Continental Transitional Justice Forum for all African Union (AU) Member States, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), African Regional Mechanisms (RMs), the Academia, Civil Society Organizations, Media and other TJ practitioners.
WHO: The Human Rights and Transitional Justice Unit (HRTJ) of the AU’s Department of Political Affairs (AU-DPA), in collaboration with the Center for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR), South Africa
WHEN: 24-26 September, 2019
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 18 September 2019: The second edition of the Policy Dialogue on facilitating the implementation of the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) themed “Commitment of AU Member States for accelerated development of regional and continental infrastructure” will be held in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea from 24 to 26 September 2019.
Kigali, Rwanda, 11 September 2019: The African Union Commission (AUC) organized a stakeholders meeting on 10 and 11 September in Kigali, Rwanda to deliberate on the development processes of the next phase of the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) which will focus on smart and integrated corridor approaches; renewable source of energy; job creation, Youth and Gender sensitivity potentials of projects; and digitalization.
Brazzaville, Congo, 5 September 2019: As the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) phase one gears towards closure, the second phase is set to include women and an integrated corridor approach in fostering a more meaningful and impactful regional integration, using infrastructure development in Africa.
