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. Mr. Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda, was appointed to lead the AU institutional reforms process. He appointed a pan-African committee of experts to review and submit proposals for a system of governance for the AU that would ensure the organisation was better placed to address the challenges facing the continent with the aim of implementing programmes that have the highest impact on Africa’s growth and development so as to deliver on the vision of Agenda 2063.
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.
Professor Jean Koulidiati, Rector of the Pan African University, was officially commissioned into his new functions on 27 October 2023 in Yaounde, Cameroon, headquarters of the Rectorate of the Pan African University.
The Council meeting brought together AU Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, PAU leadership, host university chancellors, government representatives, Regional Economic Community delegates, and other stakeholders to discuss strategic plans and initiatives to further PAU’s mission of providing high-quality postgraduate education and building professional research capacity across Africa.
Over the years, several institutional, policy and legally binding frameworks at the continental, regional and national levels have been developed to rally consensus across the continent on preventive mechanisms and recourse measures to sustainably address violence against women and girls.
2 November 2023, Addis Ababa: On this First Anniversary of the signing of the “Agreement for Lasting Peace through the Permanent Cessation of Hostilities (COHA) between the Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF)”, on 2 November 2022 in Pretoria, South Africa, the Chairperson of the AU Commission, H.E Moussa Faki Mahamat, congratulates Ethiopians for embracing peace, national dialogue and reconciliation.
The African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) is hosting a Training of Trainers (ToT) workshop for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) on information gathering, conflict analysis and early warning/response.
The African Union (AU) in collaboration with the Republic of Botswana, and support of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), organizing the 8th Pan African Forum on Migration Forum (PAFoM8) from the 31st October to 2nd November, 2023 at Royal Aria Conference Centre in Tlokweng, Gaborone.
Statement by the Deputy Chairperson of African Union Commission H.E Dr. Monique Nsanzabaganwa
for 3rd Women Leaders Consultation on Positive Masculinity: Driving commitments Towards Women's Economic Empowerment and Ending Violence Against Women and Girls
The African Union Commission in partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs, Botswana, will be hosting the 8th Pan African Forum on Migration Forum (PAFoM8) from the 31st October to 2nd November, 2023 at Royal Aria Conference Centre in Tlokweng.
The African Food Regulatory Authorities Forum (AFRAF), comprising heads of food safety and regulatory agencies from 37 AU Member States, held its maiden forum from 11-13 October 2023 in Cairo, Egypt,
The African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU) have officially launched a three-year project to support AU member states as they incorporate the African Union Transitional Justice Policy (AUTJP) and undertake transitional justice processes at the national level.
