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.
The African Union Economic Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) successfully held the 3rd Annual Citizens' Forum in Accra, Ghana, from July 18-19, 2024.
Heads of State and Government, representing the Bureau of the Assembly of the African Union and Chairpersons of the Eight (8) Regional Economic Communities (RECs) as well as Regional Mechanisms (RMs) have adopted a Declaration of the 6th African Union Mid-Year Coordination Meeting which underscores the need to promote cooperation aimed at improving the standard of living for African citizens, maintain and enhance economic stability, foster close and peaceful relations among Member States, and harmonize national and regional policies to contribute to the development and the eco
Addis Ababa, 23 July 2024: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat warmly congratulates President Paul Kagame upon his brilliant re-election as Head of state following the announcement of the official presidential and legislative election results by the Rwandan National Elections Commission on 22 July 2024.
The African Union Commission is pleased to announce the 2024 Africa Industrialization Week and the 3rd African Women in Processing Summit, scheduled to take place from November 28th October to 1st November in Kampala, Uganda. As part of this prestigious event, stakeholders are invited to organize side events during the Africa Industrialization week.
Your Excellency Nana Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana,
Excellencies, Heads of State and Government, Chairmen of Regional Economic Communities and Regional Mechanisms,
Madam Deputy Chairperson of the Commission,
Commissioners,
Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa,
President of Afreximbank,
Madam Executive Director of the African Union Development Agency, AUDA-NEPAD,
The African Union Commission (AUC), and the United Nations Global Compact will partner up on the Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI). Through this collaboration they will seek to amplify the impact of sustainable business practices across Africa through the UN Global Compact's Africa Strategy which aims to build a cohort of accountable and ambitious African companies to seize the continent's opportunities.
The African Union Executive Council session concluded its 45th Ordinary Session on the 19th July 2024, after deliberations that delved into various key issues that would advance the political and socio-economic development and integration of the continent. Part of the agenda of the two-day ministerial meeting was elections and appointments of officials to African Union Organs and institutions. The ministers held successful elections that concluded with the appointment of the following:
The meeting of the African Union 6th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting bringing together Regional Economic Communities (RECs), Regional Mechanism (RMs) and member states kicked off on the 18th of July 2024 with the 45th Session of the Executive Council.
The 2024 Africa Sustainable Development Report (ASDR) was officially launched on 16 July 2024, on the margins of the High-Level Political Forum 2024 (#HLPF2024), organised from 8 – 17 July 2024,
