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.
African Union Member States, international development partners, and civil society have outlined priority actions for the Africa Water Investment Action Plan, which will accelerate the implementation of the United Nations (UN) 2023 Water Action Agenda on the continent.
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, held a briefing session on 17 September 2023 with the AUC delegation that came to attend the UN General Assembly meetings currently taking place at the UN Headquarters in New York, USA.
The African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) convened the third and final multi-stakeholder national dialogue series of the year on the Free Movement Protocol (FMP), from 12-13 September 2023.
The September 14-16 training, hosted by the African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) in collaboration with the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) to bolster peace, security and stability is supported by the European Union, through its Fourth Support Programme to the African Peace and Security Architecture (EU APSA IV).
16 September 2023, Addis Ababa: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat renews his sincere condolences and solidarity with the State of Libya and its people, and the families who have lost loved ones in the aftermath of Storm Daniel that has claimed more than 11,300 lives. The Chairperson also wishes a full recovery to the injured.
The Chairperson continues to follow closely the emergency situation and the devastating impact of flooding, which has displaced at least 40,085 people with thousands more unaccounted for, and destroyed entire communities.
Infrastructure connectivity and availability of sufficient, reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy are necessary for regional integration in Africa.
Women and Youth form the biggest part of Africa's population at about 75%.
African Union Commission (AUC) departments, African Union (AU) organs, United Nations agencies, development partners, and CSOs have gathered in person and online to brainstorm ways to revamp the CESA Cluster on Girls and Women’s Education.
The Africa Platform on Children Affected by Armed Conflicts (AP CAAC) undertook a lessons-learning mission to the Republic of Sierra Leone to assess and learn from the initiatives undertaken on rehabilitating and reintegrating children affected by the decade-long civil war (1991-2002).
A Three-Day Training of Trainers on Youth Election Situation holds in Monrovia, Liberia with the support of the African Union and International IDEA
