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 Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, this morning held a bilateral meeting with H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, on the margins of the Thirty-Ninth Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa.
H.E John Dramani Mahama, President of the Republic of Ghana
· Ancestral Debt, Modern Justice: Africa’s Unified case for Reparations.
Amb. Bankole Adeoye, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS);
The State of Peace and Security in Africa
Floor: https://vimeo.com/event/5733010?fl=so&fe=fs
English: https://vimeo.com/event/5733012?fl=so&fe=fs
French: https://vimeo.com/event/5733013?fl=so&fe=fs
On the margins of the 39th #AUSummit, H.E. Amb. Selma Malika Haddadi @DCP_Haddadi joined Italian PM @GiorgiaMeloni to unveil a special commemorative stamp issued by the Italian postal service.
This initiative marks 25 years of the African Union and symbolizes the strengthening partnership between Italy & Africa—built on co‑responsibility, cooperation, and mutual respect.
Final Press Conference of the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly
Floor: https://vimeo.com/event/5729349?fl=so&fe=fs
English: https://vimeo.com/event/5732917?fl=so&fe=fs
French: https://vimeo.com/event/5732918?fl=so&fe=fs
Floor: https://vimeo.com/event/5732785?fl=so&fe=fs
English Translation: https://vimeo.com/event/5732786?fl=so&fe=fs
French Translation: https://vimeo.com/event/5732788?fl=so&fe=fs
Final Press Conference: https://vimeo.com/event/5729349?fl=so&fe=fs
Presidente João Lourenço da República de Angola e Chairperson da União Africana,
Distinguished Heads of State and Government,
Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, of the Commission of the African Union,
Excellencies,
Ladies and gentlemen,
In a world filled with division and mistrust, the African Union is a flagship for multilateralism.
My gratitude runs deep.
The Chairperson of the AU Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, facilitated a meeting between President Teodoro Obiang Nguema (Equatorial Guinea) and President Brice Oligui Nguema (Gabon), in the presence of representatives of Angola, Burundi and the United Nations.
The meeting aimed to advance implementation of the International Court of Justice ruling of 19 May 2025 related to the border dispute between Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.
Both countries agreed to work with the AU toward a peaceful, brotherly resolution.
On the margins of the 39th AU Summit, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the AU Commission held a number of bilateral meetings with representatives of Member States:-
1. With Foreign Minister Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug of #Mauritania. Their discussions focused on migration, border management, and strengthening the AU’s continental leadership. Both sides agreed on the need to rethink Africa’s place in a rapidly polarised world and to develop a new model for a more effective Union, including a proposed high-level Taskforce to shape strategic reforms.
WHAT: ACHIEVE Africa: Launching Africa's Research and Development Engine for Vaccine and Therapeutic Sovereignty
WHEN: Sunday, February 15, 2026
Time: 08:00 - 11:00 AM (EAT)
WHERE: Skylight Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
WHO: Government of Zambia, African Union Member States: Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, Rwanda, and South Africa, International Vaccine Institute (IVI) and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)
Special Guest Institution: African Medicines Agency (AMA)
