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.
The African Union (AU) Member States have technically validated the Africa Urban Resilience Programme. The African Union Commission (AUC) presented the Programme to Member States at a workshop held in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, 20-23 February 2023.
The Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the African Union Commission (AUC), in collaboration with the Embassy of the Republic of Rwanda in Ethiopia and Permanent Mission to the African Union, commemorated the 29th anniversary of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda, on Friday, 7 April 2023, at the AU Headquarters.
Honourable Minister of State of the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia,
Madam Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission,
Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Head of the UN Office to the African Union,
This day is, therefore, both a time to honor the victims and survivors and to extract from this senseless slaughter the lessons that can still be learned to prevent genocides in the future.
Excellency, Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission;
Excellency, Amb. Birtukan Ayano Dadi, State Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia;
Excellency, Dr. Monique Nsan-za-ba-gan-wa, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission;
Excellency, Hope Tumunkunde, Gasatura, Ambassador of Rwanda to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the African Union;
Excellencies, African Union Commissioners here present;
Theme: “Remember-Unite-Renew”.
This annual commemoration of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda aims to awaken greater awareness of the African peoples and the international community about the value of life and humanity and to renew our collective commitment to protect and uphold fundamental human rights.
Africa CDC Weekly Press Briefing on the response to public health emergencies in Africa
AU WORKSHOP TO REVIEW OUTCOMES OF THE FIFTH ROUND OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL CONFERENCE ON MARINE BIODIVERSITY NEGOTIATIONS (IGC5-BBNJ) AND TO COORDINATE FINAL POSITIONS FOR THE RESUMED IGC5 (18–19 FEBRUARY 2023, NEW YORK, USA)
Every year during the annual African Women in Media (AWiM) conference, female journalists are given the opportunity to pitch story ideas to the African Union, where they showcase their motivation and creativity shape the African narrative.
