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 joined the rest of the continent on 20th November, 2023 to commemorate the African Industrialization Day
H.E Dr. Chola Milambo Chair of the Africa Group (AG) for the month of November, and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Zambia to the UN, on Thursday 16 November 2023, held a Press Conference to apprise the International Community on the Africa Group’s draft resolution on the Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation. The Press Conference took place in the Briefing room of the United Nations Headquarters, in the presence of other AG Permanent Representatives to the UN.
Data governance is poised to take center stage at the Data Governance and Innovation Forum in Africa scheduled to take place in from 17th -18th November 2023 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
A Delegation of the Political Affairs Peace and Security Department led by the Director of Conflict Management, Dr. Alhaji Sarjoh Bah, arrived on a three-day field mission in Pemba, Mozambique, on 15 November 2023.
The Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security, African Union Commission (AUC) hosted the 2023 Convening Committee and Implementation Meetings of the endorsers of the Declaration of Principles (DoP) for International Elections Observation and the Code of Conduct for International Election Observers, From 14 to 17 November 2023, at the AUC HQ in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
On the 20th of November, annually, Africa commemorates Africa Industrialization Day (AID). This is a significant activity agreed upon by the African Union Heads of State and Government in July 1989 through Resolution AHG/Res. 180 (XXV) and the United Nations General Assembly in December 1989 through Resolution 44/237. This day serves as a global platform for African Union Member States and the rest of the world, through the United Nations institutions to reaffirm their commitment to Africa's industrialization.
African Ministers of ICT and Communication will convene in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 23rd November 2023 for the 5th Ordinary Session of the African Union Specialized Technical Committee on Communication and ICT (STC-CICT)
20 November 2023, Addis Ababa: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E Moussa Faki Mahamat congratulates President-elect Mr Joseph N Boakai for his victory in Liberia's presidential run-off elections held on 14 November 2023, following the announcement of the final official election results.
The Decision of the Fourth Ordinary Session of the Specialized Technical Committee on Health, Population and Drug Control (STC-HPDC-4) held in June 2022, mandated the African Union Commission (AUC), in collaboration with relevant United Nations Agencies,
