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.
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, 18 February 2019: The African Union Commission, through its Department of Infrastructure and Energy participated in the validation workshop of the mid-term review of the Third Development Plan (DP3) of the Africa Transport Policy Programme (SSATP), which was held at the World Bank Premises in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire on February 14, 2019.
Abidjan, le 7 Décembre 2018 - Le Département des Affaires Politiques (DAP) de la Commission de l’Union africaine (CUA), en collaboration avec l’Association des Autorités Electorales Africaines (AAEA) et la Commission Electorale Indépendante de Côte d’Ivoire (CEI), organisent du 7 au 8 décembre 2018, à Abidjan, en Côte d’Ivoire, le 5ème Forum Annuel Continental des Organes de Gestion des Elections (OGE) sous le thème: « Vers des Processus Électoraux sans Corruption: Renforcer l’intégrité Électorale en Afrique ».
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire - May 29, 2018 - The AfroChampions Initiative and African Union Commission delegations have chosen Abidjan for the second stop of their West African roadshow to raise awareness on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Organized in collaboration with the Côte d'Ivoire Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the meeting brought together Ivorian economic operators, particularly from the sectors of agriculture, logistics and transport, as well as representatives from the subsidiaries of major international groups established in Côte d'Ivoire.
7 – 11 May 2018
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire – 15 December 2017. The Department of Trade and Industry of the African Union Commission organized the Expert Working Group Meeting on Enterprise Africa Network under the theme: “Designing and Implementing SMEs Online Platforms through Public Private Partnership”. The main objective of the event is to propose a Roadmap with priority issues for the establishment of the African Entrepreneurial Network Flagship Project.
1. We, the Heads of State and Government of Member States of the African Union (AU) and European Union (EU), the Chairperson of the African Union (AU) and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission, meeting in Abidjan on 29-30 November 2017 on the occasion of our fifth African Union (AU) - European Union (EU) Summit, reaffirm that the Joint Strategy adopted ten years ago at the Lisbon Summit remains the Framework for our Partnership.
Monsieur Le Président du Conseil d’Administration et Monsieur Le Directeur Général de la BAD ;
Mesdames et Messieurs Le Représentants des CER ;
Excellences ;
Distingués invités ;
Mesdames et Messieurs,
S.E Dr Moussa Faki Mahamat, Président de la Commission de l’Union Africaine, aurait souhaité de sa présence cette consultation mais comme nous connaissons tous il est retenu par d’autres obligations inhérentes à sa fonction.
Aussi, ai-je le plaisir de prendre la parole en son nom et de vous adresser les mots de bienvenue.
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, 30 November 2017 - “Investment in Youth for Accelerated and Inclusive real growth and sustainable development” was at the center of discussions of 5th African Union (AU) - European Union (EU) Summit, held from 29-30 November 2017 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. More than 80 Heads of State and Government from both continents took part in this important event as well as about 5,000 participants. The year 2017 has been a decisive year for relations between the EU and Africa, ten years after the adoption of the Joint Africa-EU Strategic Partnership.
C’est pour moi un grand plaisir de me retrouver parmi vous pour saluer le partenariat stratégique entre vos deux organisations.
En tant que Premier Ministre du Portugal et Président du Conseil européen, j’ai co-présidé le premier sommet Afrique-Union européenne en 2000. La Déclaration du Caire a jeté les bases du travail conjoint qui se poursuit aujourd’hui.
