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.
November 19, 2018: Mr Liu Yuxi’s, the new Ambassador and Head of Mission of the People’s Republic of China to the African Union (AU), Mr Liu Yuxis on Monday a courtesy visit to H.E. Amb. Minata Samate Cessouma, the Commissioner for Political Affairs of the African Union Commission.
Addis Ababa, 18 November 2018: The African Union Commission and the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) organized today a High Level breakfast meeting on Digital Identity on the margins of the 11th Extraordinary Assembly of the African Union (AU).
The overall objective of the meeting was to spearhead the advocacy for a continental framework on Digital ID and provide technical inputs to the discourse on Digital ID on the continent, define and shape standards for Digital ID in Africa.
Joint AUC /ARC PRESS RELEASE
African Risk Capacity & African Union Open Workshop on Transforming Disaster Risk Financing towards Agenda 2063
Addis Ababa , 26th November 2018 -The African Risk Capacity (ARC) and the African Union Department for Rural Economy and Agriculture (DREA) this morning opened a 2-day workshop under the theme, ‘Transforming Disaster Risk Financing towards Agenda 2063’ at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa,Ethiopia.
Addis Abeba, le 23 novembre 2018: Le Président de la Commission de l’Union africaine, Moussa Faki Mahamat, note avec satisfaction la saisine, par l’Algérie, du Secrétaire général de l'Union du Maghreb arabe (UMA) pour l'organisation, dans les délais les plus rapprochés, d'une réunion du Conseil des ministres des Affaires étrangères de l'UMA. Il encourage tous les États membres de l’UMA à œuvrer à la tenue rapide de la réunion proposée et, plus globalement, à la relance de la construction maghrébine.
Djibouti, 20 November 2018- The African Union (AU) in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the Republic of Djibouti yesterday launched the 4th Pan African Forum on Migration (PAFOM) in Djibouti under the theme: ‘Harnessing the benefits of Free Movement of persons regime for sustainable development in Africa’ to provide a more focused engagement with all relevant Migration stakeholders including Regional Economic Communities (RECs), AU Member States, private sector, academia, parliamentarians, Africa
Addis Abéba, le 17 novembre 2018: Le Président de la Commission de l’Union africaine, Moussa Faki Mahamat, prend note de la publication, ce jour, 17 novembre 2018, par la Commission électorale nationale indépendante (CENI), des résultats provisoires du premier tour de l’élection présidentielle à Madagascar, qui a eu lieu le 7 novembre 2018.
MESSAGE DE LA COMMISSAIRE AUX INFRASTRUCTURES ET ENERGIE DE LA COMMISSION DE L’UNION AFRICAINE À L’OCCASION DE LA JOURNEE AFRICAINE DE LA SECURITE ROUTIERE
18 novembre 2018
Projet
En cette Journée africaine de la sécurité routière, j'ai une pensée pour tous
ceux dont la vie a été affectée par les accidents de la route et leurs conséquences tragiques.
A la fin de cette journée 18 Novembre 2018, où je m’adresse à vous, plus de 800 vies auront été perdues sur les routes africaines et c’est malheureusement ainsi chaque jour de l’année.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 13 November 2018: The African Union Commission and the NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency today convened partners in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to rally support for the next phase of the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA), which is currently under formulation.
In his remarks, the Director for Infrastructure and Energy at the African Union Commission, Mr. Cheikh Bedda stated that the Coordination Meeting is happening at a strategic time in the life of PIDA.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 13 November 2018: The next phase of GiZ support to the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) Priority Action Plan (PAP) 2 with an envelope of Euro 7 million for the next three years was at the heart of discussions of the two-day meeting held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 12 and 13 November 2018.
African Union Headquarters; 12th November 2018: At 31st Ordinary Session of the African Union Summit held in Nouakchott, Mauritania in July 2018, a budget of US$681,485,337 was approved for the financial year 2019. The budget covers three components operational, programme and peace support operations. The Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Amb. Kwesi Quartey, shares the five key takeaways of the adoption of the 2019 budget in what he describes as a watershed moment for Africa.
