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.
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 24 January 2018: The African Union Citizens and Diaspora Directorate (CIDO) in partnerships with KAICIID hosted an Interfaith Dialogue Forum (IFDF) Pre-Summit meeting under the theme “What Help is Faith?”
DISCOURS DU PRESIDENT DE LA COMMISSION DE L’UNION AFRICAINE S.E. M. MOUSSA FAKI MAHAMAT A L’OCCASION DU PETIT DEJEUNER DE HAUT NIVEAU SUR L’EGALITE D’ACCES DES FEMMES AFRICAINE AUX FONCTIONS DE HAUT NIVEAU A L’UNION AFRICAINE ET DANS LE SYSTEM DES NATIONS UNIES
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Addis Ababa, 28 January 2018 – A High Level Breakfast on ‘Equal Access of African Women to High Level Positions at the African Union and in the United Nations Systems’ was held today, 28 January 2018 organized at the margins of the 30th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Addis Ababa, South Africa, January 27, 2018 – “What brings us together on this day is the common goal of working for the transformation of Africa,” H.E Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Senegal and Chairperson of the NEPAD Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee (HSGOC) stated during the opening session of the HSGOC in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - The 27th APR Forum of Heads of State and Government Participating in the African Peer Review Mechanism, was held on 27th January 2018, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The APR Forum was chaired by H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta, who commended APRM Member States for their continuous support through contributions and willingness to partake in the APRM processes. The Chairperson also acknowledged the efforts made at the APRM since the 26th APR Forum, towards the Expended Mandate and the integration of the APRM as a specialised agency of the African Union.
Addis Ababa Ethiopia, 28 January 2018- Corruption is undoubtedly the most pressing governance and development challenge that most African countries are confronted with today. Corruption has debilitating and corrosive effects on progress, stability and development of the continent. It impedes economic growth by discouraging foreign investments, creates distortion in resource allocation and competitive markets, increases the cost of doing business, and reduces the net-value of public spending.
Addis Ababa 28 January 2018 - The Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) meeting at their 30th Ordinary Session at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, elected on 28th January 2018 a new bureau to pilote the activities of the Union for the year 2018.
ACCEPTANCE REMARKS BY PRESIDENT KAGAME AT OPENING CEREMONY OF 30TH AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT
Addis Ababa, 28 January 2018
The Secretary-General
Address To The Opening Ceremony Of The 30th Ordinary Session Of The Assembly Of The African Union
Addis Ababa, 28 January 2018
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Your Excellency Mr. Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda and Chairperson of the African Union,
Your Excellency Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission,
Excellencies,
Ladies and gentlemen,
It is an honour to be here in Addis again.
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