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.
Addis Abeba, 16 January 2018 - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, the Deputy Chaiperson Kwesi Quartey, together with the entire African Union family extend our warmest congratulations to Ms Bience Gawanas of Namibia, on her nomination to serve as the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Africa.
Addis Ababa,16 January 2018: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, received the Special Representatives of the United Nations Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Ghassan Salame, at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa on 15 January 2018.
Dear Foreign Minister Workneh Gebeyehu,
Dear Facilitators,
Dear participants to this Forum,
Ladies and gentlemen,
The first phase of the IGAD-led Forum for the Revitalization of the South Sudan Peace Process has come to a close.
We welcome the successful conclusion of your deliberations, marked by the signing of an Agreement on Cessation of Hostilities, Protection of Civilians and Humanitarian Access.
The Directorate of Information and Communication (DIC) of the African Union Commission (AUC) hereby announces that, the online accreditation process for journalists and the media coverage of the 30th AU Summit, scheduled to take place from 22nd to 29th January 2018, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has been launched on the AU website: www.au.int.
Journalists interested in covering the upcoming AU Summit should register through the following link: https://au.int/web/en/summit/30/accreditation
THEME OF THE SUMMIT
“Winning the Fight against Corruption: A Sustainable Path to Africa’s Transformation”
Important dates:
22nd – 23rd January 2018: 35th Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representatives’ Committee
25th – 26th January 2018: 32nd Ordinary Session of the Executive Council
28th – 29th January 2018: 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 30TH ORDINARY SESSION
THE AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT
The 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) will take place from 22nd to 29th January 2018, under the theme “Winning the Fight against Corruption: A Sustainable Path to Africa’s Transformation”.
The Summit will be held at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia as follows:
22nd – 23rd January 2018: 35th Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representatives’ Committee
Honourable Prime Minister Haile Mariam Dessalegn,
Distinguished Representatives of IGAD Member States,
Representatives of partner countries and institutions,
Brothers and Sisters of South Sudan,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
This week will certainly remain in the annals as one of the most crucial in the post-independence history of South Sudan.
