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.
Consultative Forum on Trafficking in Persons for Forced Criminality in Southeast Asia for Senior Officials of African Union Member States and the RECs
Welcome Remarks
H.E. Moses Valakati,
Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment
During
The Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC)
AT
AU Headquarters Small Conference Room 3
15hr30
Talking Points
H.E. Mahmoud Ali YOUSSOUF
Chairperson of the African Union Commission
For the HIGH-LEVEL LEADERS SESSION ON WATER INVESTMENTS
‘” Water for people and prosperity, through cooperation and Investment in Water and Sanitation”
15 February 2026, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
07:30am – 09:00am (AUC Multipurpose Hall)
Remarks by: H.E Moses Vilakati
Commissioner, ARBE
High Level Side-event on AU AIP Water Investment
Date and time: 15th February 2026, 7.00am – 9.00 am
Venue: Multipurpose Hall
STATEMENT OF H.E. MAHMOUD ALI YOUSSOUF
CHAIRPERSON OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION
39TH ORDINARY SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE UNION
14-15 FEBRUARY 2026
Excellency Mr João Manuel Lorenso, President of the Republic of Angola, Current Chairman OF the African Union,
Excellencies Heads of State and Government
Statement by H.E. João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, President of the Republic of Angola and Outgoing Chairperson of the AU, at the Handover Ceremony to the New Chairperson of the AU
Statement by H.E. João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, President of the Republic of Angola and Chairperson of the AU, at the Opening Ceremony of the 39th Ordinary Session of The Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union
Against the backdrop of statistics that show that 400 million people on the African continent lack water for their daily livelihood, and that over 800 million lack basic hygiene services, African Heads of State and Government will launch the African Union theme of the year
The Forty-Eighth (48th) Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union (AU) kicked off Wednesday at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, with a strong call for enhanced unity, sustainable development, and collective action to address the continent’s pressing challenges.
