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.
Outbreak Update: As of 3 May 2023, a total of 765,222,932 COVID-19 cases and 6,921,614 deaths (case fatality ratio [CFR]: 1%) have been reported globally by 232 countries and territories to the World Health Organization (WHO).
The 9th Forum of the African Union Commission on International Law (AUCIL) under the theme “International Law, Business Law and Human Rights in Africa”
60th Anniversary Celebration of the OAU-AU: Media Urged to Seize the Opportunity in Shaping the Narrative About Africa, by Telling the Story on the Journey of the Continent Since 25 May 1963
African Ministers of Defense, Internal Affairs, and Heads of National Institutions in Charge of Safety and Security, High Official Representatives from AU Member States, as well as from the Regional Economic Communities and Regional Mechanisms (RECs/RMs).
- Your Excellency Dr Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia,
- Your Excellency, Speaker of the People’s House of Representatives,
-Your Excellency, Demeke Mekonnen, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs,
-Your Excellency Olusegun Obasanjo, AU High Representative for the Horn of Africa,
- Your Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta, Former President of the Republic of Kenya, and member of the AU Panel
Following the gravity of the devastating impact of Tropical Cyclone Freddy, the African Union (AU) Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment (DARBE) convened an extra-ordinary session of the Bureau of the AU Permanent Representatives’ Council (PRC) Sub-Committee on Special Emergency Assistance Fund for Drought and Famine in Africa (SEAF) on 30th March 2023 to consider support for Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar.
Hosted by the AU Commission in Addis Ababa, from 3 - 4 April 2023, the 13th Conference of Parties (COP) of Africa Risk Capacity (ARC) echoed the need for urgency in addressing rising disaster risk on the continent
The Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the African Union Commission (AUC), in collaboration with the Embassy of the Republic of Rwanda in Ethiopia and Permanent Mission to the African Union, commemorated the 29th anniversary of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda, on Friday, 7 April 2023, at the AU Headquarters.
The African Union Commission, Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), International Labour Organization (ILO).
