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.
On the margins of the 36th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly, Africa CDC will convene a high-level Ministerial Forum and perform the official launch of the Africa CDC Ministerial Executive Leadership Programme
What: High-Level Forum on Evaluation of the First Ten-Year Implementation Plan and Formulation of Second Ten-Year Implementation Plan of Agenda 2063
Theme: Evidence-Based Collective Reflection for Accelerated Implementation of Agenda 2063”
When: 16th February, 2023
Time: 12:30hr – 14:00hr EAT/ GMT +3
Venue: Old Plenary Hall, African Union Commission
Background
1st African Union Youth Town Hall Meeting on the margins of the 36th Ordinary Session of the Union Theme: Harnessing on the Demographic Dividend for the Realization of Agenda 2063 & AfCFTA”
Ahead of the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (36th AU Summit), The AU Youth Envoy Ms. Chido Mpemba, has actively engaged with youth, Member States, and stakeholders to advocate for the inclusion and empowerment of young people in Africa's development agenda and has continued to call for the ratification and implementation of the African Youth Charter.
The Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS) of the African Union Commission (AUC) and the Pan-African-Parliament in Collaboration with the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations Representation to the African Union and UNECA, will organize a symposium on the nexus between human rights, food security, and resilience in Africa.
Official opening ceremony of the Thirty-Sixth (36th) Ordinary Session of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU).
By eliminating barriers to trade in Africa, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will lift 30 million people from extreme poverty and another 68 million people from moderate poverty. To boost intra-African trade, the continent has embarked on the gradual elimination of tariffs on 90 percent of goods, and the reduction of barriers to trade in services aimed at increasing Africa’s income by $450 billion by 2035.
Excellence Monsieur Moussa Faki MAHAMAT, Président de la Commission de l’Union africaine,
Excellences Mesdames et Messieurs les Ministres, chers Collègues du Conseil Exécutif et chers invités,
Excellence Dr Monique, Vice-Présidente de la Commission de l’Union africaine,
High-level Event on Health Financing and Sustaining Actions to End AIDS and Related Communicable and Non-communicable Diseases (Working Lunch) Theme: “End HIV/AIDS in Africa by 2030”
At the Gender Pre-Summit Presidential High Level Advocacy Event, Heads of State and Government and key institutions will advocate for, and coordinate innovative, actions to accelerate the implementation and impactful delivery of gender equality and women’s empowerment commitments.
