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.
Adopted by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) at its 975th meeting held on 27 January 2021, on Peace, Security and Development: taking security challenges into account in financing development
Official opening of the thirty-eight (38th) Ordinary Session of the Executive Council (Video conference)
Week engagement with members of the media to share critical updates on the COVID-19 response activities in Africa and progress made toward implementing the strategy to acquire COVID-19 Vaccine for Africa.
The thirty fourth (34th) Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) scheduled to take place on 6 and 7 February 2021 will hold under the theme: “Arts, Culture and Heritage: Levers for Building the Africa We Want”.
The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU), at its virtual 973rd meeting held on 18 January 2021, considered the Report of the Chairperson of the Commission on the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) against the Boko Haram
In Africa, the demand for quality statistical data, regularly produced and disseminated is increasingly pressing. As part of initiatives for statistical development on the continent, the development and implementation of National Strategies for the Development of Statistics (NSDSs) and Regional Strategies for the Development of Statistics are recommended as comprehensive frameworks for statistical development at national level and regional level respectively.
The 41st Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representatives’ Committee (PRC) kicked off on 20 January 2021, in the context of the prevailing COVID-19 Pandemic, ahead of the 34th Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) scheduled to take place on 6 and 7 February 2021 under the theme of “Arts, Culture and Heritage: Levers for Building the Africa We Want”.
Your Excellency, Mr Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission;
Your Excellencies, Permanent Representatives of the AU Member States;
Your Excellency, Deputy Chairperson of the Commission;
Commissioners here present;
Heads of the AU Policy Organs;
Colleagues and dear friends;
Mr. Chairman of the Permanent Representatives Committee,
Distinguished Permanent Representatives of the Member States to the African Union,
Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission
Commissioners,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
In these early days of 2021, I would like to begin by expressing to you all my best wishes, with the ardent hope that this New year will be better than 2020, in spite the resurgence of COVID-19 which we are currently witnessing and which has struck us hard throughout the past year.
WHAT: Engagement with members of the media every week to share critical updates on the COVID-19 response activities and progress made toward implementing the joint continental strategy for COVID-19 response in Africa.
SPEAKERS: Dr John Nkengasong, Director, Africa CDC
WHEN: Thursday, 21 January 2021
TIME: 11.00–12.00 pm East Africa Time
WHERE: Online through ZOOM, please register in advance to join the briefing
