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.
| WHAT: | Launch of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Kofi Annan Global Health Leadership Programme. |
| SPEAKERS: | H.E Kwesi Quartey, Deputy Chairperson/AUC, H.E. Amira El Fadil, Commissioner for Social Affairs/AUC and Dr. John Nkengasong, Director, Africa CDC |
| WHEN: | Monday, 25 May 2020 |
WHAT: Launch of the Africa Regional Integration Index (ARII 2019) report.
WHEN: 22 May 2020; 13:00 (Addis Ababa time)
WHO: African Union Commission (AUC), Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), African Development Bank.
WHERE: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The African Union Commission (AUC), the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), and the African Development Bank will jointly host a webinar to launch the second Africa Regional Integration Index (ARII 2019) on Friday, 22 May 2020.
H.E. Ambassador Minata Samate Cessouma, African Union Commissioner (AUC) for Political Affairs on May 14, 2020 briefed the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) on the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on electoral processes in Africa and the efforts being made by the department to mitigate various concerns in relation with the political sector.
African Union and IRENA host ministers and intergovernmental leaders to discuss continent’s roadmap to recovery
The African Union Commission (AUC) was invited by the UK Department for International Trade to a webinar on ways technology can support Africa’s COVID-19 response and recovery.
The virtual meeting was chaired by HM Trade Commissioner for Africa, Emma Wade-Smith, and had AU Commissioner Dr.Amani Abou-Zeid, leading UK firms as well as British and African SMEs , as participants. The webinar discussed the challenges and opportunities of Covid-19 crisis in Africa and explored ways partnerships with tech firms can support economic recovery.
H.E. Dr Amani Abou-Zeid, African Union Commissioner for Infrastructure & Energy delivered the keynote address to the virtual e-Governance Conference organised by Estonian e-Governance Academy under the theme “Giant Leaps Start with Small Steps”.
The webinar session is being convened by the African Risk Capacity, to discuss challenges and opportunities associated with risk management and financing in the context of health outbreaks and food insecurity in Africa.
THEME:
ENHANCING YOUTH PARTICIPATION AND REPRESENTATION IN GOVERNANCE IN AFRICA
