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.
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2ND PERMANENT SECRETARIES RETREAT ON OPERATIONALIZING CAADP/3AGT MONITORING AND MUTUAL ACCOUNTABILITY FRAMEWORK
Accra, Ghana
10-11 March 2016
Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture
Joint News Release
2 August 2016
New Study Shows Undernutrition Taking a Huge Toll on Ghana’s Economy
ACCRA – The economy of Ghana is losing some GHC4.6 billion (US$2.6 billion, or 6.4 percent of GDP) a year to the effects of child undernutrition, according to a new study launched today in the capital.
Accra, Ghana, 20 May 2016: The African Union Commission (AUC) and the Kofi Annan International Peacekeepers Training Centre (KAIPTC) have concluded the training programme designed for the human rights observers that are to be deployed to Burundi. The training programme was held at the KAIPTC in Accra, Ghana and was financially supported by GIZ-Ghana.
Accra, Ghana – April 13, 2016: The 12th Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program Partnership Platform (CAADP PP) opened yesterday with a focus on, Innovative financing and Renewed Partnerships to Accelerate the Implementation of CAADP.”
The CAADP PP, brings together over 400 African and global leaders from international organisations, African Governments, including parliamentarians from AU Member States, private agribusiness firms, farmers, NGOs and civil society organizations.
13 April Accra, Ghana.: The 12th CAADP Partnership Platform meeting opened yesterday in Accra. The meeting brought together over 400 participants.
Accra,Ghana, 10 February2016–In an effort to strengthen and accelerate national consciousness and action towards ending child marriage, the Government of the Republic of Ghana has now launched the AU Campaign to End Child Marriage in Africa. In his keynote address, Mr. John DramaniMahama, President of the Republic of Ghana, noted that,“Child marriage is the most obnoxious practice of the 21st century and a total violation of the rights of children, especially the girl-child”.
INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
When: 14 – 15th March, 2016
Where: Alisa Hotel, Accra, Ghana.
What: The ECOWAS Regional Workshop on Mainstreaming Nutrition into
National Agriculture Investment Plans (NAIPs).
Accra, Ghana, 10 February 2016 – In an effort to strengthen and accelerate national consciousness and action towards ending child marriage, the Government of the Republic of Ghana has now launched the AU Campaign to End Child Marriage in Africa. In his keynote address, Mr. John Dramani Mahama, President of the Republic of Ghana, noted that, “Child marriage is the most obnoxious practice of the 21st century and a total violation of the rights of children, especially the girl-child”.
