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.
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In a move to promote clean sports and fair play across the African continent, the African Union (AU) held a high-level forum on anti-doping on the side lines of the 13th edition of the African Games in Accra, Ghana.
In a move to promote the linkages between the sports economy and youth development the African Union's Women, Gender, and Youth Directorate (WGYD), set up a Youth Pavilion on the sidelines of the ongoing edition of the African Games being held in Accra, Ghana, from 8-13 March
History of the African Games: The historical roots of the African Games trace back to a General Assembly of African Ministers of Youth and Sport in Dakar, Senegal, in 1963, leading to the inaugural event in Brazzaville, Congo, in 1965.
The Information and Communication Directorate (ICD) of the African Union Commission wishes to advise all broadcasters that in collaboration with the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), the highly anticipated opening ceremony of the 13th African Games will be broadcast live on the GBC.
The African Union Commission in collaboration with the Republic of Ghana and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Africa Office is holding a high-Level anti-doping forum on the sidelines of the 13th Edition of the African Games.
4th SPECIALIZED TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEETING ON YOUTH, CULTURE AND SPORTS (STC-YCS–4)
INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
The use of sport as a tool for achieving sustainable and inclusive development goals resonates with the African Union Agenda 2063 “The Africa We Want”, which is the continent’s masterplan on creation of an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa, driven by its own citizens and representing a dynamic force in the international arena.
The African Union Sports Council Technical Committee for the African Games in collaboration with Local Organizing Committee Accra 2023 will organize the 2nd Joint and Chefs de Mission meetings.
H.E. Amb. Minata Samate Cessouma, the Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development of the African Union Commission accompanied by Ms.
The first physical meeting of the Technical Committee for the African Games (TCAG) and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) was held from 24rd to 26th July 2023 in the capital city Accra, Ghana, host of the 2023 Games
