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. Mr. Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda, was appointed to lead the AU institutional reforms process. He appointed a pan-African committee of experts to review and submit proposals for a system of governance for the AU that would ensure the organisation was better placed to address the challenges facing the continent with the aim of implementing programmes that have the highest impact on Africa’s growth and development so as to deliver on the vision of Agenda 2063.
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.
The African Union (AU) is pleased to invite media representatives to attend the validation meeting for the Draft Plan of Action for the Implementation of the AU Policies on the Prevention of Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and Smuggling of Migrants (SOM) in Africa,
The African Union (AU) is pleased to invite media representatives to attend the validation meeting for the Draft Evaluation and Revision Report of the AU Horn of Africa Initiative (AU-HoA-I),
According to UNESCO, the film and audiovisual industries in Africa account for US$5 billion of the GDP, employing an estimated 5 million people, and have the potential to create over 20 million jobs and generate $20 billion in revenues annually. To harness this potential, the African Union has launched the temporary Secretariat of the African Audiovisual and Cinema Commission (AACC).
The African Union Commission and Government of the Republic of Kenya signed a host- agreement ahead of the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit to be held in Nairobi Kenya from 7 to 9 May 2024.
The Directorate of Sustainable Environment and Blue Economy (SEBE), in conjunction with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), convened a meeting with Regional Economic Communities, partners and selected member states implementing the Africa Multi-hazard Early Warning and Early Action System (AMHEWAS)
The African Union Commission (AUC), in collaboration with the Government of the Republic of Kenya, organised the 14th Meeting of the African Task Force on Food and Nutrition Development (ATFFND) and the Regional Economic Communities’ (RECs) Consultation in Mombasa, Kenya from 2 to 5 April 2024
In response to the recommendation of AU policy organs, the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Environment (DARBE) of the African Union is organising the AFSH summit in collaboration with AUDA-NEPAD, RECs and Partners.
The African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) is hosting a three-day training workshop for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs)’s engagement in the civilian component of the African Union Peace Support Operations (PSOs), in countries where they are actively operating.
Africa's young population is on the brink of rapid growth, and expected to double to over 830 million by 2050. This demographic surge, if harnessed effectively, could be the key to unlocking increased productivity and fostering stronger, more inclusive economic growth across the continent.
In October 2012, the African Union (AU) Executive Council endorsed the establishment of the Partnership for Aflatoxin Control in Africa (PACA) to coordinate aflatoxin mitigation efforts in the continent. Since 2014
