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.
Mombasa, 8th June 2018: Pre-Validation Workshop for the Plan of Action for the African Decade for Technical, Professional, Entrepreneurial Training and Youth Employment in Mombasa, Kenya.
4th – 5th June 2018: “Our people are counting on us to make sure that we deliver on Agenda 2063 so that they can enjoy the benefits of an integrated prosperous and peaceful Africa, driven by its own citizens, representing a dynamic force in the international arena”, Kenya’s principle secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Macharia Kamau said to the African Ambassadors representing thier countries in Ethiopia and the African Union at a meeting in Nairobi, Kenya.
Excellency, Ambassador Hope Tumukunde Gasatura, Chairperson of the Permanent Representative Committee,
Excellency, Madam Soyata Maiga, Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights,
Excellency, Madam Minata Samate Cessouma, Commissioner for Political Affairs;
Excellencies the Ambassadors,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Kigali, Rwanda, 4th April, 2018- The African Union Southern Africa Regional Office (AU-SARO) between 3-4th April 2018, took to the Republic of Rwanda, the representatives of member states from SADC and COMESA including; Permanent Secretaries of Ministries of Justice and Permanent Secretaries of Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Chairpersons for Parliamentary Committee on International Affairs and some relevant Non-Governmental Organisations from Southern Africa to learn and share experience in ratification and domestication of AU instruments; and sensitise the member states on AU-SARO’s prop
Nairobi, Kenya – May 8, 2018: The AUC through its Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture is holding a workshop to share experiences on successful agribusiness Public Private Partnerships (PPP) to catalyse investments in agribusiness development on the continent.
This is part of the Commission’s strategic plan to strengthen the agribusiness PPP collaboration as part of the goals to enhance private sector participation and investment in meeting the AU Malabo Declaration commitments.
Nairobi, Kenya 23 April 2018 - The Joint Secretariat of the Regional Coordination Mechanism for Africa (RCM-Africa) held the Retreat of its Clusters of the RCM-Africa today in Nairobi, Kenya. The Retreat was held in view of the upcoming 19th Session of the RCM-Africa which will be held in Addis Ababa next month. The retreat focused on establishing a plan for the future of the RCM-Africa including its Program of Work and strengthened support to the AU’s priorities.
PAN AFRICAN HIGH-LEVEL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION – PACE 2018
Bridging continental and global education frameworks for the Africa We Want
25‐27 April 2018
Nairobi, Kenya.
Welcome address by H.E. Prof Sarah Anyang Agbor
Commissioner for Human Resources, Science and Technology
African Union Commission
Mombasa, Kenya 23 April 2018: A technical meeting on the preparations for the 5th edition of the All Africa Public Service Day (AAPSIA) and the review of the draft reporting guidelines on the implementation of the African Charter on the Values and Principles of Public Service and Administration kicks off on 23 April 2018 in Mombasa, Kenya.
Nairobi, 23 April 2018: The Department of Political Affairs (DPA) of the African Union Commission (AUC) in collaboration with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has organized a training workshop on electoral boundaries delimitation for the National Independent Electoral Commission (NIEC) from 23 to 25 April 2018 in Nairobi, Kenya. The multi-stakeholder training workshop drew Somali participants from the NIEC, Ministries of Constitutional and Interior Affairs, the Boundary and Federal Commission, Office of the Prime Minister, among others.
