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 Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS) of the AU Commission (AUC), with the support of the Consortium (CSVR - Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, ICTJ - Inernational Center for Transitional justice & ATJLF - The Africa Transitional Justice Legacy Fund ) and GIZ.
Ministers in charge of Finance, Monetary Affairs, Economic Planning and Integration are convening in Nairobi, Kenya to explore innovative ways for countries to embark on sustainable economic recovery through balanced short-term crises responses actions and long-term strategies to reinvigorate growth and accelerate development.
The 2023 Edition of the Africa’s Dynamic Development Report is now available.
The African Union (AU) and the Regional Economic Communities and Regional Mechanisms (RECs/RMs) held the second policy session on their joint initiative, the African Union Inter-Regional Knowledge Exchange (I-RECKE) on Early Warning and Conflict Prevention focusing on the theme: ‘Cross-Regional Strategies in Preventing Terrorism and Violent Extremism’
The African Union Commission (AUC) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched the Africa Facility to Support Inclusive Transitions (AFSIT), on the side-lines of the 5th African Union Mid-Year Coordination Meeting, in Nairobi, Kenya, on 15 July 2023. AFSIT aims at providing support to countries undergoing complex political transitions and countries at risk.
The Executive Council has elected and appointed members of several African Union organs. The elections are held in adherence of equitable geographical and gender representation. To be duly elected, the candidates must attain two thirds majority votes.
