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.
MEDIA ADVISORY
Symposium on the 28th Commemoration of the 1994 Genocide Against Tusti in Rwanda
INVITATION TO THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
What: Symposium on the 28th Commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi in Rwanda.
Theme: “Remember-Unite-Renew”
Land governance for safeguarding art, culture and heritage towards the Africa We Want
Cairo/Kigali/Addis Ababa, 22 March 2021: – The second Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2021) is now set to take place from 8 to 14 December 2021. African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), the African Union (AU) and the Government of Rwanda have decided to shift the date of the continental trade fair, which was previously scheduled to hold from 6 to 12 September 2021, to allow for a broader roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines across the continent and ensure that the event is held under the most optimal health conditions.
A team of experts from the GMES and Africa programme of the African Union Commission are among hundreds of delegates attending the Africa-GIS 2019 Conference in the Rwandan capital, Kigali.
AfroChampions Initiative and African Union open consultations to elaborate a platform to support AfCFTA-enabling projects across Africa
MEDIA ADVISORY
The Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Private Sector Investment and Financing Framework
What: The AfCFTA Private Sector Investment Financing Framework, is a private-sector led initiative to boost industry capacity and take advantage of the liberalized pan-African market. The initiative is envisaged to unlock $ 1 trillion in AfCFTA--certified and accelerated investments.
Theme: “Using AfCFTA to trigger a $1 Trillion infrastructure and industrial revolution in Africa by 2030”.
When: 9th October 2019
What: The AfCFTA Private Sector Investment Financing Framework, is a private-sector led initiative to boost industry capacity and take advantage of the liberalized pan-African market. The initiative is envisaged to unlock $ 1 trillion in AfCFTA--certified and accelerated investments.
Theme: “Using AfCFTA to trigger a $1 Trillion infrastructure and industrial revolution in Africa by 2030”.
Theme “Towards a Common African Position on Asset Recovery”
Asset recovery is the process by which the proceeds of corruption and related offenses/crimes are identified, recovered and returned to the country of origin. It is therefore an important aspect of the anti-corruption chain as it ensures that stolen assets are seized and return to their legitimate owners.
