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 Commission (AUC) through its Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment (ARBE) recently made its presentation to the Pan-African Parliament.
The Africa Center for Disease Control (Africa CDC) has committed to enhanced and continued collaboration with the Pan African Parliament (PAP) to ensure African Union policies and decisions on health emergencies are formulated, advocated and implemented. Speaking at a capacitation programme for PAP legislators in Midrand, South Africa, Dr. Lul Riek, Africa CDC Regional Coordinator, noted that the synergies for cooperation have come at an opportune time as the African continent moves into the post COVID-19 era.
The theme of this year’s Pan-African Women’s Day commemoration, ‘Towards the African Women’s Decade: Realizing Women’s Human Capital through accelerated social and economic development, addressing the scourge of violence, food insecurity and good nutrition on the African continent,’ could not have come at a more appropriate time.
Hon. Senator. Chief Fortune Charumbira from Zimbabwe has been overwhelmingly elected as the new President of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) at the just concluded Pan-African Parliament (PAP) Ordinary Session of the Fifth Parliament held in Midrand, South Africa. Hon. Charumbira who was nominated to contest for Presidency of the PAP Bureau by his Southern Africa Caucus received 161 votes out of 203 votes cast with 31 members abstaining from voting while 11 spoilt papers were recorded. He takes over from Hon. Roger Nkodo Dang from Cameroon.
The Pan-African Parliament (PAP), the legislative arm of the African Union (AU), is scheduled to hold an ordinary session from 27 June to 02 July 2022 at the Parliament’s headquarters in Midrand, South Africa.
he consultative dialogue provided a platform to exchange and share experiences and good practices for eliminating malnutrition in all its forms.
19 April 2022, Addis Ababa: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, expresses his full solidarity and renews his sincere condolences to the affected families, the Government and people of South Africa following the devastating floods in the Kwazulu-Natal province of the Republic of South Africa, that has left hundreds of people dead and caused massive destruction of homes and infrastructure
The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) commemorated 18 years since its inauguration as the first legislative body of the African Union on the 18th of March 2004. The commemorative event was held during the “PAP Day”, a day marked on every 18th March to serve as a reminder to African citizens of the potential of the Parliament, intended as a platform for people from all African states to be involved in discussions and decision-making on the problems and challenges facing the continent.
Johannesburg, South Africa, 26 February 2022. The African Union High-Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows (HLP-IFFs) from Africa, under the leadership of H.E. Mr Thabo Mbeki, Former President of the Republic of South Africa and Chair of HLP-IFFs, on Wednesday, 23 February 2022, engaged members of its Working Group on Implementation of the Common African Position on Asset Recovery (CAPAR) to review achievements until date and discuss further actions in supporting African Union Member States to recover their stolen assets from foreign jurisdictions.
