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.
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The African Union Sport Council Development (AUSCD) Region IV held its First Council of Ministers’ meeting in Arusha, Tanzania from 2 to 4 May 2023.
African Union (AU) Member states recently had an opportunity to collectively reflect on the progress achieved through the Sahel Resilience Project.
The African Union (AU) Member States have technically validated the Africa Urban Resilience Programme. The African Union Commission (AUC) presented the Programme to Member States at a workshop held in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, 20-23 February 2023.
The African Union Advisory Board on Corruption (AUABC) has assumed the use of its new name and will henceforth be known as: African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption.
The African Union has reiterated its commitment to ensure journalists enjoy their rights and freedoms and are safeguarded from harassment and abuse in their line of duty.
We, the participants at the Africa Media Convention - World Press Freedom Day, held in Arusha Tanzania, 1-3 May 2022 acknowledge the state of the media in Africa in reference to this year’s theme and make recommendations to the media stakeholders as follows:
Appreciate the focus of WPFD2022 theme on the complex and restrictive impact of digital siege on journalists and human rights defenders;
The African Union (AU) in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and the United Republic of Tanzania organized the Workshop of Senior Officials of AU Member States and RECs to validate the Draft Policies on the Prevention of Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and Prevention of Smuggling of Migrants (SOM) in Africa. The Workshop kicked off on 6 October, in Zanzibar, Tanzania.
The AU Commission (AUC) and the African Management Development Institutes' Network (AMDIN) organized a capacity building seminar for officials from State Parties to the African Charter on the Values & Principles of Public Service and Administration of the Eastern Africa Region on the implementation of the States Parties’ Assessment Tool (SPAT).
Africa Human Rights Day is celebrated annually on the 21st of October to mark the coming into force of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the founding treaty of the African Human Rights System.
The African Governance Architecture has concluded a Political meeting of the African Governance Platform preceded by the Technical Meeting focused on key strategic issues including strengthening collaboration in addressing issues of democracy, governance and promotion of human rights on the continent.
