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Agenda 2063 is Africa’s development blueprint to achieve inclusive and sustainable socio-economic development over a 50-year period.
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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.
MEDIA ADVISORY
CHINA AFRICA DIALOGUE
INVITATION TO MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES
WHAT: Opening Ceremony of the International Conference on Africa and China: Jointly Promoting Sustainable Development
WHEN: 6th December 2019
WHERE: Nelson Mandela Hall, African Union Headquarters Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
WHO: The African Union Commission, Department of Economic Affairs and the China Africa Institute (CAI)
TIME: 9.30 am – 12.00 pm
BACKGROUND
During the Beijing Summit of Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in 2018 (hereinafter referred to as FOCAC), Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that China decided to establish the China-Africa Institute to enhance exchanges with Africa on civilization. China-Africa Institute (hereinafter referred to as CAI) aims to deepen exchanges between two civilizations and promote closer collaboration and communication on experiences in key governance and development between China and African countries, and to provide intellectual support for the Belt and Road Initiative. The CAI is sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS).
Agenda 2063 which is the 50 year development blueprint of the African Union, outlines Africa’s Aspirations for the future but also identifies key flagship programmes, such as the establishment of the African Union Financial Institutions ( AUFIs) and subsequent creation of an African currency, the African Economic Platform, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), among others. These programmes are intended to contribute to boosting Africa’s economic growth and development, and lead to the rapid transformation of the continent. Agenda 2063 of the AU and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by the UN, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for all across the African continent. Central to the UN SDGs is an urgent call for action by all countries, developed and developing to work closely together towards a global partnership. More specifically, there is a recognition that efforts geared towards ending absolute poverty in developing countries, should go hand in hand with devising policies and strategies to improve health, education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth, while also protecting the environment and mitigating against climate change.
The 2030 Agenda for sustainable development, which is a programmatic document guiding international cooperation on development in both developed and developing countries, is in line with the new Africa-China development cooperation and AU Agenda 2063.
For ease of reference the Concept note and draft Agenda are attached.
Journalists are invited to cover the Opening Ceremony of the Joint Conference.
For media inquiries:
Ms. Djeinaba Kane / Economic Affairs Department / African Union Commission/ E-mail KaneD@africa-union.org
Ms. Afrah Thabit / Department of Information and Communication / African Union Commission /E-mail Thabitma@africa-union.org
For further information contact
Directorate of Information and Communication | African Union Commission I E-mail: dic@africa-union.org / Web Site: www.au.int I Addis Ababa | Ethiopia
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Agenda 2063 is Africa’s development blueprint to achieve inclusive and sustainable socio-economic development over a 50-year period.
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