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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
What: Award Ceremony for the Young Africans Writing Contest 2021
When: African Union Day, September 9th, 2021.
Who: The African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (AU-ECOSOCC) in partnership with ACCESS Bank Zambia.
Background: The Young Africans Writing Contest (YAWC) themed ‘My Africa, My Future’ was launched on Africa Day, May 25th 2021. Entries for the YAWC opened on 25th May 2021 and closed at midnight 25th, July 2021 CAT.
Over 850 entries were received from across Africa and were assessed by an independent jury to determine the top ten contestants.
The grand prize is a fully sponsored educational trip to the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, a laptop, an African Union Winner’s Plaque and an African Union Gift Bag.
Five AU Member States with the highest number of entrants in the contest will also be rewarded.
Further, the top ten essays have been published in a special booklet entitled ‘My Africa My Future,’ which will also be launched on the occasion of AU Day 2021.
The YAWC is an ECOSOCC initiative that bridges the gap between African Youth and the African Union. By acknowledging the innovative thinking that they bring to the table, YAWC encourages the youth to reflect on the crucial role they play by providing them with a space to express themselves freely. “My Africa, My Future” articulated their aspirations and ideals for the kind of future they want for the continent.
Journalists are invited to join the YAWC Awards presentation ceremony on September 9th, 2021 held at the Neelkanth Sarovar Premier Hotel at 14.00 hrs CAT/ 15.00 hrs EAT via ZOOM @ https://zoom.us/j/97107934126
The event will also be livestreamed on the ECOSOCC Facebook page @African Union ECOSOCC
For media inquiries, please contact:
Ms. Carol Jilombo | Senior Communications Officer | AU ECOSOCC Secretariat, Lusaka, Zambia
E-mail: Jilomboc@africa-union.org
About ECOSOCC
The Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) was established in July 2004 as an Advisory Organ composed of different social and professional groups of AU Member States. The mandate of ECOSOCC is to contribute, through advice, to the effective translation of the objectives, principles and policies of the Union into concrete programmes, as well as the evaluation of these programmes.
Learn more at: https://www.auecosocc.org
Agenda 2063 is Africa’s development blueprint to achieve inclusive and sustainable socio-economic development over a 50-year period.
Continental Artificial Intelligence Strategy