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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.
The AU Commission led by the Department of Economic Development, Trade, Industry and Mining (ETIM) is organizing the 2nd Extraordinary Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Finance, Monetary Affairs, Economic Planning and Integration.
The aim of the Extraordinary STC is to consider and adopt the agenda items not considered during the fourth STC held in May 2021 and pave the way for further consideration and adoption by the AU Organs. Other objectives of the Extraordinary STC are to:
The Extraordinary STC, which will take place from 15-17 December 2021, is aimed at senior officials of Ministries of Finance, Economic Planning and Integration (Ministers, Permanent Secretaries/Director Generals), Central Banks (Bank Governors and Senior Directors) and Tax Administrations (Commissioner-Generals/Deputy Commissioner-Generals).
In light of the COVID-19 restrictions, the meeting sessions will be delivered virtually over three days through Zoom Webinar link @ https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAtc--hrzssGNQUylNnO1FXRQxx-ZgaC85j . Participants will be granted access to the meeting after registration. The meeting will be conducted through debates with crucial policy principles (Permanent Secretaries/ Director Generals), Ministries of Finance, Economic Planning and Integration (Central Banks, Revenue Administrations) and key African institutions.
The Outcomes of the Experts' Meeting will be presented to the Ministers’ session on the last day for their policy direction and decision.
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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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