Departments
Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment (ARBE)
Commissioner
Mr. Moses Vilakati (Eswatini) was elected to head the Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment (ARBE) department. He served as a minister in Eswatini in both the Ministry of Tourism and Environmental Affairs in 2018 to 2023 prior to which he was the Minister of Agriculture2013 to 2018. Previously, he served as the Project Director at the Eswatini Water and Agricultural Development Enterprise, the Agribusiness Project Manager at EWADE, and Project Director and Lecturer at UNESWA.
He has a Master of Science (MSc) in Agriculture (International Development) from the California Polytechnic State University.
Structure
The Agriculture and Food Security Division coordinates the implementation of AU decisions related
The achievement of the Agenda 2063 Goals is at the center of sustainable development in Africa an
Activities
The 23rd Session of the Africa Working Group on Disaster Risk Reduction (AWGDRR) officially opened i
The African Union Commission (AUC), through its Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustai
The African Union Commission (AUC), through its Directorate of Sustainable Environment and Blue Economy, officially o
The African Union Commission (AUC) convened the Sixth Ordinary Session of the Specialized Te
Report drawn from a study covering 50 selected cities
November 10, 2025 to November 13, 2025
Land Governance, Justice, and Reparations for Africans and Descendants of People of The African Diaspora
October 29, 2025 to October 31, 2025
SAVE THE DATE
29-31 October 2025 ,Kigali Rwanda.
October 21, 2025 to October 24, 2025
What:
October 14, 2025 to October 15, 2025
WHAT: Celebration of the 2025 International Day of Rural Women (IDRW).
August 06, 2025
August 01, 2023 to August 04, 2023
April 13, 2023 to April 22, 2023
September 17, 2019 to September 20, 2019
Media
Department Resources
September 30, 2025
September 30, 2025
In line with the Africa Regional Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction
November 2017
September 06, 2025
Strategic Intervention Axis 1: Enhancing leadership, governance and political commitment
August 21, 2025
Regional Policy Coherence for the Great Green Wall Initiative: Restoring Land and Sustaining Peace: The Great Green Wall and the Climate–
September 19, 2020
The African Union Commission (AUC) envisions “an integrated continent that is politically united based on the ideals of Pan Africanism an
June 24, 2020
Highlights of the cooperation with the GIZ-project “Support to the African Union on Migration and Displacement”
June 24, 2020
Violent extremism is a global issue.
November 04, 2025
November 02, 2025
September 30, 2025
September 30, 2025
In line with the Africa Regional Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction
November 2017
September 08, 2025
September 06, 2025