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.
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.
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The Africa Trade Week 2016:
Advancing Socio-Economic Structural Transformation through Intra-Africa Trade
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 1 September 2016: The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, is following the evolving socio-political situation over the last few months in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia with great concern. Protests have taken place in some regions following disputes over the allocation of farmland for development.
Excellencies, Ministers from Member States;
Excellencies, AU Commissioners
Dr. Ibrahim Mayaki, CEO of the NEPAD Planning and Coordination Agency
Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank
Prof Emmanuel Nnadozie, Executive Secretary of the African Capacity Building Foundation
Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Mr. Mohamed Beavogui, Chairperson and Director General of the African Risk Capacity Agency, respectively
Ladies and Gentlemen
I am honoured to welcome you to this Ministerial Roundtable and to Addis Ababa.
Your Excellency, President Joachim Chissano, Chairperson of the Africa Forum of HoSG
Excellencies, Former Heads of State and Government and Members of the Forum
Dr. Carlos Lopes, UNUSG and Executive Secretary of the UNECA
Your Excellency, Mr. John Tesha, Executive Director of the Africa Forum
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 02 April, 2016: The seventeenth (17th) Session of the Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM) for Africa kicks off on 2nd April 2016 at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Conference Centre in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, amidst reiterated calls for coordination in the implementation of the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and the global Sustainable Development Goals (Agenda 2030).
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 24 February 2016 – African leaders, including ministers of health, finance, and other line ministries, have gathered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the Ministerial Conference on Immunization in Africa – the first-ever ministerial-level convening with a singular focus on ensuring that people across the continent can get access to life-saving vaccines.
INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
When: Monday 22 to Saturday 27 February 2016
Where: Medium Conference Hall - AU Headquarters, Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia
Who: Organised by the Department of Trade and Industry
Format: The meeting will be preceded by a two-day capacity building and information sharing workshop (22-23 February 2016) where the AUC will introduce a capacity needs assessment and share findings and conclusions from a select number of studies that have been conducted on the establishment of the CFTA.
Workshop on International Cyber Security Negotiations: Capacity Building Workshop for Diplomats kicks off at the AUC Headquarters to address the Misuse of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) and their potential implication on the National and International security and stability
