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.
MEDIA ADVISORY
Media Briefing By The Chairperson Of The African Union Commission And The Secretary General Of United Nations
INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
WHAT: Media briefing of the African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson H.E Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, and the UN Secretary-General H.E. Antonio Guterres.
The African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) partnership remains one of the most strategic multilateral collaborations advancing peace, security, sustainable development, governance, and human rights across the African continent.
MEDIA ADVISORY
Young Leaders to Simulate Intercontinental Diplomacy at the AU - EU Model Summit
INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
WHAT: AU - EU Model Summit. Under the theme "Intercontinental Youth Collaboration: Strengthening AU – EU Partnership in Peace, Climate and Economic Development," the event will see young delegates simulate high-level decision-making processes between the two continents.
The African Union Peace Fund and the Government of Denmark convened a high-level meeting to officially mark the launch of Denmark’s support to the African Union Peace Fund, reinforcing a shared commitment to advancing peace, security, and stability across Africa through sustainable and African-led financing mechanisms.
As 7 April 2026 marks the 32nd Commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda (Kwibuka32), the African Union (AU), in collaboration with the Embassy of the Republic of Rwanda in Ethiopia, solemnly observes the commemoration at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, under the theme “Remember – Unite – Renew”.
The African Union Commission (AUC), through its Department of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (ESTI), successfully concluded the Continental Workshop on Strengthening Teacher Development, Motivation, and Alignment with the Continental Teachers Qualifications Framework (CTQF), convened from 25th to 27th March, 2026, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The African Union Department of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (ESTI), in partnership with the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie and the Alliance Ethio-française, successfully hosted the 2026 edition of the Great Francophonie Dictation at the Nelson Mandela Hall.
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
Forty-Eighth Ordinary Session
11-12 February 2026
Addis Ababa (ETHIOPIA)
EX.CL/Dec.1323-1351(XLVIII)
ASSEMBLY OF THE UNION
Thirty-ninth Ordinary Session
14 - 15 February 2026
Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA
Assembly/AU/Dec.942- 982(XXXIX)
Assembly/AU/Decl.1 - 10(XXXIX)
Assembly/AU/Res.1 - 2(XXXIX)
Kwibuka 32, marking the 32nd commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
