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.
The African Union Commission Deputy Chairperson Amb. Kwesi Quartey receives H.E. Raila Odinga, African Union Special Envoy for Infrastructure and discussed progress made and concrete steps needed to accelerate the implementation of the AU infrastructural development plans, 30 May 2019
The African Union Commission Deputy Chairperson Amb. Kwesi Quartey received H.E. Salvador Antonio Valdes Mesa, First Vice-President of the Council of State & Ministers of the Republic of Cuba. Both sides deliberated on actualizing the MoU signed between the AU Commission and Cuba, and ways of deepening the relationship between Cuba and the African Union.
The African Union Commission Department of Peace and Security has rolled out the process to operationalize the AU Mediation Support Unit (MSU). Through the Crisis Management and Post-Conflict Reconstruction Development (CMPCRD) Division, the department has initiated the development of an advanced training manual- a generic and themed curricula- for enhancing the capacities of mediation support personnel. The move follows the AU Peace and Security Council’s call on the Commission, to expedite the operationalization of the MSU as a means to provide technical support to the African mediation efforts on different levels, including through the Panel of the Wise.
15th meeting of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Negotiating Forum is underway from 20th May - 1st June 2019.
15th meeting of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Negotiating Forum is underway from 20th May - 1st June 2019.
15th meeting of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Negotiating Forum is underway from 20th May - 1st June 2019.
The Third Intercontinental Youth Forum will focus on the current challenge of rehabilitating and reintegrating (R&R) foreign fighters and other returnees.
Efforts by the AU to bring to the forefront, the Africa food safety agenda, have been boosted following commitments by a group of food safety experts in the continent.
On behalf of H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, the Deputy Chairperson of African Union Commission in his address said, there is an urgent need for the African continent to come together and forge a common front in order to promote the building of the Africa we want. “We celebrate this memorable day under the AU 2019 theme "Year of Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons: Towards Durable Solutions to Forced Displacement in Africa". He further said the theme in itself sufficiently demonstrates the acuteness of our challenges, and the urgent and imperative need to work together to ensure all African citizens have the inalienable right to live free, dignified and productive lives.
