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 Risk Capacity (ARC) Agency is established under the Agreement for the Establishment of the ARC Agency (ARC Treaty) as a Specialized Agency of the African Union (AU) aimed to help Member States of the AU to improve their capacities to better plan, prepare and respond to extreme events, natural and other disasters.
The African Union’s Women, Gender, and Youth Directorate (WGYD) in partnership with GIZ African Union launched the second edition of the AU Civic Tech Fund, a pan-African initiative that seeks to support initiatives and projects that strengthen citizen engagement through innovative tools and digital technologies.
The AU Member States are increasingly facing cyber threats and challenges. Cognizant of the threat, the Member States developed the African Union Convention on Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection (Malabo Convention),
The Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the African Union Commission (AUC), in collaboration with the Embassy of the Republic of Rwanda in Ethiopia, solemnly observed the 30th Commemoration of the Genocide against Tutsi in Rwanda, at the AU Headquarters, under the theme "Remember-Unite-Renew".
Statement by Ambassador Jainaba Jagne - Permanent Representative of the Republic of the Gambia to the African Union and Chair of the PSC for the Month of April at the High -Level Event on the 30th Commemoration of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda Dated 7th April 2024.
H.E Amb. Mesganu Arga Moach, State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Representing the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
7 April 2024
Addis Ababa
Your Excellency Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission,
Your Excellency Dr. Monique Nsanzabaganwa, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission,
Your Excellency Amb. Bankole Adeoye, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security,
Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Opening Statement by H.E. Jainaba Jagne
Permanent Representative of the Republic of the Gambia to the African Union
MEDIA ENGAGEMENT ON THE LAUNCH OF THE COMMEMORATION OF THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL
Mwalimu Nyerere Political Affairs, Peace, and Security Building, Addis Ababa
3rd April 2024
Excellencies Members of the Peace and Security Council,
The African Union Commission (AUC) through the Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS) of the African Union Commission (AUC), i
