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.
Addis Ababa, 18 September 2018: The African Union Commission expresses dismay at the comments made by the Italian Deputy Prime Minister, Mr. Matteo Salvini, at a recent conference in Vienna at which he likened African immigrants to slaves. It is the view of the African Union that name-calling will not resolve the migration challenges facing Africa and Europe.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 16 September 2018; Statistics from the World Health Organization indicate that almost 90 percent of deaths globally, are due to fatal injuries and occur in low and middle-income countries. 30 percent of these deaths are linked to road accidents, making them among the top 10 causes of death in low- and middle-income countries.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 10 September 2018:- Ahead of the 2nd International Turkey-Africa Economic and Business Forum to be held in Istanbul, Turkey from 10-11 October 2018, the Department of Economic Affairs Commissioner Prof. Victor Harison signed on behalf of H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of African Union Commission, the Framework Cooperation Agreement with the Government of the Republic of Turkey represented by its Ambassador to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the African Union H.E. Fatih Ulusoy.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 4 September 2018- The outgoing Tunisia Ambassador today bade farewell to the African Union after serving his term as a Permanent Representative to the Union.
H.E. Sahbi Khalfallah, Ambassador of Tunisia to Ethiopia, paid his farewell courtesy calls to H.E Mrs. Minata Cessouma, Commissioner for Political Affairs, at the Union’s headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Madame la Présidente du Conseil exécutif,
Monsieur le Ministre des Affaires étrangères de l’Éthiopie,
Mesdames et Messieurs les Ministres,
Chers collègues des Communautés économiques régionales,
Madame la Secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique des Nations unies pour l’Afrique,
Distingués Représentants permanents des États membres auprès de l’Union africaine,
Mesdames et Messieurs,
Madame la Présidente du Conseil exécutif,
Monsieur le Ministre des Affaires étrangères de l’Éthiopie,
Mesdames et Messieurs les Ministres,
Chers collègues des Communautés économiques régionales,
Distingués Représentants permanents des États membres auprès de l’Union africaine,
Mesdames et Messieurs,
Pan African University Strategic Planning Committee held a meeting aimed to discuss on and provide inputs to further develop the Pan African University. More specifically, the meeting’s objective was to look at the draft strategic planning document, which was further revised and developed from its original version.
Addis Ababa, 12 September 2018 – The Sixth Retreat of the Executive Council opened today, 12 September 2018 at the African Union (AU) headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. For two days, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and External Relations from the African Union Member States, will brainstorm on the progress made on the AU Reform as well as consider the key reform issues and challenges so as to agree on the specific outcomes that this reform process should deliver.
