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.
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The Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) have elected H.E. Felix- Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as the new Chairperson of the African Union for the year 2021.
Your Excellencies,
We are meeting at an unprecedented moment in the history of the African Union.
Countries and societies around the world have been shaken to their foundations by a deadly and devastating pandemic.
This pandemic has been a stark reminder of both our vulnerability and our interconnectedness as a human race.
It has also demonstrated the value of our Pan-African ideals of unity, solidarity and cooperation to fulfill our common destiny.
Fortified by our unity, we have stepped up to the challenge.
Progress Report on the Institutional Reform of the African Union and on Domestic Health Financing
Majestés,
Excellences,
Mesdames et Messieurs les chefs d’Etats et des Gouvernements, Monsieur le Secrétaire général des Nations Unies,
Monsieur le Président de la Commission de l’Union africaine, Excellences Mesdames et Messieurs les ministres,
Distingués invités,
C’est un immense honneur que tous les États africains ont fait a mon pays, la République démocratique du Congo, à ma modeste personne, en lui accordant la présidence de notre organisation continentale.
Excellency Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa and Current Chairman of the African Union,
Excellencies Heads of State and Government,
Honourable Ministers,
Deputy Chairperson,
Commissioners,
Chief Executives of the Regional Economic Communities and Regional Mechanisms,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
The 34th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union is being held today in a very special context.
Opening Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa On The Occasion Of the 34th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly
Adopted by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) at its 976th meeting held on 29 January 2021, on AU Guidelines on Elections in Africa in the Context of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic and Other Public Health Emergencies.
Adopted by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) at its 975th meeting held on 27 January 2021, on Peace, Security and Development: taking security challenges into account in financing development
Official opening of the thirty-eight (38th) Ordinary Session of the Executive Council (Video conference)
