9th Strategic Stakeholders Retreat
9th Strategic Stakeholders Retreat 16th-17th December 2020, Virtual Event
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.
9th Strategic Stakeholders Retreat 16th-17th December 2020, Virtual Event
The African Union Commission organized Virtually the 9th Industry Stakeholders Strategic Retreat.
The shortcomings and scarcity of data on migration have limited the capacity of the African Union (AU) Member States to conceive coherent migration policies. Furthermore, the informal character of migratory movements, the porosity of borders and the complexity of the collection of data on human mobility at the continental level, going from and to Africa, have made the management of migratory movements very difficult.
Media Advisory
The Labour Migration Media Awards
WHAT: The Labour Migration Media Awards ceremony
WHEN: 18th December, 2020
TIME: 11:00 – 13:00 GMT
WHO: The African Union through the Directorate of Information and Communication (DIC) in partnership with African Women in Media (AWiM), International Labour Organisation (ILO) and International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Join us for the live award ceremony
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
Five young innovators have been named winners of the Youth Innovation Challenge on Democracy and Governance in Africa.
In Africa, cases of human rights violations including gender-based violence such as sexual harassment, child marriage, female genital mutilation (FGM), domestic and sexual violence have been on the rise, particularly with the containment measures for COVID-19. This threatens to reverse the accumulated gains made in realizing gender equality on the continent.
The First extra-ordinary meeting of the African Union Specialized Technical Committee on Transport, Intercontinental and Interregional Infrastructures, Energy and Tourism (STC-TTIIET) kicks off virtually on Monday under the theme “Africa’s Infrastructure Priorities 2021-2020”
MEDIA ADVISORY
Weekly Press Briefing on Coronavirus Disease Outbreak
INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
WHAT: Weekly engagement with members of the media to share critical updates on the COVID-19 response activities and progress made toward implementing the joint continental strategy for COVID-19 response in Africa.
SPEAKERS: Dr John Nkengasong, Director, Africa CDC
Prof. Heidi Larson, Director, the Vaccine Confidence Project, LSHTM,
WHEN: Thursday, 17 December 2020
TIME: 11.00–12.00 pm East Africa Time