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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Excellencies,
the Heads of state and
heads of delegations to this CAADP Summit,
Ladies and gentlemen. Greetings and you are most welcome to Uganda.
Your Excellency Jessica Alupo, Vice President of the Republic of Uganda,
Your Excellency Dr. Mohamed Salem Merzoug, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Mauritanians abroad of the Islamic Republic Mauritania and Chair of the Executive Council of the African Union,
Your Excellency, Hon. John Mulimba, State Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uganda,
Your Excellency Jessica Alupo, Vice President of the Republic of Uganda
Your Excellencies, Colleague Ministers,
Your Excellencies, Commissioner Josefa Saacko,
Your Excellencies; Ambassadors, High Commissioners and distinguished delegates,
1. I join my colleague, Hon. Frank Tumwebaze Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries in welcoming you to Uganda, and also to express our deepest gratitude to you for honoring Uganda with the opportunity to host this Extra-Ordinary Summit.
Salutations
● H.E. Amb. Josefa Sacko, AU Commissioner for ARBE to welcome Ministers and participants
● Hon. Frank Tumwebaze, Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries of the Republic of Uganda and Chair of the AU Specialized Technical Committee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Water and Environment
● Hon. Dr. Gedion Timotheos, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
● Hon. Gen. Jeje Odongo, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Uganda
Salutations and welcome
H.E Jessica Alupo – Vice President of the Republic of Uganda
Colleague Ministers of Agriculture, and Foreign Affairs from the AU Member States
Your Excellency Amb. Josefa Sacko, African Union Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Development, and your team,
Representatives of the African Union Institutions
Representatives of Regional Economic Communities
Our Development Partners,
The Media, and
Distinguished participants
H.E. Jessica Alupo, Vice President of the Republic of Uganda,
H.E. Dr. Mohamed Salem Merzoug, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Islamic Republic of Mauritania and Chair of the Executive Council,
Hon. Dr. Gedion Timotheos, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia,
Hon. Frank Tumwebaze, Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries of the Republic of Uganda and Chair of the AU Specialized Technical Committee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Water and Environment,
Ministers of Agriculture from the AU’s 55-member states, have today kicked off a three-day Extraordinary Summit of the African Union (AU) in Uganda’s capital, Kampala. The summit will culminate in the adoption of the Kampala Declaration, and a landmark ten-year strategy and action plan, to boost the implementation of the Malabo Declaration on Accelerated Agricultural Growth and Transformation for Shared Prosperity and Improved Livelihoods, adopted in 2014.
