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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Panel: The Permanent Forum at Five: Mandate, Achievements and Opportunities Geneva, 16 April 2026
Mme Chair,
Distinguished Moderator, Pastor Murillo,
Esteemed Chair and Members of the Permanent Forum, Excellencies,
Colleagues,
Salutations
● H.E. Mme Bineta Diop, Co-Convener of the African Women Leaders Network,
● H.E. Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations,
● Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization,
● H.E. Nardos Bekele-Thomas, CEO of Africa Union Development Agency,
● H.E Amb. Constancia Gasper, Permanent Representative of the African Union to the United States,
● H.E. Dr. Monique Nsanzabaganwa, my dear sister and Former Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission,
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, highly commends the conduct of peaceful presidential elections held on 12 April 2026 in the Republic of Benin. He congratulates the president-elect, Kossi Mbueke WADAGNI on his brilliant electoral victory which was announced by the National Electoral Commission on 13 April 2026.
The AUC Chairperson expresses sincere appreciation to H.E Sylvestre Ntibantunganya, former President of the Republic of Burundi for his exemplary leadership of the AU Election Observation Mission to Benin.
The African Union Commission (AUC) has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing inclusive, resilient, and sustainable urban development across the continent at the Second Africa Urban Forum, held 8-10 April 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya, under the theme: “Adequate Housing for All: Advancing Socio-economic and Environmental Transformation towards the Realisation of Agenda 2063.”
The African Union’s Semi-Arid Food Grains Research and Development (AU-SAFGRAD), one of the specialized technical Offices (STOs) in the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment (ARBE), organized a training on Design,
On the margins of the Third International Conference on #Sudan in Berlin, the Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, held a series of high-level bilateral engagements with key international partners, including H.E. @EspenBarthEide, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway; H.E. Giorgos Gerapetritis, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic; H.E. Ms @kajakallas, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs & Security Policy; H.E. @US_SrAdvisorAF, Senior Advisor to the President of the United States on Africa; & H.E.
At the Third international #Sudan Conference in Berlin today, the Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission underscored the urgent need for an immediate #ceasefire as the first step toward ending the immense suffering of the Sudanese people.
He called for stronger coherence among international mediation efforts, noting that fragmented initiatives risk undermining progress.
Emphasising the AU’s catalytic role, he urged partners to align behind a unified approach that supports a Sudanese-led & Sudanese-owned political process, inclusive of civilian actors.
At a defining moment for Africa’s infrastructure development trajectory, the African Union Commission (AUC), in collaboration with the Government of the Republic of South Africa, will convene the Fifth Session of the Specialised Technical Committee on Transport and Energy from 27 to 30 April 2026 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
H.E. Ambassador Selma Malika Haddadi, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, is leading the African Union delegation to the 2026 World Bank Group Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C., where she is undertaking a series of high-level engagements to advance Africa’s development priorities and reinforce the strategic partnership between the African Union and the World Bank Group.
On the margins of the Third International #Sudan Conference in Berlin, co-hosted by the African Union (AU), the Chairperson of the AU Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, met with the Africa Group of Ambassadors accredited to the Federal Republic of Germany.
He provided a comprehensive briefing on the AU’s strategic priorities, ongoing institutional reform efforts, and the Union’s diplomatic and mediation engagements on regional situations.
