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.
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Statement of the Commissioner for Social Affairs African Union Commission at the PAN African Conference on Celebrating Courage and Overcoming Harmful Traditions.
Statement by Her Excellency, Tumusiime Rhoda Peace, Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, African Union Commission (AUC) at the Closing of Ministerial Segment of the Fourth Special Session of the African Ministerial Conference on Environment (AMCEN), Bamako, Mali, 16 September 2011.
Remarks by Her Excellency Mrs Rhoda Peace Tumusiime Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture of the African Union Commission on the Occasion of the Official Closing Ceremony of the 31st Conference of the International Scientific Council for Trypanosomisis Research (ISCTRC) and Control,16th September 2011 Bamako, Mali.
Kenya Humanitarian Update - 20 September 2011
HIGHLIGHTS
* A recount of applicants for refugee status in Dadaab has found large numbers attempting double registration. The apparent large backlog in applications for registration has been adjusted from 40,000 to 1,909. The average daily arrival rate for the past week was about 1,100 people per day.
* Deteriorating security situation along Somali border and around Dadaab; a vehicle belonging to an international NGO has been hijacked in Hagadera camp.
* Maize prices are on a downward trend but remain significantly above the five-year average.
Somalia Snapshot 20 September
OCHA Somalia Famine & Drought Situation Report No. 14, dated 20 September (covering the period from 15 to 20 September)
HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES
.Partners are scaling up response activities in order to reach the worst-affected population to avert further unnecessary deaths. Food assistance partners have reached 1.39 million people in crisis so far in the first two weeks of September, compared to 1.3 million throughout the month of August.
.An estimated 585,000 urban dwellers in Somalia are projected to be in crisis by December if interventions are not scaled up, a quarter more than the first half of the year.
.According to UNICEF, children constitute 80 per cent of the worst-affected population in the current famine.
Statement by Her Excellency Mrs. Tumusiime Rhoda Peace, Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agricluture of the African Union Commission at the 4th Special Session of the African Ministerial Conference on Environment (AMCEN), Bamako, Mali,15 Septembre 2011.
Statement by Her Excellency Mrs. Julia Dolly Joiner Commissioner for Political Affairs African Union Commission at the Cconsultation with Experts from AU Member States Emerging from Conflict/Post Conflict on Transitional Justice
Statement by Dr. Maxwell M. Mkwezalamba Commissioner for Economic Affairs African Union at the 2011 Making Finance Work for Africa Partnership Forum
