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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Ministers responsible for transport and energy endorsed key maritime policy and regulatory frameworks during the 5th Ordinary Session of the Specialised Technical Committee on Transport and Energy (STC-T&E)
The African Union Commission (AUC), through the Women, Gender and Youth Directorate (WGYD), officially announces the commencement of duty for the 3rd Cohort of the AU Digital and Innovation Fellowship.
#Happening: The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, received the Secretary-General of the United Nations, H.E. António Guterres, at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa for the 10th African Union–United Nations Annual Conference currently underway.
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The African Union Commission, through its Pan-African Institute of Education for Development (AU-IPED), has opened a three-day workshop in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), from 12–14 May 2026,
For the first time since Operationalization of all its governing bodies, the African Union Peace Fund convened a Pre-Retreat engagement session on Wednesday, May 6th in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,
MEDIA ADVISORY
Media Briefing By The Chairperson Of The African Union Commission And The Secretary General Of United Nations
INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
WHAT: Media briefing of the African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson H.E Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, and the UN Secretary-General H.E. Antonio Guterres.
The African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) partnership remains one of the most strategic multilateral collaborations advancing peace, security, sustainable development, governance, and human rights across the African continent.
The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, joined Heads of State and Government attending the inaugural Africa Forward Summit 2026 at the State Banquet hosted by H.E. Dr. William Samoei Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya, at State House, Nairobi, yesterday evening.
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At today’s Ministerial Meeting on the Reform of the UN Security Council, held on the margins of the Africa–France Summit in Nairobi, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, reaffirmed Africa’s united & principled position on UN Security Council reform.
