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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Communiqué of the Constitutive Meeting of the Core Group for the Operationalization of the Gender Cluster, 17-18 October 2015, Nairobi, Kenya
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Introduction
Valletta Migration Summit: “No part of the world can be a fortress. We should be open to legal migration.” – AU Commission Chairperson
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Press Release Nº334/2015
Ministerial Meeting of the Second Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Justice and Legal Affairs Convenes at the AUC
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PRESS RELEASE Nº335/2015
Ministerial Meeting of the Second Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Justice and Legal Affairs Convenes at the AUC
The African Union Commission engages the Private Sector on the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) negotiations processes
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Press Release N°333/2015
The African Union Commission engages the Private Sector on the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) negotiations processes
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 14 November 2015: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has sent a message of condolence and solidarity to French President, François Hollande, the people of France and families of victims, following multiple terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday, 13 November 2015.
The AU Commission Chairperson wrote: “I learnt with shock and disbelief of the terrorist attacks in Paris, France, while travelling back from the Migration Summit in Valletta, Malta.”
PIDA hosts its first ever PIDA week to bring all actors in Africa’s infrastructure development together and prepare measures for accelerated implementation of projects
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PRESS RELEASE Nº339/2015
PIDA hosts its first ever PIDA week to bring all actors in Africa’s infrastructure development together and prepare measures for accelerated implementation of projects
The African Union Commission and the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa sign an MOU to strengthen research cooperation
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PRESS RELEASE Nº341/2015
The African Union Commission and the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa sign an MOU to strengthen research cooperation
China contributes 2 USD million to support the establishment of the Africa’s Centre for Disease Control
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DIRECTORATE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION
PRESS RELEASE Nº340/2015
African Union Commissioner urges Africa’s Infrastructure Advisory Group to identify new infrastructure projects up to 2030
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PRESS RELEASE Nº 338/2015
African Union Commissioner urges Africa’s Infrastructure Advisory Group to identify new infrastructure projects up to 2030
Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA)
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PROGRAMME FOR INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA (PIDA)
Media Advisory
What: 1st PIDA Week
Opportunities for media will include:
A media briefing session on the 13th November 2015
A visit to a PIDA site on 14th November 2015
Attendance at all open sessions of the meeting
Possible interviews with the drivers of infrastructure in Africa
A media conference on the closing day of the meeting on 18th November 2015
