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.
Element visible on Department Page
Pan African University Strategic Planning Committee held a meeting aimed to discuss on and provide inputs to further develop the Pan African University. More specifically, the meeting’s objective was to look at the draft strategic planning document, which was further revised and developed from its original version.
WHAT: Celebration of the African Union (AU) Day observed every 9 September… This year, the African Union Commission (AUC) will celebrate the Day on 15 September 2018.
Meanwhile, the Message of the Chairperson of the AU Commission, H.E Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat for the African Union Day has been distributed and posted on the 9th of September 2018 on the AU website: www.au.int
Addis Ababa, 10 September 2018: On behalf of the entire African Union Family, the Chairperson of the Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, extends his best wishes to the Ethiopian people as the Ethiopian calendar ushers in the New Year 2011.
The African Union, which is headquartered in Addis Ababa, shares the joy and optimism of our Ethiopian colleagues and friends following a year of far reaching decisions that have opened the space for all Ethiopians to consolidate peace and unity in their country, as well as reinforce good neighborliness and regional integration.
Fellow Africans
Happy African Union Day
On this day, 09 September 1999, the African Union was established to drive the development of the continent for the benefit of its people. This year’s commemoration, however, comes as we are engaged in the fight against corruption in Africa under the theme “Winning the Fight against Corruption: A Sustainable Path to Africa’s Transformation”.
Addis Abéba, le 7 septembre 2018: Le Président de la Commission de l’Union africaine, Moussa Faki Mahamat, prend note avec satisfaction de la démission du Président de la République de Madagascar, Hery Martial Rajaonarimampianina, conformément à la Constitution malgache, et de la désignation, le 7 septembre 2018, du Président du Sénat, Rivo Rakotovao, en tant que Président par intérim de Madagascar.
Addis Ababa, 7 September 2018: The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, Moussa Faki Mahamat, is encouraged by the recent positive developments in the Horn of Africa, in particular the improvement of relations between countries of the region.
Yaoundé, 5 September 2018: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) H.E Moussa Faki Mahamat has authorized the deployment of a 12-member long-term election observation mission to the presidential elections scheduled to take place on 7 October 2018 in the Republic of Cameroon. Four (4) core team of analysts and eight (8) long-term observers (LTOs) arrived in Yaoundé, Cameroon on 5 September 2018 and will remain in the country until 19 October 2018 to comprehensively assess the electoral process in line with the African Union Long Term Election Observation Methodology.
