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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Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, 26 November 2017 – Holding under the theme "Investment in Youth for Accelerated Inclusive growth and sustainable development", the Fifth African Union - European Union (AU-EU) Summit scheduled for 29-30 November 2017 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, commenced today with a pre-summit Senior Officials meeting attended by Ambassadors of the African Union Member States, high officials from the AU Commission and representatives from the European Union Member States.
Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire 24 novembre 2017: Le Département des Affaires économiques de la Commission de l’Union africaine, en collaboration avec le Centre Européen de Gestion des Politiques de Développement (ECDPM) et la Fondation Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) a organisé un « Vendredi de la Commission » le 24 novembre 2017 à la Caisse de Stabilisation d’Abidjan. Cet évènement a été le premier « Vendredi de la Commission » organisé en dehors d’Addis-Abeba.
Addis Ababa, 25 November 2017: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, strongly condemns the terrorist attacks perpetrated against the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), in the regions of Meneka and Mopti, on 24 November 2017. These attacks resulted in the death of four peacekeepers (three Nigeriens and one Burkinabé), as well as one Malian soldier, while several other personnel were injured.
Bujumbura, Burundi 20 November 2017 - A regional advocacy meeting on the promotion of ratification of the African Charter on the Values and Principles of Decentralization, Local Governance and local Development for the Central Africa Region held in Bujumbura, Burundi to discuss issues and agree upon actions and recommendations aimed at sensitizing and engaging AU Member States from Central Africa Region on the importance of the ratification of the Charter.
Over 25 delegates attended the three-day (3) meeting which will have the following outcomes:
MEDIA ADVISORY
WORKSHOP - STRENGTHENING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH IN MAINSTREAMING GENDER IN EDUCATION SYSTEMS
When: 28-30 NOVEMBER 2017
Where: AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION
Headquarters, Addis Ababa
Theme: Strengthening learning opportunities for youth in mainstreaming gender in education systems
Who: The meeting will be hosted by the AU International Center for Girls’ and Women’s Education in Africa (AU CIEFFA) with the support of the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Ethiopia,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 24 November 2017- The African Ministers in charge of Communication and Information Technologies and Postal Services Conference concluded today in Addis Ababa in their Second Ordinary Session of the Specialized Technical Committee on Communication and ICT (STC CICT-2) from 23-24 November 2017. Ministers discussed and made decisions on continental and regional programmes that impact Africans in the communications and ICT sectors.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 23 November 2017- Since the previous session of the Special Technical Committee on Communication and ICT which took place in September 2015, notable developments have taken place in the sectors of communication and information technology and in the infrastructure development as general.
