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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1st November, 2017: Banjul, The Gambia: The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights commemorates its 30th Anniversary in Banjul, The Gambia.
29 October, 2017: Banjul, The Gambia: The African Union and United Nations Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) concluded a two-day consultative meeting on Human Rights in Conflict Situations in Africa. The participants were drawn from the AUC Departments for Political Affairs; Social Affairs and the Department of Peace and Security. Also in attendance were the representatives of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights; African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC); and AU Human Rights Observers.
31st October, 2017: Banjul, The Gambia: The 13th African Union (AU) - European Union (EU) Human Rights Dialogue was held on 31 October 2017, in Banjul, The Gambia. H.E. Mrs. Minata Samate Cessouma, Commissioner for Political Affairs of the African Union Commission and H.E. Mr Stavros Lambrinidis, the EU Special Representative for Human Rights led their respective Delegations to the meeting.
MEDIA ADVISORY
TREATY PROMOTION WORKSHOP
INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
What: Treaty Promotion Workshop on the sidelines of the 3rd Ordinary Session of the Specialized Technical Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs
When: Wednesday 15 November 2017 from 9:00 a.m.
Where: Medium Conference Hall – AUC Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Who: The AU Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) (AUC)
Objective:
The African Union will tomorrow, 14th November 2017 launch the Gender and Development Initiative for Africa (GADIA). Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission H.E Kwesi Quartey will join the President of the Republic of Ghana H.E Nana Akufo-Addo, who is also the Chairperson of the African Union’s Committee on Gender and Development, in the launch of the Initiative under the theme “Africa women as leaders in business and politics”. The launch will take place in Accra, Ghana.
ABUJA STATEMENT – “DEEPENING AFRICA’S INTEGRATION IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY THROUGH TRADE AND INVESTMENT FACILITATION FOR DEVELOPMENT”
MISSION D’OBSERVATION ELECTORALE DE L’UNION AFRICAINE (MOEUA) DANS LE CADRE DES ELECTIONS LEGISLATIVES, SENATORIALES ET MUNICIPALES DU 12 NOVEMBRE 2017
EN REPUBLIQUE DE GUINEE EQUATORIALE
DECLARATION PRELIMINAIRE
I. INTRODUCTION
Kigali, 8 November 2017: The Department of Political Affairs (DPA) of the African Union Commission (AUC) will convene the fourth Annual Election Management Bodies (EMBs) Forum on 9-10 November 2017 in Kigali, Rwanda under the theme “Harnessing the Demographic Dividend through Enhanced Youth Participation in Electoral Processes in Africa”, in line with the 2017 theme of the African Union. The EMBs forum will be preceded by the General Assembly meeting of Association of African Electoral Authorities (AAEA) General Assembly Meeting will be held on 08 November 2017 in Kigali.
