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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The African Union Commission (Department of Economic Development, Trade, Tourism, Industry and Minerals) organized an inaugural meeting on the implementation and domestication of the African Union Commodity Strategy and its Action Plan under the theme “Commodity-led Industrialization For One African Market”,
The African Union 2nd Annual Micro, Small and Medium sized Enterprises (MSMEs) Forum has concluded adopting pathways to enhance support towards the MSMEs ecosystem with practical policies and adequate resources.
The African Union International Center for Girls and Women Education in Africa (African Union CIEFFA), in collaboration with ImpactHer, has launched the online training of the first three cohorts of the African Union CIEFFA Online Capacity Building Training (OCBT).
The African Union Chairperson's Youth Envoy Ms.Chido Mpemba delivered a compelling address on the sidelines of the opening of the Africa Climate Summit at an event hosted by Her Excellency Madam Rachel Ruto, the First Lady of Kenya.
Enhancing regional infrastructure cooperation, sustainable infrastructure development, and cross-border policy coordination will take center stage at the upcoming ministerial session of the African Union Specialised Technical Committee (STC) on Transport, Transcontinental and Interregional Infrastructure, and Energy, scheduled for the 12-15 September 2023 in Zanzibar, Tanzania.
The African Union Democratic Governance Roadshow seeks to “promote good governance, human rights and justice in Africa.” The campaign will highlight the impact-driven work undertaken by six African Union organs to consolidate democratic institutions, protect human and people’s rights and ensure justice for all in Africa.
The Skills Initiative for Africa Financial Cooperation is an African Union Commission intervention implemented by the African Union Development Agency and supported by the German Government and the European Union through KfW Development Bank. The Initiative provides grants for selected projects through a competitive evaluation process in eight African countries.
The AU-SAFGRAD has concluded a three-day workshop focused on the development of the Framework on Indigenous Conflicts Prevention and Management Mechanisms between Pastoralists and Farmers in the Continent, which was held from 22-24 August 2023, in Nairobi, Kenya.
