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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The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, extends his warm congratulations to Dr. Sidi Ould Tah on his election as the ninth President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group. He noted that Dr. Tah’s election is a testament to his exceptional leadership and steadfast commitment to advancing Africa’s development agenda.
In a continued effort to strengthen health regulatory systems across Africa and promote sustainable development, H.E. Ambassador Amma Adomaa Twum-Amoah, Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs, and Social Development of the African Union
In a continued effort to strengthen health regulatory systems across Africa and promote sustainable development, H.E. Ambassador Amma Adomaa Twum-Amoah, Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs, and Social Development of the African Union
The African Union Commission (AUC), in collaboration with the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Secretariat, the Government of Zambia and key regional and international partners, successfully convened the 13th Industry Stakeholders’ Retreat in Lusaka, Zambia.
African Union Commission Participation on the Eighth Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR_2025) to be held under the theme “Everyday Counts, Act for Resilience Today”.
H.E. @ymahmoudali, Chairperson of the @_AfricanUnion Commission, bid farewell to H.E. Hu Changchun, Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to the African Union.
H.E. @ymahmoudali, Chairperson of the AU Commission, today received H.E. Lady Justice Imani Daud Aboud, President of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights. Discussions highlighted the Court’s jurisprudential and institutional milestones since its inception. Justice Aboud underscored the need for enhanced cooperation by AU Member States.
The Chairperson commended the Court’s contributions to the continental human rights architecture and urged Member States yet to ratify and domesticate the Court’s Protocol.
This morning, the Chairperson of the AU Commission H.E. @ymahmoudali received H.E. Michael Upton, New Zealand's Ambassador to Ethiopia and Representative to the AU. Their discussions focused on strengthening AU–New Zealand cooperation in peace, development,& climate resilience.
