15th meeting of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Negotiating Forum is underway
15th meeting of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Negotiating Forum is underway from 20th May - 1st June 2019.
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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15th meeting of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Negotiating Forum is underway from 20th May - 1st June 2019.
15th meeting of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Negotiating Forum is underway from 20th May - 1st June 2019.
15th meeting of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Negotiating Forum is underway from 20th May - 1st June 2019.
The signing Ceremony witness by Mr. Bladehane Rachid, Genetral Secretary of Ministry of foreign Affair, Mr. Sofiane Mimouni, Director General for Africa, Mr. Alem Mohamed, Director of Immunities and Diplomatic Privileges , Mr. Rashid Abdallah, Executive Director of AFREC, and the Director of International Cooperation of Ministry of Energy.
To revitalize the public service and administration sectors as encapsulated in the African Charter on Public Service, and which calls for a holistic approach and a greater focus on reforms at the policy, organizational and human resources levels, the African Union Commission, in collaboration with the United Republic of Tanzania, convened a capacity building Seminar for public officers from state parties to the Charter, to strengthen their capacity and understanding of the Guidelines for reporting on the implementation of the African Charter on Public Service by Member States.
African Union Kwame Nkrumah Awards for Scientific Excellence (AUKNASE) the 2019 Edition
The Third Intercontinental Youth Forum will focus on the current challenge of rehabilitating and reintegrating (R&R) foreign fighters and other returnees.
Efforts by the AU to bring to the forefront, the Africa food safety agenda, have been boosted following commitments by a group of food safety experts in the continent.
On behalf of H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, the Deputy Chairperson of African Union Commission in his address said, there is an urgent need for the African continent to come together and forge a common front in order to promote the building of the Africa we want. “We celebrate this memorable day under the AU 2019 theme "Year of Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons: Towards Durable Solutions to Forced Displacement in Africa". He further said the theme in itself sufficiently demonstrates the acuteness of our challenges, and the urgent and imperative need to work together to ensure all African citizens have the inalienable right to live free, dignified and productive lives.