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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Addis Ababa, 10 October 2018: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, arrived today in Yerevan, Armenia, to take part in the 17th Summit of the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF), on 11 and 12 October 2018. The Chairperson was invited by the Armenian authorities.
African Union, 10th October 2018.
October 9, 2018; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – The African Union Commission in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), launched the Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization Framework for Africa, on October 5th in Rome.
The Framework has priority elements that will guide AU Member States when developing their national strategies for sustainable agricultural mechanization and implementing mechanization programmes at country level.
Istanbul, Turkey 10 October 2018- Africa and Turkey are holding the 2nd Turkey Africa Economic and Business Forum, which was co-organised by the African Union Commission and the country’s Ministry of Trade. The forum was officially inaugurated today and follows an earlier event that was held in 2016. It is meant to promote cooperation opportunities by providing a platform for government, investors, private sector, and financial institutions from Africa and Turkey. More than 3000 delegates across these sectors are attending the Istanbul forum.
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The New Director of Unesco Liaison Office to the African Union,
Presents Her Letters of Credence to the Chairperson of the AU Commission
Dakar, Senegal, October 4, 2018: Under the theme: Meeting Continental Targets for Inclusive, Quality and Transformative Education and Training in the 21st Century, the African Union Commission Department of Human Resources, Science and Technology (HRST), together with the Government of the Republic of Senegal and its partners across and beyond Africa is organising the ‘Innovating Education in Africa Expo’ to showcase technical and social innovations in every area of education and training.
The 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.
