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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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 23 August 2018- The outgoing Botswana Ambassador bade farewell to the African Union on 23 August 2018 after serving her term as a Permanent Representative to the Union.
NVITATION TO THE JOURNALISTS
Visit of the President of Vietnam to the African Union
Journalists are invited to cover the visit to the African Union of H.E Tran Dai Quang, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam , on Friday 24 August 2018, at 4:00pm.
The President of Vietnam and his delegation will be received at the AU Headquarters by H.E Mrs. Amira Elfadil, Commissioner for Social Affairs of the African Union (AU), in her capacity as the Acting Chairperson of the AU Commission, on behalf of H.E Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the AUC.
INVITATION TO PRESS CONFERENCE
What: High Level Meeting of the African Union Commission and the Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development of the Federal Republic of Germany.
When: Friday, 24th of August
Time: 1800 hours.
Venue: New AUC Conference Centre, Briefing Room 1
The African Union Commission joins the world in marking World Humanitarian Day on 19 August 2018. This year, we are focusing global attention on the very essence of humanitarianism by highlighting protection of civilians.
In some places across the continent, parties to conflict target civilians and those who come to their aid in flagrant contravention of international humanitarian and human rights law. This must stop. It is callous and immoral. It is also inhumane and un-African. Civilians are #NotATarget!
Washington, August 16, 2018- The African Union Permeant Representative to the United States of America, Dr Arikana Chihombori-Quoa, has expressed profound sadness at the death of global music icon Aretha Franklin, who passed away today at her home in Detroit, USA.
Ms Franklin had batted Pancreatic Cancer for a long time and was visited by dozens of luminaries in the last few days of her life. She was surrounded by family and close friends at the time of her death.
Addis Ababa, 18 August 2018: The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has learned with sadness of the death of Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General of the United Nations. He offers the African Union’s condolences and his own to Mr. Annan’s family, the people and Government of Ghana and to his colleagues in the United Nations system.
Addis Ababa, 13 August 2018 - The African Union Leadership Academy concluded on 10 August 2018 a five-day executive development program with the Commissioners of the African Union (AU) Commission. The capacity development program took place in Cairo, Egypt from 6th to10th of August 2018.
Yaounde, Cameroon 8 August 2018 - The African Union Commission (AUC) organized a Special Mining Dialogue in Yaounde from 8-10 August 2018 with the purpose of organizing the Mining Private Sector in the Central African Mining Jurisdictions to form their own Central Africa Mining Association.
Addis Ababa, 10 January 2018– the 4th Meeting of the Strategic Task Force for the Implementation of the 2050 Africa’s Integrated Maritime (AIM) Strategy met from 8 to 10 August 2018 at the African Union (AU) Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to consider and validate the Draft Annexes to the ‘African Charter on Maritime Security and Safety and Development in Africa (“Lomé Charter”).
