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Economic Development, Trade, Tourism, Industry, Mining (ETTIM)

Commissioner

Elections for the Commissioner, Economic Development, Tourism, Trade, Industry, Mining (ETTIM) will be conducted during the upcoming 24th Extraordinary Session of the Executive Council.

Structure

About Economic Development, Trade, Industry, Mining (ETIM)

The Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) promotes the work of the AU in the area of economic inte

The Division of Economic Policy and Research is responsible to promote policies and programs, und

The EIRI Division aims to promote African regional integration through the implementation of the

The Statistics Division coordinates the African statistical system in close collaboration with ot

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) mandate is to contribute towards making Africa a signi

The Division implements programs that aim to create strategic partnerships with the private secto

Activities

August 18, 2025

The First Session of the historic Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on the United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation officially opened on August 4, 2025, at the UN headquarters in New York, USA and went through to August 15, 2025.

June 13, 2025

The African Union Commission is pleased to announce the 4th African Union Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Forum, taking place from 23rd to 27th June 2025 in Abuja, Nigeria. 

May 19, 2025

The African Union's first Debt Conference took place from 12th-14th May, in Lomé, Togo, bringing together Heads of St

May 16, 2025

The African Union Commission (AUC), in collaboration with the Common Market for Eastern and Southe

May 15, 2025

The African Union Commission invites applications from African women entrepreneurs to participate in the African Wome

AU Commission Invites Youth Entrepreneurs to Apply for Start-Up Programme at IATF2025
May 14, 2025

Are you a young African entrepreneur building a solution that addresses real needs in your community or across the co

June 30, 2025 to July 03, 2025

WHAT: The 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) will address new and emer

June 25, 2025 to June 27, 2025

June 23, 2025 to June 27, 2025

The African Union Commission, through its Department of Economic Development, Trade, Tourism, Industry and Minerals, will convene the fourth Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Forum.

May 12, 2025 to May 14, 2025

African Union Conference on Debt
Date: 12th – 14th May 2025

September 04, 2025 to September 10, 2025


Introduction
September 29, 2025 to October 03, 2025

The African Union Commission will convene the 8th Session of the Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Finance, Monetary Affairs, Economic Planning and Integration, under the theme: “Bridging Africa’s Health Financing Gap in a Changing Geo-Economic Context: Challenges and Potential Solutions.”

Department Resources

May 14, 2025

AFRICAN UNION CONFERENCE ON DEBT
LOME, TOGO
12th to 14th May 2025

October 10, 2022

ASSEMBLY OF THE UNION
Thirty-First Ordinary Session
1 – 2 July 2018
Nouakchott, MAURITANIA

September 19, 2020

The African Union Commission (AUC) envisions “an integrated continent that is politically united based on the ideals of Pan Africanism an

June 24, 2020

Highlights of the cooperation with the GIZ-project “Support to the African Union on Migration and Displacement”

June 24, 2020

Violent extremism is a global issue.

May 14, 2025

AFRICAN UNION CONFERENCE ON DEBT
LOME, TOGO
12th to 14th May 2025

March 18, 2025

Africa`s Green Minerals Strategy (AGMS) represents a defining moment in the continent’s journey toward sustainable industrialization, ene