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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The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, is following with deep concern the escalating tensions between local communities in the contested areas of northern Ethiopia, including Raya Alamata, Zata and Ofla.
From 24-30 April 2024, the African continent commences the commemoration of the African Vaccination Week (AVW), which takes place annually in the last week of April.
The members of the African Union High-Level Panel on Sudan (HLP-Sudan) will brief media representatives in Addis Ababa on the Panel’s activities and plans, including the outcomes of their recent shuttle diplomacy missions to East African countries, namely; South Sudan, Uganda and Kenya, from 23 to 28 April 2024.
Your Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,
Excellencies Heads of State and Government,
Your Excellency Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations and Dear Sister, Your Excellency Omar Aliou Touray, President of the ECOWAS Commission, Honorable Ministers, Ambassadors, Special Envoys,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
The African Union (AU) is organizing a workshop on developing an AU guideline for addressing the mental health and psychosocial support needs of persons in conflict, emergency, and post-conflict situations from 23 to 25 April 2024 in Monrovia, Liberia.
After sixteen days of intense competition, cultural exchange, and celebration, the 13th edition of the African Games has come to a spectacular close in the vibrant city of Accra. From the 8th to the 23rd of March, Ghana served as a gracious host, welcoming athletes and delegates from across the continent to participate in this hallmark event of African sport.
In a move to promote clean sports and fair play across the African continent, the African Union Commission (AUC) and the AU Sports Council (AUSC) in collaboration with the Republic of Ghana, and the Africa Office of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) held a high-level forum on Anti-Doping
Her Excellency Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura, Former Secretary General of the International Football Federation (FIFA), from Senegal, has been a trendsetter in the world of sports administration, particularly for women in leadership roles.
The African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (AU-ECOSOCC) hosted an enriching E-Symposium on 18th April, 2024, under the theme "ECOSOCC Beyond 20: Redefining the Role of Civil Society in the African Union Ecosystem." The symposium is one of the key engagements in the build up to the 20th anniversary commemorations scheduled for July 2024.
The African Risk Capacity (ARC) Agency is established under the Agreement for the Establishment of the ARC Agency (ARC Treaty) as a Specialized Agency of the African Union (AU) aimed to help Member States of the AU to improve their capacities to better plan, prepare and respond to extreme events, natural and other disasters.
