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. Mr. Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda, was appointed to lead the AU institutional reforms process. He appointed a pan-African committee of experts to review and submit proposals for a system of governance for the AU that would ensure the organisation was better placed to address the challenges facing the continent with the aim of implementing programmes that have the highest impact on Africa’s growth and development so as to deliver on the vision of Agenda 2063.
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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1st Africa Skills Week Theme: “Skills and Jobs for the 21st Century: Quality Skills Development for Sustainable Employability in Africa”
The 2024 International Literacy Day (ILD) global celebrations took place in Yaoundé, Cameroon, on September 9-10, under the theme "Promoting multilingual education: Literacy for mutual understanding and peace."
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E Moussa Faki Mahamat warmly congratulates H.E Taye Atske-Selassie upon his appointment as President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia during a joint sitting of the House of Peoples Representatives and the House of Federation today in Addis Ababa.
The Chairperson also commends outgoing President H.E Sahlework Zewde for her historic and impactful leadership during her six-year tenure of Office as President.
The African Union Commission (AUC) announces the arrival of its Election Observation Mission (AUEOM), on 29 September 2024, in the Republic of Tunisia. The Mission’s goal is to observe the last days of the election campaign, election day operations, comprising the opening of polling stations, voting operations as well as the closing and counting procedures for the first round of the presidential election. The Mission ends on 10 October 2024, date of its departure from Tunisia.
Ninth Session of the Africa Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and the Eighth High-Level Meeting on Disaster Risk Reduction.
3 October 2024, Addis Ababa: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission H.E Moussa Faki Mahamat applauds the historic political agreement between the Republic of Mauritius and the United Kingdom in which they agreed that Mauritius is sovereign over the Chagos Archipelago, including Diego Garcia.
In the face of rising security threats across Africa, particularly the escalating conflicts in Sudan and the Sahel region, the African Union Peace Fund’s Executive Management Committee (EMC) has conducted a comprehensive review of the utilization of the funds and impact of the efforts towards a secure and peaceful continent. Recognizing that peace efforts on the continent increasingly depend on sustainable resources, the EMC reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to securing the necessary funding for Africa's peace and stability. Chaired by H.E.
In a significant move towards greater youth participation and empowerment, the African Union (AU) adopted a decision to institutionalize the Office of the Chairperson’s Special Envoy on Youth.
Azerbaijan COP29 Presidency and the International Energy Agency (IEA) hosted the third "COP29-IEA High-Level Energy Transition Dialogue" in New York, USA on the margins of the 79th session of the General Assembly if the United Nations.
The Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Morocco to the United Nations, in partnership with the Fédération Internationale de l' Automobile (FIA) Foundation and the World Health Organisation (WHO) hosted a high-level reception promoting the upcoming 4th Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety, which will be held on 18-20 February 2025 in Marrakesh, Morocco.
