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 AU-IOM-ILO Joint Programme on Labour Migration (JLMP) and the Government of Cote d'Ivoire held a pre-validation meeting today to assess a report on the status of the Labour Market Information System (LMIS) in the country.
The Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS) of the AU Commission (AUC) in collaboration with the Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe organized the 9th Continental Africa Public Service Day (APSD) celebrations under the theme “The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will require a fit for purpose African public administration to succeed”, from 21 to 23 June 2023, in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
New York, 19 June 2023 - The African Union Special Envoy on Youth, Ms. Chido Mpemba, delivered a powerful speech at the Third United Nations High-Level Conference of Heads of Counter-Terrorism.
Disaster risk reduction experts drawn from Member States, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), and partner organisations converged at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 14-15 June 2023, for the validation workshop of the second Africa Biennial Report on Disaster Risk Reduction.
The African Union Commission in collaboration with the East African Community Secretariat is organising the 14th African Union High Level Private Sector Forum at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, Kenya from 10th – 12th July, 2023.
The African Union Commission (AUC) in collaboration with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) commemorated the World Refugee Day, under the theme “Hope away from Home: A World where Refugees are always Included” at the African Union Commission Headquarters on 20th June 2023.
The GMA is a flagship project of the African Union (AU) Agenda 2063, launched as part of the First Ten-Year Implementation Plan of Agenda 2063. The GMA will showcase, protect and promote the rich cultural heritage of the continent.
Official Statement: AFRICAN UNION COMMEMORATES WORLD REFUGEE DAY
By: H.E. Amb. Minata Samate Cessouma - Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development, African Union Commission
Addis Ababa, 20 June 2023. The African Union Commission joins all AU member states, Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and all concerned stakeholders around the world including Refugees and Asylum Seekers, in marking the Africa and World Refugee Day today, 20 June 2023.
The African Union (AU) Commission, in collaboration with the Government of the Republic of Rwanda, is convening the Second Extraordinary Session of the Conference of States Parties (CoSP) to the African Medicines Agency (AMA) Treaty from 19-20 June 2023 in Kigali, Rwanda.
