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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QUADRIPARTITE MINISTERIAL LEVEL
SUMMIT ON THE SITUATION IN THE
EASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
LUANDA, ANGOLA,
26 JUNE 2023
REMARKS BY DR. ALHAJI SARJOH BAH, DIRECTOR OF CONFLICT MANAGEMENT,
POLITICAL AFFAIRS, PEACE AND SECURITY,
The Africa Platform on Children Affected by Armed Conflicts (AP CAAC) joins the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, to strongly condemn the heinous and shocking terrorist attack by suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militia,
26 June 2023, Addis Ababa : I join the world in commemorating this year’s International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, also known as World Drug Day under the theme “People first: stop stigma and discrimination, strengthen prevention”, which comes at a time the African continent is at a crossroads because of high drug-related challenges.
Joint Communique of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights and the Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS ARUSHA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
Convened by the Pan-African Parliament (PAP), a meeting on Enhancing Access to African Legal Information has laid the foundation for a unified and cohesive approach to knowledge management and the implementation of open data principles, ensuring harmonized practices and maximizing its benefits across the African Union (AU).
“THE AFRICAN CONTINENTAL FREE TRADE AREA (AFCFTA) WILL REQUIRE A FIT FOR PURPOSE AFRICAN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION TO SUCCEED”
- Representatives of AU member states, RECs/RMs;
- Representatives of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda;
- Chair of the PSC for the month of June 2023;
- Our Host, the Government of the Republic of Angola;
- The High Representatives of the Chairperson of the AUC in the Great Lakes Region & DRC;
- Representatives of the UN system;
Good morning.
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.
