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 Office of the African Union Youth Envoy supported by the Women, Gender & Youth Directorate, in partnership with Plan International MEESA and YouLead Africa, is set to announce the launch of the 2023 Cohort of the Lead(H)er Fellowship.
The 9th Forum of the African Union Commission on International Law (AUCIL) under the theme “International Law, Business Law and Human Rights in Africa”
60th Anniversary Celebration of the OAU-AU: Media Urged to Seize the Opportunity in Shaping the Narrative About Africa, by Telling the Story on the Journey of the Continent Since 25 May 1963
Addis Ababa, 09 May 2023: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E Moussa Faki Mahamat, welcomes the announcement made by the Transition Authorities in Mali, on the convening of a constitutional referendum on 18 June 2023, to adopt the new Constitution; as part of key collective efforts towards the return to constitutional order.
H.E. Dr Amani Abou-Zeid, African Union Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, highlighted the need to advocate for more women in power to participate in the fourth industrial revolution. The remark was made during the celebration of Girls in ICT at the Transform Africa Summit held from 26th -28th April 2023, in Victoria Falls, the Republic of Zimbabwe.
Stakeholder Dialogue on the general elections in Sierra Leone and Popularisation and awareness meeting on ECOSOCC National Chapters
Addis Ababa, 6 May 2023 – The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, is closely following the Saudi Arabia – United States facilitated talks between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which commenced today, in Jeddah.
African Ministers of Defense, Internal Affairs, and Heads of National Institutions in Charge of Safety and Security, High Official Representatives from AU Member States, as well as from the Regional Economic Communities and Regional Mechanisms (RECs/RMs).
The African Union Commission (AUC), the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), the Horn of Africa Youth Network, the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD), Save the Children International, with the support of the Government of Burundi.
