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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African Union Member States renewed their commitments towards nutrition on the continent at the high-level event of the 2022 African Year of Nutrition. The meeting was co-organized by the African Union Commission, the Government of Cote D’Ivoire, African Development Bank, and the support of partners and stakeholders.
Welcome Remarks by H.E Mme Bineta Diop Special Envoy of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission on Women, Peace and Security During the 3rd Africa Forum on Women Peace and Security
LEVERAGING ON WPS MONITORING TO ENHANCE WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN PEACE PROCESSES
14-15 DECEMBER 2022
Air transport experts and representatives of the African Union Member States, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC), the African Airlines Association (AFRAA), and the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) met in Accra, Ghana from 28th November to 2nd December 2022,
Representatives from the civil protection and disaster risk management agencies in 36 African Member States met from 7-9 December 2022 in Algiers, Algeria. The participants deliberated on the establishment of the Continental Mechanism of Civil Capacity for Disaster Preparedness and Response (3CMDPR).
The Directorate of Sustainable Environment and Blue Economy (SEBE) recently organised a two-day dialogue session with the Permanent Representative Council (PRC) Sub-committee on Environment.
Speech of Dr. Guy Fleury-Ntwari,
Legal Counsel of the African Union & Director of Legal Affairs
CELEBRATION OF 40 YEARS OF AFRICA’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA (UNCLOS)
16th December 2022
Dear Ambassadors;
Celebration of 40 Years of Africa’s Contribution to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
