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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Today H.E Amb. Selma Malika Haddadi, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, received H. E. Jean Claude Gakosso, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Congo. They discussed the contribution of the Republic of the Congo to the African Union efforts on the continent as well as ongoing international institutional processes.
Cape Town, South Africa, 13-15 August
1. Summary
The African Union-AIP Water Investment Summit 2025 will take place in Cape Town, South Africa from 13 to 15 August 2025. The Summit is convened by the Republic of South Africa, the African Union Commission, the AU-Continental Africa Water Investment Programme (AIP), the AU-AIP International High-Level Panel on Water Investments for Africa, and the African Union Development Agency – NEPAD, within the context of South Africa’s G20 Presidency.
H.E. @DCP_Haddadi, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, received @WHOAFRO Director Prof. Mohamed Yakub Janabi this morning where they discussed enhancing the AU–WHO partnership.
They agreed on developing joint action on Africa’s health agenda, with the Deputy Chairperson reaffirming the AUC’s commitment to deepen strategic collaboration under the existing MoU to address the continent’s health priorities.
The Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) will be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from September 8-10, 2025. Co-convened by the African Union Commission and hosted by the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. The biennial summit will be held under the theme “Accelerating Global Climate Solutions: Financing for Africa’s Resilient and Green Development”.
The two strategic pillars of the ACS2 would be showcasing the Africa led Climate Solutions and unlocking climate Finance.
The African Union Commission Women, Gender and Youth Directorate through the AU Innovation Lab (AU InnoLab) in collaboration with AU-CIEFFA, GIZ African Union, UNITAR, UN Women and with the support of the World Bank, is proud to announce the selection of the top 20 young innovators for the "AU Go Gal!" Innovation Initiative. These young African women, aged 20-25, were chosen from over 400 submissions to participate in the 9-month program.
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, extends his heartfelt congratulations to the Government and the people of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire on the celebration of their Independence Day.
This important occasion is a proud reflection of the resilience, unity, and aspirations of the Ivorian people. It marks not only the commemoration of national sovereignty but also the ongoing journey of Côte d’Ivoire as a pillar of economic dynamism and regional leadership within the African continent.
AFRICA BIODIVERSITY SUMMIT
2-5 November 2025
GABORONE, BOTSWANA
THEME ‘LEVERAGING BIODIVERSITY FOR AFRICA’S PROSPERITY’ CONCEPT NOTE
1. Introduction
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has learned with deep sorrow of the tragic helicopter crash in the Ashanti Region of the Republic of Ghana, which claimed the lives of eight people, including Ghana’s Minister of Defence, Hon. Edward Omane Boamah, and Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Hon. Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed.
