Opening ceremony of the Africa-Turkey Summit in Istanbul















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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We are on a supreme and urgent mission to develop Africa, collectively, inclusively and sustainably.
This requires boldness and strategic management skills of our public affairs over and above our respective professional training.
The issue of strategic management will in this respect feature prominently in my six points that are in my closing remarks.
The AU Commission led by the Department of Economic Development, Trade, Industry and Mining (ETIM) is organizing the 2nd Extraordinary Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Finance, Monetary Affairs, Economic Planning and Integration.
The aim of the Extraordinary STC is to consider and adopt the agenda items not considered during the fourth STC held in May 2021 and pave the way for further consideration and adoption by the AU Organs. Other objectives of the Extraordinary STC are to:
Opening up Africa’s borders to travel will drive investment and an economic rebound, according to the authors of the 2021 Africa Visa Openness Index.
The Director General, AUC
Directors,
Heads of Divisions,
Dear Colleagues,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
WHAT: Second (2nd) Extraordinary Session of the Specialized Technical Committee on Finance, Monetary Affairs, Economic Planning and Integration
WHEN: 15 to 17 December 2021
TIME: 9:00AM Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
PLATFORM: Register in advance for this meeting:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAtc--hrzssGNQUylNnO1FXRQxx-ZgaC85j
The transition from the Organization of African Unity (OAU) to the African Union (AU) highlighted the need to promote African integration and the African continent ‘as one’ on the international stage, defend Africa’s common interests and strengthen Africa's position in the global economy and in the international community.
" Our collective recognition of these dangers of violent conflicts culminated in the desire to silence the Guns in Africa by 2030 "