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 Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) of the African Union has assured African media of its support towards enhancing their capacity in covering the COVID-19 pandemic and other health crises.
High Level Panel "Creating an Enabling Environment for the Single Digital Market in Africa”
A Virtual Meeting to present the new Harmonisation Methodology and Tool to support the creation of an enabling environment conducive to accelerate digital transformation and the establishment of a Single Digital Market in Africa took place virtually from 16-18 June 2021.
Achieving African integration is not an end in itself. The purpose must be to offer the African citizenry prosperity and security.
African Union Launches a Continental Green Recovery Action Plan
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) 15 July 2021: The African Union Commission launched a new five-year continental Green Recovery Action Plan 2021-2027. The launch was officiated by H.E Felix Tshisekedi, Chairperson of the African Union and President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, with interventions by Heads of State and several dignitaries from AU member States, International Organizations UN Agencies, bilateral and multilateral partners.
MEDIA ADVISORY
Postponement of Weekly Press Briefing on Coronavirus Disease Outbreak
This serves to inform all members of the media that the Africa CDC weekly press briefing to share updates on COVID-19 response in Africa will NOT hold for this week, as the director, Dr John Nkengasong is unavailable.
The briefing will resume on next Thursday, 22 July 2021 at the same time (12:00 -1:00pm EAT), please plan to join us.
Thanks for your kind understanding and usual support.
13 July 2021, Addis Ababa: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, condemns in the strongest terms the surge of violence that has resulted in the deaths of civilians and appalling scenes of the looting of public and private property, destruction of infrastructure, including the suspension of essential services in Kwazulu-Natal, Gauteng and other parts of South Africa.
The Chairperson extends his deepest condolences to the families of the victims and wishes a rapid and full recovery to the wounded.
The 2nd edition of the Biennale of Luanda - "Pan-African Forum for the Culture of Peace"
Theme: Cultural and Heritage Diversity of Africa and its Diasporas: Fires of Conflict or Ground of Peace?
