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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The Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS) Department of the African Union (AU) Commission will facilitate the selection of the second cohort of African Youth Ambassadors for Peace (AYAPs) as part of celebrations to mark the Africa Youth Day.
A two-day high-level conference that was aimed at showcasing and mobilising support for strategic continental infrastructure and energy projects in Africa was held at Expo 2020, in Dubai, on 31st October and 1st November 2021, convened by the African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Union Development Agency-NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD).
Addis Ababa, 5 November 2021: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat condemns in the strongest terms the terrorist attack in Niger’s southern Tillabery region that left 69 civilians dead.
The Chairperson extends his sincere condolences to the bereaved families and reaffirms the African Union’s solitary with the government and people of the Republic of Niger during this difficult time.
Opening Statement
The four- day workshop opened on 2nd November 2021, is a part of capacity development activities aimed at rolling out the disaggregation guide in selected pilot countries in Africa, in close partnership with government stakeholders, the African Migration Observatory (AMO), STATAFRIC, REC-level representatives, and other partners.
The African Energy Commission (AFREC) in collaboration with the Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), on 29 October 2021, hosted virtual kick-off meetings to launch the activities of the NDC Support Centre in Morocco aimed at improving reporting of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC). The NDC Support Center project is an initiative of AFREC and VITO which was launched in Malawi and Uganda in May and June 2021. Morocco is the third country to benefit from this pilot initiative, and more African countries are expected to benefit in the future.
Commemoration of the “12th Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security” (ADFNS) was marked by a virtual colloquium from 28 to 29 October under the auspices of the African Union Commission (AUC).
The Assembly of the African Union Heads of State and Government, sitting in their 15th Ordinary Session in Kampala, Uganda in 2010, declared every 30th October as a day to highlight the essence and need for Member States to focus on improving the persistent challenges of food and nutrition insecurity that confront the continent.
On 1 November 2021, the Republic of Uganda became the twenty sixth (26th) African Union (AU) member state to sign the Treaty for the establishment of the African Medicines Agency (AMA) at the AU Commission in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Mme. Cisse Mariama Mohamed the Director for Social Development, Culture and Sports directorate received the delegation from Uganda on behalf of H.E. Mrs. Amira Elfadil, Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development.
As the Republic of The Gambia prepares to hold presidential election on 4th December 2021, the African Union Commission through the Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS) has engaged in capacity building intervention targeting the youth and civil society organisations, in a bid to foster electoral integrity and ultimately, the conduct of peaceful, democratic and credible elections.
Theme: “Building forward Better Well Being and Living Standards in Africa”
