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 African Union and the Africa Leadership Foundation (ALF) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) towards, “Operationalizing joint programmes to enhance credibility in the management of elections and the advancement of good governance, peace and security in Africa”.
On 6 October 2021, the Republic of Chad became the sixteenth (16th) member state to deposit the instrument of ratification of the African Medicines Agency (AMA). The Republic of Chad ratified the Treaty on the 19 August 2021 in N’Djamena, Chad.
WHAT: COMMEMORATION OF INTERNATIONAL DAY OF RURAL WOMEN
When: 15th October 2021
Time: 12:00pm - 16:30pm EAT
Where: Zoom virtual platform: Registration in advance is required for this
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The African continent is making headway in the fight against malaria among young children. Being at the forefront in establishing, strengthening, and supporting member states in disease control and surveillance for priority diseases including HIV and AIDs, tuberculosis, malaria, COIVD-19, hepatitis, and non-communicable diseases in the region, the African Union (AU) through the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has welcomed the World Health Organization’s (WHO) historic go-ahead for the malaria vaccine to protect African children.
The African Union (AU) through the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has called on the African population to shun away from the misleading information and myths surrounding the COVID-19 vaccines.
THIRD ITALY/AFRICA MINISTERIAL MEETING
STATEMENT OF H.E. MOUSSA FAKI MAHAMAT,
CHAIRPERSON OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION
Rome, 8 October 2021
Mr. President of the Italian Republic,
Honourable Ministers,
Distinguished Guests,
Communiqué - Teleconference Meeting of the Bureau of the Assembly of African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government enlarged with the Chairs of RECS held on 4 October 2021
