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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Today, we commemorate the Day of the African Child 2020 and at the same time deeply miss and mourn one of our own, Honorable Dr Azza El Ashmawy, Former First Vice-Chairperson of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC).
The February 2020 African Union Summit held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, afforded African women and girls various platforms and opportunities to rally support and advance actions towards the implementation of commitments on gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE). Their efforts translated into the declaration of years 2020 to 2030 as the new Decade of Women’s Financial and Economic Inclusion. In this declaration, African leaders recommitted to scale up actions for the progressive gender inclusion towards sustainable development at the national, regional and continental levels.
Day of the Africa Child 2020 ‘‘Access to a child-friendly system in Africa.” #AfricanChildDay
Monsieur l’Ambassadeur, Représentant permanent de la République d’Afrique du Sud et Président du Comité des Représentants permanents (COREP) ;
Monsieur le Vice-Président de la Commission ;
Mesdames et Messieurs les Commissaires ;
Mesdames et Messieurs les Ambassadeurs, Représentants permanents membres du COREP;
Mesdames et Messieurs les Représentants des Etats membres de l’Union Africaine (UA);
Mesdames et Messieurs.
The new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic highlights the essential role the Internet plays in developing Africa’s economy. Yet Internet access challenges are leaving many Africans behind during this time of crisis and deepening existing inequalities.
As governments sprint to find a solution for COVID-19, global regulators are accelerating developments to release spectrum aimed at increasing access to connectivity to more people.
The African Union Commission convened a virtual meeting on 03rd June 2020 with African ministers of Health and Finance to discuss progress made and status of the Continental Response to halt transmission and combat the social and economic shocks in Africa related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Series of a Virtual Conference, which commenced on 25 May 2020 in commemoration of Africa Day and ended on 8 June 2020, were convened by the Peace and Security Department in collaboration with the Department of Political Affairs of the African Union Commission, to give impetus to the efforts towards campaign on silencing the guns in Africa. The Conference was also aimed at highlighting the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and related challenges in the implementation of the AU theme of the year: “Silencing the Guns: Creating Conducive Conditions for Africa’s Development”.
