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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H.E Francisco Jose Da Cruz, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Angola to Ethiopia the African Union and UNECA, called on H.E Kwesi Quartey, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission at the AU Headquarters today.
H.E. Mr Kwesi Quartey, the Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission received H.E Jessica Lapenn, the-newly appointed US Ambassador to the African Union and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) at his office at the AU headquarters today.
“Africa Mining Vision at 10: looking back, moving forward”
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Antananarivo, Madagascar, 5 November 2019- On the sidelines of the 11th Edition of the African Private Sector Forum, the African Union Commission today launched two flagship economic reports, including the report Africa’s Development Dynamics (AfDD) 2019 produced in collaboration with OECD Development Center on the theme "Achieving Productive Transformation in Africa" and the new report on Domestic Resource Mobilization: Fight against Corruption and Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) in Africa.The launch event was chaired by H.E.
This year’s celebrations also focus on exploring tools; and business instruments that strengthen industry’s capacity to compete and innovate
‘As we implement Agenda 2063, we must admit that our continent faces challenges of promotion and protection of human and peoples' rights. We have to do our best to advance rights that address the root causes of underdevelopment, poverty, integrity, inequality, marginalization, and exclusion’, he said.
