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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10 June 2019, Addis Abeba: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat, wishes to reaffirm the position of the Commission, following the interim statement of African Union Election Observers made on 23 May 2019, led by HE John Dramani Mahama, former President of the Republic of Ghana. https://au.int/sites/default/files/pressreleases/36690-pr-aueom-prelimin...
The AU Member States and RECs meeting to validate the Draft Implementation Plan of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) in Africa
What: The AU Member States and RECs meeting to validate the Draft Implementation Plan of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) in Africa
When: 18-19 June 2019.
Where: Best Western Plus Hotel, Lusaka, Republic of Zambia
Who: The event is organized by the African Union Commission Department of Social Affairs
Objectives:
Though significant improvements have been noted in the governance trends in the continent, a number of cases still remain an area of concern for the African Union.
8 June 2019, Addis Abeba: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat welcomes the visit to Khartoum by Ethiopia’s Prime Minister and current Chairman of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD),Dr Abiy Ahmed, and the constructive meetings he held with the parties in the crisis in Sudan on Friday, 8 June 2019.
Women, Peace and Security forum keen on sustainable peace and development.
The Africa Union would commemorate the World Food Safety Day at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa. The UN General Assembly in December 2018 designated every 7 June as World Food Safety Day. The day is marked to bring to the attention of the world the dangers of unsafe food to the global population and also bring to the spotlight, how to help prevent and manage foodborne risks. The celebration by the AU is therefore in the spirit of promoting the ideals of food safety as espoused by the UN General Assembly.
Third Session of the Specialised Technical Committee on Health, Population and Drug Control (STC-HPDC-3)
African energy use will increase by 60% by 2040, but it remains the lowest consumer of energy on a per-capita basis through this forecast period. Sub-Saharan Africa currently accounts for 4% of global energy investment, although it accounts for 14% of the world’s population. Many in sub-Saharan Africa do not have access to electricity: those who do consume on average 200 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year, compared to almost 1 600 kWh in the European Union. Agriculture remains a mainstay of economies in sub-Saharan Africa but productivity is relatively low: even small increases in access to electricity could make a large difference to economic output. There is vast, still untapped potential for renewable resources and natural gas developments to improve access while leapfrogging to cleaner long-term solutions.
WHAT: 35TH Ordinary Session of the Executive Council. The meeting is one of the statutory meetings of the 12th Extra Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU), which will see the launch of the operational phase of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the holding of the 1st Consultative Meeting between the AU and Regional Economic Communities (RECs).
